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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-22
GRAPHITE MEN DEEPLY
 INTERESTED IN BILL

Washington, February 21-(Special) The Henderson bill, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay losses sustained by those who, at the instance of the government developed or pre- pared to develop mining industries, having passed the Senate and having been rejected by the House, is still in conference.
 Representative Dent of Alabama, led the fight in the House which sent the bill, rejected, back to conference. Mir. Dent wants losses adjusted, but is un- willing that they be adjusted without the most scrupulous scrutiny. He did not think the bill provides for such ad- justment. With him a great majority of the members agreed
 Representative Wingo of Arkansas led the fight in the House for the ac- ceptance of the Senate bill His views so sharply clashed with those of MT. Dent that the two men came very near clashing.
 Standing in front of the Arkansas member-so close that without step a blow might have been struck, Mir Dent exclaimed: Tt appears from the anxiety of those fighting for this bill that they are animated from personal motives"
 The incident. sensational at the time, passed without event
 There is now strong effort throughout the country to have the bill approved. The House is on record as being willing to approve a reasonable bill, but not one which gives the Sec retary of the Interior the authority to pay for alleged losses until after the most careful examination has been made.
 In this bill Eugene Fies and others or Birmingham and other points in Alabama engaged in the developing of the graphite industry in Clay county, are deeply interested MT. Fies does not want what is not just, but without the provisions of the bill or some bill of kindred nature. he stands to lose a considerable sum of money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-22
HAS MONEY TO PAY
 ARMY OF HALF MILLION

Washington, February 21-(Special) The House defeated the section of the army appropriation bill which the ad- ministration most desired-that which would have authorized an army of 5o0.00o and 2S,0oO officers.
 But the House left intact another section = that which appropriated enough money with which to pay an army of 500000 and 28,00O officers
 Tn it's desire that the army be au- thorized a 50o,00O body, the adminis- tration was moved by fear lest dur ing the process of demobiliza tion that many men would be under arms after four months following the declaration of peace had elapsed. In that event the administration would have had no means with which to remunerate these men.
 But the House interposed objections to the number of men and the House in it's opinion, prevailed. Neverthe- less, through some error of judgment perhaps, it left the section appropriat- ing enough money to pay 500,O00 men intact.
 And thus the administration wins after all. Should after four months following the declaration of peace through some untoward circumstance the administration find 500.00O men on it's hands. it will have abundance of money with which to pay them. The 800, 0,000-man section, as The Age Herald predicted, went out on a point of order. The permanent army there fore can be no larger than 175,00O men, However, under the national defense act of 1916 whenever an emergency arises, the President has authority to increase the numerical strength of the companies making up the regiments to such an extent that without addi- tional legislative authority, he can make the standing army of the United States 28S,000 men exclusive of com- missioned officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-22
SECTION THREE

The following casualties are reported by the commanding general of the Ameri- can expeditionary forces:
 Wounded, degree undetermined . 219 Wounded slightly ..............7 "A
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SECTION TWO
Total ......-
DIED FROM ACCIDENT AND OTH.
 FER CAVTSES

SneII, PriVate Thomas, Skipperville. Ala
 WOUNDED SEVERELY Blbb, Lieut. William C., Selma, Ala
 PRIVATES Craig, Robert, Hillins, Ala. Hill, Bentley A, Woodville, Ala. I've. Thomas F., Abbeville, Ala.
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Twenty Mexicans and
 Austrian Rounded Up
Ru Assacia4aa peasa

St. Louis, February 21.-Twenty Mexicans and one Austrian, rounded up by federal authorities in Iowa, Kan sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri as undesirables, left St. Louis today for New Orleans. The Mexicans will be deported to Vera Cruz and the Austrian interned in a southern camp, it was said.
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WOUNDED, DEGREE UNDETER-
 MINED
PRIVATES

PRIVATES Siniard. William, Rogersville, Ala Whitaker, Ernest, Eufaula, Ala Reed. Walter R., Cullman, Ala. Williams, John B., Tallassee, Ala
 WOUNDED SLIGHTLY Cook, Sergt. George C., vinemont Ala.
 PRIVATES Seay, James. Gadsden, Ala Smallwood, Willie, Roanoke, Ala
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iOedi .liJ, WOUNDED, DEGREE UNDETER- MINED

Cover, Corp Jessie, Falkville, Ala
 PRIVATES Foshoe. James A., Horton, Ala Smith, Clarence T., Fayette, Ala
 WOUNDED SLIGHTLY
 CORPORALS Grammar, Earl, Brookwood, Ala Maxwell, Will, Alexander City, Ala.
 PRTVATES Burgess. William Ossie, Cullman, Ala. Seymore. Cfaud F., Valley Head, Ala. Pierce, William E., McWilliams, Ala Ruggs, Judge A., Dothan, Ala Cotton, George B., Corona, Ala. stephens, Omer R., Lincoln, Ala. Morris, Charlie, Atmore, Ala. Bremen, Daniel S., Birmingham, Ala. Davenport, Charles H., Valley Head, Ala Flowers. William J.. Florence. Ala. Floyd, Will, Birmingham, Ala. Harris, James A., Silas, Ala.
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an estimate of the amount Of Hquor, expressed in money, stored in Wash ngton. The answer was unsatisfac- tory.
 There are thousands of dollars worth - probably millions. I know of one man who has 26 barrels in his eel lar. I know of no man who hasn't some amount"
 But Washington will be hone-dry just the same when the President reaches Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-22

Sunday evenings the Tutwiler is packed and thronged with guests for the Sun- day evening table dhote dinners ($1.50 coveD, while on week days the daily table d'hote luncheon (75 cents a cover) and the Saturday afternoon tea dansants offer delightful entertainment with the Tutwiler orchestra playing all of the lat est and newest musical selections.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-22
SECTION FOUR

The following casualties are reported by the commanding general of the Ameri- can expeditionary forces:
 Wounded, degree undetermined .. 63 Wounded slightly ...................B B4
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around 227Oc for May and the market ruled steady at present. The disposition is to regard today's reaction as cheap ening tactics.
 Spot markets in both the western and eastern sections of the belt were prac- tically unchanged with a moderate busi- ness done.
 All markets are closed on Saturday in observation of Washington's birth day.-John F. Clark X Co.
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Hubbard Bros. Letter

huDDarQ pros. Letter New York, February 21.-Liverpool this morning was again better than due, and there seems to be better feeling in trade circles abroad. Here the market was a narrow holiday affair, with little or no general business. The mar
 ket was fairly strong early on buying
 from Liverpool, sold off later on pressure
 from local traders who thought that a
 reaction would be probable before the
 holiday, recovered part of the loss and
 finally closed at about last nights prices
 There appears to be little change in
 the general situation, although some
 what better feeling is reported in dry
 goods circles owing principally to the
 fact that purchases of goods since No-
 vember have been very small. and that
 stocks are, therefore, steadily running
 down. We think the same is true of mill
 stocks of raw cotton in this country, and
 we therefore expect some improvement.
 in the demand in the immediate future
 The New York and New Orleans ex-
 changes will be closed tomorrow, Wash
 ingtor's Birthday, and the Liverpool ex-
 change is regularly closed on Saturdays.
 so there will be no market until Mon
 day.-Hubbsrd Bros. & Co.
 Over s. R. Stewart & Co.'S Wire New Orleans, February 21.-Liverpool maintains strength showing futures about 15 better than due and quoting spots 43 points up with sales of 3000 bales. The strength, according to cables is due to active Manchester conditions. But many see in it the signs that Liverpool and Manchester are preparing for open trade competition next month when Great Britain removes the shipping restrictions. Dry goods reports are better. saying cotton goods firmer and more business reported.
 A sign reflecting improvement is great CT operation in world is near, is given | by New York stock market reviews, say- l ing the upward movement started few days ago in stocks has developed into | the broadest and most active trading in the year with peace time industrial like motors. oils and equipment stocks in the lead.
 The map shows general rainfall over the eastern half of the belt. Indications are for more bad weather, as another rain disturbance is heading eastward from the west.
 The market opened somewhat higher, but the handicap to bullish enterprise, awing to two holidays coming, provided an opportunity to play for reactions. which was promptly taken advantage of, with the result that 40 points were lost However, the market presents a much more bullish character than recently. Ru- mors persist of bullish developments in the March position. March is around 23c. which is far be- low southern spot prices that attraction to take up on March futures is conspicu- ous and covering movement in that po- sit;on could easily become the leading iten. in bull movement.
 A good demand for contracts appeared
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-19
Gapw48hted 1907 dhe

1t had become Miss NIiller's custom
to make regular morning call. upon
her dear friend Chrystobel Certeis,
on the pretense of comforting her,
and of dispelling her dependency,
and of completing the plans for the
journey to Spain.
Surely the girl has pretences
enough to conceal one little truth!
She is only pursuing Bob Lorimer!"
thought l.
But Bob was usually playing with
Babs in the retreat had chosen in
the garden. And l felt decidedly
triumphant to have him there, safe
from the wiles Of Miss Miller.
Soon, of course, Miss Miller located
me. She was always efficient. She
stopped coming over in her car and
began to walk for exercise, she said,
through the lovely Lorimer park.
And so, one morning, she stopped
at the edge of the lotus pool, where
Bob was down on his knees fishing
for Barbara's ball.
Baby Babs, initiating Bob, had
reached dangerously far over the wat
er, and had snatched her up to keep
her from tumbling in just as Kather-
inc Miller appeared.
realized that it was the first time
Katherine had seen Benjies baby
since its adoption by its eternal
grandparents. l held the pretty hui
man atom out to Miss Miller as II
IL were quite the most natural thing
in the world for me to do!
7
'If Katherine Miller is Barbara's
mother, will she turn pale at sight of
the child, and nearly faint away? Or
viii her proper mother instinct over
come her caution so that she will
clasp the baby to her heart and
weep over it? That's the way the
thing is always done in the movies"
/ reasoned, and then 1 said aloud to
Katherine:
.Take herl Everybody is always
wild to pick her up! Isn't she the
Ioveliest doll-baby you ever had a
chance to hold? Such marvellous
such unusual coloring!"
katherine neither lost her own fine
color nor betrayed the slightest in
terest in that of the child, nor any
symptom of the instructive mother
love had imagined she might feel.
She gave the baby a single unsmil-
ing glance, stood still for the fraction
Of a minute fairly glaring at me, and
then nodded a smiling "good-morn-
ing to Bob.
That gentleman came to his feet
and studied the strange group. He
looked a bit puzzled but he couldn't
possibly see the drama saw, or inn
agined. A wife unrecognized by her
husband! A mother refusing to ac-
knowledge her most adorable child!
Wee Babs who had lately been
Earning to trust everybody she met
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as West"
Dear Joan.glrl:

as West"
Dear Joan.girl:
What flendish luck is that perfect
" good and eligible man wants to
marry me and ! can't bring myself to
st. II Jimmie Ross had appeared
year ago in Mrs. Hurdt's boarding
house and asked me, I'd have loved
him out Of sheer gratitude. But now
either am bewitched with the adven-
ture have undertaken, and long to go
on or / am different from what L
was year ago.
am enough the same girl however
to enjoy the Bentsville Herald you
sent me dear. My, but 1t was good
10 read about D1ke's store all dolled
up with electric tights and plateglass
windows and trading stamps, And
the Walkers girls millinery shop. La
Belle Paris"-how delightfully."- naug-
ty for the old home town. (Tel them
New York is wearing its hat TANNED
down over its eyes; not sitting up on
top of its head, as fear la Belle
Paris" on Main st. Is showing them.)
And Randy Lewis, all set UP in
winking new automobile business
fine! He'll make good. Does he still
smile with one side OF his mouth? And
spend all his spare cash On his moth
er?
Well, speaking of the home town,
whom do you suppose ran into yes
terday? Remember Tom Benedict
and that awful wife who made him so
miserable2 Remember when people
used to say he ought to leave her he'o
always answer: mo. A contracts a
contract. You may hate 1t, but If you
break 1t you nate yourself"
She wasn't with him for wonder.
didn't ask about her for fdar OF
spelling his day. We had tea at the
new hotel, the Commodore, and 1t was
sure swell. I'd like to marry hotel,
Joan, and be waited on by bellhops
and maids, and rub up against satins
and velvets and damasks the rest Of
my life.
Tom has quit his post in Chicago
and come to New York for good. He
Looked silkily prosperous-with one OF
those pongee-colored silk suits, silk
shirt, silk socks and a forty dollar
panama if Pm any Judge.
$50 you haven't been home to Bents
vile since I was there-well we'll.
Like your work?-you look like mil
lion dollars
Far be it." answered vaguely.
But haven't had real vacation in
years and I'm doing it on vastly
splendid scale this time! Half Of 1t
at the seashore. Now for the other half
somewhere else"
"Why don't YOU come to Silversanl
Lake? Peach of a spot. Bathing,
fishing, boating, flirting-everything
you could want.
Sounds good" 1 grinned. w sup
pose you only go up for week ends?"
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because everybody in her wide world
loved her sweet self, reached out will
ing little arms to the beautiful being
in the white dress and added her
prettiest smile.
But Miss Miller ignored the child's
appeal. She brushed by the out
stretched hands. Her supercilious
glance through handicapped lids, in
cluded the baby and me in awful dis
approval. AT the moment, 1 failed to
catch all that her rude glance implied.
was concerned only with little
Babs. Child though she was, she
felt the rebuff, threw her tiny arms
rhout my necki hid her winsome
IL, o on my shoulder and sobbed vio-
lenly.
Bob was never a man to make a
display of tenderness, nevertheless
the cry Of little child has always
been too much for his feelings.
What's the matter. little sweet
hearth" he asked putting his own
face down to the baby's. 1t was al
most too close to my heart for me
to bear! could have touched his
hair with my lips!
And then, for Katherine Miller's
sheer, returned glance of triumph
over the top of Bob's shining black
head!
We women didn't speak. We didna
need to. Each of us understood the
silent language of jealousy, which all
women command. when required.
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u have small relish for Nina Bene-
diets company the rest OF the summer
and hoped Tom would say she was
spending it elsewhere.)
Haven't been up at all yet" he said
"but one of the chaps at the office
yodels its praises so persistently that
the only way of stopping him ia to go.
Better come"
"I'll think it over"
Were motoring up Saturday,
whole party of us. Come along. You
will like 1t there and it's lots nicer
going with us tnan going by yourself
in the train"
I've made up my mind to go, Joan,
must get away from poor Jimmie,
and I'm nervous about Capt. Wallis,
too. had to answer his letter, so I
merely sad was leaving Lively
Beach and was like the lost heirs to
estates, present whereabouts IN
known"
A touch OF the absent treatment Is
best, dear. realize it. I'm fool to
keep hoping but If he ever wants me
again, he will have to find me, that's
all.
Yours for sllversand Lake,
DOROTHY.
P. S. - Tom is better looking than
ever. Why DO all the nice men have
to be married to Wages?
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TheStoryLady

Peter was lying In the hammock
when he heard papa and mamma com
ing out on the porch. So he shut his
eyes and lay very still and pretended
TO be sound asleep. He often picked
up interesting bits of news this way.
How sound asleep Peter Is" said
papa.
II wonder" said mamma a minute
later, "It Peter realizes how selfish he
is with the twins. If give them ali
cookies he gulps his down and then
begs the twins out Of theirs"
How do you know?" asked papa,
ibid you catch him at i.?"
This morning when gave them
some Prissy asked me TO give Peter
two. thought her very sweet and
generous and asked her why. She said
that II Peter had two perhaps they
could get. theirs eaten by the time he
did and they wouldn't have to divide
with him."
well shall l thrash him for it? l
won't have those girls of mine abused.
mo, but ] wish You would explain
to him how selfish and ungentlemanly
it Is"
II wonder" said mamma a few mo-
ments later II we ought 10 kill that
spider above Peters head?"
Peter jumped about tan feet and
looked, in vain for the spider. When
he turned around papa ard mamma
were laughing at him.
why hullo, son. Are you awake?"
said papa.
Helen Carpenter Moore.
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ALL IN ONE.

With the SoIa!Tons you can enjoy
the worlds best music because the
Sona-Tone is designed 10 play better
all records OF all makes. The adapta-
bility of the Sona-Tone to all records
is one OF its special teatures-any
needle may be used. including the
jewel point, sapphire ball-all without
extra cost.-Van Writ & Bromley, Cor.
Washington and Jefferson sts.-Adv.
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LOOK IN YOUR BATHROOM TO.

See II you don't need sponges. soaps.
tooth paste, tooth brushes. perfume.
antiseptics, and other things to make
your bath a delight.
We have all OF those things you
need and will sell them to you reason
ably. South Side Pharmacy.-Adv.
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FACTS AND FANCIES FOR WOMAN AND THE HOME CIRCLE

something you would like to remem-
Der. Would not a photograph fill the
bill? We have many different styles.
Let US show You how easily they are
operated. A. G. Martin Company
Adv.
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DON'T YOU MISS

DON'T YOU MISS
The pleasure you might enjoy by be-
ing the owner Of an Eastman Kodak
II you are on vacation-afloat or
ashore-every where you go, you find
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,oMANCES Of a SUMMER GIRL
BY ZOE BEckLEY
Copyright, 1913, N. 3. AZ

dorothy aged &C. spending The Lively Beach having aEd
her job and $500 savings The chance Of thinning suitable husband during
he These her letters home 70 Joan her ehnml
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-18
Baron Kondo, Japanese Envoy,
Advises More Port improvements
Here for Growing Oriental Trade

Preparations to entertain uaron
Rcmpci Kondo. Japanese statesman.
peace delegate and steamship man.
on a lavish scale. are being made by
seattle commercial delegations sat
urday. following tho arrival Of the
distinguished visitor and party. with
samuel I'M of Seattle. on the Nip.
pom Yuarn kaisha liner Fushini
Maru Friday
tarun kondo. Samuel nili. 7, oku.
30. Honiu.law of lnron kondo and
member 81 the Japanese house Of
peers. = kurohaka aud 8 Terra.
shima, Nippon Nuscn kaiaha man.
ayers. and pr. *. Fayimou and NJ
NaTaL OF the company's starr. CON.
siitutcd q fruck coated and silk.
halted group on the upper deck or
the fushimi Maru. as she locked
at the Great Northern pier Friday at
, =. IN, They waved their hats and
smiled. as waiting delegations 81
business men. bankers. Chamber of
Commerce officials and prominent
local Japanese cheercd them from
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-18
BRIDGE COST
TOO HIGH, SAY
FINANCE men

whether or not the proposed bond
issues for the construction Of the
Montlnke aud Spokane street bridges
viii be- submitted 90 the vote ~ tho
people ou March :. war discussed
by the finance committee 81 the city
council Friday Unable 70 decide. the
committee voted 20 refer the matter
to the council
Altho all members ~ the commit
too agreed that the bridgea should
be constructed. romc thought that
the construction should be postponed
because Of the hixh cost of materials
The Montlhko bridge across lake
Washington canal would cost $3.50
900. according 90 estimates by the
city engineer The Spokane ~
bridge across West waterway would
cost about $500 600
The committee approved Of an or
dinancc authorizing the city comp.
troller TO sell 1850 900 worth OF the
ti.755 900 IN bonds voted by tho
council last year for city light cx.
tension work. A loan Of $3.50 900
from the HlhRit fund 60 the water
fund 60 pay for the Swan lake ex.
tension work wTtH approved
The ordnance providing for r. SO.
900 appropriation 10 complete the
Ballard subniation. vetoed by the
mayor. was recommended for rcpaa.
sage
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said baron kondo Saturday.
Seattle ana the Nippon kaiaha
have had very close relationship
In the last % years. which I am sure
will be Increased In the immediate
future
II think this city should a. once
begin tho work Of building up her
docks and institutlng harhof i'm
provemrnta. an well as developing
terminal facilities 20 their utmost
20 handle the large volume or orlens
tai and Siberian trade that ~ com
ing
"On my visit here this time. I
wish 10 express regret for the loss 81
James j. illll. always "A valued friend
OF Japan"
Baron Kondo II stopping az the
New Washington. The delegates
who welcomed him and samuel 1iiil.
who has been IN the orient promot-
ing local relations. included HeattleH
most prominent business men and
officials. white and oriental The ad
dress ~ welcome was delivered by
j. " SpanElcr.
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the dock A band on the boat
played American airs.
Looked Like pals"
with arms thrown about each
others necks futernaily. illll and
taron kondo gave good repre-
acntntion OF pals" az the huge liner
glided in 10 the dock Japanese off.
GERS. stewards and sailors crowded
the lower and upper decks,
Baron kondo VIII ne guest Of
honor al formal dinner NJ the New
Washington hotel Monday night.
given by tho Chamber OF Commerce.
which accepted reservations from
those interested up 90 noon Satur.
day Tho party does not expect 20
remain long Ia Seattle. but viii cross
almost directly over the continent.
20 embark for France. where llaron
kondo viii be advisory delegate At
the Versailles conference
Urges Dock Growth
I'm greatly Impressed at the
growth Of Seattle since WAS last
here. IL h a true metropolitan city. q"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-18
WARREN is SUED
BY EX-PRISONER

Chief 81 Police J. y. Warren and
his bondsmcn. the National surety
Co. arc being sued for tT.sss By
Jesse Marley. In superior court. who
charges that be was snlawfuily kept
To the city JAN from September = 10
October ~ OF last year The com.
plant alleges that he was not
charged with any crimo or arrested
on a warrant According TO the 70.
lice records. Markry was picked M
for federal investigation aud then
held as disordefiy person ilo was
released thru a writ Of hah~aa cor.
pur