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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
ENGLAND PUZZLED OVER DEBT ISSUE,
 GARDINER ASSERTS
BaIfour's Note Brings World From Theory Down to FaCtS-DeClareS for
 Clean Slate
By A. c. GARDINER Great Britain's Great Liberal Editor Special Cable to The Age Herald fCopyright, 1923, by The Age-Herald1

{Copyright, 1922, by The Age-Herald)
 London, August 5.-On Monday Premier Poincare of France visits London to confer with Lloyd George on the subject of German repara- tions. The circumstances are mo- mentous.
 Whether the Earl of Balfour's cir cular note was addressed primarily to France or America, it's effect has been equally important. It brings to a world issue the touchstone of realities.
 l foreshadowed this development in my previous dispa tches. It comes as the result of many circumstances. the chief one being the collapse of the mark, which has dispersed the last shred of illusion about the gray ity of the German position. Tt is realized now that Germany is clatter- ing into the abyss where Austria lies and if the plunge is not stopped, the rest of Europe will follow.
 Asks Clean Slate.
 The Earl of Balfour's note is in substance declaration for a clean slate for all world debts. The longer the vain pursuit of shadows con tinues the deeper the world sinks in, the bog of universal ruin. The only way of escape is to cut the losses and come uOWn to DuSlneSS.
 The re-establishment of a world peace is the sole condition of recov- . cry. You cannot isolate bankruptcy It is spreading like a plague over the face of Europe. What is the profit in demanding reparations which you cannot collect. or of de- demanding interest on debts which drive the debtor into bankruptcy? 1t is the policy of Skylocks pound of flesh. But corpses are poor cus- toners.
 What effect will the Balfour note have on Mondays conference? Eng land is prepared to forego claims to separations if France will adopt a moderate policy. But England can only forego the French debt on f. basis of the conclusion of all the al lied debts. France wants to link the revision of separations with the can- cellation of her debts.
 Controversy Waged.
 great controversy is waging in England as to the wisdom of the Balfour proposal. It is recognized it practically leaves the whole problem of cancellation dependent on Amer ican action. All opposition is~agreed to the wisdom of cancellation, but there is sharp disagreement as to whether England can act alone.
 On one side it is pointed out that England's debt to America was in- cured In behalf of France and that to forego reparations, to cancel the French debt and continue to pay in- terest on the American debt is an impossible burden to place on British taxpayers.
 Moreover feeling is strong that French policy has brought Europe to the present desperate pass. France is showing no disposition to dis arm, no disposition to tax herself although British trade is paralyzed and British taxpayers are strug- gling under an intolerable burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

contract with the miners and that Lewis will propose that that wage scale be adopted.
 Friend of Harding
 1ncidentlly, the president Of the chief operators association to be represented there, Michael Gala. gher of Cleveland, is an intimate friend O. President Harding and has been regarded as more conciiiatory toward framing contract with the miners ever since the strike began than have most of his colleagues in other parts Of the central competi. tive field
 consummatlon of the Clevelanl meeting with a wage agreement w..l go far toward bringing about grad uai resumption of bituminous coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
LOCAL MARKETS
Eruits and Vegetables (Msrshail. Jordan a Keithl

fhRrsh2il Jordan a hcithi Apples-winessp eItra fancy. ITS. ale ,s.2b summer. bushei baskets. ta.25. Bananas-Per h.. Shc.
 oranges--i7G. 2ss, $1o.5e; s2h 36o. ss.5o. Potatoes--Kentucky ccbblers. per lb. 3Ac; Lookout Mountain seed Irish, per h., $c western stock. per lp.. 3Ac: Potatoes-Sweet. new crop, s2;' Sunset, ontons-spanish. yellow. per crate. ss; per h.. 4he.
 lie; pink, per Ib.. Sc; black-eyed peas, ,Peanu's-vlrsinla. No. l. per b., %; sisinia roasted. so-ib. iois. per lb.. ios; Alabama. raw. per ib.. 6hc; roasted, 6hc. Cantaioupes--Arizona standards. $500. Aarshm.ilows--.AnEeius ts ise pack Lsttuce-Per crate. Iceberg, s5.so. coeoanuts-sack. s4: broken lots, s46c. Tomaioes-Tennessee. 1 baskets, SIPS. Be4ns-Green, per hamper. s2.eO@S. Cebbage-Per ib, 4hc.
 Lemons-Fancy CsIlfornia, boy, S6; i'm . Peaches-Pcr crate. ss.76gA. EggplA Ant-x3.6e.
 peppers-Bell s2.5o03.
 Shss.s--Fuld e,esm. dairy, lb:, 2sc.. Hens-Per h.. 2s624c.
 Eggs-eer avzen, zle.
 w. W. oArrstt q sonsl l [ Fryefs--LarBe size, s2Wz5o small, IS e zoe.
 Koosters-I2c.
 Eggs-Candied, 24@25c.
 Bulter-Packine stock, I66lSc
 AAtE bAUCh
 Birmingham Live Stock Maarksti
 Fed Steers
 Fed Steers; Good to choice, eH07c. medium to good. 5h96nc. common to medium, 4h Vshc.
 Grass cattie according to weight qual- ity anu flesh. Steers. 5Uso. fat cows O Sc; medium cows, Jvtei eutters 2e3c; csnners. h 9lc; heavy bulls, 3Qsd light bulls. 70 sc: fat yesringa 4Qoc; medium yearnngs. SV+c; yeaiera. b@ 6c. < Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs Isb to 15e pounds. loU hc; choice corn fed hogs. lSb to Ito pounds, snyhc; choice corn led hogs. 90 10 i55 pounds, s0sc; nxht pigs. so pounds down. 70sc; best heavy rough hoEs. 7V9he' hail fat rough hogs. AWoc.
 Soft and oily hogs from io to 2e psr pound less than above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

Meanwhile the French income tax Tit is to laugh" Farmers are wholly exempt from it. Last year only Al per cent of the tax levied was collected. It is argued with force that England cannot pay the French debt to America while French taxpayers refuse to bear a title of the Englshmun's burdens.
 No Employment.
 Finally 1t IS pointed out that un. employment does not exist in France while in England nearly two million men are still out of work.
 On the other side, 1t Is urged that unless grand gesture comes from some quarter without delay nothing can stop Europe's rot. Europe can. not co.tinue to wait for America. 1t IS true that England cannot can. eel the debts owed to her and at the same time honor debts that she owes to others. But still less. can England stand by and witness Europe go to pieces.
 England is between the devil and the deep blue sea. She cannot af- ford tp pay and she cannot afford not to pay. But certain ruin will come if the present situation continues and 1t Is agreed it is worth any price to get Europe working again. This view is widely held among liberals. A conservative view much favored, is that Europe is done for and that hope for a recovery of British trade lies In the opening of our oerseas dominions. 1t is a grotesque notion that sparsely settled dominions can proide a substitute for a derelict continent like Europe.
 It is a strange spectacle that reac- tionaries who have done the most to encourage France in her latter day policies are those who now refuse the consequence of those policies. one thing becomes clearer day by day. In the end reparations and debts alike will be jettisoned or they will sink the ship. The only question is whether cancellation all around can come in time.
 If it comes now, with repudiation of French policy and the substitution of the Anglo-American policy Of peace, disarmament and mutual aid. Europe may perhaps be saed.
 The world wants a great leader and 1t looks as If it were perishing for lack of vision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
PARTIAL RELIEF
 IS IN SIGHT FOR
 COAL CONSUMERS
Cleveland Conference Likely to Result in Resumption of Production in Central
 Fields
By HARDEN COLFAx Special Correspondent of The Age-Hera,d {Copyright. 1929. by The age-Hernid)

tCopyrisht. isss, by The Age -Hcrnid)
 Washington, August 5.-Partial relief for coal consumers appears to be in sight. Bituminous coal mining probably will be resumed within 10 days in sections of the central com- petitive field-western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois--as the outcome of the conference staged for next Monday at Cleveland between officials of the United Mine Workers of America and some of the opera tors in the coal fields of the four states concerned.
 Operators whose annual production totals somewhere between 50.0000O' and 50, ,000, ,0O0 tons will be present a. the Cleveland meeting. They will come chiefly from eastern Ohio. Some northern West Virginia operators will also be there, as well as a scatter ing of operators from Indiana and Illinois. Whether any operators from western Pennsylvania will attend re- mains to be seen. However, the over shadowing fact in the industry--the Pittsburg Coal Producers association. will not leave it's western Pennsyl- yania headquartcrS to negotiate. Agreement Indicated
 Indications point strongly to the probability that President Lewis of the mine workers and the negotiat- ing operators will agree within three or four days. on a form of contract and that mining will be resumed shortly thereafter at such plants as adopt the proposed wage scale. Should the full attendance eof opera tors reach an understanding with Lewls--and 1t seems likely now that most of them wili---coal mining In the central competitive field would be resumed at the rate of not less than 100000 tons a week
 That tonnage, together with an improved output from the pon-union fields which now is on the mend. would bring the production of bi- luminous coal up to the point where it would approach industrial require ments
 The Cleveland meeting will be at- tended only by operators who have intimated their willingness to meet the miners at least raif way The operators who will be there have all been sounded out by labor leaders during the thren ~-4eks that hav.E elapsed since the Presidents pro- gram was rejected. It Is reliably reported here tho most of these operators are not ,.-willing to ac- eept the wage scale which expire last March as tine basis for the.r quadyuped, no more blood-curdling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
APPARATUS TO TEST FABRICS.

In fabrics used for special purposes. the actual resistance to rupture IS of greater importance than the wear ing qualities of the cloth; for exam pie, the fabric used In the manufac- ture of balloon envelopes. To test this quality, the Bureau of Standards has designed an apparatus for test ing samples of fabric to the bursting point. the machine being shown and described in the Poplar Mechanics Magazine. The sample to be tested Is clamped under . steel ring, and air pressure is applied to q rubber diaphragm under the sample.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

All for art. dogums." apolOsized Bob. and with husky push Check ers' landed in a miserable hole such as his aristocratic person never be- fore had held communion with.
 If Bob had been murdering the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

terioraticn. more or less. has been de vcioping during the past two weeks fol tho want of rain. as precipitation in Texas . :incs July !! has been very light and scat. :. At this time last year the trade was dihposed to Ignore the drouth then pre- vAtling in Texas. bat within a short while thereafter became excited when . sensa- tonai advance occurred.-H. & B. Beer.
 HUBBARD BROs. ( CO.'S LETTER
 New York. August 6.--(speciai)- )-The With wish moderats ceiling from iocals and the sousn: wnns New Orleans bought. The market remained easy during the morn ing sessien on reports of rains in several points Tn TexAs. which led many to believe that further rains might come over the week-end. what. Texas needs is good soekine yain such ralns as we have had today iwI inot materially Influence that market. but will cause many to feel that further rains will follow as conseauence and that the drouth may Dc broken soon. The fnAFket closed practically at the low of the day with very iiftle buying power n evidence. The Liyerpooi market will be closed Monday on account of bank holiday thers.--Hubbafd Bros. q Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06

quadYuped, no more blood-curdling mortified dog Selps could have been elicited. They broke upon the still air of the street forcefully enough to attract anybody's attentIon-let alone the attention of Miss Mary Trevor, actually out in search of dogs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-06
Priuate Wire News
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Birmingham. August s.-Ths cottoa mar lset ruled marrow and featureisss dufin z the short session today in the absence of Liverpool and any particular cotton news the lows of yesterday being btoken and the finals were 10 points 5ec ! bale un- der the previous close. Spots were gen porss ss fro% southern .po: points tsat n suss- ss ness was light and no demand The weather map showed generally cloudy over western half of the belt but no rein ex-
 Temperatures were practically un- changed. remaining excessively high in Tsxas. Generally fair over eastern half of section ana at Jackscnviiie, showing tho conditions oyer sAstetn half of belt very favorable. The mill takinGs for the week week last year Sales at Fall River were estimated at around 1oe eoe pieces against 12s6oo last week. Trade reported being tsrday than any day during tho week.
 The Journal of Commerce. wires:
 'Copious rains In Texas will mean lower prices; dry weather and high tempera- lures will mean an advance. that is tbs general opinion; meantime the short later sst Is growing. Tho south sells persistent. iy."
 The market remsins almost entirely a ettreme buliish character of statistics of sspply and demand Many arc disposed to regard the mafktt as over -oold and In po- sition to respond sharply to any develop ments such as settlement of the strikes or continuance of TtxAs drouth over Sunday. We favor the long side from this level. mkantime watehiug closely the Toxas westher.--s. \. stewart q Go.
 F. ,. LTNNELL ( CO.'S LETTER
 New Orleans. August g.---t Special. )--Ap- |prehension lest the Oklahoma drouth Do broken by eopious general rains. which would assure good crops for the south west, depressed market following last Tuesdays government crop report forecast for a yield of ll.alsoo baies. and secfe- itary Hesters returns showing the world lto have consumed 13, S04, coo bales of Amer ican cotton dast season and worlds carry over of American July 31 to have been | only l,so4.oet bales va S.asAeeo last year. So far rains In Oklahoma and Texa have been insignificant. generally very liight, heaviest where weevil are most ace tive Tn southeast Oklahoma and north east Texas.
 There we're showers, hardly more than southwsst Texas today, with no decided indications for an important change over the week end.
 Conditions as of July 35. indicated a yield of about 6.os3.Ooo bales for east of the Mississippi river against 4.1l1. 900 last IyeAf; for west of the river, about 6.3Be.- 900 vs. 1,e43,oe0 last season, or total for the entire belt of about III, 449.00 balos. compared with 7ak4.e00 last season. Since July 25. however, Texas and Okla homa have been in the grip of seveye drouth. which is now becoming serious a private advices arc to effect that dee
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

This was a very special
purchase, and offers you a
splendid opportunity to save
on Christmas gifts that will
be greatly appreciated. Sizes
3 to z.
Slippers of Soft Kid
With Leather Soles
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
.CEDDES TALKS
On ANCIENT
PEOPLES
Ambassador Lectures on Mi
grations for Archaeology
icaI Society.

Sir Auckland Geddes. the British
Ambassador. an honorary member
Of the Archaeological Society uf
Washington, was the guest of
honor at the annual meeting held
last night at the residence OF Mrs.
II. +. Dimock. Sir Auckland
Geddes, who is both anthropologist
and diplomat, addressed the society
on THE Migrations of Peoples in
Prehistoric Europe"
Robert Lansing. formerly Secre-
tary Of State, was reelected presi-
dent of the organization for the
ensuing year. Other officers who
were reelected were: Vice presi-
dents. Robert NJ. Thompson, Henry
White, Miss Mabel Boardman and
Mrs. H. F. Dimock; secretary and
director. Mitchell Carroll; associate
secretary. Helen Wright; treasurer,
John B. Larner.
The board of trustees were re-
elected and distributed in groups
as follows:
For 1923: Mitchell Carroll. f.
Ward Denys. Mrs. II. r. Dimock.
William p. Emo. Gilbert II. Gros.
venor, William II. Holmes, John b.
Larner and George Oakley Totten.
For 1924: Miss Mabel Boardman.
Albert Douglas, Martin A. Knapp,
Robert Lansing, Charles Colfax
Long. G. Hamilton Martin. James
Parmelee and Miss Helen Wright.
For 1925: Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Charles Henry Butler, Wilbur
J. Carr. Walter c. Clephane, J..
Townsend Russell. Robert NJ.
Thompson, Mrs. b. II. Warder
and Henry White.
The following new members were
announced as elected by the execu-
tive committee: Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Belt, DIR. James c. Merriam,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer. jr., Mrs. Lo.
gan Waller Page. and DIR. A. Tresic-
Pavicitch, minister of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

cate en- snneurag,ns aAffare~~s -
tween this season and last. Just
prior TO Thanksgiving. 1921. a spell
OF summer weather suddenly de.
veloped. causing large quantities Of
turkeys 10 spoil In the markets. or
en- route here from distant points.
The annual holiday maxim Of do
your shopping early" has been re-
versed In this city. Those In a posi-.
ton TO know advise housewives 10
refrain from purchasing the Thanks,
giving Day bird until a few days
before the feast. IL orders were
placed early with dealers. II was
argued. dealers would In turn place
large orders with wholesalers or
middlemen at any price asked and
the ultimate consumer might auto.
matically boost the price against his
own interests.
The "fixins'" 4" will be cheap this
year. also, IL is predicted. Gran.
berries are expected to sell here be.
tween l5 and 20 cents per quart.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
.G..P.O. USES 300
BOTTLESOF
MILK
Workers Without Breakfast
Buy Half Pint for Only
Four Cents.

Have YOU had your milk today!
Office any morning between $3.50
and 1880 o'clock and you may be
asked this question. And II you
didn't get enough breakfast. or none
at all. you can buy half pint Of
milk for four cents. For they are
serving milk in the print shop now,
Miss Mary A. Tate. private secre'
tary TO George Il. Carter, Public
Printer. has been watching the op'
erations OF big Industrial plants
throughout the country. 1t is her
duty to look out for the welfare OF
women In the Printing Office, hold
ing the Joint title Of secretary and
director of women's welfare.
Feel Faint at 10.
Miss Tate found that large in.
dustrial plants served milk every
morning." Mr.. Carter said today.
She asked why. She was told that
these plants found that many
Woiiich anu men dlSp tOIilt W WOi "
with little or no breakfast and that
along 10 O'Clock in the morning
they, feel faint, especially the
women"
An investigation was made at the
print shop. Miss Tate found the
| same situation there as in indus
trial plants. She suggested that
milk be served every morning. MIR.
Carer approved her suggestion and
daily milk route was started. For
the first three days 1t didn't take
so we'll. only about 200 bought the
milk.
Drink 500 Bottles Daily.
But now we sell more than 500
bottles a day" Miss Tate explained.
THE men didn't buy any OF the
milk at first. but now they pur-
chase rs per cent of what we SELL
The milk Is served about 9:30.
Employees are given until 1880 to
drink 1t.
Already physicians at the office
report that the number OF sick per.
sons brought to their office in the
morning has decreased consider.
ably"
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
Think Russian Has
Too Many
Wives
B, international News service.

w s"sssHaatbt@t Nehb NetNhss
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Just
how many wives has Anastase
Andreivitch Vonsiatsky. Rus
sian chemical engineer for the
Baldwin Locomotive Works?
II was still a mystery today.
Counsel for the man accused
by Mile. Liouboff Mouromsky.
his first wife, of bigamy, re-
fused to confirm published
reports that their marriage had
been annulled by the Russian
Orthodox Church and the old
Russian government.
The annulment would make
legal his second marriage to
Mrs. Marion Ream Stephen,
heir to the Norman b. Ream
fortune.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
U. S. WOMAN EmPLoYE
KILLS HERSELF BY GAS

Prolonged illness Is believed to
have prompted Miss Martha L.
Graham, twenty-seven years old
2l22 4 street northwest, to end
her life by inhaling Illuminating
gas In her room last night Th'
woman was lifeless when her moth
er discovered her lying In bed
She had been suffering from pul
monary trouble for several months
and had expressed. the desire thai
the end might come soon.
Deputy Coroner Martyr Issued q
certificate OF suicide.
Miss Graham had been an EN-
pluyc in the Treasury Department
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
THANKSG|v|NG'S
TURKEY COST
IS DOWN.
"Fixin's" in New York Markets
Also Are Much Cheaper
Than Last Year.

NEW YORK. Nov 22. - The
Thanksgiving piece de resistance"
this year will be available here in
large quantities at fairly reasonable
prices, and there will be a notable
absence OF cold storage birds. accord
ing 10 experts. The New York sup
ply will be drawn from Argentine
and Canada and also from the va
rious States OF the Union whose
production exceeds the local demand.
Present weather conditions indi-
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
BUY 1923 TAGS NOW
cooMBS URGES AuToiSTS
G,.t your 1928 tag now

G.t your 1923 tag now
This is the advice of Wade II.
Coombs. superintendent of licenses.
Don't put il off until ghc end
Of D,ccmber." Mr.. COombs urges,
There are no crowds AT the Dis
trlct building these days for tags
and they can he obtained on the
basement floor without inconve
nience."
Mr.. Coombs says only about C,Oou
tags have been sold. lie says thai
il the people wait until the last
minute il will mean that each one
OF them will have 10 wait i'm line
an hour at least and possibly more
He also announced that no tag
will be sent parcel post within th'
District.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

Tomorrow only you may hav
of our entire stock of records
the newest and most desirable |
sensationally low price Of. :.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
Cornell Luncheon.

A luncheon In honor OF DR.. Liv.
ingston Farrand, president of Cor.
nell University, will be given by
members of the Washington Cornell
Alumni Society at the Raleigh Hotel
tomorrow at noon,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-23
Facing in a New Direction.

The idea that prosperity comes from
limitation is a hard one to endorse. Deep
down in our hearts. most of Us have a
fundamental distrust of the entire
theory of restricted production. Farm
ers have generally protested that it is
not good thing for labor to reduce
hours and loaf on the job in order to
enrich itself They have denied the
right of the merchant To make goods
scarce 50 that the price might be higher
They have complained ut the banker for
debating money They have denounced
the trust method of artificially control
ling prices by regulating production
The unregGlated highly competitive bus
mess of agriculture has suffered in its
dealings with a regulated and largely
competitive world BY combination
and organization, by hook and crook
they have kept up their prices while
farm prices have kept falling Now the
farmer is ready to adopt their methods
He doesn't like the methods. but he is
reminded of the old saying, Needs must,
when the devil drives" Ii organization
and combination and regulation of pro-
ductlon pays the rest of the world, il
ought TO pay the farmer. 70 restrict the
acreage of corn, cotton. wheat tobacco
by agFeement-to control the marketing
Of these products by cO-operation-theSe
may be GORGEOUS financial fallacieS "
as many economists say On the other
hand. they may be merely common sense
and practical methods of restoring agri-
culture to a sound basis We do not
know. But we are in the mood to fol-
low the lead of cOmemrce. industry and
finance into the new field, and To see
what happens.-Farm Life.