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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
PREPARATIONS PROBLEM TENTATIVELY SOLVED
 BY SUPREME COUNCIL
(Continued From Pngc Onc)

tContiRucd From Page .Onc)
 ment outside of Article 233 of the
 peace treaty which entrusts the
 reparatiOHs c0mmi iss on with the
 task of fixing the amount of the
 indemnity. Then nno.her confer
 cnce will he called, to which the
 Germans will be invited.
 The committee of experts was in sas- sion at midnight considering the question of shortening the period of payments tc 30 years for which the treaty of Yer sailles specifically provides But it i, expected that the period of 42 years finally will be adopted, as the whcle agreement is outside the treaty, and tn. longer period of payments will make the task easier for Germany.
 CONFERENCES IN PROGRESS Conferences between small groups oi the delegates went on this afternoon il an effort to clear up the taIgle in the situation which had arisen, M. Briand the French premier, after leaving ths British premier, MT. Lloyd George, con suited with his colleagues of the cabme' and later returned for another talk witt MT. Lloyd George.
 Meantime MT Lloyd George had re- ceived the British and Belgian repre- sentatives on the special separations com nfittee appointed Thursday, and aftel
 
 turned to the session of the committes which had been suspended during theii absence. After the conversation witt MT. Lloyd George the members of the committee seemed somewhat more hope full. A great ceal of the discussion pore upon an ad valorem tax of from 10 to51; per cent that it had been proposed Ger many should place on exports.
 SPECULATION RIFE
 Speculation was rife throughout the day as to what ultimately would be the re. suit if an agreement were not reached The general opinion seemed to be that should failure result, M. Doumer, French minister of finance, would be held re. sponsible for raising Instructions to g settlement of the reparations question and find it necessary to resign. Per. sons close to Premier Briand expressed the belief that if M Briand were unable to conciliate the French view with thai of the British he would report the cir cumstances to the Chamber of Deputies and then announce the resignation of ths entire French cabinet
 Late in the afternoon the alternative proposition was submitted to the French delegates providing for fixed annuities for 42 years, plus varying annuities fig ured on Germany's foreign trade This plan was suggested to give satisfaction to the French viewpoint. that owing tc the impossibility of determining now what Germany's situation will be in the future. no part of Frances claim should be abandoned. Under this plan tns would be paid a minimum consisting oi fixed annuities and an additional sun proportionate to the economic prosperity of Csermany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29

taxation for period of 10 years and the revenue act of 1919 exempts ship building and nitrate plants for the same period, the state contends that the exemption does not apply to fran chise taxes as the constitution of 1910 requires the state to collect a fran chise tax from all corporations except those organized for strictly benevolent, educational and religious purposes.
 The state insists that the constitu- ton supercedes all acts of the legis- lature with reference to exemption from franchise taxes. The companies contend that they are exempted from all taxation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
ANNIST0N MAN DIES
J. F. Snider. 7O, Will Be Buried
 Saturday

Anniston. January 2s.- Special )- 'J F, Snider. 70. died at his home Thursday night after an illness of sev- eral months. His wife and the follow ing children survive: Miss Mamie Snider, Miss Ada Snider Mrs. J. B. Bates and c. H.. J. N. and G. F. Snider Funeral services. conducted by Rev. l.. B. Sargent and Rev. L. N. Claxton. will be held at II o'clock Saturday at the Four-Mile church, north of the city, the interment to be in the cemetery at that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
FARMERS WILL MEET
Association to Assist in Diversifica-
 tiOn

Gadsden, January 2S.-(Special)- The big farmers meeting to put across a farmers cooperative association to assist in the diversification of crop and the marketing of the same will be held at 10:30 o'clock Saturday in the Etowah county courthouse. Every farmer in the county is urged to attend. It is probable that speakers will be here from Auburn. and there will be strong local speakers. This is the most inn portant meeting ever held in the county in the view of the local farmers and attendance of every one who intends to plant a crop is urged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
ANCIENT THEFT CASE
 ENDS WITH ACQUITTAL

PelI City; January 2S.-(Special) Bob Carroll, charged with the theft of n baIe of coOttOn, was found not guilty. Will Carroll, n brother of the defendant, was found guilty of the charge in 1917, md Aen- tenced to two years. The bale of cotton was stolen in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
HOME AGENTS MEET
Extensive Programme Gets Atten-
 tiOn From Group

Meridian. Miss, January 2S-(Special) ) A group meeting of the home demonstra. tlon agents of this district was con- cluded here aoday with an address by Miss Mary F. Johnson, state canning club agent. Others who made addresses were Miss See Rice district agent; Miss Victoria Hill, assistant state agent in charge of household art; Miss Aline Ba- con, Winston county agent. and Miss Katherine Staley, agent for Lauderdale county, in whose office the meeting was held. The discussions covered every phase of home demonstration work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
Remove Prisoners for Safety

Dublin. Ga, January 2S.--J. C. Thompson and John Buchanon, who were rushed here from Alamo last night because of threatened violence at the hands of mob, were tonight re- moved to Savannah. Authorities are said to have been informed of threats by Lumber City people to attack. the jail here to get the prisoners The two men are under arrest in connec- tion with the disappearance of Robert Wilcox. whose body was found in the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
NEGROES CASE RESET Accused Was Shot While Trying Hand
 at Banditry

Anniston. January S.-(Special.)--- Dave Bridges, the Crudup negro shot up by T. s. Smith of Alexandria two weeks ago in gun fight following an attempted holdup by the negro was unable to appear in the county court for trial Friday. and his case was put over until next Friday on the advice of the prison physician. Mir. Smiths hand. which was punctureds in several places by shots from the negro's pistol, is healing nicely and he will soon be able to use the injured member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
General Electric to Cut Wages

aBy ABHOctAteu FfeBs
 Schenectady, N. r., January 28.-The General Electric company today an- nounced that wages will be reduced here on February for hourly workers 10 per cent and for pieceworkers IS Fer cent. Reduction Is to enable the company "to meet competition" it is stated in the notice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
Other Appointees

Montgomery. January 2S.-(Special.) Governor Kilby today announced ths appointment of jury commissioners oi three additional counties in Alabama They are J. E. Nelson, Jr- Mingo Miss. jury commissioner of Franklin county. succeeding himself; Smitf Sikes, Crenshaw. succeeding himself F. M. Mcknight. Chambers, succeeding A. c. Boyd, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
Local Data
Buenos Aires Bank Closes

By Associated Press
 Beunos Aires January 2S.-The Bank of Spain, capitalized at 2,ooo, 900 pesos, closed it's doors today. The suspension is attributed to the failure of the Bank of Spain and Paraguay at Asuncion, which was a creditor of .he local bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
THE WEATHER

Washington, January zs.-Weather forecast = Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy Saturday; Sunday unset tied; mild temperature.
 Tennessee: Cloudy Saturday, prob ably rain in extreme west portion; Sunday unsettled, moderate tempera- ture.
 Georgia: Fair Saturday; Sunday cloudy; moderate temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
DAY IN CONGRESS
By Associated Press SENATE

Washington, January 2S.--Resolution before the Senate foreign relation com mittee pressing measures to extend American trade with Russia were as- sailed today by Senator King, demo- crat. Utah, in an extension address in the Senate.
 Navy officers and men are privileged to write and talk freely except as to naval secrets, Secretary Daniels said today answering an assertion by Sen- ator Borah in the Senate yesterday that gag" order prevented navy person. nel from expressing their real views as to disarmament.
 Two new corporations under federal charter to provide provisional credit for agriculturists were proposed in a bill introduced today by Senator Ken yon, republican, Iowa, who said he hoped for it's enactment at the next session of Congress. One would be rural credit society with $25,000, 900 capital and the other an insurance cor State branches of the credit society and small community branches of farmers also are proposed.
 The mortality rate among prohibition enforcement agents is higher than that or the w Orlu war, wayne D. WuCCASi, Anti-Saloon league counsel, declared to- day before Senate appropriations com mittee, urging better pay for the pro- hibition field agents. Mr. Wheeler said their work was being made more dan gerous ''by the wet propaganda now m circulation to encourage lawbreakers
 The Frelinghuysen bill, amending the Clayton antitrust act, so as to remove restrictions on railroad transactions with companies having interlocking directo- rates, was favorably reported by the Senate interstate commerce committee today, modified to provide for supervis- ion of such transactions by the inter- state commerce commission.
 Speeding up on authorized public works to aid the unemployment situa- ton was proposed in a resolution today by Senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa. Furnishing work for unemployed ana also in the manufacture of materials the resolution declared would ease present industrial condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
HOUSE

Washington, January 2S.-lndirecs recognition of the republic of Ireland. was knocked out in the House today on a point of order. During consideration uf the diplomatic appropriation Dill, Representative Mason, republican. Illinois. a member of the foreign al1airs committee. offered an amendment pro- vding a salary of $10,oo0 for minister to Ireland Instantly half dozen rep resentatives were on their feet.
 General Pershing, Secretary Baker and Major General Lejeune, commandant or inc marine corps will appear before the House military committee Tuesday to discuss the resolution to bring back from France the bcsiy of an unidentified sol- dier for burial with appropriate cere- monies in Arlington National cemetery. They were invited to appear by Repre- sentative Fish. author of the resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29

A loan of $3sl,000 to the Virginia South. ern railroad to aid it to meet maturing indebtedness was approved today by the interstate commerce commission. Tho carrier is required to finance $37,000 to meet the government loan
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-11-24
COUNTY AUDITORS
DETAILED FINANCIAL REPORT

10 THE JUDGE OF FTHEc COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
OF MEDINA COUNTY: ,7@
The following IS detailed statement Of financial
transactions for the year ending August 81, 1921,
required BY Section 2507, General Code of Ohio, as
amended @. Il. los -106 S
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Evening star., 1921-04-07
Continued from Yesterdays ssar5

III. :.
At half-past five he stopped in front
of Godalming post office. To his sur.
prise, the girl handed him a wire. and
! Hugh tore the yellow envelope open
quickly. It was from Denny. and 1t
Phone message received. AAA.
Must see you Carlton tea day after
tomorrow. Going Godalming now.
AAA. Message ends"
With a slight smile he noticed the
military phraseology-Denny at one
time in his career had been a sig-
naler-and then he frowned. Must
| see you" She should-at once. |
He turned to the girl and inquired
the way to the Larches: 1t was vas
Guildford road, and impossible to
miss. A biggish house standing well
| back in its own grounds.
rs it anywhere near a house called
| the Elms?" he asked.
Next door, SIR" said the girl 'The
! gardens adjoin."
He thanked her, and. having torn UP
the telegram into small pieces. he got
| into his car. There was nothing for
| 1t. he had decided, but to drive boldly
| up to the house. and say that lie ~
| come to call on Miss Benton. He had
never been q man who beat about the
bush, and simple methods appealed
| to him-a trait in his character which
many a boxer, addicted to tortuous
cunning in the ring. had good cause
to remember. What more natural, he
reflected, than to drive over and sec
such an Old friend?
He had no difficulty in finding the
house, and a few minutes later ne
| was ringing the front doorben. 1t
| was answered by maidservant. who
looked at him in mild surprise. Young
men in motor cars were not common
visitors at the I.aPche4.
'Ts Miss Benton in?" Hugh asked
| with a smile which at once won the
girls heart.
"she has only just come back from
t London sir" Sa... She she answered nssss DOUBT
would you tell her that Capt
Drummond has called?" said Hugh. ae
| the maid hesitated. THAT happened
| to find myself near here, and came
| on chance of seeing herr"
Once again the smile was called into
play. and the girl hesitated no longer
twill you come inside, sir?" she said
II will go and tell Miss Phyllis"
| She ushered him into the drawing
| room and closed the door. 1t was
! charming room. just such as he would
| have expected with Phyllis. Big
| windows opening down to the ground
led out on to a lawn. which was al.
| ready a blaze of color. A few great
oak trees threw a pleasant shade al
the end of the garden, and. partially
showing through them. he could see
another house which he rightly as.
sumed was the Elms. In fact ever
as he heard the door open and shut
behind him, he saw Peterson come
out Of small summer house ane
commence strolIing up and down
smoking a cigar Then he turned
round and faced the girl.
/ Charming as she had. looked n
| London. she was doubly so now. In 9
! simple linen frocle which showed on
her figure to perfection. But IL he
! thought he was going to have any
| leisure to enjoy the picture undis-
"why have you come here, Capt
Drummond?' she said. little breath
iessly IT said the Carlton-the day
after tomorrow"
Unfortunately" said Hugh. 'T'd left
london before that message came
NV servant wired It on to the post
| office here. Not that 1t would have
Evening star., 1921-04-07
LISTEN, WoRLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON.

II there's anything I dread it's q
womanly woman. I've accustomed
myself to the proximity of rattle.
snakes-I've slept composedly with
pra6fe wolves countin' my snores-
I've mixed up with mountain lions
and still kept my dinner engage
ments. But womanly woman will
send me stampeding over the range
with nothing left to my expression
but whites Of my eyes.
Most beasts of prey carry their
weapons of offense in plain view,
You know a rattlesnake's sweet and
simple purpose when he opens his
mouth and begins to wag his tail
But do you know q womanly WON
ans purpose when she opens heI
mouth?. Not on your life. you don't!
And, what's more, you'd better not
linger around trying to find out. II
you're going to pursue happiness, dc
1t somewhere else and do 1t quick.
Women are all right. If they'd be
content to regard themselves and be
regarded merely as humans. They
are born with just the same pos.
sibilities as men. They're just az
Evening star., 1921-04-07

CONTINUED in ,Tomorrow's Star)
Evening star., 1921-04-07

car-the door opened and an elderly
man came in.
Hugh rose. and the girl introduced
the two men. AN old friend, daddy"
she said. You must have heard me
speak OF Capt. Drummond."
Il don't recall the name at the mo-
ment. my DEAR" he answered eourte-
ously-a fact which was hardly sur
prising-"but I fear I'm getting a
little forsetful I am pleased to meet
YOU Capt. Drummond. You'll stop
and have some dinner. Of course"
Hugh bowed. II should like TO. Mr.
Benton. Thank you very much. I'm
afraid the hour Of my call was a little
informal, but being round in these
parts felt I must come and look
Miss Benton up"
His host smiled absentmindedly, and
walking to the window. stare<
| through che gathering dusk at the
house opposite. half hidden in the
nun from under lowered lids. saw hin
suddenly clench both hands in q ges
! ture Of despair.
1t cannot be said that dinner was 6
| meal Of sarkling Rayety. Ne. Ben
| ton was palpably ill at ease, and be
yond a few ,desultory remarks spoke
hardly at all, while the girl. who sa
| opposite Hugh, though she made on'
or two valiant attemps to break tn,
| long silences. spent most of the mea
in covertly watching her father. i
| anything more had been required Il
| convince Drummond Of the genuine
ness Of his Interview with her at tn,
ECarlton the preceding day. the at
mosphere at this strained and silen
party supplied 1t.
| AZ II unconscious of anything pecu
liar. he rambled on in his usual in
consequent method, needless o
whether he was answered or not, bu
| all the time his mind was busil.
working. He had already decide,
that a Rolls Royce was not the onl,
car on tie market which could brea}
down mysteriously. and with the tow,
so far away, his host could hardly fai
to ask him to stop the night. Ant
then-he had not yet quite settled
how-he proposed to have a close
| look at the Eims.
| At length the meal was over, ant
the maid. placing the decanter 4,
front of Mr.. Benton, withdrew from
the room.
You'll have glass of port. Capt
Drummond." remarked his host, re
Evening star., 1921-04-07
RUSSELL BURKE,
The Travelog Boy.

IT nothing but a cub, ana t0-scare
two at once would be greater fun"
H4ter suddenly thumped the ground
sosetin there in the Green Forest. that
that thump sounded very Loud. The
fMo little cubs gave staftfe6..iook
o@Ward Peter. AS he sat up straight
70 the moonlight he looked very big.
1nat ID. he did to those two little
CUBS, who had never seen him before.
with funny little whimpers Of
fright they turned and fairly tumbled
over each other as they scurried back
through the entrance under the great
windfaIl Peter laughed and laughed
until his sides ached. He. Peter Rab-
bit. actually had frightened two Bears
and made them run! Now he would
have something to boast about.
Copyright, 1921, BY T. W. Burxess.) -.
Evening star., 1921-04-07

straight. and the surprise was SO
great that he all but tumbled over
backward. You see. there was no
mistaking those two little heads for
any but those Of baby Bears. He knew
that those were two Bear cubs. Mra
Bears babies. the secret she had kept
hidden SO long under the great wind
fall. ,l.As.x
And his surprise at seeing those two
little heads was only a little greater
them. SO for perhaps two minutes
Peter sat motionlesa. quite overcome
with surprise sa0 he stared at those
two funny little heads poked out from
the entrance under the great wind
stood the cause Of Mrs Bears short
1 temper and the reason she drove
everybody away from there, AND he
felt q sudden panic Of fright.
Peter and DO tRe aes sooner aO ret no1xny AWAY
from here the better" He looked
hastily all about. There was no sign
of Mrs, Bear. Right then and there
curl osity took possession of him.
come out where can ssee them ana
just how big they are" thought Peter.
"It seems safe enough here now. and
perhaps II wait q few minutes they
So Peter waited. sure enough, in
como out. Plainly, It was their first
glimpse OF the Qresh Forest, and
Peter almost laughed right out at the
look of wonder on their faces as they
stared all about in the moonlight.
But not even his first surprise was
greater than Peters surprise now as
he saw how small they were. why"
he exclaimed to htsnselfs "why-ea,
they are not much yaGSer than I. /
1idn't suppose any d1nesseo big as great
big Mrs. Bear could h5uve such small
are? / wonder how sbig they were
when they were born? I wonder II
they will grow fast? 1suppose Buster
Bear is their father. and wonder IL
ne ever comes to see them? They look
to me rather wabblsf on their legs
I wonder IL Mrs. Bear told them they
could come out7''s
And then the imp Of mischief whis-
pered 20 Peter. g'I wonder IL can
scare them thoe1bt.Peter. SIT would
Be great funtto 5dkrS Q Bear. even il
Evening star., 1921-04-07

moving the stopper, and pushing the
bottie toward him. An old pre-war
wine which / can youch for"
Hugh srnlled. and even as he lifted
the heayy@old cut glass he stinened
| suddenly 5h his chair. A" cry-half
shout. hS3f.scream. and stined, at once
had coSu9 echoing through the open
windowSsW With a crash. the stopper
fell from Mr. Bepton's nerveless nm
hasrs. breaking the finger-bow1 in
front OF him. while every vestige OF
color left his face.
| It's something these days to be
able to say that" remarked Hugh.
pouring out glass. Wine. Miss
Bentonr He looked at the girl, who
dow. and forced her'to meet his eye.
'IS will do you good"
His tone was compelling. and after
a moments hesitation, she pushed the
glass over to him. VIII you pour it
out?' she said. and he saw that she
WAS trembling all over.
Did you-did you hear-anything?
With a vain endeavor to speak calm
ly. his host looked at Hugh.
That night-birdr' he answered
easily. "Eerie noises they make.
don't they? Sometimes in France.
when everything was still. and only
the ghostly green flares went kissing
UP. one used to hear em. Startled
nervous sentries out of their lives"
He talked on, and gradually the color
came back to the other mans face.
But Hugh noticed that he drained his
port at a gulp, and Immediately re-
filled his glAsA
Outside everything was still; no
repetition Of that short. strangled
cry again disturbed the silence. With
the training bred of many hours in
no mans land. Drummond was listen
ing. even while he was speaking. for
the faintest suspicious sound-but he
heard nothing. The soft whispering
night-noises came gently through the
window, but the man who had
screamed once did not even whimper
again. He remembered hearing a
similar cry near the brick-stacks at
Guinchy. and two nights later he had
found the giver of il, at the edge of
a mine-crater. with glazed. eyes that
still held in themsthe horror OF the
final second. And more persistently
than ever his thoughts centered on
the NTH occupant Of the Rolls
fContinued IN Topnorrow's SfarN
Evening star., 1921-04-07


sensitive. hardy, brave, timid.a sur,.
ous resourceful and helpless as
men-neither more nor less. II they'd
be content to take their +nafurai
qualifications and go out and get n
job. It would be albright. You'd
It would cost in money and emotion.
But they aren't and they won't. :;
Somewhere early in the game thew
began to acquire. "womanlineee.S
Which meant that II they were. too
lazy, cowardly. stupid or mean to
tackle job. they called it ''sensi-
tiveness" or feminine helplessness
or fineness." Then, If they were
clever. they made eyes at some
husky vaquero and get him to do it.
II they're not clever they don't make
the eyes. but they get him to do it
anyway. The main thing il to avoid
vital issues-to avoid direct action.
They're just slaclkers. under how
ever sweet guise, ana they are ~
distinct from resi- women ~ coyotes
are distinct from grsyhounds. 50 watch
your stepi