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Evening star., 1921-10-27
n. BRAND Wins.

NJ. Brands triumph is Frances
triumph, and recognition of the
importance Of the armament confer.
ence. France will appear at the
conference table in form suited to her
place there, and her spokesman will
enjoy the credit that belongs to the
substantial Endorsement he has just
received at the hands Of her parlia-
ment.
Frances place at the conference
table will be an important one. she
is one Of the great nations that Will
be represented there, and represented
each by picked men. NJ. BRAND is
today the foremost Of Frances picked
men and will stand for her definitely
and with confidence in the confer
ence's proceedings.
The value Of yesterdays result IN
the French chamber Of deputies may
best be assessed by considering where
France would have been left had NJ,
BRAND, with his position well known,
been defeated and some other man,
upon at most an indefinite platform,
been chosen for the conference mis-
sion. In that case her spokesman,
no matter his ability, could not have
commanded at the start the attention
that NJ. BRAND will command. He
would have had to feel his way
along with too much caution to exert
the influence naturally belonging to
Frances place at the table.
The grade Of the men who WILL
gather in Washington next month to
confer about world affairs is very
high, and an assurance that. difficult
as their Job is, something Of impor'
tance will issue from their labors.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

three others repressnting thp 1enefel
public. The duties Of the heard are IA
|adjudicate controversies hstWssn the
carriers and their employees involvins
questions OF wages, rules. woykino
conditions, etc. A little more than q
year ago, shortly after the roads were
returned to owner control. the en-
ployes went before the board and
asked that their wages be increased
hasing their plea on the higher cost
of living. Both sides were gipen q
full hearing and the board awarded
u wage increase averaging about 22
per cent. The carriers accepted the
award and abided by it, and the EN-
ployes were profited. Last spring, the
cost of living having been reduced. the
carriers applied to the board for a
reduction in wages. Again there was
Il full hearing for both sides. and II
was established to the satisfaction Of
the board, and admitted by the leaders
Of the employees organizations, that
since the previous wage adjustment
living costs had receded about 16 per
cent. On the strength Of this show
ing the board ordered a wage redqc'
ton Of l2 per cent, effective July !.
Now. rather than accept this decision.
the members OF the "big four" broth
erhoods and the switchmen's union
propose to strike. They support the
theory and accept the profits Of arbi'
tration when they win. They reject
it when they lose.
There is no statute law which can
prevent the railway workers from go
ing on strike, if they are resolved to
carry to that end what they mis-
takenly conceive to be self.interest.
But there is law stronger than any
statute against which they must con-
tend. No bad cause can triumph in
this country when it has arrayed
against it an aroused public opinion.
Evening star., 1921-10-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHu4ANDER JOHNSON
Peace.

Peace.
II hope that Peace will soon prevail
Said Hezekiah BinEs.
"The Dove that sometimes seemed to
vail
A song triumphant sings.
Now people say, That Dove / see
With such complete delight,
Her safety seems we'll worth, to me-
The hazards of a fight!'
Peace Is a thing all men acclaim.
Upon it we insist.
But when linked UP with selfish
shame,
Oh, how can Peace exist? =.
And so all humbly I'll contend,
AS life its problems brings,
That Peace on Honor must depend u
Said Hezekiah Bings.
Evening star., 1921-10-27
Puttering With Politics.

Some new light on woman's spe-
ciaI genius for politics has just been
shed by Katherine fIaViland Taylor;
the. novelist. Women, she says. VIII
be q strung force for good in potitlcs
because by nature they are all put
tererS.
BY puttering, this woman writer
means to indicate persistent an
so-ption of the petty details OF a
subject She illustrates by an influx
of red ants in the kitchen pantry
The average man could never aluell
a plague of. ants. Ii the pests did
not Yield to a haf-hour of riot and
obiurgation, man would burn tho
pantry or move to his club. Woman.
on the other hand, will nag. harass
and chevy the invaders twelve hours
a day until the sanctity of the pantry
is again invi0late. :.
Where man sputters. woman put
tiers. In politics she will see that
the lid is mailed down on the: pork
barrel. will keep the boys. out of the
Jam closet. will check up, on the
municipal bills. BY this definition
,,utterins acquires 3 new. aishltE'
Shich points conciusively to an era
If low taxes and economleai aa-
,niuistration as soon as woman gets
.,er hand in at municipal housekeep-
81 course. there is no :Teason why
ian should not also putter witt
noiitics. Not that his 'shutterinE IS
wasted 1t is a we'll known tac'
that the louder man sputters. the
harder woman putters, SO between
the two, politics seems due Tor
an effective housecleaning.-Ch
News independent. =, -
Evening star., 1921-10-27
Strike Issues Simplifed.

= IF the railroad train operatives and
switchmen so on strike next Sunday
ruerning it will be against the wage
reduction Of IL per cent ordered by
the Railroad Labor Board, effective
= July last. The hearings before the
- Labor Board in Chicago have practi
cally eliminated as strike causes the
proposal for a further reduction in
wages and changes in the rules. The
brotherhood chiefs, at the eleventh
hour, attempted to introduce these
Collateral issues in justification Of the
.. strike order, but they could not make
them stick.
So the conflict resolves itself into a
question Of resembling the wage-re
money they would have received had
the cut not been ordered. This. &c
cording to the Brotherhood chiefs, is
= the satisfactory settlement" which
Unjust be effected before the strike can
lie called off. There is not in their
program any room for compromise
L. must be a complete surrender te
1;.eir demands if the nation is to es
cape the calamity Of suspension OF
transportation.
This stand by the heads of the or
's .,anized railway workers will come as
:. shc>.;; 80 the public, which has fer
.sirs nt:s- hoped and steadfastly believed
li,4t some way would be found OF
tvevting the strike. But If a strike
must, be endured, 1t is we'll that the
issues involved should be claaified in
- advance. These issues new esu be
simply stated and readily understood
Eriehy. the facts involved are these:
The Esch -Cummins act, under which
7the railroads were turned back to prt
..-Aate ownership. created the Railroad
k.l.abor Board, csasisttnG u tAres msHa,
:. l'ers representing railway owners
representing the employees and
Evening star., 1921-10-27
labor and the Facts.

This is from Chicago. dated yes
terday:
Ben W. Hooper, member of the
United States Railroad Labor Board,
conducting the bearing called by the
board to investigate the tafeatene9
railroad strike, today called W. e.
Lee, president Of the tratnmen, to the
stand and questioned hiB eanserniRg
strike vote was taken and the walk
out ordered. He told the board he
tie other unions Seesnse their siriss
resolution covered questions he DID
not thinR were involvea. Il took tie
position Lee said, that Tor nRce IN
Nv ilfs. at Least I ysttsa y tsH ~
saw them" Lee read into the record
a circular letter sent to his men while
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Few great questions Of public
policy or individual concern arise that
the eminent New York attorney
Samuel Untermyer does not seem able
to solve If he puts his mind to them
It is perhaps a misfortune to science
that the theory Of relativity failed to
attract him.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

The Panama canal is showing 4
profit so far as receipts and expendi.
lures are concerned. It is, however,
one Of those investments in which
good will'' figures as a more impor-
tant consideration than immediate pc.
cuniary advantage.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

England may some day decide to
revise its system Of bestowing titles
in q way that will obyiate the gather.
ing impression that nearly everybody
worthy to be addressed as "sir" ia
some kind Of public entertainer.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

The great Washington conference
will at least assist in indicating
whether anybody, having gone
through one terrific war, wants an
other one.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

The "eulogiums" showered on Mayor
Hylan recall ancient references to the
fact that no man who is rich in sub
stance, though he may be poor in
merit, can fail to find poet to praise
him.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

In an economic crisis it is the pub
lie that suffers. Every individual,
however, whether capitalist or Ia.
borer, is a part Of the public and bears
his share of the Inconvenience.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Germany's currency problem threat
ems to subside to an effort to keep
-ti,e value Of paper money up to a
rate that Will compensate. for the
wear and tear on the printing presses.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

AFR. Babe" Ruth had a boil which
not only damaged his disposition. but
submitted him to the terrifying atten-
tions Of the doctors as well as the
lawyers.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

After all, intellect must prevail.
Even SO great a public favorite as
Babe Ruth was compelled to yield
Difference to a student and exponent
Of the law.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

It is feared that some of the old
time railroad men were inclined to let
their interest in the stock ticker take
their minds off the time tables and
the freight tariffs.
Evening star., 1921-10-27
Dyed Her Tan
Skirt to Make
Child a Dress

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple that
any woman can dye or tint faded,
shabby skirts, dresses, waists, coats,
sweaters, stockings, hangings, drap-
cries.. everything like new. Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind
then perfect home dyeing issguar,
anteed, even if you have. never
dyed before. TeH=your. druggist
whether the material you, wish to
dye is wool or silk, or whether It is
linep, cotton or mixed goods. Rias
mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade
or run. ,'@.
/D:|iia::nIlIo(1ldDyjjes';;;: II( 5; !;
Evening star., 1921-10-27

It is complimentary both to Lloyd
George and De Valera that neither ap-
pears to tire of the others converse.
ton.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Every now and then some gentle
man in the United States Capitol is
seized with an aspiration to Jazz up
the old Congressional Record.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Among the numerous problems is
that Of keeping this years income up
to figure that will provide for meet
ing last years income tax.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Charles Of Austria would have been
wiser IL he had initiated Wilhelm OF
Germany and devoted himself to the
profession Of woodchopping.
Evening star., 1921-10-27
Outwitting Truancy.

Why did boys play hockey when
the men of the present day. were
Youngsters? For precisely the same
reason that boys become truants ln
the more precise language OF TO-DAY:
They were on the eternal quest OF
fun. without realizing 1t, theS Were M
seeking the thing, which the the y pec'ae ,ae
third inalienable right OF man, .,,.
The schoolroom represented IN, !ne
discipline which young America, 'aiks LIN
some of his elders, abheEs;;, ths IN.
swimming hole, the shiuny: Held, .ne
orchard and the chestnut grove Mels
The hickory cane Of yesterday tooE
No cognizance Of the underlying rea-
sons for playing hockey. But a new
stunt in some of the scnoots ooes.
Movies are used to illustrate some
Of the lessons. The fall of Rome thus
ceases to be a. stupid demand upon
memory and becomes a highly excit-
ing appeal to interest, -. ,,.,
The : building ot slees apd ns bird, d.
the making of pies incident 10
courses in domestic science have also
had much to do with making eouea'
ton more attractive.
THE modern educator finds he can
teach more to the Interested chiio
than to the f1ogged child. The prob
lem of truancy, consequently, is grow
ing lessvOregpn Journal cortland
independently.
Cheer up. Christmas eve falls on
pay day.-F1int Journal.
Known hero to unknown hero: Z:
How do you do it?"--Peoria Tran
script.
We are paying. also, too much to
wet our whfstle:-Columbia rs. CD
Record: = = q" :, :,
The unemployed. might be set to
work to find nefmaicy.-Greenviiie
Is. CO. Piedmont.
Scientists tell u the sea Is isrowins
more salty. 4 measqFs Of pEeteetion,
DOUBT saass s tRs arssa sa'nEs
Times. :. y, -
All,alsAt movies sAisht. sn9ye tke
] housing shortage pfoblem.-F1int
! (Mich.) Journal. 49,. ...,....-,- ~....
Evening star., 1921-10-27

"old friends" said Uncle Eben. II
like sld unhrellas. You's liable Il
forgit aAsut 'esa TIL you happens Il
be sepsAt IN a storm" .-. :.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

.Avertins strike represents more
Of :. victory for public interest than
any strike however successful could
attain.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

u ysx sFs net seEse9l Of yegF ssan.
saying this IS q freak country.-La-
tayette Journal and Courier. -
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Texas represents the extremes OF
alcoholic prohibition and an unre'
strained flow Of fiery rhetoric.
Evening star., 1921-10-27
The Toflsonae Life.

! Don't you think eight hours a day
is enough for q man to work?'
"Not In my case," replied Mr.. Chug.
gins. "a man who is trying to buy
gas for a flivver and look after his
own repairs has got to work sixteen
hours a day and then sons"
Evening star., 1921-10-27
Autumn Leaves.

The autumn leaves about to fall :
Show many. a wondrous tint.
The most surprising. Of them all
Are those OF, leaves to print.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Jud Tunkins says the average young
feller vii. be lucky If he succeeds in
learning by the time he is sixty years
old ~ much A. hs thinks he knows
at twenty.
Evening star., 1921-10-27
Subtle AHinlosity.

"As friend of our irascible col.
league. you ought to persuade him to
modify the thtngs that he undertakes
to print In the Congressional Record .
But" declared Senator Sorghum,
I'm not at all friendly to him. And
for that reason am in favor Of let
ting him go as far as he likes"
Evening star., 1921-10-27

We are paying. also. too much t
wet our whfstle:-Golumbia rs. G.
Record: -. - ~; r.; -
Evening star., 1921-10-27

The unemployed might be set to
work to find permalcy-Greenviit
rs. C.) Piedmont,
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Scientists tell u the sea IL srewinE
more salty. 4 measure Of p1eteetioH,
Tat ,inhabit fks Isachsa-ssattll d
Hlm eG- - - :" = -i -
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Cheer up, Christmas eve Tails on
pay day.-Flint Journal.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

Known hero to unknown hero
How do you do it?"-Peoria Tran
script.
Evening star., 1921-10-27

All,altAt movies Might. enaye the
housing shortage pfobiem.-Fltnt
(Mich.) Journal, .....,,. ,....
Evening star., 1921-10-27
With Every Purchase
of 500 or More

A 26-piece Set of Vim.
A. Rogers Silverware. or
a Apiece set of Decor
ated DinnerWare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-23
WARRANTY DEEDS
 FILED IN COURT
Warrantry deeds filed ve

Warranty deeds filed yesterday in the probate court were as follows:
 Mrs. G. A. Bradford to M. M All britton. Lots and 8. Block p, town of Warrior; consideration s45.
 Lilla M. Porter and husband to ". W. McAnnally. Lot 30, Block Il, in Marion City, s100.
 W. G. Clark to Grace E. Clark, Lot 5. Block 3, town of Adamsville; $T50.
 Kyle Lawson and wife to Elizabeth F. Tipton, Lot g, block IS, survey Of Smithfield; sS50.,
 Daniel Trading company to H. A Rivers, Lot 6, Block 9, survey ot Roosevelt; $225.
 Bessie Lyons and husband to Alonzo T. DeArman. Lot Is, Block IA, map of aEst Lake; s4o0.
 Ben F. Barbour and wife to Lallie. N. Bailey and Lute Howard, WIZ Of the Nw1a of Sec. 32. Tp. Is. Range 2 West; s2,016.67.
 Elizabeth A . Mcdonald to Joe Sannely, east 50 feet of the south 145 feet of Lot 5. Black T, Adler survey; s1.S5o.
 Dollie House and husband to J. T. Roberts and wife, east K of the SEA of the SEA of Sec. 12. I'D. IT. Range Vest sfo0.s
 Ensley Land company to J. G. Dar- den. Lot 10, Block 3S-D. Ensley Land company's fifteenth addition to Ems ley: $500
 Joseph R. Deshazo and wife to Alabama Fuel and Iron company, six acres in the SW corner of the NWA of the SEA- of Sec. 12, Tp. IS, south of range 2 west; S120.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-23

by the commission and all expense accounts are approved by the gov ernor, while all supplies for the de- pertinent are purchased by the board of control and economy. He said the highway commission cannot purchase even a postage stamp.
 Explaining the system used by the commission in constructing roads after the bond issue was held to be invalid. Senator Rogers said 1t was necessary to protect as much of the federal appropriation as possible and as the state didn't have the money the federal funds were necessarily given to the counties which could put up 25 per cent of the total cost of the projects. He also told the con- vention that the state will refund to the counties such amounts as they have appropriated to match the fed eral funds when the bonds are issued but declared that the counties will lose this money if the bond issue Is defeated as the state will have no means of obtaining the funds.
 Chairman Rogers said the state bond commission. composed of the governor, attorney general and chairman of the highway commits sion, proposes to Issue the bonds only in such amounts as are neces- sary actually to match the federal appropriation, the amount of bonds sold each year being based on the federal appropriation for that par ticular year.
 Congressman W. B. Oliver de- c]ared that the sale of the bonds will be attractive to eastern capital If the bonds are not taken by Ala bama business men, as they will be tax free. He urged the highway im- provement association to go before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-23
SAYS CITY SAVING WAS MISLEADING
Insurance Man Comments on New PoliCemen'S Group
 Policy

The announcement that the city had saved $500 on the new group i'm surance policy it has taken out on the lives of members of the police force is misleading. according to V. H. Nichols, superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company.
 Mir. Nichols points out that the new policy is only upon the lives of the men and has no disability feature. so that if policeman Is totally dis abled by sickness or otherwise he gets nothing under the new policy.
 The Metropolitan had the policy last year and, according to MT. Nioh- ols, Ii provided that an officer be- coming disabled from sickness or ao- cident would receive 31,o00, or in event of death his family would re- ceivs tho amount The policy also provided that the officers in tho case of sickness would be cared for by the company's stan of registered nurses. These features are not in tho new policy and 1t is claimed that they could not be purchased for anything like the $500 which the city has saved.
 Through the operation of the Metro poiitan contract fer one year the city of Birmingham paid the insurance company &s,4eass. and the families of the police and detective depart ments received from the company S5.0oo in addition to the other ser vice features
 The policy. according to Mfr. Nick ols. wns cancelled without even an in- tervtew by a representative of the company with any of the commission ers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-23

the cost of making the necessary re- pairs to this equipment during the last year at the municipal garage had approximated about s20,000 more than the cost to the department when the work was handled at the shops of the 'steet department.
 A motion offered by Commissioner Dickson was approved to the effect that the matter of the auditorium situation be referred to the legal de- partment with reference to the rights of the new commission in regard to the action that-was taken by the re- tired commission. It Is the present plan of the commission to hasten the action on the auditorium as much as possible.
 t. Bids Accepted.
 The following bids for public inn provement were accepted by the com mission: Avenue V. Ensley. Ensley avenue to Twenty eighth street. Smith Construction company, s4,o21.
 Tenth alley, south. Thirty eighth street to Thirty-ninth street and Eighth court alley, on both sides of Forty-f first street, south for about $50 feet, Paul Richter, s2,195.
 Avenue J, Ensley, Fourteenth street to Seventeenth street. Paul Richter, s4.5s5.60.
 Forty-second street, Eighth avenue to Tenth avenue, Paul Richter, s2,5s9.50.
 Avenue T and Twenty first street. Ensiey, H. N. Bowdry, S1,522.
 Cahaba street, Tenth avenue to Eleventh avenue, Paul Richter, s1,593.25.
 Tanth avenue, Coosa street to Ap- palachee street and Appalachee street to Tenth avenue to Eleventh avenue. Paul Richter, $1,1SS.20.
 Coosa street, Twelfth avenue to Thirteenth avenue. Paul Richter. S1,797.95.
 Twenty third street, Twelfth ave nue to Thirteenth avenue. Paul Rich ter, s1,470.
 Seventeenth avenue. south, Twelfth street to Fourteenth street. and Fourteenth street, Sixteenth avenue to Seventeenth avenue. H. N. Bowdry, SIG, 0,04950.
 Tn session was adjourned until the next regular meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-23
''B|LL|E" OLIVER DIES AT SCHOOL
 IN LAWRENCEV|LLE
Son of Mir. and Mrs. W. G. Oliver Succumbs to Blood Poisoning and
 Pneumonia

". G. Oliver, Jr.. affectionately known to his hundreds of friends as Billie" Oliver, died yesterday after noon at Lawrenceville, N. J.. where he was attending the Lawrenceville school preparatory to entering Princeton. He would have been IS years old next January and wes the son of MT. and Mrs. W. G. Oliver.
 His father and his oldest sister, Miss Bingham Oliver. were with him at the time of his death. They will arrive with the remains tonight about midnight and a delegation of friends of Mir. Oliver will go. to Chat tanooga today to meet the home com ing train.
 The funeral will be held from the residence, 3333 Cliff road, tomorrow afternoon at 230 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. M. S. Barnwell, rector of the Church of tho Advent. Interment will be in Elmwood. The deceased is survived by his father and mother, his grandmother, one brother, and four sisters.
 His death was due to blood poison ing arising from an infected leg. Fol- lowing this pneumonia set in, and al- though specialists of national repute were called In and everything possi- ble done to save his life, he passed away yesterday afternoon.
 Billie" Oliver was one of the most popular boys in Birmingham Ev- erybody who knew him was his friend. To his fine character he added a love for athletics and sports and he had won numerous prizes in athletic con- tests. He loved to hunt and to fish, and one of the largest tarpons ever landed on the gulf coast was caught by this popular young sportsman. He had attended the public schools in Birmingham prior to entering the Lawrenceville school.
 The boys who were his neighbors and playmates will serve as pall- bearers at the funeral tomorrow aft ernoon. They include: Frank Lynch. Jr., Fletcher King. Frank Blackford, Allen Rushton, J. J. Shannon. Jr., Robbie Thames, Raleigh Jenkins J. W. Hillhouse. Herman Wood, Frank lin Rushton, Leary Redus and William Rushton.