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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
AND HER NE|GHbOR STAND
 PAT ON ATTITUDE
BOlsheviki Are Closing In On Warsaw From All Sides, Now Being Only
 Twenty Miles Away
By Associated Pres,

London, August Bit was officially stated this afternoon that no arrange ments were being made for a meeting Premier Millerand as a result of France a action in recognizing General Wrangel S government in south Russia.
 "France has taken a stand and main tains it, and Great Britain has done the same thing" the Associated Press was ference now. The tension today was considerably lessened and the countries are not so far apart as the situation yesterday seemed to indicate"
 Closing in upon Warsaw from the north. east and southeast, tho bolshevik the capital, and little doubt is felt here that they will be in the city before the peace negotiations are concluded.
 General Hallers army. holding posi- tions along the Vistula. Narew and Bus rivers, in country offering few natural advantages for defense, is being relent- lessly pushed toward the capital by the Dolsheviki, who are speeding up their advance.
 The northern reds, according to the latest news reaching Paris, tonight had passed PuNusl and were marching pass the line running from Tluscoz through Piiviki. Dobre. Kaluszyn Tsegloff and Latovitch to Zelechoff Further south the enemy had succeeded in forcing a passage of the Bug and was moving on Lublin.
 The bolshevik cavalry along the Prus- sian frontier has made another bound forward and is now forty miles beyond .dIaMa, almost half the way to Thorn
 in other words, the reds are advancns all along the line, except in the extreme soutk
 Citizens of Warsaw to the number of 100000 have pledged themselves to defend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
COMMERCIAL RADIO
 MESSAGES SUNDAY
By Associated Pre-.


 Washington. August 1S. - Commer- cial, private and press radio messages to France will be accepted. beginning Sunday, by the navals communications service. The charge for commercial private message, the navy department announced today, will be the same as the prevailing cable rate while the charge on press messages will be 10 cents "a word.
 Messages to France will be trans mitted by way of the high power radio station at Lyons. Authority for the utilization of the naval radio service for private commercial and press mes- sages was authorized by an act passed at the last session of Congress.
 Commercial message to Colombia. Ecuador and Venezuela, the navy de- partment also announced may now be sent by way of the radio station at Puerto, Colombia.
 The navy also will accept messages to the~following points: Belgium and The Netherlands, Italy, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Czecho- Slovakia and Jugo- Slavia. It was announced that later when conditions warrant messages also will be accepted to Poland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Coastwise Longshoremen A Postpone Mobile Meeting
By Associated Pres.

Galveston. Tex. August 1S.-The south Atlantic and gulf coast confer ence of longshoremen, scheduled to be held at Mobile Monday. has been in- definitely postponed. J. H. Fricke. president of the district, announced tonight. A
 He indicated that the coastwise long shoremen, on strike here since last March, would not be willing to return to work on the same grounds as those outlined in New York. Heavy freight congestion and incidents in connection with the coastwise longshoremen strike caused Governor Hobby to place Galveston under martial law on June [. Martial law is still in force here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
CREDIT MEN SEE
 GOOD TIMES AHEAD
Bx k,soeiated rsu

Detroit Mich, August 13.-Normal con- ditions in business will shortly replace the present depression, J. H. Tregoe, secretary-treasurer of the Retail Credit Mems National Association. declared in the speech before the associations an nual convention here today. Business he said. was now experiencing "the morn ing after effects of post war extravag- ance.
 Lifting of the excess profits tax, MT. Tregoe said would do much to restore normal conditions. Because of this tax. he declared business is now trying to operate on credit instead of capital a condition he said was impossible.
 Houston, Tex. or Los Angeles, Cal. will be the next convention city. The board of directors will decide.
 George A. Lave, of Memphis, was chosen president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Lower Prices

Washington, August 13.-Crdp re- ports indicate somewhat lower prices for foodstuffs. according to the month ly bulletin of the United States chair man~/of commerce on statistics and standards made public tonight. Slack ness in textiles, some leather products and metal lines, however. are classed as indications of more awaiting and readjustment period in a moderate way than the prelude to any marked change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
NEW SHIPMENT HAS
 REACHED NEW YORK
nu A.aaia4ax p.sss

By AssocIated PF6ss
 New York August 13.-Six hundred birds, beasts and reptiles from Regents S park and geological gardens London. arrived here today on the steamer Min nesota, en route to the Bronx zoo.
 Rare creatures in the collection in cluded white wild ass, said to be the only one in captivity; panda-cat bear, one of the smallest in existence, stand ing only eighteen inches in height; five black apes with white eyebrows twQ wild Indian swans, some black-necked grackles from China. and snakes, in- cluding diamond pythons and cobras.
 Of the many different species of pas sengers,' only the swans suffered from seasickness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
TURKEY PUTS ON
 HER MOURNING ROBES
By Associated Press

Constantinople, August 12.--Today was designated here as day of mourn ing<in Turkey because of the alleged unfavorable character of the Turkish peace treaty. The observance had been poorly advertised and was not general.
 In Constantinople the stret cars were stopped for five minutes al noon, news papers appeared with black borders and a few flags were displayed draped in black. Some of the shop windows. decorated in black, displayed news papers in which the 'harshness' of the treaty was denounced.
 One journal said: Tt Is always darkest just before dawn.p
 The censorship is so strict, however, that the newspapers were not per mitted to print a frank opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Operators and Union
 Miners Called Together
By Associated Press

Cleveland, Ohio, August 13.-The wage scale committee of the bituminous coal operators and union miners of the ceh- tral competitive field met in eXecutiEe e session here today, in pursuance to & request of President Wilson to consider a change in wages, and after organizing, adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. President John l.. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America ex- plained that because the notice of the meeting was short, it was impossible to have had all the miners delegates pres- ent today.
 Michael Gallagher Cleveland operator. was elected chairman of the conference, and William Green, secretary treasurer of the miners. was named secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
In Charge of New York

WashingtOn. August I3.-Represent- ative w. A. Oldfield of Arkasnas has been selected to take charge of the de. mocratic congressional campaign head quarters in New York according to a statement tonight by Chairman Flood of the congressional committee. The New York office as well as assisting congressional campaigns in it's dis tricts, will serve the congressional committee in toech with the national democratic committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
More Coal Operators
 Are to Be Put On Trial
Rx Associated Prss.

By Associated Press
 Knoxville, August 13.-The cases or the nine additional coal operators ana brokers for whom warrants were is- sued Thursday by United States Com missioner Powers charging profiteer- ing in coal, under the Lever act. will be set for trial next week. This an nouncement was made today by United States Attorney Kennerly, following the hearing of F. F. Floyd and Arthur Groves, officials of the Bon Jellico Coal Company and the Jellico Mining Company who were held to the Decem . Der federal grand jury in $4,oo0 bond each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Pope Not Injured

by HssoCisteu FToss Rome August T-Emphatic denial was given at the vatican late to- day to the report printed in the Mes sagero that the pope had sustained fall Monsignor Geretti, papal undersecretary of state, declared he returned yesterday from Switzerland where lie had been on a vacation with Monsignor Charles Ahern,. rector of the American college at Rome. and that both he and Mon signor Ahern saw the pope on their re turn and found him perfectly well. There had been no sort of accident, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHUS
 EXPECTED IN POLAND
By Associated Press

Warsaw, August 1S.-All of the guar antine material of the Poles and the American typhus expedition, which has been cooperating with the Pohsh workers, is in the hands of the bol- sheviki. It is said that all possibility of protection against the typhus cpl demic from Russia has been wiped out. Col Harry Gi1christ, commanding the American typhus expedition. said to- day he expects Poland will experience the worst typhus epidemic in the his tory of the disease because of the thou sands of refugees who< are crossing the Vistula from the east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Want No More Wars

Brussels. August I21The interna- tionai seamen's congress here last even ing adopted a motion to the effect that in order to prevent future wars the seamen will refuse to transport troops and mupitions. This measure is applicable to the Russo-Polish con flict, the seamen's delegates refusing to transport troops and munitions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
SHE'LL FAMILY
 BUSY IN TENNESSEE
By Associated Prcss

By Assoctateo Frcss .x
 Knoxville, Tenn, August l3--turtner details of the tragedy at Copper Hiii Wednesday are to the effect that Deputy Sheriff G. T. Hood, going to the rescue of Deputy Sheriff Bramlett. beaten into insensibility by the Shells. was fired upon by the Shells and returning the fire. killed Charles Shell and wounded Pcaler Shell Tom Shell escaped by swimming the Ocoee river woman with the Shells also attempted to as sau ult Hood, but was quieted by blow from Hoods revolver. Pealer Shell Is expected to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

|, the capital to the last breath. But 1t is felt here that such an unorganized effort cannot seriously affect the fate of the city. This, apparently, also is the view of the Polish government, which is re- ported to be considering moving to Posen if it Is satisfied there Is no chance of the soviet forces suspending hostilities at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Will Not Accept

Paris. August 13-Belief that Genera
 Weyand of the French army will not ac' cept the offer made to him by the Polish council of national defense to take s'i- preme command of the Polish forces is expressed in an announcements printed by the Temps today, The general, whc is in Warsaw as a member of the French mission, the announcement adds, will re- main adviser to the Polish government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Record Precipitation

Knoxville, Tenn, August 1S.-Rain that has prevailed over Knoxville and a wide area of East Tennessee since last Saturday, with the exception of brief intervals. has estableshed rec ord for amount of precipitation and is said to be the rainiest August week that has been recorded since 1901.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
At Private Sale

:. Washington. August 13.-The new sales policy of the shipping board, un- der which the goverhm ent owned fleet of about 1.50o merchant vessels, ap- proximately 9.3Ss,000 deadweight tons, is to be sold to private interests. has been worked out, and will be announced tomorrow, Chairman Benson stated to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
After Cantu

San Diego. Cal, August i3.-A force of 5000 soldiers of the Mexican gov ernment heavily equipped. landed yes terday at Fl Barril on the Gulf of California, and will march north across the Colorado desert to attack the Cantu forces at Mexical. according to word received here tonight by Ives G. Lele- vier. Mexican consul in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Jenkins Coming Home

Mexico City, August 13.-William O. Jenkins. former United States consular agent at Pueblo. Mexico, soon will visit the United States for the purpose of re- porting to the government on his alleged Kidnapping by Fredrico Cordova. the Mex ican bandit chieftain, according to re- port from Pueblo. Jenkins is charged with perjury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
New Seaboard Manager

Savannah, Ga, August 13.-Harry B.. Grimshaw, of Savannah. general super intendent of the Seaboard Air Line rail- way, has been appointed assistant gen. eral manager of the Seaboard system. with headquarters at Norfolk. accord ing to an announcement made at the Seaboard offices here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Dies of Injuries n.. A..a.I.k.a Dr.

Knoxville, Tenn, August 1S.-The funeral of Mrs. Lula Robertson, fatally wounded by an intruder last Tuesday night, when her sister-inlaw, Miss Bet tie Robertson also was. assaulted by the same man, was held today Coro- ner's jury, which recessed Thursday will meet again Monday following which arrests are expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Iimns Into Port

Atlantic City, N. J., August 1S.-As a result of an accident to her ma chinery two weeks ago the 5000 ton tanker owned by the Texaco Oil Com pany. limped into port here today un- der improvised sails. She will be tow : ed to New York. The tanker carries a crew of twenty-six and is bound form port Arthur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
DEATHS

n E. Stauford-Funerar services for R. E. Stanford. aged 52, who died early yesterday morning at local infirmary, wills Nbe held from ShaW's chanel this morning at 1o:30 o'clock. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery Ths deceased is survived by his brother, G. c. Stanford of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Aviators Meet Death

Washington. August 13.-Capt. Thos. l.. Edward. Baker City, Ore, and Lieut. James c. Bowen. Baltimore. both of the marine corps, were killed in an airplane accident at Mirebelais. Haiti. August g, it was announced today at mavine headquarters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Cannot Disarm
OuHfftOV H' By Associated Press

Warsaw, August 11.-Poland earnest ly desires peace. but could not accept armistice terms involving disarmam ent in any form. Prince Eugene Sapi cha the minister of foreign affairs, declared to the correspondent today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
A Poor Fish!

From the Boston Transcript.
 Tank Gin London fish shop: ''Wha. fish do you call this?"
 Fishmonger: That's 'ake. sir"
 Tank ''Ache, fs>ite Toothache or headache?"
 Fishmonger: Neither. sir. its 'ake all ovex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Ordered to Black Sea

cherbourg. France. August i3.-A new torpedo boat launched here today has received instructions 10 report to General Wrangel a Sebastopol. on the Black sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Al a Ripe Old Age

Elton, La, August BE. Sherman. nephew of the Civil war general of that name. died at his home here today. He was g years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Three Sailors Injured
 On Cruiser Pittsburg
By Associated Press

Cherbourg, France. August lS-Three sailors were injured. one of them nor tally, by an explosion on board the American cruiser Pittsburg here yester- day The most seriously injured of the men died this morning The other two will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

Dispatches to the navy department telling of the explosion aboard the cruiser Pittsburg at Cherbourg, France, yesterday identified the sailor who was mortaly injured as Robert H. McCor- mick of Dinsmore, Fla. The dispatches gave no details as, to the explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Witns Off for POsen

 Warsaw. August 13.-The newspapers today assert that Premier Witos has left Warsaw for Posen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

Excessive rains. which have con- tinued in this section through the last five days, are said to be contributing 70 the increase of boil weevils Young
 corn. however. is being greatly bene- l fited by the rainfall.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02
CITY PEOPLE "EASY MARKS"
Many Bestowed Aims on Beggar for
Whom lusty Youth Was IN
gagged in Barking"

Since efficiency is finding its way
into all business one of the oldest
professions of all has begun TO adopt
modern methods. The innovation is
due TO a beggar who made his stand
opposite one of the subway entrances
along the Williamsburg bridge APP
proach IN Delaney street, the New
York Evening Sun states.
Many who passed this spot recently
were struck by the appearance of this
beggar, an elderly, lOng-bearded man.
who sat huddled up in n wheel chair.
Alongside was a husky youth of nine
teen OF so, busily engaged IN barking
for the beggar. Secretly the latter
must have thought it a good joke on
the alms-giving public, for there was
always a smirk on his face, rs his
friend shouted so none should neglect
to drop a coin in the beggar's lap. His
spiel" was in Yiddish, which. roughly
translated into English, would be:
"Stop: Give charity. people"
Many who ought to have known bet
ter stopped and gave.
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WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE SAID
Reporter Had Much to Learn About
Proper Method Of Referring to
Different Speakers.

I'm afraid you won't do for US"
said the editor, controlling his tenn
per with an effort, as he eyed the new
reporter coldly.
"Why not. sir?" asked the reporter
in surprise.
"Well.. you said you had had con-
siderable experience as a political re-
porter"
$50 l have" retOrted the scribe.
Then why on earth did you make
use of such unjournalistic language
in this report. You said that Mr..
William Blank addressed the meet
ing"
"Well, isn't that right?"
Right" the editors voice was torn
with scorn. Its all wrong. one
would imagine that the meeting was
in support of our candidate instead OF
the opposition"
what difference Toes that make?
How should | have"
"Why, Bill Blank next harangued
the mob of course. London An
swers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02
RUB RHEUMATISM OR
SORE, ACHING JOINTS
Rub Pain Right Out With Small
Trial Bottle Of Old "St.
Jacobs OIL"

Rheumatism is pain only. Not
one case in fifty requires internal
treatment. Stop drugging. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil" right
into your sore, stiff, aching joints and
muscles, and relief ONE instantly.
"St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rheu-
matism cure which never disappoints
and cannot burn the skin.
Timber up! Quit complaining! Get
a small trial bottle OF old, honest
"St. Jacobs Oil" at any drug store,
and in just a moment you'll be free
from rheumatic pain. soreness, stiff
ness and swelling. Don't suffer! Re-
lief awaits you. "St. Jacobs Oil" has
cured millions of rheumatism sufferers
In the last half century, and is just as
good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago,
backache, sprains.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02
Rann-dOm Reels
BIZ HOWARD l.. PAM.

10 venture out after day with ones
family. What we need in this coun-
try is a law requiring every auto
mobile driver to drink nothing but
buttermilk for forty-eight hours be-
fore starting out for a record run
through the main streets. A man
with a new automobile can DO enough
harm 10 himself without having to
dodge a relay of orieyed Joy riders
to whom death in any form would be
sweet.
The best kind of joy ride to take
is that which q careful husband and
father uses when he hauls a carful
Of wife and children out In the oun
~. One of the incest sights we know
f is that of n man who would rather
ide at fifteen miles an hour, accom-
panied by six pounds of cold chicken
and nine hundred pounds of family,
.han snort over the roads like a run
away freight engine and fresco the
lineaments of sane people with dust.
(Copyright)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02
Las Night'sD Dreams
What They Mean
DO YOU DREAM OF cATs7

VIZ HILE dogs are regarded with favor
w by the mystics rs dreamland pets,
cats are looked upon askance. The
chief trouble with them seems TO be
their occult relation to SANDER and
gossip; which Is probably why you
call that gossiping neighbor Of yours
nm "old cat" Some people whom you
regard as your friends are talking
about you when you dream of cats. IL
the eat appears gentle or sleeping. so
much the worse. But don't be alarmed (;
to be gossiped about Is the common lot.
Just drive the dreamcat away and all
will be well. If the animal makes Oft
IN response 10 your energetic Scat!
you will triumph over many obstacles.
But choose your confidants carefully
when YOU see dreamcats. IL is not n
good sign 10 have the cat attack YOU,
for II near that the obstacles YOU
will have 20 overcome will be great.
Dreamcats also. strangely enough.
seem 10 have n connection with rob
bers. IL you beat or Kill a cat In your
dreams you are going 10 catch n thief.
and II IL Is n cat you never saw before
you will recover all he may have
stolen from you. These are only gen
eral rules; the mystics are not agree
ing az all with regard 10 the details of
cat dreams.
Havelock Ellis, in his book THE
World of Dreams" gives an amusing
example OF a cat dream by n poet
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friend of his. The poet dreamed of n
cat and the dream consciousness, for
some reason. suggested the word 'tip-
cat" The faculty of verbal associa-
ton got to work and produced the fol-
lowing doggerel:
Call in the tipcat. cut off it's tail,
Fold up some eggs In a saucepan;
Sit on the rest like an elderly male
And gulp down the rest as q horse can.
The analysis is an interesting exam
pie of the verbal association found In
dreams. ''Tipcat" suggested n cats
tail-its tip. Cut off its tail" suggest
ed n cooking recipe and led 10 eggs in
n saucepan" Eggs suggested sitting"
while ~"gulp"-whlch the dreamer noted
appeared Il gallop-suggested n horse.
Ii is n singular fact that the dream
consciousness sometimes gets I'm q mer-
ry mood when Ii Is fond of making the
most ridiculous combinations of words
and perpetrating the most atrocious
puns.
(CopyrightJ
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02
UNDOING
BY George Matthew Adams.

by george mdttneW ADAMS.
FORMATION is always better than
l. reformation. Tie mended article
Is never as valuable as the original ar
ticle. The field neglected and given
over to weeds is never so fertile again.
In like manner, the cells of a mans
Brain, given over to foolish and un-
profitable Thought are never so plastic
for useful Thought tracks again.
Everything is Easier and Better II
always done Rhythm the first place.
The process of UndOing works
havoc, not only upon the Character of
the one who Works or Thinks wrong
~ In the first place, but In many IN
stances upon countless multitudes.
while the time spent in Undoing rep
resents an irreparable loss. Every time
you start q new duty or piece Of work,
bring TO the front of your Mind this
eternal truth
Everything is Easier and Better II
always done Rhythm the first place.
If we all could but view u acts in
the light of Eternity-not forgetting
that a single effort is never lost from
influence, we would set on guard our
most trustworthy Sentinel TO warn us
against doing things Wrongly in the
first place-which always means Un-
doing for US or somebody afterward.
Why not write this down as one of
your daily Notices
Everything is Easier and Better If
always done Rhythm the first place.