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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
RESOLUT|ONSOF
 PROTEST ADOPTED Mass Meeting at Temple Emanu-El Held to Protest
 Polish Atrocities

Resolutions protesting against the recognition of Poland as nation, until she gives assurance that the massa- cers of the Jewish people shall not re- cur, were unanimously passed at a mass meeting held last night at the Temple Emanu-El
 The meeting was called to enter pro- test against the programs and out rages that have been committed against the Jewish people of Poland, Rumania and Galicia and was well attended.
 The speakers were Dr. Morris New field and pr. John A. MacSporran pr. Newfield gave an outline of the out rages that had been committed in the above countries and told of the move ment of protest that was being made throughout the country.
 Dr. MacSporran gave most interest- ing review of the situation, stating that Poland was now in plastic state and that she is more or less dependant on the good will of the people of the world, and stated that with the proper en- deavor she could be brought to see that all her citizens should have equal rights
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CORBETT

ing, his fighting nature, and his colorful antics.
 Ty Cobb is a marvel in mechanical baseball play; a hitter superior to any that ever lived; wonderful base runneri a grand fielder, and a man with throw- ing arm excelled by few That in itself would make Cobb wonderful, but the added touch is color. For, of all the players that have been involved in base ball in the last two decades none is more picturesque than this fiery south erner. His every action on the ball field
 bristles and sparkles. He is constantly doing the unexpected and the unusual
 He never plays two games alike, never acts the same from one day to another. Tn personality of Cobb radiates on the ball field and makes him a super-draw- ing card
 Charlie Herzog, Heinie Zimmerman,
 Babe" Ruth Iris Speaker, Ping Bodie,
 Rabbit" Maranvlle and Cactus" Cra- vath are others that one hears and reads
 about day after day. They are contin- ually in the spotlight. Why? Because of their greatness in mechical play? No, but because they are colorful and pic, turesque; either pugnacious or doing something out of the ordinary with al most unfailing regularity.
 On the other hand, one rarely hears the name of George Burns mentioned. He is perhaps the most valuable all around outfielder in the National league Zach Wheat of the Dodgers is another that rarely sees his name in the head lines Yet Wheat is a star of stars in the National There are dozen other players in the class of Wheat and
 Burns who are not heralded around the country simply because they lack color and personality They go about theil work in a commonplace fashion, they dc nothing with wild hurrah, make the most spectacular performances of the!l
 own look simple. They do mightier deeds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07

taken up later without ca sing any de- crease in it's efficiency he declared
 At the rate the soldiers are being re- turned now" MT. Kahn said I've believe that Ly September I tho cumber both home and abroad will not exceed 400,0 600 men, Thereafter the dam''. ..lzation will contI ue still further un I the 225, M men authorized unde' the iational de- fonse act is reached"
 Alttcugh no legislation was carried in the measure regarding the retention Of an army of occupation ir r.'tpe, Mir. Kahr ceclared that by l,ct t'i 2 the ap- propriation the committee had expressed "a strong intimation of it's desire to have all the soldiers returned as soon as pos slble. Provision was made for the IT. dirtenance of five combat divisions in Europe, he said, if they were found to be recessary, and sn equa! aum osl of troops at home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
AVIATION FUND CUT

The fund for aviation was reduced from $SS, ,o0ooOO to $15,OOO,o0o provision be- ing made only for the maintenance of the present air service and experiments on a very small scale.
 Representative Kahn, chairman of the committed, said tonight that evel though the totai appropriation was ,educed to less than $500 600 GOO. ample provision was mace for takin. care of the army, as it will ex st during the yelr. No attempt was made, he said, to include any legis- lation in the bill. The work of formu- lating plans regarding the army future size and permanent or 5anzation can be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
Those Wonderful French.

From Cartoons Magazine.
 Chicago boy, who had the good for< tune to return in good shape from his thrilling experience with the marines at Chateau Thierry, was prevailed upon py some girl friends to relate his experi- ences there.
 Quite diffidently he recounted what he of the fighting at the point where he was stationed We were hay ing terrible time" he said. until the French brought up their 75s."
 Whereupon one of the girls exclaimed: q think 1t is so splendid for men of that age to be fighting. don't your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
THREE OPERATORS REMAIN AT KEYS,
 SAYS PRESIDENT OF
 BIRMINGHAM UNION
Continued From Page One)

which cannot allow any interruption. It has always been our rule, which we will adhere to. that where an emp1oye quites the service with the intention of or interfering with it's con that such person shall never return to our employ"
 The striking members of the c. T. U. A. claim that the A. w. E., which is now operating lines for the Western Union Telegraph company, is an or ganization controlled by that company and is being used by it to fight the c. T. U A. Committees were appointed last night to induce those operators sitll working to strike tomorrow.
 Investigation among the telephone operators in the city disclosed no signs of an impending strike by them. They seem to be we'll satisfied with the treat ment they have received from the com ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
President Sends His
 Congratulations to Suffrage President
By Associated Press

Washington, June 6.-President Wilson, through the White House. to- day sent Mrs Carrie Chapman Cdtt, president of the national American Woman Suffrage association the fol- lowing message:
 "I join with you and all friends of tHe suffrage cause in rejoicing over the adoption of the suffrage amend mert hy the congress. Please accept and convey to your association my warmest congratulations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
LESS EXPENSE |S
 DEMAND OF |. O.P.
 HOUSE LEADERS
Military Committee Told to Curtail Army Expenses Where Possible Without
 Causing Inconvenience
By Associated Press

Washington. June 6.-Reduction of gov ernment expenses by a close scrutiny of all appropriation requests was demanded today by republican leaders in the House. Republican members of the mill itary committee, meeting with their partys legislative steering committee headed by Floor Leader Mondeli, were told to make all efforts to curtail army expenses without roboi'ig any activity of necessary funds, and simi.al request was r.ade of other appropr .st!pg committee. men at informal conferences.
 Chairman Kahn told the Tarty leaders tAa. the army bill au ho~iziny sl.1O0,oO0 0e0 when it passed the House in tie last Congress would 0 yeddcea by nearly s4o0ooC ,0O0, and later it was leaGned that the naval committee expected tu cut the naval appropriation bill 10 aDont scon 00o : 0o), etceoting a saving of more than $l00,- 00o, 600 over the amount carried when the measure was in the last Congress.
 A cut in the sl,200,G0,cl9 request of the raj cad administration C 0 was planned whe. the appropriations contr dee meets to caLsider it's final ae.ioh o1 ,ht esti mate Refusal to grant d Of the m )ney asked for working cl0i Il Was eontem- p41ied ty some committeeman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
Will Omen Bids

A special meeting of the board O revenue has been called to meet at Bes semer on June 10 for the purpose o opening bids on the Bessemer court house which is to be erected at cos of $150.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-07
ARMY BILL COMPLETED

Wcr.S on the army appropriation bill was completed by the military commit- tae today and arrangs'len-s were made fo- r'l.trting it out i3rI"rrow. Artol d. ing b present plans. the bill will Dc taken uu Tor considerable " .e HoH7e Tuesday sne acted up Thursday Dem ccra,. commitrren eu ioiird W tn the republicans in decrea' lg ;5e total ea:ClnI carried to t.e Lowest possible figure
 The largest reductions in the measure were made possible by authorizations on basis of an army of 100000 men instead of 5o9 GOO, as recommended by the war department. This made possible de- creases aging from 20 to 50 per cent in the appropriations for sustenance, sol diers' pay. transportation and regular supplies. The transportation appropria- tion was reduced from S449 100000 to $242, 000,000 the largest reduction made for any individual item. The appropriation for sustenance was cut from $109, 9,00o,00l to $90,0O0,00O pay from H37,O ,O00,000 to $107, 000O00, and regular supplies from $12O, 000, 900 to S95 GOO, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
FOR MORE STENOGRAPHERS.
Presidents Order Affects Typists
Also Among War Workers.

President Wilson has issued an ex-
ecutive order tending to right situa-
ton which has contributed to the
difficulty experienced by the Civil
Service Commission in supplying a suf-
f1cient number of eligibles for stenog-
rapher and typist positions.
There has been a disposition on the
part of some government offices, it is
stated, to assign to general clerical
duties appointees who qualified
through stenographer and typist eX-
aminationS.
According to the new executive or
der. the Civil Service Commission may
enter upon its register for stenogra
pher, typist. or stenographer and
typist at Washington or elsewhere
the name of person certified and
appointed within three years from
any of these registers who is found to
be assigned principally in point of time
or Importance, the ork not requiring
proficiency in the technical subjects
upon hich he as examined.
This order is expected to affect
number of war workers" A person
certified and selected under the terms
of the order shall be at liberty to ac-
cept appointment without objection
or hindrance by the department or
office which failed to assign him to
duties in keeping with his examina-
ton, the order states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
SERVICES HELD FOR
MRS. ALICE LEE MOQUE
Funeral Grafton and Music for De-
ceased Were Prepared by
Herself.

In compliance with wish to which
she had frequently given expression
during her lifetime, funeral service
for Mrs. Alice Lee Moque, prominent
in the suffrage movement and literary
and womens work in Washington,
who died Wednesday at her home in
the Savoy. will consist of a service of
music and an Grafton .prpared by her.
self. The service will be held this aft
o'clock and the body will be cremated
She was firm believer in cremation
and at her request her body will be
SO disposed of.
Mrs. Moque recently broke a leg and
was recovering from her injury when
ease, which resulted in her death
She had travelled extensively, particu-
larly in the Balkans, and accounts of
her travels were published in local
papers and in book form under the
title, Beautiful Dalmatia."
She was the first woman to address
members of the American Medical
Association at one Of it's annual con-
ventions and she had contributed
articles to medical and other publ
cations. She was a former vice presi-
dent of the Mothers Congress. a mem
Der of the American Penwomen. Au-
thors' Guild, and held membership in
and was recently awarded medal by
the Societe Academique D'Historie in
ternationale. During the war she was
active in the work of the Women'S
Volunteer Aid of the Motor Corps.
She was born in New Orleans and is
survived by her husband, John Oliver
Moque: two sons. DR.. Walter o. Shell
ing of Allentown, Pa, and Henry
Smelling of Washington, and a daugh-
ter. Voleta Alice Moque, also of this
city.
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both REPEAT DEN|ALS
OF ATTACKING WOMEN
Lewis Randall Insistent-Forest
Eaglen Advances Alibi With
Apparent SubstantiatiGn.

Lewis Randall, colored, in Jail
awaiting preliminary hearing or
grand jury investigation of his al
legged attacks on Mrs. Bessie Gleason
and Miss Louise Simmons, continues
to repeat denials of the charges. The
prisoner says he has nothing to con-
TESS.
In a cell in the seventh precinct
police station Forest Eaglen, COL
ored caddy, known to his friends as
"Woodenhead," is held as suspect
in the case of the attack made on
Miss Mary Saunders 31S Dorset ave-
nue., Somerset Heights the afternoon
OF July near the golf links between
Chevy Chase Circle and her home
Inspector Grant and detectives have
about concluded that the boys who
reported seeing Eaglen in the vicin-
ity of the scene of the assault were
mistaken. Two persons at a pool
room near Florida avenue It'll street
told the detectives that Eaglen was
there Saturday afternoon, July 5. one
saying he reached there about 8
O'Clock and the other fixing the time
at about $50
Eaglen told the police he was there
and said he was sent for a piece of
ice. and both the proprietor of the
place and another man substantiated
his statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
HERBERT QUICK RESIGNS
FARM BOARD POSITION
President Accepts With Greatest
acknowledgements
Lever to Take Place.

President Wilson has accepted with
the greatest reluctance" the resigna-
ton of Herbert Quick as member of
the federal farm loan board. effective
August !. Acceptance is contained in
a letter sent by the President to the
public today.
Mr.. Quick is to be succeeded by Rep
resentative Lever of South Carolina
who will resign his seat in the House
to take the new office.
1t was with the greatest reluctance
that l acquiesced in your retirement
from the farm loan board" said the
President in his letter. Il have fol-
lowed with SO much appreciation the
important work you did in organiZine
the board and in initiating its exceed
ingly useful functions, and | must now
give myself the pleasure of telling you
of my admiration and interest
am sure you are retiring only
because of the compulsion of duties
which you cannot longer turn away
from, but hope that you will be con-
scious, as you retire from this work,
Of the fine service you have rendered
and of the warm and cordial appre-
citation of all who have been asso-
ciated with you"
Mr.. Quick had five years more to
serve. He resigned to take up again
his work as a writer at his farm in
West Virginia. He took the position
as a member of the board at the re-
quest OF President Wilson and former
Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury
Department. for the purpose he states
"of serving the government in helping
to organize and establish the federal
farm loan system. to bring relief to
farmers"
THE constructive work of the sys-
tenn" says Mr.. Quick. lis now very
largely done. The system is fully
established. Now that the war is
over, feel free to retire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Limits of Portion Coded.

The geographical limits of the por-
ton coded are outlined in bulle-
tn of the National Geographic So
ciety, based on communication from
Miss Eliza X. Scidmore. traveller and
author Of many books on travel.
which follows:
In 1896 German expert reported
to the German government that Il
deep water harbor could be dredged
and constructed in the northeast cor
ner of kiaochow bay. Overtures We're
made to the Chinese to lease the bay
to Germany for a long term of years.
and was refused.
In October, 1897, the opportunity
came to Germany to claim the desired
coaling and repair station for its fleet
in Kiaochow bay through the muir
der of two missionaries in another
part of ShantunS province. Apologies
and indemnities were demanded 4
German squadron entered the bay and
raised the German flag. In March,
1898. the kiaochow convention was
signed at Picking. which gave a
ninety -nine-year lease of 100 Ii of
land comprising the rocky point at
the entrance of kiaochow bay to Ger
many. with supplementary railway
and mining concessions in the prov
ince which provided for a railway
line from this leased territory on the
seacoast to Tsinan-fu. the capital Of
Shantung. with the right to develoA
coal mines within thirty Ii of the line,
and to build two branch lines.
The Chinese had not occupied their
imm ediate seaCoast Since the ravaSes
of hoxinga. the Japanese pirate, some
centuries ago, to Toll whom the EN- :
peror commanded his subjects to re-
tire thirty Ii inland and leave the de-
serted no mans land to the bucca :
neerS.
he city of Kiaochow. forty-fve
miles from 1s!ngtau by train, is far
across the sllted bay and six miles
inland from it's muddy shore.
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Kiaochow City Not Included.

Thus kiaochow city was not in
Guided in the territory leased by Ger
many, and therefore is not within the
area now coded to Japan. But con-
fusion has arisen on this point by
the phraseology of the summary of
the peace treaty. which states that
Germany cedes to Japan all rights.
titles and privileges, notably as to
kiachoW.' The entire territory about
the bay of kiaochow formerly was
known by that name. which still is
preserved in diplomatic correspond
ence. Only the German concession
was known as Tsingtau.
The Germans made Tsingtau a lit
tie corner of Germany in the east
1t was lirst declared a free port, the
Chinese maritime customs function
ing there as at Hongkong. dealing
only with cargo to and from the
Chinese hinteriand. Later 30 per cent
signed to the maintenance Of the port.
THE railway line of 255 miles from
Tsingtau to Tsinan-fu, the capital of
Shantung, was completed in 1904 1t
does not pass through any large or
rich cities-Tsinan-fu with only
100000 inhabitants. hardly counts in
teeming China-and the line traverses
After the hills around Tsingtau there
are unending levels of bean and
kaoliang fields.
The coal mines Of Fangtse. three
miles from the line, and the Poshan
mines. fifty Ii from the line, do not
produce a superior coal, and both
coal fields have been worked by the
been made to depths of 5000 and
1000 feet through many thick seams
of coal at PoShan, bat the Fungtse
mines are nearly exhausted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
German Guns End Discussion.

The railway line was built without
regard for local interests, and when
angry peasants drove off engineers
and construction gangs. urging that
the great railway embankments across
their valleys and fields would i'm
pound the waters in the rainy season
few rounds from German machine
guns ended the discussion.
I'm the first weeks of August, 1914,
the Germans made frantic efforts at
Picking temporarily to transfer Using
tau and the railway to some neutral
and obliging power-but not to China.
On August 16. Japan sent an ulti-
matum to Germany, couched in the
exact language Germany. France and
Russia had addressed to Japan in 1895
in asking Japan to withdraw from
Port Arthur and the Liaotung PENN
sula, for the sake of the peace of the
east On August 23 war was de-
clared. and August 25 the blocka1ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Show Present Conditions.

Members of the commission want the
government clerks to understand, in
other words. that the charts now be-
ing made Will show conditions as they
exist today. 1t is pointed out that an
amazing number of facts as to the
make up of the departments will be
revealed by the charts. and that from
these revelations the members of the
commission will get invaluable facts in
helping them to give square deal"
to every government employe here, as
far as that is humanity possible.
Charts practically completed for two
big departments. near neighborS. show
a great range in duties and RESPONSE
bilities of various supervisory officials
in each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Huns Display White Flag.

"A boatload of such. including the
American consul and several priests.
were exchanged a the harbor'S mouth
to 4 japanese destroyer. and the
great guns began their play. At dawn
Of November }. just as the troops
We're about to leave their trenches at
the edge of town and sweep the place
in a hand-to- hand assault, the white
flag Went up on the governors flag
staff.
much damage had been done by
artillery fire but more was done by
dynamite by the Germans themselves
before the surrender. records Were
destroyed, stores burned. the dry
dock and the Austrian cruiser sunk.
and the public utilities wrecked.
Twenty thousand japanese troops
We're engaged in the Tsingtau eXpe-
hition. and Japan has since spent
great sums in restoring and repair
ing and putting the place in order.
She has said in 1914 and to the peace
conference in Paris in 1919 that she
VIII return the leased territory to
China. with the guarantee that Using
tau Shall become an international
settlement. japan will retain the Ger
man railway and mines In the ar
tlcleS signed with Japan China agreed
never hereafter to cede. lease or as
sign any bit of territory to any for
elgn power. neither bay. island, port,
harDor nor market town"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Too much Turkish
or
Just enough Turkish? ?

TN one WY, It least, smoking i
exactly ike eating.
The more rich and delicious q
certain food il, the more cre people
take to avoid eating too much of
it-for instance, plum pudding or
candy.
The smerule .pphes to smoking.
Cgr smokers, for example,, ne
sodsy moro careful to .void too
many rich, heavy Havmaa Qn fact,
more and more dgr smokers now
smoke cigarettes too, to help cut
down the nsmber Of cigars)
In the ssme way, cigarette smokers
Gc learning that Turkish tobacco,
delicious - it il, Is % over-rich or
heavy that q man can easily smoke
too much of i.
Bot they me learning also that,
i1ssesd Of cutting down the number
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Live Stock Shortage Warning.

P T. Moran, chairman of the re-
construction committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce. is to make several
addresses in Maryland and Virginia
to call attention to the shortage of
calves and heifers. 1t is feared that
activities of French agents in buying
stock for French farms may harm
nearby farming interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
Asks of Men Detained in Korea.

A resolution asking the State De-
partment for information as to E. NJ.
sionaries, reported under detention in
Korea, has been introduced by Sena-
tor Smith, democrat, Georgia, and has
been referred to the foreign relations
committee 1t said Mallory was held
on charges of harboring criminals, and
Bell for involuntary homicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
CLERK MAKE Up"
AT PRESENT SHOWN
charting of Departments Not
as Joint Committee Would
. Have Them Later.
AID IN RECONSTRUCTION

Charting the government depart
ments is being done by the joint con-
gresSional commission on reclaSslflca-
ton of salaries in the District 10
show the composition of the working
forces in the federal departments as
they actually exist today.
An erroneous impression seems to
prevail in some quarters. it was point
ed out by a member of the commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18

squadron took up position off Using
tau Troops were landed at Lungkow.
west of Chefoo. went inland. cut the
railway at the point nearest that
coast. and took possession of the line
and its stations up to Tsinan-fu. and
then landed and established base at
Iauschan bay. fifteen miles east from
Tsingtau. just at the line of the
leased territory. and slowly closed IN
upon the fortress and its garrison OF
some 5000 men.
The whole campaign was so me-
thodically carried out that military
men in Japan termed it autumn
maneuverS.' The Germans were twice
formally asked to surrender and save
useless loss of life. but refused No
tice was sent that bomhardment would
begin on a certain day and they were
invited to send out all non-Comhat
ants, women and children.