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Evening star., 1921-01-17
BITUMINOUS COAL RATE.
Stated Sales at Mines Afforded
Only Fair Profit Margin.

Most of the bituminous coal sold
during the recent coal shortage was
sold at the mines at reasonable prices,
giving only a fair margin of profit
according to reports received by the
National Coal Association
The operators reports, embracing
494 producing companies, covered an
aggregate tonnage of 100.446,304 from
January 1 to October 80. out Of a
total soft coal production for the en-
tire country during that period of
approximately 392.000.O00 tons. The
average sales price per net ton at
the mine was $3.47 and the average
cost per net ton was $276, while the
average margin was II cents. The
margin, according to the association.
is not to be regarded as profit. for
out of it has to be deducted all in
terest on bonds and borrowed money
and all income and excess profits
taxes. Therefore, the association
says the actual average profit would
be nearer 35 cents a ton.
Soft coal produced during the week
ended January is estimated by the
geological survey at 11.0S3. 900 net
tons At the same time anthracite
coal production was estimated at
1,793, 900 net tons. Cumulative pro-
duction of hard coal for the coal
year is now 9,919,000 net tons, the
survey estimated.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
REMARKABLE WAR TREASURES
TO HELP ORPHANS OF FRANCE
Worlds Most Noted Men Have Contrib
uted Almost Priceless Gifts to
Unique Sale In New York.

ture Of today that is not to be found
here. Many OF the contributions were
written especially for this cause. and
there are unpublished poems, sketches
the. most famous of the present-day
writer's. Some have contributed orig1-
nal manuscripts.
There are treasures like the original
lished sonnet and sapphics by the
poet-laureate of Great Britain, Robert
Bridges; the original manuscript Of
Joyce Kilmers famous poem. "The
peacemaker: the last page Of John
Masefield's Tragedy of Man." in his
most famous war poems by the au-
thors themselves. and unique items
like a photograph of Joseph Conrad.
OF which but one print was made and
the plate DESTROYED; OF especial in
terest are autograph poems or other
contributions by members Of the
French Academy.
Among the hundred original draw
ings, Paintings and etchings given for
the collection by some of the worlds
which have an intimate relationship
to the great war. The French artists
in particular have depicted events of
the struggle in various aspects. Par
ticularly notable are items like the
original study by Faivre for the head
of the poilu in the famous French
war loan poster, '.on les Aura; a
cartoon by Raemakers. a sketch by
Muirhead Bone of American troops
leaving England for France: Henri
Martins original study for figure in
his large series of canvases entitled
Travail; Plinio Nomellini's original
sketch for his great painting Of the
Victory of the Piave," a figure study
by the famous sculptor Rodin, a
painting by Victor Hugo, the greatest
Of French writer's of the last century,
signed and dated 1866; drawings by
John S. Sargent, Bernard Partridge,
William Strang and a host Of others
Of the first rank; etchings by Ameri :
can and foreign masters Of the BURN
and a series OF water colors by artists
Of all the allied countries, who have
put themselves into their work from
sentiment and wrought in no COM
mercial spirit
Evening star., 1921-01-17
.-CR0WN PRINCE
REVEALS HIS HOPES
Frederick William Tells Why
Wife Does Not Join
Him in Sojourn.
By the Associated Press.

THE HAGUE. January 16.-Freder-
ick William, former crown prince Of
Germany, in an interview given the
editor Of German weekly published
the Netherlands, gives the reasons
why he does not return to Germany.
why his wife does not join him in
his sojourn at Wieringen. and why he
German emperor. at Doom. Freder-
ick William also sets forth his plans
regarding the education Of his sons.
Naturally, I would be glad to re-
turn to Germany, and would be hap
py + I could devote myself to agri-
ing" the former crown prince is
quoted as saying II would rejoice to
associate with the learned men at
Breslau University and regain what
lost during the war and at Wieringen.
I would like to use what little power
land. but that cannot be.
my many friends in the fatherland
and abroad would see my hand in
every deed which others might begin
but of which !, perhaps, would know
nothing at all. Unrest would follow.
and our poor fatherland needs rest.
why does not my wife come here?
Believe me, she would gladly do so.
But there is no chance Of such hap
piness and good luck. as we are grip
PED IN the wise or duty. She has
the training of our children at heart
and must direct it. Our sons must
learn to make themselves useful
commercially. Wilhelm and Lula (the
latter a pet name for one of the
sons) are now going to the gym
nasium at Potsdam. The elder one
wants to become an expert farmer
and go later to an agricultural acad-
emy. Lula feels that he has the tall
ent for a mercantile career and is
planning a tour Of the world in a
German merchant ship, and to learn
the modern languages. I have moth
ing against their plans If they re-
suit in the boys becoming useful men.
They are studying hard and have
no time for amusements or sport.
They need a fathers care. too, but
that cannot be.
IT cannot go to my parents at
Doom. Our oponents are continual
ly trying to put US in the position
of being ready to set the world on
fire, and If we were together, then.
In the eyes Of our opponents, the
overthrow Of the world would be a
question Of but short time.
"As for buying an estate in Hol-
land, where would I get the money.
particularly in view Of the low rate
of German exchange?' -,
Evening star., 1921-01-17
Monument Marks
Craze Of Girl
Dear to Lincoln

PETERSBURG. ILL.,, Janu-
ary 1.-THE grave Of Ann Rut-
ledge, sweetheart Of Abraham
Lincoln, who lies buried in Oak
land cemetery here. has been
marked with . granite nonu-
ment, purchased BY descendants
OF those who were Intimately
acquainted with the great
emancipator when he was To-
Gated Mt New salem.
The monument replaced .
small, crude stone, roughly
hewn, inscribed "Ann Rutledge,"
which has been the only marker
to the Anal rrsting place OF the
girl who was nearer and
dearer to Lincoln than per.
haps any one else In his early
days.
The new stone II . massive
one Of dark Quincy granite and
Il Inscribed with Edgar Lee
Masters' poem. "Ann Rut-
ledge"
Evening star., 1921-01-17
IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

FREDERICKSBURG Va. January
II (SpeciaD. The concrete road
through Chappawamsic swamp has
been completed and traffic was turned
on this new link of the Washing
ton Richmond highway Monday This
work consisted of raising the fill
above high water for the entire
length of the swamp and the con-
struction of 5000 feet of concrete
pavement, eighteen feet wide. and
building two reinforced concrete
bridges. In the spring. when weather
conditions are more favorable, a for
ty-foot reinforced concrete bridge
will be constructed on the site of the
present steel bridge.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
GREEKS MAKE GAIN
IN STUBBORN FIGHT
Learn Turkish Nationalist
Are Well Organized and
Effectively Equipped
!
FAlL TO HOLD new LIHEs
!:
Withdraw From Advanced Foi
ton Because of Heavy Losses
and Counter Attacks. 2
FAIL TO HOLD new LIhEs
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily@Sew
Copyright 1921.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN
By Cable to The Star and Chicago DailysSew
Copyright 1921
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. Janu
ary 1.-THE Greek offensive on tn
Brusa front is mainly test OF. tn
fighting capacity of the Greek arm,
The official communique announce
that nine officers and thirty men wer
killed, indicating that the officers sac
rifice their lives by leading the men a,
the time. :.
The Turks were confident that tn
morale of the Greeks at Brusa<wa
worse than that of the men in Smyrns
and therefore the bulk of the national
list forces were brought to the f0fte
front. irregular troops supported 1y
division of regulars being left oAsth
Brusa front.
The Greek headquarters staff deter
mined to take advantage of this nct
and launched an attack with fhre
divisions After stubborn resiStano
by the nationalists the Greek tt0cp
captured Bieledjik and advanced S0nt
along the railway line to Esk sfashl
which was not occupied, howevekl
the Greek headquarters wished to arob
useless bloodShed in region w3ler
the occupation is to be only temporary
The nationalists admit that TN
Greeks were successful. but claim tha
the ground gained was not worthZ1h
heavy casualties suffered by the Gre
army. these, according to a TufNS
oommunique, being more than $780,
Greek officers in Constantinople.-4 ais
cussinE the situation. admit that tn
nationalist army is no longer cofaec
ton Of disorganized bands such ae
was in last summers offensive. --Th
troops are apparently well equIppN
and are aided by airplanes. The Turk
all fought stubbornly. -
Late adyices from the Brusa front IN
that the Greek troops in consequences o
their heavy losses and nationalist oo4n
ter attacks have been withdrawn to f33ei
old lines A nationalist commun1Av
says that while the Turkish reguAF
had slight losses in the fighting the 4r
regular bands suffered heavily. :
Claim Greeks Defeated.
By the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE. January II
The defeat Of the Greek forces by th
Turkish nationalists in a pitched baft
near Eskishehr the junction Of =h
Ragdad line with the railroad to An
CORA. is claimed by the nationalist N4s
at Angora. the nationalist capital. IN
engagement occurred at Inonu. eighffei
miles west of Eskishehr. n
The Greeks. who had made consMr
able advances since the oeg1nnin93 o
their offensive some ten days ago. .An
now reported from Angora to be with
I drawing along this entire front. =
Evening star., 1921-01-17
PRAISED FOR HERoIsM.
Hospital Apprentice Commended
for Act at Anacostia Station.

tice, U. s. NJ, has been commended by
the Secretary of the Navy for his
heroic efforts to save the life of Capt.
Max L. Mccullough, u. S. n. at the
naval air station, Anacostia, last No
vember.
Capt. Mccullough was in an air
plane when the gasoline tank ex-
ploded and Apprentice Smith was Sc
verely burned in attempting to carry
him from the machine to a place of
safety
Evening star., 1921-01-17
DECIDE FAMILY As UNIT.

At a meeting Of the internationa
committee of the D. A R last ush
it was decided that the family -
unit is the point of interest on wascl
the women of all nations can unAte
This nrinciple will be called to theat
tention Of chapters throughouth
country. Mrs Philip North X<er
presided.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
DEMAND SQUARE DEAL.
q g. Trade Expert Investigate.
:, Paraguayan importers.

Paraguay 10 not the place for the
hazele8 Or dishonest exporter. accord
ing to reports from Trade commissioner
". L SchWz to the Department Of
Commerce today. Paraguayan import
era arc slow in giving their confidence
70 = new hrm. but once their confidence
- gained they are just as slow in with
drawing patronage. Mr.. Schurz says.
They are very punctfnous in insist
ING on exacx compliance with the terms
Of IN order. A deviation in this respect
not only ends the exporting firms s
chances Of obtaining further business.
but - 90 widely advertised that it Is
made to reflect on the business ethics
06 the whole nation to which the shipper
6elongA
Evening star., 1921-01-17
CHRISTIAN HEALING MEETING

The weekly service Of Christian heal
ing. conducted by Rev. George Fiske
Dudley, will be held in St. Stephens
Episcopal Church. 14th street and Co
lumbia road. tomorrow morning at 1880
O'Clock. These meetings are held every
Tuesday, alternating in the morning
and evening.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
INSANE MAN KILLS
SELF AND FAMILY
Death of Five Persons Laid
to Financial and Other
Troubles in Home.
MOTHER AMONG VICTIMS
Estate Worth Probably $4,000 Is
Said to Be Involved in
South Carolina Tragedy.
MOTHER AMONG VICTIMS
By the Associat tied Press.

BY the Associated Press.
g, CHARLESTON, S. c., January IL
Temporarily insane from brooding
. over financial difficulties and embit-
tered by family troubles in which
an estate worth probably $75, 200 was
at stake, l. S. Bigham, Saturday aft
ernoon, according to information re-
celVed here from Florence. S. c., shot
his mother. his sister, the latter's
two adopted children and then sent
: bullet crashing through his own
brain.
The dead are Mrs. M. M. Bigham.
Mrs Marjorie A. Black, Leo Nc
Cracker. John McCracken and L. S.
Bigham.
All were evidently killed instantly
except Mrs. Bigham, the mans moth
er, who lived a few minutes, and the
Oldest child. who died at S o'clock
Sunday morning.
Bigham home, five miles from Pam
plico, Florence county. and twenty
Eve miles from the city of Florence.
After Staying all within the house
at the time. it is thought, Bigham
went deep into the woods surround
ing the place and fired a bullet into
his brain. When his body was found
1t noon Sunday his right hand still
grasped the pistol. 1t was stated by
the physician who examined the body
twelve hours.
The dead persons were all shot in
the head. in each case the bullet
entering Just beneath the temple
: though two balls that had missed
their mark were found near the back
door. The large pistol used by Big
ham still contained an unexploded
cartridge.
Store Front Wrecked.
wuKES-BARRE, Pa, January II.
"A dynamite explosion. believed to be
the outcome Of recent mine labor dis
putes in Pittston, yesterday wrecked
the front OF a store owned and con-
Quoted by James A. Joyce. a merchant
OF that city. who has been acting as
miners and operators. Mr.. Joyce and
his family were sleeping on the sec
ond foop and were not injured. Seven
ty-four men were arrested
Killed n He Pursues Bandit.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, January IL
Harlan Brate Of Glendale. Ohio, near
here, was killed instantly last night
when he was struck between the eyes
by a bullet fred by one OF three high
they had held up and robbed Brate a
few minutes before.
= Ono Of the robbers was heard to
make an outcry as they fled. and 1t
In an exchange Of shots with Brate
and Ellsworth Corey Of Hamilton,
Ohio, who accompanied him in pur-
suit Of the bandits
Auexea Store Robbers Taken.
:. MEMPHIS. Tenn, January 1.-Two
young white men who, police allege,
took part last night in the robbery
of three grocery stores were captured
after q chase. and another is held
- ~
that he was the third member Of the
bandit gang. Three bandits in an au-
tomobile, according to the police, rob
bed tho stores in quick succession,
picked up as q result Of their own
boldneGa, It Ii enid. the last hold-up
being staged in . store crowded with
cuStomarA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
LAWLESS ACT AT JASPER

MOTHER deporabe of awessness has been added to
 the long list chargeabe the coal miners strike This time prisoner held charge of murder has been taken by shot to death William Baird the miner ynched is said to have confessed to the killing of member of the national guard Nauvoo.
 Lawessness always be condemned the officials be commended for the aacry they showing trying find the guilty The affair said Jaspers first experience with mob
 The identity of the guilty is yet mystery they will doubt be found and punished.
 The tragedy brings another matter which has been much the minds of the people of the during the past few days and that the outburs of applause the meeting of the strikers in Birmingham last Sunday afternoon when such attitude toward the states mtamen who preserve law and order caused feeling of indignation sentiment to rise in the breast of every awovng bama This unquestionab the that led yesterdays tragedy.
 It but example that often crimes inspired and caused by unwse leadership which directs the minds of those led into channels of violence Violence by than likely to lead to retaliation by another
 But with all the provocation had justification in talk ing the law into his hands, Fearing for his safety Baird had Franklin county surrender after the affair but the shrffs of Franklin Walker felt lowed to remain there the law would course such punishment deserved would have given the
 state of Alabama would have been spared ugly affront
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
CAP HATFIELD GETS RELIGION

From the New York Herald
 1r1HE Hatfield family always had 8
 dramatic way with them. That is
 why, long after active hostilities with the Mccoy tribe had been sus pended, we have the spectacle of Cap Hatfield rising at his fathers burial to say he is ready to make his peace ing. and that if any man seeks his life blood, he will not resist.
 If Cap Hatfield feels that way. there is reason to think that the Hatfield urge for tragedy is stopped. They called old Anderson Hatfield Devil Anse,'. but Anderson, Jr, alias Cap, might have been called Beelzebub.
 It is true that the Hatfields have not always observed open covenants open ly arrived at over open graves. Some nine years ago two of Devil Anse's sons picked on a stranger who did not know the Hatfields traditional im- munity from bullets. He was lately from Italy, hot of blood and a good Hiat hsHhah. ne Killed EllaS and Troy Hatfield before he succumbed to their shots At the double funeral Anse and eleven sons were present. Bareheaded and weeping, all these martial Hart fields, with arms uplifted, pledged themselves to live Christian and peace ful lives.' That was on October 23, 1911. and on January 1, 1912, one of the eleven, Willis Hatfield, killed a doctor who would not give him prescription for pint of whisky. This was neither Christian nor peaceful.
 Yet it would not be fair to judge the protesting eleven by the wicked ness of one or two. Cap Hatfield is no longer young. Presumab bIy he intends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

new light on immigration. It is claimed by some advocates of immi- grafton that the salvation of the American farmer depends on admit ting large numbers of aliens, whether they can pass the literacy test or not, because they are the only people who are now willing to do the hard, manual work on farms. The average Ameri- can has reached the point where he thinks he is fitted for something better. He prefers to use his brains, rather than his hands, yet someone must do the manual work for a long time to come, otherwise American farms will be idle and there will not be enough food produced to feed the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
LIKE M,LEKE SAYS

A girl baby gets all her kisses from women until she is about Is years old. After that she gets all her kisses from men.
 No. Harold holding girls in your lap isn't the best way to raise chickens.
 One thing about boy is the fact that If you'll let him alone he won't cost you much for soap.
 Telling girl that she is worth her weight in gold won't keep her from do- ing all she can to keep from getting fat.
 The man who spends two hours in a barber shop and goes the route from face massage to manicure is the same lad who accuses his wife of being a dude because she goes to a hair dresser and gets Marcel wave
 The one redeeming feature about the wool stockings the girls are wearing now is that you can't see the blue veins through the mesh.
 You may not believe it. But there are just as many big henpecked ,men ~as there are little henpecked men,
 Some people put on so much agony that they do not think it is music un- less il has to be ''interpreted.'
 We know a dub who calls himself a newspaper man because he once wrote e Potcht iHSulciuc teStlHOHlal that ap- peared in an advertisement in number of journals.
 A man has no trouble in getting mar ried if he is fixed so that he is in po- sition to pay alimony
 Foresight is something a man gets when he is too old to have anything to look forward to.
 Almost every man knows that he could write better stories than he reads in the magazines if he didn't have to devote all of his time to earning a liv- ing. (Copyright, 1s21)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
Urban Population in
 the United States

HF HE census bureaus announce
 U ment that more than half the continental population of the United States lives in cities indicates a re- markable change in the habits of the American people. For the first time in it's history the urban population of this country exceeds the rural popu- lation and only three states, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, showed a smaller proportion of urban popula- tion in 1920 than they did 10 years ago.
 The drift to the cities began before the World war, which gave additional impetus to this movement. In many parts of the country thousands of acres of arable land are not culti- vated because there is nobody to do the work. During the way larger salaries drew many people from the country and soldiers who lived on faflns before joining the army re- mained in the cities after they were mustered out. Although wages have gone down and jobs are harder to get people who acquire city ways sell dom return to the country.
 Our large urban population ex-. plsins the congestion and housing shortage which trouble many towns, and 1t also explains why farmers who hste remained on the land are find ing it hard toVget workers. This con dition has in many ways complicated the problem of existence. America needs more farmers to, grow food stuffs and fewer wage-earners in eities, many of whom are producing l,n<uries or nonessentials.
 The census bureaus figures throw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
Alienists Predict
 Increase of Insanity

IT UNACY. in the United States is ll1 expected to increase this year. Reaction to the war, which is blamed for nearly everything nowadays, is one of the causes assigned for the growth of insanity.
 Reverses, following an orgy of spending and fast, living, will bring on mental diseases, say the alienists. Poverty and misfortune have robbed men of their reason since the world began, and it is surmised that the financial troubles which are now upon us will do great deal toward keeping the mind doctors busy and the asy- lums occupied.
 Curiously enough, the suicide rate dropped during the war. This is ex- plained on the theory that when man. kind is face to face with cataclysm it shows it's mettle and private troubles are forgotten. With a return to approximately normal conditions men and women fall back into the habit of worrying about themselves and their personal misfortunes.
 Nevertheless. there are favorable signs. Jazz is said to be on the wane and much of the demoralization visi- ble during the war has abated. Even the various crime waves involve but an inconsiderable part of the popula- tion. The best safeguard against all the ills that flesh is heir to is work, and plenty of it.
 The American people are showing disposition to get down to brass Jacks once more. The silk shirt era is thing of the past: Hard common sense is reasserting itself. Heaithful occupation and normal ways of liv- ing will prevent nervous breakdowns and the alienists, after all is said and done, may find that the spread of insanity is negligible, certainly not great enough to be regarded as alarm ing.