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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
PROHIBITION IN CHILE
Steps Taken to Make the Entire Coal
 Fields Dry
Ky Associated Press

Santiago, November S.-COal fields in southern Chile will become "dryr soon ls a provision of an agreement just signed between the miners and operators is en- acted into law; and the fields may even become ''bone dry if measure now before parliament Is adopted. The agree ment apparently has settled a long stand ing controversy between the workers and their employers over questions of wages and hours of work and says among other things:
 '.rhe representative~ of the companies and workmen agree to nsiS tho public au- thoritles to declare tho coal region com pietaly dry, prohibiting the introduction and sale of alcoholic drinks While this measure Is being enacted, thay ask the prohibition of sale of liquor during pay days"
 Tho newspaper. uitinaa Sotieias. com menting on tho provision, says 1t is
 worthy of note that tho prohibition movement m Chile is supported with great strength by laber' The news paper asks early enactment of a measure
 introduced sone months ago by Deputy Adriea of the deinoersNs--s party, te which a large element af iaiser belongs which ferbids "ths ihtrodusttsn, manufacture sale aF eansumptien Of any kind of dis titled ef feFmentsd tifiHis'' net ohiy in the eaai fields. but in the nitrate regions as well,
 Fine hiii has Aet yet pssa dssatsd iH ths chamber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
CHINESE NEEDING
 NEW PARLIAMENT
Premier Chin Yun-Peng Hopes to Completely Reorganize
 Factions
By Associated Press

feklng, December 2.-China needs 6 new Parliament and foreign loan to reorganiZe the government, Premier Chin Yun-peng told the newspaper men at the capital recently in verbal state ment. The premier outlined to the cor respondents whole programme of reor- ganization which the government hopes to put into effect
 The Parliament, he said. should draft proper constitution for reunited China, now that the mandate of the President has gone forth declaring peace between the northern and southern factions
 The premier said the government desired to reorganize and reduce the army and to separate the civil from military juris- diction. This last, he said might ap- pear ridiculous to foreigners but he added, in China the military have over stepped civilian powers so that one finds difficulty in drawing a clear line be- tween the two"
 The premier referred to report that the main reason for issuing the man date announcing a reunion of the north and south was the desire of the central government to secure loans from foreign countries.
 T emphatically state that the gov ernment has no such thought, said Premier Chin. The mandate was en4 tlrely free from such a desire. On the contrary, it was only after this unity and in view of the governments meas ure for reorganization of the whole coun- try that a necessity for the loan arose. The idea of foreign loan was only to spare the people from making that loan themselves to the government Capital from abroad might be brought into the country and thus saSe the peo- pie from using their own capital already earmarked for their own individual un- dertakings.
 The premier declared, however that the Chinese government would not make a foreign loan, although the necessity was pressing, except on such conditions as would not endanger the sovereign rights of the country or involve any danger to it's political status. If the loan could not be made on such terms then he believed the Chinese government could rely upon the people themselves to come to it's assistance
 Everyone is aware of the governments difficult position with respect to fi- nances, he said. Many of the troops have not been paid for several months and government departments were al- most unable to pay their staffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
BOYCOTT IN INDIA
British Administration Feeling Seri-
 Ous Effects of Movement
By Associated Press

New York. December 1.-The progress Of the boycott movement of the native element in India against the British In dian government is given in reports from India reaching the India information bu- reau here. The reports state that since the boycott began many natives have resigned from offices under the govern ment: four colleges have closed as a re- suit of the agitation with a growing student-strike movement through the country; and an almost complete boy colt is under way of the government few weeks
 For the first time since the inaugura- ton of the boycott the British Indian government has issued statement of it's attitude toward the movement ac- cording to dispatches just received by the India bureau. The statement says that no oppressive action will be taken by the government for it considers that such action should only be employed in the last resort, when, indeed, failure to adopt it would be a criminal betrayal of the people" The government has re- trained from taking action against those who advocate a boycott of the govern ment schools, the law courts and the legislative councils, for three reasons, namely:
 Reluctance to interfere with the lib- erty of speech and of the press at a time when India is on the eve of a great advance toward the realization of responsible government.
 "Reluctance to make martyrs of fndi- viduals, some of whom may be honest in their convictions.
 Trust that the common sense of In- da will, re reject the nonco-operation.'
 The bureau states that the native ele- ment construes the statement to mean that action will be taken to repress the boycott on the slightest outbreak of vio- lence or anything that may be construed on oh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
GERMANY LEADING
 IN TRAIN TRAVEL
Conditions Rapidly Returning to NormaI-De Luxe Are
 Fewer Than Formerly
By Associated Press

Munich, December 21-TraVeli ling conditions within Germany are more early normal than in most other parts of Europe. Trains are frequent anJ generally on time when not compelled to wait for connections with trains from other countries. There are fewer trains deluxe than formerly. Many lines do not operate ffrstclass sleep ing cars. But most important trains carry sleepers with second class ac- commodations-tha is, two persons in each compartment Few trains have dining ears, although most sleeping car conductors provide coffee and tea for passengers, and sandwiches, cakes and fruits can be had from vendors a. nearly all important stations
 Cars and stations are clean and fair ly well heated. The tranmen are courteous to foreigners and talk French and English with apparent relish. This Is probably due to the fact that foreigners are more liberal in their fees, and German railway men make such small salaries that they are eager to augment them. Travel to and from East Prussia is more troublesome than in any other part of the country. Most trains are delayed at least two hours by Polish officials at the Danzig corridor and frequently the delay is much longer The Poles require Polish vises for all passengers crossing the corridor, and the Tee for an American Is $10, regard less of whether he desires to stop in the strip under Polish. control.
 In the Rhineland the train service IS especially good and all hotels and pensions are extending a, welcome to foreigners For time some hotels in Germany charged higher rates to for eigners from countries where the ex change was better than in Germany, especially to Americans But this practice has been abandoned by all important hotels, Shopkeepers occa- slon&lly try to charge Americans and nglishmen more than the marked Price on their goods, but the practice mas been resented strongly that lew important concerns continue it. The attitude of the German public to- ward English speaking travellers is almost universally courteous Occa sionally Germans will leave a com part where English is spoken, but the great majority of Germans seem to enjoy an opportunity to practice Eng llsh and will frankly say so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
COTTON EXPORTS
 PAY FOR PIANOS
United States Invades Egyptian Markets and Is Leading
 British in Trade

London. December &.-tBy Reciproca, News Service )-Puttfng together two separate official reports of Egyptian trade, it is evident that American piano manufacturers are capturing the Egyp- ton market and that America is im- porting cotton in payment for musical in struments While Germany supplied twice as many pianos as the United States, the United States sent four times as many as the United Kingdom.
 The report states that ''it is consid- cred by the piano trade in Egypt that the United States of America will in future be England's most formidable competitor. the German pianos being of inferior make" American prices are 20 per cent lower than British prices. The report on exportation of cotton from Egypt shows that American importation of Egyptian cotton has this year ln- creased 15O per cent. Great Britain now takes considerably less than half the Egyptian cotton exports and only s0,- oOO bales more than the United states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

suggestion we got some blanks out of
 the cellar and built another.
 By that time three old gentlemen
 with stern faces arrived and asked for Uncle Ebenezer The refusal of the
 door bell to work didn't bother them.
 They knocked.
 Leaving instructions as to how to
 sort, fold and put into envelopes the
 pamphlets we had taken from the
 boxes. Uncle Ebenezer went downstairs to confer with his co-workers. They left in an hour, and he re- turned to seold us for the slovenly way in which we were doing the work. How aan the cause of Sabbath ob-
 servance prosper he said, if envelopes are to be sent out addressed in the hands of school boys?" I apologized for the handwriting of my children. but that was not enough. I had to readiness all the envelopes myself
 It was now Il o'clock, and I in-
 timated that it was time to go to church
 ''True." said Uncle Ebenezer, 'T shall go. And when l come back I expect that all these letters will be mailed"
 FROWNED AT FRIVOLITY ! His expectations were not realized Although we sueaked out the car in his absence and tried to get all of them down to the postoffice it was matter of several trips. And just as
 we were getting back from the second, : he reappeared.
 i He scowled when he saw the car.
 q do not like frivolity on the Sab
 bath" he said
 1 We explained that packing an au- 1 tomobile full of packages of pamphlets and taking them to the postoffice as hardly a form of frivolity, but it was 1 of no use.
 q should have carried them down i personally had I been here" he said. | "There are three of you. You could easily have done it.
 ! We carried the rest of them. The Hob took till o'clock. 1 By that time we were fairly well played out But Uncle Ebenezer wasn [. 1 He was just starting
 We had given the cook day off
 because he did not believe in forcing 1 help to work on Sunday, so the boss cooked the dinner The kids would | have helped. but the old gentleman
 had them mailing up the boxes and billing them outside so the truck coulo take them away to be used again l After a brief interruption for dinner which the boss got, we all went paeN ! to the job At 12 o'clock I telephoned Tor | the truck, and we reloaded the boxes. 1 IJncle FSbenezer in the meantime had 1 been addressing the evening meeting of i the Sunday Observance league. 1 He turned up at quarter past lZ 1 fresh as a daisy, and asked if l would | mind taking his dictation for a circular
 letter to all the pastors in the city. l did mind, but l took the letter. Fhe
 kids were in bed but they were too tired | to sleep. was a limp perspring mass | myself. The boss, who had got the meals washed and wiped the dishes and run up and down stairs hundred times to bring pens and ink and paper to l Uncle Ebenezer, was a wreck But
 anyway we had helped the great cause 1 of Sunday observance
 | (Copyright 1920 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
MAD MULLAH ALIVE
Is in Abyssinia Safe From Pursuit
 of the British
Ky Associated Press

London, November 13 The Mad Mullah" the dervish leader, who seems to bear charmed life, is now in Abys- sinia, safe from British pursuit but Of his numerous wives, sons and relatives, only his eldest son and brother es- capped with him.
 In the British campaign against him, 60 of his personal followers were killed, Including seven of his sons, seven close relatives and four of his advisers. Six sons, his five wives, four daughters and two sisters were captured.
 Picturesque details of the fruitless attempts to capture the dervish chief tain are given in an official dispatch from Godfrey Francis Archer, the British governor of that protectorate.
 In the early months of this year the dervish forces were completely routed, but the Mullah himself once more got away into the interior. Bombing air planes were used in the campaign and the dispatch records that on the ap- proach of the first air squad the Null and awaited their coming under white canopy used on state occasions.
 Some dervishes afterward reported that the Mullah saw in the airplanes "a divine manifestation" others sait that he had beer told that the machines were Turkish and came from stamboui (Constantinople) to convey the Sul- tan's Ereetings.
 It was during this first air raid that the Muilah narrowly escaped with his life. His robes were sinEed by bomb and hc Aftsrwards prudentiy took refuge in caves.
 For many days, says tho dispatch, the Muiiah was pursued by. the camel eofps, often en half rations and even on ne Fations at all. The chase wal kept up day and night until there was nethlns further to pursus-frem the sea te the southern border of the pre- teetaFats,
 One group sf fusitives whase tracks were followed turned sut te be net the Muiiah and his bedyEuaFd. but a Fafty of Ahyssi HiaHs. Nest of the party weFe killed, the dispatch adds, and the Mul= jah. whs was eiape at hand all the tims, saw thair fate fFem hiding place eH neishbaFing hill,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
POVERTY IN GERMANY
French Investigator, However. Finds
 Farmers Are Prosperous
By Associated Press

Paris, November 19.-Something of the seriousness of Germany's economic condition from French viewpoint is told by Jean Herbette, foreign tdi.or Iof Le Temps, now studying the situa- tion in Germany.
 Members of the middle class whose stationary incomes spell poverty in the rise of prices and the workers, are said by him to "be particularly unhappy" Fortunately, he adds, farmers are pros porous.
 There is cruel misery" he writes,
 in the homes of the workers who EaVe many children. This condition is not limited to families of the unem- ployed, of whom there are 100000 in Germany. It is characteristic of the present crisis that a workman cannot manage to feed and clothe his family. even when he works at relatively ,igh wages
 T have been in homes where tho father got 200 to 25o marks week. When he must feed five or six children. It is Restitution. To buy bread, fats and potatoes, even in insufficient Juan- tiues, he must spend so marks a week or more. Rent gas and a little coal absorb part of the remainder. How can the family be clothed and shod i? Even poor suit costs 1,5OO marks, a pair of shoes 150 to 200 marks. Linen has become an almost unattainable lux ury."
 In Berlin. M Herbette visited modest homes with welfare workers. "we saw, he says, 'in the homes of hard working people who did not ask aid, pallet-beds and rags. So miserable that my companion could hardly believe his eyes. There are children three and four yaers old that their mothers carry In their arms actually wrapped in rags when they go out because they have no clothes. One hears little complaint. however. The habit of privation pro- duees sort of torper and no She seems concerned except with finding a little something to eat"
 In these conditions, he concludes. unhealthy propaganda has free play" put tnere is nothing incurable in them and there must be found some policy to meet the needs for the interests of peace and tho interests of France"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
AMERICAN CHARITY
 BATTLING WOLF IN
 HAPSBURG CAPITAL
Vienna Children Are Starving and PerShing From Lack of Food-Red Cross Doing
 Valiant Service
By Associated Press

Vienna. December S-But for the ar rival of 900 tons of flour lent by Germany and Switzerland, Vienna would have been breadless during a recent week. As 1t vas, the government was forced to re- ouisition 40 tons of breadstuffs accumu lated by the war kitchens during the summer i'll order to tide over the crisis.
 A considerable consignment of grain se cured in Jugo-Slavia and Rumania is tied up at various points down the Dan ube because of very low water through out the autumn and early ice. Efforts are being made to tranship by rail, but the car and locomotive shortage of all the countries involved, as well as the lack of steam coal. delays it's arrival.
 But for American charity, the city au- thorities concede that Vienna's plght, bad as it is. would have been indefi- initely worse this winter. The burgomas- ter, Dr. Reumann, in appreciation of the extensive American relief being afforded by various organizations, has asked the Associated Press to convey to the Amer jean people the following Christmas mes sage:
 The distress in which the Vienna population is living in consequence Of the dreadful war has highly impressed the American people.
 In Vienna, children are starving and perishing from malnutrition, the sick cannot be attended in the hospitals TOT want of medicines, surgical instruments, dressing stuffs and other remedies of all kinds and the mortality is rapidly ln- creasing among the weak and old. All these facts have called up Aoble-minded readiness for help very touching to the population of Vienna.
 The American people have created number of relief committees for the pur- pose of collecting gifts to be distributed among the indgent of Vienna and the furnishing children. The American gov ernment has taken great interest in tnls relief work, and the American Red Cross las brought love parcels of high value in Vienna and softened the great misery to q considerable extent.
 We cannot enough admire this splen- did assistance that was shown us in such q humane manner; our language has no words fit for interpreting our feelings of heartfelt thankfulness and gratitude.
 "As burgomaster of the city of Vienna, I beg to express herewith my profound and sincere thanks to the generous peo- ple of the American state for all the marks of sympathy shown the Vienna population and for all relief and assist ance works bestowed upon it.
 'T have the honor to send to it the best wishes of the Vienna town council flor a merry Christmas, assuring you that the population of Vienna will never for get the humanity and philanthropy of America that has relieved and helped us in this time of need.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
RUBBER MEN WORRY
Amazon Region Feeling Effects of De-
 cline In Price
By Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro, November 1S.-F1nan- cial and economic troubles in the Amazon region, due to the fall in the price of rubber, were explained to President Pessoa this week by a deputation rep resentative of Amazonian commercial in terests which joalrneyed from the north to reterate views already placed before the government in written memorials.
 The commission suggested the taking of measures to stop the fall in the price of rubber and prevent the product being handed over to foreign trusts. It also suggested the opening of credits to Eu- ropean rubber consuming countries sim lar to the agreement recently concluded with Italy for the purchase of Brazilian foodstuffs-
 President Pessoa promised to give the matter earnest attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
NEW "BOONE" DISCOVERY
Huge Rock in West Virginia Bears
 Famous Hunters Name
By Associated Press

Huntington, w. Va, December 1S.- That Daniel Boone. famed Kentucky hunter, made an expedition into Wayne and Lincoln counties during his career is the belief of party of lumber jacks who recently discovered the name, ID. Boone" chisled in a large rock at the mouth of a cave on Pond fork of Four Mile creek. Lincoln county. near the Wayne line. The forms of the letters are said to correspond with the name of Boone, which is found carved in the rocks of Kentucky. The rock bearing the name in Lincoln county is located in a remote and wild section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
WCER0YALTY IS POPULAR
Others Than Winston Churchill Men.
 toned for Indian Job
Iy Asspeiaiaa Pesss

sIhIb Dene'1bef M,-(tndlh fnforfna- ton Bureau. .)e=severai names for the Vice royalty of India have hssa prepes sd recently. besides Winston Churchill, war minister Of England. Many view it as increasingly probable that the appoint fhsht Will He te Led Wiilingden, the present governor of Madras, Lord Will iihsdeh has been gevs#aer of two Indian provinces, Madras and Hembay. Fer | tifne hs served as juHisF lard of the treasury uhdsr Sir Henry Campbell Baa- noRmah,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
CHURCHES BUY SALOONS
Former Barrooms Are Converted Into
 Houses of Worship
Hy Asvcclntcd Preae

Philadelphia, December ss.- -Frontiar saloons in the west are bsinR donated and bought by Methodist ministers to be rebuilt into churches and parsonagss.
 District superintendents from towns III the west made thls report to the board of home missions and church sxtanslon of the Msthedist mpiseopal church at meeting here. More than 20 churches have been built from cid saloons in weat- srn Wisconsin aiens. t was rspeFtsd Fifteen parsonages were equipped with the eak furniture from hotel at Msd- feFd, Wis,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
XMAS FOR 6O,OOO
By Associated Press

Warsaw, December Zo.-SlNty thousand inmates of hospitals and orphanages in Poland will each receive Christmas gift this year from the American Red Cross. Santa Claus will be played by Capt H. H. Hall of Pittsburg. who as chief of Red Cross stores in Warsaw, will direct the work of distribution. Warsaw alone has $500 orphans and more than 1000 sick and wounded in hospitals. Lem- berg, Cracow and other large centers of population will not be overlooked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
TULIP DAY PLANNED
Sixteen Hundred Yellow Plants Will
 Be Planted In Pittsburg
Br Associated Press

Pittsburg, December 1S.-Sixteen hundred yellow tulips will be planted for next spring near Neptune fountain in Schenley park here, in the form of two large gold stars, in memory of the Pittsburg soldiers who made the su- preme sacrifice in the World war. The Service Star legion, Mothers of Democ- racy of Allegheny county will have charge of the planting of the flowers. The plot upon which the flower star will appear next summer has been ded- icated to he legion and will be known as the Gold Star Beds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
WANTED - Experienced hospital orderlies; good salary, room and board. Call West End 980.
FOR RENT-22o51a 1st ave-, 50x150; elevator, good light; lease or monthly basis. Mol ton Real Estate & Ins. Go.
 FORECLOSURE SALE

A well improved t0-aere farm. s5 miles from state capital, on Montgomer high way. 1 mile from town; rolling land. good soil; running water 10 acres in timber; g5 acres under cultivation; fenced and cross fenced with woven wire. 4-room eeiled house idxS2, with IL" 16xaA; porch front and rears main barn 2-story 1sx24: rear barn 2ix62. needs some repairs. price Si.s5o. $500 cash, si50 per year. we also have few more bargains in 70 and sb-acre farms. s2ll Jefferson Couaa., Bank Bldg, Main 274e.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

Mrn, Maggie Howard Funeral services for Mrs, Maggie Howard, age A, who died at o'clock yesterday afrer- noon at the residence of her brother Charles r. Hinton. 1881 Sixth ave- nuo. south. will be held from Shaw's chapel this afternoon at o'clock Rev. James A. Bryan win efficiate Burial In Forest Hin cemetery.