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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
ASSAILS TREATMENT
 OF FORMER SOLDIERS
Walsh Introduces Sheaf of Bills to Remedy Conditions
 of Ex-SerVice Men
By Associnted Pres,

Washington, April 27.-Treatment of former soldiers in the matters of hospi- tai care, compensation, vocational tram ing and insurance was criticised severely today by Senator Walsh. democrat, Mas sachusetts, who introduced a sheaf ot bills to remedy conditions about which the war veterans have complained
 Senator Walsh pronounced incredible some of the conditions in administering soldier relief laws. In many soldier hospitals, he declared there is Hack ot sanitary accommodations. and unclean- liness, disorder and filth" as well as inadequate medical care. Insurance bere- fits are curtailed, the Massachusetts senator said. and vocational training de- nied
 Government bureaucracy and red tape were ascribed as reasons for the con ditions
 Remedies suggested by Senator Walsh were:
 Repeal of the law forbidding payment of compensation to incapacitated eX- service men unless their disability cc- cured within one year after discharge.
 Repeal of the law limiting filing of claims to five years after the armistiee.
 Repeal of the law requiring veterans to prove that tuberculosis or certain other ailments were caused by their service.
 Payment of all war risk insurance poli- cies in three installments to beneficiaries' instead of in 240 monthly payments.
 Permitting reinstatement without phy- sical re-examination of all lapsed poli- cies on payment of two months pre- mium.
 law for payment of lapsed policies of men dying since the armistice after deduction of premiums due at time of death,
 Decentralization of the bureau of war risk insurance, giving regional officials direct authority to accept or reject compensation claims without reference to Washington.
 An inquiry by the Senate into hos pital conditions where service men are receiving treatment. Abolishment of the practice of boarding service men in hospitals on per capita payment plan.
 Utilization of army cantonment hos pitals and increase in medical and nursing corps, or communicating of seaeshore and summer hotels for tenn . porary hospital use, while new gov ernment hospitals are being completed.
 This programme Senator Walsh said, would afford immediate relief in many of the conditions affecting the war veterans.
 Let us cut this red tape" said Senator Walsh. Let us act. I urge such a change in the present law that will remove the present wide spread feeling among applicants for compensation that this government presumes that incapacitated ex-serv- ice crooked dishonest or impostors without affirmative evidence from them to the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
EDITOR DECLARES
 KHBY WANTED TO
 BUY HIS SUPPORT
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governor, and as he was running on this platform it would support him if he would make good this possible financial loss-in other words. that he would give the Journal as much advertising as it might lose from the other candidate. The governor declined to make this arrange ment, the Journal Is glad to say and this paper is now glad that it did not support him and is in no way responsible for his being governor.
 Tt is distasteful to the management of this paper to inflict on the public private conversations, but since that estimable gentleman the governor, has seen fit to bring such matters before the public, the Journal must necessarily state all the facts so that the public may have the full truth and not partial truth.
 As stated above, the Journal did not support Governor I<ilby and did not re- ceive any advertising from him during his campaign, unless it may have been a few small political ads.
 Governor Kilby's card is carefully worded with the idea of making people think the Journal offered to sell out Now it is quite clear to any business mind that the Journal could not have
  he had accepted the offer. At the end of the year this paper would have received $5, 600 in advertising, but it would make no difference financially whether 1t came from A or B.
 Tn fact, the Journal did not ask MT. Kilby for any advertising. 1t only asked him to guarantee to make good a possi- ble loss of business it already had
 The governor declined this arrange ment and then offered this paper S250O if it would support him, which offer the Journal promptly declined.
 "The governor in coming to the Jour nal and making bid for it's support knew that for 20 years the Journal had advocated prohibition and, as he was running on a prohibition platform, felt possibly that it would fall for his finan- cial offer The Journal told the gover- nor that it's editorial policies could not be purchased however that 1t could conscientiously support him as a. pro- hibitionist but at great financial loss which it felt the governor should under write.
 ''As to that portion of the governor card which refers to a letter from Col. Horace Hood asking for an appointment for his son, Horace Hood, Jr., the letter speaks for itself. The governor seeks py innuendo to produce the impression on the public that MT. Hood offered the editorial support of the Journal in exchange Tor this appointment As stated above, the let ter speaks for itself. There is nothing in the letter to this effect and only a warped mind could so construe it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28

Federation of women's clubs which is meeting In the city.
 Mrs Clark of Jasper Is a delegate to the meeting of the State Federation of Womens clubs.
 Miss Pearl Dillon of Mobile was called to her home by the illness of her mother.
 Miss Dorothy Pettus of New York, who is the guest of Miss Eleonore Al- len. will leave shortly for a visit to friends in Sheffield.
 Mrs. Robert Kershaw is visiting friends in Alexander City.
 Mrs. John Cox Webb of Demopolis is visiting Mrs Alexander M. Garber on Sycamore street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert stein have re. turned from their wedding trip to New York and other eastern points and are at home with Mir. and Mrs. Julian Heinberg on Highland avenue.
 Miss ola G. Browne has returned from Tuscaloosa where she was the guest of relatives for several days
 MT. George Browne, formerly of this city but now of New York, is spending @ few days in Birmingham visiting rel atives and friends.
 Mrs. Sam Lefkovits is visiting rela- tives in Memphis for several weeks
 Mrs Robert McCalley has returned from a visit to Mrs. C. w. Ashcraft in Florence. While in Florence Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
Patients ImnrnYinp

Anniston. April (Special)-E w.. Powers of 703 West Fourteenth street and J. c. Mims of 15O Moore avenue are being treated at St Lulees hospital this week following operations performed sev- eral days ago. Both are improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28

ments became effective last year. He also said the reduction In salaries and the retirement of useless employees would furnish enough money to pay the Con federate soldiers without reducing their monthly stipend a penny
 The speaker also said he had read and reread Governor Kilby's statement of two weeks ago and found absolutely nothing in it except the statement that the law required the assessment of prop erty on a basis of 60 per cent of it's reasonable cash value. He also charged that Governor Kilby has either been mis- Informed or has misstated the facts when he said salaries of the state offi- cials and employees did not come from the general fund. and cited that the law which increased his salary provided that the new salary should be paid out of the general fund
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McCalley was the recipient of many charming social attentions.
 Mrs. F U, Harris and little son and Mrs Carpenter are spending some time in Florida with relatives.
 Mrs. J. A. Kirkpatrick, representing the No-Name club, of Montgomery, arr rived in the city yesterday and is the guest of Mrs. Charles G. Brown.
 
 Mrs. Katherine and Vivien Akers. who are students at the University of Chicago. are in the city, having been called here by the illness and death of their mother, Mrs. Robert Akers.
 Mrs Wick who has been visiting in San Antonio, Texas has returned and Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Hurley.
 Mrs. Gussie Bailey of New York city is the guest of friends in the city, hav- ing come to attend the Scharber Jhl wedding of yesterday morning.
 Master Lee Roueche. Jr., has returned to the summer camp of his parents at Blount Springs after a visit to friends in the city.
 Mrs W. l. Thompson of Huntsville is the guest of MT. and Mrs. s. N. Steele, having come as a delegate to the League of Women Voters and the Federation of Women's clubs.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Michael of Talla- dega were among the out-of-town guests at the scharber-Uhl wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
KNIGHTS TENPLAR ANNUAL CONCLAVE
 IS ON IN SELMA
Impressive Parade, Headed By Boys Band, Followed By Business Session and
 Prize Drills

Selma, April (Specia1.) Selma is entertaining within her gates many distinguished men from all over Ala bama, gathered here for the sixty first annial conclave of the Knights Tcmplar, which opened this morning with every officer of the grand com mandery present. Incoming trains throughout the morning brought adai- tional delegates from each of the 37 lodges in the state, and registration cnt forward rapidly a. the Masonic temple. where F. l.. Milhous, assisted by Mrs. A. T. Russell, is in charge. Delegates numbering 40 reached the city Tuesday night and were registered and served refreshments after their trip.
 Impressive and inspiring was the grand parade, which formed promptly at 10 o'clock at the Masonic temple, headed by the Boys band, and marched down Broad street to the Hotel Albert where the grand officers were await ing to be escorted to Church Street Methodist church for the annual ser-
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mon. The spectacle was one of the most pageant-like and beautiful wit messed on the streets of Selma in many years, when the exhibition drill and re- view which followed the church serv- ices was witnessed by hundreds of persons who lined the sidewalks be- tween Selma and Dallas, where ropes were put up to allow the Templars room in which to execute many intrt- cate maneuvers. Band selections were interspersed with the drill, in which Woodlawn drill team and Selma's com mandery drill team competed.
 At the church services held at II o'clock Dr. Johnson expounded tho text, If any would come after me let him take up his cross daily and follow me" throughout his discourse run ming the thread which connected his profound thoughts with the great in- stitution of masonry.
 Invocation was pronounced by pr. E. w. Gamble and responsive readings were led by Dr. John A. Davidson and pr. D. P Taylor, who with the pastor of the church, pr. o. V. Calhoun, oc- cupied seats in the pulpit.
 Music was furnished by double quartet from the Edward G. Powell Choral club.
 At the close of the service, in which the cross as the symbol of Knights Templar had been frequently mem tioned, the great body of men, attired in their plumed hats and wearing the sword and other insignia of the order, left the church singing as recessional Onward Christian Soldiers Following the review and drill in front of the Hotel Albert, parade for nation was effected and the Templars rGtnrnaa fa no ,r1a "a. the formal opening of the grand com mandery took place at 12:45 D. m., with the address of welcome delivered by Rev. w. E. Gamble, and responded to by R. E. Sir Hartsford L. Ison, past grand commander, of Greensboro. An nouncement of committees was made, when the body recessed for luncheon. served on the basement floor of the temple by the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star.
 Business proceedings were resumed at 2:30 p. m., and adjourned at D. m. this afternoon.
 Immediately following adjournment, the prize drill between teams from Woodlawn commandery, No. 31, and Selma commandery, No. 5, were held in front of Hotel Albert Music was fur nished by the Boys band.
 The night session began at 8 o'clock at the temple, when Cyrene comman- dery. No. 10, of Birmingham conferred the Order of Knights of Malta in full form. Music was under the direction of w. F. Ormund and N. l.. Mewhinney, and after the session refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by the Eastern Star.
 The order of business will be re- sumed Thursday morning at o'clock, and installation of officers will take place at 12:35 D. m. At this time, Wal ter H. Trimby, grand commander of Selma, will relinquish office, which he has held for the past year. Final ad- journment will be followed by lunch con at 1 p. m, after which numbers of delegates will catch afternoon trains for their homes over the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
U. s. NOT YET INFORMED
 OF ATTITUDE OF ALLIES
 TOWARD GERMANS OFFER
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agreement with the government in talk ing the path to secure President Hard ing's mediation" which, he said, if ob- tained would open world prospect Of peace and untrammeled development.
 "The proposals transmitted to Wash ngton," continued Herr Riesser, hold out for us a terrible prospect, but the German people are prepared to carry out scrupulously what it is possible to rerform. If this attempt also fails, 1t will go down in history that Germany did everything in her power to obtain peace for an exhausted and deVasted world"
 Former Chancellor Mueller defended Dr. Smons despite the protest of the na- tional party and aroused great excite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
VALUATION VARIES IN
 ASSESSING THIS PLANT

Clanton. April 26,-(speclal)-A non- jury term of circuit court is being held here this week. Much interest is being shown in the case of the state vs. T. U. Crumpton company of Maplesville This company assessed it's property at $26,O00 the tax adjuster fixed it at 2S,400; ap- peal was taken to the commissioners court, which fixed the valuation at $50, GOO Appeal was taken to the circuit court and valuation fixed at $26,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28

Mrs J NJ Phillips of Jasper is att tending the convention of the State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
SOCIAL
GRADED UNION
 TODAY

The Birmingham Graded union will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church The Rev. w.. R. Dobyns will be present and will de- liver Bible lecture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
RANDOM NOTES

The many warm friends of Mrs. or line Shpman will regret to learn that she is i'll at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Drennen, on Chestnut Hill.
 Mrs. J. c. Nelson and daughter, Miss Nelson, of Norfolk, Va. arrived in the city last evening to visit their cousin, Mrs. N. c. Bell, 121s Twentieth street, south.
 Miss Nell Holt of Pulaski. Tenn. Is the guest of Misses Alabama and Corrie Holt on Tuscaloosa avenue.
 Mrs. A. Y. Malone of Dothan, who is prominent in the work of the Alabama State Federation of Womens clubs, is stopping at the Tutwller and attend ing the convention.
 Mrs, J. NJ. Phillips of Jasper is att tending the convention of the State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
MRS. BADHAM'S RECEPTION INVITATIONS

Invitations have been received by friends which read:
 Mrs. Henry Lee Badham at home on Wednesday, May l. from to o'clock, to meet Mrs. Vernon Cosby Badham, 122l Whitaker street."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
CALLED MEETING OF
 CLUB

There will be a called meeting of the woman's club tomorrow morning at 10 O clock at the Woodlawn library. All members are asked to be present as the business to be discussed is of great im- pCrtance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
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 Sick or Bilious

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
ment among the rightists by his vigorous attacks against the Pan-Germans.

ment among the rightlsts by his vigorous attacks against the Pan-Germans.
 Dr. Helfferrich, former vice chancel- Tor, said that his party not only opposed the governments appeal to America, but also the spirit which prompted 1t. The peace treaty of Versailles had resulted merclessly, he declared, through the in tervention of man who came to Europe from America bringing trunk filled with the most remarkable deals regard- ing the reconciliation of the nation.
 President Wilson," he added solemn . ly pledged his word, but failed to redeem single promise. I do not hold the American people responsible for this. however"
 The governments proposals, continued Dr. Helfferich. far exceeded Germany $ economic capacity. In Germany's present desperate position there were only two alternatives, either unconditional sur render or submission to further coercion and humiliation.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
SEAT PLEASANT FETE.
Civic Association to Give Carnival
Beginning August %.

SEAT PLEASANT, Md. August go
The Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire and
Community Welfare Association, Inc.
will give a carnival, beginning Au-
gust 29, and ending on Labor day.
September 5.
The committee in charge is as fol-
lows: Arthur S. Jones. chairman; Her
man H. Rudolph, secretary; Irwin l..
Main, treasurer; reception committee.
George B. Orton: purchasing commit
tee, George n. Palmer and John A.
Schultz; paddle stand, George Nc
Duell, James C. Gray and A. S. HSr-
bert; soft drinks and cigars. J. VIII
liam Schultz: dancing and music. An
drew F. Schultz; program and pub
licity. Herman H. Rudolph and VIII
liam N. Fisher; lunch, Mrs. A. s. Her
bert and Mrs. Orem; games and
amusements. William H. Cooper. Al,
fred T. Norris, Halls Sherin ana
BENJAMIN A. Carrick: decorations and
construction. ]. Lucien Duffy. Ralph
white, George n. Palmer, 5r.; dona-
tions. John A. Schultz. William h
Cooper and James c. Gray: cake ana
nunch stand, Mrs. John A. Schultz
and Mrs. Ralph White: fancy stand
Mrs William H. Cooper and MRS.
George B. orton, and ice cream. Ralph
White.
the grounds Of the Seat Pleasant Nth
ietic Association between the married
men of Seat Pleasant and Marysano
park at O'Clock, Labor DAY.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
POLICE RAID CRAPS GAME;
BuZZER FAILED TO BUZZ
Jake Junior Jones Held on Charge
Of Allowing Gambling
on Premises.

A warning buxser did not buzz soon
enough and Capt. Bean. Lieut.. Riley.
Sergt. Sullivan and Precinct Detec-
tivss String and Poole walked into
. craps game at ia Florida avenue
last night arresting Jake Junior
Jones on q charge Of permitting gam
bling on premises.
Twelve alleged participants were
taken to the eighth precinct fn the
patrol, but were released after m In
vestigation- According to the police.
$3.50 was left on the blanket on
the floor during the scramble.
The police used strategy In max
Ing the raid. Information reached
them that q buzxer button was at
tached under the bay window Of the
establishment, which would send a
warning to guests on the second door
in event Of interruption by the po-
lice. Reconoitering behind q tree.
Sergt. Sullivan waited until one Of
the two occupants in the shoe shine
shop Of the first floor was busy shin.
ing shoes. Shaded by the tree box
he crept to Q position where he rushed
the alleged guardian and the police
made quick work Of getting to the
second door rear. while Sullivan held
the, man dowastairA
When the buzxer finally went Oh
the police were coming in thA AooA
Evening star., 1921-08-21

STILL PATROLLED
Number of Troops Reduced,
But Militiamen Are
Being Held.
By the Associated press.

CONCORD. N. c.. August 20.-State
mildttamen on guard duty at Concord
ana Kannapolis mills for the last sew
eral days have not been withdrawn,
but the number of troops about the
mill property has been reduced Most
of the militiamen are being held at
the armory here in case of emergency.
No intimation has been given out as
TO when the troops will leave Concord
and Kannapolis, but their removal
from duty is expected shortly. Three
additional mills are expected to open
troops will be assigned to guard duty
there On the opening morning is un-
known.
The Concord military company is
waiting for further orders at it's
armory IN the business section of the
maintaining it's quarters at the Hart
sell mill. but it is not engaged in
patrol duty. The winston Salem
company, which has been on duty in
kannapolis, is "at rest in Mary Ellen
Hail on the kannapolis mill property.
Expect to BE Removed.
That the troops will be removed from
concord and kannapolis soon is the
belief prevalent here this morning, al
! though Adjt. Gen. Metts has given
cut no statement thus far Gov. Nor
, rfson, i'm his address here yesterday
| afternoon. appealed to the mill oper-
atives to Cooperate with the city and
| county authorities and to so act that the
troops might be removed
James r. Barrett. president OF the
! state federation of labor called the mill
operatives together last night and called
Tor a vote as to whether they would
obey the laws if the troops were re-
moved A unanimous vote was given
, and every person attending the meet
ing that could walk formed a pro =
cession and marched to the court
mouse, where assurance that the
laws would be respected were given
county and city officials.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
PARADE TO AID MEMORIAL
Departments to Have Floats II
Roosevelt Pageant Next Week.

Definite plans for a parade and
pageant, the latter to be held at the
Sylvan Theater, on Wednesday, Au
gust 81, were announced yesterday by
Mrs. James b. Longstreet. head of the
Georgia section of the Roosevelt me-
mortal committee.
Prizes for the most beautiful and
artistic floats will be awarded and
each of the main departments of the
government has agreed to enter a
float in this contest. The Georgia
beauty unit, which took part in the
pageant at the Dean place, Will be
in the parade and pageant, and there
will also be 1000 Red Cross nurses in
line. The route of the parade will be
announced later.
The parade and pageant is part of
a plan for raising funds for replica
of the Georgia home OF Roosevelts s
mother, Mitti Bulloch. to be erected
here, and is a forerunner Of a nation
Of a school for boys on the site Of the
original Bulioch home.
Evening star., 1921-08-21
PICTURES PERIL IN BALKANS
FROM POLITICS OF POWERS
Stephen Panareto@ Says Signs Are Not
Wanting Of Great Nations Trying to E
Play One State Against Another.

the territorial adjustments along ma
tional lines have been fairly settled
not when 1t serves as a cloak for the
coalition of some Balkan states for
the spoliation of a weak neighbor or
overlordship in the peninsula. :,
"The conditions created by the con-
ference will not insure peace to the
Balkan peninsula, nor pave the way
to a closer union among the Balkan
states. This could have been done
il the territorial arrangements had
been fairly and justly made. or II
disputed regions had been put under
an International control and their In
chance Of declaring freely their
wishes. I believe that If such q
course had been followed by which
national aspirations could have been
reconciled and national rf*alrfes
mitigated. the Balkan states, once
the causes of intrigues and mutual
distrust and dfscord were removed.
would Of themselves have come to a
realization of the necessity and the
benefits Of a Balkan confederation"
A characterization of bolshevism
as "the most f1agrantly undemocratic,
our age" was made by Count Paul
Teieki. former premier Of Hungary.
in lecture at the institute. He de-
scribed from his own experience the
rise and fall of boishevism in Hun
gary. which he said "is the only
country where you are able to ex-
anime the effects OF bolshevism on
the spot"
Bolshevfsm ultimately collapsed in
his country, Count Teleki said. be-
cause Of it's inability to organize
production. It's Immediate defeat,
however, he attributed to 1.-The pas
sive, dogged resistance Of the Hun
.garian peasant farmer. who refused
to give the bolshevists food"