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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16
FRANCE is FOR RECEIVER
Paris Government officials Favor the
Exploitation Of Germany by
the Allies.

Paris, Dec. "A receivership for
Germany as bankrupt. with an au-
tonOmous Rhineland to be exploited
by the allies for reparation purposes,
is likely to be proposed by France as
an alternative to any moratorium on
reparations that may be suggested by
Great Britain, 1t was said in official
circles here.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16
TO sIFT MORSE SHIP DEALS
Government Preparing to Lay Before
Grand jury Results of Its
Investigations.

washington. Dec. 1.-The govern
ment is preparing to lay before fed
eral grand jury here. on December s,
the results of its investigation in con-
nection with certain transactions be-
tween Charles w. Morse and the ship
ping board.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-12-16
NO WOMEN ON MISSOURI JURY
Attorney General Holds Females Are
Not Eligible for Serv-

Jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. 1.--Worn-
en- are not eligible for jury service IN
Missouri under he constitutional
amendment adopted August 2, which
permits women to hold Office in the
state, the attorney generals depart
ment held in an opinion rendered
here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
WORK PROGRESSES
 AT WILSON DAM
Thousands of Tons of Dirt and Rock Are Removed Within
 Last Week

Florence. January Special )- Work Is progressing satisfactorily at Wilson dam, anI press reports coming from Washington indicate that the Muscle Shoals projects here will be provided for, possibly before the ad- journment of the present short session. This is good news to this section and no doubt for the whole state of Ala bama. The s1O,OOO. 900 appropriation is necessary to complete the dam.
 Preliminary work in construction divi- sion No. 1 of the dam is being forward rapidly enough to allow satisfactory progress in the pouring of concrete. Approximately, 6,500 linear feet of hole for blasting was drilled during the last 10 days, making total of 171,o00 feet to date. During this period 2.500 cubic yards of rock was excavated in coffer No. l and Jackson Island section. The total rock exca- vated to date in these sections is 57,5G4 cubic yards
 During the last 10 days 9,663 cubic yards of concrete was placed, making a total of f1S,S75 cubic yards deposited to date Of this amount 59,635 cubic yards was placed in the Jackson Is- land section and 54.24Q cubic yards in coffer No. 1. total of 576, 121 bags Of cement has been used to date for the making of concrete for use in construc- tion of the huge dam, Engineers state that 1t will take approximately one million cubic yards of concrete to build the dam, which dam will be 116 feet high above the bed of the river In construction division No. 2 a total of l0,S71 linear feet of hole for blast ing was drilled during the 10 day period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
KEEP URIC ACID
 OUT OF JOINTS
Tells Rheumatism Sufferers to Eat Less Meat and Take
 Salts

Rheumatism is easier to avoid than to cure. states a well known authority We are advised to dress warmly keep the feet dry: avoid exposure; eat less meat but drink plenty of good water.
 Rheumatism isl a direct result ot eating too much meat and other rlch foods that produce uric acid which ls absorbed into the blood. 1t is the function of the kidneys to filter this acid from the blood and cast it out in the urine; the pores of the skin ara also means of freeing the blood of this impurity Tn damp and chilly cold weather the skin pores are closed thus forcing the kidneys to, do double work. they become weak and sluggish and fail to eliminate the uric acid which keeps accommodating and circulat- ing through the system, eventually set ting in the joints and muscles causing stiffness, soreness and pain called rheumatism.
 At the first twinge of rheumatism get from any pharmacy about four ounces of lad Salts; put a tablespoon ful in a glass of water and drink before breakfast each morning for a week. This is said to eliminate uric acid by stimulating the kidneys to norma. action, thus ridding the blood of these impurities.
 lad Salts Is inexpensive, harmless and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice. combined with litha and is used with excellent results by thousands of folks who are subject to rheumatism.-Adv rh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
LANSING VENGEANCE
 TO APPEAR MARCH ,

Washington, January 15.-(Special)- Robert Lansing, former Secretary or State, will be revenged immediately after March 4 He is of nature too delicate to proceed against President Wilson while he is President of the United States. He is like Lancelot, too gentle to strike Arthur, the King, but not so coHsiderate as to refrain from injuring him in more vital respect. The former Secretary of State, whom Wilson rather | summarily dismissed when the minds of the two men no longer paralleled.
 writes book. This book will be given l to the public on March 5. the day fol- 1 lowing the retirement of MT. Wilson. | Advanced sheets have been submitted to | certain members of the Washington corps of correspondents. MT. Lansing l tells the story of the American commis-
 sion to the peace council at Versailles.
 His language is good. But the fist that
 he wears in silk glove is mailed fist MT. Wilson is represented as un-Ameri-
 can as one so enamoured. of European glory as one so overcome by the atten- | tion of foreign statesmen, as one so
 saturated with egotism that he could
 not think of America, or the distressed people of weak nations. MT Lansing writes from his diary. He contends that
 what he says is true. The enemies of
 MT Wilson declare that the Lansing
 book will wean the remainder of those l Americans who cling to the idea or League of Nations, They declare that MT. Wilson will be knocked completely out of the box. They add that the Lam sing story will be the American story | unless President Wilson himself writes
 a book, and a book so plausible and so admirable that it will eclipse the Ian sing work It is said also that in reply to Lansing the President will have his work for years to come cut out. The 1 friends of the President believe that
 even though physically weak, he will be
 able to take care of himself. At the
 same time the appearance of the Ian
 sing book will be awaited with impa- tience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
RED PEPPER HEAT
 STOPS BACKACHE.
Concentrated Heat Penetrates Right Down to Pain Spot
 Brings Ease at Once

Rheumatism, lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck. sore muscles, strains, aching joints. When you are ,suffeging so you can hardly get around. just try Red Pepper Rub" and you will have the quickest relief known.
 Nothing has such concentrated. pen- etrating heat as red peppers. Instant relief. Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling Aeat. In three minutes it warns the sore spot through and through. Frees the blood circulation, breaks up the con- gestion-and pain is gone.
 Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made T om red peppers, costs little at any drug store. Get a jar at once. Almost in> stant relief awaits you. Use it for colds and chest. No matter what you have used for pain or congestion, don't fail to try Red Pepper Rub.- Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
SENTIMENT TABOO

Tn this connection it may be stated that the department has recently con- cluded an agreement with the Italian postal administration by which orders issued in the United States in dollars are converted into lire at the commer- cial rates obtaining at the date that the orders are received at the ltadan office This arrangement which will be made with any European country willing to accept, it, assures the pay ment of the largest possible amount to the payees without loss to either government, but has one drawback, namely, that a remitter in the United States cannot tell in advance the ex- act sum in foreign money which the payee will receive in the country of payment.
 q trust that this outline of the policy of the department will make it clear to your inquirers that, while the postal service has made gain on exchange from the issue of foreign money orders, it has endeavored 60 SO regulate the business as to reduce such gains to the minimum. Mali- festly it would be unjust to maintain rates which would impose loss on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
 ANNlSTON BUSINESS MEN WILL BANQUET

Anniston, January 15.-v( Special 1.-The annual meeting and banquet of the An niston chamber of commerce is to be held at the Alabama hotel next Thursday evening, when the annual election of of ficers will occur and many matters of extreme importance to the business inter ests of the city will be handled A splen- did orchestra has been secured for the occasion, an extra good dinner will be served speeches will be delivered by President Charles R. Bell, E. l.. Turner, Sr., w. W. Stringfellow, pr. Hoyt NJ. Dobbs and others, and altogether prot itable meeting is in store for the members of the Civic club and those to be in- yited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
SERVICES
 FOR EDWARD ALBES
 AT DECATUR TODAY

Decatur, January Especial 1.-The body of c. Edward Albes. aged s, editor manager of the official publication of the Pan-American Union, who died Saturday in Washington. will be buried here Sun day afternoon. The body will be con- veyed directly from the train to the cem- etery. The Knights of Pythias wilr have charge of the services
 While a graduate of the Vanderbilt University law department, Mir. Ables be- come identified with the Pan-American Union a number of years ago. Always a close student, he became one Of the best informed authorities on South Amer ican trade relations. He was one of the first to promote a closer commercial re- lation with the South American nations.
 His surviving relatives are his wife, daughter. Miss Julia Ables of Washing ton; son. Conrad Ables, now abroad in the United States diplomatic services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
ANOTHER MAN FOUND
 WHO WON THE WAR"

Washington, January 15.-(Special)-
 Foreign governments point to James T.
 Newton as an American who was most
 instrumental in the winning of the war
 against Germany. Very few people or the United States ever heard of New ton. He is member of the firm of Marks X Clark, an international patent firm. His salary is about $50.O00 a year. , Until quite recently MT Newton was commissioner of patents for the gov ernment He knew his business, Ills suggestions were ignored. Despite his protest Congress slashed the appropria- tions for his department until the force was demoralized In desperation he gave up his job and $500 salary and ac- cepted the offer of the New York patent
 lawyers. Since then he has had deal ings with European countries. His
 knowledge is so great, and the informa- tion he dvulged as to how the United States, by taking advantage of the files of the patent bureau, the existence of which he alone knew destroyed Ger many, so astounded, that these foreign governments now regard him as one of the real factors in securing the victory But he was never appreciated by his government, and retired. Despite the difference in his wage, he regrets what
 he considered the necessity of parting company with Uncle Sam. When America entered the war, Newton urged officers of the war and navy departments to
 make use of the invaluable secrets in the archives of the bureau. With great skep- tcism they finally consented to do so. They were amazed to know that these secrets if utilized would go a long way 1 towards winning the war. Patents from all over the world were utilized to the greatest advantage. It was 4found that
 the system of submarine signaling. which crushed the U-boat menace, was
 an invention which had beens lying dor
 mant in the patent office since 1913. This
 was also true of a great many other 1 so-called war inventions" It is another 1 case of Uncle Sam being too busy to Iappreciate and reward those in his ser
 vice Mir Newton came to Washington
 from Madison, Morgan county, Georgia, | in 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
LIVE STOCK
 ASSOCIATION WILL MEET FEBRUARY 9-l0

Tuscaloosa, January (Special) The Alabaua Live Stock association will meet in Tuscaloosa February and 10 for it's twenty fifth annual con yention.
 An elaborate programme has been arranged for the meeting, and tt will embrsice a wide range of topics speak, CTS from all over the state being scheduled for addresses. All classes of live stock, dairyns pasturaGe. poultry creameries and many other things of interest to the stock raiser will be handled by experts. There are 24 speakers on the pro gramme, and 1t will be one of the most largely attended meetings ever held by the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
BAD BLOOD
Impure, Thin, Weak, Afflicts the
 Great Majority of People.

Whether in scrofula, sores, boils, and efuptions; or as rheumatism with agoniz- ing pains and aches in limbs, joints or muscles as catarrh with its d.sagreeable inflammation and discharge; in disturbed di- gestion, or dragging down debility and tired feeling-it is corrected by
 Hoods Sarsaparilla. that most economi- ical and reliable blood remedy and building up tonic Thousands use this medicine and praise it for wonderful relief. Made from the most valuable remedies that physicians know and unparalleled in character, quail ity, taste and curative power. When a cathartic is needed, use Hoods Pills Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
THIS PLANTER RUNS
 COAL MINE AS PART
 OF HIS FARM WORK

Phil Campbell. January 1E-(SRe- cfaI.)-John T. Rice, one Of the small farndAr. and landOwneFs on Route I, who recently discovered . vein of coal on his land, h bringing that onnmodity in town every day now, and the grade of the fuel is KFad- ually improving. He has developed m 1s-inch vein across his properly, ana a few days ago began opera tions of ssroOming" in the mine. MT. Rice has had some fiattering prQpa- sftion. for both sale and lease. n0t he ha. not yet deci&sd lat gxhat He WSu do with ft: .s..sss X. ;. js 'f e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Banquet Is Success

Anniston, January 15-(SpeciaL) )-AThe annual banquet of the First Methodist Philathea class, held in the parlors of the church on Friday evening. proved to be one of the most successful affairs of the week. Seventy-five guests were in- vited. Mrs. Eva Powers Comfy presided
 Mrs. H. NJ. Iobbs, Mrs. l.. T. Rivers, Mrs Frank w Brandon, Mrs. Lloyd Rivers and others responded to toasts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
HOUSE PASSES BIGGEST
 BILL IN ITS HISTORY

Washington, January 1o.-(Speclal)- The House has passed a.bill authorizing the codfcation of the statutes of the United States. Inasmuch as the bill con tains the statutes, it is the biggest ever presented to Congress. The num- Der of it's pages runs into -the thousands. The number of it's sections into the ten thousands. This bill is berore the Sem ate. Senator Harrison of Mississippi has offered it as an amendment 70 tho emergency tariff bill He declared to- day that he would insist on the rsauing of this immense volume, and that in course of the tariff bills passage, he would insist on the consideration of this ''amendmeRt section by section.
 The emergency tariff bill is the so- called agricultural protection measure which has received nationwide attention. but which will never be law. In addi- tion to the codification bill, the immigra- ton bill and the soldiers bonus bill have been offered as amendments. The fili- buster on the part of Senator Harrison will prevent the passage of the bill, it is believed. But even should 1t be en- acted the President would veto it. ac- cording to general report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
CHARITY F|LCHED OF MILLIONS BY
 POSTAL EXCHANGE
American Charity, Sending Money to French Orphans, Gouged By Government to Gorge Financial Nav of
 Postal Department
Fly HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age Herale
 gna n.yid.cn uvItdin

" Washington January 15.-(SpeciaL) 1.-The government of the United States,
 through the postoffice department plays in safety the game which Ponzi played and thereby lost his liberty, his, citizenship, his honor. The gov ernment of the United States has gorged it's financial maw by it's pol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

icy with a sum approXimatinS s3.0Oo OOO
 The victims of Ponzi were men and women more or less independent. cer- tainly individuals possessed of enough money 10 warrant them in speculat- ing. The victims of the United states, in many instances, have been the or phans of France whose fathers died on the field of battle to the end that liberty might not pass from the wo.ld-
 This almost sensational state. of af- fairs has become public through the disclosures of a citizen of Macon, Ga. who, having adopted an orphan in France, regularly made remittances through the postoffice department. He finally became aware that the post office department was "nipping" from the sum transmitted to his ward an exchange fee which he regarded as beyond all reason. He then applied to his bank and learned to his amaze ment that it was greatly more profit able for his ward for him to transact business with a private institution engaged solely in the making of money than with the postoffice de- partment which prior to the ascen- sion of Postmaster General Burleson
  institution.
 Investigation revealed to the Macon man that the postoffice department by exacting its toll from every re- mittance sent by warm hearted Amor jeans to the sufferers of France, mad enriched itself at the expense of these orphans in sum approximaling s, 900, 900.
 HARRIS ON TRAIL Senator Harris of Georgia. haTlne been apprised of the facts in the case asked the Postmaster General for ar explanation. MT. Burleson replied through an upper clerk and defended l the practice of the department on rhe /, ground that the taxpayers of the United States must be protected. He l had lost sight of the fact that the
 tfansmitters of money to the orphans | of France were taxpayers, and that American taxpayers do not care for i protection" when in securing protec- I ton the miserable little children oi France must suffer.
 | Senator Harris is endeavorng to ascertain how best to proceed to the lend that "business -is- business" policy might not be pursued by the post office department, even to the point oi fi,chng from orphans who have no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEERAID, sUNDAY JANUARY 16 1921

the postal service and taxpayers for the benefit. of persons sending money, whether for sentimental or business purposes to foreign countries
 The letter is signed by w. ]. Bar rows. acting third assistant postmas> ter general"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
SOLDIERS RETURNS WITH PRETTY AUSTRIAN BRIDE

Tuscaloosa, January f5.-(SpcciaI.b Henry C.. Mnhnrry returned yester- day from Germany aud Austria, where he has been in inc service of Uncle sam since the outbreak of the World wnr. Mir. Mahnrry hns brought with him his Austrian bride. who is decidedly attractive and winsome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Attends Family Reunion

Anniston. January (Special.)- F. NJ. Green. one of the best known Fraternity men of this city, has just returned after spending several days at his old home in Peterborough, II. Q. He attended a family reunion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Marriage Announced

Huntsville. January 10 ts2ecial)-Miss ilene Parker, daughter of MT. and Mrs T. E. Parker of Mourovia. was married yesterday in Birmingham tc Pettus san derson, formerly of Madison county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
INTERN NATIONAL MONEY
 ORDER CITIES NAMED

Washington, January 15.-(Speciai.)- money order offices have been established in the following addl- tional Alabama towns: Butler, Calvert, Faunsdale, Jenlison, Kennedy, Minter, Spring Hill, Thompson and Whistler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

means of protesting or defending th am- selves lt is probable that he will in- troducc Il resolution asking the Post master General to convey to the Seh-' ate the amount of money gained by. the government at the expense of ihe. orphans, and later may feel justified in striving for legislation which would force the government to refund the sum thus appropriated in the guise of exchange.
 Inasmuch as those who periodically remit to the orphans of France are everywhere, they will be advised m the future to transact business with banks instead of the postoffice de- partment and thereby guarantee that their wards will receive practically
 the amount of money intended for them. The letter of the postmaster General explaining the rates demanded by the postoffic edepartment, and de- lending such rates. though he admits them to be higher than commercial rates, is reproduced;
 THE EXPLANATION
 I "By direction of the Postmaster General, receipt is acknowledged of your letter of the Eth instant, with which you inclosed clipping rom
 the Macon Daily Telegraph relative to
 the rates charged by this department
 for the issue of money orders on Eu>
 ropean countries.
 | Tn reply, I beg to inform you that
 changes in the tables for the conver-
 sion of money of the United States into that of European countries in the issue of money orders are made from time to time, and the rates so estab- llished are fixed as near the market as lit is deemed safe to make them in order to insure the postoffice depart> lment against loss. Il will, of course, Ibe obvious that in the transaction of international money order business at
 more than 5000 postoffices, each one
 of which must be notified of every change in rate, it is impracticable to notify such offices of daily or even weekly changes. In some European
 nations, where the telegraph system is owned by the government, making lit impossible to notify their post offices daily if necessary of new son version rates frequest revisions are made, but even in such countries the
 rate is invariably somewhat higher than that quoted by banks and in the United States where such notices must
 be sent by mail to the offices scat tered over the immense area of this country, rate must be establishe ed (which may be maintained for longer period
 "The rate now in force for orders drawn payable in France is 13 francs
 equals $1 and the commercial quota Etion is about 16 francs to the dollar IWhle this difference is approximate jly 1% cents on the franc, making it appear at first to be considerable, il must be remembered that within the Hast few months the commercial franc rate has varied as widely within a flew days. It will be seen, therefore that to protect the department, whicl lin the final analysis means the tax lpayers against loss, it is necessary tc maintain a rate slightly higher thar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-20
GIVES OUT
40 MEAL TICKETS
Declares He Will Try Again to Hold
Auction of J0bless in New
York City

NEW YORK. Sept. 20.-Urban Le-
doux, whose attempt to sell services of
the unemployed at auction last night was
blocked by the police, today distributed
meal tickets to 40 hungry followers and
announced he would march to Bryant
park and again try to hold his auction.
He also distributed newspa pers contain
ing accounts of police activities yesterday
TO thrOngS of jobleSs men.
Last night Ledoux, announced aban-
donment of his plan to hold 'slave
auction" of the unemployed last night
after the police had dispersed a crowd
of his followers in Bryant park and pre-
vented him from distributing food to the
jobless.
He appeared first at Copper square
with a wagon load of buns for hungry
unemployed. but the police ordered him
to move on. He returned the buns to
the bakery. at the police orders, but
charged that he could not get his money
back.