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Evening star., 1922-02-22
DEATH RATE LOWER.
Decreases to 1905 Per 10O,OOO in
1920 From 1,4e6 in 1910.

Death rate in the United States de-
creased to 1906 per 100000 popula-
tion in 1920 from 1.496 per 100000 in
1910, the census bureau announced.
All age groups showed a decline
in the death rate. but the most pro-
nounced decrease was recorded In
the figures covering infant mortality
under one year of age, the 1920 rate
being $3.50 per 100000. compared with
1908 per 100000 in 1910. a decline
of about 26 per cent Rate for the
group above seventy-five years of
age decreased from 1880 to 13,490
per 100000, approximately per cent.
while that for the forty-five to sew
enty-five age group decreased from
1851 to 2.2s0 per 100000, about IL
per cent.
The decrease in all adult groups
was attributed largely to the re-
duced rates from tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever, and Bright's disease.
The rate for tuberculosis showed a
decrease in the ten-year period from
I60 to ia per 100000. for typhoid
fever. "a to per 100000. and Bright's
disease and acute nephritis, 80 to 80.
The death rate from accidents of all
kinds decreased from 81 to II.
Diseases showing serious increase
Evening star., 1922-02-22
TROOPS TRANSFER
ORDER SUSPENDED

Orders for the transfer of the First
Army Division from Camp Dix, n. j.
TO Camp Meade, Md. have been sus-
pended. according to an announcement
made at the War Department yesterday.
1t was explained that the change of
plans was due to the fact that all
available troops will be required at
training camps and elsewhere this sum-
mer and probably will necessitate the
dispersal Of the First Division to several
different localities.
Under the original orders promulgated
several months ago. it was provided that
the movement Of the entire First Di-
vision from New Jersey to Camp Meade
should be completed by April Is. Ar
rangements had been made for begin
ming the transfer, but so far not a
single unit has yet left Camp Dix.
At the War Department it is stated
that the ultimate disposition of the
troops of the First Division will be de-
cided and announced in a short time.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
ASK HOW TO REPORT.
|. ELECTION EXPENSE
Representatives, Confused by
NeWberry Case, Make
Many Inquiries.

Representatives in Congress are very
much interested at this time in the
subject of their responsibility, to the
law to make returns Of their expend-
lures in nomination contests. under
the corrupt practices act. The deci-
sion of the Supreme Court in the
Newberry case declaring the non-ap-
plicability of that act to primary Sc
lections of candidates has created
situation which has caused many in
ouiries to be made by prospective can
didates..
Decision Only Guide.
Their only guide for the present is
an opinion rendered by Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty to elections commit
tee No. 2 of the House of Representa-
tives, in the contested election case
of Rainey against Shaw. the twentieth
Illinois Congress district. In that
opinion the Attorney General said:
.It is my opinion that the Newberry
decision should be construed as invah-
dating all Of the provisions OF the act
referred to ,(the corrupt practices act)
relating to nomination FOR the once
Of senator or representatives IN Congess,
whether by primaries, nominating con.
yentions or by Endorsement and special
or general elections.
Many Inquiries Made.
"I am also of opinion that as to state
ments of receipts and disbursements to
be filed by candidates for the office of
representative in Congress under Sec
ton 8 of the act, the only provision
now in force and effect is the one which
REQUIRES such statements to be filed in
connection with the election of such can
didates."
Tyler Page, clerk of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES,, is receiving numer--
Gus INQUIRIES from many sections OF
the country from prospective aspir-
ants for nomination as candidates Tor
the House, as to what they may be
required to do in the matter of pub
licity of expenditures. and replies by
quoting the Attorney Generafs opln-
ion rendered to the House commlttee.
Decision to Hold Now.
It is necessary, it is said by au-
thorities at the Capitol, to pass a
resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution to meet the OBJ
lection Of the Supreme Court to the
corrupts practices act, but. of course,
no such consummation is possible
within several years, and. in the
meantime Z the courts decision and
its construction by the Department
of Justice will obtain
Evening star., 1922-02-22
s1,ooo,ooo MEAT BILL.
Armour Confers With Secretary
Weeks to Speed Payment.

Following a conference between
Secretary Weeks and ]. Ogden Ar
mour at the War Department, the
judge advocate general of the Army
has been called on for a report on
the claim of Armour & Co. for about
81 ,OOO, 900 .an account of meat sup
piled the Army during the world war.
Although this claim was filed more
than three years ago, it has just been
brought before Secretary Weeks for
action.
The meat for which payment is
claimed was never used by the
troops and was included in the lot
which former Secretary Baker sought
to sell in European markets and
afterward in this country.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
WOULD STOP DRY TRIAL.
Defendants Claim Police Court
Lacks Jurisdiction.

Justice Hitz Of the District Su-
preme Court yesterday cited Judge
John P. Mcmahon of the Police Court
to show cause March why writ of
prohibition should not be issued
James S. Graves and Robert Williams,
charged jointly with selling intoxi-
cants.
Through Attorney T. Morris Wam-
pier the petitioners attack the juris-
diction of the Police Court to try vio-
lators of the Volstead act, because
the possible sentence carries hard Ia
bor, which may only be imposed after
Indictment by q grand jury
Evening star., 1922-02-22
ASKS MEMORIAL PROBE.
Representative Would Know More
of Victory Shrine Plans.

Inquiry into the operations of the
George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation by the House committee on
public buildings and grounds is pro-
posed in q resolution introduced Mon
day by Representative Charles l..
Underhill of Massachusetts,. The
resolution seeks to ascertain the
amount of funds collected, the
methods employed and expenditures
made from the fund.
It provides that subpoenas for wit
nesses shall be issued by the Speaker
at the request of the chairman OF
the investigating committee.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
OFFERS TO SHIFT CONTROL
DENLY Wants Navy Coal Project
in Alaska Transferred.

ment of the activities of the Navy De.
partment in connection with develop.
ment of the coal for naval purposes
in Alaska has been recommended by
Secretary DENLY.
The board of naval officers engaged
in the work. Mr.. DENLY said would
complete it's report in April. and
he added that he had suggested
to the House committees that there
after the project including expendi-
ture of the appropriations involved
be turned over to the Interior De.
partment.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
SENATOR IS THREATENED.
Letter Says Chairman Ball Must
Stop Rent Legislation.

(, Senator Ball, chairman Of the District
committee. about a week ago received
a letter threatening ms ire II ne kept
tending the rent act for the District Of
Columbia. He turned it over to the
postal authorities.
About year ago Senator Ball re-
ceived a similar threat, and last year
while riding in his automobile late one
evening 4 a bullet passed through the
window of his car and tore a cash in
his trousers above the knee, but WITH
out injuring him.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
FACE RETIRING BOARDS.

Lieut.. Col. Davis c. Anderson. infan.
try: Maj. Harry G. Ford. Medical
Corps; Maj. Charles w Elliott. infan.
try: Capt. Leslie C. B. Jones, cavalry
Maj. Murray B. Rush, cavalry; Capt
John S.. Jadwin. cavalry, and Maj
Frederic w: Whitney, cavalry, have
been ordered before retiring boards to
determine their physical fitness fol
further active duty.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
MADE BAND INSTRUCTORS.

Warrant Officer George E. Zepf. band
leader. on duty with, the Sd Cavalry
at Fort Myer, Va, and Warrant officer
James c. Eldridge, band leader, on duty
with the 53d Infantry at Fort D. A.
Russell, Wyoming, have been ordered
to this city for duty as instructors at
the Army Music School at Washington
barracks. Variant Officer Kenneth
Heber. on duty with the 9Th Field Ar
tillery at Camp Dix, N. j., has been as
signed to duty with the Sd Cavalry at
toit niy yer, l1.
Evening star., 1922-02-22

in death rate, on the other hand,
were cancer. the rate for which in
creased from 76 to SO; influenza. IL
to II. and puerperal causes, 15 to l9.
The rate for organic diseases of the
heart showed practically no change
from the 1910 rate Of 14l.5.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
ASSIGNED TO DUTY.

Technical Sergt. Godtfred Larson,
ordnance department., who has arriv-
ed in this city from service with the
United States Army in Germany. has
been assigned to duty at the Old
Hickory Ordnance Reserve Depot,
Jacksonville, Fla
Evening star., 1922-02-22
ORDERED TO HOSPITAL.

Coils. Charles Gerhardt and Herman
Hall, both of the infantry arm. have
been ordered to Walter Reed General l
Hospital for observation and treat
ment.
Evening star., 1922-02-22
SENT TO ANNAPOLIS.

Commander Wilfred f. Clarke, COM
manding the u. s. S. Kidder, has been
assigned to duty at the Annapolis
Naval Academy. -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17

the present time $3,500,000 to provide for students already enrolled. It is asking less than a third of this amount from the public. In such an emergency the people of Alabama cannot refuse to donate generously to an in- stitution which is admittedly in financial straits and is for young men and women the only institution where they can hope to take university course. To let the university deteriorate now would be equivalent to clos ing the door of opportunity in the faces of thousands of boys and girls whose means will not permit them to attend universities out side of Alabama.
 Other states have come to the assistance of their institutions of higher learning and have done so with a true appreciation of their value. Alabama must do the same. The Uni yersity of Alabama is six colleges combined, including arts and sciences, engineering, com merce, education, medicine and law. It's ex- penses are proportonately greater.
 In this campaign the people of Alabama have duty to perform which they must not shirk. The alumni will set the example of giving, but every citizen who can do so should contribute to an institution of which all Ala bama is proud, which has been for 90 years a credit to the state and is now entering upon a greatly enlarged field of usefulness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
FINANcIERs, HIGH AND LOW

"When it comes to the question of high finance, the Americans are world beaters, but when it comes to small finance, the foreign CTS, such as the Greeks, Syrians and Italians, are world beaters, stated George Tobia, local merchant "I mean that when the considera- tion involves a matter of cents, there is none more shrewd than the foreigner, but when dollars are the principal factors, then and there is where the foreigner is at sea. I do not mean that this applies to all foreigners. There are some exceptions. I am speaking of the average. For instance, the ordinary fruit dealer or dry goods peddler or the corner lunch stand owner can lay it all over John D., Rocke- feller when it comes to dealing with nickels, but it takes an acute American business man to handle the mion-dollar deals Of course, this may be because of the fact that the aver age foreigner has not had the advantage of the 'million-dollar environment and the next generation of foreigners may produce the big business men, but I am only speaking of the present."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
SOUTHERN FARMER IS
 ON HIS FEET

The farmer seems to have come into his own. He will have his ups and downs, as other business men have, but the term "poor farmer" is about to become a thing of the past.
 An important development, due to divers- fication of crops and better business methods in handling them, is noted by Charles E.. Lewis president of the Fourth National bank of Macon, Ga, who recently said:
 "There has been less demand for funds with which to finance cropping conditions and, while this has to certain extent reduced the business of local concerns, it reflects sounder condition caused by the fact that last years producers in this territory raised larger sup plies of feed and food crops"
 Macon is also in the great Georgia peach belt, which ships millions of dollars worth of that fruit to northern markets. As in Alabama, Georgia farmers have also sold kept-over sweet potatoes and they have shipped early vegetables; they have sold butterfat and re- ceived the cash every week or two. They have had money in hand the entire year. They nave organized co-operatlve marketnR associations and have financed their fall crops as iron and steel men and merchants would finance their operations. That is why they are not scurrying to local banks to borrow money.
 The War Finance corporation for some time has been receiving more money in repayment of advances than it has been advancing to farmers. The money advanced has been handled in ousinesslike manner and is being repaid after being used in marketing farm products.
 It was . happy day for the south and for the nation when diversification set in and smother happy day when businesslike market ing of farm products followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
THE GLORY OF THE COMMONPLACE

eff the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldst thou not have done it?" So the servants spake unto Naaman, the Syrian. He had come to the prophet to be cleansed of the leprosy. He visioned God descending from heaven to make him clean, and had been told to go and wash in the River Jordan. And he asked himself: What earthly good could come from so mean a service?"
 And so We complain. We would storm strongholds for God. We would fling our selves bravely against the overwhelming sins of the whole world. We would lead Gods armies and be marked of men as leaders yes, and there is our weakness We would be marked of men. We would have men say, "He won this triumph" for we work for God in the sight of men, and our work seems vain when men do not admire and praise.
 We look back and see the coming of Gods Kingdom. We see great figures work ing among the sons of men, leading their thousands and millions out into better life, and yet all the dreams and all the zeal of these leaders would have been as naught but for the answering cry in the thousands and millions of human hearts. It was glorious dream these leaders had of cleansing and helping the world, but their dream would have failed and their hearts would have broken but for the multitudes who have thought not of the world so much as the cleansing of their own inner lives.
 And you and I are of the multitudes. It
 is not given to every man to found church. Not all of us are strong enough to break down ancient, time-worn systems that have galled the shoulders and wrung the hearts of men. And it is not needed. You and l are of the multitudes, and it is the selfish ness and sin in our hearts and in the hearts of millions like us which make the world the evil place it is; which make the world the
 object of our prayers and the subject of our
 dreams of redemption.
 Let us be faithful then, in our own lives;
 not looking for other worlds to conquer, but | striving to the uttermost to conquer our own. Let us not dream of a righteous world
 until we ourselves are righteous Let us not talk of faithfulness until we ourselves have done every task which God has placed ready to our hands, Let us not think of far-away glories when nearby realities confront us For good deed done at home is better by far than incense burned in distant lands MIDDLETON s. FAREWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
BIRMINGHAM BY NIGHT

"Last night I had the pleasure of driving to the top of Red mountain with party ot friends, and for the first time viewing Bir- mingham from the heights" said Herbert Breckenridge, manufacturer, of Detroit, Micn. If Birmingham had nothing else it would still be famous for that wonderful view. Lights constantly twinkling and now and then a deep red flash from one of the furnaces, make it one of the most beautiful sights that I've ever seen.
 "With what little know of the vast op- portunities in store for Birmingham, could close my eyes and form mind picture of what that same view will be five years from now. Truly, Birmingham rightly deserves the name of the Magic City, for only the wand of a magician could make view equal to the one from the top of the mountain,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
GIRLS TO HAVE EXHIBITS

"We are going to have quite large exhi- bition of canned goods and poultry at the State Fair this year," said Miss Flora Shelby, county demonstration agent "A number of the club girls and women from the rural dis tricts are already bringing in their products, and expect to arrange a most attractive booth. The rural communities of Corner, Garden dale, Snow, Rogers, Alliance and Oak Grove, also expect to have booths at the fairgrounds. The exhibitions at the fair are always an in centive to the young girls of the rural dis tricts, and I certainly do enjoy assisting them in this work. marked degree of interest was manifested few nights ago when we put on a moving picture show at Concord. About 250 persons were there, and interesting talks made for community betterment The citizens of this community have asked for curing house for their sweet potatoes, and the Bes- semer Chamber of Commerce agreed to fi- nance it as soon as they get their organization established This will be great benefit to the people of that section.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
SOUTH'S LARGEST BLAST FURNACE TO START

The Tennessee company would not have ordered the blowing in of No. 1 furnace at Ensley if it did not have confidence in the future of the iron and steel trades. This IS the largest blast furnace in the south and one of the largest in this or any other country. It marks the progress of the iron and steel in- dustry of the south since the Steel corpora tion acquired it's Alabama properties 1s years ago.
 Some of the Alabama furnaces were built originally for as little as 76 tons capacity and many for 150 tons. The average now of large and small furnaces is approximately 800 tons a day and the larger plants at Ems ley average more than 400 tons day. These furnaces have been enlarged each time they were rebuilt.
 When the Tennessee company blows in the No. stack at Ensley it will be making more pig iron than ever before in its history. Its finishing mills have been at 100 per cent capacity for some time and have consumed all the iron that the company's furnaces have been able to supply and at the. same time provide for pig iron customers. The demand on it's steel-making capacity is calling for an increase in ingot production.
 The Tennessee company operations are the beacon of the district. When it is on full turn there is foundation for the belief that industrial conditions are sound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17

such reading when he boarded ths train ae Worcester for Washington. That Nesew oH the American bar, the late John c. Johnson o4 Philadelphia, bought plenty of yellow-backed trash when he sailed homeward from Europe and shelled it overheard as the boat proceeded.
 Motion picture magnates are now quaxry4 ing in the old stuff that the hacks turned out under salaried arrangement with cer*ain publishers. Some of the writers, in spite of or perhaps because of the forced draft, were quite as inventive and enthralling as certain writers of today who sell their amazing read- ings of life for 19 times as much as the TO- centers of old. If one looks through the dime novels-supposing he can find them-he will be surprised to find that they stand for m ethical code defied by some of the best-sel- lers of 1922. Yet in their day they were de- nounced as direct indictments to every variety of vlainy, debauching our youth and poison- ing the well-springs of our national life. The once-spurned and disparaged dime novel, in fact, sets pattern some facile manufacturers of fiction would do better to emulate than to ridicule. They are trying to do the same thing, for a lot more money, and are not doing it so we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
LACK OF MONEY IS RETARDINC
 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

With nearly 100 years of distinguished service to its credit, the University of Ala bama is in dire need of funds. It has never, in all its history, received the support from the state treasury which 1t deserved. Although, during all these years 1t has been the leap some" of Alabamas educational system, it has been neglected. grievously so. In spite of the handicap of lack of funds, which meana inadequate equipment and all other dsadvan- tages which retard the growth of an educa- tional institution. it has done remarkably ef- ficien* work. It has turned out thousands of students, many of whom have conferred dis tinctiou on the state and their alma mater. It is probably true that no other university with the proportionate number of graduates has more famous men and women among it's alumni.
 While the student body at the university was small, the niggardly policy of the state was not 50 keenl. felt but now its rapid growth makes financial assistance imperative. The enrolment of 20 years ago of regular stu
 
 were less than 500 regular students. This year there are more than 1,70o already en- rolled. Counting vocational students, special students, those who attend the summer school. and those who do extension work, it is esti- mated that the total number of students is more than 4,000.
 The university has equipment for or,v am students. Obviously it cannot continue to give instruction to the rapidly increasing num- ber of the states young men and women who are seeking . higher education. Something must be done, and at once Beginning Octo- .ber 5 and lasting into November, campaign will be carried on to raise $1,000, ,0o0. From September 16 to October the "drive" will be eentered on alumni. The university needs at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
AROUND THE WORLD
Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland flaln OealeT.
 Though history not unjustly gives the credit to the Portugese Magellan it was in truth a Basque, John Sebastian Del Cano, who first crcumnavigated the globe. The plan was Magellans, and Magellan has left an immortal name. The execution was finally Del Cano's, but the name of Del Cano is remembered only by those who specialize in the study of early explorations and by his Basque coun- trymen.
 - It was 400 years ago that Del Cano, with one ship and IS men,, all that remained of the Magellan expedition which had sailed westward three years before, labored up the sluggish Granddaughter to the docks of Seville. Magellan had been dead for more than year. He had led the expedition across the Atlantic, through the perilous straits that bear his name. and thence across the immense breadth of the Pacific. He discovered the Philip pines. and there met his death in fight with the natives. What remained for Del Cano to do was simple and easy in comparison with what Magellan had done. But truth and ac- curacy demand that to Del Cano rather than to Magellan be given the credit for having been the first man to prove by actual circum- navigation that the earth is spheroid.
 Spain is now celebrating the quadricen- tennial of Del Cano's return. And in the land of the Basques there is rejoicing The Basques are the most mysterious race in Europe; their origin baffles the ethnologsts and their language is puzzle which the phi lologists cannot solve. They are a people apart, and even though they have no distinct national existence since the beginning of ac- curate history they remain today distinct racial unit. The story of Juan Sebastian Del Cano is is story of Basque hardihood and courage, and while the fame of the Basque can never equal the nenown of the immortal Portugese the name of Del Cano deserves greater honor than it has hitherto received outside of the land of the Basques.