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drawn. such as the air squadron and
the tank company, in those cases
where the state will have difficulty
in maintaining units Of this char
acter."
Questionnaires already have been
sent by the War Department to the
commanding generals of all Regular
Army corps areas and by the militia
bureau to the state adjutants gem
era( requesting their views on a new
reorganization OF the National Guard.
These communications point out that
the economic conditions confronting
the government and the states make
1T expedient to consider a modifica-
ton of the allotment of troops of the
National Guard to the states
Information collected from the
corps area commanders and the state
adjutants general will be furnished
a special committee, which will be
assembled in Washington in about
two weeks to begin work of drafting
scheme of reorganization
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SEEK TO CUT COST
|0F NATIONAL GUARD
Limiting Size Suggested.
Weeks Would Let Up on
Peace Requirements.

Study of the National Guard of the
country is being made by the War
Department and the House subcom-
mittee on military appropriations.
with a view to determining upon
some plan which would put this force
on more economical basis for peace
time development. Suggestions al
ready have been made that the maxi
mum strength allowed by law be
decreased from 500 men per senator
and representative to $50 or 500 men.
making reduction in the organiza-
tons authorized peace strength of
about $4,000 men.
In a letter to Representative An
thony, Kansas, chairman of the House
subcommittee on military appropria-
tions. which was made public today,
Secretary Weeks pointed out two
methods by which new adjustment
of the National Guard might be ac-
complished. The first would be TO
limit the strength and development
by limiting appropriations. and the
second would prescribe "a more rea-
sonable requirement as to the pre-
scribed peace strength"
F1NeO Dy congress.
In my opinion" Secretary Weeks
said. "the latter is the fairest and best;
moreover. it is due to both the Ma
tional Guard and to the War Depart
ment to know where they stand. In
view of the fact that the present
peace strength was fixed solely by
Congress, and being fearful of be
ing misunderstood by the National
Guard, l hesitate to make any def
mite recommendations"
Regarding the possible reduction
in strength, the Secretary added, the
suggestion has been made from Ma
tional Guard sources that a peace
time strength of 100000, or $50 or
500 per senator and representative,
would be adequate at the present
time"
Eighteen Infantry Divisions.
This strength" the War Secretary
continued. would permit of the COM
pletion of the eighteen infantry
divisions, proper proportion of
cavalry troops, the coast artillery
companies and certain independent
infantry and special troop units
which are essential and necessary. |
consider the eighteen infantry d:vi-
sions the keystone Of the structure
and, in my opinion. nothing should
be done which would interfere with
their completion. 1t is possible that
certain auxiliary units, which are in
cluded in the division, could be with
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RECT TO ROB BANK
\ CHARGED; ) HELD
Soldiers Captured After Run
II ming Fight Near
q Laurel, Md.
Y o Ok NOTIFIES POLICE
Camp Meade Man Tells Othcers
Others Forced Him to Drive
Them to Town.
GOOK NOTIFIES POLICE

An alleged plot to rob the Citizens
National Bank of Laurel. Nd was
frustrated yesterday afternoon with
the arrest Of five soldiers stationed at
Camp Meade. The men were captured
after a chase through the streets OF
the quiet town and an adjacent corn
field which was punctuated by Voiiey
of gun shots.
The prisoners, who are being held
in Jail at Upper Marlboro, gave their
names as follows:
Ray w. Porter. twenty-three years
old. Company A, nth Tank Corps
Luther A. Smith. twenty-four years
old. Company A. 18th Tank Corps.
Seth Petersen, twenty-six years old
Camp Meade fire department
Ernest Nelley thirty years old, camp
Meade fire department.
Harold W. White, twenty-thtee years
old. first sergeant in the medical corps
at Camp Meade.
Cook Held rs Witness.
Charles Jones, a cook of the head
quarters detachment of the tank corps.
driver of a machine which brought the
soldiers to Laurel also is being held un-
der $1,000 bond as witness. Jones
charged that the men forced him to
drive them to Laurel meanwhile lay
ing plans for robbing the bank.
At preliminary hearing last night
before Magistrate T. d. Roberts all of
the men. with the exception of Jones.
were ordered committed to Jail pending
grand jury action, under bond of $500
each. The technical charges placed
against them are disturbing the peace
and carrying concealed weapons.
Closes Bank Building.
According to the testimony of c. f
Little, mayor of Laurel and cashier
of the bank White entered the bank
and asked for 50 in nickels. Mr..
Little handed him the money in a
bank wrapper and White left the
returned. Little said. Meantime
White said he had received a call
from police headquarters warning
him that a robbery Of the bank was
planned and he Immediately closed
the building.
TIE report of the attempted hod-up
of the bank quickly spread through
Laurel and a number of the citizens
led by Deputy Sheriff Lee Nichols
went in search of the soldiers. Not
far from the bank the crowd discover
ed the soldiers. The men fled and the
crowd gave chase The pursuit led to
the outskirts of the town and through
a cornfield on the property of De VIII
ton H. Donaldson. a Laurel merchant
where the soldiers were captured.
During the chase NUMBER OF snots
were fred by the pursuers and they
were returned by the soldiers.
Four Attempts Made.
The police were told of the alleged
plot to rob the bank by Jones. who es-
capped from one of the soldier guards
left in the automobile with him while
the others went to the bank. Jones
said he caught his guard mapping
and drove the machine to the state
police substation at Laurel and told
the plans to hold up the bank.
Four attempts have been made tc
rob the bank. and only one was sue
cessfuI That was about twenty years
ago, when the safe was blown open
and its contents emptied.
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alarm fire in an East Side studio toda,S
destroyed 100000 worth of stage an,
movie scenery. which may cause post
ponemena of three plays scheduled e
open soon.
Some of the scenery was for 9Th,
Circle booked for a first night a
Atlantic City September II. The open
ing will probably be delayed. Becaus,
OF the blaze The Exciters" canno
open here next week, as scheduled
and The Last Warning" due fol
a premier at Hartford, Conn, mex
Monday. may be postponed
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SUNDAY SCHOOL HEAD
is SOUGHT BY POLICE

JACKSON. Mich. September Ga
warrant charging abandonment Of his
wife and two children was issued here
today against Alpha Nichols, superin-
tendent of the West Ryan Methodist
Sunday school. following his disap-
pearance and that Of Mrs. Murl Bad
der, wife of Rev. c. F. Bladder, pastor
of the church. Mrs. Bladder, who also
has two children, has been missing
since last Saturday.
Mrs. Nichols In statements to the
prosecuting attorney expressed the
belief her husband and Mrs. Bladder
left together in an automobile owned
by the latter's husband.
Friends of Rev. Bladder said today
he had gone in search of his wife.
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100000 SCENERY BURNS.

Blaze in New York Studio te Delay
Opening of "The Circle"
NEW YORK, September "a three
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Genuine Krohler

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bed davenport
$39.75
A comfortable couch
by day, easily converted
into a double-bed at
night. Ample space under
seat for mattress and
bedding.
Golden oak or mahog-
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wears as well.
An added bed r DOM
subtracted rent.
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places in Palestine. made before the
league of nations council in Geneva.
The newspaper, which is the official
Vatican organ. declares that. If the tel
egraphed report Of the Balfour pro-
posal is accurate. it is evident that the
rights Of the Catholics are in danger
Of being impaired. as they would be in
a minority on the three subcommissions
and the last word would rest with the
president Of the commission, who would
be an American Protestant.
THAT is outrageous" says the paper.
1--WE hope the text of the Balfour
scheme is not in conformity with the
press reports. In any case. the rep
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REBEL LEADER KILLED
lNCORK BORDER FIGHT
BY the Associated Press.


DUBLIN, September 6.-The irregu-
lar leader Daniel Shinnock. holding
the rank of brigadier adjutant, was
killed in a skirmish yesterday near
Mitchellston, on the Cork Limerick
border.
The fight, which lasted two hours,
was the sequel to a surprise attack
upon a large body of irregulars en-
gagged in preparing an ambush. The
nationals, under Commandant Gen.
Hannigan, defeated the irregulars,
who fled to the hills, after suffering
many casualties. Twelve prisoners
and a large supply of arms and am
munition were left in the hands OF
the government force.
The cities of Cork and Waterford
witnessed intense activities by irregu-
lars yesterday. Two women were
among the casualties.
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CHILD HIT BY AUTO.

Matte Hunter, colored. four years
old, was struck and knocked down by
an automobile operated by Mrs. Eliza
beth Judson Of 40 Seaton place, while
in the street in front of 439 Rhode
Island avenue, yesterday. The child
was picked up by Mrs. Judson and
taken to Freedmen's Hospital. Her
condition is reported as not serious.
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ported Huber. D.
stephens. former
congressman from
the second Mis-
sissippi district.
was leading for
ner Senator James
z. Vardaman, in
yesterdays second
democratic pr j.
nary for nomina-
ion to the United
states Senate, by
approximately IA
100 votes, accord :
ng to incomplete
md unofficial re-
t urn S tabulated
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EMPLOYMENT MEN TO MEET

The tenth annual meeting of the
International Association of Public
Employment Services will be held in
Washington beginning next Monday
Questions relating to employment
conditions will be discussed by Ameri-
can and Canadian officials. Secretary
of Labor Davis and ]. H. H. Ballan-
tyne, deputy minister of labor of On
tario, Canada, are among the officials
of the two governments who are ex-
pected to address the meeting.
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Simmons gray enameled
bed cots. $l.95

These cots are 6 feet s
inches long and 80 inches
wide. When trimmed
with cretonne they make
attractive day beds. Fin
ished In gray
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resentatives of the Catholic nations on
the council Of the league should know
how to safeguard the ancient and i'm
prescriptible rights of the Catholic
Church in the Holy Land"
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VATICAN TAKES ISSUE
WITH BRITISH PROPOSAL
Balfour Suggestion to League fol
Protection Of Holy Places in
Palestine Protested.

ROME, September 6.-The Osserva-
tore Romano says opinion at the Vati-
can is strongly opposed to the condi-
tions in the proposal of the Earl Of Bal
four for the protection Of the holy
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HUBERT D. STEPdENSFdIiy tVru'
These returns,
including twenty
four counties complete. gave Stephens
1926; Vardaman, 71.256.
The democratic nomination In MIS-
sissippi is equivalent to election.
The successful candidate will sue
coed John Sharp Williams. who re-
tires next March.
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STEPHENS IN LEAD
BY $4,000 IN RACE
WITH VARDAMAN

JACKSON, Miss, September g.
With six counties Of the eighty-two
IN the state unra-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Volunteer Relief association will meet this morning at 10:sC o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce building.
 The Frances Willard union will meet this afternoon at o'clock at w. c. T. U. headquarters.
 Methodist women of the Birming- ham district will hold a missionary institute at the First Methodis. church Wednesday morning from 10:30 to 12:30. It is the duty of every officer. old and new. to be present.
 The Present Day club will meet Thursday morning at II o'clock with Mrs. N. L. Pierce. 1221 Sixteenth street, north.
 The Fortnightly Shakespeare club will meet Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock with Mrs. H. F. Riell.
 Woodlawn Mothers circle will meet Thursday morning at 10:So o'clock at the Woodlawn library. Miss Rosa Strickland will make an address.
 The Avondale School Improvement association will meet Thursday after noon at 2:15 o'clock. A program on Heath" has been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18

this morning in its account of the 00-mile-an-h hour storm which trav- eled eastward and made the worst day nearly ever saw in New York --ice, snow, rain on the face of a terrific wind. But nothing stops here, as you know, Rupert Hughes talked in the evening at s small literary gathering, and nobody seemed any the worse off on account of the wild night, when really life was in danger.
 T do So often think of Birming- ham--my thoughts stray as I work. And am sure from what you write and from what I hear that 1t has changed very much. Some times, in glancing down tho personal columns. fall to sec a familiar name. I'd like to live 1t all over again. Sit on the front porch in comfortable rock ing chair and do my notes.
 DO let me congratulate Birming- ham on Mrs. Shipman's and Mrs. John ston's public-s spirited work in con- nection with the sll-star concerts. They could not do finer thing for Birmingham. This winter l had had unusual opportunities to hear both opera and concert. Just before Rich ard Strauss sailed away I met him back in the artists room at the Met ropolitan. He had just bowed his adieux to the music-mad audience over his Macbeth and his Don Quix- ote.' with the Philadelphia orchestra, but there he sat, smoking & cigarette, the most indifferent man in the world. Calm, as if the world had not ac- claimed him rapturously.
 "So much for true artistry. I found Huberman in the same mood when he too played when Strauss conducted. And Ely Ney back In the artists room at Carnegie hall. where some of us went on one of the numerous occasions, I found her tossing off a raw egg. And the moment before she had been playing in the darkened house to a mad audience standing, re- fusing to leave. Of course you saw where one of the critics said that her head looked like an animated chrys- anthemum.'
 Now I must stop; 1t is time to get into my warmer things and run over to t;.9 Morgenthaus, where at 5 o'clock Mrs. Montgomery Hare and others are to start the Woodrow Will son foundation fund ball a-rolllng for as many guests as the former am bassador to Turkey can crowd into his town house."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
Miss Annie Kendrick
 Walker Writes From ,SAt NeU York
=JEw writers in Alabama, indeed,

y=JEw writers in Alabama, indeed,
 1 sn the entire south. have ever = equslled the graceful, charm ing pen that was welded by Annie Kendriok Walker when she conducted the wornan's department of The Age Herald few years ago, and none has ever excelled her.
 Her beautiful style. tact, charm created about her an atmosphere which was easily the most admired In Alabama, and since her residence in New York she has broadened her work and made national name for herzelf by her excellent journalistic achievements.
 A few days ago one of Miss Wal ker' old friends here was the recipient of most interesting letter from her, written from the Majestic in New York, where she and her lovely mother reside.
 Among other things Miss Walker saysi
 Some weeks ago was reading one of Dolly Dafrymple's New York stories. the one in which she wrote of Dr. Fosdiek and also of the New ? Yor1e's latest innovation, the new lighting arrangement at St. Marks, when she and Mrs. Kettig were In New York. By an odd coincidence that very Sunday afternoon I attended St. Marks in company with two of my dearest Birmingham friends. lovely Mrs. T. G. Bush and her charming sister, Miss Annie L. Williams I was at first overcome with q sense of humor when I viewed the lighting process in the church-the spiritual eiqDiffranca did not take affect. Al- though I was not the originator of the famous remark that some of the effects looked like Neapolitan ice- cream which I was accused of. New York always has so much to talk about that this lighting experiment is now a thing of the past, in interest and I only mention it to say how much I enjoyed Dolly's conception of 1t, and her interpretation.
 Born in Alabama read the head dine in one of the New York papers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
KOBE CLUB
 CELERRATES ANNIyERsARY

CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
 The first anniversary Of the KoBe club, a local secret organization of high school boys, was celebrated by the members during the week end just passed with an extensive pro- gram embracing the fourfold objec- tive of the club. Equal prominence was given to the physical, social, mental and religious elements in many interesting and impressive ways.
 On Friday afternoon the club mem bers enjoyed theatre party after which they witnessed the Central high school basketball game. Im- mediately following, they held their first annual banquet, adjourning to their club rooms at ,1432 Milner Cres- cent where they carried out an in- teresting Founders day program. The next day, with invited friends, they hiked to their club camp ground where they spent the day participat- ing in athletic contests. Church ser- vices were attended Sunday, and on Sunday afternoon they kept open house at their club rooms, thus con cluding their celebration.
 The KoBe club was organized one year ago with three members. Since that time II additional boys have been taken in, and two more have been pledged to the club. Member ship in the club is by invitation; weekly meetings, supervised by an adult counsellor are held on Friday nights; and the club stands for active participation and constructive effort In the four-fold activities of adoles- cent life. The personnel of the club is as follows:
 Edkin Bruce. Walter Phillips, Rob ert Baugh, John Hancock, Bryant Sells, Charles Allison. Fletcher King, Bryan Chancey, Duncan McArthur, Earl Garden, James Arthur Smith, William Fidler, Covington Riley, William Rice and Tom McDavid and Angus Taylor, pledges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
WHY WOMEN GET DESPONDENT

Are not women naturally as light hearted. brave and hopeful as men? Yes, certainly; but a woman's organ ism Is essentially different from a man's-more delicate. more sensitive and more exacting. Women in deli cate health are more dependent, more nervous, more irritable and more Respondent. When woman develops nervousness. sleeplessness, backaches. dragging down pains and melancholia she should lose no time in giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound a fair trial, as it will quickly dispel such troubles This root and herb medicine contains no drugs and has been the standby of American womanhood for nearly 50 years.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
RANDOM NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. Edward Smith (F'1or- ida Graves), and their children, ar- rived here last evening from their home in Atlanta to attend the funeral of Mrs. Smiths mother. Mrs. ". H. Graves. They are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Addison c. Smith during their stay.
 Mrs. Charles whitworth tE1eanor Matthews). of Nashville, is with Mrs. J. T. Stokely for a few days, having funeral of her grandmother. Mrs. W. H. Graves.
 Cards from Col. ". B. Leedy. from Miami, bring the pleasant news that he is enjoying the balmy climate of Florida and is having a delightful time.
 Mir. W. F. Mason has returned from Annfston, where he was the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Street.
 Mrs. Roy Woodruff and baby, of Tuscaloosa. are the guests of friends in Birmingham.
 Mir. Jesse Yates is the guest of his biolCit MI Ss N~s 11s Aidg III AhhAShOhs
 
 The many Birmingham friends of Mir. Frank Darlington, of Anniston, will be glad to learn that he has come to this city to reside. Mrs. E. G. Chandler is visiting her sister. Mrs. c. E. Ard, in Anniston.
 Miss Ruth Elliott will return to her home in Montgomery this week after a visit to friends here. Mrs. Joe Saks will leave today for Selma where she will be the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. s. Eagle. Mrs. S. E. Fowler is visiting her sister, Miss Eloise Marshall, In Selma Miss Erskine Jarnagin, Miss Eliza : beth Goldsmith, Miss Lillian Ashley and Miss Corday Rice will be among the lovely Atlanta girls who will at tend the mid-year dances at the Uni versity of Alabama.
 Mrs. D. T. Robinson. of Atlanta. is [ the guest of Mir and Mrs. Herbert Stockham. on Cliff road. MT. and Mrs. F. A. Grider and Mir Dave Caldwell will leave Thursday | for Pass Christian, where they will spend several weeks. Miss Anita Sloss. Miss Eugenia Harris. Miss Elizabeth Adair and Miss Edith Mabry will leave Thurs day for Tuscaloosa, where they will attend the mid-year dances.
 Mrs. A. c. Craven, of Philadelphia Is the guest of her sister. Mrs. J Motion Smith and Mir. Smith, at their home in Forest park.
 Miss Theresa Cory will leave to- morrow for Tuscaloosa to attend the dances at the University.
 Miss Carrie Broun. of Mobile. will arrive in Birmingham on Friday morning to spend the week end with her uncle. MT. J. W. Allen and Mrs Allen.
 Mrs. Leo Mann, and son, Martin, oi Norwich, N. Y., are the guests of he, sisters, Mrs. A. c. Dorn and Mrs Abe H. Williams. Mrs. Mann will be remembered as Miss Rose Selko- witz.
 ] Mrs. F. I. Melvin, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. G. Frank Stewart and MT. Stewart, ha, returned to her home in Atlanta.
 Mrs. Harry Davis will come from Gadsden Friday to be the weekend guest of Mrs. J. w. Allen. | MT. and Mrs. Lewis Lawley, or LaGrange, are visiting their grand parents. MT. and Mrs. J. w. May.