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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

way the British desire to reduce.
 Another feature of the American Compromise that stands out is that while it proposes middle of the road course as to British desires. to reduce and French desires to in- crease, and would be substantial reduction in the aggregate for the five powers. as Great Britain and the United States combined would scrap nearly 60,000 tons in submefsibles
 What eventually will be done with the British abolition proposal was not apparent tonight, but the sug- gestion for creation by the confer- ence of a continuing commission to study the whole submarine question seemed to be gaining considerable favor. If it did not recommend total abolishment, such a commiss on would be expected to make recom- mendations for restrictions of sub marine warfare in such way a to prevent reoccurence of the submarine horrors of the World war
 It may be found feasible to combine the commission plan with the project for world conference, in which case the report of the investigating body would become the basis of discussion when the next International meet ing is called. x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
PROPERTY LOSS IS
 HEAVY AS STORM
 STRIKES 3 STATES
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farm laborers had taken refuge from a rain storm which preceded the blow. Several were injured at Book CT, small village near Clarkeville. In addition to the Banks & Danner store, two cotton warehouses and a gin were wrecked at Clarkeville and farm buildings within a radius of several miles about that town were razed or damaged.
 Ambulances sent from Memphis and motor trucks hurried to the scene from nearby towns brought the more seriously injured from that sec tion to hospitals in Memphis, while the less seriously hurt were cared for in Marion and other towns in the immediate vicinity Rescue parties worked throughout last night in extricating the dead and injured from the wreckage of the collapsed store building
 In Mississippi hastily formed re- lief organizations ana Red Cross chapters at Greenwood, Yazoo City, and other centers are caring for the injured and homeless.
 While no definite estimate of the property damage was availbale to- night unofficial figures indicate that the monetary Joss will exceed a mill lion dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
A TINY TANNERY

From the Scientific American
 The worlds smallest complete tannery has recently been con structed by Prof. A ". Thomas of Columbia university, New York. Barely two and one-half feet long. raw hides can be fully and most scientifically tanned in this inven- tion. Professor Thomas built this tiny tannery, which is believed to be the only one of it's kind In the world, with the object of making careful and scientific study of the fundamental chemical action of tanning; in other words, to find out just why certain chemicals acting upon the raw hide tan 1t into ser viceable leather. Cautiously enough. although the process of tanning has been understood for generations, we have yet to learn the chemical why of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
DEATHS

Mason BelI-Funeral services for Mason Bell, age 49, who died in Boulder, Colo. will be held tomor- row afternoon at o'clock from the residence of his brother, Hu- bert Bell, 5025 Third avenue, north. All Odd Fellows of the Birming- ham lodge No. 112 are requested to be at Fraternal hall at 1;30 o'clock to attend the funeral services. In- torment will be made at Elmwood cemetery with Lige Loy in charge. Raymond Rice, Jr.-The body of Ray mond Rice. Jr., age ?, infant son of MT. and Mrs. Raymond Rice of Arab, who died en route to this city yesterday afternoon as the re-
 suit of swallowing the hull of walnut, was taken to Lige Loy's to be prepared for burial. Funeral Arrangements to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
NEW ORLEANS REPORTS
 THE HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE


 New Orleans, December 24-Thrity- one reported dead. scores injured and huge property damage is the toll of storm which struck eastern Arkan- sas last night and tore through upper Mississippi and Louisiana during the early hours of today, according to in- from the devasted areas today. Wires are down, and virtually all commun- ication with the storm area shut off.
 The village of Spencer, Union par ish, Louisiana, about Is miles from Monroe, was almost entirely leveled, with a loss, it is reported. of seven lives.
 The home of E. l.. Spain, on Bayou Bartholomew, four miles northeast of Bastrop, Moorehouse parish, was com pletely demolished.
 Mrs. Mary Spain, wife of E. L.. Spain, manager of the Tisdale plan tation, on which the house stood. and six negroes were killed. Twenty five were reported Injured in this neighborhood Three negroes were Killed and more than a score injured when the storm struck two planta- tions near Greenwood, Miss, early to- day
 William Turner, well-known planter, and four negroes were killed on a plantation near Marks. Miss.
 The storm appears from reports to have had it's inception in Crittenden county, Arkansas, late yesterday, where about a dozen farming settle ments were visited. Payne Harrison and eight negroes were reported killed in this county, when a store, in which about 50 negro farm hands had taken refuge from the storm, collapsed.
 A special relief train was made up at Monroe today and sent to Spencer. A number of doctors and nurses ac- companied the train, taking with them a large quantity of heavy sup plies. No reports have been received from Spencer since this train was dis patched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

The Lyric orchestra will play the accompaniment for the cantata which is being directed by Rev. Edward Powell Lee. assistant pastor
 Tn the cantata are 26 women and IA men. and, following the singing. a baptismal service always so exquisite in lighting effects and solemnity will be conducted by Dr. billiard.
 The cantata was written by R. M. Stults, who has composed more than a dozen Chrlstmas musical numbers which are simple and singable.
 Prettier Than Usual
 While the Southside Baptist church always has a Christmas cantata, MT. Lee thinks this years offering is more beautiful than many other pro- grams have been.
 The platform will be covered with white and, in contrast masses of greenery will lend a suggestion of earliest spring. It is meant to be- token this thought: The world awakes in spring; the world awoke when Jesus came to sacrifice him self that all the world of little peo- pie might live.
 It Is expected that great throngs will attend the services, since not only will church members but many visitors be present. The church has 2,300 members, having received more than 800 both last year and this year. It has doubled its membership in the last three years.
 The cantata will last 50 minutes.
 These are the soloists; Sopranos. Mrs. Arthur Barton and Mrs. J. E. billiard; altos, Miss Ada Gray and Miss Lily Guy; tenors, E. R. Smith and J. F. Denton. The baritone solo ist is A. B. Cunning.
 Mrs. Dillard's solo at the morning service is to be: Rejoice greatly, oh daughter of zion,' from Hamdel's Messiah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
NATURAL SURPRISE

From WaySlue IditS.
 young woman in Washington had been describing to a friend in the dip lomatic corps her experiences as mountain climber abroad
 "Ah, mees," said the count. "so you climb zat mountain. Bet was foot to be proud off"
 Pardon me. count, but you mean featl"
 "o-o-h" exclaimed the count, you climb him more gan once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
Bull Fighting Coming Bach
 in Southern France and Mary
 Finally Penetr ate to Paris

ready rather well served with 'Tle Grand Guignol." among other thingss
 '.Le Grand Guignor" is, of coursel gram consists of three short plays at least one of which is always a "shocker"--a shocker the like which only hardy nerve can stand. A mad mar strips a young girl and in dread- ful enjoyment cuts her slowly with knife while she screams in agony soft voiced old men bind a youth up right in a chair and burn his eyes out with red hot pokers.
 Must Be Artistic Horror
 Writers with diabolical imagina- tions contrive new horrors for the Jaded nerves of the theatres clientele. But 1t must always be artistic horror. That Is why the audience recently all but mobbed the players because of al guillotine play. An Apache kills his sweetheart in a dive; he is arrested. condemned to die; the last act is his execution. A realistic guillotine is placed on the stage; the prisoner bound and masked is brought in. He kneels to the knife, which drops with it's characteristic thud, and bloody head-of papier mache-falls into the basket, quick and clever substitu- tion having been made.
 2 Name of the name!" cried the frate audience. Do you call that art? A concierge could do better.'
 France, however, is a country of never ending contradictions. While bull fighting comes back, duelling must go. But the new edict against all duelling has not entirely discour- aged the fencing enthusiasts Even the absurd and successful hoax of a young newspaper reporter, who un- der a nom de plume, challenged him. self to duel and then returned the challenge, so that a crowd of curious and the police went out to a certain field to see him duel himself, did not put the last die ehards out of counte- nance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
CLUB PRESENTS PLANS

Tuscaloosa. December "A. - iSpe- cial. .)-The Tuscaloosa Playmakers' club presented four one-ac plays in the Elks' theatre for the benefit of the poor of the city The plays were exceedingly clever and were particl- pated in by Misses Lillian Rose. Vir- ginia Hatton. Betty Hood, Lucille Joyce, Alfred Rose, Harry Schmidt Walter Samuel. Jr., Melvin Johnston, Lee Smallwood and Irwin Dugins Mrs. Charles Finn gave solo dance and Morgenthaus orchestra added much interest to the program.
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  B. W B. .
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
REDUCING THE SUPPLY

From Judge.
 Why are you disgruntled at Flub- dub?' liquor
 ''Well?"
 Why should he begin now?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

Portland cement was named be- cause, when mixed with water in proper proportions, it sets or hardens into mass resembling natural stone quarried in Portland, England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
LOGS sKIDDED TO MILL

A logging company in the noun tains near Seattle. Wash, has adopt ed a novel method of skidding out logs without the use of fumes or railroad cars, says an illustrated ar ticle in Popular Mechanics Magazine. A logging railroad runs from the point where the logs are cut. to A mill pond several miles away. The ties have been hollowed out between the tracks and sprinkled with skid grease" forming track Similar to the common skin road. The logs are rolled into the hollow between the rails and "dogged" together with chains in strings of as many as 20. They are then hooked onto a logging engine and hauled to the mill pond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

Plans are being made in Paris {p establish regular airplane service next spring between Paris and Con- stantinople, with stops al Strasbourg, Prague. Budapest and Bucharest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
ExCRUCIATINGLY AUTOMATIC

EXCRUCIATINGLY AUTOMATIC From Wayside Tales
 Promoter-Now, boys, this race is for the colored amateur championship. The, course is around Evergreen ceme- tery five laps.
 Rastus-Can't be did. suhl
 Promoter-Why not?
 RastusICaze any time any cullud boys feet gifts near a cemet'y he spon- taneously tines the puhfussional ranks
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
MEXICAN DIAMOND MINES.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


The legendary diamond mines In
the state Of Guerrero, Mexico, which,
ever since the days Of Emperor Itur-
bide, have been sought for by the
curious, are again the subject of ami
mated discussion. A we'll known
Mexican geologist recently returned
from a tour of exploration, and, ac-
cording to report, asserted he had To-
Gated the lost mines. Exploring
parties are now said to be in the
srocess Of organization. General
ahuerrero, after whom the state was
AIMED, is credited with having dis
Svered the diamonds more than 100
years ago, presenting to Emperor
Iturbide numerous gems of immense
value. The general died, however.
without disclosing the location Of the
treasure. The wild regions Of that
sparsely populated state have from
time to time BEEN explored IN an eff
fort to find the mines.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
False Sple11dor OF Lnauguruls.



platform
bottles without glasses elevated
that below
they look about
llearn
It, the little
oeahes
sure to Washington The president
wet umbrellas
the but thew catch only detached o or here
hands at their
including that of Mckinley
becomes restless the the
Tilted
until becomes
nsuraton is begins to for the trolley
streets trolley
Not toll
generally elderly could the Oh SIT
IF
Of and
place in the Senate
carried 1t the only dignife
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

solent when questioned ab1ut iti
Who is now enjoying his i'll got.
ten gains, and has already used
a lot of money for the purpose
he told his uncle about that first
day he saw him? Answer all
those questions, and then doubt,
if you can, who murdered Row
land Trowbridge!"
Groot spoke quietly, but forci-
bly,, and all present realized
there was no answer save the
one he Indicated
Judge Hoyt looked aghast.
1t s incredible - he exclaimed.
Kane Landon-o
"You mean any other theory
or suspicion is incredible,
judge" said Whiting. Il have
thought this was the only solu-
ton for some time. ! have had
q strict watch kept on London's
movements and he has spent that
money, as Groot says. In every
way he seems guilty of this
crime, and l say the time has
come to arrest him. !"
And so Kane Landon was ar
rested for the murder of his I'M
Gle, Rowland Trowbridge, and
was taken to the Tombs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
WHAT SHAKESPEARE
SAID. ABOUT AUTOS
From the New York Sun.


The mighty Shakespeare, who COW
cred SO many subjects, was not en-
tirely silent even on the point of mo-
tor shows and the models On exhibit.
According to G. H. Larson, the Bard
Of Avon had a thing or two to say ON
that topic, and quotes the following
to prove it-a line of conversation
that certainly would sound familiar
at any motor show:
"f had such a tire!"-"TWo GEN
tlemen Of Verona"
HAS good horns."-"As You Like
IT,
How the wheels become IT,
Hamlet"
But you'll not deliver it,
Twelfth Night"
Stand from the body."-"Julius
Caesar"
Time shall teach me specd."-
king john"
II would not have any engine."-
THE Ter.peett'
REST UP on the cushions"- F1ns
Lear"
Come to this gear."-"Titus An
dronicusn
Had it all the worth of his car.~-a
"Cymbeline."
Shakespeare showed his know.
ledge of the motorists vernacular,"
Mr.. Larson declares, "in severanl ia
stances. Most notable, perhaps, is "A
boast that everyone has heard re-
peated 1000 times.
:" could drive this boat'i"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
OLD AGE.

From the Omaha World Herald.

From the Omaha World Herald.
Every once in a while a young
man, just crossing the threshold OF
the newspaper profession, refers to
soYne one Of 60 or thereabouts, as an
"old man" Or an LACED woman" 1t
slips past the city editor. and then
there is the dickens to pay. Inc
sexa genarians Of the community rise
n protest and the editor has
Rnibly to apologize and take 1t all
Ack.
Sixty isn't an old age. Just when
auth ceases and middle age begins,
+ where the dividing line between
fiddle age and old age appears, we
confess we don't know. But there are
too many examples Of both mental
and physical achievements after gu
to consider that age is old. Years OF
themselves do not constitute old age.
h Who thinks Of Gen. John j. Perish
Ing as old? And yet, he reached his
goth birthday in the year just passed.
Was Marshal Foch old, when he
sent that memorable message at the
Rrst battle Of the Marine: My right is
crushed; my left is in retreat am
attacking with my center?" Those
are not the words Of an old man. But
Foch was 63 when he wrote them. He
no older four years later, when
was chosen to be the supreme mil
Nv leader Of the allies.
Vas Clemenceau an old man, when
reawakened the dispirited people
France, reorganized her govern
1nent ana was nailed as the deilverer
of his nation?" He was rs when he
did that.
George Payson Weston was IL
when he walked the entire breadth of
the American continent, making as
high as 20 miles in single day at
one time. That isn't the feat of an
old man.
r. M. Mills was 70 when he organ
lied a street railway company in
Sioux Falls, and today at 80 he is
a3iI the active, directing manager of
b company. That is not the achieve
ant of a lean and slippered panta-
An.'
There are other instances innumer-
3e. One man celebrates his 74th
Sthday by kicking the hat off a
sn-foot friend. Another turns hand
springs at the same age. England has
a woman who has qualified as an avi-
ator at age Of 100. Surely "old age"
hasn't crept upon them yet.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
MONEY THAT MADE
NEARLY 700 PER CENT.

4om the New York Evening Post.
In 1863 union soldier, marching
sRay to war, left with the Emigrant
ldustrial Savings bank s275, and left,
800, his bak ! book, asking that it lie
kept safe fo-o him. Banks do not
usually accept bank books. but q sol
der could not be refused. In . little
while the depositor added s25o to his
account, and from him hereafter no
word ever tame>
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
YANKS GIVE FRENCH
ICE / CREAM HABIT
From the New York Sun.

The American soldier has taught
the French to eat ice cream. During
the war the "Y huts. and other well
fare organizations served American
ice cream. What the French called
ice cream previous to the awar was
only shaved ice with liquids poured
over the ice ball.
Ans~American firm with shops in
New York has opened shop on tho
Rue de Ia Paix in Paris and has done
a good business. 1t is expected shops
will be opened in other European
cities.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

The interest grow. Nothing could
be learned of the soldier. In 20 years.
in the ordinary run Of banking, the
account would have become dormant.
but since the book was in the banks
. possession it remained alive and
flourished. In 1917, the soldier still
unbound, his little deposit made in
1853 had grown to S4,0O5.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
A Child of Nature. .


There was a child went forth every day,
And the first object he look'd upon, that
object he became,
And that object became part of him for
the day or a certain part of the
day,
Or for many years or stretching cycles
Of years.
The early li1acs became part of the child.
And grass, and white and red morning.
glories, and white and red clover.
and the song of the phoebe bird.
And the third-month lambs and the
sow's pink faint litter, and tho
mares foal and the cows calf,
And the noisy brood of the barnyard or
by the mire of the pondside,
And the fish suspending themselves so
curiously below there. and the
beautiful. curious liquid
And the water plants with their grace
full flat heads, all became a part
Of him.
Walt Whitman.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
CHAPTER XVI.
A PROMISE.

OF the general public there
were few who doubted Landon s
guilt. When no other explana-
ton offered, it was plausible to
think that the dying man re-
ferred to his murderer as Cain.
But when a man named Kane
was shown to have motive and
opportunity; when, also, he was
a bold and even impudent west
erner, who could doubt that he
was the murderer the victim
meant to denounce?
Yet, some argued, ought he
not to have the benefit Of the
doubt? Though he had an APP
parent motive, though he con-
fessed to being in the vicinity
al or near the time Of the muir
der, that was not actual proof.
And all the time Kane Landon,
in jail, was seemingly uncon-
cerned as to what people thought
Of him, and apparently in no way
afraid Of the doom that menaced
him.
Again and again the district
attorney talked with Landon.
At first noncommittal, Landon
later denied the crime.
COZ course-I didn' do it'll" he
declared; Il had quarreled with
my uncle; I've quarreled with
other people, but | don't invari-
ably kill them''
"But you were in the same
woods at the time Of the crime. :"
81 was; but that doesn't prove
anything
"Mr. Landon, l believe you
are depending on cur lack of
proof to be acquitted of this
charge.
I am, and Landon's tone
was almost flippant 'fWhat else
have to depend on? You won
take my word.
elf you want to be acquitted,
it will take a pretty smart law
yer to do it,
"What do you want me to do,
confess?"
/ think yon' be indicted,
anyway. Perhaps you may as
| well confess. .
With this cheering reflection,
Whiting left him.
Avice Trowbridge, instead Of
being Frustrated at the news of
Landon S arrest, was furiously
angry.
81 never heard Of such injus-
tice!" she exclaimed to Judge
Hoyt, who told her about it.
cts outrageous! Kane never
did it in the world. You know
that, don't you, Leslie?''
81 wish l were-saa1r-c &C it,
dear. But it looks dark against
him just now Still, there's little
real proof
"Therc isn't any! There can t
be any! | know he is innocent.
Z | may have had shadow of
doubt before, but | am sure now.
Kane never did it
But, Avice, your assertions
and reiterations wouldn't carry
any weight with a jury. Tt needs
more than a woman S opinion Of
a man to prove the truth.
Then | shall get what it doec
need, but the truth mist be
proved. And you will help me,
won't you, Leslie? You prom
ised, you know. =
Yes, and what did you prom
Use me in return9 Announce our
engagement, Avice, wear my
ring, set day to marry me, and
/ swear I will get Landon free,
no matter what the truth may
be. 9
You are contemplated and
Avice gave him a look Of utter
scorn.
81 know it. / acknowledge it
But it is my love and devotion tc
your own dear self that makes
me SO. Cant you understand
No. no. YOU can It. No woman
could guess what it means to /
hitherto honorable man to re
Isolve to commit perjurytt
swear to q lie; but the prize il
worth it! Fsr you, my beauty
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

Go be CONTINUED nes. week. !,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
Alas!

Alas!
MARY. Mary, slightly airy,
How do the fashions go?''
'Piled up hair and shoulders bare
And yertebrae all in rev."
-Puppet-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
Take Your Place at the Head.

= TUiH IlIIts.
Teacher-Johnny. what Is velocity.
Johnny--Velocity' {: What a fellow !as1
go OF \ bee yIith.