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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
MRS. ST|LLMAN SEEN ALONE WITH GUIDE, WITNESS TEST|F|ES
Alleged Meeting Described By Woodsman, Who Claims to Have Watched Through
 Hole in Curtain
By Associated Press

New York May 4--Test imany, that Mrs. Anne U. Stillman and Fred Beau vais, an Indian quite, were seen to- gether in the formers room at the Stillman summer camp in Grande' Anse. Quebec, was given here today at a se- cret hearing in the divorce suit brought by James A. Stillman, wealthy New York banker. The alleged meet ing was described by George Adams, 7o-year-old woodsman, who claimed to have witnessed it through a hole in the window curtain.
 MT. Stillman did not attend the hear ing, but his wife sat at the counsel table with her attorney throughout the proceedings, offering suggestions from timei to time during the cross- examination of the four witnesses who testified against her. It was the first appearance in court proceedings of any of the principals in the case Daniel J. Gleason as referee is hearing the testimony.
 Mrs. Stillman is charged in the com plaint with having intimate relations with Beauvais, Who is described as the Iather Of her infant son, Guy. In her answer she denies her husband s cnarges and sets up an affirmative defense by accusing him with having mad improper relations, with a former Broadway chorus girl and with being the 1ather of the woman's child.
 LETTERS ARE OFFERED
 The bankers lawyers today made another effort to introduce in evil dence certain letters alleged to have passed between Beauvais and Mrs. Stlliman. Some of these letters were marked for Identification today after Bernard Kelly, for three years super lEtendent of the Stillman country place at Pleasantville, N. Y, had iden- tified the handwriting as that Of beauvais. The question of their ad- instability will be decided later.
 Arthur Beauvais, brother of the correspondent, who was at the Still man camp in Canada on some of the occasions mentioned in the suit, att tended today's hearings. He is to be q witness for Mrs. Stillman later Mir. Stiilmans attorneys are expected to finish presentation of their testimony Friday, and a date will then be set for hearing the defendants witnesses
 pr. Hugh Russen of Buffalo, N. r.. family physician for the StilImans for three years. ending in 1919, has been summoned by the bankers attorneys and probably will testify tomorrow. his testimony, it was asserted. would hear on certain conversations he is said to have had with Mrs Stillman.
 Other witnesses today included Fred Adams. carpenter. and the son of George Adams, and Edward Purdy, who is now superintendent of the Stiil- man country home at Pleasantville. Their testimony was devoted largely to a description of the buildings and property 1t Grande Anse and Pleasant vile, respectively.
 After the hearing adjourned Mrs. Stillman conferred with her attorneys She came out of the hearing room smil- ing and willingly posed for newspaper photographers before departing in her automobile. She told her counsel that she was we'll satisfied with the days developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
DECLARED INTENTION
 NOT TO RETIRE

Berlin, May 4.-Chancellor Fehrens bach and the members of his cabinet recently declared that they did not pur-l pose retiring at 8 moment when Gersi many was facing grave complications likely to result from the entente'a prospective ultimatum and while Upper Silesia was the scene of great dis turbances
 Both President Ebert and the Reichs stag leaders belinging to the coalition parties also had expressed their belief that the retirement of the cabinet would be only a futile movement po- litically and one which would produce reckless confusion at nome and inci- dentally create a bad impression abroad.
 Some members of the ministry, nev- ertheless. are known to have offered their resignations, but the projection of the Upper Silesian conflict resulted in temporary postponement of the crisis. The majority socialists are not anxious for participation in the now cabinet, and it is believed that the task of constructing the new government will again devolve upon the present coalition bloc, comprising clericals. the German peoples party, democrats ana the Bavarian peoples party.
 Virtually sthe entire cabinet attended this mornings session of the commit- tee on foreign relations. at which the Silesian situation was discussed by Ds. Simons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
POLICEMAN KILLED
One of Assailants Slain and Second
 Is Captured
By Associated Press nnro IN Cs- Mar

Greensboro, N. O.. May 4.-Police- man w. T. McCuiston was killed here late today when he boarded an auto mobile suspected of liquor running and later officers searching for his assailants killed Tom Robertson and captured Lewis Edwards Eddie Pax ton, charged with being the third man in the. car from which McCuiston was shot has not been apprehended.
 Edwards. according to the officers. first claimed that q negro whom he had hired to drive the party, shot the policeman. but later admitted there was no negro in the machine
 Edwards was captured near Guil- ford battle ground. to which point a possee had xone in search of the slay- era of McCuiston. Robertson's death occurred aftersfa battle with officers snsar Spray. FM sc. reports hers s~ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
FINANCIAL PLAN
 BEING DIVIDED

London. May 1.-The allied govern- ments financial plan for Germany, which seemed to be completed doo0- ment yesterday, was being separated today by members of the separations committee into two parts. One e these is the purely legal portion, con forming to the treaty /of Versailles. while the other chiefly relates to the guarantee bonds. which it Is planned to issue as security for the German payment. and the rates of Interest upon these securities. these questions being outside the provision of the treaty.
 1t is not possible to determine yet precisely what specifications will bs presented to Germany. but according to present intentions the reparations commission will send to the German government Friday bill of liabilities. strictly in compliance with the peaco treaty, while simultaneously the allied governments will send another part Of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN

Prior to the recent county election there was much agitation regarding the construction of the ''Tuscaloos county road by the board of revenue. members Of which did not know the county line had been changed The decision of MT. Davis in which he holds that the legis- lature did not change tie county line makes the money spent by the board of revenue for the construction of this road perfectly legal.
 Jerry GWin, member of the board of revenue and president under the last administration, stated last might that he was indeed glad that. this decision had heeH made. The strip of land affected by this change consists of between 4,00O and 5000 acres. he stated, and still be- longed to Jefferson county.
 This ruling of Attorney General Har- well c. Davis means that we can now finish the road within a few hundred feet of lock IT." said Mir Gwin. q did not believe that the county line had beer changed to the place where we were told after we had built that 5OO feet of road on the other side. was raised in that part of the county and know every inch of the territory. My brother who still lives there, was put in Tuscaloosa by the proposed change mad didn't know it until he went to pay his taxes. This ruling means that all persons who have paid taxes in Tusca- loosa will have to have that money re- funded and pay it into Jefferson county for their property is still in this county.
 Hike all other matters where there Is so much useless agitation it usually dwindles down to nothing when the facts are learned This decision will mean very much to the county and 1T we so desire we can continue the worK on that road"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
State to Furnish Quinine

Montgomery, May 4.--tSpeciaI J-fts- turning from an inspection of malaria control work in southeast Alabama. Dr. S. w. Welch, state health officer, ar- nounced today that one of the plans Of the health department in the campaign against malaria was the furnishing or ouinine free to persons in the mosquito area. where the state is making the cam- paign. He said if the barriers of malaria germs can be rendered immune malaria can be controlled at the end of year, as mosquitoes cannot carry malaria ex- cept after it is obtained from human carriers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
 EXPRESS EMPL0YES NOTIFIED OF CUTS
Rx Associated A Press

New York, May 1.-The American Raiir way Express company announced here today it had notified it's 80,0O0 employees that it contemplated revision in wages effective June l. The company also an nounct,d contemplated revision of rules governing hours of service and work ing conditions effective on July 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
EACH SEEK ADVANTAGE

q
 New York May 4-Steamship. own CTS and striking. workers at this port maneuvered for advantage today--the fourth day of the wallSout--w while their representatives conferred with federal officials in Washington in an effort to bring about a settlement of the wage controversy.
 Managing operators of shipping board vessels. meeting here, drew up campaign plans for the strike. and named committee to act as a board of strategy.
 These operators decided among other things. to bar union delegates from their ships and from docks where such ships are berthed. The rules also pro- vide that no men were to be em- ployed on ships not in actual operation. and that crews were to be signed on vessels only when they are ready to sail.
 Union leaders late today asserted that they had succeeded in getting three steamship lines operating coast wise and transatlantic ships to sign a years agreement at the unions scale of wages and working conditions.
 Efforts to persuade men loyal to their employers to leave their ships were continued by more than 2000 pickets patrolling docks and visiting ships in launches. Leaders asserted more than 200 men had Joined their ranks today from ships which arrived during the. last 24 hours.
 The rnafine engineers also claimed
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05

ARE wEINsTElN. Pur, Agt. Louis Ask his oninion of the motor.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
JEFFERSON COUNTY GETS BACK SLICE
 OF TUSCALOOSA
Attorney Generals Opinion Re- turns Portion of County Taken Away By the
 1915 Legislature
By FRED H. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Heraid 221-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, May 4.-(Speclal.) )-- Jefferson county is given back small slice of Tuscaloosa county which was transferred to Tuscaloosa by the leg islature of 1915 under an opinion of Harwell G. Davis, attorney general of Alabama, given to Charles Mccall, chief examiner of public accounts, to- day. Attorney General Davis held that the journal of the house of rep representatives of the session of 1915 fails to show affirmatively that the notices of the proposed legislation was advertised in Jefferson county as required by the constitution.
 The notice appears in the journal of the senate as having been advertised in both counties. but the house journal does not show that Jefferson ever Ter ceived such notices.
 By the decision the attorney gen. eral held that Jefferson county properly constructed that portion of road in Tuscaloosa county which has resulted in much agitation in Jefferson. The board of revenue paid out S,537.91 on this road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
DAVIS AND HOOVER FAIL IN EFFORTS
 ID END WALKOUT
Feeling of HopeIessness lndl- cated By All Parties Fol- lowing a Series of Sep
 arate Conferences
By Associated Press

Washington May 4.-Efforts of Seere- tarsee patis ans. Iae,,ver to settle .gis wage controversy of tne shipping board and American ship owners with their employees apparently were unavailing to- day. A feeling of hopeessness was in Gicated hy all parties after a series of separate conferences by the secretaries of labor and commerce with Chairman Benson. the ship owners and the men.
 Bert l.. Todd of the Marine Engineers of New York, declared after conferring with Secretary Davis that "there were no hopes of a settlement" adding that the owners had refused to consider pro- posals made by Secretary Davis and Sec- retary Hoover, while MT. Hoover indl- cated that no progress had been made in efforts to effect a settlement. Secre- tary Davis announced he would confer again tomorrow with representatives of the seamen, radio operators and marine engineers. but declined to say that there was any hope for settlement.
 Chairman Benson declared that the at t;tude of the board was unchanged anl while both he and the ship owners were willing to change to some extent the working rules. their position on the maj 
 The ship owners, he said were living up to the proposals made by the toarl which included a 15 per cent wage cut. and were not wavering from that posi- tion The situation. as regards the oper- ation of shipping board vessels, was very encouraging, he added, reports showing a decided improvement in all departments with the men indicating desire to work.
 HOPES ARE DASHED
 Secretary Davis was at his office at q 30 o'clock this morning and in confer ence with the marine engineers, evolved set or working rules which were said to be acceptable to the men. It is under stood that upon these rules was based the hopes of a settlement in a proposed joint conference between Admiral Ben son. the ship owners and the men.
 However. after meeting of Secretar- ies Davis and Hoover with Admiral Benson and the ship owners. at which the proposals of Secretary Davis were discussed pessimistic tone was appar- ent. Nothing was said of reopening the negotiations with all parties present, a development which had been indicated yesterday as a possibility leading to hopes that an agreement would be af- fected Asked whether the matter wouI'l come to the attention of the President if present negotiations failed, Secretary Davis said he saw no reason for anyone attempting to burden the President with the problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
 ASSOCIATION NAMES OFF|CERS-ADy aNS
Mckinley Succeed $ rick as President-N and Birmingham Are
 Elected S'.ors
By Asso..

New Orleans, May Ar rsollowing election of officers and adoption of resolutions the third annual convention of the Mississippi Valley association, came to an end shortly after noon today, and tonight a majority of the ,O0o delegates from the 2 states comprising the valley territory were on their way home.
 Senator William B. Mckinley of Cham paign, Ills, whose friends have been ac- lively urging his election since the open ing of the convention, was named presi- dent, succeeding H. H. Merrick of Chi cago. John M. Parker, governor of Louisiana, was elected honorary presi- dent. Governor Parker was the first president of the association. Selection of a 1922 convention city was left to the executive committee.
 State vice presidents and zone directors also were elacted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05

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The Washington herald., 1921-01-12

livered by Philip Burnett, president
of the Continental Life Insurance
Company, OF Wilmington, Del.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-12
MONEY SHIPMENT
LIMITS RAISED
New Special Arrangement for
Banks Mailing Large
Sums.

Companies writing registered mail
have a limit on any one package OF
$500. 900, but recently they have been
asked by banks to increase the limit
to $1,O0O,OOO. This is being done by
some companies IL the bank will
agree to call up the company before
shipping the package and tell them
about II.
Upon several occasions recently,
several banks have called up late in
the afternoon and notified companies
that they were about to put a ST.
100000 registered package into the
mail for shipment to Chicago, and
the companies are able to handle
this by reason of Reinsurance ar
rangements especially made for such
occasions. As the train will arrive
at destination in about twenty-four
hours, the Importance of the REIN
surance arrangement is seen. Prob
ably no liability of an insurance
company is so heavy or is over so
speedily as that of registered mail
insurance. There are trains coming
North from Jacksonville where the
tremendous liability registered mail
containing securities worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars is placed on
the train at various stations.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-12
LOCAL RISK MEN
GO TO FLORIDA
FORCONVENTION
Union Central Company
Will BE Host to
Agents.

The vanguard Of attaches Of the
local agency Of the Union Central
Life Insurance Company who are
to attend at Palm Beach, Fla, Jan
uary I6 TO 20, the annual conven-
ton Of the company for its agents
left here yesterday. They are Dr..
d. G. Davis, o. L. Kenney, Spencer
b. Curry and Max VolIberg.
This party left yesterday for
Philadelphia, where they planned 70
20 by steamship TO Jacksonville.
and proceed from there to Palm
Beach after enjoying the hospitality
Of the chambers OF commerce Of
Jacksonville, ST. Augustine, West
Palm Beach and Miami.
The second contingent-cOmposed
OF Z. S. Brashesrs, head o. the
agency here; James 4. MscElwet
and V. B. Greeley-plsns TO leave
here Friday night and proceed d.
rect by train 70 the convention city.
Many entertainment features have
been provided for those who attend
The convention iE the annual tribute
Of the company TO its agents
throughout the country who write
q certain volume Of business during
the year.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-12
BoteLer Made Manager
of Insurance Company

The managers Of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company yesterday
elected l. Pierce Boteler a manager
to hll the vacancy caused by the
death Of Frank H. Burns.
The selection Of Mr.. Boteler is a
tribute to him as on February he
will complete a service OF twenty
hve years with the company, Of
which twenty-three years were as
secretary. He will continue in the
once Of secretary.
There is no such thing as easy
money" 1t costs somebody dear.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-12
LARGE INSURANCE
GAIN LAST YEAR
Figures Indicate Increase of
Over Ten Billions
of Dollars.

More than $40, 1000, 900 of dollars of
new life insurance were paid for In
the United States during the year
lust closed. This fact is certain from
the reports to The Insurance Field,
saws an article in that paper.
All American companies for 1919
produced $S.3l4,OOO,OOO of new busi-
ness which made that period the un-
precedented wonder year of life in
surance but 1920 beats that mar
velous achievement by well over
S1,5OO,00O,O 900.
Included in the reports are thir-
teen American companies, each Of
which report for the year just past
over $1OO,OOO,OOO in new business.
This number does not include the
Metropolitan and Prudential. These
thirteen companies report new 1920
business of $3.7OO,OOO,O00 in round
numbers as against S2,9SO,453,755 for
1919. This reveals a "a per cent in
crease which may conservatively be
assumed to be the minimum general
average of increase.
The Metropolitan during 1920
wrote more new business than dur
ing 1919 and in that year its new
OOO.O 900. Less than 10 per cent in
crease in that department during the
year just ended would put the Met
ropOlitan across the line with up
wards of $1,0O0,OO0,OOO for 1920 and
it seems fair to surmise at least a
10 per cent gain in view Of the fact
that the average gain of four of the
giant ordinary companies domiciled
-, ;
per cent for the year just past over
the previous year.
The Metropolitan figures for last
year are not yet ready to announce
and are never made public prior to
the annual conference of superin-
tendents toward the end of January.
All that can be obtained therefore in
the way Of an estimate is that the
company wrote more business in
1920 than the year before when the
total ordinary and industrial exceed
ed $1,40O, 100000.
Group insurance would be included
in the more than $1,000, 100000 of
ordinary insurance paid for, dis
counting that much the feat of pass
ing that stupendous mark.
Equitable of New York, $529, ,OOO,-
VOO last year as compared with $3.50,
100000 Mutual Benefit, 20 per cent
gain in 1920 over year before when
its pair-for business was $1S2,934,-
900.
Mutual Life, $500, ZOO, 900 in 1920 as
compared with S354,420, 900 in 1919.
New York Life, S693, 900, 900 for 1920
as against s531. 800, 900 in 1919.
Travellers Of Hartford, s63s, 700, 900
The Washington herald., 1921-01-12
WILL CELEBRATE
INSURANCE DAY
Local Life Underwriters Are
Preparing for JAN
uary 19.

Plans are being formulated by the
Life Underwriters Association of
the District of Columbia for pre-
senting in a forceful manner to
the Washington public on Insurance
Day, January 19. the value of in
vesting in this protection.
A tentative program was dis
cussed at a meeting this week of
the executive committee OF the as
sociation, which is composed of Mr..
Adams, LlewCllyn Stabler. A L.
Baldwin, Arthur Deffenderfer and
John F. Dryden. I'd. 1t is planned
to hold a number of meetings
throughout the city and to have
speakers at all gatherings possible.
where the subject of life insur-
anCe will be adequately presented.
Final plans for the event will be
perfected at a meeting OF the whole
association which will be held to-
morrow night in the Board Of Trade
rooms in the Star Building At
that meeting an address will be de-
The Washington herald., 1921-01-12
Only Highest of Ideals Should
Be Maintained by Those Selling .
Insurance, Risk Official Says

The MANAGEMENT of life insur-
ance companies have long recog-
nizcd the fact that an institution
which renders to society and to in
dividuals such splendid service as
life insurance does, should be rep
resented by men and women who
measure up in skill, character and
integrity to the Importance of their
work" said NJ. ]. Cleary, vice presi-
dent of the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company. Such
arrangements have long been con-
scious of the fact that the constit-
uent company and the institution
as an entirety are judged by the at
tributes which those engaged in II
develop within themselves and dedi-
cate to the business.
The skill and integrity shown in
rendering service and the attitude
of those engaged in rendering it, al
ways will be, as it is today, the mea-
sure of the confidence of the public
in and respect for the institution,
the service and the men in 1t.
Does the service of life insur-
ance involve things which are sacred
and important to individuals and to
society? Does the rendering of that
service demand a high degree of
skill and a high quality of charac-
ter and integrity? n 1t does, then
the success Of life insurance and of
these engaged in it, depends upon
skill, integrity and character.
Home and Family Dear.
Nothing is nearer and dearer to
the heart than family and home. II
is for these that man works, saves
and thinks. For society they are
vital and basic. Without them
Christianity. civilization and Ameri-
can ideals fail.
Life insurance has back of 1t
the primary purpose OF protecting
the family and preserving the home,
We are justified, therefore, in
the thought and claim that life in
surance involves things which are
sacred and important to the indi-
vidual and to society.
THE modern contract of life in
suranCe is cut to fit every need of
man. The insurance buying pub
lie does not know its needs. When
life insurance men equip themselves
to diagnose the needs of their
clients. and cOnscientiOusly and un-
selflshly devote their knowledge to
administering those needs, then,
and not until then, will they be en-
classification.
"ThL layman does not. and can
not know his needs. He must rely
upon you for Intelligent and un-
selfish advice. He has a right to