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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
SEABOARD GETS LOAN
By Associated Press

Washington, September 13.-Ap- proval of a loan of $6,073.400 to tho Seabo9rd Air Line Railroad Company and sS96,925 to the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis was announced today by the interstate commerce com mission.
 The loan to the Seaboard Air Line the commission said, is to aid the road in acquiring refrigerator cars at a total cost of s1,05s,O00, in making ad- ditions and betterments at a total cos. of $750,000 and to meet it's 1920 ma turtles aggregating SS,24S 900. The railroad is required to finance $5,2S2, 6to to meet the loan of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14

Atlantic Coast Line 1st 4s .... 75
 Baltimore & Ohio cv. 4hs ... 67& Bethlehem Steel ref. '5s .... 7s
 Central of Georgia con- 5s ...... s2A Central Leather 5s ............. 901s Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s ..... 80 14 Chicago, B. & Quincy joint 4s.. 95 z Chicago, Mil. & St. P. cv. 41ss 70% Chicago. R. I. & Pac. Ky. ref. As STA City of Paris 6s .............. 9Sh Colorado, & Southern ref. 4hs TX Denver & Rio Grande con. As =. 65A Dominion of Canada 5s d931).. 67 73l Erie gen. Is ............. 45iz Illinois Central ref As ..... 731z Inter. Mer. Marine ss .... S11z Kansas City Southern ref. 5s... 6Sj5 Liggett .& Myers 5s ........ SOH Louis & Nash. un. As .. 1915 Mo, Kan. & Texas 1st As =. 57A Missouri Pacific gen. As ...... 56
 New York Central deb. 6s ...... 91
 Norfolk & Western cv. 6s .... 100 A Northern Pacific As ......... 75k Pennsylvania gen. 5s .,..... S6
 Reading gen. As ........ so
 Republic Iron & Steel 5s Gs4o) s6
 St. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s 65 E Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s .... ST E Southern Bell Telephone 5s ... S1
 Southern Pacific cv. Ss ..... 9S
 Southern Railway 5s ....... S41s southern Railway gen. As 59 ls Texas & Pacific 1st .... S1h Union Pacific As ............ S015 United Kingdom of G. E. & I.
 513s 1937) ................. SPA T. S. Steel 5s ........ SIX Va Caro. Chemical 5s ..... 91E Wabash 1st Sf 12 Wilson & Co. cv. 6s ........... SSl9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
VANCE AND CLEANER
 MAY PITCH TO-DAY

There's a chance for Dazzy Vance and Whitey Glazner to tie up again at Rick- wood this afternoon. The way the dope runs there doesn't seem to be any other moundsman that either manager conid use. Meeker, J. Morrison, F. Morrlsoh' Coffindaffer and Gallagher have been used since Glazner. Phillips and Mat teson have pitched since Vance. TOT kelson is holding down right tleid job at present which is keeping his hands full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Child Crushed to Death RN ASsociatad Rresa

Chattanooga, Tenn, September 13, Throngs in the business section of the city were mortified this afternoon when a truck owned by an oil company and driven by F. G. Gothard, negro, crushed the life out of Fairfax Chance, two-year- baby of MT. and Mrs. Frank s. Chance, while the mother with three children were attempting to cross Market street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
BERT GRIFFITH GETS
 FIVE CLEAN BINGLES

Bert Griffith ran wild over Pelican pitchers yesterday. Griff made rive clean hits out of seven times at pat
 Bert has been picking up wonder fully in his batting lately and 1T ne continues the good work throusi'ou the week he should finish the season well above the coveted 300 mark.
 Barnhart made three hits out Of seven times at bat. It was not lack or clean base hits that lost the game TOT the Barons yesterday These were in abundance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Liberty Bonds
Money Market

New York September 13--Prime mer- cantile paper per cent; exchange weak; sterling 60-day bills s.41A; commercial 6o- day bills on banks 3.4lA commercial 6o- day bills 3.41A; demand 346A cables 347. Francs, demand GAS; cables 6.50. Belgian francs, demand 692; cables 6.94. Builders, demand 31o0; cables 31.12. Lire, demand 4.22; cables 4.24. Marks, demand 174; cables 175. New York exchange on Montreal 10A per cent discount. Govern ment bonds easy; railroad bonds firm. Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days and months SA@S%.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
HIDE MEN HELD
Grand Larceny of S4S,972 Charged
 in Grand Jury Warrant
By Associated Press

Grand Rapids, Mich, September 13,- Riar Crohon and Phil Paris, president and secretary, respectively of the Great Western Hide Company of Boston, were taken into custody here today on a. grand jury warrant issued in Boston charging grand larceny of s4S,972.
 The warrant, according to local off cers, was issued on complaint of the An Slo-South American Bank of New York and the International Trust Company of Boston.
 Crohon declared tonight his arrest was due to a misunderstanding. He holds eX- tensive interests in several other leather and tanning concerns and is former treasurer of the Crohon and Roden Com pany of this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
FAULKNER DIES
Armed Posses After Negro Who
 Mortally Wounded Farmer
By Associated Press

Macon. Ga September B.-James FauIkner. a prominent farmer of Monti- cello thirty miles from here. who was mnrtaly injured from eunshot wounds inflicted by Josh SpiIlers. negro, died tonight His brother. John. who was also wounded by Spillers. is in a hos pital.
 Posses of armed white men were SCOUT ing Jefferson county in the hope or fe d. ing Spillers Reports reaching here late tonight said the negro had been cap tured and was being rushed to this city in an automobile for safe keeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

York. Members New York Cotton Exchange New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Li7. erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for Che purchase and sale of Cotton and attention and l.Seral terms given for cons alignment of spct cotton tor delivery Corr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14

107sc for, centrifugal. No sales were reported.
 The market for refined was unset tied with the refiner reducing his list price to the prices of IS cents for fine granulat ted, with all refiners now at the same levels. Two refiners are still out of the market. No improvement was noted in the demand, and what business is going on is in secondhand quarters where prices are still below those asked by refiners
 Sugar futures were quiet and prices irregular. Opening sales were made at from 20 points advance to 5 points decline, but in the late trading prices were easier and closing quotations were unchanged to 20 points net lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
DEATHS
Mrs. Ann Hill yanHoose-F Tuner;

Mrs. Ann Hill VanHoose- Funeral ser vices for Mrs Ann Hill VanHoose, age S3, who died Sunday afternoon at the residence of MT. and Mrs, Rob- ert Jemison, 16 Glen Iris Park, were held from the residence at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Inter ment in Elmwood cemtery. The de- ceased is survived by three children Mrs. Robert Jemison and Mrs. J. r Ross of Birmingham and Mrs. K. l. Simons of El Paso, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14

Triplets born to MT. and Mrs. W. P. Brock of Kansas City have been named Lola, Beaulah and Opal. because as MT. Brooks says, these names arc easily pro nounced together, but he says he can't yet tell the babies apart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
MARINE NEWS
Rv Assoc;ated Press


 New Orleans, September 13.-Cleared Steamers Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica; Lake Clear. Pensacola; Lake Gera, Gal weston; Norma, Tela; Rama, Bluefields; Rocio (British), Rotterdam, via Nor folk; Wellesley, Guantanamo; bark Monfalcone, Havana.
 Port Eads, La, September 13.-Ar- rived: Steamers Atenas, Bocas del To- TO; Augusta (Honduran),. Port Cortez; Cricket, Tampico; Donax (British), Bor- deaux; Fl Rio, New York; Hiburas, Honduras, Bluefields; Lake Flushing, Norfolk; Lake Zaliskl, Vera Cruz Ma rinula (British), Tampico; Nola, Mex co; Norugea .(Norwegian), Havana; Panucca, Tampico.
 Sailed Kostris Dannedaike, Porto Rico; Hancock County. Santo Domingo, via Jamaica; Isabella. Porto Rico; Korsfjord( Norwegian), Vera Cruz, via Tampico; Omoa (Honduran), Omoa. via Port Cortez and Belize; oscar D. Ben nett, Tampico; Remus, Genoa Can valerie (British) Mexico; Usambara (French). Havre; West Gambo, San tos, via St. Thomas.
 Mobile, September 13.-Arnived: Treaylaor, Cherbourg. France; Howick Hall, New York; H. F. Dimock, Bocas del Toro.
 Sailed: San Martena. Dunkirk, via New Orleans; schooners Melvin P. Smith, Orange, Tex; Isabella C. Harris, Gulfport
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
HEADED DOWNWARD
By Associated Press

New York, September 13.-Thc Ar- buckle Sugar Refining Company to- day reduced their list prices of fine granuIated sugar. from I1.1Oc to 15c n pound. All refiners in the market now are quoting this price. hut most of the demand still is being supplied by secondhand dealers at 14c to 14kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss, September 13-(Spe- cial. )--Federal Judge Edwin Holmes convened the federal court in Meridian today. The day was mainly devoted to empaneling, swearing in and instruct t- ing the grand jury the selection of petit jurors and sounding the docket, which is one or the largest in some years, owing to the great number of alleged violations of federal prohibi tion laws. Everything was gotten in readiness for taking up cases for trial tomorrow All the federal court of ficials are present.
 The Lauderdale County Baptist As sociation will meet at the Toomsuba Baptist Church Wednesday and Thurs day of this week in annual session. A s. Bozeman of Meridian, moderator and Frank Mcdonald, Jr., also of this city secretary, announce that splen- did program has been arranged for the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Dry Goods

New York. September 13.-Price re- duction in jobbing centers was reported today. The silk market was firmer. prices taking a slight rise. Overalls opened on a low price basis Bur1aps were quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Liverpool Cotton By Associated Press

Liverpool, September 13.--Cotton. spot. quiet; prices steady; good middling 24.57d i: fully mddling 2s.07d; middling 2157d low middling 17.77d; good ordinary 1432d or dinary 13.32d; sales 5000 bales, including 1900 American; receipts 15,0o0 bales. in- Lcuding s,20o American. Futures closed Tduiet but steady; September 1s.5ed Octo-
 Der l9.ozd: January ls.l3d; March 17.70d :; May IL I6d: July IS 7Sd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Spot Cotton
By Associated Press

New Orleans, September l3.-Spot cot tor quiet and unchanged; sales on the spot, none; to arrive 1,OO0; low middling 2c.75c middling 2925c/ good middling S25oc; receipts 796; stock 191, ,131
 New York, September l3-Spot cotton quiet; middling 31 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14

Numerous faculty meetings and oth- CT arrangements are to made in this city during the present week for the opening next Monday of the white and .colored city schools for the 1920-21 term. Wednesday of this week the formal opening of Meridian college and conservatory will take place under an entirely new plan. Since the closing of the college last year it has been decided to admit only female pupils heretofore the college has been for both boys and girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Nondon Money

BN AssOciated Press London, SeptAmber 13.-Bar silver 593sd per ounce; money 5A per cent; discount rates: short bills 6s4 &6 13-l6 per cent; g.
 month bills 6A@6 13-16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
New Orleans Futures Rv ACsnrtufoA praua

New Orleans, September 13-The cotton market closed steady at net de- clines of 33 to 65 points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
New York Futures

By.Associated Press New York, September 13.-The cot ton market closed easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Chicago Futures By Associated Press
Rice Market R- Asan,;a%ol D-.

by Associated Press New Orleans, September 13.-Rough rice, no sales. Receipts. 25S6S sacks miller's receipts, 4O,0o2. Clean rice steady Sales, Honduras, 6,765 pockets, Sc to SAC;
 l receipts, SITS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Coffee Market

New York, September 13.-The market for coffee futures was higher today owing to rather more favorable reports from Brazil and reports of little bet ter European demand. After opening at an advance of 20 to 33 points the market reacted slightly under realizing, with December selling off from S.52 to S.4o, but the price later firmed up to S.55 on reports of better tone in the cost and freight market and little foreign buy ing.
 One of the factors on the advance was the larger clearanees from Rio ana gan tos to Europe, amounting to about 16o,- OOo bags for the past week. including 19,- GOO bags to Germany.
 Offers of well described Santos 3s and 5s wereS reported in the cost and freight market at 1925, and of Rio Is at $40, American credits.
 The official cables ns6.<Sd an advance of 50 reis in the Rio market, while the dollar buying rate was 200 reis lower and Rio exchange on London 1-l6d higher. The Santos futures market was unchanged to 75 reis higher for old and unchanged to 225 .ooo reis higher for new style futures. Rio cleared 5000 bags for New York and Santos S,2o0 for New Orleans.
 Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 5000; Jundiahy, A,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Cash Grain

Cash Grain
 By Associated Press Chicago. September 13.-Cash wheat. No. red, s2. 5oG2 601a; No. 2 red, s2.59qg 2.591a.
 Corn, No. mixed, S1.Ha142; No. 3 mixed, s1.40Q1. .41 No. 2 yellow, s1.42@ 1.43k.
 Oats. No white. e4K@6sc; No. white, 63Ac.
 Rye, No. 2. s1sS1ka2. co; barley, s1OO@ 1.01a timothy seed, $4OOa7.50; clover seed $2o. .0Od27 GO; pork nominal lard $l955 ribs, $16.2591725. St. Louis, September 13-Cash wheat, No. red winter, $265d2. .67; No, 3, g 63@D 265; December, s2.49A bid; March, g. 45%a bid
 Corn, No. 2 white. s1.3961 40; Septern- Der, $13Sss; December, s119 bid Oats, No. white, 651Rc; No. 3. 641aGr 65lkc September. Sic bid; December, 661sc.
 Produce
 By Associated Press Chicago, September 13.-Butter lower; creamery, 43a56c. Eggs unchanged firsts, 51Q52c. Poultry alive, unchanged fowls, gen eral run, 2sc; springs, 33c; turkeys, 45c. New York. September 13-Butter easy; creamery firsts, 511z@57c. Eggs steady; fresh-gathered firsts, 7oa soc.
 Cheese firm; average run. 27dSc. Live poultry, no prices quoted; dressed quiet; western broilers, fresh, 434olc; roasting chickens, 46d50c; fowls, fresh, 2z142c; roosters, fresh, 26d27c.
 Potatoes
 By Associated Press Chicago, September 13. - Potatoes steady. Receipts, 40 cars. Jersey cob blers, g. 2.S5@295.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Metal Market Rv AxsOeiafed PvASs

New York, September 13.-Copper, dull Electrolytic. spot, September and Octo- Der. 1SAd19. Iron. steady: No. 1 north ern. $51dS3; No. 2 northern, $H@50: No. 2 southern s4e;@4a. Tin, steady; spot and nearby, 45.25; futures. 45.50. Antimony, 7.25. Lead, steady; spot, sdQ@9.00 Zinc. steady; East St. Louis delivery, 7.75@ 7.s1h At London: Spot copper. f97 IFS Cd; futures, fss 2s sd. Electrolytic, spot, ZIP: futures. e11s. Tin, spot, E272 i2s Cd: futures. 279 2s 6d. Lead. spot, fS7 5s; futures. fs4 15s. Zinc, spot, fss 5s; fu- lures. E40 los.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 8.5oc; receipts, 15.- s22; shipments, 10,1s2; sales, 1o,1o2; stock. U6, 751.
 Memphis: Middling, 32c; receipts. s2; shipments, 36l; sales. 475; stock. 252. .445.
 Augusta: Middling. % 75c; receipts, 1,ioe; shipments, 4s5; sales. 222, stock. 4s.1as.
 St. Louis: Middling, 32c; receipts, 69; shipments, 60; stock, 9s25.
 Little Rock: Middling. 29c; receipts. D; shipments, 1; sales. 1; stock, 15,0S3.
 Total receipts today, 17.sza; shipments, Il ,O40; stock, $50, ,242.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14

Spot Coffee
 By Associated Press New York, September 13.-Spot coffee, Rio S1-16c; futures steady; December S.45c; May 925c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Port Mnxemenf

 New Orleans: Midding, 29.25c; receipts 79G; exports. 5,393, sales, 1000; stock 191, 131.
 Galveston: Midding, 29.50c; receipts 11,494; sales, 6H stock, 157,S20. Mobile: Middling, 29.25c; receipts, 5s stock. 2,317.
 Savannah: Middling, BOG; receipts, 1Oo2 sales, 304; stock 61 ,29S. Charleston: Middling, 3oc; receipts, ( stock, PA, ,230
 Wilmington: Receipts. [; stock, 7,os Texas City. stock, 5,543 Norfolk: Middling. 3Oc; receipts, 85 sales, 2ss: stock, 24.92. Baltimore: Stock, 2,6O9 Boston: Middling. 3l.Tc; receipts, 50 stock, 11,800.
 Philadelphia: Middling. 31.5O; receipts 97; stock, 5,049. 33s; exports. $50; stock, g.7so 339. exports $50: stock, 97,2So. Minor ports: stock. 1,73. Total receipts. today, l3.150; exports 5,s43: stock. 742,5sD. Total receiptsf or week. 22.sss; exports 12.ses.
 Total receipts for season. receipts. 2S5,. TAO; exports, 223, ,015.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Cotton Seed Oil Rv Aasor1afA6 PrAsa

New York; September 13-Cottonseed oil was quiet but firm on short cover ing and support of nearby deliveries by refiners. Offerings were light all day. Closing bids were to 30 points net higher Sales, 7,l00 barrels. Tenders, 300 barrels. Prime crude, 10.3Qlo50; prime Simmer yellow, spot. closed at 13SeG 14,oo September, 1850; December 12SS; March 1864. all bid.
 Prime winter yellow and summer white nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Sugar Market

New York. September 13.-There were no changes in the local raw su- gar market over the week end. and prices were nominally unchanged at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
PotafOeS

By Associated Press Chicago, September IS. - Potatoes steady Receipts, 40 cars. Jersey cob blers, s2.S5@295
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-14
Naval Stores

By AG00e0t60 fTebB Savannah, Ga, September 13.-rurpen- tine, firm, 1.4o,k; sales, a4S receipts. sss: shipments. s.5S; stock, 11,s59.
 Resin. firm: sales, l.4s4; receipts. 1,1H; shipments. 4.s32; stock. O.515 Quote: B. s12 2eoal2.2 s; p. SIP ssa12 30; F. s12. .25@124o; c. H. l, K. $12. ,5@121; M. si2. 25Q1250; N. Wg. Wv, $12O.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-11-19
ANIMAL LIFE AT ITS WORST
Woe 6egone Specimens Of Dogs, Pigs,
and Horses in the Cuban Pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio.

There are more dogs than any 9TH
er kind of animal life in Pinar del
Rio, the westernmost province of
Cuba. and chickens, pigs. ponies and
goats rank next in the order named.
Dogs may be seen everywhere, but
they are lazy and Indifferent. Each
shack-hold has a few chickens, none
Of which would have the shade of
chance In a poultry show. but might
hold their own at cooking main.
There are many pigs to be seen, but
they are so thin and weakened that
the much-abused razor-back looks like
8 prosperous porker. says the National
GeOgra phical Magazine. Each pig is
anchored fast 10 a peg In the ground,
tethered to rope. Knowing that If
the rope were passed only about the
pigs neck he could wiggle free, the
native passes 1t around the pig in the
front OF one shoulder and behind the
opposite leg. and then draws II tight
enough to prevent the pig from back
ing out of II or creeping through.
The horses one sees are between
the Texas and the Shetland pony In
size. and so thin that one wonders II
they can make shadow. Mich goats,
which are the cows of Pinar del Rio,
seem to be the one class of animal
able to look fat and sleek.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-11-19
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m.
Epworth League at 6: 80 p. m.
Preaching at 1880 p. m
Prayer Service Thursday evening at
100 m
At the regular hour last week a
group of four from Gooding College
gave program which was highly en-
ioyed by all present and the church
was filled. The quartette consisted of
two teachers and two students. Miss
Mildred Bailey presided as pianist
and the high class music thar was
rendered showed talent and efficiency.
The soloist Miss Blodgett was of high
class and much time had been spent
in reaching this plane of success. Thu
reading given by Miss Jacoby a
teacher in the college was a very
pleasant feature of the evening while
the whistling solos by Miss Grau was
equal to any numebr on the program.
The entire program spoke in the high
est terms of the efficiency of the teach
ers.
The work of the two students told
the audience of the high class work
that is being accomplished in the coll
loge
The only regret that was to befelt
VAS because the young man that was
to appear on the program was unable
to he present owing to an accident
that he had received on the foot ball
field at Pocatello Saturday
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-11-19
New Riqid Airship Is Speedy

In the latest rigid airship. R-SO, as
developed by the vickers people. par
ticular attention was given to the
elimination of unnecessary head re-
sistance and the cutting down of
weight, and the builders have pro-
duced In R-S0 ship of only IA mil
lion cubic feet capacity. whose per-
Torrance I'm speed and endurance is
equal to that of R-33 and R-34. which
have capacity Of two million cubic
feet. The overall length of R-SO is
$50 feet. its diameter is 20 feet and
its height SIS feet. The total gross
lift is SS.5 tons ut sea level, and the
disposable lift is 17,5 tons. At full
power the estimated speed is over six
ty miles per hour and the cruising
radius at this speed is four thousand
miles and sixty-five hundred miles at
fifty miles an hour-Scientitic Ameri-
can.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-11-19

The milk problem on the hospital
ships Of the United States navy is
solved in different and highly ingeni-
nus fashion. On board the Mercury
and Comfort there is now a machine
which manufactures milk in any de-
sired quantity, although the ship may
nave been at sea for weeks. The me
"lanical COW" needs to be fed with
continuation of unsalted butter and
skinned milk powder. and II will give
mix with any degree of butter fat
which is required. It also produces
cream that will whip and the fluid
which II yields tastes like the best
quality of dairy milk and cream that
can be procured ashore.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-11-19
Eruptions on the Sun.

Not long ago. at the Yerkes oh.
servatory. an eruption was observed
(and photography on the rim of the
sun which threw up material to a
height of 5O0.0O0 miles. One cloud of
IT, which appeared as II floating de
tached. was reckoned to have some
thousands of times the volume of the
earth. We are accustomed to regard
great volcanic explosions on the earth
as the most appalling Of natural phe-
nomena, but they are feeble and tri-
fling disturbances compared with the
outbursts which are continually TAX.
ing place all over the body of the
sun.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-11-19
ARABIAN EMPIRE NOT LIKELY
Organization Are Foreign to
the Semitic Mind.

History. Is against the probability
The Semitic mind does not lean to-
ward system or organization" said
Col. Thomas E. Lawrence recently.
1.-THE Semites are represented by
very little art. architecture. philoso-
ply. But we find an amazing fer
tility among the Semites in the crea;
ton of creeds and religions. Three Of
these creeds-.Iudaism. Christianity
and Mohammedanism-- become
great world movements. The broken
fragments of countless other religions
which have failed are found today on
the fringes Of the desert.
"The desert seems to produce only
one idea--the universally of God.
We. who have gone out TO discover
the meaning of the desert have found
only emptiness-nothing but sand,
wind. soil and empty space. The
Bedouins leave behind them every
extraneous comfort and 60 to live 10
the desert. in the very arms of starva-
ton, that they may be free. The des-
ert exacts a price for its secret. 1t |
makes the Bedouins entirely useless
to their fellow men. There has never |
been Bedouln prophet. On the other
hand. there has never been a Semitic
prophet who has not. before preach
ng his message, gone into the desert
Ind caught from the desert jewellers
] reflection OF their belief. The idea
II the absolute worthlessness Of the
present world is a pure desert concep-
ion. at the root of every Semitic re-
lgion. which must be filtered through
he sceen of non-nomad prophet
efore II can be accepted by settled
eople.-Asia Magazine.