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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
srEvENsoN's ARRIVAL IN SAMOA

sTEvENsON,s ARRIVAL IN SAMOA w. F. Clarke, in the January Yale he- view.
 My recollection of Stevenson dates from the day of his first arrival in Sa- moa remember it well. A gorgeous tropical morning;a the sun relentless the trade wind sweeping across the bay; the white surf leaping over the reef Tn clouds of glistening silver; the two giant palms which mark the approach to the mission compound archlng and creaking in the gale, their plumes cracking like the rattle of musketry' A little vessel was fluttering into port; it skinned swiftly across the bay, and presently dropped anchor amid the small flotilla lying at rest.
 An hour later, making my way along the "Beach"-the sandy track on the
 sea front with it's long, struggling line of stores and saloons-I met little group of three European strangers, two
 men and a woman. The latter wore a loose native gown, brilliant plalo
 shawl across her shoulders, Gilbertese
 straw hat. it's crown encircled with strings of shells, "a necklace or scarlet berries; across her shoulders was strung
 mandolin. I noticed that her hair
 was jet-black. her face Drowned ana burnt by the sun. She wore large cres- cent gold earrings, and her bare feet were encased in white canvas shoes. The central figure of the group was tall, gaunt man in shirt sleeves. With brown velvet coat flung over one snoul- der. a white, broad-peaked yachting cap, white flannel trousers, once clean, a cigarette in his mouth, and camera dangling on its strap in one hand. He
 turned on me pair of singularly arr
 resting and penetrating eyes as he passed. younger man walked by his side, clad in striped pyjama suit the
 undress uniform of most European
 traders in those seas a broad-brimmeo' slouch straw hat, dark blue sun spec
 tacles; he carried banjo in one hand, concertina in the other. They had ev-
 idently just landed from the little schooner now lying placidly at anchor, and my first impression was that prob ably they were a party of vaudeville artists en route to Australia or the States, compelled by their poverty to take the cheap conveyance of trading vessel. and exploring ashore while the vessel was detained in port
 Returning later, espied them on the yeranda of the little "hotel" and mind ful of the apostolic precept regarding
 strangers, I turned in to offer them such service and civility as I could rem der The tall man gravely thanked me,
 told me his name was Stevenson, and introduced me to the lady, his wife; the younger man was MT. Lloyd Osbourne. He refused my invitation to dinner, say ing that they were arranging a friendly dinner at the hotel to the captain and mate of the little vessel on which they had voyaged. but they agreed to dine with us the next day. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

RESERVE SYSTEM IN DANGER From the New York World.
 During the presidential campaign Governor Cox repeatedly gave warn ing of purpose among Senator Hard ing's political packers to undermine the federal reserve act. Senator Curtis, republican whip of the Senate, fresh from a conference with Senator Hard ing, now confirms Governor Cox's charges.
 The scheme, openly fathered by Senator Curtis, as he describes it. will look to establishing the original repub- Hcan programme of single central bank with branches" This is nothing less than the Aldrich plan of single central bank which was rejected at the time of the adoption of the federal reserve system. It is the kind of cen tral bank under the control of large private financial interests that repub- lican standpatters in the Senate ad- vocated and sought to establish. Be- cause they were welded to the idea of central bank, they voted, with few exceptions, against the federal reserve act. Evidently their hopes have been revived by the events of November 2. 1920.
 There is nothing in the republican platform to justify this programme of destruction. At Chicago tho republican party cautiously declared. "the fed- eral reserve system should be free from political influence, which is quite as im portant as it's independence of domination by financial combinations" But the old guard In tho Senate is again assured control after March 1, with a republican House and republi- can President. The leaders of tho Senate are men who favored the Ald- rich plan and voted against the fed- eral reserve act. They do not feel the need of direct authority under the, Chi- cago platform to return to "the origi- nal republican programme of single central bank
 It is a dangerous move, for 1t threatens the very foundation of the federal reserve system. which has saved the people of the United States from financial disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
GIFTED.

"The speakers address was a fine piece of rhetoric"
 But he didn't say anything"
 That's just the point. A man who can talk for an hour without saying anything is a born orator."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

HOUSING SHORTAGE.
 The funeral procession has started for the cemetery" "So 1 sec"
 Who is this person lurking about the premises?"
 He's trying to find out from one of the servants if there is any chance to- rent the house. SENTENCE FOLLOWED.
 You are charged with speeding"
 Your honor, I got to thinking about the starving children of Europe and didn't notice how fast I was going" well! Well I must say that's 8 very original and clever excuse"
 Thanks, judge.' said the offender. taken off his guard. T don't know what made it pop into my head" RED LETTER DAYS.
 This is my diary remarked MT. Jagsby. What are these entries tn red fnkr' q was the recipient of hospitality on those dates" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

EXTERNAL WISDOM. Pa" what's typhoon?" "A typhon. my son. is-er-a shell from which a worm emerges and becomes a butterfly"
 Pa. you know lot. "Yes. my son. It comes from much reading''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
Alabama's Port <
 Enjoys Prosperity

N1 OBILE reports consistent in-
 AV4 crease in shipping, finance and general business. That, in itself, is not unusual. Nearly every city shows an increase at the end of each year. Dqt Mobiles increase is of such pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

DOUBTFUL DELIVERANCE. Again we hear the bolshevks
 Will soon be on their way From Russia's stricken cities where
 Too long they've held their sway. But let us not rejoice, my friends
 At least not yet while; Nor with the rainbow hues of hope Our anxious hearts beguile. Such tidings have been heard before,
 They caused a joyous throb, And then we learned Lenine and Trot. Were still upon the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
Legion Commander Says
 Veterans Are Neglected

E w. GALBRAITH, national com U mander of the American Legion, charges that disabled war veterans are dying in hospitals from neglect and the families of incapacitated sol- diers are starving because they can- not get the compensation due them.
 Disquieting rumors of this kind have been heard from time to time. No American citizen who has spark of gratitude in his bosom for what our soldiers did in the war wants to believe that our government is not doing all in its power to give disabled soldiers. the treatment they deserve. Red tape, lack of appropriations and dozen other causes might explain the unmerited hardships to which war veterans have in many cases been subjected, but that does not mend matters.
 Commander Galbraith would not make such statements before a con- gressional committee unless he felt that the situation called for instant remedy. It is little enough that we can do for the men who were wounded and maimed for life in the service of their country. If consolidation of soldier-relief agencies and more efficiency in their management, Us Commander Galbraith suggests, will prevent unnecessary suffering among disabled soldiers and their families, the necessary steps should be taken. That is a duty Congress should re- gard as sacred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
A CONFIRMED GADABou~.

A CONFIRMED GADABOU~
 If Mrs. Calder were to stay at home all day. do you suppose the roof would fall in?"
 NO, but Mrs. Gadder's spirits would sink to such low ebb nothing short of visit from her doctor would restore her"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
A MORNING PRAYER

Grant, Lord that I who have learned to know thee through one of thy ehildren--may live that oth- CT men may come to know thee through me. Amen. M. S. II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
USELESS NOW.

What are you reading?" asked Mir. Bibbles of friend who held a newspaper clipping in his hand.
 "An old drinking song-words without music"
 "Umph! So far as l am concerned the words might as well be eliminated along with the music.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

Experience, 0, thou dcprov'st report
 -Cymbeline. x # #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune lN MAYBE the next generation of our lWl species, pursuing the policy that tha.
 is loading the market with road bonds during the present epoch, may float billions of obligations for the con- struction of aerial highways. Even to- day the need of such thoroughfares through broad spaces of the night has be- ccme sufficiently acute for great govern ments to take hand and pay for experi- ments looking to some efficient method of handling night traffic on the sky routes.
 The first really urgent need is for such a. lightway between England and France, where there is threat of traffic Jam and a need to render night flying certain and direct.
 This matter the British air ministry has taken up and is carrying on the ex- periments which, it appears, are being conducted along two different plans. One is to build Highway by linking, tip to tip. the beams of powerful searchlights so that an endless stripe of illumination, in very truth a great white way" will span the heavens. Along this line, not necessarily in it but guided by it, the night traffic may shuttle back and forth across the channel.
 The obvious disadvantage of this method is that whereas the lightway would give perfect direction to success ful flight, in case of "panne' to motor and the need of emergency descent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

If MT. Harding doesn't know what kind of substitute he wants for the League or Nations he can hardly be blamed for not taking the public into his confidence by announcing that his mind is blank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08

 | That Alfred was a sure-enough boy: He would stand on the front rail of his | trundle bed. night and morning, with
 arms extended above him, palms together,
 to dive, to split the imaginary water, take header into the soft, downy ticK; then thresh his arms about in swimming l fashion as he had seen the big boys | cavort in the river" Isn't this photo- graphic? Fathers, just shut your eyes for ! a moment and forget the business of the
 hour, and just for moment be boy again. and I'm sure you will find that you will call to mind how once like Alfred l you too stood and dived and cavorted, imagining the while that you were swim
 ming. I'll not set out how Alfred fell
 and disgraced himself by plunging into spring and was chased home naked 1 by big dog and a shocked and indg- nant elderly lady.
 "No wonder Cain went to the bad And left no cause to praise him; No neighbors, who had ever had Boys of their own, came telling Ad And Eve how they should raise him" can't crowd into this paragraph his
 many escapades or tell the story of his first trip to circus. and how he was fired to be a clown. and of the shows he organized among his playmates, and the lure of minstrelsy. and of first per- formances in his home town, and then road trips to neighboring centers, of en- agreements with circuses and finally on and up through many vicissitude to fame and fortune.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
CENTRAL COLLEGE
DELEGATES HOME
Celebrates Completion of
Daley Memorial.

A rally and dedication service will be
held today and tomorrow by Indiana Cen
trail College, University Heights, to cele-
brate the completion Of Daley memorial
dormitOry. new unit Of the college that
will be used as : home for girls.
The trustees meet this afternoon in the
administration Offices with l. ]. Good
president Of the college, and this eve
ming at ) 80 o'clock dinner will be served
In the college dining hall.
Tonight a meeting will be held in Kep-
hart Memorial auditorium. when there
viii be several short talks, music by the
college orchestra and college songs. DIR.
]. B. Parsons. superintendent of the
White River conference, will be among
the speakers.
The program for tomorrow morning
includes addresses by Dr.. william T.
Schell. Of Dayton, Ohio, general super.
intendent Of education OF the United
Brethren Church, whose subject will be
THE Chris ian Church" DR.. Charles w
Brewbaker of Dayton, Ohio. secretary OF
the Sunday school and Brotherhood
divisions OF the United Brethren Church
who VIII speak on Religious Educa.
ton" DR.. ]. E. shannon of Dayton
Ohio. secretary of evangelism of the
United Brethren Church. on 1.-THE I'm.
portance of the Evangelistic Spirit In Our
| Colleges" The dedicatory address fol
the new dOrmitory will De delivered by
Bishop II. H. Fout OF indianapolis.
There win be friendship luncheon to-
morrow noon in the college dining hall
for all visitors at the dedication services
followed by an inspection trip of the
new dormitOry and the new gymnasium
that Is being constructed
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
Catch Negro Boys
and Package Of Hose

TndFscrfminate interchange OF over
coats among FIVE negro bows in front OF
the Traction Terminal Station yesterday
attracted the attention OF Detectives
Brady and Flaherty and resulted In the
arrest Of Rufus Hutchinson, II. SIS
North Senate avenue. and the recovery
Of about SIS worth Of silk hose believed
10 have been stolen from downtown
store Following the exchange OF over
coats two Of the boys left the others and
were followed by the detectives. When
they came out Of a store little later, the
detectives approached them and one OF
the boys dropped a package and ran. The
other boy was captured. The package
contained the hose, which was Identified
by employees Of the store as having been
taken from a counter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
Fine for Lumbago

Musterole drives pain away and
brings in its place delicious. soothing
comfort. Just rub 1t in gently.
1t is clean. white ointment, made
with oil of mustard 1t will not blister
like the old fashioned mustard plaster.
Get Musterole today at your drug
store. 35 and Csc In Jars and tubes;
hospital size, $500.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
COUNCIL MAKES
BUILDINGCODE
CHANGES IN CITY
Fireproof Requirements Made
Less Stringent-Pass
on Garages.
OTHER BUSINESS OF CITY

An ordinance changing the building
code in accordance with recommendations
Of a committee Of experts who spent
several months Investigating was passed
BY the city council at the regular meet
Ing last evening. The measure grant
ing the city plan commission power to
pass upon building permits for all struc-
lures to house automobiles or explosive
materials also was enacted.
The building code changes have been
IN the hands OF the council for several
weeks. Some councilmen objected TO
passing It, saying they did not under
stand all its provisions, but there were
no negative votes after some Of the
changes were explained by Building
Commissioners Walter B. Stern and
Councilman Jacob P. Brown had said
several efforts TO get the councilmen and
buseinss men interested in building prob
lens together TO discuss it had met with
failure because no one attended.
FIREPRoOF REQUIREMENT
NOT so STRINGENT.
Fireproofng requirements are made
somewhat less stringent in some respects
and standardized 10 others ly the
amendments
Another attempt to get the taxicabs
Union Station and PIT them In South
Illinois street Oh the east side under the
elevated tracks OF the station was
launched when an ordinance amending the
traffic ordinance vas introduced Mayor
Charles W. Jewe-t vetoed an ordinance
providing practically the same thing
few weeks ago.
CHARGE MADE IN
ONE VOTING PRECINCT.
Resolutions providing last minute
changes in election inspectors and one
voting place were adopted. as was a reso-
linton fixing the compensation OF CITY
clerk George o. Hutseu for extra duties
Incident to registration at S4,29i-11. Mr.
Hutseu was allowed three cents for each
of the 1887 names on the resignation
books
The names Of Forty Seventh street
from a point west Of Illinois street to
boulevard place was changed to Forty
FIchts street and Of old Fiftieth street
from Meridian street to Boulevard place
Uss changed to Fifty Second street.
Ordinances introduced were Tor tne
transfer of $4,000 from street cleaning
and ash removal maintenance and equip
ment fund to salaries fund OF the same
department. apprOpriating $50 for pay OF
snecisI cftv Judges and approving a con-
tract with Bass. KnOwl'On Co,
architects, and appropriating SZ'SOO 10
nav for plans for the remOdelling OF the
CITY market house. The work was done
nv the architects several months ago and
the board Of public works now is seek
ing a way 70 pay for 1t.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
GERMAN CRISIS
EXPECTED FROM
MARKS SLUMP
Belief That Nation Will See
Financial Collapse Unless
Aided.
MAY DRAG FRANCE DOWN

! BERLIN, Nov. s.-A crash is coming
: in Germany, the only question being when
and what form it will take. That sums
up the mood Of the German people from
the highest to the lowest as a result OF
I the sharp slump in marks.
! The opinion expressed by Arthur Won
: Gwinner, president Of the Deutsche Bank
that Germany must collapse, dragging
France down with her unless she Is as
sisted, was echoed today by other fnan-
ciers and business men.
Indescribable pessimism reigns even
among those Of the nations leaders who
in the darkest days that followed the
armistice, always held out hope. They
too now are in despair.
RISE OF
AMERICAN DOLLAR.
Three weeks ago when the American
dollar purchased 40 marks. those who
predicted that the German exchange rate
would go to 200 marks for the dollar
were called calamity howlers.
Today glazing headlines announced that
an American dollar buys more than 2JO
marks
The economic consequences Of this sit
uation are incalculable and the gloom and
dependence cannot be exaggerated. The
German masses. although they are work
ing feyerishly, are nearly ready to throw
up their hands in utter despair
GERMANY NEEDS
FINANCIAL AID.
Financiers claim that Germany must
secure outside assistance In the form OF
credits or an actual loan and that the
indemnity burden must be lightened. The
reparations commission will arrive here
from Paris IN few days when Germany
will openly place her cards upon the
table to show that she Is so hard pressed
there IS little likelihood Of her securing
gold to meet the indemnity installment
due in January.
The last Reichsbank report shows that
there are nearly 99.OOO,OOO,O0O paper
marks in circulation. Americans can get
an idea Of what this means by imagining
that the dollar had dropped to less than
? cents in value.
at is a picture OF our financial misery
which the devil could well hand to hell"
said the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung in
commenting on the finance minister's
budget speech in the reichstag showing
that the national deficit amounts to 49,
OOO.O9O.000 marks.
MURMURINGS OF
Discomfort.
A striking fact is that in the midst Of
all this misery there Is scarcely any I'M
employment. An official estimate Of the
maximum number of idle men through
out the country is 100000.
The buying craze continues and every
one is converting all paper money into
tangible goods. 1t is anticipated that
prices Will increase
There is much murmuring OF discon-
tent below the surface and threats of
trouble unless the situation Is ameIio-
rated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08

ITALIANS RIOT; MANY HURT.
ROME, Nov S.-Many persons were
wounded In a clash between Fascist and
Communists at Alessandria today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
WOMAN GIVES
EXPLANATION OF
DOMESTIC TILT
Mrs. Terry Says Husbands
Attempt at Suicide Due to
Business Matters.

Daniel s. Terry. $50 East Thirty Second
street. who attempted to commit suicide
at his home Sunday afternoon, was still
In a serious condition today at the Meth
odist Hospital. Mr. Terry, who shot him
self near the heart. rallied considerably
yesterday.
Mrs. Terry. in a statement amplifyin &
one given to the police by both herself
and her husband. shortly after the shoot
ing. declared q wrong impression had
been gained from a domestic incident
some time ago.
THE truth Is that my husband did
thrash man who cranked my car. The
man was an entire stranger to me. My
car had stopped be ause the batteries
were weak and the starter refused TO re-
spond, when this man appeared and Of
fered his assistance.
Il told him that l would have to leave
the car In the street until the next day,
but when he told me that l didn't have
lights and insisted he could crank 1t
and 1t could be driven home / gave him
my permission.
He did crank 1t and l drove It to the
platform Of the garage and then the
stranger started to leave. The motor,
however, stopped again and the man
again preferred his services and helped
push the car into the garage.
II thanked him and he left. AS he was
walking down the drivewy Mr.. Terry at
tackled him without asking any explana-
ton of his presence. After the affair wa
explained to Mr.. Terry, however. the in
cident was satisfactorily disposed Of
Mr.. Terry's attempted suicide was due
to q heavy nervous strain due to business
matters. He made the same attempt a
week previous to the garage affair and at
that tirle there had been no suspicion
of domestic troubles. such as arose over
this other lamentable affair"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08

Poke Eazley mysteriously dropped from
sight for over an hour this morning and
grave fears were entertained for him
around tie stove at the store until Poke's
wife was observed patching a rair Of
pants
Slim Pickens weighed himself while at
the store at Bounding Billows Thursday
after eating q pound of cheese.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
assassinate one Of our fellow townsmen,
while he was In the act of entering a
smokehouse on Musket Ridge shortly
after midnight Friday morning.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
| CUTICURA HEALS
ECZEMA ON FACE
In Pinples and BEsters.
Itched and Burned.
Eczema broke out on my face in
pinples and blisters and itched and

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n burned most all the time.
~ Later it got scaly and
~ 81 formed sore erupsions,
y and my face was disfg-
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WY began using Cuticura Soap
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
Cleveland Pays
Honor to FOch

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Nov. s.-sIar-
shall Foch continued his triumphaI
march through America today. He
arrived In Cleveland at 8 o'clock this
morning but rested at the home of
Farley HorrIck. son OF MyrOn 4. Her
rick. ambassador to France.
Despite the early hour great thrOnEs
awaited the arrival of the allied gen.
eralissimo.
Tomorrow will be given over to a
number OF events In honor of the
allied generaIissimc.