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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
JAPAN REQUIRES
 MORE TERRITORY
Past vaIor, Educator Declares, Was Born of Hope to Ac-
 quire Colonial Domain
By Associated Press

Tokio, February 19.--Japan's eco homie future demands more territory as an outlet for her increasing popu- iation in the opinion of Professor Ho- rive of Keio university in discussion of the economic conditions of the em- pire. He said:
 'Whatever justifiable cause there may have been for the wars modern Japan has fought there can be no doubt that this consciousness of ter ritorial limitations have played no small part in bringing them to suc- cessful issues.
 with Formosa, Korea, and also practically a part of Manchuria added to the empire, is the nation now free from all economic apprehension? The answer is of course mo- Should. Ja- pan then look about for a fresh &C., ouisition of territory? What about emigration? Japan proposed and failed to put through the principle of racial equality at the recent peace con- ference in Paris. The proposal de- served approval if it's aim was to es- tablish on abstract principle, but was wrong in its motive if it was intended to afford a solution of the immigra- tion problem.
 Again, to send people abroad in or der to profit by their savings is & mean way to enrich a country. And it is only natural that a country of higher civilization should object to such emigrants. Such a solution of the problem of overpopulation is un- worthy of Japan which claims to be a great power, besides being quite i'm practicable under present day interna- tionalf conditional"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
By Associated Press


 Berlin, February 10.-There is a class system i'm Russia more rigid than i'm what the boIsheviki call the "cnpitnlistic cOuntries," and it even extends to the manner in which soap is rationed, says M. Schwartz, the San Francisco so- cinlist who recently was released from prison in Moscow and sent with his dying wife to the Esthon- ian border.
 "Bcfore went to Russia and saw the soviet government mt close range. believed Lenine and Trotzky were really trying to do away with the class system. said M. Schwartz in telling many in- teresting details of his sojOurn in the land of the soviets, supple menting the statement which he made immediately upon his arrival here.
 "I soon found out in Petrpgrad and Moscow and other Russian cities and villages that the class system under inc bolshevists is more fixed than in cnpftaIistic countries" he went on. sThis system is administered with utter disregard for human rights and the teachings of modern civiliza- ton.
 "Lenine and Trotzky and their associates at the top of the scheme enjoy the greatest luxury. There Is plenty of food for the commits sars, but the folks further down the scale are ratiOned according to their attitude toward the govern ment
 ing to the class system, The com mfssars have good toilet soap. Slightly less desirable soap Is given to their immediate sub-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Lincoln as He Appeared

From "Abraham Lincoln-Personal
 Memories of the Man." by Robert
 Brewster Stanton, in the Scribner.
 MT. Lincoln's hands and feet were large. but no tunduly so in proportion to the size of his body. And many large things, even though mot sym- metrically beautiful in themselves, can be graceful both in repose and in the delicate curves and the sensitiveness of their movements.
 MT. Linco1n's walk, whether while quietly moving about his office, on the street, or on more stately occasions was most dignified. .easy, natural. and pleasing. His head was usually bent a trifle forward, but not bowed, except on special occasions. There was, to me at least, no evidence of loose joints, jerky movement, or clumsiness At one time I saw him under circumstances which, if any could bring out those re- puted reflects in his carriage, should have done so. It was atsa meeting of the Houses of Congress, gathered in the House of Representatives to celebrate some victory of the war. The chamber was packed and the galleries over- flowed with men and women. I sat in a front-row seat. sThe door opened on the opposite side, and as the Marine - bdiiu P1dycu I1dlI u tuo Sulel, M r. Lincoln entered. The whole audience rose and cheered. He glanced up at the throng and there appeared on his coun- tenance bright, beautiful but gentle smile of thanks, nothing more. In a moment this was gone, and holding himself perfectly erect, with an ex- pression of unconcern and self-posses- sion, he walked across the hall up to the speakers desk with simple gran deur and profound dignit ythat would be difficult for any one to surpass.
 At another time sa wwhat at first sirprised me greatly. It was at the
 reat review of General McClellan's s Army of the Potomac. that army that Nad been getting ready SO long. Sew sHty-five thousand men of all arms axs1e gathered on the, Virginia plan, and a tnrong had come out from the capi- al to see them. In little carriage my KAtlter. mother and I were among the *peckators We were placed within t~Ayty feet of where the Presidents casriage stood. The emlitary spectacle s &s. of course. inspiring. but what in- Gsrested me morewas observing MT. bincoln's part in the grand review.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
DOTHAN PREPARES
 ID BUILD PUBLIC LIVE STOCK PENS
Progressive South Alabama City Determines to Develop Market In That Section
 and Boost Trade

Dothan,- February 20.- Special. iThe Dothan chamber of commerce. through its rural affairs division. announces the organization of public livestock yard in Dothan, to be known as the Southern Stock Yards. J. L. Crawford, a local banker. will be the head of the organ iation Ample capital is assured for the successful operation of the enterprise
 A suitable location, with large and commodious building containing ample space for the accommodation of several thousand head of livestock with railroad trackage facilities sufficient to hold IA cars at a time, has been selected. These yards will be provided with pens, running water and every othr facility found in the most modern stock yards
 Considerable prelimanry work has al= ready been done. and the management has assurance from live stock buyers that ample purchasing power will be repre- scented on the yards to take care of all the hogs and cattle that may be con signed to the yards. These yards will be operated on a similar basis to other public stock yards, and will be ready for business in the course os a few weeks. A force of carpenters has al- ready been employed and active work in putting the buildings in shape will begin at once.
 The chamber of commerce has felt for some time that stock yard in Dothan, which is in the center of one of the greatest hog-producing sections of the south, if not of the entire country, would be great thing for this section, afford ing permanent and regular market for the livestock which is now compelled to move to distant yards to find a mar ket This enterprise will prove a great qtir11Ilf1a fn thn 1ivocfrClx indncfrv The hog in this section is looked on as a mortgage litter and with a good market here the year round, thousands of dollars per month will be put into circulation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Prohibition In Old India

rom Prohibition in Old India," by
 Gordon B. Finders, in Asia. r
 Mas'ud, the mountain ruler of Ghazni erous patron of letters, an able archi- tect and a warrior of no mean strength who could fell an elephant at single stroke and lead victorious army, first instituted prohibition in Afghanistan and India in foso A. D. &'-
 Tn spit of the fact that Mahomme- dans are restricted by their religion to the exclusive use of water as a bev- craze, in Mas'ud's reign there was no little drunkenness. Baihaki the his- torian of his court, writing of the bouts in which the Amir was wont to indulge, has recorded the exact amount of wine this Herculean monarch and each of his ministers could imbibe at a sitting.
 On the occasion of the downfall of Ali Ariyaruk his viceroy to the Pun jab Mas'ud had his entire army pass in review before him and afterward en- tertained his courtiers. When all were assembled, fifty flagons of wine were brought into the garden. Fair meas ure and equal cups--let us drink fairi" ordered the Amir. Some had to be car ried away by the servants at the eighth cup, others stayed on longer, but fin- ally there were only the Amir and his Vizier left At the eighteenth goblet the Vizier prepared to leave. saying, If your slave has any more he will lose both his wits and his respect for your majesty" Alone the monarch drank until the twenty seventh cup was drained; then he, rose, performed his ablutions, said his prayers and re- turned to the palace as if he had not tasted drop. But this very sovereign, shortly after, while leading an army through the difficult mountain passes of Afghanistan on his way to India, fell sick and ordered all wine thrown into the Jhelum River. From that time until his death several years later, Marud allowed no drinking that came to his notice to go unpunished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
League of Nations Council
 To Start T,DclUe Important
 World ldeaLs to Operating

mer. A commission of three qualified residents of Armenia and Asia Minor, one of them a woman, is to be appointed by the council to report on the traffic in womeR and children in that part of the world.
 Suppression of the trade in opium and other narcotic drugs, especially in China, is to be undertaken by an advisory com mittee, aided by experts from all the countries involved. The Netherlands gov ernment. which heretofore has taken the lead in the suppression of the opium trade by cooperative action, has turned the whole problem over to the league. , In conclusion, MT. Sweetser declared that 'the months between now and; Sep tember are going to be full of very care- ful and detailed study of every phase ot league interest. The league he asserts instead of slowing up, is going ahead with greater intensity than ever.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Lenine and Trotzky LiUe h Luxury While Serfs Suffer; EUen Soap Has Class Labels

Ordinates, md there are third and fourth grade soaps for those fur ther away from the kremli crowd. The fellow who gets the fourth grade soap must have, n terrible time scrubbing up with it, for ii is about like pumic stone.
 "I can't see why labOring people the world over should support an- other kind of class government in Russia, n class government which Is ruthless. brutal and unjust to a degree that would overthrow. any set of rulers not supported by n gigantic army. My fellow work CTS in England and America have been hoodwinked, many of them- by such men ms John Reed and other communists who didn't know the Russian language. & "i found the opposition to the government was universal. Men. women and children of all classes with whom I talked told me of the horror of the situntion. And bear in mind that these people talked at the peril of their lives. A had repeated what they said to any official of the government, they would probably have been shot. But their misery is SO great they are indifferent to their fate, md they can't refrain from talk ing to n strnnger.@
 Mir. Schwartz was born in Ger many, hut was taken to Russia by his parents when he was still an infant and grew up in odessa and Kiev. He attended a Russian university and became an officer in the old army. When about 25 years old. he went to> America. where he became a citizen and has lived for p years. He first worked in America as a street railway empIoye and then became labor organizer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
LEGAL NOTICES
0~
 Notice to Contractors

Not1ce 10 COhtFactore The commissioner court. of Cleburne county. Alabama. will. on Monday, the 7th day of March, 1921, let contract for the building of two new 100-foot steel bridges across Taliapoosa river--one to sit on cyin- de'rs and the other to sit on cement piers these piers and cylinders to be 24 feet high from bed of river. These bridges to be l 5 tons capacity.
 The county to furnish ali lumber for said bridges.
 These bridges are to be paid for in Gle burne county per cent interest bearing warrants. interest paid semi-annualy. prin-' cfpal due 1880.
 The court reserves the right to reject any This Sd day of February. 1921.
 D. s. BABER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

PARITY owning beautiful home, South 26th st. consisting of living room. din-
 ing room. breakfast room, bedroom and kitchen downstairs, bedrooms and sleep Ing porch upstairs; house has baths. servants quarters and garage; just been thoroughly done inside; owner leav- ing city: will sell at sacrifice and give immediate possession. Phone Main 5912-W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

SALESMEN who can organize and secure results from other men; must have car and small capital; this is house to- house proposition and will only appeal to men who have made a success in selling coffee, toilet preparations similar products; an opportunity to establish a permanent business. Our representative will be in city 19, 20 and 21 In answer ing give phone number for interview. Ad- dress H-S0. Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

WE discounI paper givec m the purchase of automobiles and for similar purposeA usuaiiy taken by commercial bsuxs- We also lend improved real estAte in Ris minShani.
 REALTY TRUST GO.
 sn4 Qafh at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Board Commis6ionara Cou,
Notice of stockholders, Meeting

Notice Of StOckhO1ders. Wectlng
 Notice Is hereby given that there will be . special meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama Home Building and Loan As sociation at the main office, 2o2s First February 24 isai. at at IF. noon. for the 'r. pur. pose of Increasing the capital stock of the association from six million to nine million dollars, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting.
 H. NJ ROBERTSON. President.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
JAPANESE SITUATION
HAS BECOME CRITICAL

Washington. No.. G.--JErtn enters ~"
week II The opening Of III" ar"!;tr."n:
conference with critical political si'i-
alton at homo. with a national economic"
situation that IL causing her leaders
apprehension. and with hor relations
with foreign powers particularly m"
United Staten. treat Hrittin and china.
viewed Ivy her foreign office uS At least
open to Improvement.
Many ot the nhlest Japanese are now
either In Washington or IN other parts
OF the United States. engaged In tho
task OF helping their country ~ tind
rs true plucs in the world
The present situation Is frankly at
,ributed by responsible" JRpanes" to tho
fact thai Ia her rapid absorption IT
western civilization JaIan has not real
tied the Inevitable effect OF that rtNi'i-
cation upon her own o"uuirymen who
haNe awakened 80 Il spirit OF iiherullSm
AID are demanding NOR" FROM the state
az individuals. Tn" Industrial si:uR-
ton ia JupRn + believed 10 ho II case
Of the prevailing unrest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
ON TARIFF
MAY b. DELAYED

Washington. Nov. THE senate
finance committee pans tcnIo-row I"
make another try IT holding hearings
on the rarmansn, tariff hill WITH the
senate meeting early for consideration
Os The tax 5!ll. however. leaders, did not
know whether they would he ah'e I"
!'1ustrr 4 quorum Of tie committee I"
hear testimony on the min measure.
Chairman Ienrcse stated that II miEhs
be possible 20 hold the hearings with
nuiy ono or Two members 90 the con-
m.ttc~ present. but h" vas unahiA TO-
night - Sy whether cen tnat many
members o: the comM.tt"" could ne
spared from the night over the TAX met-
sure soma members uf the committee
urged aga.n thst the hearings be post
rnrcd GrtIl ACTON j. had "M IL" revenue
b.. So that all ,ommItt"" ncmo"r'
might bc prn"ca'. More than tifty VII
ressr, ncrc rali - hc N ~" city ready
u begin testimony ON "a" wool para
graph In tho aGriruitura, section which
Will he tho Nr;.r 10 be taken up when the
hcarings arc resumed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
BRITISH WAR MOTHER
COMES FOR CEREMONY

Mnntreal. Nov. g. Mr.. Am".ia" SO
rudd"n. Br!tniu'S repr sentat!'" war
mother. who viii lay wreath "f flow
crS on :ha tomb ~ Tie Art"r."an un-
known soldier in WifshinGInu on ArmS-
tee Day. arrived from I.mciand lat"
last nigh; and l-f, To-Day Cor l'h:lHd"i-
phia.
Canadian rni "rnmcnt officials pre-
,e..ind Mrs. McCuddrn with Al BOUQUET
If maple lcrN"s :" he in"!uG"d in the
irihu;" from Er:':sh war mothers.
Mrs Mc''uih"n. wh" lost hcr husband
ard three SnH$ in til" war. MAS "r""m-
panic. ny r"-, daughter md an escort
Of three British officers. Hh" brought
the f"llnwirg message I" IT," war
mothers ri tanada:
please tel, them that Rll their SIS
tors in Gr"u' Britain Ind them their
,.crpc~i l",r and +ympa ,hy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
FIRE AT WILSON COLLEGE.

,'hsm."r>hurG. IT,: Nov. s.--Fire o.
unknown origin burned rn"h Of Tn" IN
t"ri"r ~ Science Hall at Wilson COLLEGE
early i"-dJr. Tho t'r" 'ras confined 10
the "ne l,t.i dir: Whirh IL u three story
iMi"H SirU '..r". - hundred Yards from
the ncar"s, d"wrt"Iy. The loss was ss-
timttcd at l"m.""r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
Dethronem9at Bill
to Its Third Reading

HuILi">t Ncv. 1.-THE national as
s.mhly NJ = special session today passed
the th.'.! AMI final reading ~ the Dill
,"Imr"il.i.r former King Charles a'.a
ousting the 1laIShurg dynasty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
RELIEVED Ely BRITISH.

ronstantin"il". Nov. G--Ths British
here yesterday released al
the Turkish p"iit!r;sI prisoner: win" We're
unG"r drt"ri:"n Ter ""i.H"";i"u WITH the
recent plot Oh the occasion o; the on
change ~ Turk:sh ana British lr.S"rrrE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON

Winnipeg. Ma. Nov. -R"brr:
i.""r' Richardson. 81. member for
SrriuGf!"ld N parliament. anal i"unh'r'
&C the Winr'r"g Tribune. died at his
h",no here ih,' afternoon after i lon,
illness
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
GAINESVILLE
Belmont County Board Of Education.

Vnro for l.. T.: Rr"mhall. J. r. Dysart
and " II Van Scyo". These men will
stop extravaganza N pubic funds. lower
taxes ami secure better schools. no.5-h
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
Mr.. and Mrs. George Digby.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. i. Maxwell.
Mra IoShnh HauN.

Mr.. and Mrs. George pighy.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. I. Maxwell.
Mrs. Joseph PAUL.
Mr.. and Mr.. \. l.. St!E"H.
i'ro!. "nd Ms. E":,''t"h
Rev. md NJ :. H. H. rl>''.
ar. ana MIS-. .\'"i''""''''
MISS N";' N''iS"i"
~. "nH Mrs. !. " .h.'''.'"'
Nj I'r! Mrs Wa 80 Il L''lurFt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-07
HANDEL HAYDN CLUB CONCERT
T0FEATURE TENOR MATT ZCER
Patronl and Patroncsscs.

hr .na,. L. COM. ..u.s Tie" ''Ht"'; MI
>;ar, =; N.iJ o'v:OCk.
Evening star., 1921-04-18

all the reserves will have been used
and the strike will then bear severely
upon the people. Unless the mines
are reopened or coal is obtained in
quantity from overseas English indus.
tries will be desperately hard hit
There is no white coal in the islands.
water power being virtually negligible.
{ Only by natural fuel can tine wheels
be kept turning
1t has been expected that with the
collapse Of the plan for Il general
coercive strike the mine strike would
soon fail. The men have no resources.
They are likely soon to seek re-employ-
ment or resort to violence. shc usual
desperate remedy of hopeless strikers.
The government has manned rhe
pumps and has stopped the process OF
mine destruction. The miners must
by now realize that they have shot
their bolt.
BY the refusal OF the railroad and
the situation becomes economic. from
having been acutely political. Those
who have been seeking to preCipitate
a crisis. however, are not likely to
accept this defeat as final. The agents
Of bolshevism who have been proselyt-
ing among the English workingmen
will probably continue their endeavors
to spread discomfort among the Brit
ish workingmen. The failure of the
sympathetic strike plan has left a
rancorous feeling in the ranks of or
ganized labor. Charges of treason"
have been brought against some of
the leaders. The familiar cry that the
unions have been "sold out to the gov
ernment" has been raised. Reprisals
are likely to occur. For the present,
however, this is not the governments s
affair and it can afford to concentrate
upon the economic prospect Of the
case andtry to restore the coal in
dustry to normal
Later the effort to test the issue of
communism in England may be re-
newed. But the crisis through which
England has just passed has demon
strated unmistakably that there is no
general support in that country for
sovietism or any change that in the
least degree partakes of that system
Evening star., 1921-04-18
The Great Vacuum.

Secretary Hughes in letter to Sam
uel Gompers. who had asked for a
, statement of the facts concerning
Russia, puts the case in manner to
leave no doubt in any mind. Soviet
Russia. the Secretary declares, is a
gigantic economic vacuum and he
says furthermore that mo evidence
is likely to be alleviated as long as
the present political and economic sys-
tenn continues"
The plain meaning of this is that
and has nothing to offer in return.
Anybody who trades with Russia does
so at the imminent risk-with almost
the certainty-of losing everything
Not long ago the Russian government
placed immense orders for goods here
There was absolutely no guarantee Of
payment.
1t has been claimed that the United
States had put a blockade against
trade with Russia. Secretary Hughes
points out that there is no blockade,
all restrictions on direct trade with
Russia having been removed last July.
There is no barrier whatever and any
body who wants to take a gambling
chance in the matter of payment can
ship anything there.
The mea aning of all this is that Rus
sia is her own economic enemy She
has destroyed her own credit and her
own resources. and until the system
of government over there is changed
there will be no remedy. The problem
is how to fill the great vacuum, how
to bring about order in the chaos that
now prevails throughout that vast
area formerly known as the Russian
empire.
Secretary Hughes note will do much
to correct a false impression that pre-
walls in some quarters that the United
States is active in hostility to the
soviet government. 1t is simply quies-
cent. 1t opens the doors to trade. 1t
declines to establish official relations,
it is true. but for this there is the
best Of reason. The truth is that the
chief enemy Of Russia today is the
Lenin government at Moscow.
Evening star., 1921-04-18

ment in the south. There is dispute
on the subject. That such sentiment
exists. and of late years has been
growing bolder in public expression,
| cannot be denied. The fact Is of rec
ord
But the contention of the anti-pro-
tectionists has been, and is. that this
sentiment is circumscribed: that it
does not extend beyond two Or three
interests directly affected by the tariff.
and that the south. taken by and
large. is still committed to the doc
trine of tariff for revenue only.
The present is the right time for Il
showdown. Tariff revision is at hand
on large Scale-on a larger scale
certainly on more difficult scale
than over before. The war has added
to the cumplexity of the question. II
We are to :ave protection. it must he
Of the undisguised character-some-
thing that can he told by the feel as
Well as by the sight. And it must he
applied without regard to section. All
sections will be included in its pro-
visions and operations.
Are the southern protectionists
ready to aid in this sort of tariff re-
vision? Asking protection for deserv
ing interests of their own. are they
willing to support protection to all de
serving American interests. regardless
of section? They have now the chance
10 say.