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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
AIR MAIL SERVICE
 THREE YEARS OLD
Over Million Miles Covered at Cost Per Mile of
 Only $1.02
Rr Associated Press

Washington, May 14--The air mail service will be three years old tomorrow.
 In statement tonight commenting up- on the service the postoffice department said that during the past year it covered 1,313, ,57s miles with mail and carried l. 015,053 pounds of mail at a cost in oper- ation, with April estimated, of s1,S42. S62. The average cost per mile. 1t was added, vas s1.02.
 There were 1s fatalities in the year. al- most twice as many as for the first two years. This to a certain extent was due the statement said, Ito the greater hazard of operating the transcon tinental year"
 For the first two years the service was confined almost entirely to the Washing ton and New York route.
 Seven of the fatalities it was added, were due to defective mechanism of a certain type of plane which has been discarded six of the fatalities occurred while not carrying the mail, either on the field or in ferrying ships to various points"
 During the past year. the department said f'the service had a general average performance of 7S per cent of trips com pleted and s3 per cent of miles com pleted. It's best general monthly aver age performance was 95 per cent in July, 1920. It had a general average perform ance of go per cent of trips completed during April, 1921, when the very worst weather of the year prevailed"
 The routes now in operation are the trans-continental from New York to San Francisco by way of Cleveland, Chicago Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City and Reno; a route from Chicago to Min fT1... Louis, and one from Washington to New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
.ETOWAH LUCKY IN SECURING BROWN
 FOR COUNTY AGENT

Auburn, May 14.-(Special)-Upon his return to Auburn from Gadsden, E. E. Binford of the Alabama extension serv- ice announces that a big forward step has just been taken by the Etowan county board of revenue, the Etowah county farm bureau and the chamber or commerce. in cooperation with whom IN. H. Brown has just, been appointed county demonstration agent for Etowah county.
 In commenting on the qualifications or Mir Brown for this important position, !, MT Binford states that he was born anu reared on farm in Walker county ana after finishing his grammar and hish school education he graduated at tne Mississippi A. & M college in 1915, spe- cializing in live stock, SOILS ana iieaa crops, following which he served for three years as county agent in Alabama. During the war he was in the aviation division of the army, and was just becom- ing an experienced flyer when the war closed.
 Returning from the army. MT. Brown went to Panola in Sumter county, wnere until now he has been engaged m active farming in partnership with his protner
 Evldently Detter eeioceaoi have been made for Etowah county. MT Brown is thoroughly trained and experl- enced in both scientific and practical agriculture and, in addition, he Is an eN- perienced county agent, making his quai- ifications all that could be expected. .
 For nearly two years Etowah county has had no demonstration agent. pus realizing the great need for one' .ne county board of revenue some montns ago Appropriated the necessary funds and MT. Brown has already been assured the active cooperation of the Gadsdem chamber of commerce and his work Win be largely outlined by and m co-opera- tion with the recently organized Etowan county farm bureau, which. under lhe leadership of President E. A. .ase' nrominent farmer of the county. has al ready taken definite steps toward the so- lution of several important agricuiturai problems in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
RAGLAND IS BUILDING
 < UP THE CITY'S STREETS

Ragland, May 14.-(Special)- )-The city fathers have had the good fortune to ob- tain three heavy trucks from parties who have been in the logging business, and with these machines they are making wonderful progress bringing in chert which is being used for restoring the sur face of the streets in Ragland. With tha very superior quality of chert close ar hand, Ragland does not want for good pavements, and the same may be said Of our opportunities for good roadways, the improvement of which in St. Clair county this summer has a very prom ising outlook with something like quar- ter of million dollars available for our public highways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
GREAT YEAR NOW
 DRAWING TO CLOSE
 AT STATE UNIVERSITY

University, May H-(Special )-The University of Alabama is nearing the completion of the greatest and most sue cessfuI year of it's history. and plans are practically complete for one of the great est commencements.
 There has been an average of about l, 400 students at the university this ses- So strong
 Many alumni are expected to be pres ent for the exercises as well as great number of visitors and relatives and friends of the members of the graduating class
 Commencement will formally begin on Sunday, May p. The exercises will open with the commencement sermon which will be delivered by Rev. William A, Tharp, D. D.. pastor of the First Chris tian church of Pittsburg.
 Monday, May 2S, has been set apart as alumni day. and every effort is being made to get a speaker who will do jus tice to the occasion. The alumni will hold business meeting at 10 a. m, and will have 8 banquet at 1 p. m. As all seniors are eligible for membership n the Alumni society and will participate in the exercises and the banquet
 On Monday night the University Glee club will give concert in Morgan hall. Afterwards the class of Is will celebrate it's fifth anniversary by a dance in the gymnasium.
 Tuesday May "A. is Commencement Day. The ahhual meeting of the univer- sity trustees will begin at il a. m. The bacca laureate address will be delivered by Bishop Warren Chandler chancellor Of Emory university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
Seuen Hectic Days in Gotham

put down the name of everyone who failed to serve in the German army.
 SILLY SEASON NEAR
 Flibbertygibbet bits of news attest the imminence of the silly season. Mike Clements of Brooklyn achieved the Ath runaway of his six years. This time he sneaked into subway and got on a train, reached Manhattan, hooked ride up Fifth avenue on a truck, boarded bus, couldn't produce the dime, and found himself trotting alongside a police man. There were s7,00O worth of flowers and 200 carriages at an Italian funeral in the Bowery A Long Island boarder of six years standing starts a fight every time his landlady marries. The other day she celebrated her third we'd ding with the result that the boarder IS held under s3,0o0 for using tableware as confetti. A hold-up man was routed by a billiard ball barrage another got bit ten so badly by his victim that he dropped his gun and ran for hospital Round the corner a detective in pursuit of a pickpocket was knocked down by an- other pursuer, who in the excitement mistook the bloodhound for the quarry while a few blocks away new patrol man became so inspired over his first arrest that he fired four bullets in the air and then shot himself in the foot
 OUT, BRIEF SCANDAL
 A pair of Indian mocassins and hith- erto undivulged set of lady friends are being sought by opposing sides of the Stillman divorce case. A general welter of denials reaching from Florida to Can ada is the present status of the suit which has begun to slide from the front to an inside page; illustrating Macbeth s we'll known crack about "out, out, brief scandal
 So eager, meantime have dry agents become that they now walk in on roof garden shows and have been known to stop women carrying packages. In the latter caseN woman's intelligence was again put to the proof; something like 95 proof in two instances when the pack ages proved to be Scotch. Dry agents even arrested man for throwing away bottle of whisky which is going fur ther than the Anti-Salooners ever went The final blow came with the conven- tion this week of the Manufacturing Perfumers' association, when member announced that the kick had been de- natured from perfume. With the new non n-alcoholic case a couple of bottles of lilac or heliotrope will get you nothing but violent attack of nal de mer.
 The luckiest man in the world, by the way, happened to be witness in a Brooklyn court "Volstead act, he said under oath, q never heard of it. What is it?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
KEEP ANDALUS|A CLEAN, IS SLOGAN KiWanians Start Movement for SpotIess Town at First
 Meeting

Andalusia, May 14.-(Special.)-"W Il keep Andalusia clean.n This was the first action of the Kiwanis club when, at it's first weekly luncheon which was served by the library committee of the a definite stand on keeping Andalusia clean President Rankin suggested that the club could align itself with no bet ter movement than that of a clean city and so at the first meeting the Kiwan- ians pledged themselves to this worthy cause.
 The first luncheon was a lively affair and the 10 odd Kiwanians who gathered around the beautifully decorated table in the grand jury room enjoyed rare treat and realized more fully just how much the organization was going 10 mean to each one.
 President Rankin told of his visit to the Montgomery Kiwanis club luncheon on Tuesday and of the inspiration he re- ceived and he brought back a hearty welcome to the Andalusia kiwanians from the Montgomery club. President Rankin outlined some of the essentials of Kiwanis and he pictured a great future for the local club.
 Kiwanian Noll Mcleod, with Fellow ship as his key thought made rous- ing three-mnute talk. He emphasized the fact that if the lone benefit derived from the club was only that of good fellowship, knowing intimately every other member then the existence of the Kiwanis club would be justified
 The club went on rcord at the Thurs day luncheon for all talks to be limited to three minutes without special per- mission from the president and then the speaker could only have two more mn utes. The rule does not affect visitors.
 Miss Jessie Mae O'Neal of Hot Springs, Ark. delighted the club with reading. Tn the Usual Way" Miss O Meals read ing was thoroughly enjoyed and which brought forth much applause
 The ladies who prepared and served the luncheon and the temporary enter. tainment committee who had charge or the first luncheon were given rising vote of thanks i,
 Constitution and bylaws. were adopted and President Rankin appointed the usual committees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
LOTHIAN KIWANIANS
 HAVE A BIG TIME

Dothan, May 4-(SpeciaL) 1.-The Saxa \ phone quartet. composed of H. c. Calvin Tip Mizeli. Miss Hattie Mizell and Willie, C. Robinson, with Mrs. Williams at ther piano were guests of the Kiwanis lunch { con Thursday noon at their regular, weekly luncheon, and rendered very en-' tertaining musical programme which wasf highly enjoyed by the members of theN club. They are indeed talented young, musicians, and wherever they have ap-) peared in Dothan they have been wetle received.
 O. l.. TomplSins president of the Ro-- tary club was present at the luncheon, and spoke a few words at the request: of President Danneliy.
 Miss Bess Adams. principal of the Ros s| Hill school. was also a guest. She ren-' dered a highly enjoyable reading from the adventures of William Green Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15

Tow futile would be the attempt to keep America in splendid isolation from the rest of the world,
 Another strange phase of the Anglo Japanese negotiations is the fact that the making of a treaty along the lines of the old alliance, now in it's last days, is specifically forbidden by the covenant of the League of Nations, which has been signed and ratified by both Great Britain ane Japan. If there should by any chance be renewal of the old pact, ir is said here that the League of Nations would indeed be "scrapped" by two of it's leading signatories, for Article 20 of the covenant provides:
 GENERALLY AGREE
 "The members of the league severally agree that this covenant is accepted as abrogating all obligations or understand ings inter SC which are inconsistent with the terms thereof, and solemnly under take that they will not hereafter enter into any engagement inconsistent with the terms thereof"
 The old Anglo-Japanese "agreement" was treaty of military alliance, pure and simple, and as such would seem to ccme in conflict with the covenant of the league, but it may be held by both Great Britain and Japan that the proposed tri- partite agreement among Great Britain, France and the United States to come immediately to the aid of France in the event of an "act of aggression" on the part of Germany, was also a violation of the spirit and letter of the covenant, although that agreement was supposed to hold only until the league should begin to function.
 It is possible to set down here, with what may be said to be official sanc-. ton, just what the attitude of the United States will be toward new agreement between Japan and her ally, Great Brit ain, However. unofficial" may be our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
SOUTHERN MAKES
 ITS SWORN REPORT

Montgomery. May 14.--(Special.)- During the 10 months ending Decem- Der 31 in which operations were in the hands of the owners, the Southern railway had a gross income on intna- state traffic in Alabama of $5,324,- sss6s, according to the sworn report filed with the public service commis- sion today. On this gross income, the railroad paid into the state treasury a supervision fee of $2,54s.SS, which will be used in the payment of ex- penses of the public service commits sion. This report included the income of the Mobile and Birmingham divi- sion. Ensley Southern and Woodstock and Blocton.
 The Mobile and Ohio railroad filed a sworn report showing a gross in- come on intrastate business during the same period of sss40.0o0 on which 1t paid to the state supervision fee of T$1.157.57
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
MOBILE BANKERS TO
 ATTEND CONVENTION

Mobile, May IA special)-President A. L. Staples of the Alabama Bankers as- sociation will head delegation of Mobile bankers leaving Mobile Tuesday and Wednesday for Birmingham to attend the state convention of the Bankers assqg ciation All four hanks of the city vii have one or more representatives at the convention Pres dent Staples stated to- day that the attendance would proeaply be one of the largest in the history or <f , organization. as important matters re- lating to the banking situation in Aa- bama will be discussed
 Prominent officials of the federal re- serve bank, the federal land bank and representatives of the United States treasury department will attend the con vention and read and discuss papers on banking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
ALL CHARGES DENIED
Declares Allegations Against
 Air Mail Service Untrue
By Associated Press

by AbsUCIHteu ffeSS '
 Chicago, May l4.-Sweeping. denial of the charges of graft, incompetency and drunkenness sworn to yesterday by for mer Lieut. c. c. Eversole, before post office inspectors board of inquiry into the air mail service, was made today by C. Nichols, purchasing agent for the air mail field in testifying before the board
 Not one case of drunkenness on Checkerboard field has come to my knowledge since l went there last Sep tember," Nichols said. Furthermore, all those charges of misconduct and ineffl- ciency on the part of the management of Checkerboard field are to the best of my knowledge, absolutely false"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
SELMA EXCHANGE
 CLUB ENTERTAlNS

Selma. May 14-(Special. .5-Exchange club members entertained several of the Radcliffe Chautauqua singers. lecturers and musicians now appearing here
 Discussion of the approaching meeting to be held in Birmingham June l. to form the Alabama Affiliated Exchange clubs. took up part of the programme At this time President Earle or the national organization will be in Alabama, and effort will be made to have nlm vlsi- inc Selma Exchange club, to present their charter. Appointment of delegates to the Birmingham meeting was announced as Ike Gladden. and E. w. Pettus. Officers of the club will also attend these pemg Bruce Craig, presidsnt; James Voltz' vice president. and o. M. Hendrcks. sec retary.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
TABERNACLE ERECTED
 IN ONE DAYS TIME

Montgomery, May 14.( Special )- Hundreds of bruised fingers were nursed in Montgomery Friday night. but the Bob Jones tabernacle was ready for the revival which will be- gin Sunday, May p. Work was started on the building at ' o'clock Friday morning. At noon all frame work had been completed and work started on the roofing. The workers spent less than an hour at lunch and then re- turned to the task. which had been completed long before the sun went down. Three hundr\d or more citizens were employed on the job, having con tributed their services as demon stration of the fact that Friday the thirteenth. is not so unlucky after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15

participation in the negotiations, we will insist
 First that there shall be included in the agreement clause specifically ex- empting the United States from the oper- ation of the alliance.
 Second a statement in the agreement that nothing contained therein shall in- terfere with the maintenance of the "open door" in the far east.
 Outspoken opposition to a renewal of the old treaty exists not only in Aus tralia, Canada and New Zealand, but in England itself It is recognized, however, that for diplomatic reasons it may be necessary for the British government to enter into some further agreement with Japan The latter government, unques- tionably would like to have the old al- iance confirmed for further term of years. Nothing has given Japan greater confidence in herself as a world power than her military alliance with Great Britain, an alliance to which she scru- pulously adhered in declaring war on Ger bany. Japans participation in the war, however, was conditioned upon certain secret agreements which startled Presi- dent Wilson during the peace negotia- tions at Paris, and which even now stand in the way of any absolutely free and Independent action by Great Britain in |
 the Pacific.
 DEMAND U. s. BE CONSULTED
 The demand both in the dominions and
 at home that the United States be con-
 suited and be made virtually a party to
 any further Anglo-Japanese agreements
 cannot be ignored by the British govern
 ment it is believed here. Premier Hughes | of Australia has proclaimed that tho mother country in cultivating further re- lations with Japan, must not make an
 enemy of America. Arthur Henderson, former member of the British cabinet, and one of the leaders of liberal thought in England, has declared that renewal of the old alliance would cost the friend- ship of America, and would constitute | "a world blunder of the first magnitude. Other leaders in England have asserted publicly that an alliance with Japan which might draw Great Britain into war with the United States would be tanta- mount to blowing the British empire into smithereens.
 Bold propaganda, on the other hand IS at work in Great Britain in favor of renewal of the treaty. The Japanese ann bassador at London has given out many interviews seeking to show the advan- tages of the alliance to the British peo- pie, asserting all the while that Japan | regards any possible involvements with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
AMERICA WATCHES
 TREATY BETWEEN
 JAPAN AND BRITAIN
Old Negotiations Expire In July. All Dominions Will Have Say In Conference on New
 Pact Between Powers
By ROBERT T. SMALL Special Correspondent to The Age Herald Copyright. 1921. by The Age-HeraId)

Washington, May 14.-(Special.) The American government is watch ing with keen concern the preliminary negotiations for a renewal of the treaty of alliance between Great Brit ain and Japan. The old agreement" expires on July 31 next, and before any formal steps are taken looking to its renewal, or the negotiation of a new agreement, there will be an im- perial conference in London at which all the British dominions will be represented. The call for this con- ference already has gone forth.
 The representatives of Australia, of New Zealand, and possibly of Canada are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
To Attend Convention

Selma, May 14.- Special. )-A num- Der of prominent Selma fire under writers have arranged to leave Tor Mobile Saturday on the boat to atteno ton to be held there on May 1s and IT. Among those going will be: s. A. Fowlkes. Joe Parrish and his wife, Will Woolsey, M. l.. Calhoun and Paul Stewart. Otis Hendricks and R. A. Logan will go down on the train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15

6 Oiil6 tO tIiG iliiPC rial conference in- structed to demand that any renewal of the Anglo Japanese treaty shall be in a form acceptable to the United States. As strange as the development In a y
 seem, the United States therefore is to be drawn in as an unofficial" party to the "conversa- tions" concerning the
 new treaty. And
 once again Is shown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
Vets Will Attend

RAgland, May814.-( Special. )--Quite a number of the old Confederate veterans of this section in company with Watt T.. Brown, captain aid-de-cAmp on staff of the commander in chief oft he state, will attend the reunion in Anniston the com ing week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
By JESSIE HENDERSON
Special Correspondent of The Age -Hel
 lCnnNriRht IN2I hN The Age Hernld

4fAk
 Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald) New York May .-(Special)-Since the world was young men doctors have hunt ed cure for cancer Radium, they now generally admit. is the answer; the jewel metal needs only to be tanned and in- vestigated more closely. Yet before Mme. Curie, discoverer of radium. had disem- parked from the Olympic this week. while, indeed, she had one foot on the boat and the other on the dock, men re- porters flung a question:. Did she think they wanted to know, that womans in- telligence was as keen as mans?
 The white-haired little Polish lady was too polite to break into the snicker which the occasion demanded She must, never theess. have wondered where the Amer jeans kept their widely press-agented sense of humor.
 New York, however, laid itself down at the tiny Curie feet and asked for the honor of being stepped on. Such rev. erent New York has never yet been seen since Joffre's visit. The town shook it's head sadly over the Curie exhaustion from seasickness; frightened over the Curie recovery; hung about doors be- yond which the unshakable Curie mod esty was being put through a devastating ordeal of lunch, reception and general laudation.
 MAY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
 With Mme. Curie making One Hundred and Twentieth street, west, for her head