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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

tated by the arrest of Prince Joachim Albrecht for assaulting members of the French commission in the Hotel Adlon. The reactionaries thought such indignity shown the sacred per- son of a prince, relative of the ex- Kaiser besides, would inflame the German populace and make them well come the opportunity to once more kiss the hands of their erstwhile mas ters.
 But the conspirators sadly n1is- judged the temper of the proletariat, as they soon discovered. 1t is said they were warned both by the ex- Kaiser and the former crown prince to wait until more opportune time, but the warnings came too late and Won Kapp's revolution proved to be complete fiasco.
 The story may or may not be true, yet it sounds credible and it will take more than formal denials from the Dutch government to convince the world that the Hohenzollerns did not participate in plot by which they
 would have regained their power, had lit succeeded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22
Begging Can Be Made
 A Profitable Business

m EGGARs who own valuable ilQO property and have fat bank accounts are not unknown in the larg- CT cities of the east. There may be a few mendicants of that type in Bir- n1ingham.
 Last week a young woman who is secretary of the city's charity depart ment decided to find out for herself how much money the average beg gar is collecting on the streets of Birmingham. Disgusting herself in shabby clothes, powdering her hair and posing as a decrepit old woman, she stood on busy corner for an hour. She did not utter word, but merely held out her hand to passers- by. Kind-hearted people gave her four dollars and fifty-three cents in coins of various denominations. She NSN%N~ might have gotten more had she asked for aims in the whining voice most beggars use.
 Estimating that beggar solicts eight or ten hours a day, between thirty and forty dollars, provided he
  fared as well as the young charity worker. An experienced beggar might do even better. It is well known that these people, the profes- lsional mendcants, carefully avoid the city hall, where a welfare depart ment gives aid to the worthy poor. Why should prosperous beggar talk ing in twenty, thirty or forty dollars a day appeal to the city, which, with the limited funds at it's disposal, can give but little to each applicant, even when an investigation shows that as- SlStance IS deserved
 It is hard for sympathetic people to refuse the plea of beggar whc is apparently deformed or suffering from some other affliction. Many a generous man or woman has felt { twinge of conscience after hurryins past a loathsome, outstretched palm But in majority of cases they nee' mot let their consciences bother them The beggar may be richer than thos -twho give him their nickels, dime and quarters. He may have dail, income larger than the weekly salar, of the stenographer who hesitates moment, drops dime in his grim hand and hurries on her way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22
" J Crop Diversification Better Than Cotton

1T ESS cotton and more diversified l1 tion is making Alabama rich. When Alabama produced one million seven hundred bales of cotton several years ago, the value of the farm products was much less than it has hecn since.
 The diversifiction movement started by the farm committee of he Birmingham Chamber of Commerce five years ago has worked wonders.
 Today Alabama has become corn state, and that means a great live stock state.
 The increase in swine has been phe- nomenal. Many of the south Ala bama counties that were formerly known as poor counties have become rich. The farmers who used to buy fertilizer on credit now pay cash Hog clubs have become so profi- table that comparatively little atten- ton is paid to cotton. The cotton acreage will be about the same this year as last, but diversified crops sho-ld be increased.
 Corn is the most profitable crop, for when fed to hogs it can be made to pay from one dollar and half to two dollars a bushel, which beats Ihigh-price cotton.
 If Alabama does not produce one |hrr dred thousand bushels of corn this year, it will be because the farmers do not realize their opportunities. , Here's a pretty howdy-do. Smoking is said to be making women's elbow. lunshapely because of the careless wa.
 they rest their arms on desks and ta bles. A little more of this kind of tall
 and the habit may be checked g * s ,l Dexter Fellowes, press agent of ''Th Greatest Show on Earth" indignant, , denies that the side-show Is doomed Good news. forsooth? Zip and hi
 friends will be with us again.
 z E z Champ Clark. in his memoirs. blame
 William Jennings Bryan for causinl l him to lose the democratic nomination B at Baltimore. Champ doesn't mine
 words, either.
 , F $ < 5 The esteemed United States Senat
 wasted eight months in kicking tn 1peace theaty around. Nero, who fiddles while Rome burned. was mere piker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22
Another Celebrity

Miss Imogene Burch, associate editor of the Peoples Magazine" writes that another Birmingham man has joined the list of magazine writers.
 She says:
 Birmingham people will doubtless he interested to know that a story by Edgar V. Smith of East Lake, will ap- pear in the April number of the Peo- ple's Magazine The story is called A lafayette Letter. 'Mr. Smith is member of the group of writers which meets at the home of Cctavus Roy Cohen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22
FEW WHO OPPOSE UNDERWOOD
rom the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
 Some, perhaps but few. of the prohi- bitionists in Alabama, who assume tempting to punish MT. Underwood be- cause he differed from them in regard to policy; but there are believers in prohibition doubtless who recognize that sound principle governs all the senator's acts, and that no one can or does excel him in advocacy of enforce ment of the law-eyen of this prohibi- ton amendment that he did not think if wise for Congress to propose to be adopted. It is this high character that appeals to men of high character ev- erywhere; and we feel sure that there will be no considerable body following the lead of those woh fail to recognize the real of those who fail to recognize value of the public services of Ala bama's foremost citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22
REMARKABLE CANDoR
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston Post.
 The Dallas Journal tells of 200 quarts of bad liquor" being stolen from some body in Dallas. Anyway, this shows progress. It is the first time that we have heard it called bad Even the meanest and most fiery stuff has been able to evoke encomiums until this gust of candor appeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

Devils soonest tempt resembling spirits of light.
 Loves Labor Los..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

The tale of the war of ideas fills our libraries, and I leave it to my readers who wish to pursue the subject to fer ret out for themselves the matter if limit largely to the fight which inventors have had not only to get recognition for their inventions, but to escape persecution and villification at the hands of the learned as well as the general public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange The Age-Heraid VIII not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

No communication will be pupllsheo without it's authors name. heJeceeu manuscript will not be returned uhless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

But am not going to rehearse here the long conflict between theology and science or attempt to set out the many reputed reconciliatLons between the two, for only too often just as the truce is signed, something comes up to put them at variance. and so the merry war is handed down from cen tury to century, and even from gen eration to generation. l suppose i; will last as long as men divided them selves into materlalists and spiritual ists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

TELEPHONE Hell (private exchange connectihs all departments) Main 4eOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

The funniest paragraph. however, in the article is the following: "A man without skates on smooth ice, or with out spiked shoes on the top of a-nar- row steeple, is not aggressively in-' clined the military aviator is in no more favorable a position"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

Champ Clark. in his memoirs. planes William Jennings Bryan for causing him to lose the democratic nomination at Baltimore. Champ doesn't mince words. either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-22

The esteemed United States Senate wasted eight months in kicking the peace theaty around. Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned. was mere piker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
RENT BOARD GETS
MANY NEW PLEAS
Scores of Disputes Between
Landlords and Tenants Are
Quickly Settled.

Landlord and tenant disputes being
brought to the District rent commits
sion for settlement are on the in
crease. according to daily reports in
the Office of Secretary Daniel c.
Roper. jr.
This fact is indicative of the desire
Of landlords to avoid serious difficulty
in the event of decision from the
United States Supreme Court declar-
ing the rent commission constitu-
tional and with authority in rental
and eviction cases, it is believed.
Cases are now being brought to both
the rent commission and the Munich
pal Court for action, with a view to
playing safe" If agreement between
the two parties can be reached in the
commission further recourse is aban-
doned, but in many instances appeals
are made by property owners to the
District courts.
Thirty-five petitions We're received
by the rent commission yesterday.
This is a decided increase over any of
the preceding days for some time past.
The average number Of applications re-
ceived each day, until recently. was
but five or six.
II is not uncommon to have disputes
between landlords and tenants settled
amicabIy in the rooms of the rent COM
mission before hearings are necessary.
officials stated today. This is due in
part to the moral effect of the commits
sion, it is said.
Tenants organizations. especially.
are endeavoring to have all rental cases
brought first to the attention of the
rent commi Ssion. and are urging their
members to adopt this. procedure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
Mr.. AND MRS. HARDING
OBSERVE TWENTY-NINTH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Continued from First Page.)

ments for Saturday were also ex-
pected to prevent him from enjoying
an afternoon at golf at some nearby
Ohio city.
After visiting his Office this morn
ing Senator Harding called at the
home of his cousin. Frank Harshman,
a locomotive engineer. to express his
condolences over the death Of Mr.
Harshman's daughter. He later re-
turned to his office. where he resumed
work on his speech.
Accompanied by his brother. DR..
George T. Harding, jr., of Columbus,
the senator late last night eluded James
Sloane, his body guard, and quietly
left his home for a short stroll
through the streets of Marion. This
was the first time he had been away
from the vicinity of his residence
since his return. While out, he visited
the Marion Club, where he was
Today Wedding Anniversary.
Today was the senator's and Mrs
Harding's twenty-ninth wedding an
niversary, but they planned to OBJ
serve it quietly with a few close
relatives joining them at dinner this
evening.
Mrs. Harding today accepted an in
Indianapolis to attend the annual horse
show to be held there early in Sep
TENDER The mayor had sought to
have her act as one Of the judges, In
view of the fact that she formerly
was an accomplished horsewoman
Mrs. Harding declined, however. &c
act in that capacity, but replied tha'
she would be glad to attend.
From a STAFF Correspondent.
MARION, Ohio. July S.-The feel.
ing is strong for Harding in In.
diana, according to Frederick p
Shortemeier, secretary OF the repubil'
can state committee, who called upoI
Senator Harding. The nomination OF
Indiana. he said Mr.. Shortemeier in.
vited Senator Harding to attend meet
ing of the Indiana Republican Editorial
Association at Turkey Run, Ind, july
80. Before. he left Indianapolis, Mr.
Shortemeier had received a number Of
reports regarding the reaction follow
ing the Cox nomination.
No great enthusiasm had been mani.
tested, he said. and the Cox nomination
has not helped the democrats with tht
women or the drys in the state. Indiana
has had statewide prohibition fol
three years and greater part Of thu
state was dry under local option for g
number of years prior to that Thu
women will vote for President in No
yember under a state law whether thu
constitutional amendment goes through
or not.
Those strong church people who have
supported the league Of nations in In
diana are not inclined to accept a we.
candidate. In 1918 Indiana went re
publican by about $4,000. and for tn,
first time in many years both senator,
and all thirteen representatives from
the state are republican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
GERMANS MAY GET
SIX-MONTH PERIOD
TO DISARM TROOPS
Continued from First Page.)

900 tons were delivered according to
the terms Of the Versailles treaty.
The entente nations ask for $4,000, 900
tons. Already 61.O00.Oo0 tons have
been used in compensation deliveries
to the railways, navigation companies
and gas, water and electric lights.
If the demands of the entente were
fulfilled only 100000 tons of coal
would remain for industry and house
and agricultural use.
More Miners Than Before War.
Before the war there were $4,000
miners in upper Silesia. Now there
are 10000. The average monthly pro-
duction in the Ruhr district in 1919
was 100000 tons. It is now around
300. 900 tons. In 1919 Silesia averaged
a production of $4,000 tons, but now
averages more than 100000 tons. The
Kapp episode and Polish unrest pro-
duced only temporary slump.
German miners receive the best pay.
They average 5000 marks (nominally
$500 a month, with food privileges
and coal allowance. The car shortage
has hindered coal production previ-
ously, but now that SO many factories
are idle there is an abundance of cars.
The shortage of coal is the greatest
obstacle to restoring German indus
try to its former position in the world
Nevertheless, Germany is better off
for coal than any other continental
European country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
DOG BITE is FATAL.
Victim Dies on Way to Baltimore
HOSPITAL on Train,

Michael w. Hester, fifty-six years
old, an Easley. S. c.. farmer. en- route
to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
to be treated for rabies. died on a
train at Alexandria. Va. shortly after
o'clock this morning.
Seven weeks ago he was bitten by
a dog, but it was not until a few days
ago that symptoms Of rabies appeared,
and it was decided to take him to
Baltimore for treatment.
Accompanied by DR.. Ponder of Eas-
ley. Dr. Charles w. Gentry Of Green
vile. S. c., and Mrs. Nora B. and Nor
ris B. Hester, wife and son of the
farmer, Hester started for the hos
pital His condition gradually became
worse, until death ended his suffer-
ings.
Testers body was brought to Wash
ineton. The necessary death certificate
was approved by Coroner hewitt, and
arrangements were made to take the
body home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
CHILE CENSORSHIP OFF.
Wire Companies We're Enjoined to
Prevent False Election News

SANTIAGO, Chile. July THE min
lister of the interior today sent the
following circular to the telegraph
and cable companies:
THE reason for the order enjoining
strict compliance with the laws re-
garding the transmission of false and
alarming messages by telegraph no
longer prevailing. you now are per-
mitted generally to dispatch all tele-
gram except those of a subversive
character or liable adversely to affect
public order. Private kilograms in
code will be vised.'
The government established this
censorship for the announced purpose
of preventing the circulation of false
reports in connection with the recent
election. The censorship applied to
foreign as well as to interior press
dispatches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
GEN. MARCH DUE TODAY.

Maj. Gen. Peyton C. March. chief OF
STAFF Of the Army. is expected to reach
here this afternoon from New York,
where he arrived yesterday after a
tour of inspection in Europe lasting
several weeks. He inspected the
American army of occupation in the
Rhine valley and visited several Of
the principal battlefields in France
and Belgium.
On his arrival at New York he said
he found the American Army in Ger
many in excellent shape. THE Amer
lean soldier Gen. March said, real
ICES he Is a citizen of the United
States as well as a soldier. and every
man of them is a credit to his coun-
try" He said he was very favorably
impressed by the way the people OF
France were taking care of the graves
Of American soldiers in that country.
Accompanying Gen. March are his
aid. Capt. John Milliken. and Mrs.
Milliken. who is Gen. March's daugh-
ter, and by Maj. Beverly F. Browne,
field artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
THREE D. C. ROBBERIES.
Mrs. D. A. Blodgett Loses Platinum
Chain Valued at 81 1900.

Mrs. Delos A. B1odgett, 1900 18th
street, has appealed to. the police to
assist in the recovery Of platinum
lorgnette chain valued at $1,000 and a
diamond pin worth 5000. Detectives
Grant and Vermillion are making an
investigation. They were told that
the two articles Of jewelry disappeared
from Mrs. Blodgett's home within two
weeks.
Theft of silk wearing apparel valued
at $3.50 was reported by J. E. Cunning
ham, 316 7th street. Police were told
that the theft was committed by an
unidentified colored man.
Mrs. Katie Strobel, 474 Maryland
avenue southwest, asked police of the
fourth precinct to make an effort to
recover SIS in gold stolen from a trunk
in her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
DEFECTIVE STREET
b PAVING REPAIRED
85of ITO Miles in D. c. Put
. in Shape Since Last
March.

K, Defective spots in eighty-five of the
IIyo miles of sheet asphalted streets
IN the District have been repaired
since the latter part of March.
|, y More than 35 900 individual patches
were made in this territory and $4,000
crbic feet of asphaltic material used.
The average size patches were from
6Re-half to three-quarters of square
Yard and laid at an actual cost of
$3.50 a square yard. This announce
ment was made today by Maj. Besson,
assistant to District Engineer Com
missioner Kutz.
The large number of defective spots
In Washington's surfaced streets. Maj.
Blossoms stated, was due to the past Sc
we're winter. The effects of the severe
weather also, he said, have been very
noticeable on all of the $50 miles of
Travelled streets and roads in the Dis
|trtct.
~ Developed Defective Spots.
Mai. Besson pointed out that traf-
|fic' on streets while they were covered
with snow and slush developed a
large number of defective spots. Dur
ling the average Washington winter,
|he said, the highway division is able
Ito Keep its sheet aSphalt gangs at
work more or less continuously
Throughout the winter. However. he
|stxted that the past winter has been
|aEexception and for several months
work had to be discontinued entirely.
As soon as weather conditions per-
|rdtted in the spring an effort was
|mAde to repair quickly the bad spots.
|FQur repair gangs were organized IN
the latter part of March, and up to
July / each had averaged sixty-one
|wi0rking days, repairing eighty-hve
|mHes of asphalt streets.
Sheet asphalt is one of the highest
TYPES of pavement available for street
TT may be noticed" said
tAdxj Besson, that though there are
II ~ miles of such streets in the Dis
|tI1ct, after covering eighty-five miles
with repair gangs the entire amount
|gHpws up in first-class condition"
IL Streets of All Ages.
fltreets which have been repaired
|aT& of all ages, ranging up to forty
fySArs. Repairs to these old streets,
Mai. Besson stated, is something I'M
fuslal, as it is very seldom that any
Ir&bairS are made in sheet asphalt
|s{feets after they are ten years old.
meet asphalt is laid three inches
|th7ck on a SiX-inch concrete base of
c9hcrete. In making repairs bad
|spiot is cut down to the concrete base
|afd replaced with patch of asphaltic
'g6pd as the original pavement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
MINERS THREATEN
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT

SCRANTON, Pa, July 8.-Represen-
tatives of the miners appearing before
the anthracite coal commission here
threatened today to withdraw and ap-
peal to President Wilson unless the
representatives of the mine operators
consent to the acceptance of figures
presented by w. Jet Lauck, statisti-
clan for the mine workers, dealing
with the costs of coal production, it's
selling price and the profits of coal
companies.
The miners declare that an open
covenant should be arrived at in omen
conventions, and declare against Sc
cret sessions of the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
RECORD FOR LAUNCHINGS.
Seven Ships to Take Water at
Same Time.

PHILADELPHIA. July S.-Seven
steel 7,S25-ton cargo carriers will be
sent into the Delaware river at the
Hog Island shipyard on July 81. es-
tablishing a new world record for ship
launching in one day.
Matthew c. Brush. president of the
American International Shipbuilding
Corporation. in making the announce
ment, said the launching gang would
be allotted only fifty minutes to COM
plete the task.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
MURDERESS HAS TWINS.

QUEBEC, July s.-Marie Anne
Houde Gagnon, under sentence of
death here for the murder by cruelty
and neglect of her stepdaughter Au-
robe, today gave birth to twins, boy
and a gairl. in the Jail infirmary.
The father. Telephone Gagnor. is
serving a life sentence in St Vincent
de Paul ,penitentiary for completely in
the murder of his daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
KING AT SAN SEBASTIAN.
Alfonso and Queen Victoria on
WAY to Paris.

SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, July e.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria ar
rived here today on their way from
Madrid for visit to France and Eng
land. After short stop they con-
tinued their journey toward Paris.
1t was announced that when the
league of nations council meets in
San Sebastian late this month the
king will receive the foreign dele
gates in the Palais Mirauar here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
GEORGIA PLEDGES AID.

ATLANTA. Ga, July S-Resolu-
lions heartily" commencing the dem
ocratic national convention for nomi-
mating Gov. Cox of Ohio and pledg-
ing him active support in the No
vember election were unanimously
adopted by the house of the Georgia
legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
IRISH PRESIDENT
Isahop Appoints De Valera to Col
lege Chair of Mathematics.

2HW YORK. July s.-Appointment
=. Eamon de Valera, president of the
FIr4ah republic" to the chair Of
n rher mathematics at Maynooth Col
~. Ireland, by the Most Rev. Daniel
@Snnix, as president Of the institu
ki0n. before going to Australia as
XTchbishop Of Melbourne. is an
bounced here.
Archbishop Mannix will be the guest
- honor at a public reception at
Madison Square Garden Sunday even
INF, July Is. at which Archbishop
Hayes Of New York will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Filing as exhibits two letters from
another woman couched in endearing
language to her husband, Mrs. Mary
C. Broskey today entered suit for a
limited divorce from Joseph w. Bros
key. an employe of the government
printing office. They were married
November rs. 1902, and separated last
September. The wife asks alimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
GUNBOAT IN COMMISSION.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. July 8-The
gunboat AshevilIe. launched at the
Charleston navy yard July 4. 1918, has
gone into commission here, 1t is an
nounced. She will sail the latter part
of this month to Join the Atlantic
feet, cruiser division. Commander
Jesse B. Day will be her captain.