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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
CLANTON'S BOARD LIVE

O. I. Bum, manager of the Cham Der of Commerce, attended meeting of the Clanton Chamber of Commerce Thursday night, returning yesterday. He says from 40 to 90 members of the organization were present and all seemed progressive and alert citizens Mir. Bum addressed them on some of the aims and objects of a modern cham Der of commerce and says a number of live-wire talks were made by local citizens.
 Mir. Bum leaves Saturday for Wood bury. N. J.,' on short visit to his daughter and Mrs. Bum, who Is visit ing her daughter there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
Detachable Eyelashes
 Make AppearanceHere

to tell they are false, s6 well do they stay on. When approached she stated that all her friends had noticed her beautiful eyelashes. and had asked what she had been doing to make them grow so. When told they were false, she declared her friends gasped and exclaimed, What will we have next?"
 A small bottle of glue goes with the eyelashes. and they will not come off when once they are put on, unless dampened and pulled off, she said. The only trouble with them is they are hard to find when you drop them. the fash ionable young lady stated, and aft CT having that experience cnce she Is very careful not to let them fall any more.
 They come in all shades
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
. SEEKS HER SISTER

An appeal was made yesterday to the local headquarters of the Salvation Army, by Mrs. L. A. Ratley. TIT Clay ton street. Montgomery. to search for Miss Jennie Kate Ming. her young sis ter.
 The young woman disappeared frori the home of her sister April and has not been seen nor heard from at her home since that date. Her age IS given as 2S years She is said to be about five feet and eight inches tall, weighs about 100 pounds, has brown hair and gray eyes and small scar over one eye. She was wearing a blue serge coat suit when last seen.
 Any information as to her where abouts will be appreciated by her sis ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16

lay in their winter stocks now. However our steam coal demand is so small, we have had to call halt in delivery of the lump coal for the retail yards. We cannot sell the steam coal, therefore can not supply lump coal which Is part of the mining process"
 It has been .tuEgested that per sons who have hot mir furnaces have a mind to run-Of-minc coal. This takes in the entire output and operates with satisfaction in furnace practice. The more run Of-mine is ordered, the more mine operation there will be, it Is pointed out, the more work there will be and the sooner winter coal will be In the cellar at low prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
MOVIES OF NEGROES

During the past two weeks the negroes or Birmingham have been taking movie pictures of their activities. It is their aim to show the better side of tho ne gro, his social life among other mem bers of his race and of his work.
 The pictures are being made under the direction of the Pyramid Picture corpo- ration of Chicago, and will be shown iE negro theatres throughout the coun- try. They will be shown here at the Gay theatre April IS. ls and 2o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
MEETING POSTPONED

There will be no meeting of the Community club this afternoon on ac- count of the spring stag which will be held tomorrow at Lock 12
 Members of the club on this occasion will be guests of the Alabama Power company. They will leave Birmingham at 9:36 o'clock over the Louisville and Nashville railroad and expect to re- turn at 830 tomorrow evening.
 Reservations have already been made for a large number and several men friends of members will accom- pany the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
By ETHEL GILLEN

False hair, false teeth and false limbs are an old story. but when it comes to false eyelashes-well, that is new.
 No longer will my lady be forced to look with envy at the long curling eyelashes of other women, for these may now be purchased the same as many other things that go to make one beautiful.
 False eyelashes made tn0ir ad- won't in Birmingham yesterday, when they were first noted on the streets. Just how they stay on and fool one is a secret, but di- rections an everything go with the lashes.
 The young lady wearing the latest fad yesterday appeared to be perfectly at ease with them. Strange as it may seem. it is nard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
DINNER FOR GUARDSMEN

Junior Chamber of Commerce re- ports numbers of acceptances for the dinner to be given the national guards men next Wednesday at the TutwiIer hotel.
 junior chamber members are taking the 50-cent plates. The guardsmen are to be the guests of the junior cham Der and the merchant and manufactur- ing contingent. indications point to a large attendance and gala af- fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
WARM AND SH0WERY

showers. probably. and con tinued warm weather" is the fore cast by E. c. Horton, local weath- CT observer, for today.
 There will also be no noticeable change in temperature and the warm weather and showers will proba biy continue for the next IS hours at least"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
HARM0Y SINGERS

Christian harmony singerS of Jef- ferson county will hold an all-day ses. sion at the courthouse here tomor- row. An excellent programme has been arranged. Services will start at o'clock in the morning and will last until dark. The public Is in yited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
PORCH FURNITURE
 REPORTED STOLEN

lice yesterday morning. some thief has made a good start toward setting up housekeeping. Three thefts of porch furniture were reported as havins happened Thursday night.
 A porch swing was stolen from 250o Sixth avenue, south. early in the night An hour later report came from pr. Atwood, 919 Thirteenth street, south, that several pots of flowers were missing from his front porch. Early yesterday morning. Mrs. Hunich, 150 Fourteenth street, south. discovered that some one had carried off her big porch rug, and she made com plaint to that effect. No arrests have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
ADJUSTMENTS

IefSermou Fheatre-Ccntral High school prevents opcretta, "The Feast of the Lnnterns.o
 Lyric-keith vaudeville and pic- lures.
 Loewss Bijou-Vaudeville and pic- lures. kid"
 AIcazar-~The Devils Pass Key" Strand--WalIace Reid. in 'sThe Love Special.
 GaIRx-Bebe Daniels, in "Ducks and Drakes."
 RialtO--Norma TaImadge. in "The Branded WOman.o
 0de0n-SeriaI drama md comedy. Prineess-SeriaI drama and comedy. EdgewOod Park-Dancing. Sunday concert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
PAST PRESIDENTS OF
 B'NAI BIRTH TO MEET

Past presidents of B'Nai Birth, Bir- mingham lodge. No. s6S, will meet to- morrow afternoon at 2:3o o'clock at Temple Emanu-El with S. L. Kuhn, president of the lodge. presiding.
 Talks will be made by several of the past presidents, with an interest," ing programme planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
Marrlags L;censes

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 Burr H. Bell and Miss B. Wagner Rohlwing.
 Abe Shiland and Miss Minnie Parma.
 F. N Byers and Miss Clyde Beatrice Harding.
 Ciaud N. Hamilton and Miss May Carolyn Horton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
MEYERS BOUND OVER

Fierce Meyers was bound over to the grand jury yesterday by Judge H. E. Ahernethy in the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors on a charge of murder. His bond was fixed at $500.
 He is alleged to have shot and killed William Ike Jones near East Lake sew eral weeks ago. Immediately following the shooting Meyers left town, but was later arrested when he returned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16

Annual Memorial Service of |. c. T.s.
 Sunday April IT, at Highlands Methodist church, Five Points, sermon by Dr. Hendrix. Joint services of both Councils. 175 and 5S2. All trav cling men are especially invited. Will meet at Morris hotel, 10:S0 to 10;4s. sunday morning and attend in a body
Evening star., 1921-08-28

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reach Moscow through Berlin No
people possesses in more marked
degree than the German people
those reconstructfve qualities
which are necessary to place Rus
sia once more in direct relation
with western life and civilization.
How is it possible to grapple with
the problem of Asia IL we do not
put an end to the travail which
tortures and poisons the whole life
Of Europe?
All the peoples OF Europe. vic
tors and vanquished. still divided
by hatred and poisoned with ,vio-
lence. are plunged in fear and anx-
are on the increase instead OF dimin-
ishing.
President Harding's message
has been received with favor.
Other attempts in the past have
fallen through and other initia-
tives have failed. But they were
made in times of prosperity. when
Europe. rich and happy. was anx-
ious to avoid the danger Of war.
riod Of ruin and disaster. Men
only become more tolerant and
just. after having tasted the bit
terness Of misfortune and after
their homes have been visited by
suffering and misery. The present
moment should find us all well
disposed toward wisdom and JUS
uce.
(Copyright, 1871
Evening star., 1921-08-28

three stops, reaching Cairo the same
day. The possibilities Of this route are
Indicated by the report that British off,
cial correspondence was delivered in
Bagdad the same day instead of month
later, as has heretofore been necessary.
Passing Notes.
During the fiscal year 1921 the salv-
age branch of the Quartermaster Corps
turned over to the Department of
Agriculture salvaged road equipment
having an estimated value Of $500, 900.
This equipment Is utilized in connec-
ton with the maintenance and build
ing of state highways throughout the
country.
Leave of absence will not hereafter
be granted to officers or warrant off,
GERS upon separation from the active
list by resignation, retirement, dis
charge under section 24b or by dis
missal. Any officer who appears be-
fore a retiring board may. II he SO de-
sires, submit a request that such
leave Of absence as may be due him
be granted in the event Of his retire.
ment from active service. Should
leave be granted the approval Of the
findings OF the retiring board will be
deferred until expiration Of the leave.
Evening star., 1921-08-28
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL. p. KENNEDY.

Exit precedent in the economy
efficiency budget system of the U. S.
government. This announcement will
cause the hide-bound government
system martinez to raise its hands in
holy horror, for precedent has for
many years been the major domo and
the Deus ex Machina of the federal
workshop.
Precedent in the government ser
vice many times and during many
years has caused endless delays and
the outpouring of large sums of
money. When anything is to be done
some one at once starts researching
to see how IT was done before, or to
find some previous authority for not
doing 1t.
Lieut.. Col George Van Horn Nose
ley. attached to the efficiency staff Of
Gen. Charles G. Dawes, director Of the
budget, is one of the officers of the
government who believes in for
getting. ignoring and defying prec-
edents. Every new problem that
comes to him he wants to see decided
on its merits-not on precedents.
There is story told Of him while a
general in the American expedition
ary forces in France. which. 1t is said.
led to his selection by Director
Dawes as one of his most dependable
aides. Here it is:
He had a corporal on his staff
filling a very important position.
This. corporal. 1t so happened. had
been a business man before he en-
tered the Army after the war started.
and had been accustomed to deciding
problems for himself. He made good
ON the Army assignment. but it was
such an important assignment that
a number Of Army officers thought
that some regular officer familiar
with precedents should be filling it
rather than a corporal. They brought
pressure on Gen. Mosely. pointing out
their belief that some one who knew
the precedents should be on the job.
Then Gen. Moseley threw a bomb
among them by calmly announcing
that was just why the corporal was
going to be kept right where he was.
He didn't knox a thing about Army
precedents and didn't give He'll
Maria for them. He was getting the
work done in excellent style without
delays Of precedented red tape.
"UncIe Joe" Cannon in his forty-five
years Of experience in Congress has
been offered countless opportunities
to get in on a sure thing''-and
passed them up. There Is only one
such opportunity that he has ever
regretted. One evening in his young
days on Capitol Hill he dropped in at
the office of a friendly newspaper
correspondent on newspaper row. The
correspondent said he'd show him
something interesting. went to lit
tie box on the wall, rang bell and
started to carry on conversation.
Then he told the unseen person that
Representative Cannon wants to
speak to you" When he had taken
his position Young Joe" heard q
sweet female voice, which after chat
ting q few minutes asked II he'd like
to hear a song-and always gallant
Cannon said he'd be charmed. That
Evening star., 1921-08-28

ONCE also prepares and publishes the
official catalogues Of the government
and maintains close contact with the
libraries. Copies of all publications
are sent to certain designated de-
pository libraries. and. in addition.
all requests from libraries through.
out the country~are given special at
tention. Every effort is made to as
sist the libraries, and this il one fea-
ture that Mr.. Carter il determined to
develop. feeling that no better agency
exists than the library through
which to educate the public and to
keep. them Informed regarding the
activities of the government. q.
Maintains Complete Library.
Very few persons realise that the
government book shop maintains the
most complete library In the country
Of FEDERAL government publications.
which total about 100000. The Libra
~ of Congress receives government
publications, but under its system
fiies them according to subject with
non-government publications. No
Evening star., 1921-08-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

have been asked to submit to the
bureau of navigation the names of
reserve officers in the Medical and
supply Corps in their respective dis
tricts who will contribute most to
the successful administration of the
made. that the names of officers be
arranged In the order of merit and
that at least double >the number of
omcers in the quoto be submitted
where practical. Officers in the Dem
tai Corps. Chaplain Corps. engineers
to be retained only until the expira-
ton OF their current enrolment
Magnitude of the zR-..
Recent figures about the size of the
iil-fated ZR-2 to have been about
than the German Zeppelin LIS. which
the Germans built to bomb New York
city. Her cubic capacity was approxi-
mately 2,720.000 cubic feet, which gave
her about eighty-four tons gross lift
and disposable lift OF about forty
nve tons for gasoline. oil. cargo or
armament. The communication sys-
tenn consisted of engine room tele.
graphs. ship telephones and voice
tubes.
No Reduction Contemplated.
1t is emphatically stated in the
bureau of navigation that no reduce
tion Is contemplated in the perma-
nent commissioned personnel. The
only reduction to be made will affect
temporary officers who fail to qualify
for permanent appointments. Those
be separated from the service ON or
before December 81, 1921. The re-
suit of recent examinations of tenn
porary and reserve officers who ap-
piled for transfer to the permanent
establishment may be shortly an
ment will be in position to arrange
Tor the allotment Of permanent off,
GERS, effective after the discharge of
temporary appointees. Plans are now
being formulated for the final dis
tribution of permanent commissioned
shortly be announced.
Personnel Changes,
Lieut.. Commander Emory D. Stan
ley Of the stock division, bureau OF
supplies and accounts. has been or
Army for duty in connection with the
coordination of sales Of surplus prop
erty. Stanley will be relieved in the
bureau by Lieut.. Commander William
9. Neill. q member Of the faculty Of
the supply officers school Of appiica-
tton. ...
Commander c. r. O'Leary. Supply
Corps, has been deailed to special
DUTY with the newly created veterans
bureau in Washington. O'Leary was
formerly dtsbursing- officer at the
navy yard. Puget Sound. Wash.
For the week ending August ~ the
decrease In the number Of officers and
men on active duty totaled 3.72S for
the Navy and ffty-six for the Marine
Corps. The number Of officers, tnclud-
ing Marine Corps. Judge advocate gem
eral and Nurse Corps, together with
midshipment and reserves totaled a.
Sz7; the enlisted men, 127,766, a
grand total Of 140.693.
No report has been made by the
naval examining board on the result
of the examinations held In May for
appointments to the regular commits
stoned grades, nor has any report been
Made OF the recent pay clerk. exam
tnation.
Evening star., 1921-08-28
THE NAVY

A recent order making mandatory
the reduction Of naval reservists will
cut the number of line officers from
$3.50 to $500; medical officers. 1850
to 500; supply officers, $3.50 to 200.
and aviators from $3.50 to 1900. This
reduction was made upon recommen-
dation of the Navy's general board.
Commandants of all naval districts
have been directed to report the
names Of reservists under their COM
mand recommended for retention un-
der the present reduction.
With the retainer pay of reservists
ranging from $12 to $1,000 a year a
considerable saving will be effected.
The order will gradually eliminate
from the reserve force 800 dentists.
60 chaplains, $50 constructors and
100 civil engineers. Glass officers
marine class-will probably be re-
duced SO per cent. At present their
number is approximately 10000.
One of the reasons given for the
radical reduction in the number of
reservists is the lack of adequate
tion erected, the numbers retained
will be amply provided for in that
respect. with the former number of
reservists carried on the rolls, 1t
has been impossible to provide efSec-
tive training. This was particularly
true OF aviator reservists. for even
now there is no provision made for
the training of that class of special
lists.
The new policy of the department
is to make every effort to reduce the
officer personnel to the authorized
number without injustice and as soon
as practical. Present warrant officers
in the feet naval reserve may be
retained ana new enrollments made
from eligible candidates. Omcers OF
the staff corps of reserve force other
than those ir the Medical and Sup
ply Corps are not t be enrolled In
the naval reserve force ON the. ter
mination of the current enrollments.
Re-enlistments Of sta6 odicers vii!
be held up pending the selection Of
onicers to be retained In the Medical
ana Supply Corps. :.
Commandants OF naval districts
Evening star., 1921-08-28

of graduations was about 1o5; The
average loss to each entering class Is
estimated at 8 per cent. SO that
out of every hundred cadets who
enter the academy only sixty-five
become eligible for commission. As a
matter Of fact no cadets were gradu-
ated in 1919. that class having been
graduated in November, 1913, when.
as an emergency measure. 511 cadets
went directly into the Army. In 1920
the number totaled 270. and in 1921
only seventeen went into the Army.
103 cadets electing to remain and
graduate in 1922. The ratio Of flow
into the commissioned strength of the
Army has been placed at so per cent
from the Military Academy and
SO per cent from civil life. AS the
matter now stands great difficulty is
encountered in securing qualified ap-
plicants for appointment to the Mill
tary Academy. Cutting down the quota
Of academy appointments allowed
senators and Representatives. and also
denying the privilege Of SO per cent
Of the enlisted men now provided for
in the law, will. II actually carried
out as indicated by the present wishes
Of certain legislators, practically an
null the purpose for which the acad-
emy was founded. and further retard
the upbuilding of our national de-
Tense,
Evening star., 1921-08-28

complete library of government pub
lications is maintained except by this
division of the government printing
office. This library Is constantly utii-
lied by members OF Congress and
others doing research work on some
particular phase Of federal activity.
Since 1912 the government book
store has wrapped and mailed more
than $4,000, 900 publications each year
for the. departments. which. added to
the sales orders and library and OIL
cial distribution, amounts to more
than 10000 each month.
Evening star., 1921-08-28

partment, threw up his job to make
his fortune with the telephone indus
try members Of Congress openly
accused him Of being crazy.
X + r 4
Not one in a thousand Of the tour
lists who crook their necks to view
the magnificent canopy painting in
the rotunda of the Capitol know that
the figure with liberty costume and
cap, holding a shield and sword, with
an American eagle nearby, is in real
ity a very faithful portrait of the
great artist Brumtdfs wife. He used
her frequently as a model in his
work of decorating the Capitol. and
in this particular picture he executed
her likeness with especial care.
Here is "Capper's Creed"-Capper
being United States senator from
Kansas: b..
That fair business only is good
That you can't do evil and get away
with it
That business. industry and the
universe are all governed by laws
that are inexorable.
That no rascal. high or low, can
beat the game.
That there should be--and that
some day there will be-a limit to
salaries larger than any man can
earn. paid by few great
That On honest days work should
insure to every man. through the. ex-
ercise Of thrift and industry, q COM
home, education for his chill
dren and q chance to lay by q com.
peteuce for old age.
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was Uncle Joe's" first experience at,
the telephone. The correspondent
wanted to let him in on the early
sale of telephone stock-and it is the
one regret of his business life that
he treated it as a joke. Mr.. Cannon
says that when Theodore N. Vail,
then employed in the Interior De-
Evening star., 1921-08-28
PERFECTlNG FARM RELIEF
Plans Shortly Will Be Announced
for Agricultural Aid.

Tor Agricultural AID.
Perfected plans for carrying into
effect the Agricultural relief act will
be announced within a short time.
according to an announcement OF the
War Finance Corporation. At the
same time the corporation will out
line the procedure for making ap-
plication for advances on agricultural
products. .
It should be clearly understood, II
was pointed out, that the act ID an
emergency measure, designed to meet
the abnormal conditions now con-
fronting the country. Experience in
connection with it's administration.
however. should enable oficials to
determine to what extent, II any. ad-
ditional financial machinery of q per-
manent character is necessary to take
care of the marketing Of staple agri-
cultural products in an orderly WAy
|under normal conditions.
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is MAKING BIG CUT
IN PRINTING COSTS
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1Contfnued from First Page.)
ulnents division Of the government
printing Office was created in 1895.
and its growth both as a distributing
point and as a center for Information,
has fully justified the judgment of
those who originated the project.
The sale OF publications to the pub
lie brought In $350.000 last year. The
mail. both actual orders and letters
of inquiry. totaled 365.000 last year.
There was an increase of 100000 in
the letter mail over 1919, and $685.
600 in the amount received. This