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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
MELLON ANNOUNCES. REFUND PLAN FOR SHORT DEBT
Seven and Half Billions In Gov ernment Securities Fall Due Within the Next Thirty
 Months
By Associated Press

Washington, May 1.-Plans of the treas ury for refunding the governments short term debt including the Victory notes maturing between 1925 and 1928, are out lined by Secretary Mellon in a letter to- night to Chairman Fordney of the House ways and means committee
 Including the victory notes, approxi- mately seven and half billion dollars in government securities fall due within the next 30 months These MT. Mellor regards as lump, and his programme contemplates the issue from time to time as market conditions are favorable of certificates of indebtedness carrying over the retirement of such as are neces sary to the date of maturity of the third Liberty loan.
 This programme" the treasury head adds, will make the short dated debt more manageable ana facilitate the re- sary in connection With the maturity of the Victory notes.'
 The treasury can expect to reduce the outstanding short term debt about s,- COG, 600 before the whole amount ma lures, MT. Mellon says. He adds that substantial progress has already been made in that direction through appfica- ton of salvage receipts and minor sur plus tax receipts, but any programme for retiring the debt must prepare the way for larger operations than have been the rule in the past.
 No change in the treasurys policy of issuing certificates of indebtedness to meet current requirements is anticipated, the secretary says. adding that he pro- poses to sandwich in between the reg ular issues such offerings of certificates as the market will absorb in carrying out the refunding operations.
 The government debt in both long and short term securities amounted to $23,- 365, 510,000 March 1. a statement accom- panying the letter says, of this SLIGO, 100000 was in Victory notes and S2.754- S4 ,0j0 in the form of short term certif,- cates of indebtedness which it is pro- posed to consolidate in one great refund ing arrangement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Children Cry
 FOR FLETCHER'S c A s TO RIA HIS CASE AROUSED
 MUCH INTEREST
Wonderful Relief From Illness Attributed to Plant Juice By
 eIl-KnoWn farmer

The new herbal stomach remedy, Plant Juice, is popular because it at tacks and eradicates those all prevail ing ailments-stomach, liver and kid ney trouble and blood diseases. Twen- tyfive per cent of city people are ren- dered miserable by these enervating, life-sapping diseases, and, in fact, as one may express it--all Jagged out and run down-become life friends of Plant Juice as soon as they try It. It revital- izes the stomach, liver and kidneys. and injects new life into those who take it.
 Considerable talk has been stirred up locally regarding the wonderful relief eX.sA-ienced by MT. Scott Wear, living on R. F. D. No. ,, who has lived near Birmingham all his life and is one of the best known farmers in this sec tion of the country. He stated:
 For the past eleven years have suffered with stomach trouble in the form of indigestion and dyspepsia; all my food fermented in my stomach, causing gas to form; I was all bloated and in terrible agony; I could not keep the iishtest kind of food in my stom- ach could not touch meat or vegeta- bles had palpitation of the heart and was so nervous and restless I could not sleep at night and felt tired out all the time; had no ambition or en- ergy to do any work. I commenced to take Plant Juice and it helped me from the very first; now I can eat anything want, sleep well and have no more aches or pains.'
 Plant Juice is sold in Birmingham at Norton's Drug Store, corner Fourth avenue and Twentieth street-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Why don't you send Admiral Mayo and the powerful Atlantic fleet into the war zone?" men asked me during the war-statesmen, naval officers civilians
 Men still ask me why l didn't send Mayo and his dreadnaughts to the North sea.
 Probably the man who was most in- terested in the answer to this question was Admiral Mayo himself.
 He wanted to go. He wanted a chance to meet the Germans. He could think of all sorts of arguments why he should be allowed to take his fleet and lie in wait for the enemy somewhere in the North sea, and every time he thought of a new one, he offered it,
 It was a question upon which there was a division in and out of the navy.
 My own first inclination was to dis patch our whole fleet, except a few yes sels necessary for coast patrol, to waters where the chance for fight was more promising than on this side of the ocean.
 BLOCKED BY LOGISTICS
 But against this inclination, and in an- swer to Admiral Mayo's persuasion, arose a very definite and substantial argu- ment-
 'Logistics."
 The naval and military readers will un- derstand at once what l mean and the force of the argument. Possibly my ci- william readers may be little puzzled. IL &s reasonable enough to suppose that the word 'logistics" refers to logic. and so to some wel-considered strategy or tao tics. Commonly it does not have refer ence to logic, and, in it's particular use by naval experts, to what might be termed the logic of hard facts.
 Before defining it further, and showing its application to the problems we are considering let me tell a little story sag gested to me by this mention of logic.
 A prominent and influential man was one day trying to persuade President Wilson that a certain proposition he had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
FOUR SPECIFIC TAX REVISION PROPOSALS
 MADE BY MELLON
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this fiscal year have been at the rate of $o,000 ,000 MT. Mellon warns Con- gress that the nation cannot continue to spend at this shocking rate"
 Substantial reduction in current ex- penditures. 1t says, offer the only hope of effective relief from the tax burden
 ECONOMY EFFECTED
 "The last Congress" he goes on to say, made a creditable record in re- ducing appropriations, and fit effected substantial economy. Notwithstanding the reduced appropriations, however. expenditures have continued unexpect- edly high and the reduction in expendi- lures has barely kept pace with the shrinkage in receipts.
 Production of appropriations, more over, will not of itself be effective to reduce expenditures, unless at the same time the Congress avoids or controls measures which result in expenditures without apparent appropriation. Reap propriation of unexpended balances, re- volving fund appropriations and appro- priations of receipts and other in- definite authorizations of expenditures have in the past been reported for hum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
NEXT MOVE WILL COME FROM SHIP
 OWNERS, BELIEF
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been refused by privat, owners and the shipping board.
 Union leaders here term the suspen- sion of work lockout" and declare that the owners are attempting to re- store the 12-hour day without payment for overtime. This. the union men in sist, amounts in reality to wage cut of 40 to 50, rather than 15 per cent. The marine workers predict that ap- proximately 10000 seamen and 10000 oilers and firemen will leave ships now in port here within the next 24 hours. No pickets will be posted, it was said. unless steamship owners attempt to employ strike breakers.
 Members of the International Sea mems union took no action on the re- port of Andrew Furuseth it's president, who is in Washington awaiting the re- suits of an appeal to President Hard ing to prevent a nation wide tie-up of sea going vessels, following the fail ure of the conference between em- ployers and workers.
 The action taken by marine workers here today was reported by wireless to all ships flying the American flag. The crews of Vessels at sea- it was said, will not be affected imm ediately by the walk-out vote. as they are signed under the old conditions to the end of the voyage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

UhEA Eh OI OIABlLlLA HUN
 There was srealer Slao. .nza .ion m the price of raw cotton during the month ac cordng to the report and the pr.ce of gray goods, after declining to 6l4 cents a yard, advanced slightly. nevertheless the New England district reports tha' at present prices the spread between a pound of cloth and a pound of raw cot ton is only 2242 cents, whereas a year ago i. was approximately a dollar" 1t says.
 Textile mills in the south are reported to be running approximately full t.me in the Richmond banks district. some or ders are being received for goods used for print cloth,' it says, and orders tor future delivery are also being taken by knitting mills in the district. Wage cuts in the southern mills have been more drastic than in other sections, and it is said that many people in the trade claim that the reductions have been in keeping with the lowered prices for raw material. In the Atlanta district a number of re- porting mills show an increase in yard age of 4.5 per cent over February, all though there was a decrease of 22.l per cent as compared with a year ago. The increase in orders on hand during the month was negligible, but much greater than year ago. when new orders were not acceptable because Of the press of IA. yet working at full day capacity, al though number indicate orders on hand which will require full running time for severa weeks For then completion.
 8 PER CENT INCREASE
 The increase by pounds of reporting yarn mills was per cent during the month, although totals were 26.2 per cent below that month year ago. There has beens a recent increase in export sales of cotton goods amount and consisting pr. ncipally of drills and sheetings to China, India and the Le- want.
 Thirty four of the 5s members of the National Association of the Fin ishcrs of Cotton Fabrics reported total finished yards billed during the month at S6,732,621 yards, as compared with 55,436.S71 yards in February
 Demand for lumber increased some what during March, but only as a re- sult of a further reduction of prices, according to the review.
 Prices of pine have sagged slight ly in the Atlanta district" it says. Production of 134 mills belonging to the Southern Pine association was 29.5 per cent below normal for the week onding April 1, while shipments were 25.S per cent below normal production. Production in Tennessee hardwood mills for the first three months of 1921 is reported to be 75 per cent lower than In the same period of 1920 and many "f the mills are being closed. In the St. Louis district industrial buy g has increased somewhat in both soft woods and hard woods"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Washington, May 1.-Officials at the state department marked time today pending final developments in regard to the German reparations at the meet ing of the allied supreme council in London Interest was manifested however as to the amount of cepara- tions it had been decided to impose as result of the agreement reached be- tween the British and French today.
 All comment was withheld because of the session of the council scheduled for tomorrow and there was no inti- nation of what steps would be taken. in case tie situation should warrant further action by the United States
 It was reiterated that the American gov ernment stands with the allies in holding Germany responsible to the full extent of her ability to pay, but that any plan which would unduly re- strict her economic recuperation would be regarded as unwise. In case the terms arrived at are in accord with this position, it is expected that the German counter-proposals will not be forwarded from Washington.
 The extension of time reported as agreed upon by the delegates to the supreme council, if only for 10 days, is expected, to give opportunity for American official and public opinion to register itself on the new repara- tions demands. Whether that period will be utilized by Secretary Hughes for further conversations with the all lied diplomats here was a question on which officials would not comment to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

l'ves of any of our men I could not have forgiven myself, and the country would not have forgiven me
 But the Germans were too prudent to make this venture. Under like crcum- stances, l believe, sooner than make DOS, siole an ignominous surrender, such as we witnessed at Seapa Flow the men or the American navy or the British navy would have died in the resolve to at least go down in the last dash against the enemy.
 QUESTION OF RANK
 1pere vas a mnor difficulty which was involved in the proposal to send Ad- miral Mayo and the Atlantic fleet to the North sea. I mention it only to assert emphatically that if considerations of naval strategy, considerations affecting the common interest. had made it wise to send Mayo and his ships, this par ticular difficulty would have been brushed aside as man Hicks the ash from his cigar
 It lay in the question which naval of- flcers and others raised as to whether Admiral Mayo being senior in command, would displace Admiral Beatty, com mander-in-chief of the british grand fleet, or be subject to his direction.
 It was a question of rank which in peace maneuvers would have been a question of much importance but in the worlds hour of agony and need it mai tered far less than other things.
 MAYO EAGER TO GO
 At least so thougne Admiral Mayo whose only wish was to get into the war zone and to be where the biggest chance lay for big fight, He would have gone gladly conceding the ranking position to the officer who commanded the largest fleet and who was most familiar with the fighting ground-the North sea.
 It is one of my regrets that Mayo and Beatty and Rodman did not get the chance to go after the Germans together I have an idea that had they been turned loose and told to Ego get 'em'' they would have found a way
 (Another article by former Secretary Daniels will be printed tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
GreenviIIe Baptist Revival
 Enters It's SC0nd Week

Greenville, May 1.-(Special. 1.-The Sap tist revival that has been in progress at the local First Baptist church entered upon the second week Saturday. It IS daily, growing in interest, and great good is being accomplished. Dr. J. W. May field of opelka is conducting the ser vices.
 The junior choir has grown numerical ly strong as well as musically perfect, and a special platform has been erected in the front of the church to accommo- date the choir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
SEES FURTHER REDUCTIONS

They are liable to be somewhat fur ther reduced from the same cause" he says. adding:
 "The estimated ordinary expenditures of S4, 4,014,000,o00 will on their part be ef- fected by appropriation which are still to be made. Estimated expenditures ot the war department and the navy de- partment, aggregating over SLIGO, 900, ,00C for 1922 will depend largely upon the military and naval policy adopted by the Congress at the present session.
 The estimate of about s545,e00,000 for payment to the railroads in 1922 is made necessary by the provisions of the trans portation act and increased estimatei from the director general of railroads. IF absence of drastic cuts in military ana naval expenditures, there is almost nc prospect, according to the estimates. o any substantial available surplus ever n the fiscal year of 1922"
 Urging early repeal of the exces: profits taxes, MT. Mellon says an intel ligent revision of these taxes should er courage production and in the long ru; increase rather than diminish the rev enues. The profits taxes the secretars estimates, will weld not more than $450 000, 900 for the taxable year of 1921
 FLAT TAX SIMPLE
 As for a substitute for the exces! profits taxes, Mir Mellon cites estimate. of s400 000,000 annually as a yield iron any additional flat tax of per cent or corporate incomes, provided the exemp tion of 5000 now accorded corporations is eliminated with the profits taxes such a flat tax, he adds. would be sim pie of administration and easily deter mined by the tax paying concern.
 Discussing the readjustment of income tax rates the treasury head says highe' sur taxes rates have reached the poir' tax eXtempt securities and reduce the yield of revenue. Revenue from the high CT rates, he declares is rapidly dwind ling and he believes that establishment of the new rates suggested would meal an ultimate increase in the amounts re. ceved by the government.
 This readjustment is recommended : he continues, mot because it will relieve the rich, but because the higher sur tax rates already have passed the collection point. The higher rates constitute bar oi transactions involving turnovers of SC curities and property which with lower sur tax rates would be accomplished ana thus yield substantial additional revenue to the government"
 The tobacco and capital stock taxes and the taxes on admissions should be retained, Mir. Mellon believes, but urges that so-called luxury and nuisance taxes be got rid of because they arg relatively unproductive and unnecessar- fly veXatious.' Their repeal he says 'SO0, ,ooooca annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
FREAK FELINE IS
 6-FOOTED ANIMAL

Anniston. May 1.-(Special)--J. M. Smith, farmer living north of Anniston. reported about month ago that he owned cat equipped with six feet, an1 those who have had curiosity enough to visit his home and view the freak feline are marveling at the strangeness thereof.
 The six-footed cat is now a mama-ca., and three out, of four of the black kit tens each have an extra toe nail on the inside of their front feet.
 MT. Smith also has at his home freak pig month old which he classes as stranger and more unusual than even q six-legged cat, and he expects that scien- lists from far and near will visit his farm and view the strange porker when it's freak makeup is made known to them.
 Circular on Rubber Industry
 A comprehensive circular on she rub Der and tire industry. showing the present financial position of the lead ing companies as well as their market outlook, has been prepared for free distribution by Roce X Co.,, investment banker, 50 Broad street, New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Rebel Leaders Captured

By AssOcIhttu FIehF
 Mexico City, April 3O.-Messages re- ceived by the war office here from the Mexican consul at Del Rio, Texas. and from immigrant agents at Nuevo Lare- do indicate that the rebel leaders, Gen. Francisco Murguia, and Gen. Candldo Aguilar and six of their followers were arrested by American authorities sew eraI days ago at Cendelaria, Texas No details of the peresent where abouts of the men are given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
THE WEATHER

Alabama, M;ssissippi: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday, no change in tenn perature.
 Georgia. Florida. Fair Monday and Tuesday, no change in temperature.
 Tennessee. KentuclSy Cloudy in west, fair in east portions Monday; Tuesday fair. no change in temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

The stems and leaves of the burning tree" of India are covered with fine hairs similar to those of the nettle hut of a more virlblent nature When touched the sensation felt is as of being burned with hot Fon the pain lasting several days and extending. over the entire body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Daniels Tells WhyFzeet Was
 Not Sent Into War Zone

O o we Admiral O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy has one of the finest private collec. tionS of pearls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
NOTE MADE PUBLIC

Paris, May 1.-The reparations com mission made public it's note to the German war burdens commission on rerarations, outline of which was given Saturday. The communication which is dated May 1, informs the Ger man commission of the intention of the repartions commission to establ- fish within the shortest time possible the amount of damages for which Germany owes separations under Arti- Gle 232 of the treaty of Versailles
 Meanwhile, without prejudice to the foregoing accounting, the reparations con mission notified the war burdens commission that 12,000, 900, 900 marks in gold are due today. The note is signed by Louis Dubois, president of the re- paration commission, and M DeLa- croix, former premier of Belgium.
 Under Article 233 of the Versailles treaty the separations commission was empowered to set the amount of dam = ages suffered by the allies throughout the war, for which compensation must be made by Germany. The article stip- ulated that the commission should on or before May 1, 1921, notify the Ger man government of the extent of that governments obligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
1 FRANCE AND BRITAIN
 REACH AGREEMENT
 TO FORCE GERMAN Y
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OFFICIALS MARK TIME

the early prospective receipt of a re- ply of German counter proposal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Former Secretary of the Navy


   iston foreign including Unauthorized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

dreds of millions of doIIars Of actual cash outgo.''
 Mir. Mellon says that estimates for the fiscal year 1922 are subject to great uncertainty as to both receipts and ex penditures. The estimated collections of $3,700. 00o 100000 of internal taxes are based on the provisions of existing law, he adds, and are $S50,000.000 less than the estimated collections for 1921 chiefly because of the shrinkage in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Circular on Rubber Industry
RETAIL PRICE IS
 "STICKING" POINT
 IN REIMBURSEMENT
GREATER STERILIZATION
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fourth to one-third as much as used year ago, the report states. %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
.PlCKENS COUNTY COURT
 TO HAVE BUSY SESSION

Carrollton, May -(Special)-The reg ular spring term of circuit court con- venes May g. with Judge B. 1. Jones of Linden on the bench and Solicitor Wilson of Demopols looking after the state interests. This term of court promises to be one of the busiest in many years large number of cases being on the docket, while there are something like 25 cases of distilling and violating the prohibition laws to be investigated by the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
MIGHT sI1Cl HAVE SUNK THOUSANDS

If the miracle of escape had happened one German raider, free ana In the vicinity of Brest, could have sunk troop ships with thousands of men before Il could have been sunk unless powerful dreadnaughts stood between the trans ports and danger. So Admiral Rodgers division was based on Bantry pay, in a position to intercept.
 If we had failed to take this precau- ton and an enemy cruiser had eiuoeo tha hIocl,ade. what would haze been my condemnation? Had we thro Rgh such a neglect or error of judgment lost the
New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

The original plan was simply to ex-
change business-building ideas
among members through the medi-
um OF Ube 5abean, pronounced
the most artistic and interesting
business magazine published"
Ihe present membership consists
largely Of business executives
presidents and general managers of
some of the largest business con-
Germs of America, and men Of
affairs in all parts of the world
sincerely interested in solving busi-
ness problems
The day of big things for modern
Sabeans is now here The world
VIDE success of a feeble effort
proves it, and great forward move
ment is ready to start.
The ancient Sabeans established
colonies throughout Arabia and
Africa for the facilitation of trade.
and sent Commercial Ambassadors
to India and China.
The Sabean Society plans to do the
same thing in a modern way by es-
tablishing Sabean Stations and
connections throughout the world
as reliable sources for gathering
business data and information Of
possible markets.
The Sabean Bureau, exclusively for
the use of Sabeans, will assist Sa-
beans individually and collectively
to promote business success.
An army of business generals
forms the nucleus for the new
movement.