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Evening star., 1920-06-13

A.. s,+uation. has prudently and wise
iv refrained from participating In the
trade negotiations IN Lonuon. ana
inasmuch as France mas resists
sharp disapproval OF tne sespding nes@ nf
the great Russian gold supply preJu-
diciai to the payment OF the oo,oou'
900 franc indebtedness OF hussia ~
France. 1t would not be IN tne leas.
surprising to see Lloyd Ieoas sos aaar
nnd hiuntIy tell Krassin that his use
fulness in England Is over.
Homes of Adjustment Fade.
IL there are hopes of adjusting the
,,,io1a near eastern situation to the
satisfaction of the allies ana 70 !he
advantage of native peoples OF tne
near east. who face tremehuous 'ns an, ann
nroionaed sufferings under polsn evik
pI.ation these are feeble at the
With the possibility of the lure OF
rsw,vsd trade with tho allies failing
to frustrate bolshevlk actions 10 the
east, the league of nations councli ~
confronted by an extremely vexing
nrnhlem for it Is expected to act on
the anneal of Persia, for protection
against the invading bolsheviks.
The league cannot dodge the issue
in any way. 1t must declded TO help
P2rsiB or 1t must duHiit .huS ~ ho1
- tha facilities to properly inter-
vene in this crisis or any other in the
Immediate future,
The problem is an acute one, FOR
| ...aan in the league council are
fully fuatvss cognizant of the disinclination
of the peoples Of most eSantr,es ne to
charocfar particularly when they
still are mourning the loss of mil
lions Of their sons and brothers and
dams without precedent in the history
of the world. The sending of league
forces as such is impossible. as they
have not as yet been created. but
| the nation members OF the league
may be expected to act individually
in order to preserve the face dignity
far any or all of the member nations
will so is purely conjectural, but any
resumption of warfare is certain tc
imperil the tenure OF existing aiheo
governments in Europe.
!. Unlsss-the allies act individually.
Evening star., 1920-06-13
100000 ARE ELIGIBLE.

Two hundred thousand officers of
the world war, who returned to civ
ilian life, are eligible to take the ex-
animation for Regular Army commits
sions if they apply by June 23. 1920.
Maj. Gen. Henry Jervey. operations
divisions. general staff. announced.
There are now 1900 applications
on file and the examinations will be-
gin July 7. 1920. and be completed
as rapidly as practicable. The fact
that an officer did not remain in the
service will not operate against him
and examining boards have been di-
rected to make allowance for the lack
of opportunity Of discharged officers
for keeping informed Of military mat
tiers.
Evening star., 1920-06-13
NOT TAKING 1T TOO SERIOUSLY
t Some Angles of the Passing ShoaO That May Have
/ a-f 7s,s Escabed the G1oon1s and Grouches.
BY KIRK MILLER.

tion and prohibition Supreme Court.
There We're no dissenting opinions.
which looks as though Judge mas
to bust his dissenters before he can
ever ascend to the loftiest court IN
the land.
Little New Jerseys and lttler Rhode
Islands petitions to bust up the pro-
hibition works were declared less
than scraps of paper. Those peti-
tions could now be used for parti-
tions in some modern apartment
house. The suits of the Wisconsin
kentucky and st. Louis birds VINO
wanted to exceed the speed limit OF
one-half of ! per cent conversation
water. were declared to be ill-httllS
and of last seasons tailoring. Inc
waist lines were too high. the wafer
lines were too thin and the life line
not long enough.
"U. s. VS. Feigenspan, New Jersey
statutes. 2.75.'
That case will go down in legal
annals as the case that broke the
camers suspender buttons. The point
of law involved was whether ten or
twelve bottles constituted case. ana
the court decided that a near sighted
mistake had been made in favor OF
the party of the second part. and that
two bottles more or less in the same
crate was not sufficient evidence to
warrant the return of the other ten
quarts to the party of the hrst or
initial part.
That was in the days before
corkscrew was convertedd into nut
pick and funnel into a megaphone.
But now the Supreme Court rattles
through with a perfectly plain ana
simp.e decision. 1t clearly states
that it shall hereafter be considered
breach of social etiquette for any
Individual. sober or otherwise. to
want wish for or desire any bef-
-erage with fewer alcoholic calories
in it than said individual would be
willing to feed to his mother in law.
provided he had a mother-in-law or
equivalent thereof.
Furthermore. and to-wit-the code
plainly prohibits the mere thought of
more inSidious than essence
of grape in it's unfermented form and
even that is taboo in habit-form ng
doses. You dassent bring liquor from
Mexico. Cuba or Canada into the I'm
divided States of America. The i'm
migration officers are authorized to
search you from dandruff to bunions,
but the laws say nothing about them
using a stomach pump. Which indi-
Gates that even supreme court de-
cisions have their loopholes for the
wealthy.
Finally. life seems to have been
cheated of its roseate noses. The
glamour of Saturday night along the
Rialto has skunk past. The VIII and
kiddos are shod all around and there
is enough sugar in the family sugar
vat to toss off platter of fudge on
Evening star., 1920-06-13

Sunday afternoon should sisters beau
sneak in for tea, cocoa or root beer,
as the case may be.
Yes, children. intoxicating narcotics
are packed away with the moth balls
and the red-fannel pettiskirts.
Whisky is in the same discard with
the high-wheeled velocipede. sus-
penders and other slightly old-fash-
ioned novelties. The brown derby
may return to vogue. the celluloid
necktie may become the fashion in
choking to death, and even the syn
thetic wart on the back of the neck
may come to serve the purpose of a
collar button. but friends, riot-water
has been given the official and un-
stinted razz by the Supreme Court of
this fair land-long may she futter!
Evening star., 1920-06-13
TAX INFORMATION SERVICE.
Government to Establish Bureau,
With Bulletins on Income Levies. q

In response to the demand of tax
payers, and more especially 10 lawyers
and accountants and others, in whose
professional work a reliable knowledge.
of tax practice is necessary. the govern
ment has established bureau of in
come tax information service. The"
service is to consist of regular weekly
bulletins containing current decisions
ahd rulings upon questions arising in the +
administration of the revenue acts Of
1917 and 1918. Also those of prior in
come tax laws and bimonthly cumula-
tive digests A cumulative bulletin in
which the contents of the weekly bulle-
tins are to be consolidated will be issued
semi-annually. -
This service of information is edited
by the internal revenue bureau. 8
Evening star., 1920-06-13
AID TO RESEARCH COUNCIL.

Dr. f. S. Moore. professor of geology
and mineralogy and dean OF the School
of Mines of the Pennsylvania State Col
lege, has been appointed member of
the committee on sedimentation of the
National Research Council. He will
represent the colleges and universities.
in the eastern states in an organization
for the stimulation of research work on
sedimentation.
Evening star., 1920-06-13
COL. sPINKs ON NEW POST.

Lieut. Col. Marcellus G. Spinks. in
spector generals department, at the
General staff College. this city. has
been assigned to duty at Fort Mon
roe, Va.
Evening star., 1920-06-13

~ EPu BLICAN national conven-
IL ton was tossed off in Chi
nv cago despite the warning
">a Monday by the Supreme Court
that il would be total failure.
Chairman Hays had sent out invita-
tions TO the party, and when the
prohibition prescription was inter-
preted for the export and import
trade he wasn't going to start issuing
rain checks. Everything was set In
Chicago to open the convention to
an anvil chorus of champagne stop
pers and William Jennings Bryan
had raised his umbrella to keep from
getting hit by an unwieldy cork.
when the Supreme Court decision be-
gan to settle over the United States
of Saharica, Chicago and other out
lying districts.
which is by way of saying that
as far as prohibition is concerned
Evening star., 1920-06-13
@There ain't anything left to say"

there amt anything left to say. The
last tadpole has been dipped into the
ink and the writing fluid is dry, dry,
dry. The Supreme Court has throt-
tied up its belt to the final and con-
Guiding notch and rendered de-
cision what am a decision. 1t has
officially divorced John Barleycorn
from all his children without ali
mony. Yea, sisters. yea!
On January 10Th last. brothers, ma
tional irrigation was stopped in its
tracks. When the prohibition laws
were put in motion here and here
abouts the world sew its first real
example of perpetual motion. After
that nothing matters. but it is in
teresting to recall the horsepower
and voltage which could be concealed
in one-quart bottle before the
ridiculous state of intoxication was
made a misdemeanor and a felony.
with the accent on the first syllable
of the last offense. Three cheers for
America and suburbs.
The land of the meek and the home
of the brave is right, for it takes
brave guy to accept a life sentence
to strict sobriety with Cuba only
two-Say swim. Brothers, take up the
collection
The next hymn will be song. The
Chicago convention was declared a
complete blimp before the first can
didate was ironed out.
The delegates to the San Francisco
shad bake had made all plans to re-
cover consciousness in time for the
eighteenth ballot purely out of re-
spect for the amendment named after
that numeral, but. after listening to
the courts murmurings. the Ken
lucky, North Carolina and West Vir-
ginia delegates. who were unin-
structed to vote for the moonshine
candidate from New Jersey. cancelled
their hotel reservations and declared
themselves through with politics.
Lad, page Gov. Edwards.
After holding a consultation with
itself. the Supreme Court dashed off
it's findings on the convex side of a
concave slate. \ lot of the children
tried to look on the other side of the
slate. but all they found was a comic
valentine of teacher staring them in
the eyepiece. When the S. c. dashes
out a recipe there amt no use look
ing at the blotting paper in the mir
ror to find an antidote. And you
can't talk back to the Supreme Court!
All of which goes to prove what a
republican Congress can get away
with during a democratic administra-
Evening star., 1920-06-13

Finally. life seems to have been
cheated of its roseate noses. The
glamour of Saturday night along the
Rialto has skunk past. The wifi and
kiddos are shod all around and there
is enough sugar in the family sugar
vat to toss off a platter of fudge on
Evening star., 1920-06-13
BY FRANK II. SIMONDs.

THIN the past few weeks
M the world has had many
" " reminders of the multi
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-24

Our new workrooms, located
at l7le-172l Penna. Ave-, are
the largest and best equipped
exclusive tailor shops south of
New York. Our shops are ex.
ceptionally we'll organized,
with a force of the finest skilled
men tailors obtainable. These
men are loyal to us, giving us
a full 1907 production under
the proft-sharing plan. Incl
dentally our customers derive
the benefit by dealing with
firm which is so fortunate in
having an organization of tai
lors operating under this prin.
ciple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

Figures prepared b. the office Centra
 Conformation under the ministere des af1 fairs economiques. show the present out| put of Beigium's $ principal industries al compared with the 1915 production figures| Present production Tn percentages is al follows: Coal mines, 9S per cent glas sand, 50; chemical products. 25 superl phosphates, 50; matches. 70. sugar. loil glass. s6; mirrors, 8 textiles GO; leathe1 products, 90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

from their homes to the center of the city and back again. or not to go to busi- ness. Most of them are too weak from starvation to walk several hours so they have to stay at home.
 The Viennese winter climate is so se- were that to sit in rooms wivnouv frs seems quite intolerable but the Vienneses have to do it as best they can, TOT there is not even enough fuel to supply the kitchen fires. In homes, shops and of fees the people sit with the collars of their overcoats pulled up as far as pos sible over their ears. Teachers and pu- pills sit the same way in the schools. Often the schools are closed altogether for want of fuel.
 University libraries it is as cold as in trious students study there, but they can not endure the cold long.
 IF the National library one may often see an anemic, learned gentleman with a beard. who always brings a heavy plaid with him. When he has taken his seat and received the books he wants, he wraps himself up in his plaid like a baby puts on a pair of thick gloves, cleans his eye glasses and pulls the csl- lar of his coat nearly over his head. Then he studies until the hall is closed in the evening. Often he is quite alone. l asked him how he managed to stand Ehe cold so long, and he told me that he gets quite warm again as soon as he leaves the library and walks briskly in the streets. (Copyrighted by the Edward Marshall
 Syndicate, Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
CONVICT OFFICIAL
 OF FAIRBURN BANK
Green Sentenced to Five
 Years in the Georgia Penitentiary
By Associated Prtss

Fstrburn, Ga, April 2.-william B, Green, former vice president of the Fairburn Banking Company, was found guilty by q jury in superior court here tonight of embezzlement of funds of the bank Judge John B. Hutcheson sentenced Green to serve five years in the ;Sats HeHitentiary.
 The verdict was rendered by the jury after deliberations lasting about two hours.
 Argument in the case, which went to trial last Monday, were completed at o'clock tonight and were followed by the charge of Judge Hutcheson, who then adjourned court until o'clock. The jury's verdict was brought in shortly after court reconvened
 motion for a new trial was en- tered by counsel for the defendant and the date of hearing on the motion was Set for May 22.
 The bond for $25,ooo under which the defendant was placed at the time of his indictment was renewed
 The jury convicted Green on both counts of the embezzlement indictment, one of which was for embezzlement of cash and the other, for Liberty bonds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
TROY

Troy, April 2.-GSpecial. 1.-The Shiloh consolidated school has received it's new auto bus for school use The bus will carry forty people at one time. It will be used for collecting and carrying the children to the new consolidated school, which has just been built
 The Convocation of Montgomery with the womans auxiliary will unite in a conference in Troy on April 15 at St. Marks Episcopal Church. The church is especially anxious for most success full meeting that may result in an an nual spring conference. Each church will be asked to send delegates from clergy, laity and auxiliary.
 Miss Mary Dean, who is teaching in Elba at present but who has been a teacher in the city schools of Troy for some years, has accepted position as county home demonstration agent in Pike county. She will begin her work some time in May. according to an announce ment made by County Farm Demonstra- tion Agent J. E. Moses. Miss Dean is a graduate of the State Normal school here and has had experience in teaching do- mestic science This position was for merly filled by Mrs. J. B. Wilson, who resigned some time ago.
 Miss Helen Johnson of the home demon stration department at Auburn will spend the week, beginning March %, in Pike county in this work.
 B. c. Bassett of Troy, manager of the Cooperative Warehouse and Gin Com pany, has gone to Auburn, where he will work several days under the direction of the government extension department, making a survey of the warehouses of the state, to determine the needs of Alabama in the warehouse line, partic- ularly applicable to cotton warehouses This work is to be completed before the meeting of the American Cotton Associa- ton in Montgomery and a report is to be furnished at that meeting. Mir. Bassett has had long experience in warehouse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
TALLADEGA

Tailadega, April 2-(Special) )-Every precinct in Talladega county will have a local of the Farmers Union within few weeks. according to information received From State Organizer W. c. Irby of Jack sonville. and former president and pres- ent secretary and treasurer of the state organization, O. P. Ford, of McFall, while in the city following a visit to Beat r, where local was organized Farmers in the county are said to be very enthusas- tic over the plan of reorganization of re~ union. There is some agitation among the the farmers for the erection of a cotton warehouse, packing house and cold storage plant cooperative plan.
 George R. Stuart of Birmin gham will deliver a lecture in the High School audi torium at Lincoln Tuesday evening, April 6. The subject of MT. Stuart's lecture will be -Lopsided Folks"
 Judge E. A. Hammett of this city has been called to Export Fla, on account of the serious illness of his brother, Henry M. Hammett.
 The shops of Bradley Bros. and E. R. Jacobs were entered Wednesday night, several flashlights, batteries and guns be- ing taken. The burglary is thought to be a revival of petty thieving by small boys who have previously given some trouble in this line in the city.
 Chief of Police G. w Burk is in receipt of letter from A. r. Vose of Hamburg, Germany, seeking information concern ing the whereabouts of his brother, Charles Voss, who, according to the let ter resided in this city in 1907. So far Chief Burk has failed to gather any in- formation concerning the brother men, tioned.
 John Jackson, who made his escape from the county jail, along with John McLemore and W. H. Freeman, several weeks ago, is in the custody of officers at Meridian Miss, according to informa- tion received by Sheriff J. c. Cornett Thursday. Jackson, who was held here on charge of burglary, alleged to have been committed in Sylacauga, has been arrested in Meridian on a similar charge, it is said. and must serve a sixty-day sentence in the Mississippi city before he can be returned here. A reward of S25 was offered for his arrest.
 The State Baptist Convention for the eastern division will be held in tn.s city April 8, beginning at e:9o in the moTnfffg Among those who win have part on the programme arranged for the occasion are the Rev J. M. Thomas of this city, the Rev. Leon M. Lattimer of Anniston, the Rev A Y. Napier, returned missionary from China Mesdames John c Williams, Carter Wright, T. L. Herren, F. A. Yer non, and Misses Clyde Metcalfe. Hanna F. Reynolds, Laura Lee Patrick, Minnie Weldon and Mrs. George Ragsdale.
 Extensive improvements are being made on the Star Theatre, which will make it one of the most modern in appointment and equipment in the state The whole interior is being remodeled and repainted. A mechanical pipe organ is being %p- stalled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
coILD NOT BEGIN TO TELL ALI

q could not tell you all the peneIits I had from the use o1 roiey Honey and Tar" writes Miss Rose Florke. 2e9 Hawkins Ave. N. Braddock. Pa. T had cold in my chest and fearing II would cause pneumonia l tried Foley's Honey and Tar and it was not long till I felt relieved l hope others suf- fering from severe colds will~try it.. Many such letters have been written about this time-tried. reliable family medicine for coughs, colds. croup and whooping cough. Eugene Jacobs Drug Store.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
Try to Cheer Debs

Parkersburg, W. Va, April 2.-A resolution of good cheer was sent by the West Virginia Federation of La bor to Eugene V. Debs, in prison at Atlanta Ga. according to an an- nouncement by W. M. Rogers, presi- dent of the federation at the close of today's session of the state convention. MT Rogers also said that resolutions asking President Wilson to pardon Debs and demanding amnesty for all political" prisoners had been passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

management and will make thorough e.tr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
DEATHS

Mrs. Martha Farrell-The body of Mrs Martha Farrell. who died at her res- idence at 2236 Avenue r Thursday morning, was shipped to Yazoo City, Miss. last night for interment.
 Miss Birdie Hortense Reeve.-Age 15 died yesterday at local infirmary. She is survived by her parents. sis ter and brother. The body was shipped to Springville yesterday aft ernoon for interment by Woodin.
 Mrs. Emma Laney--Age so, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. s, D. Herndon, 1130 North Twentieth street. yesterday evening. Funeral services will be conducted this after noon at 2:30 o'clock at Loy's chapel. Interment at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

management and will make thorough survey.
 Dr. H. Nj weedon left this week for New Orleans. where he went to confer with the officials of the Gulf division of the American Red Cross.
 pr. Weedon is with the state health department, but for some months has been arranging Red Cross first aid courses in the high schools of the state. He has completed this work now and will take up new features of health work in the state. He has travelled for the past two months approximately 2,0oo miles a month in arranging first aid courses.
 Dr. J. F. Dew of Ridgecrest. N. G., is here assisting Dr. E. s. Alderman in very interesting series of meetings at the First Baptist Church. About twenty five new members have been added to the churches and great deal of interest has been shown in the meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03
A Wedding on the Desert

From Inheritance of Canaan" by Elsie
 F. Wei, in Asia" magazine.
 Bedouin girls enjoy more freedom in courtship than their sisters of the east The Bedouin father feels a warm af- lection for his daughter, and rarely ac- eepts a price for her hand. When young man of the tribe thinks he has found his mate, he pays repeated visits to her fathers tent and is often permitted to see the girl. On the day agreed upon for the wedding. festive procession threads it's way from the home of the bridegroom to the tent of the bride-men carrying swords and spears and mounted on spirit ed horses, and girls, in all their finery and silver ornaments, on cameis richly adorned with colored silk trappings. The men hold a mock tournament before the tent of the bride. and the girls enter the woman's apartment to dress her in her new silk and wool robes. Then the pro cession returns to the bridegroom home, where there is elaborate feasting and wild dancing all night around great bonfire. The bride is welcomed to her new hearth with song:
 Walk proudly, o daughter of the Enir; Thy affianced is the first of horsemen.
 Walk proudly, o daughter of the Be-
 douins;
 Thy spouse is the slayer of his enemies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

It takes thirteen minutes of human labor to produce every bushel of wheat that comes out of a good American wheat state. In Europe a bushel of wheat requires four and one-half hours of labor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-03

Philadelphia makes underwear enough for all the people of New York, Phila- delphia. Chicago. St. Louis. Boston, Pitts burg. Buffalo, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles. San Francisco. Minneapolis and St Paul. with enough left to clothe every body in Texas and four other large states in the south.