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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
BIC HE[|UM PLANT
 WEARS COMPLETION
Government Is Building Five Million Dollar Institution at
 Fort Worth, Tex.
By Associated prsss

Fort Worm, Ie&as, January S.-Finish- ing touches are being put on the federal government's SS,ooc,oo0 helium gas plant, six miles north of Fort Worth and on- erations on a large scale are expected to begin soon.
 This announcement is made by Lieu enant Griffin. who is in charge as inc representative of the navy departn,ent The last of the machinery was shipped to Fort Worth before the first of the year. Established in 1917 at a cost of $S0c eco the plant has been an exnerirnen+ station thus far, But the worth of inc gas and it's ecoonmy for use by the navy and army balloons nave been proved to the satisfaction of military ex ports
 In addition to the plant near Fort Worth, the governmenet also has con structed private pipe line from Petrolla which brings natural gas from the Lone Star company's wells right into the plant After the argon qualities. from which hellum is obtained, have been ex- tracted, the gas is returned to the mains and burned by Fort Worth and other consumers in northern Texas.
 The argoh or helium plant was erected in great secrecy a guard Sof soldiers being constantly maintained around it until after the armistice. During war days, admission was denied to the nuhlic and only picked workmen-~ were em- Dloved. The experiments at the station had been so successful before the ar mistice that it was predicted the use Of the areon gas would speedily ter,nin ate the conflict. However. no oppor tunity was ever given of testing il out in battle.
 The gas is non-inflammable and nom combustble. It's value was discovered before the war, but the process of ex- tracing it was then too costly to make the gas practical. Government agents have since perfected an economical method. The gas is shipped from Fort Worth to Galveston and New Orleans in cylinders and loaded there aboard navy departinenet vessels for transpor taton to balloon fields
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

cans generally. Indeed, 1t is said, thai if the marines should go, President Dartiguenave would start ahead oi them. Discussing this possibility. tht President has declared that under the treaty the occupation forces will re- main until the Washington govsrr ment is convinced that the genda-m. erie is prepared to deal with any sit' uation. It is because of this un ler' standing that the agitation for with drawal Is not taken seriously by tht Haitian or American authorities, al, though it appears to be growing if some quarters.
 The freedom with which some of tnt Haitian newspapers have accused and attacked marines has helped stimulatf the demand of some of the old polisi. cal leaders that they be sent home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
PRESERVE IS POPULAR
Three Million People Visited Chicago
 Park Belt Last Year
By Associated Press

Chicago, January 15.-In it's fifth year Chicaso's forest preserve, encrcling the city in great outer park belt, numbers 1S,02S acres and cost s7,22O, 600, Peter Rein berg president of the district reports. In 1920 the preserve entertained over ZOO, 900 people.
 Tue park already includes more than half of the ,so,0co acres of available wooded land behind Chicago and new tracts are continually being added. in dian day held in the preserve last year. commemorating tribes that once lived m these same wooded lands, proved so suc- cessful that it will be made an annual event Descendants of these tribes were brought back tor the affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
HUNS INVADE JAPAN
Nipponese Firms Employ Hordes of
 Germans

Tokio. January 8.-German residents in this country are steadily increas- ing In number. the Yamato reports. As compared with pre-war days the num- Der has already been practically dou- bled. it is said. Most of the newcomers are employed by Japanese firms as en- gineers or technicians. According to the same authority, toys, chemicals and dyestuffs worth more than 1O,O0O,000 yen have been imported from Germany since the peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
MOVIES AROUSE CURIOSITY TO SEE GAR TAKE HEADER
By Associated Press

TOXIC, January S.-Four Carpenters; have confessed to the police that they removed blanks from the bridge cross ing Sakawa on the road to Hakone, leaving large gaps in the roadway. Two motor cars, ,each carrying pas- sengers. narrowly escaped disaster. The men said they had seen a motor car fall into river in cinema film and wanted to witness such an acci- dent in reality
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of the fact that the burden of con scription fal$s with increasing weigh, on the lower classes suggests that youths who are exempted because of defective physique should pay spe- cial tax. The military authorities are against the proposal on the ground that it would tend to encourage the idea of purchasing exemptions which is inconsistent with the fundamental principles of the arny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Taxpayers Grumble

Centleville. January 15.-(Special),- While there has been no organized pro- test against high taxes in Bibb county. still, many taxpayers are open in their It is declared they long for an oppor- tunity to support. some man whose chief plank will be the reduction of taxes in Alabama-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
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Miss Clara Stillwell has returned from visit to relatives in St. Louis. MT. and Mrs. Morris Bush have re- turned from a brief visit in Atlanta.
  MT. and Mrs. Winfield c. Towne of Boston are the guest of their grand mother, Mrs. s. M. Burgamy, on South Highlands. Mrs. Towne was Helen Gill lespie
 Mir. G. B. Mccormack and Gen Louis V. Clark tleft several days ago .sfor. an extended western trip. MT. and Mrs. Merritt Craft are now al home in the Hardi Court apartments.
  Mrs Carroll Steele is the guest of MT. and Mrs Perrin Brown in Rome, Ga.
  MT. and Mrs. William Marvin Woodall have named their young son William Marvin Jr.
  Mrs Ike SalSs of Gadsden, is visiting her father. MT. Adolph Hirsch, on High land avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Ladies of Charity will meet to- morrow afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Leonard Beecher. All members are asked to come.
 The members of the Thimble club are requested to be present at the home of Mrs. o. D. Fruitticher, 5II Fifty fourth street. south. next Tuesday at o'clock.
 The FortnightIy Shakespeare club will meet Thursday at 10 o'clock at the East Lake library.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
A Bill for the Governors Veto.

The so-called detective bureau bill
was passed In the final hours of the
Legislature. 1t is reported in Albany
that the Governor will veto 1t, and 1t
is to be hoped that the report Is true.
Surely Mr.. MILLER will not let Tam
many Hall chloroform a most impor-
tant branch Of the New York Police
Department.
The bill aims TO prevent the detec-
tive bureau from being a fluid organi-
zation. 1t would keep In the bureau
every policeman now assigned there,
no matter how inefficient he may be,
now or in future. The theory on
which the detective bureau has been
run best-that It's staff should be the
most intelligent members of the force
would be useless in the face Of such
a measure.
The investigating division Of the
Police Department has been sliding
down hill ever since ARTHUR WooDs
left the Commissioners Office. With
such a law as the Legislature passed
1t might be years before the detective
bureau could be brought back TO nor.
nal. This, we believe, Governor Mil.
LER understands.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
recognize as a formidable power and

recognize as formidable power and
not, as they earlier declared, a band
of Anatolian bandits.
All the reports indicate that the
two forces are steeling themselves
for decisive stand. II Is much more
likely that the Greeks will endeayor
TO hold Smyrna and the coast than
that they will attempt another ad-
vance into Asia Minor. This may
bring on a critical turn in Near East
affairs, but the Levant Is used to
crises. What IL really needs Is a
definite settlement and this will never
be arrived at while Greece longs for
and the control OF the
Straits. The prophecy OF the Greek
who said that his people
would soon regret the wild emotional
outburst which retired VENIzELos and
restored CONSTANTINE seems to be
coming true. 1t would not greatly
surprise Europe If yENIzELos should
be recalled to bring Greece back TO
her proper position among the nations
Of the world.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Side of the Landlord.
Three Examples Of Improbable Real
Estate Ventures.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: II a
necessity must be purchased at high
price Il is at least a satisfaction TO
know that the price was the result of
economic conditions and not an exorbt-
tant demand on the part Of the seller.
In the matter OF increased rent 1t Is
generally true that there Is no uncon-
sclonable gain AS illustrating this
statement / beg TO cite three specific
Instances relating to different kinds OF
property and widely separated In the
city, all within my personal knowledge.
The first OF these is loft building.
Within the last fifteen years the owner
OF the building and the second and third
mortgages lost all they put into the
building. aggregating some $4,000. and
the frst mortgage interest, succeeding
to the ownership. for number OF years
obtained no return on the investment,
while thousands Of dollars were paid to
the city in taxes
The rents in that building have been
doubled. but even to-day the owners OF
the first mortgage would not be able
to sell out and obtain a sufficient price
to make good per cent. return on
the money invested by them. Even the
100 per cent. increase has not given the
property an investment value which
would justify It's reproduction on the
basis Of the cost price fifteen years ago.
My second example is an office build
ing in which the rents have been doubled
and for which the owners have not re-
ceived an offer equal to its value thirteen
years ago, Notwithstanding the increased
rent and not taking into consideration
their total loss of income for more than
ten years past In this case, too, the
city has been collecting large amounts
Of taxes and the net income has barely
sufficed to pay the interest on low rate
mortgage OF moderate size. If the own
ers succeed in making a sale they will
still be minus reasonable return on
their investment to the extent OF a full
half of Its capital value.
Example the third, Ave story walk
UP apartment building. new fifteen years
ago, constantly filled with tenants. SUBJ
stantially to Its capacity, and now rented
at an increase Of 60 per cent above the
rental of 1917. The property was pur-
chased at Its reasonable. value fifteen
years ago, and figuring a 5 per cent. re-
turn on the money invested and consid-
ering the net returns Of the period its
market value to-day is just two-thirds
OF the cost and interest and considera-
bly, below the actual cost of building
at the time it was erected, leaving out
Of consideration the value of the lots.
The tenant who feels himself out
rageously treated would do well to con-
slider the above figures and occasionally
to realize that his landlord may be in
jeopardy of losing his whole investment
by the foreclosure of the mortgage which
is probably upon the property, in addi-
ton to the responsibilities and cares Of
Its management. A fair consideration
of the other side of the question would
perhaps modify his attitude considera-
bly,. CHARLES e. MANIERREl
NEW YORK, April 1s.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Kreisler, Bauer, Gabrilowitsch and Culp
Notable Quartet Heard at the Final Concert of the
Beethoven Observation-Disclosures Unable
to Appear

The sixth and final concert OF the
second season of the Beethoven Asso-
citation nook place last evening In
Aeolitn Hall. The programme had been
slightly disarranged by the fact that the
distinguished Russian pianist and COM
poser, Sergei Rachmaninov. who was 10
have played a Beethoven sonata with
Fritz Kreisler, was suffering from neuri-
It's and unable TO appear. The closing
number on the list was the "KretAzer
sonata instead of the one originally an
nounced and the pianist was Harold
Bauer.
The opening number was the Mozart
d major sonata for two pianos, played
by Mr. Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Mr.. Kreisler followed with the Bach
chaconne and Mime. Julia Culp six
Brahms songs with Conrad Bos at the
ryiano. Only the Beethoven Association
could bring together such a constelia-
ton of concert stars of the first magni-
tude.
Such combinations do not always pro-
duce artistic results Of the highest order.
but the players and singers who have
given their services to the association
have taken with them a fine sense OF
their responsibilities. Certainly any
thing more beautiful In the domain OF
piano playing than the performance OF
Messrs. Bauer and Gabrilowitsch last
evening 1t would be difficult to con-
ceive.
Tho success OF the undertakings OF
the Beethoven Association have been
due largely to the artistic enthusiasm
and personal diplomacy of the president.
Harold Bauer, and the untiring devo-
tion and great popularity Of his CO.
laborer. Louis Svecenski, formerly OF
the Kneisel Quartet The organization
has given concerts OF extraordinary in
terest and has succeeded in keeping
them free from any taint of sensation
alism That the good work will con-
tinue next season is certain. The music
lovers Of this community owe the artists
who volunteer in this good cause a
large debt of gratitude.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Hunting Turkeys on Horseback.

OF all our domestic fowl turkeys
most persistently seek the conditions
under which their kind existed In a
wild state. If they are near timber
their nests must be sought in the rough-
est places. 1t often battles the keenest
eyesight to find the laying or hatch
ing hens, so well equipped are they
to conceal themselves in their sur
roundings. Fence corners overgrown
with berry bushes, brlers and bram-
bles are favorlte hiding places of the
hens, their nests so built as to be
frequently indistinguishable to a man
on the ground. For this reason many
farmers with a wide range for their
turkeys go on horseback when they
search for the nests.
The turkey hen Is most solicitous
mother, ever on the alert to sound
the low warning note which sends
her young hurrying to shelter when
danger threatens. While on the range
she talks to the poults. as the young
turkeys are called, and at all times
exercises the supervision of devoted
parent over her family.
Turkeys are considered by many
the most difficult of fowl to raise. In
the early days Of their growth they
demand considerable attention. The
young birds remain with the females
until the late autumn, when the cocks
separate from the hens and range
by themselves. A troop of turkeys
marching through the stubble pre-
sents a fine sight to the lover of ma
ture. Later on, when the birds ap-
pear on the tables at Thanksgiving
and Christmas, they amply repay the
trouble their care entailed.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Gala Opera Performances.

Two special operatic performances
will be given at the Metropolitan the
evenings OF May 6 and 7. under the
auspices of the Masonic Club. for its
fund for the Soldiers and Sailors Me-
mortal Hospital at Utica and the build
ing fund of the Masonic Club.
aida" will be sung May s. with Nine.
Frances Peralta and Mr.. Crimi, Miss
CALI leading the ballet.
"Madama, Butterfly" will be sung May
7, with Nine. Florence Easton and Or
Vile Harold. The chorus and orches-
ira will take part in both performances.
Robert II. Robinson, Grand Master of
Masons Of the State. is honorary chair
man.
At next Sunday nights concert, the
last of the season, there will be fifteen
numbers on the programme. The artists
will include Mines. Raymonde Delaunois.
Augusta Lenska and Grace Bradley,
Misses Sue Harvard. Mary Ellis and
Jeanne Gordon, Messrs. Diaz. Amato,
Gustafson and Zanelli.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Exempt.

ia like to be the pansy in its little gar
den-bed,
I'd like to be violet in the grass.
I'd like to be a leafiet on the maple
overhead.
or a tree toad piping In green
morass,
Or a gorgeous velvet butterfly afioat
upon the breeze.
or bee with golden pollen on It's
feet,
Or n gnat to dance at sunset in the
shadows OF the trees.
or humming bird on jewelled pinions
fleet.
I'd like 20 be a snowy moth beneath the
starlight pale,
or fluffy kitten snoozing IN the sun.
Or n petted, pampered Pesingese. like
silk from head 20 TAIL
Or q spider In the web that she has
spun.
or n trout disporting gayly in the brown
brook waters cold.
or duck that from n puddle loudly
quacks
To proclaim the Joy OF living--oh, just
anything, behold
That does not have to pay an income
tax.
NINA rsvrvs.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
The Soul Of a Gorilla.

To speak of the pathos of n gorilla
looks like a paradox, but the poor
animal that went over the great di-
vide on Sunday, via the Madison
Square Garden tower, was n gentle
creature, and IL is impossible not to
feel a pang over his premature pass
ing. If they kept simian vital statis-
tics John Daniels death would be
set down to pneumonia; but in fact
he died Of "a green and yellow melan-
choly." His attendants. who know
monkey nature, diagnosed his malady
as homesickness and loneliness.
II is the fate Of oil gorillas In cap
tivity. Whether In the noisy arena Of
the circus, like this one, or the shell
tered repose Of the zoo, they sicken
and fade after few weeks or months.
One is said TO have lived seven years
or so somewhere In Germany but he
is the only exception. Feather beds,
dainty food, we'll warmed rooms make
little or no difference. Even human
companlonship, though much enjoyed,
has not salvation In It. Life loses
for the great ape man in
surroundings; he loses
his hold on It and II slips away
through the instrumentallty Of some
germ. settling Indignantly
in the throat or the lungs
What is the mystery Of this ir-
recoucloble longing for the print
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Our Dropping Trade Balance.

Exports Of American products In
the month Of March totalled only
1884 100000, the smallest OF any
month since the beginning of the war.
Imports, though larger than In Janu-
airy and February by few millions,
were worth only s252 100000. The
excess OF exports was S132, 900, 900,
or about one-third the size Of our
excess exports In the months during
the war. How the bottom Is falling
out of our foreign trade may be
judged by the fact that the total
trade of s636OOO.O 900 for March has
been exceeded several times In the
last twelve months and many times
since 1914 by exports alone.
Part of this drastic cut has re-
suited from reduced prices, while
there is still further reduction in
our trade revenues, not reflected In
the commerce figures, which has re-
suited from our reduced invisible in
come due to the lower freight rates
paid on goods carried In our ships.
But the third and most important fac
tor In the reduction is the frozen buy
ing power the world over. because
neither buyers nor sellers could get
credit.
Our trade figures should have
reflected the business depression
months ago and would have done SO
had the records been kept up to date.
But the reports for previous months
covered shipments made several
months before but not recorded ear
lier because the Department of Com
merce was far behind with its work.
The March figures are only a fore
runner Of what may be expected in
the future. America has large COM
mercial credits and large holdings of
European bonds on which remittances
will have to be made to this country.
They can be made only in goods.
which we must accept either for home
consumption or resale. This does not
mean that our markets are to be
flooded. 1t means that we are to re-
ceive goods from Europe and also
the cash to pay for those goods. Our
buying power should be increased by
the return of capital lent to Europe.
This country's trade balance will
some time. soon or late, reflect an
excess of imports. There will be no
way to stop 1t If we are to get paid.
Before the war this state of affairs
would have been unfortunate. We
we're then debtor and we needed an
excess of exports to pay our obliga-
tlons. We are now a creditor and we
win have to .ake the imports to get
payment from our debtors.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Unmuzzled Dogs.
One Who Believes In Enforcing the
Ordinance Against Them.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: I wish
to thank the policeman who handed a
summons to the governess with the un-
muzzled dog.
Some days ago ! went into small
milk store and found there six dogs
belonging 10 customers. Two were mug
zled. the other four had neither muzsie
nor leash.
After a walk of a block I came In
contact with one OF my sex who had
two bulldogs running loose without mug
zles. ] crossed TO the other side OF the
street; / am very timid about dogs, as
n friend was SCARED for life by her
own pet dog. which few at her in a
at OF rage.
These experiences show why believe
policemen should be encouraged to en-
force the rule that dogs In the etreet
must have muzzles. JUsTrcN
New York, April 10.
The New York herald., 1921-04-20
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New york-Generaliy
fair to-day and tomorrow; warmer to-
day moderate shifting winds.
For New Jersey-Fair to-day and to-mor-
row warmer to-day; gentle to moderate, va
riable winds.
For Northern New Enthusiastically fair
to-day and tomorrow; warmer in New
Hampshire and Vermont to-day; cooler In
For Southern New England-Generally fair
to-day and tomorrow; warmer to-day; mod
crate. shifting winds
,ossv Far Western New York-Far and warmer
crate TO fresh southwest winds.
WASHINGTON. April 1o.-Pressure con-
,nuea uia low to-day over the North Atlantic
Slaies and relatively high over the Ohio
valley. the Southern States and California.
ana u was low and falling over the northern
iake region. the upper Mississippi Valley. tho
plains States and the Rocky Mountain and
plateau regions, with the lowest pressure to-
iuf.it over western Colorado. Fair weather
mas prevailed generally during the last
light rains along the north Atlantic coast
and In the north Pacific States, the rnrthern
piateau and northern Rocky Mountain re-
sIons. The weather became warmer to-day
ever practically ell sections east OF the Rocky
Mountains. However, frost occurred this
morning from the southern lake region
southward to the Alabama coast and ex-
The outlook is for GENERALLY fair weather
tomorrow and Thursday In the States east
OF the mississippi River. except that shower
region. the lower Ohio Valley, western Ten
nessee and Mississippi. The Temperature
VII WI continue TO rise tomorrow east Of the
Esisslppi River, except in northern Michi-
g1h. The temperature changes Thursday will
DO slight as a rule.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
reau stations, taken at 8 p. M. yesterday,
meridian