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NV Fauorite Stories
AS Translated Into the English
BY IRWIN S. COBB

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twisted This doesn't happen
often, still it does happen recall an instance;
of distinguished visiting Engshman
which had from Sam Blythe, and when
chairman few words told it, and
WELL 1t had with pospecor Oklahoma who
Saturday night bought quart of moonshne whisky and took his
Sunday But
stumbled fell dropping his burden and
smashing the bottle that its ~omatc contents wasted
his misfortune the unfortunate to
part tall morously hole
darling swiftly
puddle depression of the plankng
pink took quick sip of the stuff and fled
would discerned
spirits this particular Suddenly
cock dbona almost reckless 1t travelled deliberately
back the liquor and mbibed Seemingly satisfied started
changing it fe partook
Immediately then stood end
pgeonbood ubie and Strengthening itself its
waved its foreE gesture of defiance and shy
cried
"Now brng dadbamed catw
little than did the
After the broke made tell him all
could tell from expression that he
confessed that
a typical example of American humor
London attended dinner English
the Perhaps recalled
he had liked At rate undertook
sad shining MOON He length the
the habit of pointing that namuch
indulge ntoxcants drops liquor
would be likely for the being
almost At length he reach his
like this
nd then this little rodent being transformed
rotations reared bolt upright and ocng the
ntoxaton both I'd it cried out in voice like
thunder:
say, if there cats about
Copyright 1921, by the Central Press Association
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Sheriff Prevents
Mob From Lynching
Accused Negroes

Dyersburg. Tenn, December q
Sheriff n. p. Bryant at midnight
stated that no further attempt to re-
move the five negroes held here in
Connection with the killing of r. l..
Burllett, Newborn stock raiser, from
the Dyer county jail -sas looked for
tonight. Bryant stated that the
streets near the Jail had been cleared
Of crowds and that relatives of the
slain man had prevailed upon the
contingent from Newborn, who, he
said, were the ringleaders in demand
ing the lynching of the negroes, to re-
turn to their homes
A committee of citizens is guard
ing the Jail tonight and guardsmen
from Memphis and Jackson are ex
pected to arrive there on early morn
ing trains. One of the negroes held
is alleged to have confessed that he
shot Burkett and cleared the others.
Sheriff Bryant said that he be-
lieved that a large humber of the
men who surrounded the Jail earlier
in the night We're actuated only by
curiosity and blamed the Newbern
men for the threats of violence. Att
er he had, addressed the mob, prom
Using a speedy trial of the negroes
AID urged the men to dispense. min
listers and other prominent men went
through the crowds counselfng
against any effort to take the me-
groes.s
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FORD KNOWS GOOD
THING. WHEN He
SEES THIEF LIN
Alabama Senator Also Points
Out That Senate Shoals
Bill Was Defeated in
the House

Washington, December 7.-(Spe-
cial.) THAT Henry Ford knows a
good thing when he sees it and that
the Detroit manufacturer IS aware
that money invested in Muscle Shoals
is money safely invested, was a state
ment made by Senator Helm of Ala
oama today as If in answer to the
statement OF certain Alabama mem
Der of the House regarding action of
The Senate respecting the Ford offer
for Muscle Shoals. Senator Helm
declares that the Senate recently
passed a bill providing for the COM
pletion of Muscle Shoals but that the
bill was defeated In the House. 1t is
matter of record that Muscle Shoals
never won light in the House. SEN
ator Helm says:
Henry Ford knows a good thing
when he sees it. He knows that the
Muscle Shoals project offers a great
opportunity for Industrial develop
ment and that money invested in
that project is money well and safely
invested. He also knows that fall
IRE on the part of the government to
complete and operate it, is inexcus-
able and indefensibles Ford's offer
is fair and feasible. 1t will be re-
membered that we passed through the
Senate the bill appropriating money
to complete Muscle Shoals but 1t was
defeated in the House.
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ENGLAND PLEASED
:.S>,ER SETTLEMENT
Of IRISH PROBLEM
General Rejoicing at the End
of StruggIe-Lloyd George
and King Receive Con-
qratulationsl
BY Associated Press

London, December With the
tension and anxiety of the past weeks
giving place to general rejoicing,
this has been day of all around
congratulations, of recalling the
memories of great figures in the
Irish struggle, whose work and sac
rifices paved the road to today's ac-
complishments and of preparations
for the necessary formalities for
bringing the new Irish Free State in
to being.
Nowhere is there any real idea that
anything can now happen to prevent
it's birth, although difficult details
may have to be encountered.
The two Georges-King George and
David Lloyd George-to whom the
public accords chief credit for bring
ing about peace, were photographed
together in smiling group of his
majesty's ministers on the terrace OF
Buckingham palace today, and the
picture was extensively displayed in
the evening papers.
Downing street, where stands the
official residence of the prime minis-
ter, was inundated with kilograms of
congratulations from, all over the
world. The premier presented to
Lady Greenwood, the wife of Sir Ha-
mar Greenwood, chief secretary for
ireland, the pen with which he signed
the Irish treaty as an appreciation
of your husbands efforts for peace
1t is RECALLED that the prime min
ister's first speech of Importance in
his political career was delivered in
the company of Michael Davitt at
political meeting in Wales in the SOS
and in favor of home rule.
one of the first fruits of the peace,
arranged for at the conference when
the treaty was drafted-was the
royal proclama ton liberating more
than 1000 prisoners informed in Ire
land. It is reported also that there
may be reduction of sentences inn
political crime.
Preparations are afoot in London
Dublin and Belfast for the consid-
GRAFTON of the treaty. The King has
summoned Parliament to meet at
Westminster on December Ia to rat
ify the treaty, and cabinet councils
have been summoned at Dublin and
Belfast.
Eamon DeValera has as yet given
no hint of his attitude but it is gem
orally assumed as the delegates to
the London conference were plenipo-
tentiaries that the treaty will be APP
proved at least in principle. Oppose
continued on Page Two)
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President of Guatemala
OuerthroWn By Revolt

or between midnight Monday and
. o'clock Tuesday morning, arid
TINT Herrera WINS being held
prisoner In his residence and the
members of the cabinet in MILL
tnry prison.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera, son
of the former president, who also
IL I'm Washington. was without
adfices late today concerning the
Situation in Guatemala. He re-
fused to comment on the revolt,
but expressed belief that his
father, who was Imprisoned when
Herrera cnme into office In the
spring OF 1920, Ind been released.
DIR. Latour, nm the other hand.
declared that the Herrera admin
istratIon was overthrovn because
Of the strong popular demand for
n change in policy.
DR.. Julio Bianchi, minister of
Guatemala to the United States,
announced tonight the Legation
had been informed that the gov
eminent had been overthrown.
and that President Herrera and
members OF his cabinet. Including
Louis r. Aguirre, minister of for
eign affairs, were prisoners. The
President, he added, was under
guard In his home, while the
cabinet members were In the
military prison I'm Guatemala
City.
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HARRISON ROASTS
c. 0. P. LEADERS
Mississippi Senator Bitter In
Criticism of Harding's
Message

Washington, December 1.-THE
republican party's leadership from
President Harding down was assailed
in a speech in the Senate today by
Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis-
sippi who declared Mr.. Harding was
doing the very things for which he
as senator had denounced Presi-
dent Wilson" The Presidents mes
sage to Congress yesterday, he adj
ded, constituted an appeal to par
tisanship and warning to republi-
cans to disavow their allegiance
'bloc" organization.
Mr.. Harrison attacked the Senate
republican leaders, saking they had
shifted and hoped until none of us
know where or when or why.
Secretary Mellon also was de-
bounced for seeking in his annual
report of the treasury to "help along
the ideas of President Harding" with
respect to relieving the right" OF
heavy taxation. The Mississippi SEN
ator added that he was panied to see
the Congress start off so inauspici-
ously, saying that from the appeal OF
the President for a party lineup 1T
was apparent that a policy of aban-
donment, which characterized the ex-
ira session, would be continued
When Mr.. Wilson opposed Or urged
legislation, Mr.. Harrison continued,
the then Senator Harding described
him as dictator and an autoerat."
When Mr.. Wilson issued his appeal in
1918 for the election of democratic
Congress Mr. Harding was equally
bitter in his denouncement.
Yet, we have the spectacle he
said, of the President coming here
and making a speech against the sol
dier bonus. a thing unprecedented.
Then yesterday he came here and APP
pealed to the agricultural group to
line up, to get behind the party BAN
ner
He added, however, that it might
have been that the President was
calling for the republican senators
to line up and retain the seat of Sena-
tor Newberry of Michigan, now under
contest by Henry Ford, in connection
! with the 1918 election as a matter
Sf party policy.
This statement precipitated a de-
bate on the Newberry case, which is
to be decided next month, in which
half a dozen senators participated.
The discussion also involved the
League of Nations.
Mr.. Harrison. however, returned to
a discussion of the Presidents mes
sage with the remark that the New
berry case was 80 nauseatng that L
do not want to hook it up with the
League of Nations"
Continuing. he said he was conf
dent there had been a misprint in the
Presidents message where Mr.. Hard
ing had declared appreciation of the
signal achievement of the extra ses-
sion What the President meant, he
added was, probably single"
achievement. for otherwise the mes
sage appeared most contradictory
and conflicting"
The action of the> House in fixing
so per cent surtax rate in the reve-
nue. bill, he declared, constituted "a
plain reputation" of the executives
stand, 1t was apparent, he added,
that the House action had "riled the
President considerably
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Zoo Attending
ANNUAL. MEETING
OF GRAND LODGE
Grand Master Dixon Delivers
Address and Reports of Va
rious Officers and Com
mittees Submitted
Nv FRED ii. GORMLEY
uontgomery Bureau. The Age-Heraid
2yl-2 First National Bank building

Montgomery, December 7.-Nope-
cial. More than 1,200 Masons OF
Alabama were present when the an
nual meeting of the grand lodge, An
cient Free and Accepted Masons, be-
gan at the Masonic temple today. AS
soon as the meeting started the bus
Mess of the session was taken up
and the annual address of the grand
master was delivered by Percy b.
Dixon of Mobile, grand master. Re-
ports of the various state officers
and committees were submitted dur
ing the session and referred for ac-
ton to the proper persons and com
mittees.
After recess for lunch the dele
gates boarded a special train which
carried them to the Masonic Widows
and Orphans home. where general
inspection of this product of Masonry
was made. The visitors were enter
tanned by the children, who have been
placed In the home since the death of
their parents.
H. L. Ison of Greensboro was
elected grand master of the grand
CONTINUED on page Twe9
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Government Has Not
Yet Decided What to
Do in Morse Case
BY Associated Press

WnsIiington. December 7--FfnaI
decision as to the governments
course of action I'm the ease OF
Charles w. Morse of New York,
who has been recalled to this
country from France by Attor-
ney General Daugherty in connec-
ton with n federal investigation
of his transactions with the
shipping board. is yet 10 be
reached, 1t was said today after
a conference of high justice de-
partment and shipping bOard Of
ficiaIs. Another conference IL to
be held tomorrow to determine
the governments procedure, 1T
was stated.
The evidence gathered by the
shipping board In Its investiga-
ton of the Morse transactions,
however, ii Nas said, has been
turned over to the justice depart
ment and is being studied with
view to possible presentation to
the grand jury. Whether the
government would appear mt the
grand jury tomorrow or would
wait until, Friday. II such step
Is decided upon, would also be
determined tomorrow, officials de-
clare.
The question of whether Morse
who \ now at sea. IL to be taken
into custody when he lands mt
New York on Saturday IN still un-
certain, hut II IL understood the
governments decision In this re-
spect would he determined by the
attitude taken by Morse.
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As the third day of the strike came
to close. quiet prevailed at most
packing house centers, but in Chicago
the first serious disorders in connec-
ton with the strike occurred tonight
when several persons were shot and
slugged in clashes between strike
sympathizers, stockyard workers and
police patroling the stockyards.
Seven men are known to have been
shot and a score of men and one
woman injured in the clashes. The
trouble started when strike syrnpa-
thizers accosted the workmen as they
left the packing plants. Missiles were
thrown and policemen used their
clubs and guns in an effort to dis
perse the crowds. Police reserves
were called out before the trouble
ended
Three of those shot were reported
to be union workmen, two were strike
sympathizers, another was employed
in packing plant and the seventh
and a member of another union. All
will recover, it was thought by doc-
tors tonight. -Four policemen were
among those injured. The woman
who was hurt was struck by brick.
Officials of Amalgamated Meatcut-
ters and Butcher Workmen of Moth
america which called the strike aft
er a wage decrease averaging 10 per
cent had been put in effect tonight
agreed with spokesman for the big
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MARINE SHOOTS MAN
ON M. & o. TRAIN

Mobile. December 6.-Privhte
Frank Cornet, marine, guarding
the mail ON train No. between
Mobile and Meridian on the Mo-
mile and sOhio railroad, reported
upon arrival here that he shot n
man early today south of Mers-
dian. The man was riding on the
end of a mail ear when Cornet
fired, according to the guards
statement, md he saw the figure
lying beside the tracks after the
shot. The marine was not certain
whether he had killed the man,
who he said wns acting suspici-
ousIy. The guard said he had or
ders to "shoot TO KILL under such
circumstance.
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PHOENIX CITY SLAIN
MAN WAS IN THE PARTY
THAT WHIPPED FARMER

Columbus. Ca, December w.
Stanley Greene of Phoenix City, Ala,
whose body was found last Sunday
morning few hours after an attack
on NJ c. White, was identified, to-
day. Russell county officers said. as
having been a member of the party
that whipped the 65-year-old farmer
and was fired on by 11-year- old EN-
ory Wilkinson.
hat and pistol. dropped in the
White yard when the boy wounded
one of the night riders with a shot
gun, was identified today by Greene's
widow as his property. the officers
said. They also asserted Mrs. Greene
had already told them her husband
was a member of the Ku-Klux Khan,
but did not know who he was out
with the night : that White was
whipped.
The coroner's inquest, which was TO
have been held todoy, was postponed
pending Improvement in the condition
of White and of young Wilkinson.
who was shot twice in the leg and
foot by the night riders.
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DR.. EORENz WILL
NOT GIVE Up HIS
NEW YORK CLINIC
Noted Austrian Surgeon Is
Hurt. BY Members of the
American Medical Pro-
fesSion

New ork, December Although
keenly hurt by the cold shoulder
which he said the medical profession
of this country had turned toward
him, DR.. Adolph Lorenz, famous Aus
trian indicated tonight that he would
probably carry on his free clinics for
cripples here. He had announced
abandon and return to Vienna.
TN stay, if they don't throw me
out" he said tonight.
DIR. Lcrenz attributed the feeling
against him to animosities bred by
the war, and said it was general
within the medical profession OF the
United States. The people as a whole.
though, had been wonderful beyond
description in theft reception of his
work, the surgeon added.
whether I go home to Vienna or
stay and do what | can is entirely UP
to the health commissioner of New
York" he declared tonight.
When Health Commissioner. Cope
land was told of this he said he
would see TO it tomorrow that DR..
Lorenz remained. He said he would
call together group of orthopedic
surgeons and maye out a channel for
the Austrian visitors activities that
would shield him from exploitation
and insure warm and proper coop
GRAFTON.
"He has brought to the surface
thousands of cripples and other suf-
ferers in New York, hundreds Of
whom can be helped by treatment
said DR.. Copeland. cit has been a
magnificent work. but DIR. Lorenz
has been exploited by wrongful per-
sons, and we shall see that it does
not happen again.
1t was DIR. Copeland who first
sought to bring about a change Of
heart in DR. Lorenz upon greeting the
surgeon this morning a moment after
he had announced his plan to return
to Vienna The health commisl ioner
asked him not to be disturbed by the
type of citizens we call damn fools"
Later, while on his way to clinic
where scores awaited the touch OF
his fingers, DIR. Lorenz was asked If
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SALES TAX GAINS
NAUGHT AS RESULT
OF CANADIAN TRIP
Democrats Merely Took Ad-
vantage of Hearst Trip to
Spend Vacation In
Canada
By HUGH w. ROBERTS
Washington Bureau, The Age-Herald,
ZOO Davidson Hutidi n


Washington. December 7.-(Spe-
cial.)-William r. Hearst, as result
of his entertainment of 30 American
congressman on weeks tour of Can
ada. did not wean a single democrat
from his inherent conviction that
citizens should pay taxes in proper
ton to their possessions and earning
power. The report of the Secretary
Of the Treasury today, which is con-
strued by some as an indirect recon-
mendation that sales tax be adopted
in the United States, will encounter
the opposition of the great bulk of
democrats who believe advocacy OF
sales tax is an effort to relieve
great interests and pass their bur-
den on to the ultimate consumer.
Representative Steagall of Ala
bama, one of Hearsts guests, said
today ITO fight the war We con-
scripted men able to fight. To pay
for the war we must continue to con-
script men able to pay. l still OPP
pose sales tax"
Representative Crisp of Georgia,
another guest of Hearst, said: II
went to Canada opposed to the sales
tax. 1 return opposed. 1t is advo-
Gated by those who would relieve
the rich of their burden and pass Il
on to the ultimate consumer"
representative Fulmer of youth
Carolina, who has also returned, said;
we must continue to tax those best
able to pay. The consumers burden
is already ponderous.
Representative Almon of Alabama.
said: Il hope we will never need a
sales tax, but if we do the Cana
dian form should be adopted. 1t puts
s72,000,000 annually into the treasury
from the pockets of only 5000, 900
people. 1t would be efficacious in
paying bonuses to the soldiers or
meeting other usual requirements"
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five packers that ~ little
change in situation.N ~
Union officials assel that work
ers in allied crafts in the packing
plants had walked out, while the
packers said that new workmen were
being employed. that strikers were
asked to be reinstated and that plants
here were operating from SIS to 100
per cent normal.
1t was admitted by the packers
that their plants in other cities were
harder hit and a number of indie
pendent plants here were either vir-
tually at standstill or handicapped
by the walkout.
The independent plants and Swift
q Co. today requested an Injunction
restraining the butcher workmen's
union and its Officers and officials
from interfering with the operation
of % plants through picketing. At
South st. Paul. 500 national guards
men patroled the packing plants to-
day after the union refused to dis
continue picketing.
AT Fort Worth an Injunction re-
straining picketing of the packing
plants was granted today while at
Omaha an opinion was rendered by
the city attorney that the anti
picketing law passed by the last leg
islature was as yet imperative
At Kansas City strike sympahtiz-
ers were restrained from picketinR
plants by the threat that troops
would be called out IL the practice
was continued.
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BY Associated Press

by ftSSUffdttu tess
Washington, December Ell
forts nre being made to consfi-
tute illegal congress" to carry
on the government in Guatemala,
following the overthrow of the
regime of President Carlos Herr
rera, according to advices from
Guatemala City received here to-
night by Francisco Sanchez La
tour, former national treasurer
of Guatemala, and representative
In America of the liberal party,
which accomplished the revolt
against Herrera.
The dispatch as received by
Mr.. Latour stated that President
Herrera had resigned In favor of
the present provisional govern
ment I'm order that there might
he no break in the continuity of
government, and that efforts were
being made to have n lawful,
constituent assembly rntify the
change in Administrations. The
GuatemaIan capital, which WINS
the center of the revolution, MIR.
Latour's dispatch added, was
calm. Only three persons. were
said to have been killed.
Dispatches received during the
day by American officials, how
ever. said approximately II per-
sons were killed. These dis
patches add that the revolt was
carried ont in about five hours,
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GIST OF THE NEWS


President again dominates Sneed.
Hurricane sweeps Canadian coast.
Armed bandits lock up bank Off
ciais.
STATE
Selma people to remember needy.
New Jasper bank building finished.
Randolph citizen commits suicide.
Special course for home agents.
Golden wedding day Is celebrated.
LOCAL
Stadium project set in motion by
Junior Chamber.
Large corporations pny property
taxes.
Bowman makes formal application
for district attorney.
Protest made against road con-
tracts.
Commissioners may sec fight film.
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ALABAMA COMPANY
CONSIDERING BID
ON MUSCLE SHOALS

Florence, December G.-The
Alabama Power company IL con-
sidering the advisabiIity of maxi
ing bid for the Muscle Shoals
project. according to Lawrence
Brown. their chief counsel. who
spent yesterday In Florence and
talked to number of local men
about the desire of his company
TO acquire the property.