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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
SWITCH ENGINE KILLS YOUNG MAN AVOIDING
 FAST PASSENGER TRAIN

Herman Mallard. 2s, s2s Fifteenth street. south, was instantly killed when he was struck by switch en- zine pulling hot metal near Alice fur mace Thursday morning.
 Mallard, according to witnesses, was crossing the main line of the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks when the Pan-American flyer came by. He is said to have stepped off the track to let the train pass when switch engine of the T. c. I. company. struck him. knocking him down and dragging him 30 feet. He died several minutes later.
 The young man was an employe of the T. c. l. company and resident of Hanesville, Ala, and was unmar- ried. His body will be shipped to Hanesville Friday morning for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
PRECEDENTS BROKEN AS POPE CELEBRATES
 THANKSGIVING DAY
By Associated Press

Rome. November 30.-For the first time in the history of the Cath olic church. the Pope joined in an American national festival when he received the students of the Ameri- can college this evening and ad dressed them on the topic Of Thanks giving Day.
 The students, numbering 1S0, were accompanied by Cardinal Bisleti, their protector.
 In his address the Pope said: Ma tional thanksgiving. It Is noble idea on the part of your people-choosing the day for prayer. Men who lack prayer lack one of the essentials of life. Your country must indeed be blessed by Almighty God"
 In accepting 1.200 lire from the stu dents and their superiors. he thanked them for the help you have given me for the suffering Russians, mown down by pestlence, famine and misery"
 The Pope said that, through the American students, he wished to con- gratulate the entire American peo- pie and express his gratitude for the generosity they had shown on every occasion of need.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
ADDITIONAL SUITS
 BEING PREP ARE J. BY COVE RNME NJ I.
Special Federal Grand Jury Makes Probe of Cases. Twenty to Thirty Million
 Dollars Involved
By Associated Press

Washington, November 30.-Addi- tional civil suits involving s2o.ooo,ooo to sS0,oo0,0o0 which the government hopes to recover for alleged over charges and waste in connection with the construction of certain army can comments during the war are being prepared by the department of tus- tice, and, 1t was understood today. probably will De filed within 10 days.
 The first of tho departments civil suits against war contractors were filed last week, and it was under stood then that other actions were to follow It also was indicated that commercial proceedings were pos sible.
 The actions brought last week in volved the construction of Camps Up- ton, Sherman, Jackson and Funston and sought the recovery from the constructing companies of more than s20,000,00o. Cantonments built during the war cost S20S.000,000 and it is said Attorney General Daugherty l hopes to recover between s60,000, 900 and sS0,oooo00 as overcharges.
 Preparation of the civil suits has been under the direction of Roscoe c. McCulloch. a special assistant to the Attorney General, who is a member of a special House committee, made an extensive investigation several years ago of alleged war frauds. particu- larly those relating to army camp construction.
 During the past week Mir. McCul- loch has been before special federal grand jury, called into session here to consider alleged wartime frauds. No information has been obtainable as to the nature of the evidence being presented, but 1t has been strongly indicated recently at the de- partment of justice that MT. Daugh- erty was determined to make an ex- haustive investigation of all alleged war frauds with a view to instituting criminal action as well as civil suits against alleged offenders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
Today Here's a Good Senator. Meet the Emperor.
 By ARTHUR BRISBANE

If scheming financiers with citi- zenship here and cash interests abroad had their say. this country would be in bad way. If France seizes German territory and mines and financial catastrophe comes. it is not going to be pleasant.
 American financiers and others say, If all Europe suffers, this country must expect to suffer-" Per fectly true, we shall suffer. It is also true that panic in Wall street causes business troubles throughout the country. That is no reason why substantial business men should hurry down to indorse the notes of brokers that have blown up.
 Mayor Couzens of Detroit, has been appointed by Governor Grosebeck in place of Senator Newberry, resigned Mir. Couzens has made good mayor hard working, efficient. with power to force municipal ownership on a reluctant street car monopoly. He will make a good senator. The city of Detroit will miss him. He will talk with some authority on capital, public, public ownerships. etc.. hav- tnx thirty or forty millions of his own, which he earned.
 Young gentlemen that believe in luck and say that there are no op- portunities in these days will ob- serve that MT. Couzens has his thirty or forty millions now because he saved few hundred dollars ready to invest when the opportunity came aaenG.
 SsS when this country tries to make the world safe for democracy" by taxing and squandering and playing the rom fool generally all over the face of Europe, it imagines that all ueople are the same. But races are ;. different. To realize the execution by the Greeks of their chief officials V YOU must imagine defeat for American soldiers. followed by the nublic execution of Harding, Hughes Denby, Weeks. Hoover and Mellon.
 Races and nations arc not alike. That should have been understood b., this gentle, well meaning, emotional hl,ttermilk and ice water drinkinl. ration. before it started out to maks the world perfect with a wave of it's financial wand.
 Tn the Ku Klux, Col. William Joseph Simmons, formerly only Imnerial Wizard now becomes semperor" for life.l MT. E. T. Clarke. formerly Imperial Kaliff." is now .Gmnerial Giant" also for life. If you have played with children ina nur- sery, you know the intense pleasurz that these titles confer: The besn- E tiful part is that soon the "empercr' uill think he really Is an emperor and the giant" that he is a real giant. Thinking makes 1t so.
 Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have something to tickle his ina gination.
 what excitement there would be II Wall street if they could add nnoculation in radium to other con structive sports. Radium has just asoDped $50,ooo 2 gram In price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
DOCTOR MUST PAY S6,5OO FOR WOUND
 INFECTED BY GUN
0denvilIe Damage Suit Involv- ing Two Doctors Affirmed. No Damages Awarded in
 Fatal Boxing Contest
MONTGOMERY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD tEAns AL. N..xs eA

Dr. W P. Cooke of odenville must pay Dr. J. C. wilbanks of odenville s6,5o0 for injuries inflicted upon Dr. Wilibanks with a gun under de- The shooting occurred on prominent street of odenville and attracted state wide attention at the. time.
 A disagreement had existed between the parties to the suit for some time. They met on a street early one morn ing and pr. Cooke fired a shot which inflicted serious injuries on pr. Will banks. pr. Willbanks sued for s5o,ooo and the jury rendered 8 verdict for. s6,50o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
NORTH DAKOTA STRUCK
 BY HEAVY BLIZZARD

tfrand Forks. N. D, Nov se
 The first blizzard q the year struck xnrth Dakota today. Snow began falling early this morning and con- tinued throughout the day, covering all of the state and continuing north into Canada, accompanied by a heavy northwest wind. Trains were delayed from four to six hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
CLEME.NCEAU PAYS. TRIBUTE ID CIVIL. VAR ? RESIDE N I.
Lincoln One of the Greatest Men That Ever Lived, Tiger Declares at
 Tomb
By Associated Press

Springfield, In.. November Se.- Georges Clemenceau barred his aged head at the tomb of Abraham Lincoln today and paid tribute to him, "as one of the greatest men that ever lived,
 After the very appropriate and moving words have heard, hardly dare say more, he said Don't be- lieve came here Co try to consecrate such memory
 Quoting from I.incoln's Gettysburg speech. he declared that he hoped n the words of tdncoln, rather to be .conseerated, that what remained to him of his life might be devoted to the service of mankind.
 I come in souvenir of the valiant men who fell on the fields of France in the same cause for which he was murdered, that we are going to try to go in the path of freedom he opened ciemenceau continued.
 Here 1 am, private citizen; no more than any other who has tried to do his duty. hoping to be not like Lincoln, but to be so near him as I can.
 Let us say no more Here be- fore one of the greatest men that ever lived, my heart goes out to America, and the great man she pro- dueed.'
 Lays Wreath On Tomh
 Before he spoke, bare headed in the cold beneath the leaden skies that pverhung oak Ridge cemetery. the Tiger entered the marbled hall be- heath the tall. plain shaft and laid q wreath on the sarcophagps beneath which the martyred Lincoln lay
 He said no word. Stood motionless for a moment, Laid the wreath and walked silently out. At the end nf his speech, Clemenceau was asked by former. United States Senator Law : renee Y sherman. master of eere- monies to dedicate another wreath as his tribute to 6 dead soldier of the Rainbow Alvtsion,- which went frst to Fsance .as
 '.ap sq,v tribute toAtbe tpfeffi can soldier, Clemenceau said. ptac- ing his hand on the wreath.
 The Tigers train reached Spring field from Chicago at 3 o'clock. De- spite the indictment weather. several lhodsdHu ptiSOHS gathered al the sta tion to greet him
 Given Souvenirs
 Greeted by a reception committee. he was driven to Lincoln's old home. where he was shown through the house by Mrs. Mary Edwards Brown, whose grandmother was I.incoln's sister-in-law.
 She presented him with a pen made from wood from the floor of Lin- colns old home, and showed him, among other things. the sofa on which Lincoln courted his wife. who was Miss Mary Todd of Lexingt ton. Kentucky.
 smile.
 Then she showed a photograph of the hotel in which Lincoln and his wife lived after their marriage ex- blaming that they paid only "$4 a week for room and board for two"
 Have you any like 1t now?" Cle- menceau asked with a smile.
 Before he left. he wrote his name In the guest book and thanked Mrs, Brown cordially for acting as his guide. Then the procession drove slowly 10 Oak Ridge cemetery. where the Tiger was escorted into the Lin- coin relic room and was shown about by Herbert w. Fay, custodian. and one of the greatest authorities on Lincoln.
 There he signed another visitors book and was presented with a piece of wood taken from the Lincoln home and an original photograph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
ASK ADMISSION FOR
 NEAR EAST REFUGEES

New York. November 29.-An ap- peal to President Harding to make possible the admission into this coun try of Greek and Armenian refugees fro m Turkey and Asia Minor, now being held at Ellis Island under the terins of the immigration law, was sent to Washington today by a mum Der of bishops of the Episcopal church.
 The appeal said many of the de- tained refugees have relatives in the United States who are willing to as- sume responsibility for their care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
WIFE THREATENED
 TO KILL HIM. MAN
 CLAIMS IN COURT

Los Anegeles, November 3o.-Fred Tremaine father of Mrs. Alberta Tremain Meadows, for whose staying with a hammer. Mrs. Clara Phillips has been sentenced to from 10 years to life Imprisonment, today swore to a complaint charging his wife, Mrs. Estrella Tremaine. with having threatened - kill him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
SMALL VESSEL SETS
 RECORD BY VOYAGE

Miami, Fla. Novempe S1 -EA motor cruiser Speeja ka anl af party of globe-circlers hsa eN af Albert Y. ,Gowan, of CnElaE ! opt safely into Miami hart EtsS. ss,d ing a trip around the *6Eia iiat is said to he the sms. Hest bes ever to accomplish the fess, whici neeH n here in September Aaz4 Tar sSies- jacks is only sS feet N isng SFl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
MISS WALKER STATES THAT SHE WILL REMAIN
 WITH SHOW FOR PRESENT

Chicago, November 30. - Eugene Wafer, playwright of New York, who became i'll in a local hotel yesterday, early today was re- ported in a dangerous but not critf- cal condition. Physicians said he was suffering from influenza.
 Until I receive further informa- tion regarding my husbands con dition. I shall stay in Birmingham" said Miss Charlotte Walker, wife of Eugene Walter, actor-playwright, who is reported i'll in Chicago with influenza, with possible complications of pneuu1onia, Miss Walker is in Birminghamsz the cast of Somer- set Maugham's play, "The Circle" appearing at the Jefferson theatre.
 T reached Birmingham at noon today and found telegram saying that my husband was ill with in- fluenza at the Blackstone hotel. I was not alarmed because he is sus- ceptible to attacks of influenza, hav- ing had them several times. I wired his brother, who lives in Detroit, to take charge of him and to send him to New York.
 "I have not heard that there were possibilities of pneumonia complica- tions."
 Miss Walker asked newspaper men if there were any news dis patches as to her husbands condition. q have not had a chance to see a newspaper since I have been here" she said, And all I know is what was contained in the telegram that I found waiting. suspect you + vx,1ro of nv hngbq nd's rondi- tion than I dc"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01

from, $120,0O0 to S70,00O. Such ups and downs would make brokers happy. And if the radium "crop" could be introduced to our exchanges, how quickly the big men would be buying and selling it in millions. How nicely they would explain to the producers of radium that. gam bling alone would enable those pro- ducers to get a fair price.
 The trouble with radium just now is the discovery in the Belgian Congo of enormous pitchblende. radium- yielding deposits.
 You are told that the United States Is observing the work of the League If Nations at Lausanne merely 'as a candid friend" If that is so, it is sll right. provided the candid {riend does not talk too much. He ihould say: You gentlemen started 1t and you must end 1t. This; I say Ato you as a candid friend that. and no more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
POPE WILL PROTEST
 GREEK EXECUTIONS, OTHERS TO BE TRIED
By Associated rrsss

Rome November s0.--Tae vatican Is to make a direct pro.est to the Greek government against the execu- rion of the former Greek ministers. Pope Plus has ordered the papal nuncio at Berne to make represen- tations to Eliptheries venizelos of the Greek delegation at Laisanne against further executions o, for mer public officials in Greece.
 Solemn funeral services are to be held here for the executed men. It is reported that former King Con stantine will attend the ceremonies. Madame Coromilas, who is the wife of M. Coromilas, former Greek min ister to Italy and whose husband is an uncle of former Premier Stratos and General Hadjanestis, both of whom were executed, has sent an offer through the Greek legation here to receive the widow and children of Stratos and a young orphan child of Hadjanestis Mime. Coromilas is the daughter of former Senator Cock rell of Misse uri.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
By Associated Press

Athens. November 3O-The follow ing official statement was issued to-. day:
 General Dousmanis. former chief of the general staff, and General valettas, former chief of staff in Asia Minor, have been arrested, and warrant has been issued for the arrest of General Papoulas, former ct mmander in chief of the army in Asia Minor.
 '.The trial of Prince Andrew tbroth CT of former King Constantine]. who commanded an army corps at the time of the Ssakria operatings, begins next week..
 Inquiry into responsibility for the arrest of General Papoulas and other officials was due tC new evidence said to have been found.
 The commission of inquiry has forwarded the report of it's investi- gations. into the actions of Prince Andrew. during the campaign, to the revolutionary committee. which in conjunction with the Greek govern ment, will make arrangements for his trial.
 London. November 30.-An Ex- change telegraph dispatch from Rome says Premier Mussolini Informed the Italian cabinet today that he planned to protest to the Greek government against the wholesale executions of former public men. His protest, he added. would be on purely humani- tarian grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01
TODAY

Arthur Brisbane's feature article will be found in column below.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-01

what excitement there would be, II Wall street if they could add sn~culation in radium to other con- structive sports. Radium has just 1ropped $50,o00 gram in price
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-06

each $1,000 Of insurance covering q
period Of 24O months, the govern
ment viii ultimately pay in benefits
81 $3.50 for each Sd 600 of insurance,
aggregating a sum Of over $1,000
100000 more than the amount re-
ceiyed in premiums on account Of
yearly renewable term insurance,
(war time insurance. which is d.
rectly due to the hazards of war.
In view of the fact that yearly re-
Movable term insurance will cease on
March 3, 1926, it is reasonable to as
sumo that the premium income on
yearly renewable term insurance will
be sufficient to meet the liability due
to future losses that will be incurred
during the period of term insurance,
which ends, as above stated, on March
3, 1926. The very liberal provisions
Of the amendments to the war risk
insurance act under date of August
8, 1921, may increase this liability
SO that it may be possible that the
premium income will not offset it,
but, as stated above, it is more rea-
sonable to assume that premiums re-
ceived will equal the liability.
The premium for yearly renewable
term insurance increases yearly as
the insured grows older and becomes
prohibitiye at the older ages, and for
this reason the privilege of CONVEX
sion was provided by the war risk
Insurance act. The premilms on
United States government converted
insurance are net level premiums and
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-06
THE COST OF LIVING

The Labor Department recently is
sued statement showing a slight
advance in the cost of living. Almost
coineident with it came a Treasury
Department statement based on in
come tax returns showing that APP
proximately $63,000,000 a month are
spent for amusements, or S750,000,-
600 year. Other treasury state
ments indicate that 50,000,000 a
year are spent for cosmetics, per-
fumes and proprietary articles, and
as much for tobacco, cigarettes and
cigars. The 1920 census shows that
nearly $5,000,000,000 are invested in
pleasure cars, on which fully $780,
100000 are annually expended for
maintenance and operation. Evidently
the cost of living is involved in the
cost of Injuries and pleasures.
The term of cost Of living" has ex-
panded. What were luxuries yester-
day the people regard now as neees-
saries. Some former Injuries are
present necessaries. Modern houses,
for instance. have resulted from the
development of sanitation and eco
nomic conduct of housekeeping. I'm
der present day conditions home man
agement has to be simplified in order
to save labor for other purposes
created by modern life. Food com
modities have changed, articles home
grown years ago being purchased be
cause of congestion of population
and competitive industrial con-
ditions. All such Injuries of yester-
day are legitimate necessaries today,
yet there are extravagances that can
not be justified and these require ire
mendous expenditure.
The cost of living so far as hous-
ing, food and clothing are concerned
has advanced, but the advance in these
necessaries is slight compared to the
cost involved in the expenditure for
Injuries that are still Injuries.
Americans have always been great
spenders, but coday they are spend
ing all out of proportion to income,
in spite of the thrift compaigns and
the lessons of the world war. ABOUT
this there is no mistake, for the bank
statements show it.-Grit.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-06
TENNESSEE HAS SAT TWINS

Seven sets Of triplets and SAT sets
of twins featured the birth record in
Tennessee for 1921, when 54,59l
babies were born, an increase Of 1857
over 1920, according to figures made
public by C..B. Crittenden, director OF
the division of vital statistics.
Of the births recorded for the year,
45,697 were in the country and 1894
in the five larger cities. The in
crease in births in rural sections was
1886 and in the cities 992.
There were 3,245 births recorded
in Memphis during 1921 and 2,535 in
1920, and increase of TO- Shelby
county shows an increase of 225
babies born in 1921 over the previous
year. Exclusive of Memphis, the
county recorded SIT births in 1921
and 652 in 1920.
A decrease in the birth rate was
shown in 20 counties during 1921.
An increase is shown in Sc counties.
All the cities, with the exception Of
Jackson, showed an increase.
Of the total births recorded, PATIO
were male white babies and 22,410
female white. There were $3.50 male
negroes and 1921 female negroes.
The male whites showed an increase
of 1894; female whites, 1928; males
negroes, GAG and female negroes 302
OF the seven sets Of triplets born
during the year, only one set was
born in city, the honor going to
Knoxville. Practically every county
in the state had one or more sets of
twins, the greatest number occurring
in the western section of the state.