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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
GREECE ID RESIST
 CHANGE IN TREATY
Premier Says United States Will Have Final Word at
 London Conference
By as,,s,.seA rr,ss

Athens, January 29.-Greece will rey
 sist any attempt to revise the allied-
 Turkish treaty at the conference to be-
 gin in London on February z1. Premier
 Rhallis indicated today. He asserted
 Greece was occupying Smyrna by virtue
 of . mandate from the allies and ex-
 pressed conviction that the United States would say the final word as to alterations in the terms of the treaty. The premier declared he had re- ceived the information that recognition by the United States government of Constantine as the Greek sovereign inn ] minent, and expressed hope that the i'undrawn balance of credits advanced by America to. Greece would bc paid. The total amount of Greek credits held | by the United States treasury on No- yember IS, 1920 was $sS,236, 6,629.05, 1 against which a special charge had 1 been created.
 l While discussing the conference to be held in London, it was said by M RhAl- His that King Constantine would prob ably sign the credentials of the Greek l delegates.
 The premier said he would go to IIondon as one of the Greek delegates. but added the other delegates had not ias vet been named. It is probable however, that M Gounaris; minister of war. will not be one of the Greek rep lresentatiyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
E:i $ ;;::: s <; ENSLEY z <: dio AAA
 The admainta in
 correspondence advertising and subscriptions

The drive for the starving children of Europe was given impetus by the four minute speeches made at both services of the Ensley churches yesterday. On appeal was made in each instance by either the minister or a layman of the church.
 The committees for Ensley will meet at the Bank of Ensley this morning at 9:30 o'clock to begin work. About St prominent men of the district are work ing under the leadership of Sam C. King, general chairman.
 Funeral services for Mrs. A. F. Elliott who died early Saturday morning, vii be held from the family residence, 293: Enssey avenue. this morning at < O clock The following will act as pail bearers: Neal Dugger, Hewitt Snow, A F. Moore, E. C, Winfield, l.. l.. Whit tie and Jim Saver
 She is survived by her husband ant one daughter. Miss Emerta Elliott; twc sisters and six brothers. Interment vii be f Ca land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
W|LMER STUART
 TAKEN BY DEATH
Veteran Associated Press Edi- tor Dies of Pneumonia.
 Was WeII-KnoWn
By Associated Press


 New York, January 3o.--Wilmer Stuart. market editor and director of the election service of the Associated Press, died to- day of pneumonia after weeks illness. For many years he has been in immedi- ate charge of extension and development work of the Associated Press This work and his duties as head of the market di- vision took him to almost every section of the country and made him known to large part of the membership of the organization.
 Mir. Stuart also has been in full charge l Iof the financial and commercial branch of Reuters. Limited. for % years, and | for three years was chief of that section of the Kokusai News Agency of Japan. l Until the outbreak of the great war he also was in charge of the financial and commercial service of the Wolff News I Bureau of Berlin.
 1 His services as chief of the co-opera- 1 tive election service of the Associated | Press, especially in the last general cleo tion, won universal praise from it's mem I bership. The present system as devised and put into operation by him required his personal supervision extending over Ia months prior to the election. in which he travelled from coast to coast, ana 1rol ! the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico comforting with and instructing hundreds | of newspaper publishers and employees. Mir Stuart was one of the oldest em ployes of the Associated Press in point O l service. He entered the market depart ment as an office boy in 1883, and | lyears later became its head. His abiht! as a market expert was widely recog nized by it's membership and by the Eu |ropean and other agencies, whose marke tables and codes for rapid transmissiol he devised.
 He was born in Brooklyn in 1889. H leaves a widow and one son, Winner who now is in Cuba. His home was Il 1 Westfeld N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
LANDS DECLARES THAT BASEBALL WILL SURVIVE AND WARNS ALL CROOKS

Chicago. January S0.-Saioons made crooks and crooks made horse racing and boxing more than the public would stand but neither liquor nor crooks arc going to spoil baseball, Federal Judge K. M. Lam dts. baseball commissioner. said to- day in an address at the First Pres bytcrian church in Evanston.
 "NOw that Fam in baseball just watch the game play" said the judge. "We lost horse racing and boxing because of crooks, but if catch any crook in baseball the rest of his life is going to he pretty hot one. I'il go to any mems and do anything possible to sec that he gets real penalty for his offense."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31

Bessemer, January 3o.-(Specia1)- The first Sunday afternoon meeting held for the men of Bessemer under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association was a splendid success, over 800 being present this afternoon at the Grand theatre, where the meet ing was held.
 pr. J. A. Bryan of Birmingham was the principal speaker of the occasion and made q deeply impressive and spiritual talk to the congregation, us- ing as subject for his remarks the text The Son of Man Is Called to Seek and to>Save the Lost" The music for the service was rendered by the West End quartet, and was greatly enjoyed.
 The closing of the drug stores dur ing the hour of the service had much to do with tfe success of the meeting, as crowds of young men, when these stores were closed, attended the serv- ice at the theatre.
 Judge William Fort of Birmingham will be the speaker for the meeting next Sunday, and from the attendance this afternoon, the Young Mems Chris tion association leaders are encouraged to believe that large number of the men and boys of the city will be pres ent to hear him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
RAILROADS PLAN
 CASH AGREEMENT Proposed Pool Would Provide S15,6OO, GOO Instead of Re- vision of Freight RatZ
Bx Associated Press

Washington. January 3o.-Formation of a pool to give the railroads of New England s15.600,00O to meet this year fixed operating charges in lieu or the proposed division of joint freight rates with carriers west of the Hudson rlver probably will be authorized at a meet ing of trurk line executives Tuesday III New York.
 The offer was made to the New Eng land lines at d conference here last week and accepted by majority o1 the presidents at the meeting. E. J. Pear son, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, alone was ioathe to accept the offer, but said he would consult his. board of directors.
 Presidents of trunk lines will attend the New York meeting on Tuesday and hear the report of the committee which conferred with the New England car ricrs here last week. Railroad men here believe they will vote to give the New England roads S15,60o,g00 to tide them over q period of 1S months. dat ing from the first of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
MOBILE PREPARES
 FOR BIC REVELM Port City Will Be Gaily Attlred for Annual Mardi GraS.
 Hi!arity ReignS

Mobile. January so.-(Special)-W With only one more week remaining before the opening of the carnival season, Mo- bile is beginning active preparations Tor Mardi Gras.
 Early this week decorators will begin the work of dressing Mobile in the gay est of holiday attire. Electricians will change Bienville Square into sea or light for the night events. Workmen Will begin to turn the municipal wharf into a huge ball room for the masked ball on Monday and Tuesday nights
 The United States gunboat Niagara ana several seaplanes will be in the harbor during the carnival and be part of the celebration. Tourists and pleasure seek. CTS from all parts of the country will make Mobile their mecca during the week The parades of the infant mystics on Monday night, comic cowboys, knights of revelery and order of myths all promise to be elaborate affairs.
 The crowning of the king and queen of the carnival will take place on Mon day night at the Battle House auditor ium at the ball of the Knights Of Rev elery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
RECEIVER NAMED IN NORFOLK IDEA
 CASE ID QUALIFY
Bank Purchases Property Se- curing $40,000 Loan for S7, 7,800-Experiment by
 MachinistS' Union
By Associated Press

Norfolk, Va. January 30.-L B. Cox will qualify tomorrow in the United dis trict court as receiver for the Crescent Iron Works, Inc, which was thrown into involuntary bankruptcy Saturday after six months operation with the financial backing of the International Association of Machinsts who used it in an attempt to combat the eopen shop policy adopt ed by g ship repair plants last July when a general strike of metals trades occurred The experiment of the labor orge nization has become generally knowa as the Norfolk idea" and was heralded as new weapon to fight capital with capital.
 The federal receiver will take over the assets remaining after the foreclosure on Saturday in which the Mount Vernon | property, machinery and fixtures of the concern for $7,S00 in an auction to satisfy deed of trust for s40,0oo held by the h. | ternational Association of Machinists as security for loan advanced the Cres- ! cent Iron works to continue it's opera tons.
 BUSINESS SLACK 1 The property bid in embraces small
 plot of ground adjacent to the plant
 and on which there is a first mortgage of s4O0o. The machinery now stands in
 buildings under lease and in possession of the federal court The fixtures con | sist of office furniture, on which severa attachments have been filed by other creditors With the receiver holding the leased property, and the machinery owned by the purchases under the fore closure, operation of the plant will ot | impossible. All material on hand has been levied upon.
 1 To gain control of the Crescent Iror l works, the International Association O. Machinists paid obligations of the com pany said to total more than 5000, anc to have advanced other sums to finance operation of the plant during the strike To secure this loan the deed or trus for $40, 900 was taken. The plant contin ued to operate as a strictly union shop
 while its competitors established the opeI shop Business wa slack for all con cern and none have operated at capacit,
 in recent months.
 As a result of the Norfolk idea" tn
 International Association of Machinist
 has expended $40,000 and has the prop
 erty purchased Saturday. To use tn machinery the labor men must move l to another site and start a new com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
WILSON COLLECTS DATA CONCERNING
 PARIS CONFERENCE
Ray Stannard Baker Is Assist ing President In Arranging Material Probably for His
 tory of Versailles Treaty
By Associated Press

Washington January So.-Presdent Wilson is having collected and arranged for ready reference all papers and docu- ments in his possession relating to the work of the Paris peace conference with d view to the preparation of a book on the peace negotiations.
 The President, in making these prep arations, it vas learned today, has ac- cepted the volunteered services of Hay Stannard Baker, who was attached 10 the American peace commission. Mr Baker during the past two weks hss spent several hours each day at the White House, putting into shape all available data on. tie peace conference ill the Presidents possession.
 TO WRITE HISTORY
 While It is not believed that the Presl- dent contenplates beginning actual worh of writing or dictatng the proposed book durng the few remaining weeks of his term of office, it is understood that n, has in mind the inauguration of real work upon it shortly after his retire ment to private life It is known that tAlr. Baker has only undertaken the task { of arranging the material and that ms duties do not include in any way the literary workmanship.
 Friends of the President are understood to have urged upon him for scme time past the deSlrdb blf1ly Ol recOIulDS lAo'n the viewpoint of an official American ipartic pant events of such monumental Importance as took place in Paris during the peace negotiations. They nave pointed out that one who played slch a major role as he, and whose decisioa' later became the subject of such vloien' controversy both in the United State' and abroad could not afford to lose tn opportunity Of setting before the wori1 the motives behind the many dispussa decisions as involve Shantuns, FlunN | anzig aud the glo-Franco-Ameriea' alliance and the Russian question,
 LANSING'S BOOK
 Officials close to the President nave said recently that whatever the Presi' dent might write after his retirement from, the White House would not be au' fobiogra phical in form. as the Presi dents preference has always been tc' ward history as a form of literary eX pression.
 One version of the events which toof place at Paris from an official Vle"po'n already is in course of publication. An nouncement was made several week ago that former Secretary of State Lan sing, one of the American commlss'oh CTS. had prepared book which take' issue in several important chapters Wi,' decisions made by the President. lni book is to be reelased to the pupii' March 5, the day after President Wilsoi ret;res from office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
SI3.58 ON DEPOSIT FOR EVERY MAN,
 WOMAN AND CHILD IN WHOLE WORLD

wealth. This marks a gain of approxi-
 mately $s34, GOO in mutual and stock savings banks in 1920.
 The average deposit account in the mutual and stock savings banks in the
 United States is sS71 .s9, and the average deposit per inhabtant $6l .S5. According to the figures of the association more than one-tenth of the people in this coun> try have accounts in either mutual stock
 or postal savings banks. In the 23 for eign countries reporting with a com
 bined population of 993, 1000, the aver age deposit account in savings banks is $122 .34.- and the average deposit per in hsbitant is s17.60.
 Germany leads the world in point or numbers of savers in any one country. There arc 27 0U0.000 10 per cent of the inhabitants having savings in public or COT porate savings banks. Japan stands second with more than 25.000. 600 depos- itors in postal and private savings banks. Great Britain is third with 100000 or Al per cent of the population savers in trus-
 tee and postal savings banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
Rx Assoeiafed Press


 New York, January 3-Every man. woman and child in the world would have s135S from an equal distribution of all the money on deposit in mutual, stock and postal savings banks of the globe, it was estimated today by the Savings Bank association of the state Of New York.
 There are 146, 277s94 holders of small savings accounts in the world the. as- sociation's estimate shows. who have on deposit s23 123, ,S5. ST. a sum greater than the combined wealth of Germany, Aus tria, Hungary,( Turkey and Bulgaria. The average deposit account the world over is $15s.0s.
 Of the total amount of world savings, inhabitants of the United tSates post sess more than one-auarter, according to the figures In this country. aside from deposits in postal savings. there are H. 427. .556 depositors in the mutual and stock savings banks. with total deposits of $6,- 53e a70000 or 2 per cent of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
POLL TAX PAYMENTS
 SHOW MORE ACTIVITY

Anniston. January .-(Special.)-Pol ment in this city Saturday afternoon, and Collector whteside expects a last min ute rush to occur on Monday and Tues day, the latter day being the last on which the tax can be paid to insure the privilege of suffrage during the present year. approximately larger number of women than men have already paid their tax, but about the usual number will qualify for suffrage privileges dur ing the last two days. according to the belief expressed by Mir. Whiteside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
TERMINAL BLUE PRINTS
 NEARING COMPLETION

Mobile. January 1.-(Specdal.)-Maj. Earl North United States district en- gineer. has received information that the blue prints of the terminal will be ready in the office of the engineering depart mnt at Washington at an early date It lis not known whether these plans vii be sent out of Washington direct or Will he sent to the offices here and then dis tributed Ii is believed, however, that copies of the plans will be sent to the Mobile office for use of the contractors here who desire to enter bids The work ing of dredging in front of the coal ter n,inal will be completed February 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
CALDwELL-PITTs

An announcement of interest to large number of Ensley and Fairfield was that of the engagement of Miss Ruth Gladys Pitts, daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. B. Pitts of Fairfield. to Dr. Hale Al bert Caldwell, the wedding to occur in March.
 The district convention of the Indepen- dent Order of odd Fellows will meet with Ensley Lodge No. 165 on February s.
 The meetings will be held at the EllSs hall on Avenue D and Twentieth street and the subordinate members will meet at the Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall on Avenue E and Nineteenth street. About 900 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will attend the meeting of the confer ence.
 Sam King, Jr., is ill with a complica- tion of scarlet fever and pneumonia the home of his parents in Fairfield.
 Marshal Fitzpatrick is the guest of his sister, Mrs. l.. l.. Whittle. Mrs Joe Drew will leave today fo' Denver, Colo. having been called by the serious illness of her mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
FOUR COUNTIES BOAST
 OF BUT FEW FAILURES
 WITHIN SINGLE MONTH

Anniston, January O.-tSDecaait t-on!y three mercantile failures have occurred in the eastern division of the northern district of Alabama. composed of the counties of Calhoun, C1eburne. Clay and Talladega, during the month of January Figures to that effect being made public Saturday by Referee c. H. Young.
 total of 12 failures were recorded in January 1921. six Of the bankrupts be- ing farmers and three wage earners. Ac cording to the report of the referee there has been gradual falling off in the number of bankrupt proceedings in this division since the first part of 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31

The Wesley Bible class is one of the largest classes in the city and its ac- tivities embrace a wide field of use fulness directed not alone to indivi- duals. but to the community as we'll, J. T. McEniry is president of the class. pr. L. l.. Vann is the teacher. and J. M. Scott is secretary and treasurer.
 The funeral of Robert Stevenson was held Sunday afternoon at the home on Dartmouth avenue, with Dr. w. r. Brice officiating. Interment took place in Cedar Hill cemetery. The death oI Mir Stevenson caused profound regret throughout the entire community where he had lived for number o! wears.
 At the. tiroe of his illness Mir. Stew enson held a position with the Ten nessee company at Ensley in the ac- counting department,$ where he was l held in the highest esteem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
LLOYD GEORGE DENIES
 JUNE ELECTION RuM0R
By Associated Press

London, January 30.--Members of Pre- mier Lloyd George's official family in Downing street today ridiculed a report that MT. Lloyd George had warned the party whips to prepare for general election in June.l The rumor of pos sible election apparently was the out growth of the decision of Lord Robert Cecil and Lord Hugh Cecil to join the opposition party in Parliament, and gossip concerning the Earl of Derby as the possible leader of the unionists. many of whom are declared to be in revolt against the leadership of Andrew Bonar Law. because they consider him too sub servient toMr. Lloyd George.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
SHRINERS PLAN BIG
 DOUBLE CEREMONIAL

Zamora temple, Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, are prepar- ing for big class of candidates at the double ceremonials to be held Merch ly afternoon and night in the temple ac- cording to John B. Bethea. illustreous potentate. It is expected a good many members from North Alabama will at tend the ceremonial. The recorder Is now receiving petitions and about five hun dred are expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
PLANTERS QUARREL;
 ONE FATALLY SHOT
By Associated Prbss

Thomson, Ga, January 30.-Sam G. Story, 45. we'll known citizen of McDuffie county was arrested tonight by sheriff A. D. Adkins in connectibn with the fatal shooting of T. Sol JonSs, 60, at noon today
 The two planters met Sn 3 country road and according to Information in the hands of the sheriff. Jones accused Story of hiring one of his negroc farm hands Storey claims that Jones struck him with a club. Storey went home, the sheriff said. obtained a pistol and re- turned to the scene. Story is said to have shot twice, both bullets entering Jones' abdomen, causing almost instan. death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
MRS. HARDING LEAVES
 FOR SHOPPING TRIP
By Asseciated Press

Washington, January so.-(SpeciaD Mrs. Warren c. Harding, wife of the President -eIect. after a week spent in arranging for the closing of the Hard ing home here, left today for New York. She will spend several days. in that city shopping, and later will go to St. Augustine, Fla, to join MT. Hard ing on his return from vacation trip down the Indian river. Mrs. Harding was accompanied to New York by Mrs. Harry s. New, wife of the Indiana sem ator, and Mrs. E. B. Mclean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
"oIn oRIICATIONo
Three Plead Guilty

Mobile January 30. Especial )--Con fronted with the strongest kind of ev idence. three men who footed the stock of groceries moved into the street iron the store Of w. Caton when It Wal burned on Friday night last, entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced U nine months hard labor on the county road. Those sentenced were Gran Thomas, Dan Laws and Albert carter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
MASONIC MEETING

The fifth Monday social session of
 the Bessemer lodge, No. 45S, A. r. and
 A. M, will be held at the Masonic temple Monday evening. An interest ing programme has been prepared and the special guests of the affair will be the members of the two Eastern Star chapters of the city. This will be the first social session of the year and
 the custom of holding the fifth Monday social meetings will "be continued throughout the year.
 The programme will include an ad- dress by pr. Holmes of Birmingham and an address by Mrs. J. F. Carle, whose subject will be The Relation of Masonry to the Eastern Star" a reading by Mrs. J. M. Ingram and a number of musical sele tions. All Master Masons and members of the Eastern Star chapters in the dis trct have been invited. The commit tee in charge is L. o. Lowe, l.. D. Hood and J. w. Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
Quarrel Settled
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, January @.-Eight con- troyersies, which had been pending be- tween the Pennsylvania railroad and It's engine and train service employees, nave been settled satisfactorily by the neWiy or1anized joint reviewing committee, it ve. annnunced tonight by R. V. Massey, assistant general manager of the con- pany and chairman of the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-31
FOUR GIRLS ACT AS
 ACTIVE PALLBEARERS

Annisten. January S0.-(sDetial) Four yoen& girls, all friends of the famtIx and warn admirers of the bright Httle bey whore body they Bore tenderiy te ats restlng place In E49em0nt cemetery seRved ~ ac- tive paifbearers at the 1unersd of little Jimmie Watson SatnPaal aft- ernocu. The gir3s were Miasea Lila Harrtson. E'tIra Paul. virgfnin1 snosv and snais Harrasons the ffReral servtee b~trE largely attend&& by synPathrtie Friends of pr. and( AGrs. Watson.