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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-20
Portugal's s Revolt .s ame
Monarchists and Mi1itar- iStS Overturn Govern ment = New Ministry Formed.

Lisbon, Oct. 2o.-The Portuguese government has been overturned by the monarchists and nilitarists in a b1odleSS revolution and today a new ministry was formed by Colonel Man uel Maria Coelho.
 Troops are in possession of all the strategic centers in Lisbon and the suburbs
 The government did not attempt to resist, but resigned without any op- position.
 .Londonn, Oct. 2o.-Fullwe1l Park the English home Of ex-Kng Manuel of Portugal, today refused all infor- nation as to Manueps whereabouts. It was admitted that Manuel was not at Fullwen Park, but 1t NaS explained that every one who wasS1n authority to speak of the former kings plans had gone away. On the occasion of the last royalist uprising in Portugal Manuel declared that the leaders had not communicated with him. He re- ferred to himself as the servant of his people," and said he would not return to the throne at Lisbon unless there was a untvarsal demand for him.
 The foreign office received hay ad- vices indicating that the Portuguese revolt might have been engineered by syndicalists rather than royalists.
 Official dispatches from Lisbon this afternoon said that republican guards and sailors weer in complete possea- sion of all government buildings and that business in the city was at a standstill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-20
Decisions On Freight Rate Reductions Are Imminent
Strongly Evident Feeling That Strike
 Will Be AVerted

Union Headquarters Optimistic As Brotherhood Chiefs and War Labor Board Meet in Confer ence Eleven Standard" Unions Marking Time = Head of Shop Crafts Says Strike Seems Certain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-20
WEATHER:

New Haven, Oct. 2o-Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Cloudy and colder tonight; Friday fair; fresh to strong southwest winds.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity: Cloudy and colder weather for to- night; Friday fair.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
Daugherty's Prison

DRISON reform that will remOld
bad characters into good ones to-
day stands out as one of the big
things the administration must do to
improve citizenship, Attorney General
Daugherty declares. discussing a new
system he has evolved for handling
federal prisoners The plan calls for
the establishment of new vocational
training plant. where prisoners can be
taught trades and otherwise rebuilt"
SO they may become useful citizens
after their terms expire There are
about 500 young firSt-terners in fed
eral prisons who would be eligible for
transfer.
The attorney general will ask con-
gress 10 authorize him 10 take over
one OF the big environments and re-
convert IL into an educational institu-
tion. with industrial features some
what along the lines OF existing re-
form schools.
What many OF these prisoners
need more than anything else is a
chance TO make good.r said Mr.
Daugherty.
II maintain that citizenship can be
made better by some system that will
reconstruct these prisoners. restore
their self-respect and equip them to
face the world with some earning
yower AZ the end OF their terms.
II can walk into spy prison In the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The President also is authorized
under such circumstances to deal In
coal and TO control its production and
distribution. The President may go
so far as TO take over the operation
Of coal mines.
The companion bill provides pen
atty of not less than 500 nor more
than $4,000 for the first offense Of a
coal operator or dealer convicted of
violation Of the law. and for each sue
ceeding offense a fine of not less than
$1,000 and Imprisonment for not less
than 90 days nor more than five years.
In defining what shall be considered
profiteering, the bill specifies margins
of profit for coal operators and dealers
ranging from 10 to 40 cents per ton,
according TO the amount of business
done Margins are provided not only
for individual sales, but also in the
case of aggregate sales covering a
years period.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS
Now Sherman Says Alaska's All Right

President Harding and his cabinet
have devoted several sessions TO dis
cussion Of the Alaska problem. The
house committee has held extensive
hearings on the Curry bill.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
dispatched z. A. Sherman. associate
forester, TO Alaska, early last summer
70 investigate the alleged retrogression
OF tire territory. Mr.. Sherman has
Just returned and submitted an elab-
crate report, declaring that Alaska
Is suffering from nothing more than
it's share of the worldwide hard times.
All the industries Of the territory. he
reports. are doing as well as if not
better than the same industries else
where.
"In the face of such a showing" the
Sherman report concludes. lone mar
wells more and more at the origin OF
this report that Alaska is on the down
ward grade. | would like TO know the
true inwardness of that idea. The
growth of our northland is now a
steady growth, In which the resident
Alaskan. and not the promoter or
underwater, is being the chief bene-
ficiary. That seems to me TO be most
desirable"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
Project
Reform

United States and pick out ten men
/ would willingly trust. That applies
to any prison anywhere. Put those
men on their honor, let them know
that there is some one who has an
interest In them and they will make
good"
Mr.. Daugherty's psychology has
been tested and found 100 per cent.
He cited his experiences with prison
erR In reform institutions In Ohio and
elsewhere. He has aided in the estab-
lishment and operation OF some OF
these reform schools. He has watched
the development OF the inmates into
useful citizens. He has found them in
later years. law-abiding, honest with
their fellow men, and In some In
stances filling conspicuous roles as
leaders in civic undertakings for
community betterment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

nLANS for organization of the Ma
tional Guard as thoroughly
consolidated and well-developed
component" of the United States army
have been announced by the War de-
partment The ultimate peace strength
in 1924 of the National Guard, accord
ing 10 the plan, Will be 100000 men,
organized into Is infantry divisions,
distributed among the states. The
complete designation of the National
Guard infantry divisions will be as
follows
Division. State
26-MassachuSetts.
27-New York.
2S-Pennsylyania.
29-Maryland, District OF Columbia.
Virginia.
30-Georgia. Tennessee, South Caro-
lima. North Carolina.
32-Michigan. Wisconsin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
For Federal Control of Coal Mining
OOINCIDENTLY with the failure to

@OINCIDENTLY with the failure TO
reach an agreement for q miners
wage scale 10 supplant the ma
tional agreement, which expires next
March, two far-reaching bills con-
corning the coal industry were intro
duced In the senate by Senator Ken
yon of Iowa, chairman of the commit
tee on education and labor, which has
been investigating conditions In West
Virginia. The failure was announced
after q four-hOur discussion at the
White House, at which were present
the President Secretaries Hoover and
Davis and President Lewis and other
officials of the United Mine Workers
of America.
One of the Kenyon measures i'm
poses heavy penalties for profiteering
In coal. The other Is q revision of
the original Calder bill, giving broad
powers 10 the President, the federal
trade commission, the geological sur
vey and the interstate commerce COM
mission
The Calder bill, as revised by Mr..
Kenyon, provides that whenever the
federal trade commission shall deter
mine that an emergency exists (which
seems likely TO produce a shortage or
bring about unusual, unwarranted or
unreasonable coal prices and be detri-
mental TO the public health" the Pres
ident shall be empowered to fix maxi
mum coal prices and dealers commits
SiOns and margins.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
Plans of National Guard Organization

33-lllinOis.
34-Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota.
35-Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas.
36-Texas.
37-Ohio.
ss-Indiana. West Virginia. Ken.
lucky.
39-Alabama, Florida, Mississippi.
Louisiana.
40-California, Utah. Nevada.
41-Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Ore
gon. Washington.
43-Maine. New Hampshire, Yer
mont. Connecticut, Rhode Island.
44-New York, New Jersey, Della
ware.
45-Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mex
leo, Arizona.
The present organization plan pro-
videS that the National Guard shall
comprise a stated ratio of troops Of
every branch. including all calibers OF
heavy and anti-aircraft artillery, tanks,
airplanes. balloons, and motOrtruck
units. Each has permanent mission
of IFS own. and is so organized that
In war all make take their places in
the field without any delay or confu-
sion.
To date. a force of 10000 officers
and men is enrolled. out of 215,397
allotted for organization on or about
June 30. 1929.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

WI ASHINGTON.-Wh the mat
w ter with Alaska? Inadequate
and costly transportation" says
Dan A. Sutherland, the Alaska dele
gate In congress.
Too much red tape" says the In
terror department, which would take
over the administrative functions Of
all other departments pertaining to
Alaska.
Absentee government landlordism.
divided departmental control, and
hampered restrictions Of development
OF natural resources" says Representa-
tive Curry, chairman OF the house COM
mittee on territories. who is pressing
for legislation TO place all Alaska re-
sources at the disposition of a resident
development board.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
Profits of Production.

Two farmers met after church rs
usual and had this conversation:
sold your pig?"
"Yes."
"What'd We getT
Thirteen dollars"
"What'd it cost We to raise it,"
paid So for the shoat. 50 for the
lumber in the-pen and house and 50
more for the feed"
Didn't make much. did ye?"
mo. but l had the use of the pig all
summer. "-HOnOlulu Star-Bulletin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
Up TO Dad Now.

Daughter" said Mr.. GrabcOin, has
the young man who is calling on you
at frequent intervals any prospects in
Hfe?"
YES. father" replied the beautiful
girl with a strange new light in her
eyes. His prospects are just SPLEEN
did"
'"How do you make that OutI"
Il said Yes last night. "-Blrming-
ham Age-Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
B0SCHEE'S SYRUP
AIIays Irritation, Soothes and Heals
Throat and Lung inflammation.

AIIays Irritation, Soothes and Heals
Throat and Lung inflammation.
The almost constant irritation Of a
cough keeps the delicate mucous men,
brane of the throat and lungs in a con-
gested condition, which Boschee's Syrup
gently and quickly sOOthes and heals.
For this reason il has been a favorite
household remedy for colds. coughs.
bronchitis and especially for lung
troubles in millions of homes all over
the world for the last fifty-fve years,
enabling the patient to obtain a good
nights rest. free from coughing, with
easy expectoration in the morning.
You can buy Boschee's Syrup wherever
medicines are ld.-Advertisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Profiteering has injured legitimate
business and contributed much to the
so-called buyers strike. Legitimate
business would help itself by helping
the consumer to rout the profteers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

GuglielmO Marconi thinks he has In
tercepted radio signals from Mars. II
is to be hoped that Mars will not in.
sist on reply until the affairs of this
war-torn world are in better order.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Beauty note-The same ruby tint
that is artificially pasted on a girls
face can be put there naturally by a
little service In the kitchen every day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Possibly the average home brewer
would feel flattered if told that his
product contained an illegal percent
age of "kick," but II is doubtful II
he would be convinced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Quotations OF the value OF currency
I'm a few foreign countries indicate
very little more than a slight margin
OF profit on the cost of manufacture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04
lnconvenlent Husband.

Attorney-And wasn't it the fact
that you insisted on taking this wom-
an out 10 dances that caused the
trouble?
Defendant-No. sir. not at all.
AttOrney-Wel what was il. then7
Defendant-The fact that her hus-
band objected. Michigan Gargoyle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The shortage of cadavers reported
by Toronto university will be one
shortage which will attract no rush
OF help.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

London society women are reported
To be deserving the cigarette in IA
vor of the Cuban cigar and the pipe.
There still remains the Pittsburgh
stogie.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The latest fad of Partisan women
is n handkerchief n yard square At
last. papa can borrow an adequate one
when his laundry doesn't come home
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

If the knickerbocker girl survives
she will settle once and for all the
age-long question regarding the prop
er length for a skirt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Diamonds bought during the period
Of high wages are fast getting back
into the market. but il isn't So easy
10 get rid of silk shirts and silk
hosiery.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Now they say that II single woman
can not live on less than $3.50
week. Well. not If she is TO have a
fur coat. a Limousine and a suite at
the best hotel
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

If II takes only a million years for
a light ray TO travel from one end
OF the universe TO the other, where
does il go after that?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Incompatibility is given as the
cause of half the divorces In Switzer-
land. Income inability is the chief
trouble in the United States.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Even brilliant men can't shine In
dull company.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Income taxnaying Is not an ecstatic
experience, but we fancy 1t must be
hilariOusly joyful compared with pay
ing aIimony.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Our position simply is that as long
as there is public demand for pastry,
any smart woman can earn pin money
with n rolling pin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

With a house on every lot the prof.
teering landlords couldn't make LOT
on every house.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

One OF the most important phases
to being entertaining Is knowing when
TO reach for your hat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The frequently reiterated statement
that Prosperity is just ahead" ought
10 be an incentive for Us 10 move on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Candy manufacturers want clear
ing house" for their goods. How
would a young ladies' seminary do?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

After all, the best way to keep the
weeds off the vacant lots is TO build
homes on them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Also when the divorce suit is filed
II Is strong circumstantial evidence
that the honeymoon has ended.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

II must be pleasant to be a Chinese
statesman and have nothing TO do but
view with alarm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

And now they ere quoting ST. Paul
against bobbed hair. but the women
decided long ago that SO far as the
feminist question is concerned he Is
O back number.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

Can't the shoe dealers who are pres
cribing galoshes for this winters wear
decree that they be buttoned?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

In this land OF the Stars and Stripes
there are men who should be made 10
see the stars and feel the stripes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

A cynIc is n man who picks at the
mortar between the bricks other men
have laid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

An optimist is n man who believes
that the time will come when liquor
won't be first page news material.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The most puzzling thing about the
free verse poets is that nobody can
prove which Is the worst.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

When jazz hits the feet 1t goes
straight 10 the head
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The reason some think age brings
wisdom Is because when a man grows
old he doesn't talk so much.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-04

The black sheep Of the family Is
usually made the goat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
TRUCK INDUSTRY
 READY FOR DRIVE
Usual Slack Season for BuSi- ness Owe, and Pick-Up
 Is Expected

The motor truck industry is setting ready for spring business. This indus try among manufacturers has always felt a decrease in orders in January and February and this year we just felt it little more because of conditions, is the. belief of NJ l.. Pulcher, general man ager of the Federal Motor Truck com pany
 But, while We know we are d young industry, we also know that We are mighty important one. We realize, as no one else. unless he has studied trans pOrtation as we have done, that the gap between production and consumption is measured in miles-ton miles-and that the highway haul is a Very important part in the linking of buyer and seller cf commodities.
 s"Of course, we do not ignore the rail roads. They were the first great trans portation developer of nations. Water ways also play their important, yet somewhat restricted, part in the trans portation system-but motor trucks, the powerful, speedy, untring motor trucks, nl the gaps in these other forms of transportation Motor trucks increase tonnage. save spolage in transit nove rershable crops faster. save breakage and loss through rehandling, prevent shrinkage in live stock shipments. a well as many other equally important savings which are possible only with fast motor transportation.
 Tt is because we know, then, the task which the motor truck must perform for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

sible condition is assured by an ar rangement which has just been en- tered into and City Commissioner H. r. Burruss also announces nis readiness to cooperate to that enc.
 Under the arrangement, every time a IF ember of the club striiSes a bad or dangerous hole in the paved street on which he is travelling he reports its To- cation 10 club headquarters at the Tut wiler hotel. and about once a week J. F. Dobbins, secretary of the clut, will turn in these reports to Julian Kendrick, city engineer, at the city hall, and they will be repaired as promptly as the repair force can get to them.
 Every member of the club in report ing defect in a roac should state whether it is paved or unpaved, as the two classes must be reported to dif- fsrent officials. the unpaved streets 1o Commissioner Burruss and the paved to Mir. kendrick
 Wherever q hole in one of the paved streets is judged dangerous by the Automobile club it will be imme-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

the present and future generations that we are preparing for immediate increase in output at the Federal factory" con tinued Mir. Pitcher, and because we are we'll aware that once buying starts in earnest with the first spring zephyr, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

diately temporarily repaired said Mi, Kendrick Saturday in speaking of the new arrangement "The pituminous. pavement repair force is comparatively small and for that reason all calls may not be answered as promptly as we would like to answer them The city is anxious to look after all dangerous washouts immediately, however, and when such a one is reported with a full description it will be temporarily filled at once.
 We trust that individuals will not use this new scheme for keeping up with roads, to satisfy old grudges. against the city. It wastes the time of the city employees ana keeps them from doing more necessary work # they are sent out on wild goose chases at the behest of people who are more interested in 'ragging' the engineering department than they are in helping to- keep the streets in good condition. |
 "The Birmingham Automobile club, if it continues with the good work N has started during the past few weeks. will be a great help to the city street department and the town as whole during the next year. Besides the work that the club will do in cooperation with the street department, they have launched great advertising scheme for the city in building and equippins the tourist camp just off Twenty sixth street at Seventeenth avenue, north.
 T was out there the other day and there were five cars, representing Georgia, Florida, Detroit. Mich. and Indiana, parked. The tourists were camping on the grounds and seemed delighted with the accommodations of- fered by the club The fact that Bir- mingham has such place will draw tourists from every state in the union It will increase our prestige as gooa city and our pocketbooks when the wis., itors spend their money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
ONLY TWO STOPS
CuIIman Enthusiastic

\ Albany. March l2.E-tspeciaL) Local kl-
 swanaffs are interested in the formation
 ios club ip c,ullman. ], F. t,asseis member of the Morgan kiwaiIis club, has returned from Cullman and reports that rbusipess rneu so ttats eft sssr estutnasnfs
 .for a unit there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
CLUB MEMBERS ID REPORT HOLES IN
 STREETS OF CITY
Automobile Body and Engi- neering Department to Co., operate in Repairing
 Thoroughfares

Cooperation netween the Birming lam Automobile club and the city en- sineering department in the mainte- nance of the stretts in the best posT'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

A red moon Is one of the most cer- tain indications of strong winds Of gales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

baeked-up transportation flood will ot locsed-and the Federal company, foi one will be ready for it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

oil from the nnts of the Chinese wood , oil tree Is sely useful in making highly
 waterproof paint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

The great firm of Wicker. Ltd. the largest shipbuilders and armament man. ufacturers in the world. had it's origin something more than century ago in 6 Httle scissors-nnalling shop in Sheffield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

Boot heels are said to be off Persian origin. and were first developed that people might better protect their feet from the hot sands over which 1t was necessary to travel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

Polish is the language of higher ed ucational schools in tsalacia