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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-10
Chickens are Learning

T believe that the new generation of chickens-and I mean the barn. yard variety-are learning the dar- ger of crossing the road in front of an automobile" said Harry New.
 Tt took many generations to evolve the bird dog from it's original ances- tors. Training and habit did it, and it will work the same way with fowl, in the course of time. How does young chicken know that a hawk is dangerous. except from an instinct born of the experience cf ancestors that had been attacked by hawks?
 This is not supposed to be scier- tific, but is just the result of ~e- cent observations. l can remember the time not many years ago when a hen beside the road seemed to feel it her duty to beat it across tho road when she saw an auto coming. Now you will notice that more than half of them turn the other way. Believe me, they are learning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-10
Half Price By Looking

Edward Norman, assistant post master, was seen trending homeward with an ax handle. In reply to wheth- CT he had turned farmer he said
 No, but I like to do odd jobs about the place just as every other we'll regulated city man does. Incidentally. I discovered today that ax handles are among the articles that have scared in price. I had an idea when went out to get one that this at least had escaped the general rule, being a simple affair turned out with one whirl of machinery.
 When I was boy we got them for 10 cents. Well, sir, l visited several stores and they wanted 30 cents for one. I just could not make up my mind to it and. bad as my ax needed handle, I determined not to buy at that price.
 Finally I did find place where they. charged 25 cents for one and here it is, but, even at that memor- ies of boyhood make me still rebel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-10
HOW CARUSO DREW HIS WILL

share alike with the other children.
 And would nothing be given to
 my brother?' he inquired, and I in-
 formed him that the brother would
 receive nothing if he died intestate and his wealth were divided under
 American laws He then wanted to
 know whether his stepmother would
 receive anything from his estate if
 there were no will, and when he was assured that she would be disregard
 ed he sat in deep reflection for
 a moment and then said;
 "'Well, let's make kind of a
 will
 ] "Caruso got some paper and a pen ell. He began writing the document.
 and it was worded in Italian. At i'm
 tervals he asked to be prompted, but the phraseology for the most part
 was his own. He stated clearly and
 concisely the terms under which he
 wished his estate to be divided. As I recall 1t, he first made pro- lvision for his stepmother, Mrs. Maria Pastaldi Caruso, who was the second
 wife of Caruso's father. Hes next ! made provision for his brother, Gio- vanni His son, Rodolfo, was the
 next, beneficiary named in the will,
 and Enrico, Jr., was mentioned in the succeeding paragraph. In the fifth case he made provisions for his wife and the child that was unborn. The l will filled only one page of ordinary typewriter paper.
 When the original draft in pencil was transcribed for permanent record l Caruso signed it and called Bruno Zirato. his secretary. and Salvatore Fucito, his accompanist. They wit. messed the signature and I attested
 the will as notary.
 This is the original will that was kept by Caruso. I made a copy of l it. which was certified by the county clerk, and this is the copy that was sent to Caruso's legal adviser in Flor ence.
 1 MT. Sperco was asked If Caruso left any bequest to charities, and he said l that none was mentioned in the will, probably because Caruso's charitable acts, which are said to have been innumerable, were of a more personal nature, the tenor interesting himself in particular individuals whom he considered to be deserving of his financial help. MT. Sperco, who coached the singer in the practices of bookkeepers, so that Caruso was able personally to keep account of his vast fortune, said that the tenor had never dropped a hint to show what WAS the extent of his wealth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
Plan Entertainment
of Alaska Governor

Governor Scott C. Bone. OF Alaska.
win be royalty entertained when he
arrives In Seattle July 6. Such was
the decision made Monday At . Joint
conference between the Seattle Press
club committee and che rncmbcrs'
council Of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce and Commercial Club.
when . program In Bones honor
was adopted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
CITIZENS CAMP
DRIVE SPURTS
Active Bid Made for Youths
OF High School Age

Recruiting for tho citir>ns mfli.
tary training camp. which opens at
Camp Lewis July 6. took great
strides Monday. with the arrival In
this city OF Lieu,s. w. y. Graham
and II. II. MARI. aides .de-camp 20
Brig. Gen. II. ~. Blatchford, sent
here from California TO assist In the
work.
Access 10 the enrolment books OF
! tho various high schools was oh
tained and circular letters were sent
To every boy eligible 10 attend the
camp. As result. numerous In.
auiries and several applications came
late Monday to the c. n T. c. office.
at Rainier Noble post. American L.
sion headquarters. In the basement
OF the Stuart building.
The camp viii give three courses.
in no way connected with regular
army work. The Red course is Gle.
mentary. the white qualities the stu.
dent ms n noncommisaloncd officer.
and the Blue makes him eligible In
the reserve officers corps
Quarters will he separate from
those OF the regular army. and IN ev-
cry way the citizens' camp will b.
made a plcasurablc vacation course.
No charge OF any kind win be made.
successful applicants being required
only to bring underciothing and toi.
lot articles.
Washington II tho only state
whose applicants have not gone far
above it's quota. The condition Is ex.
pccted To be rcnedicd. however. ar
soon a. the idea is understood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
BRITISH COAL
STRIKE ENDED
Governments Terms Are
Accepted

LONDON. June IS. The British
coal strike has been settled. II was
officially announced today.
The miners accepted tho govern
m~nt's terms.
Work In the coal pits. Idle almost
three months. will be resumed Inn.
mediately.
The settlement was Understood to
have carried a government subsidy
90 guarantee wages and prevent
losses 10 the coiliery owners. The
latter we're said 10 have made i'm.
portant concessions In the matter
OF wages.
II was stated unoffieiaiiy that tho
miners abandoned their demand for
naturalization OF the mining indus.
Try. That demand was the principal
obstacle In the way Of q settlement
at previous conferences.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
MADMAN KILLED
and BURNED 10
Such Is Theory on Which
Police Are Going

MAYFTEr.D. Ky. June 7s-Did
Ernest Lawrence murder 10 persons
In his farm house here Saturday.
drench the building In oil. set II aflre
and then XIII himself
This Is the question that police
are endeavoring 20 answer. The
charrcd bodies OF the dead. two
women. three men. five baby boys
and one baby Girl were so badly
burned that physicians could only
guess M to how they were slain
Lawrence. a number Of years ago.
was dubbed on the head by a
policeman. since which time. accord.
Ing TO his acquaintance he has
suffered from queer -spefis." The
authorftAs are working on the
theory that he wiped out the famli.
les while In a 1T OF insanity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
TAX REDUCERS
MEET TONIGHT
IS Committees to Probe
Taxes viii Be Formed

At n meeting OF the Tax Reduc.
ton Council OF Seattle. In the Ma.
sonic club rooms. Arcade bldg. to
night. Is committees viii be formed
to investigate the various civic dc.
partments 20 determine bow the cost
Of maintaining each one may best
be reduced.
The school investigation commit.
tee has been actively at work for
the last few weeks. and will report
at Tuesdays meeting. II IL intimat
ed that startling disclosures will be
made In regard TO alleged laxity in
the school management.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
Benefit Concert
at the Met TONIGHT

Rev J. Ralph Magee. pastor Of tho
First Methodist Episcopal church.
viii introduce Col Frederick Arthur
Lindsay. Of the Salvation Army. Al
the benefit concert IT o'clock to.
night at the Metropolitan theatre for
the Theodore Home
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
MeRhodeS6
Firemen of State
to Be Taught Here

Fame OF seatte's firefghting
school is spreading 10 ali parts Of the
Northwest
Fire chiefs OF Bcfitngham. Ever
cit Tacoma. Port Angeles and other
Sound cities have requested that they
10 permitted 10 send men to the Seat.
tie school They win.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
Duwamish Pioneers
Have Annual Picnic

The Duwamish Valley School and
Pioneer association held its annual
reunion and picnic Monday after
noon in Woodland park. j. II. Rich,
who taught school in Duwamish val.
ley 30 years ago. was the chief
speaker.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
Orphan Boys Give
Play at the Met

Rome Under vaicrian." q four.
act drama. was produced BY tho boys
OF the Briscoc Orphan school at the
Metropolitan Monday night before a
large and enthusiastic audience.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28
Eddie Hubbard Gets
Air Mail Job Agar,

Renewal OF the contract Of Eddie
Hubbard. international air man post
man. to carry Oriental man between
Seattle and Victoria. b. c.. b an
nounced BY the postoffics depafts
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28

RrDCEFTEI.D. - While canoeing
In the Narrown. Judge VIM. II. I'll.
bert. u. s. circuit court OF appeals,
San Francisco. finds body OF suicide
hanging In trca II In that Of man
about 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28

PLANS FOR A FOOD SHOW
and grocers' institute OF 10 weekGs
duration. are planned for next fall
by the Seattle Retail Groccrs' aaso-
citation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28

TACOMA. - Superior Judge VIM.
ID. Askren sentences Frank Metrof.
convicted bootlegger, to three TO five
years In penitentiary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-28

MITCHELL. 8 D.-Harold Tee
nirc. Burlington. Iowa. begs dollar.
and tho hungry. spends 1t on fire
crackers
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
Tabloid Sermons
For Busy People by
Parson AbieI Halle

speech grace
know how ought manCoosans 4-6
Paul gives heap Of good advice this is
capable proof merit speeches
those with salt
prevalent and always has BEEN probably will be But random
talk problems particular
monion that Paul primarily
benefit the its guide
general talk today The of conversation anguish
how to talk anything will
stentwaddle twadde and pe The wearisome
During tha presidential campaign last fall recall
gifted gentleman layman trade vehement In his
denunciation of Article X He wasand ia republican and his
the nqutous
another started by it, with the bankers
gaping in Freedoms impressed
with acquaintance who talked little and read
much he asked SAY BILL what is this article ten. anyway? He
with the OF knowledge hear the
flights solving world she
hard knowledge Soap
oraory listener wedy ignorant
Worthy rarely
when discussion arises conversation general
leading Agaor this that endlessy
public reading study so
enghten people the windammng would And
absence The Word furnished 1t in abundance. |
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

Educate the nations and they will abandon for peace
the principle upon which the PanPacifc educational
ference session at Honolulu based resolutions looking
wards plan for spreading general information and publicity
among the peoples living around the Pacific most of
whom peacefully inclined
Ignorance of course of the Of war; but the
greatest war in all history has just been fought by the best
educated nations in the world is questionable whether
education is preventative, at least the imperfect educa
ton of today.
No country had little iteracyif education consists in
being able to read and was Germany yet educated Ger
many caused the and perverted knowledge to scientific
slaughter It's educational system used vehicle for
the TRANSMISSION of msnformation
Education is of little in preventing unless it
teaches people to think and comparatively few people,
among the soalled educated hinand without edu
cation do The fault is not much with the SYSTEM al
though Germanys case the system was contributing
cause, with the individual.
AS long half the people the best educated nations have
the minds Of children, statistics reveal in country
just long win education fail to make people think fail to
to build perfect civilization Education
replace native capacity and while may modify cannot
remedy effectiveness
Education is contributing to peace because science has
terrible that sepreservaion necesstaes
there another such the last between edu
peoples the passing of the white race, the
of the civilized world and its relapse to barbarsm
When people become educated to this fact war will cease
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

From De Valeras refusal of British offers of dominion
rule it is apparent that home rule desired by
Sim Fen the right Of secessionn other Words complete
national independence.
There no Ireland in the TERMS but two broken pieces Of
Ireland declares De Valera the rejecting
the profer That the Irish cannot agree among them
selves is not the fault of the British and North Ireland
refuses to unite with South Ireland the latter has right
to compel it, if sef-deermnation Of peoples to prevail
There is no more justice southern elands attempting to
coerce northern Ireland than there is in Britain coercng
Ireland
All that the Irish have struggled for and fought for during
the centuries of British rule is realized in the British offer
II It was accepted it would only be short time before the
Irish would unite and the commercial and industrial relations
with England close that would be the last
thing thought ofone the hated English supervision which
long lost it's tyrannca features removed The right
to secede would be later acknowledged with other British
domnions but the advantages of union would farout
weigh those Of secession to preclude its thought
rish-American politicians, to whom Irish agitation has
meant fat living to rule Sim Fein and dominion rule
might destroy their graft De Valera himself is not Irish
man, but the of Spanard and born in New York His
chief adviser Frank Walsh, is an American politician
while American adyenturers fill the ranks.
Before final rejection Of the British offer the Irish people,
both north and SOUTH should be given chance to vote for
dominion rule the horrors Of civil plebscite would
quickly determine whether De Valera is the voice of
Ireland.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

turn to a degree that was almos,
impossible in guest. Finally. In
desperation, l asked him outright
Where are you going to take us
after dinner7"
And he answered: II thought
you would like to see Mr.. Collier" /"
naming the most popular actor IN
town at the moment.
"Oh. l would like TO see him very
mueh," said Bah. He Is the only
actor whom l have ever known
that had sense of humor. He
was invited TO speak at our club
early last spring, when he was
playing in town. and he told this
story on himself,
ut seems he was standing out in
front OF his own theatre enc even
ing and espied e boy looking with
longing eyes at the pictures Of the
play, A mengrel dog was limping
at the boys heels and every once
In a while the boy weuld turn and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
A Dinner Party for Madame


II have oftened wondered" said
Mrs. Early as she leaned slightly
across Duane to speak TO me after
she had expressed herself on the
humanness OF my stories, "just
how you were able to touch that
human note, for It is one of my
theories that no one can do this
unless one has suffered"
THAT thought has often come
to me-" said Mr.. Henderson, who,
as Bah said. had listened in" mo
one would think, TO look ct Mrs.
Hammersley tonight. that she ever
had care In the world. and yet
she understands human tempta-
ton and human pain perfectly"
Looks are very deceiving." said
Bah. "A great deal OF rot is writ
ten about ones life leaving its I'M
print on ones face. The most
beautiful woman I have ever
known was perhaps the most wick
ed within. She never had kind
thought about any one"
Don't try TO be clever. Bah. at
the expense OF TRUTH" said Duane
quietly. when you are older you
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
ALICIA HAMMERSLEY
A Woman Who Wouldn't Remarry
BY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
The Noted Writer

will know that ones life does show
itself upon ones face"
looked around my dinner table
and found to my surprise that ev-
cry one else was doing surrepti-
tiously the same thing.
The same thought had come to
every one of us and Bah piped up
with laugh: "V~eil, does any one
here think this is the kind Of com
pany that he or she should be in,
by the look on the other faces"
do not know whether 1t was
my inner consciousness, but l felt
we were on the brink Of a volcano
and, oh, how I wished I had invited
Judge Turner, for he would GER
taiuly have Strengthened things
out Immediately. / could not see
why Roland Early insisted upon
sulking.
For heavens sake, Duane" /
whispered to my brother-in-law,
isn't II possible to pep up this
dinner a iittie. II = going to be
perfectly stupid. / feel II in my
bones."
Things will chlrk up little
when the wine Is poured. Alix,"
Just then--it seemed In answer
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

to my prayer-the walters filled
the claret glasses.
"They say" said Mr.. Henderson
as he raised his glass to his lips
and bowed to me, that in the near
future this will be banished from
our tables"
Il shall be glad to see that day"
said Mrs. aEariy. II think the
whole world would be much better
without an artificial stimulant."
"Then you would ban tea and
COFFEE as WE'LL" said Bah. who told
me afterward she was not going TO
let Mrs, Early get away with that
imnniite remark,
"oh, / think Mrs. Early hardly
means to go as far as that" said
her husband. Bah said afterward.
when we were talking over the
dinner. that she was sure that he
gave her kick under the table,
Tho meal dragged TO intermina-
BILE length, Mr.. Early was taci-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

New York, Aug. 20.--Tseaction
airy tendencies again prevailed in
the stock market this week, Many
OF the more speculative industrials
and speeialties registered new
low levels for the year, but in
vestment rails and steels resist
cd pressure.
Transportations we're sustain
ed by prospects OF early federal
relief In the form OF funding pay
ments and convertible bonds Of
that division registered appreci-
able gains in expectation of re-
sultant benefits.
Aside from the steel trade,
whore moderate increase Of pro-
duction accompanied additional
price cutting, no material change
from long existing depression
was reported. Secondary steels
and equipments were under fresh
attacks and food, tobacco, sugar
According TO an opinion by the
attorney general members of the
so-called home guard organization
serving during the late are not en-
titledt o benefits under the state
bonus law.
and rubber shares as well as the
cheaper motors and oils, lost
ground.
There were numerous access
sories 10 the long list of dividend
reductions or absolute suspensions
and shares of companies engaged
In general merchandising also
gave way. despite indications OF
better business prospects.
Large Withdrawals from local
banks to meet government re-
uuirements accounted for the
firmness Of money rates but par
tial easement followed on a heavy
inflow from interior sources. at
tracted by the 5 u to six per cent |
rates. Banking opinion inclined |
to further relaxation IN the COM
ing month. especially for COM
purposes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
What's 5 New
On
The M arket

Salem merchants are profiteer-
Ing on tomatoes. The retail price
OF three pounds for 25 cents ia
exorbitant and allows a profit ex-
ceedjng 100 per cent. The whole
sale price Of tomatoes Is 3 " cents
a pound and by the bushel can be
obtained far cheaper. Tomatoes
offered by growers In great guam
Titles, were turned down yester-
day and today to keep the price
at Its present level. Five cents a
pound would allow a good profit
and quick turn over, for the can
ming season Is at hand and the
housewife would take advantage
OF the reduction.
A reduction in lemons this
morning in the wholesale price
ought to bring them down to 40
cents dozen within the next few
days when merchants are rid of
stocks on hand.
Green gage plums are very
reasonable at 81 box. They are
handled on consignment, In the
majority Of markets, to move at
any price, icing to ripe for ship
ment.
Fine Elberta peaches are being
offered at 40 and so cents bas-
ket. a reduction OF 10 cents in the
price.
Sweet potatoes are slightly
cheaper now selling for 12M cents
q pound.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
SALEM smvERroN srAor

MONMOUTH STAGE
LsavI Salem o. d. dopot-f;oo
a. m. ii;oo a. m. SEQ p. m,
Leave Monmouth He tsI-s,Is a
m. 100 p. m. e:i6 p. m.
Leave Independence Helal-s;se
a. m. 1913 p. m. s,ao p. m.
Special trips by appointment
Seven Passenger car for hira
j, W. PARKER, Prop,
Re& phone 615. Businsss phone \
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
Naval Reserve
Force Cut into

Washington, Aug. 20.-Reduc-
tion OF the officer personnel oi
the naval reserve force by approx
imately one half has been order
ed by the navy department as a
retrenchment measure on recon-
mendation of the general board.
Reserve commissions in several Of
the staff corps have been abolish
ed and all warrant OFFICERS in the
reserve done away with.
The naval coast defense re-
serve, composed of officers who
obtained commissions for shore
duty during the war, is to be en-
tirely abolished.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20

New York. Aug. 20.-The act
ual condition OF clearing house
banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold
s1e.976,s70 reserve In excess OF
legal requirements. This is an In
crease OF si.i71.73o from last
week.