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The Washington times., 1921-02-08
AlLAyS !.
CLERKSFEARS
Tells War Department I. Paper
Workers Rstrenohment Order
Won't Hit Them.

Clerical employee in the War De-
psrtment will In no way be affected
by the recent order Of Secrstary
Baker stopping the "hiring Of civil
ian employees iB any branch Of the
department or 1rmy unless II can be
shown that such work could not b
performed by commissioned officers."
nDCDnT 0nDmB DxPx.AlU0D. ~
This. II was dsanitsly stated at ths
War Department this morning. will
be the, gist OF the reply of the de-
partment to the National Federation
OF Federal Employees which has asked
for an interpretation OF the order.
Fear was expressed that the order
was an attempt to further militartxe
the department and replace thousands
OF civilian employees with enlisted per :
sonnel. IL was declared that great
danger might exist In that part of the
order which asked for q report from
the various branches of the depart
nicsI and professional experts re-
csiving $500 or more whose serv-
Ices could be dispensed with.
This has been interpreted to hint
At blocking OF the promotion sys-
TEN of civilian employees above the
grade Of $1,000 by making such po-
sitions available only to commits
stoned officers.
DETAILED REPLY AWAITED.
Although the department this
morning declared that Secretary
Bakers order will not affect cleri-
cal employees. q more detailed state
ment II anxiously awaited by the
employees. Even II this preliminary
statement Is SO. II 10 still believed
that considerable harm can be done
by placing to tho discretion OF
bureau chiefs and others In author
ity the power to determine what
positions, IL they Be only technical
and professional, cano obe husd by
army men instead Of civilian en-
ployes.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
BACKACHE
10y L. n. Smith, N. p.)

The kidneys are the scavengers and
thsy work day and night in separat'
ing the poisons from the blood. Their
signals OF distress are easily recog.
Missed and include such symptoms AZ
backache, depressions. drowsiness,
reliability, headaches, diszines3, rheu-
attic twinges, dropsy. gout.
Drink plenty of pure water and OBJ
a small amount of "An-uric"
;i-uric acid, which is dispensed
most every druggist. "Anuric"
es in tablets, is inexpensive, and
= .uld be taken before meals. It ID
ieh more potent than lithia.
"Anuric" was first discovered BY
III. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel and
argicalsInstitute in Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
HOLD SAROYE |
TUESDAYR|1ES
Churches Hold Exercises Pre-
Iiminary to Opening Forty
Day lenten Season.

shrove Tuesday, the one day OF
the year when the superstttioss feel
they lust have 70 eat pancakes or
doughnuts" to ward on the. balefpl
influence of evil spirits, n being OBJ
served today throughout Christen-
dom. . ..ttl
LENT BEGINS TonOnROw.
Lent with its fasting and self-
sacrifice. will begin tomorrow with
the celebration OF Ash Wednssday.
In all Episcopai. Lutheran and Cath
ollie churches the faithful will attend
at least one service. In the Catholic
churches. the clergy viii plaos on the
ashes from last Palm Sundays Palms.
For forty days social ga3sty II the
Capital will be 1T . standstfll- Sac
rince will be the keynote Of al true
Christisns' lives during the period
between tomorrow and Easter.
Protestant Episcopal chnrchesl
throughout the city win hold special
services tomorrow. In most Of the
churches communion Will be held at
an early service and at II o'clock.
with services either In the a1tarnoon
or evening.
At st. Johns Church, Cauea Doug
las. the acting rector. viii hold the
nrst Of the 4:45 .. m services. which
will be held daily threaghout Lent,
except Saturday. The address tol
morrow will bs made BY the Rev. DR..
Leighton Parks, rector of 81. Bar
tholomew's Church. New York city.
who will speak on ~Fellowship." On
Thursday the afternoon service viii
be addressed by the Rev. c. Ernest
Smith. rector of st. Thomas Church.
and on Friday BY the Rev. George r.
Dudley. rector OF St Stephens
Church. Eff @f
On Friday at noon Canon Douglas
will hold tho flrst Of six consecutive
quiet half hours" for women. These
services will be held every Friday
during Lent except on Good Friday.
and will be in the nature Of con-
tinuation of the ''Quiet Aay'' for wom-
en- conducted last Friday by Dean
Rousmaniere. Of st. Paul's Cathedral.
Boston. The topic for Friday will b
The Hallowing Of Duty"
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
.RAD|UM W|zARDTO
VISIT JUSSERANDS

The French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand will head the local commit
tee to entertain Nine. Curie, the dis
coverer of radium and the foremost
woman scientist of the world, when
she comes to America and visits
Warrington in the early spring.
: The country's leading scientists are
expected to visit Washington at that
time, It being Understood that Nine.
Curie viii deliver a lecture on radium
Nine. Curie, who with her husband.
the late Prof. Pierre Curie, immor-
talized herself by the discovery OF
radium. has won the distinction Of
being the worlds most noted woman
scientist. She was born in Warsaw.
Poland, November z, 1857. the daugh-
ter Of LAdislaus SkIodowski profess
sor OF physics at the warsaw Lyceum.
In 1891 she went to Paris and while
studying at the Municipal School Of
Physics and Chemistry. she became
acquainted with a young student.
Pierrie Curic, who shared her enthu-
siasm In chemical research, and whom
she later married.
The announcement Of their discov-
cry in 1903 caused a tremendous sem
satien In scientific circles through
out the world. Tho discovery of
radium, the most wonderful and most
mysterious OF all known elements,
being the source Of an apparently in
exhaustible supply OF radioactive
energy. was conceded to be the most
important scientific discovery of the
age. and Sslmost In a day she and her
husband became world famous.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
TODAY
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the mines are on top in the night
SO far. They own the houses. tne
stores, the theaters; they build
the churches and the schoolhouses;
they guarantee the church against
loss" That is interesting: They
own the building In which the
Y. M. C. A. is located and can put
the secretary out II they want TO-
They own the police, have a
convenient mortgage on public Of
ficials. 1t looks like a very one
sided arrangement. Coal mine
owners can't make money unless
they mine coal--that's where the
vorkmen come in. They are put
out of their houses; some Of them
get shot fighting the private de-
tectives. Their most difficult ad-
versary is the Judge on the bench,
with his observation-disclosures oy the
mine owners lawyer.
When a United States judge Is
sues an Injunction that "prohibns
union officials from making the
statement that q strike exists"
Won can't help admiring the way
in which that Judge earns the
money for whoever 1t Is that pays
him. 49,.
These developments are all in
teresting. but the time is coming
whom the owners Of mines and
some other things will wonder how
they could ever be such fools as
to play with fire.
The railroads say "the agree
ment wastes $5O0, 900, 900 a year."
Tho agreement they refer to- is the
agreement that raises wages. They
don't say anything about the agree
meut that raises rates. How much
does that waste . year! And do
the railroad gentlemen doubt the
public will flnd a way to cut down
the rates In proportion to the cut
ting OF wages?
The rates were raised TO make
higher wages and greater pros
psrity possible, not merely to
make private ownership more
profitable
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
TAKESPART|NG.
sHOTATBANkS.
Comptroller Publishes Letters
Showing How Money Inter-
ests Gouge Borrowers.
Dy W. II. ATKINS,
International News service.


John Shelton Williams, on the eve
ef retirement from his stormy post
a. Comptroller OF the Currency, TOOK
. parting shot today at his critics:
He bitterly assailed the groups OF
bank "profiteers" with whom ne mas
constantly been at war, and Claimed
full vindication In his hight TO pre-
vent bankers exacting cruelty Nex-
orbitant" interest rates on demand
loans.
AIMED AT N. Y. BANKERS.
Comptroller williams rap at bank
profiteers was aimed principaliy Al
certain New York bankers. inciudins
heads of large trust companies. his
closing attack was featured oy iet-
ters made public by him for the hrst
time, showing how his banking
enemies sought to defeat his cam
psiSn against them by evading his
requests for information.
This correspondence. with the
names Of both banks and bankers de-
leted, but otherwise reproduced In
full. reveals that Williams had an
uphill struggle to obtain data from
New York bankers, and that many OF
the bankers interrogated made de-
termined effort to evade giving in
formation.
Mr.. williams correspondence In
cludes a letter written him BY the
president of the New York stock
Exchange, giving the names OF eight
New York brokers, usually consulted
for q determination of the renewal
rate on call loans. The names OF these
brokers were obviously withheld.
URGES LEGAL RESTRAINT.
Mr.. williams explained that some
action by Congress. through amend
ment of the national bank act, to pre-
vent the charging Of unfair interest
rates Is imperative IL the business
public Is to be able to get Its share
Of available credit.
"The official records" Williams
said, "show that the banks during
the past twelve months have been
accommodated by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. with sums IN In
dividual cases amounting to more
than 500, 900 900 at one time. have at
the same time been exacting from
borrowers rates of interest sometimes
as high AZ Is. 20. 20. and 80 per cent
per annum."
The Washington times., 1921-02-08

And now behold the latest con-
quest OF the American shorss-ths
conquest OF European women for
American husbands. Just plain. hard
working, kind American husbands.
Yes. the European woman has her
cap set. and is turning Admiring and
longing eyes toward America
30 said the Princess Elizabeth BIZ
besco. only daughter Of Former Pre-
mier Herbert Asquith. and wife Of
the newly-arrived Rumanian minister
to the United StAtes. In an interview
with q reporter or The Times In her
suite at the Wardman Park Hotel.
"sHE FELL FOR HIM"
During the war the European
woman got q glimpse Of your nne
American men. hnd I'll say she fell
for him. You know there are not
90 many eligible men,i In Europe since
the war. In fact. the war rcaped its
grim harvest. and this European
woman must now. come to America II
she expects to marry WELL" said the
charming princess. tC
-And must laugh at what ! call
the turn of the tables II used to
be the American women who sought
alliances with the titled houses OF
Europe, and now it's the titled
woman of the nobility who 10 seeking
an AMERICAN HUSBAND.
The titled men of the nobility: the
counts, dukes and lords have become
less important since the war. Fam
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
c. OF c. COMMITTEES
FACE AN ACTIVE WEEK

The executive EsSmbership and
legislation committee Of the Cham
her Of Commerce will meet this week.
Secretary A.. e. Seymour announced
today. :
The executive committee will meet
tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock to complete
arrangements for the national rep-'
resentation meeting to be held Feb.
ruary II.
The membership committee, OF
which Sidney West 10 chairman, viii
meet tomorrow night x.
The law and legislation commit
tee, headed by James r. Lloyd. will
meet Friday night to, discuss the Ball
rent act and its proposed modifica-
tions.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
,]URYCOMP[ETED
FOR HALLS TRIAL
Defense Scores First Point as
Case Of Dry Agent Begins
At Manassas.
~ STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Z MANASSAS, Va, Feb. 8.--Rumors of
q probable third mistrial swept over
the little court room here today, when
at the very outset, the prosecution
against william c. Hall. .ex-prohibition
agent, charged with the murder of
two men who resisted arrest as boot
leggers, suffered q rebuf.
With the jury completed from q
special extra venire this morning.
Judge Tavenner, special prosecutor
engaged by the State, was forbidden
by the court to attempt to discredit
the testimony OF tho chief witness for
the defense. The latter. Joseph Will
iemA was chauffeur Of the prohibition
efacer's car on the night Of the al
legged murder.
5 In the two previous trials he backed
up Halls story that Hall had nred
only In Self-defense. after his two VIC
Tins had drawn revoIvers and Ared at
him.
Since the last trial williams himself
has been convicted, 'in Richmond, of
the manslaughter of his wife. He was
sentenced to four years In the peni-
tentiary, but has since been granted
q new trial. Again he will be star
witness for the defense.
, Before making his opening address
to the jury today Judge Tavenner an
nounced his intention of assailing the
character of Williams, as being him
self convicted slayer. and hence not
worthy Of credence. Tho court for
bade him to do so.
The jury. was completed shortly be-
fore noon today, following which the
court recessed for lunch. Judge
Tavepner will make his opening ad-
dress this afternoon, and will be fol-
lowed by former State Senator Louis
Wendenberg. Of one of the three firms
of attorneys engaged by the defense.
The taking OF testimony IL not ex-
pected before tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
Women at Polls.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Feb S.
Women came out in proportionately
as large numbers as men at the
annual meetings and elections in
western Massachusetts towns, many
women winning school committee
posts.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
European Women Pass
Up Titles to Set Caps
For Yankee Husbands

America as the future land OF matrimonial conquest
The American shores have been the scene OF many
conouests the Spanards came in search OF god Pilgrim
bands sought American shores for religious freedom;
crowned heads Of the old world have clashed in arms for
of the American continents the praises OF the
land of the free and the home OF the brave have long
been sung. s~SSc cs tt II
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
Steel Men Back al Work

CANTON. Ohio. Feb. s.-Fourteen
hundred men returned tol work in
four steel mills that rcopened after
a shutdown OF several weeks.
The superior Sheet Steel Com
pany placed 800 men at work; 500
men returned to the Canton Sheet
Steel Company, and eco more went
back to the Berger Manufacturing
Company and the Stark Rolling Mills
Company.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
la McDONOUCH LEADING
IN STUDENT PRIZE RACE

Joseph A. McDonough is leading
the race for the prizes offered by
the Washington Chamber OF Com
merce to the four cadets Of George
town Uniyersity's r. o. n c. unit
who stand highest in all military
activities at the end of the scholastic
year. According to announcement
made today by the commander of the
corps. Maj. William II. Hobson, U.
8. A., McDonoughs average for the
frst semester's work Is sS.4 per
cent. Robert W. WimsStt. a Wash
ington boy. IL close second, his
Others who have leading marks are
Jameo A. Willis and Edward ID.
Murphy. each s7.s per. cent; J. H.
Grasty. ss.s per cent; E. Ducey,
ss.5 per. cent. and ]. F. Morgan, s5.1
per cent.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08

sVoUR American men are adorable said Princess
k1sAbsth Bibesoo. who has arrived In Wsshing-
ton with her husband, the newly-appomtsd Rumanian
minister 70 the United States American women form
ally sought titles; now titles seeking American hus
bands, she said These photographs Of Prince and
Princess Bibssco were made on their arrival in this
coutrt last week. ,r,~
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
Would Preserve MC.4.

A resolution proposing that the
famous transatlantic naval seaplane
NC-4 find a permanent resting place
in the Smithsonian Institution was
introduced today by Chairman But
Ter, OF the House Naval Committee.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08
Swiss Face Deficit.

BERNE. Feb. s.-The Swiss budget
for 1871 foresecs q deficit OF tss,-
lOoo. .00e frsncs.
The Washington times., 1921-02-08

Desirable help quickly secured through
washington Timer Want Ada" Consult
them now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Undertakers Conuince Commission Hearse Is Not q Taxicab
By FRED H. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau. The Age-Heraid 221-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, September 17.-(Spe- al)-Nineteen undertakers of Jeff ferson county have won the state tax commission over to their contention tl:at hearse is not a taxicab, and not due the state license assessed against taxicab by the revenue act of 1919. This revenue law said noth- ing about license against hearse, but the tax commission construed a he arse as a taxi and proceeded to collect the taxi license.
 The undertakers resisted. In the first place, they contended that a hearse is not a taxi within the mean ing of the law because the law says taxicabs carrying five passengers or more shall pay a certain license. The undertakers argued that hearse has never been known to haul five persons at time, and that when they can do so their business will be so prosperous and the death rate so high they will be willing to pay license even higher than the taxi license.
 The tax commission capitulated Saturday and requested the auditor to refund a portion of the license It found that the section of the l9lo law levying smaller. license on hearses was still in effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
WEST VIRGINIA HAS
 HARD GRID SCHEDULE

Morgantown, w. Va. September IT. Special. )-West Virginia has an nounced its 1921 grid schedule.
 The Mountaineers open their sched- ule next Saturday, September A, when West Virginia Wesleyan, old and bitter rival Is met. Spears is making no predictions regarding the outcome of this game and is point ing the development of his team for the conflict with Pitt at Forbes field. This game may be shifted from october 8, to october 15, because of the World series. The w. and J. Virginia Washington and Lee, Rut- gers and Pittsburg games are re- garded as the most important on the schedule which follows:
 September 24, West Virginia Wes- leyan at Fairmont, W. Va.
 October 1, University of Cincinnati at Morgantown, w. Va.
 October 8, University of Pittsburg at Pittsburg, Pa.
 October 15, Ohio University at Nor gantown, W. Va.
 October 22. Bucknell University al Morgantown, W. Va.
 October 29, Lehigh university at Bethlehem, Pa.
 November 5. Washington and Lee university at Charleston, w. Va
 November IF. University of Vir- ginia, at Charlottesville, Va.
 November 19, Rutgers college al New Brunswick, N. J.
 November 24, Washington and Jef- ferson college at Morgantown, W Va. tHome coming game).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
TWO SHOT WHILE
 IN CANE PATCH
Farmer Residing Near Gen. treviIIe Taken Into Custody
 by Sheriff Wood

Centreville, September 17.-(Spe- ciaI)-Just after dark Friday night Frank Gates, a young man residing at Blocton, and Edwin Lightsey, young man residing three miles east of Centerville, were shot while in the sugarcane patch belonging to H. C.. Mckinney a few miles northeast of Centrevilie near the Blocton pike, according to Investigating officers. The weapon used was a shotgun most ot the lead striking Gates in the abdomen and one shot striking Light sey in the neck. Physicians were hurried to the place of shooting and pronounced the wound of Gates as probably fatal while the wound re- ceived by Lightsey is slight. Gates was hurried to the hospital at Bir- mingham where an operation was performed. Latest news received from the wounded man indicated his condition as desperate. It seems that Ii. c. Mckinney, the owner of the cane patch, had been greatly annoyed by persons depredating upon his cane and had been watching the patch for some time.
 A warrant has been sworn out Tor Mckinney charging him with as sault to murder and he is in the cus- tody of Sheriff R. II. Wood. All the parties are prominent white people and the occurrence is greatly re- gretted by the people of this commit nifty. It is not supposed that the person who did the shooting knew who the parties were when he shot, nor is it known that he intended to actually shoot the persons, or only fired to scare them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

began with roulette wheels carried through the streets on wheelbarrows, or placed in dark and carefully locked back, rooms. It has grown to gilded palaces gaudy with tinsei. It has extended to the Bourse where human beings are packed like sar- dimes daily, buying stocks they never heard of before and selling at the first show of profit, or being wiped out when their narrow mar gins are exhausted.
 Thousands Fall Victims
 The law forbids gambling through out Germany. But after the great upset of the fall of 1918, when the power of the law seemed to be weakened, thousands upon thousands fell victims to the charm of this forbidden fruit. The gorgeous sa- Icons, newly created remained open day and night. The little ball spin ming about the slotted wheel was watched by whole families. lips dried with suspense being moistened ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
 MANY CASES HANDLED

Tuscaloosa, September 17.-(Spe- al.)-Judge Henry B. Foster dis posed of a large number of cases in the circuit court here. dsmissins court yesterday. Among the prison CTS the following sentences were given:
 Manuel Davis, violating prohibit tion law, 1 year to Is months; Joe Teacher, aiding prisoner to esca pc threee years; Cleveland Brown, vio- lating prohibition law; Jim Potts violating prohibition law; Jim Scott violating prohibition law, Elizabeth White. third degree forgery. eight months; Alex Young, grand larceny one year and one day on the county roads; Crawford Gillespie, burglary and grand larceny aiding prisoners to escape: Will Thomas. grand lar ceny, two years and six months ir the penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
TALLADEGA COUNTY FAIR CATAL0G OUT

2 ,Sylacauga, September IT,. Spe- cial.)-Thc catalogs and premium list of the Talladega County Fair as sociation are off the press and will be distributed sometime this week. Tn the catalog there will be found the programme and announcements of the free acts and prizes, Phe mid way shows have been contracted for and will be furnished by one of the best carnival companies available.
 As an added attraction the fair as- sociation will give away $50 daily to the person holding the lucky num- Der. These numbers may be obtained from all local merchants by purchas- ing $1 in merchandise of paying $1 upon account. These numbers are made in duplicate and the merchant keeps one and gives the purchaser the duplicate. These will be deposited in box and the person holding the corresponding number to the one drawn will receive $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
ENROLMENT NOW
 EXCEEDS 1,500
Number of Students Largest in History of State
 University

University, September 17.-(Spec- cia1 1)-As the University of Alabama enters the third week of the current session, the enrolment is consider ably over 1,500. This remarkable registration was hardly expected by the most optimistic university offi- cials month ago, owing to the eco- homie situation. This number rep resents more than 10 per cent in- crease over the enrollment of year ago, when the high water mark was reached. Never before in the 90-odd years of it's history, has the univer- sity had so many young men and women within It's walls.
 Every department of the university is crowded to capacity
 Yell practices are held every even ing on the quadrangle. Hundreds of lusty voices join in the thunderous yells that may be heard for long distances around the university. A number of poppy students are out for cheer leader, and the election to that office will be made within week or so.
 The big noises on the quad augur well for Alabama. and no one who hears them could doubt that another kink will be administered to the Sewanee Tigers tail this year, or that the Vanderbilt Commodores or the Georgia Bulldogs will be made to bite the ground.