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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09
aooks PRESENTED LEGION.

Anniston, July REPRESENTATIVES. -A case of 13o modern books of fiction has just been presented to the Annis- ton post of the American Legion by the Carnegie Library and Gen. John H. Wilson, one of the leading Con- federate veterans of the city has giv- en the local porst a book case for the reception of the books Both or the donations have been placed in the Legion hall on Noble street and the officers and members of the post are showing their appreciation for both in a substantial manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09

Bessemer, July s.-(special)-The Bessemer city council passed an or dinance authorizing the sale of city bonds and of s10o. 900 worth of school bonds at meeting held by that body last night.
 The city bonds will be sold to fi- nance the paving which will be con structed in the city including two miles of the county highway through Bessemer.
 Bids were received by the council men last night at the meeting and il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09

two DOCKS Wltn- out being tired out. l read of
 Ly dia E. Pink ham s Vegetable Compound in a ne W spaper and decided to give it
 Ia trial. Now I can do my own work and walk with ease. 1 always keep the Vege-
 toh1o Cnppo,Ipd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09
Personals

Jack Curran. who is at the Eliza beth Duncan hospital, is somewhat improved.
 Mrs Ben G. Perry and children left Friday afternoon for Boligee. where they will spend several weeks with Mrs. Perry's mother, Mrs. Bouchelle.
 Mrs. F. U. Harris and baby, Robert Martin. left Thursday for Americus, Ga. where they will visit Mrs. liar ris' mother and father, Dr. and Mrs. I C. Berry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09
DT rcThGrD m prII l QE O0LMLh lU 0LLL
 BONDS FOR PAVING
Unemployed Men Are Put to Work Clearing City of
 Weeds

The Age-Herald maintains special rep resentatives in Bessemer for handling correspondence, advertising and sub scriptions. Mrs, L. D. McCullum, cor respondent, receives news Items; phone Bessemer 1072. H. B. Walker. Realty building, Bessemer, manager of circu- lation-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09
COULD NOT
 KEEP HOUSE.
Without Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound, Says Mrs. Pitts of Newburgh 7

Newburgh, N. Y.-"My trouble was a weak back and could not walk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09
Mrs. McDonnld Hostess

Mrs. c. w. Mcdonald entertained a party of young people yesterday aft ernoon at her home in celebra tion of the eleventh anniverary of her daughter, Julia Byrd Mcdonald. The attractive porch with decorations of baskets and wall vases of sunf1owers was used for the games and contests
 In an interesting contest, Eleanor McNeil was awarded the prize. Fol lowing the games an ice course with cake was served in the dining. room where sweet peas in profusion were used with charming effect. The birthday cake with candles was pretty feature 'of the adornment of the table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09

Men Given Employment
 One hundred and fifty men have been given employment by the relief committee of Bessemer in the last two weeks.
 These men are employed to cut the weeds from the sidewalks and to clean the streets of the city and are paid by the relief organization for their work
 J. l. Reeder, member of the com- mittee, who has this work in charge. states that this method of giving relief has been found very satisfac- tory. that by this means the labor CTS earn their money and the city is benefited by their work.
 In every instance those men with families have been employed first and while some of them are given two days work a week, those with the largest number dependent upon them are given three days. Tomor- row work will be started in cutting the grass and weeds from the streets and sidewalks on the north side Of Bessemer, the southside having been completed by these men today.
 Song Service
 song service will be held Sunday afternoon at Powderly Baptist church at 2 o'clock. The service will be con ducted by Riley brothers and other prominent song directors. A special feature of the service will be num- Der of selections by the ladies quar- tet of Lipscomb, and a large crowd of music lovers of the district are expected and the public is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09

was decided that the contract for the work would be let to 6 local firlu. that of Long, Sullivan and Hagerty. whose bid was the lowest and most approved by the council.
 The streets to be paved will have 8 surfacinS of sheet asphalt which will be placed over a base of five inch concrete, according to the de- cision.
 The contract will be awarded as soon as financial adjustments are completed and work will be started according to Mayor Jones. probably by August l5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09

An excellent lot of splendid union suits for men. They are made of silk stripe material and you'll find them most excellent values. They can't be duplicated for anything like this price, no matter where you go.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
RANK OUTSIDER CALLED
TO. OPEN SING SING SAFE

OSSINING. N. Y, Dec. 13.-Some
of the long time residents of Sing Sing
prison, in other days noted for their
ability to open other persons safes
without the aid of nitroglycerin. today
were suffering from professional jeal-
ousy.
The prison safe, holding in its mas
sive steel pockets many valuables and
some $1,000 belonging to prisoners.
failed to open this morning when the
warden's secretary finished twirling
the combination knob.
Through that strange under
ground" means of communication the
news was flashed down steel corridors
through the cells. The faces of old
timers. whose fingers for many years
had turned in prison toll. frightened.
They offered their services and wait ed
expectantly. But the word went back
that their services were not wanted,
and an expert from New York was
coming tomorrow to do the Job.
"Bahr' said one; IAN amachure."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
$45O, 900, 900 ANNUALLY
IS U. S. BILL FOR VETERANS

Treasury experts, in a new com
pilation prepared for the Secretary
of the Treasury. today stated that
Government expenditures for the
relief Of world war veterans now
average about $3.50, 100000 a year.
That sum was estimated as the
amount which the Treasury would
spend for solder relief IN each Of
the fiscal years 1922 and 1928.
Treasury officials said there will
be no change in the attitude Of the
Government concerning soldiers
bonus legislation. The Administers
ton, 1t was said, would continue to
oppose the bonus legislation on the
ground that the Government can
not undertake financing upon the
scale contemplated by the bonus pro,
posals, without upsetting the finan'
cial program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS ASKS
PASSAGE OF LYNCHINC BILL

The second days session Of the in.
formal conference preceding the
three days formal sessions of the
second world democracy congress
was held this morning at 10 o'clock
in John Wesley A. NJ. r.. Zion
Church, Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets northwest. The Rev. NJ A.
N. Shaw, Of Boston, president Of the
National Equal Rights League, which
Is in charge Of the assembly for
colored people Of the country, pre-
sided.
The three days conference will
open tomorrow, and on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights public
sessions will be held. with Congress
men and colored orators of national
repute rs speakers.
At this mornings session commit
tees were appointed to draw up Pc
tition to Congress to pass the Dyer
anti.lynching bill. The conference
is preparing memorial asking for
equality for the races, to be laid
before the arms conference.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
CARRlGUS NEW COMMANDER
OF LINCOLN CAMP, S. OF v

mander of Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons
Of Veterans of America, at a meeting
Of the camp last night in Pythian
Temple. Other officers elected were:
Senior vice commander. Guy F. Gloss
brenner; junior vice commander, e. c.
Paland; camp council, #. T. f. john
son, s. A. Smith and r. l.. Whitcomb.
Board of managers selected were
Frank A. Butts, Thomas w. Bresna-
han and Lieut.. Col. ]. b. Wilson.
The new officers will be installed
at special meeting in January, ar
rangements for which are being made
by o. G. Oehmler, chairman; John
johnson, c. f. Warner, J. w. Lyons,
and G. Garrigus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
TRADE TENDING
T0MON0P0[|ES,
REPORT CLAIMS
5000 Cases of Unfair Com.
petition Handled by Federal
Trade Commission.
BY International News Service.

The tendency to concentrate con.
troll Of business was pointed out yes.
terday by the Federal Trade Commits.
sion in its annual report. More than
5000 cases of unfair competition have
been Investigated. the report dis
closes. ,.
Business is not only tending toward
nues by which great units of
business" enlarge their size and tend
to monopoly. the report declared.
ION the score of the tendency to
concentration there has come to the
commission knowledge of combina-
tons inimical to the principle Of
competition, and where the commits
sion believed the Sherman antitrust
matters to the Department Of JUS
tice," the report declared.
"On the score Of absorption Of
competing companies by a single
unit and other practices tending to
lessen competition and to create
monopoly. the commission has han
died cases under certain sections
of the Clayton antitrust act.
The commission has found that cor
porations frequently now absorb COM
petitors, not by acquiring capital
shares but by acquiring the physical
assets which the Clayton act does
not forbid. Likewise the commission
has found that a great business unit
lessons competition more often by the
device OF discrimination in price in
buying raw material than by dis
elimination in price in selling its
products"
The commission announced the at
tention OF Congress has already been
called to the need for Legislation to
prevent inimical concentration which
cannot be checked by present laws.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
Baptists Form 10 P. {.
OF Washington's
Population
One of every ten Washingtonians

One of every ten Washingtonians
is a Baptist.
United States, 47,064 live in the
District of Columbia, according to
a census just completed by DR..
E. P. Alldredge, secretary of sur
vey, statistics and information of
the Baptist Sunday school board Of
the Southern Baptist convention.
The figures for 1921 show that
there were 16 churches, 8 min
listers and 565 members among the
District Baptists and that there
were ia baptisms that year.
Today, 100 years later, there are
81 churches, with 47,064 members.
The value Of Baptist church prop
erty in the District is 1920, 172.
During this year there have been
2,678 baptisms.
During the past 100 years the
number Of Baptists in this country
has increased 1857 per cent, while
the population gain for the same
period was 925 per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
COL. ROOSEVELT Is URGED
FOR GOVERNOR OF N. Y

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Frank Knox,
Republican leader of New Hampshire
and editor of the Manchester Union
and Leader, is out for Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, for governor of New York to
succeed Gov. Nathan l.. Miller.
Under the caption History Repeats
ITSELF" Mr.. Knox in the Manchester
Union and Leader on Monday reviewed
the New ork situation. After dis
cussing Governor Miller's 'tactlessness
and ineptitude." Mr.. Knox continues:
Happily, should such counsels ap-
peal to the leaders in New York, they
may, like Plat, turn to a Roosevelt
to serve the party as titular chieftain
ct Albany. They will find him occu-
pying with signal ability, marked
success, and characteristic energy a
rost which his famous father occupied
before him-the Assistant Secretary
ship of the Navy"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
FAKE SALVATION ARMY
OFFICERS REAP HARVEST

Fake Salvation Army officers have
been reaping a harvest from sympa-
thetic business men in Washington.
according to Major ]. G. MCGEE,
commander Of the Salvation Army in
the District.
Women who declared they were
collecting money for the benefit of
the poor children of the city were
denounced by Major MCGEE as hav.
ing no connection with the local
organization.
Last week, 1t was learned, several
business men made out checks pay
able to "R. Mitchell, Salvation
Army" There is no "R. Mitchell"
connected with the organization, II
was pointed out. and all persons who
made out such checks should stop
payment on them Immediately.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
Women PARTY
. IS CHALLENGED
0hLEG|SLATlON
Trade Union League Believes
Equal Rights" Bill 10
Unfavorable.

rs the National Woman's Party q
friend or foe to legislation affecting
the working women OF this country"
This question is put squarely by the
National. 'Woman's Trade Union
league In a statement issued yes
terday. ~
In order that there might be no
doubt as to the attitude. OF the
women's party, Miss Ethel M. Smith,
asked Miss Alice Paul to call together
the executives of the National
Woman's party for the purpose OF Of
ficially declaring their stand. Miss
Smith said:
ION the basis of legal advice from
attorneys who have made q study OF
the special fields of constitutional
and industrial law, our legislative
committee and executives believe
that the so-called equal rights blanket
amendment proposed by the National
tuition would seriously interfere with
existing laws which women have
woi ked for years to secure.
we believe, in the light OF ex-
perience with the Federal Constitution
as It stands, that the language OF your
proposed amendment, IL embodied In
the Constitution. including the terms
civil or legal disabilities and Unequal
tiles on account of sex. or on account
of marriage unless applying alike to
both sexes would be subject to such
varying opinions by the State
courts that laws protecting wage
earning women including wage-earn-
ing mothers, would have to become
once more the subject Of lawsuits and
eventual decision Of the United States
Supreme Court as to their constitu-
tionality.
AT the very least, we believe that
your proposed amendment, by throw
ing these laws into the courts. would
involve years of lawsuits and delay
before the question could be settled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
PENNSYlVANIANS WILL
DANCE AT NEW WILLARD

The second annual reception and
dance Of the Pennsylvania Society Of
Washington will be held in the ball
room of the New Willard Hotel at S:15
o'clock tomorrow night. The guest
Of honor will be James NJ. Beck,
Soliticor General of the United States.
A musical program will be given by
Miss Frances Scherger, soprano, and
Prof. Charles s. Wengerd, baritone.
The State song, Pennsylvania"
composed by Prof. Hamlin e. Cogs-
well, now director Of music in the
Washington schools, will be a feature.
The Keystone Orchestra will provide
dance music.
Guest cards will be sold by the
secretary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
Many a Tough" Guy Treats His Gal
Better Than Swell SnOb

hasn't got a nice little crowd with
him over where II takes three head
walters to juggle a party to a table.
Just because one guy rolls his
own and the other guy has his lit
for him isn't any sign the inhale
isn't just as sweet
A lot of trouble i'm this world Is
caused by people leaving their own
happy little walks in life and try
ing to crowd in on some other fell
lows track.
Then just because you don't feel
comfortable. you think it's all
wrong.
3D. the little fellow TO go w In the
big guys pasture as 1t is for the
boulevard crowd to come down to
the Bowery.
Everything isn't bad just because
it's rough.
Many tough" guy has got bet
ter ideals about playing square
with his gal than some OF the linn
CUISINE lads uptown.
Mabel and Annie would be as
shocked to see some Of the backless
gowns at a swell dance as those
DANES are to see the danes in a
dump chew gum.
The guys in a dress suit haven't
any more welcome down there than
the guy in a green jersey would
have up there.
Etiquette is simply a matter Of
doing what is being done. and that
goes as good for Mott street as the
Avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
BY FAY KING.

Do you think for a minute that
the guy In the checkered cap and
the pinch-tight pants is envying the
guy In the fur-trimmed benny?
You're right-he isn't.
When you read some stories
you'd think that every guy who is
out on his brogs has got a grudge
against the bird with the benzine
account at the swell garage.
Not on your life, kid.
They wouldn't change hands with
each other.
Do you think the rough guy
would change his dance-hall date
for the cigar and grand opera?
Maybe, IL II meant a gallery seat;
but he doesn't crave to sit in a
box and pass bon-bons to a dame
in a tinfoil dress-
But he hasn't got anything on
the full-dress fellow He Wouldn't
trade his cigar and girl for the
other guys sweater and sweetie.
He'd feel all out of place playing
pool with Harry's gang, and the
. razz he'd get wouldn't be anything
to what Harry would feel out on
Rogers route.
That's the way 1t Is.
Don't ever get an idea that just
because a guy doesn't dress for din
ner he hasn't got just as fine a
bunch Of knights at his round table,
where there isn't any cover charge
with the corned beef and cabbage.
And that isn't any sign that
Percy with the platinum shirt studs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
BIRTH RATE IN DISTRICT
SHOWS SLIGHT INCREASE

Good news for the milkman-bad
news for landlords.
During 1920, the census says, there
arrived on the scene one and four
tenths more babies per 1000 popula-
ton than during the preceding year
Babies, like the old man at 2 a. M,
are on the rise.
The District greeted SAB more kids
In 1920 than in 1919, both white and
colored showing increases. The rate
per 1000 people in 1917 was 1871 for
whites and 1853 for colored. In 1920
the white rate was 1919, colored, 1915.
The national birth-rate for twenty.
three States and the District, or 59.S
per cent of the population. was 1871 for
1920.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
MARSHALL L. DINWlDDlE
IS BURIED IN AlExANC RIA

ALEXANDER, Va, Dec. 13.--Ths
funeral of the late Marshall l.. Din
widdie, who was killed by being struck
by an electric car at Arlington juno
ton last Saturday, took place rom
his home 200 North Alfred street this
afternoon. The funeral was attended
by the members of the different bodies
Of Masons with which Mr.. Dinwiodie
was connected.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by the Rev. w. v. Register, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal CHI
South. and the burial was in the Union
Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
G[YNN TELLS Of
PAVING WAY FOR
PEACEFORE ERIN
Lloyd George Sent First Mes
sage to De Valera Through
Ex-Governor of N. Y.
BY MARTIN ii. GLYNN,
Ex-GOvernOr Of New York;

Ex-GOvernor Of New York;
Written Expressly for Universal service.)
ALBANY. N. Y. Dec. 13.-It was
my good fortune to be honored by
Lloyd George, when / was in London
last May. to extend to Mr.. De Valera
the invitation to come to London and
discuss settlement of the Irish
question. That invitation led to the
meetings between the prime minister
Of England and President de Valera
which have brought about this settle
ment.
All the details of my conference
with Lloyd George / am not at liberty
to divulge.
AS long as the proposed settlement
Of the Irish question is satisfactory to
the leaders in Ireland 1t will be salts
factory to the Irish the world over.
believe any settlement approved by
Collins, Griffith and their fellow COM
missioners will be greeted with ac-
claim everywhere.
My work on the matter started in
Rome in a meeting with Bishop
Mannix, Of Australia, and others.
Bishop Mannix and / also were to-
gether In London and worked to.
gether there. Archbishop Hayes, of
New York, did great work for the
cause in Rome.
Through me Lloyd George invited
De Valera to come to London and try
to settle the Irish question without
"exacting promises or making condi-
tons" He said that II Mr.. De
Valera would accept the invitation on
these terms the Irish question could
be settled, not in one meeting, but In
series Of meetings. Mr.. De Valera
accepted and 1t turned out Lloyd
George was right.
Lloyd George has settled a problem
that has baffled statesmen for 700
years. And in all justice to the Irish
leaders it must be admitted that De
Valera, Collins and Griffith have
placed themselves among the clever
statesmen of the world. The settle
ment of the Irish question is great
Christmas gift to humanity. Eng
land has done a just thing and the
Irish people, through their leaders.
have won q glorious victory.
A Celt himself, Lloyd George had
a warm spot in his heart for the
Irish that made him friendly dis
posed.
He was willing to concede Ireland
almost everything but the privilege
of going out Of the empire. He was
worried about the possibility OF work.
ing out q system of fiscal autonomy
for Ireland, but believed that confer
ences would show a way out. But
he was determined that there should
be no possibility of tariff barriers
that would work to the disadvantage
Of England.
I found Lloyd George democracy
personified. He drinks tea. This l
know, for 1 drank 1t with him. He
took his like a native Londoner. l
took mime like an Irishman from
Yankeeland. He smokes good cigars.
This, too. 1 know, for I smoked them
with him. And he has sparkling
!, sense Of humor.
Once my cigar went out. There
were no matches at hand.
Here" he said. Tets pretend we
are in the woods. Light your cigar
from the end Of mine. For we are in
the woods on this Irish question.
aren't we? But hope we soon will
find a way out"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
SOVIET MAKING EFFORT
TO STABILIZE ROUBlES

The Russian Soviet government Is
making an effort to stabilize its cur
rency.
The Russian rubIe now worth about
100, 600 to the American dollar. has
become practically worthless. accord
ing to reports to the Commerce De-
partment today.
Thousands Of Russians have adopt
ed commodity exchange as means OF
negotiating their purchases and bills.
and are losing faith in the ruble as a
currency Of value.
Counterfeiting Of the Russian rubles
upon a large scale is shown b. The
latest report to Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
MARK F. EDMONSTON.

Mark F. Edmonston, assistant in
charge of collectors Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died late
Sunday at his home in Cottage City.
Md. He had been Ill for about a week.
Mr.. Edmonston was born In Wash
fngton thirty years ago. He was a
graduate of Business High School.
He was a member OF Hamline Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Surviving
him are his wife, and his father.
Funeral services win be held at
11:30 O'Clock Thursday morning at
the Edmonston residence. Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-13
GRAND JURY INDlcTS NINE
HERE; ONE FOR MURDER

Eluding the police for two years
and arrested December 2 last at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, following a dance
hall quarrel and brought to this city,
John Gentry, colored, was today in
dicted by the grand jury for murder
in the second degree In connection
with the death June 30, 1919, Of
Charles Tolson whom he Ii alleged to
have stabbed to death in Hollidge
court following a quarrel.
Others indicted are Charles Smath-
ers for larceny after trust in connec-
ton with using $500 which was en-
trusted to him June 20, 1920. by Lem
uel d. Hayes for the latter's use;
Clyde H. Shelton. bigamy; William A.
Smith and Clifton Brown, assault to
rape; Frank G.. Bernhard. assault
with a dangerous weapon; David II.
Miller. grand larceny; Arthur Davis,
robbery, and johnson Washington,
assault with a dangerous weapon.