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Health Talks

Goiter is the term applied to an
argeme of the thyroid gland
which is located in the lower front
part of the neck.
There are two kinds of golfer. one
is the simple goiter which is often
seen in girls in their teens. The only
symptoms of this form is as a rule
enlargement of the neck. This form
of the disease causes little trouple
and generally rights itself after a Few
years. The other form of go1ter call
ed exopthalmic goiter, because tne
sufferers eyes p~rotrude from thelr
sockets. is often dangerous and re-
ouires expert medical supervision
and treatment.
This form of goiter is particularly
dangerous because it starts gradu-
ally. progresses slowly and gets d
good many people into trouble. me
operation on the thyroid enlargement
in the earliest stages is not fraught
with great danger.
However. the operation on a goiter
which is accompanied by RAPID
pulse. tremor and great
signs of a more advanced stage, Is
dangerous. There comes a time when
| physicians will refuse to operate,
| and for this reason people VINO know
they nave a goiter should seek medi.
cal attention early.
Generally the first symptom no.
ticed in the case of an exopthalmlc
| goiter is a rapid pulse. . The heart
| beats fast at times. causing the VIC
| tim to state that there is palp1ta.
| ton of the heart and throbbing in
the neck Then the eyeballs pro-
trude.
Enlargement of the thyroid gland
comes in every case sooner or Ia
ter. Trembling of the hands is an
| easily noted sign. Persons with
| goiter are continually on edge mem
tally. They are nervous, irritable
depressed and liable to insomnia.
Ochsner gives these rules for
goiter patients which have been
found beneficial.
"Avoid all excitement or irritation.
Get an abundance of rest. Go 10
bed early, sleep long hours and
taking a midday nap. Sleep In a
thoroughly ventilated room. Eat
| slowly and chew thoroughly. Avoid
| foods difficult to digest. Eat little
meat. Drink plenty of milk. Eat
! foods prepared with milk, cream or
buttermilk. Avoid meat broths and
, such organs as sweetbreads, liver.
| kidney. tripe and p1ucks. Eat freely
| of cooked fruits and vegetables ana
very ripe fruit. Drink fruit juices
prepared from ripe fruits. Eat eggs
butter, bread, toast. rice and ce-
reals.
Drink an abundance of good wa
ter. known to be pure or distilled or
boiled. Use no tobacco"
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HALF Of POWER
CONTRACTED FOR
Contract Between Govern
ment and Alabama Com
pany Not Yet Signed
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS
Washington Bureau. The Age-Heral
6nO nuufdsnu RniId


Washington, November 14.-(Spe-
cial. For half the power to be
generated by the steam auxiliary
plant of the government at Muscle
Shoals. the Alabama Power company,
which will lease the plant, closed
contracts with power companies in
Georgia and North Carolina today.
OF the remaining available supply,
South Carolina Will be given its
share The contract between the gov
eminent and the Alabama Power
company was not signed, according
to expectation, today. Signatures
Wednesday. Thomas w. Martin, pres
ident of the Alabama Power COM
pany. stated today that the company
would be prepared to turn on the
current within two weeks, or by the
date of the effectiveness of the con-
tract, December 1.
Secretary Weeks, announced today,
in consultation with newspaper cor
respondents, that the contract in no
possible respect, could interfere with
any plans of the government to
make disposal of Muscle Shoals prop
critics. He explained that the Ala
bama Power company, as we'll as
Senators Underwood, Heflin. Harris
of Georgia, Dial of South Carolina
and Overman of North Carolina had,
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VIEWS OF BRITAIN
WILL BE PRESENTED
AT T0DAY'S SESSION

more than 5000, 100000 on construc-
ton, there was some informal dis
cussion, members saying later the
committee stood as "une man" in
support OF the programme.
Chairman Sutherland of the advis-
DRY committee was named as chair
man ex-officio of the executive com
mittee with Mrs. Eleanor Franklin
Egan as secretary. Other members
are: Under Secretary of State
Fletcher. Samuel Gompers, Secretary
Hoover. Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt, former Senator Willard Sauls-
bury of Delaware, and w. Boyce
Thompson, New York.
The other committees follow;
Land Armament--Genera Per-
shing. chairman; Charles S. Barrett.
Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, Walter
George Smith, Representative stephen
G.. Porter. Assistant Secretary Vain
wright of the war department, and
John l.. Lewis.
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions
Stephen S. Porter. chairman; Mrs.
Katherine Phillips Edison, Mr. Com
pers, Mr.. Salisbury, Harold M. Sewell,
Mr.. Smith and MIR. Wainwright.
Naval Armament-Rear Admiral
Rodgers, chairman; Gov. John M.
Parker of Louisiana, Mr. Sewell, Mr..
Smith. Carmi A. Thompson, Mr.. VAIN
wright and Mrs. Thomas G. Winter.
New Weapons of Warfare-Carmi
A. Thompson, chairman; Mrs. Edison,
Mr.. Lewis, Governor Parker, General
Pershing. Admiral Rodgers and Mr..
Roosevelt.
General Information - William
Boyce Thompson, chairman; Mr.. Bar
rett Mrs Bird, Secretary Hoover, Mr..
Lewis, Governor Parker and Mrs.
Winter
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London, November 1.-THE Amer
lean naval restriction proposal could
be carried out with greater benefit
to Great Britain than to any one
else because of the very fact of our
sea communications" declared Rear
Admiral Mark Kerr, head of the Brit
ish naval mission to Greece, In an
article published by the Evening
Standard today. He declared 1t came
as welcome surprise to fhd Secre-
tary of State Hughes launching upon
the world a practical scheme, well
thought out and concise, which, If
the powers were wise, would go far
toward solving the problems which
now were exercising most of the hui
man race.
Admiral Kerr suggested in his
article that any nation not wishing to
build up to 100000 tonnage might
spend what 1t thus saved on battle
ships in building aircraft, submarines
and destroyers. He asked whether the
defensive flotilla of the overseas por-
ton of the British empire were in
cluded in the total tonnage of the
British navy, and added:
There is no getting away from the
fact that battleships are of no use
in case of war between countries sit
uated with their bases thousands OF
miles apart and where geographical
position does not act as 1t did in the
late war. 1t is obvious that Great
Britain has more than enough capital
ships for Europe and the scrapping
of capital ships which are beyond her
home requirements Is entirely in her
favor and is a great measure of econ
omy as we'll"
Therefore. he declared, the flotillas
must preserve the ocean routes and
in this Great Britain has the advan
tage on account of her enormous SUI
periority in the number of coaiing
stations.
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LLOYD GEORGE WELCOMES
GENERAL PRINCIPLE

London, November 14.-Officials in
Downing street today declared frank
ly that Prime Minister Lloyd George
cordially welcomed the general prin-
ciple of Americas naval restriction
programme as laid down by Secre-
tary of State Hughes at the Initial
session of the Washington conference
last Saturday.
The prime minister Is keeping In
close touch with proceedings at
Washington. A. ]. Balfour, head of
the British delegation there, already
has submitted a report, and it was
said today that there would be daily
communication between him and Mr..
Lloyd Georges Downing street office.
Government officials emphasized,
however, that 1t should not be in
ferred that the policy of the British
delegates in the American capital
was being dictated from London.
1t was pointed out that while
neither Mr.. Lloyd George nor Mr..
Balfour had the requisite technical
knowledge to approve of the Ameri-
can proposal offhand, they were both
heartily in favor of the general prin-
ciples contained in the proposal.
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NEGOTIATIONS ARE
TRANSFERRED TO
COMMITTEE ROOM


powers acted as COMMITTEE on
programme and procedure with re-
spect to the limitation of arma-
ments," and the heads of all nine
of the delegations acted as com
n,ittee on programme and procedure
with respect to the Pacific and far
eastern questions" designations
conferred at the first meeting of the
full conference on Saturday on
both of these committees ]. Butler
Wright, an official of the state de-
partment was chosen secretary and
will assist Chairman Hughes in pre-
pairing a report for tomorrow's con-
ference session.
AT the conclusion of the second
meetin gtoday the first official COM
munique of the conference was is
I sued outlining the decisions of the
two committees. 1t follows:
Official Communique
THE committee on programme
and procedure with respect to the
limitation of armament, appointed
by the conference in it's session of
November 10 met ar II m Mon
6av November IA al the Pan-Amer-
lean building there being nresent
the followine delegates. Messrs.
Hughes fchairman1 Ra1four BRAND.
Schanzer and Kato with their re-
snective secretaries
sIt wss decided to recommend to
the conferences the appointment Of
committee composed of all the
nleninotentarv delegates of the
Irnited States. the British empire,
France. italy and japan to examine
and report to the full conference
with resnect to Limitation of arma-
ment and with mower to set up such
suhcommittees as IL might from time
10 time deem desirable. Mr.. Hughes
as chairman of the committee and of
the conference undertook to submit
This nroposal to the conference.
"Mr T Butler Wright was nomi-
mated as SECRETARY TO the committee
ON programme and procedures with
resnect to Limitation of armament.
an was agreed that the delegates
should he given an opportunity to
sneak if desired. at the meeting of
tba copforence tomorrow concerning
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The same satisfaction was noted
in the discussionsl at clubs and by
people of various shades of political
opinion. Interspersed in these dis
cussions were many expressions of
surprise that the United States was
prepared to set an example of such
drastic curtailment in her naval pro-
gramme.
With one accord, today's afternoon
papers with more time to digest full
ly the American proposal, maintained
the same tone of approval as was re-
Elected by the morning editions. The
Asaii Shimbun expressed the opinion
that the American proposal was not
far removed from a basis of common
understanding, while the jill Shimpo
quoted a foreign office authority as
observing that the proposal came
near the mark which the Japanese
government had indicated to it's dele
gates before their departure for
America and as declaring that the
conference promised to be more sue
cessful than had been imagined at
first, because of Secretary Hughes
wise and judieious step" The va
mato Shimbun declared there was no
reason why Japan or any other power
should hesitate to support the Amer
iean proposal.
Some newspapers, Withholding tenn
porarily an expression of opinion. in
lvited expressions of opinion by in
dividual readers. Some readers ex-
pressed through letters to the news
papers. which published them with
the expression that they did not nee
essarily reflect the editorial policies
of the journals concerned. On this
basis. a writer to the Nichi Nichi
Shimbun took the ground that the
proposal might be advantageous to
America, but was quite unfair to
Japan, since the formula for restric-
tion was based upon the number of
ships afloat, and provided that those
under construction be abandoned.
The writer objected to the giving up
of the two Japanese ships to be
launched this month, and declared:
NO Japanese will agree. and there
is no possibility of arriving at such
an agreement"
The writer declared that Japan
must have more room for building
large type warships II the under
standing to be reached were based
upon tonnage.
The suggestions made by Mr..
Hughes" says the Jill Shimpo, most
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NARROW ESCAPE
OF LIEUT.. ACKER
Local Boy in Seaplane Wreck,
Injuries Not Serious and
He Will Recover

Injuries sustained by Lieut.. Stead
ham Acl1er of this city when the sea-
plane in which he and two men were
flying collapsed at an altitude OF
more than 1000 feet, while not dan
gerous are very painful. according to
Information received by members OF
his family here last night.
According to reports from Pen
sacola. where the accident occurred
yesterday morning, Lieutenant Acker,
Lieut.. 1. d. Spaulding of Battleboro,
VT, and Machinist's Mate Cotton
were in the plane when it went into
tail spin, crashing off Barrancas
Beach. Both officers were injured,
but unless complications set in physl-
clans state they will recover. The
ma chinists mate was killed instant
ly, according to the reports.
Lieutenant Acker is the son of w.
H Acker, 315 Eighteenth street,
south, and was formerly employed
by the Strickland Clothing company
He served throughout the war in the
naval aviation branch and for the
greater portion of the time was sta
toned at Pensacola.
After the war he returned to Biz
mingham and resumed his work with
the Strickland Clothing company, but
in July, 1920, re-enlisted in the naval
aviation. Shortly after his re-
enlistment he was appointed lieu
tenant. In July, 1921, he was mar
ried to Miss Grace Fruitticher of this
city and since that time he and his
bride have made their home in Pen
sacola. He is 26 years of age.
According to information received
last night from Pensacola the Of
ficers were under the water three
minutes before they were rescued and
it was necessary to work with them
for some time before they were re-
suscitated.
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eloquently reflect the profound sin
cerity and the firm determination OF
the United States to extricate the
world from fatal competition in naval
armament and thus to establish worl ]
peace completely and upon a reliable
foundation. The imperial govern
ment should be expected to give
ready consent to the brave Amers
can proposition, although Japan
would not be justified in making Il
suggestion of her own in the hope
of concentrating the American pro-
posal."
The Hochi Shimbun says the pro-
posal requires some investigation
among the powers before a definite
agreement can be reached, yet the
Sincerity of the American resolu-
ton, which is we'll embodied in the
suggestion, infinitely multiplies the
possibilities of armament restric-
ton"
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MODERN GARAGE SYSTEM

The garage of the future may be
built in the form of skyscraper, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine, If the
principle of elevators and conveyors
is successfully applied. The car,
properly checked. will be driven onto
IN elevator at the ground floor level.
the power shut off. and the remainder
of the parking operation left to the
attendants. In the system. proposed
by a Chicago designer. the car is
brought to the esgnated floor where
it is pushed from the elevator, by the
conveyor floor of the elevator, onto
another coneyor at the end of NOV
ing platform. The platform moves
until the conveyor is opposite the
proper stall. where the car is pushed
off The entire action Is completed
without using the power of the car.
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.sPADING TRACTOR.

A "spading tractor" which plows,
harrows. and cultivates. all in sim
gle operation, was recently demon
strated at Rockford. Ill. according to
Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1t has
tractor body with a series Of fork
blades attached at the rear. The
blades revolve 200 times minute and
throw the dirt two feet into the air.
The ground penetration is adjustable.
with a maximum of 16 inches. Each
blade is backed by a spring wrich
yields at pressure of 500 pounds, as
a protection against breaking on
rocks or other resisting objects in the
soil The tractor is equipped with a
25-horse power engine, using either
gasoline or kerosene as fuel. About
one gallon of fuel is required to the
acre. and three acres an hour can be
spaded.
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AGREEMENT NEEDED
For WORLD PEACE

Wellington. N. a., November IL
Premier Massey today expressed salts
faction ovtr the limitation of arma
ment proceedings at Washington, and
said it should be remembered that
Great Britain took the lead in dis
armament by scrapping scores of her
ships and reducing the personnel OF
her navy by about two-thirds. The
premier reaffirmed his views that the
peace of the world. for a lengthening
period. could be obtained only
through friendly agreement among
Great Britain, the United States and
Japan.
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WAR is OFFICIALLY
BROUGHT TO END
BY PROCLAMATION
CONTINUED from Page one)


proclaim that the war between the
United States and Germany termi-
mated on July 2, 1921. and cause the
said treaty to be made public to the
end that every article and clause
thereof may be observed and fulfilled
by the United States and the citizens
thereof
I'm witness whereof, l hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at
the city of Washington, this four
teenth day of November, one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty-oae
and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and forty
sixth. (Signed)
"WARREN G.. HARDING,
by the President.
CHARLES E. HUGES.
Secretary of state"
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COCHRAN DEFEATS
CONT IN MATCH

Chicago, November 14.-welker
Cochran of San Francisco tonight de-
feated Roger Cont, champion of
France, 400 to 2S4, in the first match
of the worlds 1872 balk line billiard
championsip tournament The game
went IL innings.
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FLYING CLUB TO MEET

The 135th observation squadron
and Birmingham Flying club will
meet tonight at o'clock in the
Chamber of Commerce building. 1t
will be an open session and both
members and those interested in join
ing are urged to attend. Twenty va
cancies exist and the number of APP
plications received within the last
day or so indicate that these places
will be filled at the next meeting.
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NEW PREMIER TO
FOLLOW HARA POLICIES

Toxic, November 14.--Premier TAX
ahashi in a statement to the press
today definitely declared adherence
to the policies toward the Washing
ton armament conference laid down
by the late premier, Hara. He was
convinced, he said. that the confer
ence would be crowned with success.
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MEANS END OF BATTLE
CRUISER, SAY EXPERTS

Washington, November 1.-THE
Washington conference will spell the
end for battle cruisers as naval weap-
ons in the opinion of naval officers
here. 1t Is not alone. 1t was said to-
day, that the American proposals for
naval reductions seem to tend to-
ward elimination of these craft from
future fleets; but aircraft develop
ments and the battle of Jutland are
are held by some naval experts to
have answered in the negative the
theories on which battle cruiser con-
struction was first undertaken.
1t may well be that the willingness
of the United States, under the reduc-
ton proposals submitted by Secretary
Hughes to the conference which
would leave the American fleet with
out battle cruisers. although Great
Britain and Japan would retain four
each, rests partially at least on these
conditions.
The original argument for battle
cruisers we that swift, heavily
armed ships would be invaluable for
scouting purposes to go ahead of the
battle fleet and establish touch with
the enemy. Naval practice had then
devised the widespreading destroyer
and light cruiser screen idea to mask
the movements of a main fleet. A
battle cruiser, II was said, would have
power and speed to crush through
such line, locate the masked fleet
and escape to its own fleet with the
vital information. At best. however
IL is is now said, battle cruisers of
the largest type yet planned would
not exceed 35 knots speed, while air
craft capable of 100 knots an hour,
Immune from attack by surface craft
as long as they stayed high in air,
cheap of construction, can operate
much more effectively when it is
necessary to know what may lie be-
hind an enemy screen.
Another point in favor of battle
cruiser construction was that they
could form swift wing for a fight
ing fleet able to lie in the line Of
battle to some extent because of their
heavy guns, equalling in size and
power those of the battleships.
What happened to the battle oruis-
ers there engaged. 1t was said, proved
they could not lie In the line.
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ference.
Mr.. ]. Butler Wright was nomi
mated secretary to the committee on
programme and procedure with re-
spect to Pacific and far eastern
questions
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erica11 Proposals Find Welcome Throughout World

in asking that the contract b.
granted, stipulated that nothing dom
should interfere with plans for per
manent disposal
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SENSATIONAL, BUT
GENEROUS, is VIEW

Paris, November Recommending
on the proposals as laid down by Sec
rotary of State Hughes before the
Washington conference, the Intran-
signeant speaks of their sensational
nature. but declares at the same time
that they are generous. 1t asks how
the proposals can be welcomed 9TH
erwise than favorably when they hold
no advantage for the United States.
The Temps says the fate of the pro-
posals depend on Great Britain. This
newspaper expresses the belief that
among the advantages for Great
britain in the proposals will be the
institution of that lasting co-opera-
ton between Great Britain and the
United States which the English
statesmen so long have desired"
Our interests as Frenchmen," the
paper continues, is that the United
States and Great Britain will live un-
der good understanding. The
sacred rememjrances left by the war
demand IT. all sincerity we shall
| rejoice IL the British government
master as II Is of the success or fail
ure OF the Hughes programme, de-
cides to insure it's success.
The Journal Des Debats says:
The proposed accord constitute;
the best remedy for the naval arma-
ment fever which is desolating the
world, but from which contagion we
have escaped"
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AUSTRALIAN PREMIER
CONGRATULATES u. s.

Melbourne, November 1.-THE
United States Is to be sincerely con-
graduated on its practical disarma-
ment scheme" declared Premier
Hughes tonight. After referring to
possible difficulties arising from diff
ferent circumstances in the different
countries. the Australian premier
said:
The whole civilized world must
rejoice in the prospect of lasting
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Press and People of Japan
Express Keen Satisfaction
at Naval Holiday Proposal
Suggestion Comes Near Mark Which japanese Gov
eminent Indicated to Delegates Before Their
Departure for Washington

Toxic November 14Keen Satisfaction today
pised the keynote of the first Secretary
of State Americas holiday
meeting Saturday
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