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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
SELF-LUBRICATING ALLOY

Self-lubricating alloys for bear ings have been the aim of many met allurgists for a long time, more or less successfully, says the Popular Mechanics magazine, in an illustrated article. In all eases graphite is de pended upon for the lubricant, and this is also the case in a new self lubracating alloy that has recently been developed; which is distin- guished by a specially large amount of graphite in proportion to the metals present-as much as 40 per cent, by volume. of the whole mass The metals in the alloy are tin, lead and copper. forming a high grade bronze. The mixture, in powdered form. is pressed in dies to the shape required which ordinarily is in the form of bushings for bearings. After being baked, these bushings are fin- ished by grinding, and are then ready for use. The alloy is so porous that it can absorb as much oil as 2M per cent of it's own weight This extreme porousness is proved by placing a mass of the alloy in a beaker of oil and by means of q wooden wick placed upon the face of the alloy, which is well above the surface, the oil is sphoned down to a lower level. This is valua ble characteristic in high-spee bearings and makes it possible to lubricate them by applying the oil only to the outside surface of the pushing. The material has the general appearances of bronze, but not it's usual char acteri stics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
NOW TT CAN BE TOLD

From Leslie's.
 Of the countless amateurs who were thrown by the war into work for which they had no experience, not many had a more novel time than the Cambridge don who has just written of his adventure as a British intelligence officer in Tales of Aegean Intrigue" Thus humorous and apparently very capable gentle man. who left his academic grooves to plot revolution, shanghai suspect cd neutrals, and do all sorts Of things regarded as outrageous in pc ace times, arrived through practi- cal experience at some rather heter- odox conclusions.
 "Is it really dastardly to destroy muntion factories" he asks which are supplying your enemy with means to kill your own countrymeu!
 . You do not cause one overwhelm- ing explosion in working hours when the factory Is crowded but you start a fire at night under conditions which will give the small staff or duty chance to escape. Is there any real moral difference between burning down the factory which pro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
TALE OF HIDDEN
 TREASURE THAT
 MAY COME TRUE
Dying Beggar Told Howe Where It Was Located and It Was Found, Amount
 ing to Millions

Papeete, Tahiti, August D. Romance is not vet dead. Tales of buccaneer- ing, murder on the high seas, buried gold on lonely, uninhabited islands and charts and cryptograms of hid den treasure trove are not all in ventions of imaginative minds or legends of the day which is long past.
 Such a tale is the story of the treasure of the island of Pinaki, whose hiding place, after a patient search of over seven years, has at last been discovered And now T schooner from Tahiti has been dis patched to bring away the gold
 half century ago, four sailors, deserters from a coastwise vessel. joined revolutionists in Peru and learned of a vast treasure of jewels, plate and ignots, the property of the church. which had been hidden An Peru to prevent it from falling into the hands of one of the warning fac tions. Secretly the sailors searched for the treasure, found it conceale l in a church building and moved it to another hiding place on the coast.
 Going to Panama, the seafarers at night, boarded small schooner, murdered the crew and, after put ing the treasure aboard, set sail across the Pacific, intending to make some European port later to dispose of their wealth. Recalling that they had no clearance papers and proba- bly, could not enter a European port safely, they decided to hide the gold on some uninhabited island and then get 1t later in a vessel they would charter at Sydney, N. S. w, for trad ing purposes.
 Across their path lay the island of Pinaki in the Paumotu Archipelago of the South seas, and at this unin- habited spot they stopped and hid their loot. One native, who observed them from a neighboring island and rowed across to see what the men from the strange schooner were doing. was killed and his tribal brothers, who crossed later, found only his empty canoe and strange markings on the trees.
 Sailing on to Australia, the four scuttled their vessel when a few miles from shore and, rowing to land, told of a storm at sea which opened the seams of their ship. Not all be- lieved them. for some residents had seen the ship approaching and ha witnessed it's mysterious sinking. mere were no pOHce, however, m that section and as the four men looked desperate, they were per mitted to strike out overland for Sydney, unmolested.
 Accosted By Begsnr
 Years later, in about 1914 a MT Howe was accosted on a Sydney street by an aged beggar. Whan Howe gave the man 8 few shillings he was surprised to hear the beggar ask his name and address. Some time later Howe received an urgent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
CORONER INVESTIGATE
 DEATH OF ENGIN

George c. Moore. assistant cor will make thorough investigi this morning of the electrocution terday afternoon of will Poe, ( neer, at Flat Top mines.
 According to reports which req the office of J. D. Russum, cor yesterday afternoon, Poe came in tact with a live wire while wor in the engine room about o'clock yesterday afternoon, death ensued almost immediatel.
 The body was taken over by Bell Undertaking company of Top. Poes family lives at Flat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

' From these causes Russia, even be- | fore last years harvest, had declined from state of productng from G.. 000000 to 10,O03, 900 tons of food for export to condition where there was such an insufficient supply of food for the cities that the urban population has been reduced by about one half"
 Diminished Grain Crop
 As indicating the diminished grain crop in 1921, MT. Hoover cited the quantities estimated to be requisl- toned for taxes by the soviet govehn- ment, showing for all soviet Russia except the Ukraine and Turkestan, 4,S20. 900 tons of grain as against 7614,000 requistitioned in 1920, while the potatoes estimated for requisi- ton totalled ,0S0,000 tons as com pared with 2,O16,OO0 last year, and 216,000 tons of oilseeds against 432,- 900 in 1920.
 The decadence in fat produce tion,' he contiued, lis even more gen. eral and more acute than breadstuffs, owing to the requlsitioa of animals and the diversion of animal feeds to breadstuffs Consequently children are suffering more acutely in many sections than adults"
 Discussing the railroad situation, MT. Hoover showed a decrease of motive power of from so to 75 per cent, resulting from reduction from 19,106 locomotives before the war to from $500 to 7,65O now in working order, while the servicable cars decreased by from 4S to 70 per cent of the pre-war number. Road beds, he declared, were reported in very bad condition, and unless large repairs were made considerable sec- tions would have to be closed to traffic
 The fuel situation, Mr Hoover de- scribed as very serious with cessa- tion of production of coal by so per cent and the deterioration of the mines forcing the railroads to depend much more on wood.
 Tabulating the percentages of in- dustrial production during 1920 as compared with the pre-war output, he showed the largest outputs of 20 per cent in coal production and the paper industry. They ranged down to 6 per cent in copper ore out of total of 18 industries.
 Some stimulation to imports he as- serted, has been given by shipment of the former bank reserves of gold, but the total imports from April 1 to May 15, were less than per cent of the pre-war average for the same period, while exports for April were one twentieth of 1 per cent of the same pre-war period.
 Recent reports as to instructions given to foreign agents of the Rus sian government" MT. Hoover con cluded, "indicate the practical ex- haustion of gold and consequent re- ductlon of foreign purchases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
HOOVER REVEALS REAL SITUATION
 IN SOVIET RUSSIA
Paints Picture of Virtual Col lapse of Activities of Farmers and Urban
 Population
By Associated Press

Washington, August 2-General decadence of agricultural, delay ot transportation and a decrease of in- dustry in general of more than 90 per cent of the pre- war output were held responsible tonight by Secretary Hoover for the food shortage in Russia.
 In a formal statement describing the economic situation in that coun- try, Mir. Hoover painted picture of virtual collapse of the productive activities of the farmers and urban population under the soviet govern ment.
 The most acute famine area, he said, covers the Volga valley from the Caspian sea northward. The drought there, he added, would not be so fatal were it not for the reduction in the surplus crops in other regions and the difficulties, due to transpor- tation, of moving such surpluses as exist. MT. Hoover cited reports show ing the reduction of acreage under cultivation, varying from 100 per cent reduction in the province of Kazan to only 5S per cent in Samara of the acreage cultivated last spring.
 "Over riding such local situations, there has been a steady decline In agricultural production" MT. Hoover said, lever since the revolution ow- ing to the lack of incentive to farm CTS to provide more than their own needs, to the shortage of seed and the shortage of implements.
 "The urban populac,ons has pro- tiuced little goods to offer in exchange and the currency depreciation through the increase of currency is- sues to over 1.0o0,Oo0, 0,0O0, 900 rubles have rendered them almost valueless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Tigers Probable 1922 Camp

Augusta, Ga. August 2.-Ty Cobb who is here on a visit to his family says he expects to make Augusta the training quarters for the Detroit team next spring if better facilities are installed at the local clubhouse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Impeachment Trial of Justice Bowen to
 Take Place Very Soon

Mobile, August Especially .)-Im- peachment proceedings against Jo- seph C. Bowen, justice of the peace at Toulminville, were filed in the cir cult court here late this afternoon by Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain, acting upon the recommendations of the last grand jury and under direction of the attorney general and governor If the state. The charge in the proceed ings is that Bowen issued blank search warrants to state law enfocce- ments officers, these warrants being used to conduct raids on numerous places and residences in Mobile
 The date for the hearing of the proceedings is expected to be fixed within short time. It is said Bo ven is preparing to make a fight In the court
 The charges are based upon the report of the recent grand jury which investigated the matter of the all aged issuance of the blank warrants fter asking the presiding judge for an i opinion as to the legality of such practice. The jury recommended war rants held by the Austin men were filled in at time that Bowen was absent from the city. He asks for hearing of the charges, and requests decree from the court removing the justice from office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Where Southerners Will Find Excellent Accommodatior AT LEADING NEW YOR1 CITY HOTELS AND
 RESORTS

Hotel Marie Antoniette 6sth St., Broadway and 67th St. Rooms. with bath, 8 up per day. HOTEL BRETON HALL Broadway s5th to s6th St. largest, mo attractive midtown fireproof hotel; sui way at door; room. private bath. per day up.
 HOTEL SEYMOUR Eft t15h st,i st;. nea High class fireproof hotel in the cent. of city; rooms $2.5o per day upward
 HOTEL MONTEREY Broadway and 94th St.; new hotel; room bath, $3.50 up; double room, bath. $5 uI HOTEL FLANDERS 13s to 137 West 47th St; just off Broad way; the right kind of a hotel in tn | right locality; every room with privatd bath; s2 up Broadway Central Hotel nwsy ar ss midway between Battery and Centra Park; only hotel in heart of Wholesale dis trict; capacity 1000 guests; a hotel with comfort without extravaganza; rooms $l| up; recognized Southerners headquartersl SHARON SPRINGS, N. VI PAVILION HOTEL AND COTTAGES Folders on application.
 THE ANNEX mAdj0inlps maSs Ws,tt the sf,, fla phur Springs and Bathing Esta blishm ent. :. Now open. White Sulphur Springs Co,
 of Sharon Springs. N. Y.
 Hotel Narragansett s,oaa sS to g. sts. Bet. Riverside Dr. & Central PIX W. hirh- class. fireproof hotel, 10 min. to stores. theatres. etc. Large rooms ga upwards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
More Truth Than Poetry
 By !
By JAMES !. MONTAGUE
THE POWER oF SYMPATHY


 Iusedto say o Hilbert Flynn
 A life long friend of mine When beheld him hoisting
 The ale and beer Your love for liquor deplore
 As all friends should do; It won't be long before ssst Your drinking you' My sympathy sincere, It really made sad To this ale and and beer Put Hilbert to the bad.  From any thought of pef, For when he went f He paid for it himself Now things have changed; to my abode Each evening. without fail, Comes Filbert Flynn to get a load On beer and And still his habits depore
 For plainly It won't be very long before
 His drinking ruins ME! My sentiments still sincere;
 It like knife To and ale and beer Endanger Filbert's life To watch him. in the Demons clutch A soaked and sodden sot Works feelings twice much
 As when he pail the shot!
 LOOKING AHEAD Begdol Evidently expects another COMPENSATION The only for putting tariff lumber to enable the building grafters back the they paid MERELY A SUGGESTION Why not of those idle shipping board vessels the hama liquor trade? Copyright 1921 by The Bell Syndicate, Inc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Mann Act Violation

Harry Wilson, white man, who says his home is in Mobile, is being held in the city jail on charges all legged to have been made by young white girl of Terre Haute, Ind, that he brought her to Birmingham for immoral purposes.
 The girl has been turned over to the juvenile court, and Wilson held for federal authorities. He was ar rested by J. T. Moser, city detec.iv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Hotel Cape May csgs ss!,!:; May: :.!s N. :. J eJ H~1 on
American Plan

Renovated, refitted and virtually refur- nished throughout. Modern fire-proof construction $50 rooms. 150 baths 4 home like atmosphere. Every comfort and convenience; running water in each room, superb broad beach.
 Tennis-Bathing-
 Sailing-Fishing- Bathing Pavilion and fully equipped ga- rage on mises-Finished Concrete State road. Send for Auto Road Map O: New Jersey.
 C. B. KNOTT, Lessee-Manager. Booking Office: 11s0 Broadway, N. Y.
 Or Ask Mir. Foster Anywhere.
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
PIG IRON PRODUCTION
DROPS HEAVILY AGAIN
Gary Mill Makes Worlds
Record on Rail Output.

The shrinkage in pig iron output in
March was the greatest in all the
months OF the decline, according 70
figures presented by the weekly re-
views of the industry. The March total
was 1,506. .622 tons for thirty-one days,
or 51.46s tons day, which compares
with 1887. 7.257 tons in the twenty-eight
days of February, or 6o.lS7 tons a day.
Current production is at the rate OF no
more than 100000 tons a year.
The slight change the week has
brought in the rate of steel works
operations. says the kon Age, has
changes in prices have been down.
ward. The week has seen some further
gains at automobile works and the i'm
provement In building has brought a
better output In sanitary and builders
hardware lines. More municipalities are
placing contracts for cast iron pipe"
The further decline in steel produc-
ton in the last week sent the figures
to about so per cent. of capacity. while
the United States Steel Corporation has
dropped below 50 per cent.
The IRON Trade Rsvtctc says.
'The United States Steel Corporations
active furnace list has been cut In two
since January 81. dropping from 90 70
80 to 40 per cent, Notwithstanding the
record breaking performance on rail
output OF the Gary mill. With perfect
conditions of raw steel supply that mill
in March produced $4,000 tons OF rails,
which establishes a high mark for the
world
Bookings and operations by the inde-
pendent mills manifestly have continued
to grow at the expense of the Steel Cor
poration. March tonnage taken by
some OF the larger Independent COM
panies was rs per cent In excess of that
In February.
Because this situation apparently Is
reaching a more compelling stage dis
cussion Of the probability Of price and
wage reductions by the leading producer
has been renewed expectantly. The first
sign Of a disposition OF the Steel Cor
poratlon TO meet the lower prices OF
the independent companies appeared
when the Illinois Steel Company lowered
Its warehouse schedule 81 a ton to bring
Il on an equality with similar reduc-
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
TRADE SURVEY IN IL STATES.
Correspondents I'm Various Lines
Not Highly Optimistic.

Twenty-three correspondents In sew
enteen States have replied to a .uuos-
tionnaire on business conditions sent out
by the National Association OF Credit
Men. The correspondents lines are
Eight wholesale dry goods, four whole
sale groceries three wholesale shoes.
two wholesale hardware. and one each
silk, Steel machinery, mems clothing,
hats and neckwear.
The questions and resume Of the an
swers follow: =
l. Are stocks OF merchandise being
reduced In your district? Yes, % OF %.
2. Are agricultural commodities being
liquidated? Yes, is of II.
.. Are your collections showing any
Improvement? No. IL yes. 4.
4. Are sales increasing or decreasing?
Decrease. IL Increase, ..
>. Are failures increasing i'm your dis
trict? Yes. IA no. 5.
8. Would the lowering OF the redis-
count rate be of advantage in restoring
confidence? Yes, 10; no. 10.
7. Are buyers seeking longer than
usual terms? Yes, 8; no. II.
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
LOSS BY FAILURES A RECORD.
First Quarter Total IL 5,1S5, With
s2oo,0o0.oOO Liabilities.

Failures and assignments for the first
quarter OF 1921. according TO the Credit
Guide, have caused greater losses than
for any like period in the history OF
the country. There ware b.is5, with
liabilities OF approximately $500. 900. 900.
while the number OF ouch defaults has
been exceeded only tvice In the like
period In 1915 and 1916. Failures for
the first quarter OF 1915 were 7,31o. with
liabilities OF about $40 900, and fer
the first quarter OF 1915 were 5.4e5, with
liabilities OF about s57. 10000.
The cancellation and return evil is
greater in every respect than the stag
gcring losses through failures. A sur
vey indicates that such losses have ag-
gregatcd over 1900, 10000 in the last
six months.
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
UNITED STATES TREASURY STATEMENT.

o THs Nrw hsutp
Herald Purrsu
Washington. ID.
The New York herald., 1921-04-07

ton announced by Independent inter
ests a week ago.
New buying is coming along leisurely
and Is not impressive, but a larger as-
gregate Is being maintained Compared
with April, 1914, the composite market
average of the Iron Trade ReUieto is SS
per cent. higher. The averages for this
week and seven years ago fare $3.50
and S23.39 respectively.
American export houses have been
buying low priced Belgian steel for sale
to other countries. The Steel Corpora
tion. however. has taken 10000 tons or
rails for the South Manchurian Rail-
road"
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
BATAVIA TO GET OIL FIELDS.
Djambi Concession VIII Bs
Granted ny Dutch Parliament.

THE HAGUE, April calculation
granting concession In the valuable
Djarnbi oil fields in the Dutch East
Indies TO the Batavia Company. one or
the Shell group. will be passed By the
Dutch Parliament without consulting the
local Legislature IN the indies. a mo-
ton TO await tho advice of the volks-
raad. the House OF Representatives. in
the Dutch Indies. was rejected yester-
day
Many newspapers express indignat tion
over the action. and strong opposition
Is expected In the East
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
REPUBLIC RAILWAY REPORTS.

The report of the Republic Railway
and Light Company shows net income
for 1920 after charges and taxes. OF
S13,45S, or SIS a share earned on its
common stock after deduction Of divi-
dcnds on It's preferred stock and on
the preferred stock OF It's subsidiaries.
Gross earnings were ss,iso.Ss5 and ne,
earnings. after taxes 1885, ,ga3 Other
income totalled si58.21s interest. de-
preciaflon.. &c. sl.So5.T54. and surplus
after all dividends, sS25,52f. The total
profit and lose surplus at the close of
the year stood at s3so524
The New York herald., 1921-04-07

Revenue r-ee,p
The New York herald., 1921-04-07

OrTo T. Barnard Chairman, fd1ssoy Ce~syHs
MORTIMER n. BUcKNHR Cx4i,nsn 1hs Beard
THOMAS COCHRAN r. Morgan @ Co.
JAMES G.. COLGATE Jaases B. Colgate q Co.
EDMUND c. CONVERSE NezV Ymk
ALFRED A. Cook LepenrIn, Coax Naatae q LAmaa
ARTHUR ]. CUMNocK Cahfn q Ca
OTIs H. Cutler Chairman, Foundry
Henry P. DAWSON r. Morgan O Co.
ROBERT W. DE FOREST De Fosa Byoalsry
GEORGE DOUBLEDAY Preiaex, IsgersH-Rand Co.
RUSSELL Fl. DUNHAM Freiaen, Hs,ues Pszvdsy Ca
SAMUEL H. FISHER Nezv York
JOHN A. CARVER M1arwan @ Sterling
HARVEY ID. GIBSON PreGaerf
The New York herald., 1921-04-07

THOMAS A. GILLESPIE
CHARLES HAYDEN
LYMAN n. HINE
T. N. HoFFsToT
WALTER JENNINGS
DARWIN P. KINGSLEY
EDWARD +. LOOMS
Howard w. Maxwell
OGDEN l.. Mills
EDWARD S. MooRE
JUNIus S. MORGAN, JR.
GRAYsoN M. p. MuRPH'
Henry c. PHIpPs
CHARLES w. RIEcKs
DEAN SAGE
The New York herald., 1921-04-07
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LoSDoN, April Bar silver. s3hd.
nm ounce, bar gold. 104s. lid. Money.
81 per cent Discount rates-Short
bills. 80. per cent; three months bills.
Gis q 6 3-ts per cent. Gold premiums at
Lisbon. 1f0.
The New York herald., 1921-04-07

PARIS. April s..--Prices were steady on
the Bourse to-day. Three per cent.
rsntes. 81 francs 20 centimes exchange
on London, 55 francs 20 Confines per
cent loan, 81 francs es centimes the doll
lar, IA francs ccntmcs.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-08
CHURCH LOCALS
GRACE NJ. E. CHURCH. SOUTH
John Brandon Peters. Minister

John Brandon Peters, Minister
9:,45 \. NJ. Baraca Glass; 10 A.
NJ, Divine Worship, sermon to
Junior Congregation and church;
2.15 P. NJ. Sunday School, Russell
S. Davis. Supt.; 7.30 P. M. Evening
Worship with sermon. Please pay
your Centenary pledge to George
Gerlach. treasurer Come thou
with us and We will do thee good"
Grace Baraca Glass, Grace M. e.
Church, South, 9.45 A. NJ. L. D. T.
Noble, Pres; Rev. ]. B. Peters,
Teacher; Mr. Raleigh Gray will sing
a solo. There will also be a duet by
Misses Delma Phillips and Leoha
Brannock; Don't forget the hour.
Come out and hear some good music
and a splendid and helpful talk.
tomorrow morning at 8
O'Clock in St. Mary's Catholic
Church; Evening service at 7,30.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-08
STOCKTON MAN dies
AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT
Harry Bennum, OF Stockton, Dies AT
Cambridge Hospital From Injur-
les Received In Automobile Acct
dent At chichester Yesterday.

Preston, Md. Oct. THE steer
ing gear of touring car in which
men named Smith and Bennum and
the latter's II year old son, all OF
Stockton, Md, were riding, locked
this afternoon on the curve east of
this town. The car skidded and turn
ed over twice, pinning the men be-
meath it.
The boy was thrown through the
top into field but was only slightly
hurt The men were hurried to Cam
bridge Hospital. where Smiths
shoulder was found to be crushed, his
collar-bone broken and his skull
fractured Bennum's skull was frac-
tured in two places. Both men were
unconscious. Bennum is believed to
be fatally injured. Smith may re-
cover. The men were on their way
to Easton.
Mr.. Bennunl, who was about fifty
years of age, died at the Hospital
this afternoon from injuries sustain
ed in the accident referred to above.
Mr.. Smiths condition is reported to
be very favorable and his recovery
is expected.