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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
WALKOUT OF CLERKS SPREADS TO BAGGAGE
 AND TICKET AGENTS
By AssoeIatsd Pre,s

Atlanta, May 2o-The walkout of Gen. tral of Georgia Railway freight clerks has spre6d to baggage men and ticket agents At the terminal station here. it became known tonight.
 Enough other employees were shifted to baggage and ticket duty, 1t was said. to keep up passenger service, marked improvement in freight service was re- ported here and Superintendent Pollard of the Central predicted it would be much better tomorrow in the half dozen other Georgia cities where clerks are out. claiming the road would not grant a conference on their wage demands The Central of Georgia held the walkout was illegal.
 Representatives of the Central and of the clerks union started conferences here today in an effort to adjust the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
By Associated Press

Matewan, w. Va. May 2o.--The shooting from ambusf, of one man by unidentified persons and two arrests were the chief developments in this region today. following the battle here yesterday when ten or more persons were killed and number of others wounded in a fight between Baldwin Felts detectives and citizens.
 Todays shooting occurred at Lynn, a small mining village three miles from Matewan. According to reports received from Lynn, two men, said to be Baldwin -Felts detectives. were walking along a road near dense wood when a volley of shots was fired from the forest. One of the men, Bud" Mccoy, was shot in the thigh, but he escaped from the village and went to hospital at Welch. where his wound is being treated The men who accom- panied Mccoy was not injured.
 First reports of the trouble at Lynn were to the effect that three men had been killed. As soon as word of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
AUSTRIA ASKED ID HOLD COMMUNISTS TILL CITIZENS FREED Action Taken on Suggestion of Another Government
 and Is In Accord With
 Other Countries
By Associated Press

Washingto ton, May 20.--Aroused
 by reports of the imprisonment
 and detention in soviet Russia of
 various American citizens.< the
 state department today took steps
 to bring to bear indirect pressure
 on the bolshevik authorities to ob-
 tain their release.
 A request has been addressed to the Austrian government through the American commissioner in Vienna ask ing that Hungarian communists de- tained since their escape to Vienna from Budapest last year and whose release has been made the subject of overtures by the bolsheviki, shall be refused release pending the freeing of American citizens detained in Russia. Action by this government was taken. it was said, as a result of the sugges- tion of another government and was in accord with the views of other countries.
 One of the Americans known to be imprisoned in Russia by the bolshe- wiki. Xenephon B Kalamatiano, has been made the subject of intellectual representations for more than a year. According to latest reports received by the department, Kalamatiano is in close confinement and is being starved to death
 No complete list of Americans held by the bolshevik is available but enough is known of conditions in Rus sia to make the state department cogni- zant of a rigorous system of surveil- lance on the part of the soviet author ities toward Americans. Presumably, 1t is said this policy is based on fear that individuals who have observed the soviet regime at close range may re- turn to report actual conditions pre- vailing in Russia.
 Hungarian communists still in Vien- na include followers of the Hungarian soviet leader, Bella Kun, who escaped from Budapest upon the collapse of his government last August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
WINS NEXT
 LABOR CONVENTION
By Associated Press

Florence. May 2O.-In hot contest with Birmingham, Albany was this morning selected by the Alabama Federatoin of Labor as the place for it's annual meet ing in May. 1921. The vote of the conven- tion was 8 to 57.
 President w l.. Harrison and Secretary Louis Bowen were reelected without op. position.
 A hot fight developed in the election of the executive committee when one of the candidates E. W. Sherman. of Mo- bile. was charged with having voted for Oscar Underwood for the United States Senate He admitted the charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Gist of the News
GENERAL

GENERAL Favorfte son men to he in majority at G. 0. F. conventions. No decision rendered on tonnage tax. Woman has place on Indiana demo- cratic ticket.
 Week unfavOrable for cotton crop. Senate still holding up Presidents appointments.
 Big selling movement on exchange; cotton off $3 bale.
 LOCAL Proposes issuing bonds to relieve street situation.
 Democrats will meet here today. Highwaymen fire fusiIIade at cnr. County schools are closing today. Methodist sunday school workers open conferences.
 Unlimited hydroelectric power for old and new industries. Prehibitionists are after medicincs that have Kick.
 '.Non-a accident" week to start Mon- day morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Methodist Conference
 Scheduled for Today
ev As.ocIsted Press

Greensboro. N. C., May 2o-The general conference of the Methodist Protestant church will begin here tomorrow. the first general conference of the denomi- nation to be held in the south since i.n- mediately after the Civil War. Two hun dred delegates are accredited to the con- ference from virtually every state in the rnion. The sessions will continue ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
CR0SS-QUEST|0N|NG
 OF DANIELS IS ID BE STARTED TODAY
Declares Before Committee Verdict of General Board Was 10 to l Against
 Admiral Sims
By Associated Press

Washington, May 20.--Cross- exami- nation of Secretary Daniels will begin tomorrow before the Senate committee investigating conduct of the war by the navy department MT. Daniels concluded today reading his prepared sta tement in reply to Rear Admiral Sims charges, which he declared had been fully refuted by the testimony of brother officers
 The verdict of the members of the general board, as shown by their testi- niony, was ten to one against Admiral Sims, and would have been eleven to enc had Admiral Gleaves. commander of the Asiatic fleet, testified, the Secre tary said.
 MT. Daniels replied particularly to- day to the charge made by Captain Palmer. former chief of navigation that he delayed efforts to increase the navy's personnel before the war and discouraged the naval reserve. He de- nied flatly having discouraged the re- serve but explained that he did order enrollments in class four stopped when conditions became such as to approach "a public scandal"
 ISSUES DRASTIC ORDER
 Commissions were being given youths of influence by navy officers without regard to their qualifications he said. His admonitions to stop the practice were not needed, he added, and he was compelled to issue drastic order when he heard the naval reserve referred to as a "slacker's paradise"
 A letter from Admiral Fl. T. Mayo, former commander in chief of the At lantic fleet. read by MT Daniels, char acterized as "a wild statement, not at all susceptible of proof. and an un- warranted attack upon navy depart ment and the navy" Admiral Sims charge that delays on the part of the d partment prolonged the war.
 Tn defending the department against Admiral sims charges, MT. Daniels said he had performed solemn duty to the officers and men of the navy. The "navy's record stands honorable. high unimpeached and unimpeachable. he said. and, in conclusion added
 When the evidence presented before the committee is fairly appraised. the American people will declare with just pride and satisfaction. when the test ing of time of war came all was well with the American navy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Population Figures
By Associated Press

Washington, May 20 Denver, Col gSS. 3e9; increase 42,9SS. or 2G1 per cent.
 Tacoma, Wash 96,965; increase 18 222, or l5S per cent.
 New London. Conn, 25.6sS; increase 6.029 or 30.7 per cent
 Elizabeth, N. J.. 95,es2; increase 22,- 273, or 30.3 per cent.
 Englewood, N. J., 11,617: increase 1s93. or l7.1 per cent.
 Garfield, N. J., 19.sS1; increase 9.16s, or S9.S per cent.
 Hamilton county, Ohio, containing Cin- cinnati. 493,G7S; increase 32,9i6, or 7.2 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
CAPTURE OF TOWNS BY BOLSHEVIKI IS
 GIVEN CONFIRMATION
By As,oeIs.sd Press

london. May 2O-Confirmation that the bolsheviki have captured the towns of Polotsk and LepeI. in the government of vitebsk. wns given by an authoritative British source today.
 It was stated thnt the boisheviki have advanced thirty miles In derth along front of forty to fifty miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Pratt City Negro Is Held
 In Connection With Murder
--r---ss--------s- BY Assoniafnd Prhsa

Greenville May 20.--News was rc- celved here today from Pratt CltS fa the effect that Jake Crenshaw, negrN. has been arrested there, charged witn the murder, or implication in it. o Alis Foster Gafford, seven miles from hers. at her home last Sunday afternoon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Oregon To Vote Today

Salem, Ore, May 2o-Repuphca,n anu da,oocratic voters of Oregon will cast Yreferential votes for President at'tomor- rows primary election. Four candidates are aspirants for the republican nomina- ton. but only one for the democratic nomination-william G. McAdoo- Repup- licans in the race are Herbert Hoover Senator Hiram Johnson, Governor LOW den and General Wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
China Declines to Negotiate
 AasncIainh

London, May 23.-~The Chinese cabinet has decided to decline to enter into direct negotiations with Japan regarding a set clement of the Shantung question as re- ouested by the Japanese ambassador at Picking, according to a dispatch to Reu- ters from the Chinese capital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Stevens Quits Shipping Board
 tad

Stevens. vice chairman of the shipping beard, resigned today, effective June 15 As candidate for the democratic nom ration for the Senate from New Hamp- shire, Stevens said, he did not feel that he would be able to devote adequate time to his duties with the board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21


 ficial but reliable source.
 Washington, May 20.-An implied threat by the de facto government of Mexico to force oil producers to make prompt payment of export taxes was revealed today in a belated message from the American embassy at Mexico City to the state department
 The department of finance was quoted as ruling that the taxes for March and April must be paid within five days after May 8 and that no extension would be granted. The de- partment added, however, that the companies would not be expected to comply with a recent decree of the Carranza government almost doubling the amount, but might pay the March April assessments in accordance with the tariff fixed for January and Feb ruary.
 The largest oil companies have not paid the taxes, but neither their rep lesentatives nor the state department received notification of any punitive action taken by the Mexican author ities. The companies explained that they hesitated in making payment only because of their inability to de- termine to whom the money should be paid The state department has ruled that any company may regard it's con- duct correct if taxes are paid to those actually in authority. Since the United States has not recognized the new government in Mexico. it is obviously impossible, it was explained, for the state department to go further in the definition of the existing regime in Mexico.
 There have been increasing indica- tions that those in control along the oil coast are in accord with the Mex ico City authorities and the opinion was expressed here that disagree ment between the oil producers ana the revolutionary forces would be ob- viated.
 Press reports today indicated Car ranza had reached Zacatlan, in the mountains of Puebla. near Tuxpam. Governor Cabrera, a brother of Luis Cabrera, chief of Carranza's cabinet, has established the state government at zacatlan and the indications were that Carranza might make the little mountain his headquarters until driven r1,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Paper Plant EmpIoyes Strike

Pascagoula, Miss. May 20.-Three hundred and fifty workmen, the en- tire force of the Southern Paper Com -r,ssTag p;a s4i st I.aire. Nils are out on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
STILL AFTER BROTHERS

Washington. May 20.-Regardless of the spreading wave of price reductions. Assistant Attorney General Garvan an-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
REVOLUT|ON|STS ID
 FORCE PAYMENT OF
 TAXES BY O|L MEN
Say Taxes Must Be Paid In Five Days After May 13, and No Extension Will
 Be Granted
By Associated Pres,

Mexico City, May 2o.-Coi. tain, who is in control of the dif- ficu1t mountains of Puebla, into which President Carranza and his companions are reported to be fleeing for refuge. has offered ad- herence to the. revolutionary plan of Agua Prfeta, according to in- formation received from an unof- ficiaI but reliable source.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
Wars ot tn. United States.

A stray paragraph on Wars of the United States" enumerates' 19 wars. Ten of these were conflicts with h. dian tribes, of which the most impor- tant were probably the Black Hawk war ane the Seminole war. If these are called wars, an eleventh might be added-the Modoc war of 1873. The important wars on the list are the War of the Revolution, the War Of 1872, the Mexican war, the Civil war. the Spanish war, the War with Ger many. The minor conflicts included in the list are: the War with France, 1798; the war with Tripoli, 1903; the Philippine war, 1S99.-Outlook.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
ION THE ROAD TO MANDALAY"
Babel of Tonuues at Burmese City to
 Witness Dedication of New ....,.s Pagoda.

A curious festival was held not long ago in Mandalay. the chief town or Burma. A new pagoda dedicated to the Buddhist religion was to be com pleted by the placing of huge crown or thi upon It's summit more than 5UV feet above the ground.
 1 To witness the cermony came Bud Slhists from Indo-China, from the ,HimalaEas, from Laos and Chan ana Siam. Warriors from Katschin, sor- cerers from Mot and people from oth- CT places made medley of languages like that of Babel.
 On a street corner would be seen a barber pulling customers teeth On another corner a Mohammedan bird dealer sold caged paroquets to Buddhists, who piously set them free. At very modern booths one could buy fee cream, soda or tea. Mandalay was a gorgeous spectacle and the new pagoda was the center of it.. | Every pagoda has at it's summit a thi, or cap, the placing of which Is often herculean task. The one to be raised weighed several hundred pounds and consisted of a gilded ball and crown and great spindle above It.
 To get it to the top an inclined plane of bamboo scaffolding like huge toboggan slide had been built ana was decorated with silk flags and umbrellas. Up the inclined plane the heavy cap was slowly pulled. SIX days were required for the ascent and a seventh to. fasten it in place.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
HEROES OF MIDDLE AGES
Stories of Their Great Size and Enor- nous Strength Appear to Be
 Exaggerated.

PhysiOIogists, after having measured hundreds of skeletons, testify that the men of our own time average from one to two centimeters taller than ,the men of the middle ages according to WIT fer in the New York Evening Post. We possess their armor, and we do not only appear to have grown taller as race since the time when the armor was made, but our shoulders could never fit insideet the steel corselets of our medieval forefathers.
 Tn France, the superintendent of the museums under the second empire, wishing to put on the armor of Francis I, the largest suit of all in the museum of artillery, was unable to do so. It was too small for him, although he was sn no sense a giant.
 ' Some years ago in Switzerland, on the occasion of gymnastic tourna- ment, the young men wishing to close the festivities by procession wlth historic costumes, borrowed the arms and armOr of the arsenal. But the young men were unable to get into 1t.
 Of the supposedly enormous strength of those historic warriors we have no proof beyond the weight of the equip iment. The harness of the knights was very much lighter than has commonly been supposed. According to one or .fhe catalogues of the museum of ar- ttflery, the weight of the combined ar shor did not, as rule, exceed fifty ppeunds, and inasmuch as those who wore it were horsemen 1t was the horse that had to bear the greater part or the burden.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
Had the Wrong Car.

My husband deals in old and new cars. and I seldom drive the same car twice.
 The other day I drove an old car downtown, and after doing some shop ping started for home. l had not gone many blocks when l discovered l. was mot driving the same car ] had, when left home, and immediately turned back Where l had taken the car I saw an officer talking to very much excited woman.
 offered all sorts of explanations, but it was most embarrassing, for the woman whose car had taken was my next door neighbor, with whom l had not been on speaking terms for six months.-Chicago Tribune.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
Sunburn Hemeoy.

One of the best remedies for a coat of sunburn is sweet cream. The cream is heating and not the least bit irritat- ing to the most fiercely burned nose. The prepared 'cold creams" are, of course. healing and bleaching, but are very apt to irritate the sensitive mem her. Before washing the face rub lightly with ordinary sweet table cream. let stand as long as possible, then wash the face with lukewarm water. using no soap, Sunburn is real Iy painful to some persons and sweet cream lessens the hurt.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22

spaghetti cooked in rapidly boiling water until tender (time required about 20 minutes). Scar steak in broiler or frying pan, and when scared on both sides season with salt, pepper and dredge slightly with flour; place in vessel of fireless cooker. Place on top the blanched spaghetti and pour over all the vegetables. Cook in fireless cook CT for one hour.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22

ELDERBERRY JELLY - Take equal parts of stemmed elderberries and green grapes, and boil together with just enough water to cover, for 20 minutes Drain through cloth bag and to every five cupfuls of juice add four cupfuls of sugar and cook until the usual tests show that it will congeal. This makes an excellent favored jelly.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
EGGS BAKED WITH CHEESE

Butter a baking platter and sprinkle with granted cheese. Break six eggs carefully on cheese, sprinkle with salt, speck of cayenne, and grated cheese. Pour over this F cupful of tomato sauce. Cover with but tered crumbs, and bake in moderate oven until cheese melts and crumbs are slightly Drowned.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
PEAR CONSERvE-peel> !,

pounds of late pears (the late E1i is best) and cut into half-inch cubs Pour five pounds of sugar over M up pears and let stand overuiph Next morning add one pound Of ni sins, two oranges and the juice { three lemons. Run raisins and x anges, rind and all, through ioA chopper, using the coarse euur Boil slowly until quite thick. jx before removing from the fire, sa
 F pound of pecan meats. Can \ you would other preserves. ThS if very fine.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
BANANA-CHEESE SALAD-Pe

BANANA-CHEESE SALAD-Peel bananas, cut pieces about 2 inches long. Stand these in the center of individual salad dishes. Around these place a layer of cubed ban anas, over this place a layer of grated pineapple and sprinkle with grated cheese. A little sugar may be added to the bananas and pine apple if desired.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
Llke ropsy.

"Whats your name?" said the off, cer to young colored lad who joined the ship at the cape.
 "Alg0a Bay, sir"
 "Wbere were you bornT
 "Wasat born at 0ll sir"
 'Wasn't born at alif
 "No sir was washed ashore m .I.rln I,NarHhndN.e MagAZlne
The courier-index., 1920-10-22

A prisoner in Kentucky, Hta under oath to tell the truth, csk the judge a liar, and the judge VI administered the oath licked n prisoner for the statement.
The courier-index., 1920-10-22
KITCHEN RECIPES

SWEET POTATO BISCUITS-Place
 in mixing bowl cupfuls of mash
 ed sweet potatoes, 21A cupfuls of
 flour, 1 teaspoonful salt, 2 level
 tablespoonfuls of baking powder, 4
 level tablespoonfuls of shortening,
 one large well beaten egg, table spoonfuls of milk. Mix to smooth,
 well-blended dough by kneading for five minutes; then turn lightly on a floured pastry-board and roll out one-half inch thick Cut and prick the top. brush will milk, and bake in a moderate oven for eighteen min utes. Not to have tasted the sweet potato biscuit with fresh creamery butter is to have missed real treat.
 PEAR CREAM-This is an excel lent dessert anl is quickly prepared. Drain the juice from quart of canned pears and mash them very fine. Whip one cup of rich cream very stiff with F cup of sugar and 1 teaspoonflu of vanilla. Stir in pears and whip together. Set in a cool place and serve in sherbert glasses.
 CREAM PIE-Crust: 1 cupful of flour, IS cupful of shortening, 1-3 teaspoonful of salt, 1-6 cup water; bake in pie tin. Filling: Beat yolks of eggs, and 1 F cupfuls of sugar mixed with F tablespoon fuls flour and pinch of salt; mix well and add 2-3 cupful of cream or milk, 1 tablespoonful butter. Cook till it thickens, stirring constantly. Pour in baked crust, add meringue, made of the whites of three eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and brown in moderate oven. This makes two pies.
 PINEAPPLE-BANANA SALAD Press the juice out of one can of grated pineapple. To the pineap- pie add four ripe bananas diced very fine. To this add six marsh mallows cut fine and half a cup of grated cocanut. Pour over all 1s' cup of the pineapple juice and stir tho dressing or sugar is needed). The salad should be mix ed one-half hour before serving. It will serve six or eight people.
 BISCUITS THAT NEVER FAIL .21a cupfuls of flour, cupful of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful of sugar, 1 heaping of shortening, 2 tea spoonfuls of baking powder; handle very lightly, roll thin and bake in a quick oven. The flavor is more delicate than is that of sour-milk biscuit.
 ROUND STEAK AND SPAGHET- in granite sauce pan two cupfuls canned tomatoes, F cupful onions sliced and chopped, 1 small green pepper chopped fine and al- low to simmer until vegetables are tender; season. Have F pound of
The courier-index., 1920-10-22

The topaz derives its nansa from Topazos, an Island a the NHa sea
The courier-index., 1920-10-22

ROUND STEAK AND SPAGHET- TI-Place in granite sauce pan two cupfuls canned tomatoes, F cupful onions sliced and chopped, 1 small green pepper chopped fine and al- low to simmer until vegetables are tender; season. Have F pound of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21
SENATE Ma Y FACE ISSUE
OF smokes FOR WOMEN"

here; it's against the ruies, explain
ed the waiter.
who says So"
sen. Moses; he's on the rules
committee"
Well. I'll just see him about
that" answered the young lady, be
tween puffs. II don't see why men
should be permitted 10 blow smoke
in our faces when we can't blow
back in return" And she smoked
away. while the waiter retreated
for strategic reasons. as the Ger
mans used 10 say.
SO far as could be ascertained to-
day. Sen. Moses has not yet received
the complaint of the feminine
smoker nor. on the other hand, has
Sen. Moses said what he intends 20
do If he does receive IT, As a meu-
Der Of the rules committee who has
a sort OF special supervision over
the senate restaurant. sen Moses
will face the smokes for women
slogan as Seariessly as q man may
face such things.