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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
STORM ISOLATES TOWN
Greensboro Cut Off From Outside
 World "A Hours

Greensboro. March IT, Special "A terrific wind, rain and hailstorm vis- ited Greensboro yesterday afternoon. Huge trees were blown down in va rious parts of town, obstructing traf- lie through Main street. Telephone wires were blown down and chimneys were neatly sliced off and bark was stripped from young trees by the hail, Vegetation was considerably beaten. Telegraph wires and long distane { telephones were out of commission un- til today leaving Greensboro entirely cut off from the outside world. The hailstorm was reported unusually se- were in the vicinity of Akron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
GRADE EXAMS TODAY
Ccosa County Seeks to Raise School
 Standard

Rockford, March tSpeciai.,-- The uniform sixth grade examinations will be held Friday at the respective schools throughout the county. frof H, H. King, superintendent, has ais tributed the questions to the various teachers. Professor King hopes In the ensuing year to raise the standard oi efficiency of the elementary scnoois The Coosa county scsaoois for the pre- vious year ranked nineteenth n eiIi- ciency. according to the s.atis'ics made by T F. Bonner. statistcian oi the state department of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
WOOL PRICES DROP FROM
 70 to 16 CENTS A DUND
h. Aasociofa6 A PreSs

By Associated Press ,n San Angelo, Tex, March l9 From cents pound 10 months ago to l4l1 ana l6,s cents pound was the drop recordeo today at the Coleman county wool saies, when the latter prices were receNed TOT about 2S0,0oo pounds Officerss or lne county wool association say the same grades would have brought 70 cents less than a year ago. According to these of- ficers two-thirds of this years Iexas vol crop of 100000 pounds remains un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
RAINS DELAY FARMERS
Planters Buying Hay and Cor1-No'
 Fertilizer

Heflln, March l7.-t Special) Fla rm work has been delayed in this county on account of the rains Of the last few days. No farm wagons nave been seen hauling out fertilizer tnis year
 fhe biggest part of unpaid supply piiis Jues Heflin merchants is for nay anu corn, so the farming programme tnfs year is, taht corn, hay, peanuts ana velvet beans will be planted on large scale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
RECEPTION FOR SENIORS
Coosa County High Sct0ol to Grad
 uate Largest Class

Rockford. March IT.. tspocial.) )--- The, senior class of the Coosa County High school will be entertained at a reception Saturday evening. John Robinson is president of the class. The 1921 class Is the largest in the Coosa County High school since it's estab- lsfment. and will present an excellent commencement programme in May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
CINCINNATI CLUB HAVING ROW WITH CISCO OFFICIALS

Cisco, Tex. March 1.-The dispute be- tween the Cisco Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati Reds over the S,5oO bonus offered for the selection of Cisco for spring training has been referred for settlement to Garry Hermann, owner of the Reds, now in Washington. Cisco op- jects to paying the full amount on the ground that Cincinnati failed to bring as many men as promised, and that many of the stars are missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
Learuc Is Growing

Rockford. March IT Special. )--Tnc charter for the Epworth league at the Methodist Episcopal -nurch is expected within few days. The league has been organized for several weeks and ae first received abor, 30 members
 During the last few weeks many more have been added to. the membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
Surgeons to Meet

Mobile. March 17.--The annual con- vention Of Southern railway surgeons will be held in Mobile at the Battle House. beginning May 24. and contin- uing for three days according 10 an made here today. ovel i5o delegates vill attend the convens tiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18

business, appears to be assured Rec concentrations to that end were made by Secretaries Glass and Houston. and MT Mellon's attitude is understood not to be different, although it has not been publicly stated This tax, reve- nue officials assert, has been difficult of collection and has acted as a brake on commercial development
 In addition to the sales tax, the ex- perts are Investigating the revenue producing qualities of higher luxury taxes Most treasury officials who have studied the luxury taxes believe that many of those now in effect should be repealed, particularly those similar to the soda fountain drinks levies. The expense of collecting such taxes it is said, has run out of all proportion to the revenue received in the last two years, while the public was compelled at the same time to pay the amounts prescribed by law.
 One of the main points in the efforts of the treasury experts now is to avoid involved and technical taxation meth ods. Higher officials in the depart- ment hold that enforcement and coll lection of taxes under intricate laws lis much more expensive to the govern ment and not as productive as simple and practical means of assessing the taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
New Deputy on Job

Huntsville, March 17.-tSpecial)- Edward Moody of Jackson county yes- terday assumed his duties here as United States deputy marshal, succeed ing John A. Hackworth, who resigned to become special agent of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad at Greenwood, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
REVISION POLICY FOR TAXES BEING
 PUT INTO SHAPE
Treasury Experts Making Sur vey of Revenue Sources and Extent to Which Each
 May Be Tapped
Rr Associated Press

Washington, March 17-Formulation of treasury policy on tax revision has been started, and probably will be ready for submission to Congress wien it convenes April Il in extra ses- sion. Treasury experts have been en- gagged for some days in making a sur vey of revenue sources and the extent to which each may be tapped in bring ing money into the government vaults.
 It was indicated today that while Secretary Mellon had not taken a pub lie stand with respect to the question of whether revenue or tariff revision should have precedence in Congress, he desired to have the necessary data on the tax subject ready for use should congressional committees call. MT. Mellon said that no decision had been reached on any questions pertaining to the forms of new tax laws, but ln- ternal revenue experts were under- stood to be preparing to make rec ommendation of some phases of the important problem.
 NO CHANGE INDICATED
 Former Secretary Houston's views were IHdt IdAdllVu lHSdodlSS oiiCoAN St considered ahead of all other legisla- tion, because of the effect on business of changed tax laws. There has been no indication of a change in policy ir that respect, because few of the off cials connected with the taxation side of the treasury have been relieved
 Among the questions into which the experts have been delving is that of 9 sales tax which has threatened several times to cause a rumpus among mem bers of Congress whose opinions vary widely The treasury expects to have complete statistics prepared soon, showing the amount that can be ex- pected from such a tax, together with data concerning it's effect on prices.
 Changes in the rates on larger in comes and increases in exemptions also are under consideration, with view to determine the aggregate amount of revenue. There has been an in- sistent demand for raising the exemp- tions of the lower salaried, now placed at $20o0 for married men and $1,oo0 for single persons.
 REPEAL ASSURED
 Repeal of the excess profits tax, which has been particularly odious to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
For Good of
 the Community

" EFT no man think that Alabama has A[ gone to sleep or IS sitting by the roadside waiting for some one else to come along and start things going. If there is less production there is more of construction.
 With minds off the haste to get stuff to an omnivorous market men are thinking more about the permanent. Their eyes are closer to the need of those things that count through the years.
 County of Talladega is going to build highway from the Calhoun county line to Talladega with county state and fed eral aid funds A matter of S300,000.
 County of Etowah is to build a per- manent highway from Gadsden to the St. Clair line and St. Clair is to carry the road on to Birmingham. Gadsden and Birmingham are to be connected this year as neighbors should be. Here also the combination of state and federal aid will count
 Etowah is also to build a highway to Boaz with expectation that Marshall will carry the road on to the Tennessee river. Residents of northern Alabama, having the time to give to the fundamentls, are doing so.
 Citizens of enterprising Dothan, who some time ago voted bonds for that pur- pose, have obtained approval of the public service commission to generation of cleo tric power on the Choctawhatchie river As soon as the federal water power com mission also extends its approval, the work will begin and the S700,O project will be under way.
 Sheffield has decided that it wants a traffic bureau and is to form one with Sid Jones as manager. The benefit of having common traffic manager for the mer- chants of a city has been more than proven in Birmingham and many Alabama cities are emulatlng marked achievement.
 Atlanta is not in Alabama, but the re- verberation of that city's voting $9,000,- 900 of public improvement bonds has per colated throughout the south and encour- aged other communities to take like for ward steps. The effect in Alabama has been a good one
 The Central of Georgia is building a line twelve miles long into the Cahaba coal field, where the coal land owners promise extensive mine development.
 The Alabama Wisconsin Lumber com pany is nearing completion of railroad line from Sylacauga to tract of 30,000 acres of timber land in Coosa county. This concern is spending cool $1 ,000, 900 on this development.
 All over Alabama the farmers are dis playing marked interest in terracing their lands so as to prevent erosion and bring that much more land into perman- ent value and availability. Out of the dis appointments of the past the farmers are building new methods to insure against their recrudescence.
 The Tennessee River Improvement as sociation, instead of abandoning effort because there is one Nicholas Longworth on the map of opposition, has inaugurated a campaign for renewed effort and is go- ing to raise and spend large sum of money this year keeping that rivers de- velopment before the nation.
 One hears of building all over the state. Homes are going up in Birmingham as in a night They are mostly modest ones,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
State Concludes Testimony

Laurel, Miss, March 17.--The state today concluded it's direct testimony in the case of Eugene Evans, charged with the murder of Attorney Burns M. Deavours on the streets of this city on January IS. Direct testimony for the defense will be completed Friday morning, when the defendant will take the stand in his own behalf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
TO SERVE DINNERS


 The ladies of the Missionary society of the First Methodist church will have charge of the cafe at the Martha Wash ington store on Saturday from 11:30 to 4 o'clock and chicken dinners will be served, Music will be rendered during the hours. A large number of tickets have been sold.
 Stonewall chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will conduct bakery sale at Johnson's Groceteria Saturday morning at Il o'clock.
 Many pretty affairs have been planned for Miss Gertrude Wilson of Fairfield, who will be bride of next week. Fri day afternoon Mrs. M c. Thomas will entertain at miscellaneous shower at her home on Hillside drive; Saturday afternoon from to o'clock Miss Sue King will give kitchen shower; Tues day afternoon Mrs. l.. W. Clark and Mrs Earl Kean will give a novelty shower; Tuesday evening Mir. and Mrs. T. A. Wilson will entertain at an after rehearsal party. and Wednesday evening Mrs L,t-,M. aPrker will give dinner party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18

Funeral services for John Young. age s. of 4516 Thirteenth avenue Wylam, were held from the Vivian Methodist church yesterday afternoon at o'clock Rev. MT. Hawkins, pastor of the church. officiated. and the Vivian lodge of Odd Fellows was in charge at the grave.
 The deceased Is survived by his widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
.JOHN YOJTNC
esentstives tn Ensley for handling aR nnd 2pxhcrrs,A;r.~~

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18

Repeal of the excess profits tax, which has been particularly odious to
Evening star., 1921-06-02
BUEN0S AIRES REDS
STRIKE T|E-UP FAILS
Little Success in Attempt to
Stop Public Services
by WaIk0ut.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne AsSociated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, June Efforts
by communists to cause a general
strike in Argentina have thus far failed
20 win complete success. All public
>ervices. with the exception of taxi
abs. continue in operation, while work
in the port zone is proceeding with
non-union laborers.
The maritime strike, which became
effective yesterday. tied up many ves-
sells belonging to the Argentine Navi-
CATION Company. but the concern was
reported last night to be recruiting
non-union crews. Various manufactur-
ing concerns. including -four mills,
bakeries and print shops. were closed
Gown yesterday. but they were small,
few of them employing more than 200
men.
Newspapers generally credit the au-
thorfties with preventing the spread of
the strike by vigorous repression of
communist activities and preventing
gatherings and demonstrations.
A manifesto was issued by the Ar
gentine Labor Federation yesterday,
calling on affiliated unions to assist in
making the general strike effective un-
til the authorities released persons who
had been arrested. restored to unions
the headquarters which had been seized
and permitted meetings to be held. The
manifesto closed by declaring the gov
ernment had gone over to capital. II
Should this call be obeyed, the situa.
t!on would become more serious, as
the federation is credited with a mem.
berShip of 100000.
Evening star., 1921-06-02
RETIRED POST OFFICE VETERAN
CALLS ON NEW BOSS OF MAILS
Richard S. Lawrenson Says
He Finds New Regime
Running OK.
Has Service Record Of 81
Years Without Ever Hav-
''' ing Been Late.

Richard s. Lawrenson, seventy.
seven.year-old, retired clerk of the
Post Office Department, who had a
service record Of fifty-four years
without ever being late for work, to-
day called upon Postmaster General
viii H Hays to see II the old de-
partment is being run properly.
Postmaster General Hays soon con-
vlnced Mr.. Lawrenson that the big
postal headquarters is being run bet
his greetings that the retired clerk
expressed himself as sorry that he
had not been able to have the honor
Of retiring under the new regime.
The Postmaster General seemed
tremendously pleased with the visit
OF Mr.: Lawrenson. who served under
twenty-five PostmasterS General, and
whose father. James 8. Lawrenson.
had served in the Post ONCE Depart
ment seventy-one years.
Mr.. Lawrenson did not put 1t into
these exact words, but the gist of
his expressions after the interview
was that the Postmaster General he
missed serving under was perhaps the
best OF them all. The retired en-
ploye Is republican. and as such
took peculiar pleasure in greeting
Mr.. Hays.
His Early Experiences.
When Mr.. Lawrenson entered the
postal service. it took mail twenty
four days to go from the Mississip-
pt river to San Francisco by stage.
Recently letters were carried by air
plane from New York to San Fran
cisco in about thirty-three hours.
Mr. Lawrenson's "reminiscences of
the great gas explosion tragedy at
the Post Office Department in 1853,
In which he narrowly escaped dis
aster. greatly interested Mr.. Hays
1T was when l was in the Wash
ington city post office. which. with
the department proper. was located
at Sth and F streets" Mr.. Lawrenson
told Postmaster General Hays
The Postmaster General had got
an appropriation of $4,000 to erect
gas plant in the department, be-
cause the charge of the gas company
Evening star., 1921-06-02
DRINKS POISON IN PARK.
Think Department Worker Com
mitted Suicide From Despondencv.

Gertrude Esta Lee Trotter, a State
Department employe. last. night end
ed her. life by drinking poison,
while on the Ellipse in sight of the
executive mansion.
The girl was found in the park
by an unidentified man, who noti-
ned Assistant Hack Inspector Thayer
and Policeman Jackson at 14th street
and Pennsylvania avenue She was
dying when the policemen arrived.
The Emergency Hospital ambulance
was summoned. but she died shortly
after arrival at the hospital
Identification was established by a
number of letters she left on a bench
at her side. One, addressed to a WASH
tngton man. explained to the satisfaction
OF the police that Miss Trotter had ended
her life on account of despondency.
A message to the public also was
left. 1t read: MY vanity hangs with
me to the end and don't want it
said that ] committed suicide in a
temporary state Of insanity. I'm not.
I do this deliberately"
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate
OF suicide and the body was sent to
the District morgue from Emergency
Hospital. Arrangements are being
made to send the body to her home
in Augusta. Kan.
Evening star., 1921-06-02
Mr.. Hays Believes
In Learning Proper;
Mailing When YOuns

Postmaster General Hays is .
Arn believer in the cid adage,
AS the twig h best, 80 - the
tree Inclined"
He today ordered postAasters
to confer with their local school
authorities, with q View to
adopting the most elective
methoa q instruetfng school
ehilaren n to the Organization
and operation Of the postal
service.
Teach Q child to stamp and ad-
dress q letter properly, Mr.
Hays believes, and when 1t IL
older 1t will NOT depart from II.
P0stmasters are. asked to ar
range to deliver personal talks
to pupils on the delivery Of the
mails, the classification OF mau
mAtteF, the parcel post. the reg
Astfy, money order and postal
savings systems, the proper nd.
dressing OF letters, etc.
Teachers are to be given cop
les Of the Postal Guide. postal
laws and regulations and copies
~ the pamphlet Of postal infOr-
Evening star., 1921-06-02
BAR ASKS HARDING
TO NAME HOEHL|NG
President Receives Attor-
neys' Petition Urging Ap-
pointment as Justice.

A petition from q committee appoint
cd by the District Of Columbia Bar As
ISOLATION urging the appointment of
Adolph A. Hoehling. for. moro than
thirty years a member Of the local bar,
to be associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia to
fII the vacancy caused by the death Of
Ashley M. Gould. has been received at
the White House. It WIS forwarded to
the President today by Attorney Gen.
efal Daugherty.
The petition sets forth that at pres
ent the dockets in the several branches
Of tho District Supreme Court are
overcrowded. and the appointment of a
man familiar with local procedure
would, in a measure. tend to relieve the
condition. The death Of Justice Gould
so far as handling the vast amount of
business in the courts is concerned, it
is said.
Resolution Of Committee.
The committee submitting the petition
is comprised of Henry w. Sohon. Henry
E. Davis, Leon Tobriner. Alexander H.
Bell. ]. M. Chamberlin, H. p. Galley,
John e. Laskey and Clarence R. Wilson.
A resolution indorsing Mr.. Hoehling
afternoon by the bar association at a
largely attended meeting. reading as
follows:
1.-The Bar. Association Of the Dis
frict OF Columbia in general meeting
respectfully invites the attention Of
General. to the fact that the calen-
dars of the several branches Of the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Co
lumbia are congested with untried
cases. owing to the insufficient num-
ber of justices to handle the business
of the court. and that this condition
has been accentuated and made more
serious by the death OF the late Jus
tice Ashley NJ. Gould.
Familiarity Seen Needed.
"It is, therefore, of vital impor-
tance to the effective and expeditions
administration of justice in the Dis
trict of Columbia that the successor
Of the late Mr.. Justice Gould should
be lawyer already familiar with the
practice of the court and capable of
aiding in the speedy and efficient dis
position of the courts business.
'The association, therefore, strong
ly and urgently recommends that the
a member Of the bar of the court. who
has been in active practice before II
for at least ten years and who has
demonstrated his ability to AFFORD
such aid.
After due. and careful considera.
ton the members Of the association
have unanimously united upon Adolph
A. Hoehling as the member of the
bar most suitable in the present cir
cumstances for appointment to NIL the
| vacancy in question.
Thirty Years Of Practice.
"Mr. Hoehling has been in active
practice before the bar of the court
! for upward of thirty years. and is,
| therefore, conversant with its practice
and requirements. He Is a thorough
and sound lawyer. and admirably fitted
| by his legal attainments and by his
| temperament to I'LL the office ac-
| ceptably and to the satisfaction of the
\ bar and of litigants. Accordingly the
bar association strongly requests and
urges his appointment.
"The foregoing resolution was
| unanimously adopted at a meeting OF
| the bar association held at the court
| house this 1st day of June, 1921"
Evening star., 1921-06-02
"Y" BOYS TO GRADUATE.
Day School Exercises Will Be Held
Tomorrow.

Commencement exercises of the
boys day school Of the T. NJ. c. A.
will be held in the assembly hall Of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. building. 172a
G street. tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. William Knowles Cooper. gen.
eral secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.. will
deliver the commencement address, and
Arthur L. Ward. director of educa ton
Of the association, will present the di-
plomas.
Awards of emblems and prizes will be
given to the first and second base ball
teams. A loving cup will be presented
to the best all-round boy and a silver
loving cup will be given to the boy
showing the greatest improvement ply
sically and mentally during the year. .
Coley Baynes Davis is president of the
graduating class. Other officers are
James Tillman Owen. vice president
Kent Braddock Pyles. secretary, and
Richard Kari Waterman, treasurer.
Other members of the class are George
Walter Mccoy. Robert Charles Cald-
wells Ralph Hardy White, Charles Hall
vermillion. George Michael Holley and
George Cornwall Loomis..
Evening star., 1921-06-02
SIDD0NS To HEAR PLEA.
Argument for New Trial for Arm.
stein ct al. Tomorrow.

Justice Siddons. presiding in Grim
inal Division 1, has set down for
argument tomorrow the motion for a
new trial in the case of Jules. alias
Nicky Arnstein, Isadore alias Nick
Cohn of New York. and David w.
Sullivan. Norman S. Bowles and wilen
w. Easterday of Washington, con-
victed of a. conspiracy to bring Sc
curities, stolen in New York, into
Washington for hypothecation with
local financial institutions. The case
was tried before the late Justice
Gould. who died on the date set for
the argument.
Should the motion be overruled.
Justice Siddons will impose sentence
on the men. An appeal will denoted
to the Court of Appeals. which can
not hear the case until fall. Arnstein
and the other defendants are at lib
erty on bail bonds of $4,000 each and
it is expected. the same bail will sbe
accepted pending action by the Court
of Appeals,