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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
POWER COMPANY VALUATION

The statement of MT. l. t. Mcdonnell, consulting engineer of the Alabama Public Service Commission, issued on yesterday, is substantially confirmatory of the belief that the Alabama Power Company had spe- cial reasons for wanting the valuation of their property fixed by those whose official record indicated friendliness to the public utilities of this state, and justifies both the critical interpretation of the associate com missioners' action in proceeding with undue haste and without apparent necessity, and the extensive publication of the action, by The Age Herald, for the enlightenment and information of the public.
 This newspaper, when reviewing the ac- tion taken last week, forecasted that if this valuation should stand it would be the pub lie that would carry the burden through an increase in light and power rates imposed upon consumers in Alabama-the citizen in his home, the manufacturer in his factory, and the merchant in his store. MT. Me Donnell says in his substantiation of that thought:
 Should this valuation be made final,
 the power company, under the law,
 would be entitled to earn a fair return
 on this valuation. To provide the re-
 turn customarily allowed by the Public
 Service Commission, would require a
 revision upward of existing rate sched-
 ues of from 25 to 30 per cent"
 Thus two commissioners, repudiated by the voters, have sought to make it possible for the largest public utility in Alabama to seek and obtain rate schedule that is bound to be burden upon all the domestic and industrial life of Alabama. According to the statement of the engineer of the con- mission the estimates attributed to him by him and do not appear in his report. Since the auditor of the commission likewise has denied that he had full access to the records of the company as asserted by the report of the two commissioners, cannot the public hesitate to accept the documents and eyi- dence presented by the two commissioners?
 As to the valuation of the property, MT. Mcdonnell says that his researches lead to an estimate of between twenty-one and twenty two million dollars as against the commis- sioners estimate of nearly thirtyfour mil lion, which the engineer indicates is higher than the facts before the commission can possibly justify. The evidence points more and more strongly to the conclusion reached by The Age Herald that the action has been taken with suspicious haste and no evidence of necessity "barely in time to make it eff fective before they leave their office"
 No doubt this statement of MT. McDon- nelPs will be enlghtening information to those who have sought to minimize this n- cident and have centralized their conscience, either as citizen or journalist, by meas ure of suppression of the facts and quasi support of the associate commissioners right to do this thing to the people of Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

judge his high attainments as a legal au- thority, and to his fine personal character. If the choice should fall upon Judge San ford, the south will feel that it has been properly recognized, and that in return it is lending to the public service a man in every way capable of the high duties confront in him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Low Prices for Livestock

From the Washington County News
 Prices of livestock this fall have been quite disappointing to the pro- ducers, especially to those producing beef cattle. Hogs have ranged all the way from ' to 10 cents during the year, which means an average of 81a cents. Alabama's hog pro- duction will show a shortage this year. With shorter feed supplies during the coming year, there is promise of a further decrease in hog production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
HAYWOOD BRoUN

From the Mobile Register.
 Haywood Broun, who writes for the New York World, is a famous dramatic critic and an author of some te;~and occasionally he takes on a side line, as, for exam pie, the Ku Klux, about which he is insufficiently informed. One of his ventures reads: "We do not understand just what common bond fuses these divergent factions bigots, patrioteers, prohibitionists, hell-fire preachers, southern gem tlemen, bullies, braggarts, busy bodies, censors-but there they are" It is suggested that Broun should have put southern gentle men" in quotation marks, for, as printed, the sentence makes Broun appear to mean what it says, and Broun is a gentle and kindly soul. We cannot easily be persuaded that he is wilful slanderer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
A Distributors Epitaph

Beneath this grassy mound, kind sirs,
 Lies one whose chance of grace is slim; He's gone where many customers
 Of his, no doubt, preceded him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Planting Pecan Trees

From the Prattville Progress.
 Is is estimated that around 4,000 pecan trees are being set out this month in Autauga county. These alone will greatly increase the. pecan crop in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
DANGEROUS DAYS

From. the Washington Star.
 Issues are so numerous that 1t is almost impossible for a states man to avoid r;sking unpopularity on oae po...,. CT aaot..c--,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Alabama Press
Invisible Government

From the BIocton Enterprise.
 The new legislature will soon con- vene. We will continue to hope that the invisible government" will not be allowed seats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
The Modern Peril

"You have an engagement this evening?" "I have" said the man about town. "With club crony?"
 "No, a member of the shooting sex."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
An Idle Inquiry

Rhine Labor Begs U. S. to Check New Seizure. .'-Headline. We are willing to let bygones be bygones, to a reasonable extent, but just to keep the record straight we'd like to know how many whoops Rhine la bor gave when the Lusitania sank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Details in Full

When young woman who is as notorious as she is beautiful appears in court the meticulous care with which newspapers de- scribe her jewels and her wearing apparel is credit to American journalism--of a kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
They U.ed to Blow Such Beery Notes

client asks, "What has become of all the little German bands?" They seem to have disappeared, along with the stuff on which they spent about 90 per cent of the small change they got
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13
NAVY SECOND TO NONE
Is POLICY OF DENNY

Washington, Dec. "A general
naval policy providing for navy
second to none" and strong enough
to. support American policies and
commerce and guard American con-
tinental and overseas possessions
was laid down today by Secretary
DENLY in his annual report to Con-
gress.
Such navy, the Secretary said,
should and could be maintained
within the provisions of the Naval
Limitation Treaty. He added that
although the present naval estab-
lishment was deficient in certain
types he would make no immediate
recommendation for additional ap-
propriations because of the present
financial condition of the country.
Among the accomplishments of
his department during the last year
he recounted "the development of
aviation as an integral part of the
feet" diversion of a greater per-
centage of repair work to Govern
ment stations, increased steaming
efficiency of battle craft. return of
the officer personnel to a permanent
basis after the temporary enlarge
ment during the war, an extension
of the navy school facilities for en-
listed men, and Inauguration of ex-
tens,ve and advanced experiments in
gunnery.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

cheer of its friendly owners. That
was tie bright spot for lshlnael. When
he went out there his aunt would hang
his Fguntleroy suit up in the closet
aud give him n leather suit that could
not be torn and tell him to go ii. lie
could eat without Il bib and there was
not MOTTO in sight. by the time that
vacation was over be was II real boy.
The other boys stopped calling him
sissy" and no longer asked him IL
his mother knew he was out. Indeed
he up and thrashed bullying boy who
had knocked over one of his cOmpan
ions who was about half his size. AZ
ter this there was nothing that he
could not have among his crowd. So
every vacation sent a prim but Joyful
boy to Aunt Sarah and closed with "a
more robust but rather detected one on
his way home.
But Aunt Sarah also had mind OF
her own. She had so much mind that
she had concluded that winter to &c
and give Benjamin Bondage piece
of II. She considered Ishmaels state
aud situation and resolved to give his
father "a good talking to- When shs
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

Athens, Nov. 2S.-The six former
Cabinet officers and army officials
convicted of high treason in connec-
ton with the Greek military disaster
in Asia Minor We're executed today.
The execution of the condemned
men was by shooting. The men exc
cuted were:
Former Premiers Gounaris, Proto-
papadakis and Stratos; NJ. Theokitis,
former War Minister NJ. Baltazzic.
holder of portfolios in several form
err Cabinets, and General Hadjanes-
tbs, commander of the Greek forces
at the time of the Asia Minor mill
tary disaster.
A sentence of life Imprisonment
and degradation was imposed upon
Admiral Goudas and General Strait
COS.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

appeared Mr.. Bondage felt that his
time had probably come. When she
had finished he knew 1t had. She told
him that he had forgotten that he
was ever boy, II, indeed, he had ever
been one, that he had made himself
into an iron man, that he was bind
eyed and har,l-hearted, that he seemed
determined to fasten all his chains up
on Ishmael and make his son as stin
and cold as an iclcle.
Mrs. Bondage, behind the door, ex-
pected her husband to object In loud
and angry tones, but, to her astonish-
ment, he was silent. He seemed to
remember an old motto, Discretion
Is the Better Part of valor," proiitably,
and did not interfere. even when Aunt
Sarah, flushed, but triumphant, carried
Ishmael Off.
There was some winter play left and
to come ut Sweetfeld, but Aunt Sarah
wasn't satisfied as easily as that, for
she had made up the rest of her mind
into an idea that Ishmael should have
the Christmas that he hadn't had, af-
ter all. 1t wasn't much of Christmas
day when the belated Christmas tree
blossomed and bore fruit. but II was
finestree. The snow and ice had dis
appeared and a warm wind made the
late winter seem like early spring, but
Aunt Sarah said that evergreen trees
kept Christmas all the year round, and
that every day was their day. Ger
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

tainly it was the most interesting tree
that Ishmael had ever seen, from the
bundle ut the bottom, through all the
ornaments, lights and gifts, to the mys-
FERROUS package at the top OF it shone
with kind and thoughtful love and
sparkled with merry wishes and glad
promise. They and the children from
share the joy and the presents that
Aunt Sarah had prepared were won
dering what would be found in that
last parcel at the top, until it was
taken down, and then part of the
party, at least, was surprised when the
wrapping was taken off and wonder
full pocketknife, beside first-class
football, conveyed merry wishes from
Mr.. Bondage to his son. Aunt Sarah
said afterwards that at this she near
ly event off the handle"
When May came it seemed time for
Ishmael to go home, but he was not
very happy ut the prospect. Indeed,
he was rather unhappy about it. He
felt something like one on his way to
Jail, and even shed tears at the
squirrel, seeing him wiping his eyes
under Il tree, exclaimed "Oh, what
rainy boy" but the day came and
Ishmael went.
Another surprise awaited him, how
ever, for, as he neared home and en-
tered it, everything seemed changed.
The house looked sunny and pleasant
in its new c0lOrs, the fence had disap-
peared, the iron dog had been moved
to the barn, and the mailed knight had
gone down to the ironworks to be
turned into plOwshares.
When Mr.. Bondage went out to
Sweetfield to visit his sister and to
report upon lshmael's progress, Aunt
Sarah had her reward. 1T is all your
doing. Sarah" said he. II needed
"Well, brother" said Aunt Sarah, "A
Stitch in Time Saves Nine" as the
proverb has It., and you certainly will
be proud Of our boy yet, AS proud of
him as | am of my big, new brother"
When December came clustering
around again and brought Santa Claus
and all his load of love and jollity,
there was no place that more warmly
welcomed him than Mount Freedom,
as Mr.. Bondage's home had come to
be called and Of all the happy Christi
mas parties of that year, none was
fuller Of mirth and good cheer than
the one at Mount Freedom. They
danced about the tree and under the
motto that hung from the top of il
with its message Of good will TO every
body, the football was kicked all over
the floor and they shouted in their
glee. The squeaking toys, the footing
whistles, the happy 'songs, all made
the time as merry ms 1t ought always
to be, while the gifts spoke messages
of love.
Ishmael had prospered enough In his
studies TO make a picture of Sweet
field. Ii hung over the mantel shelf
In the living room and under Il he had
written, "The Home OF the Green
Christmas" When anyone asked him
about II he would tell them how spring
once came in wintry time; he would
say that while Christmas comes but
once T,year. II sometimes comes twice,
and that whenever II comes II brings
good cheer: but he was never able to
make picture OF his Aunt Sarah that
seemed to him good enough.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

Hart SChaffner & Marx clothes give
you that prosperous look"
You know it's business asset to have
people say about you-"he looks pros
perous;" it pays to be well-dressed.
We have the clothes that keep men
we-dressed Hart Schaffner & Marx
make Them You get the fabrics,
tailoring and style that only the finest
talors give-at about one half to
one-third less
We'd like to show you. We can fit
any figure and any purse
COOPER BROS.
Beaver Dam, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

the nne cOaStlilS uuyS hc
had heard the happy noise Of the
shedding while the, doctor had said
that he could not go out and join in
1t, and now, though he might soon be
out of doors again, there was no surety
OF as good hill again and small pros
pect Of sport.
Ii wasn't very cheerful house,
either. Mr.. Bondage was chainmak-
rOi works he always seemed to bring
his business with him. The house OF
Bondage was big and strong, hut Ii
was hard, and STILL and dark, aud ton
orderly. From the outside it looked
like a fort. aud inside, the chairs stood
at attention, like soldiers. The par
iOc was II solemn place, where the
stiff furniture was seldom prevented
from looking at itself In the gllded
mirror. TIE dining room didn't ret
the sun until towards evening, wien
the motto, BE Good and You VIII BE
Happy could he as plainly seen rs
the one on the opposite wall, "th!l-
dren Should BE Seen but Not Heard
When the boy put on his hated bib
there. it exhortcd him with, Don't Eat
Too Much"
Chained to the front porch was an
iron dog. whose fixed and ferocious
snarl was standing insult to all the
village dogs that could get through
the iron fence to dispute with him.
There was some fun about the place !;
it was when surprised dog retired
from the attack with new respect for
the tough guardian of the Bondage in
terests. Even the iron-clad knight in
the front hall seemed to laugh through
his visor then.
Besides all this, Ishmael had had no
Christmas. Mr.. Bondage did not be-
lieve In Christmas; to him Santa
Claus was foolish Imagination and
a hurtfuI superstition. He had joined
"The Society for the Prevention of
Useless Giving" and was glad TO be
called a Spug. On December both he
had presented to his son Il picture of
himself, standing in front Of his office
with the scOwl upon his face that rep
resented his idea of the expression Of
greatness, but the only comfort of the
day for the boy had been the sweet
contents of the small package that his
mother had struggled into his room
Just before daylight.
/ But Ishmael Bondage had an Aunt
Sarah! And Aunt Sarah had the
pIeasantest home in the country. 1t
was low, wide, rambling old house,
in the midst Of the trees and Rugged
by the climbing vines that loved it.
There wasn't place in it too good to
be used and in its snowy wilderness it
seemed to shine out upon the fenceless
grounds with an invitation to the hos
pitality of its gardens and the good
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

obey orders resulted in defeat for tho
Greeks in the campaign at the sah-
garis River, according to General
Papoulas; had the Second Army at
tackled victorp was possible.
General Papoulas admitted that
Prince Andrew had not been dismiss
ed from his command, because he
was the Kings brother.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13
FOR SALE

so acre farm l mile northwest of
Dukehurst. 10 acres hill land, 40
bottom. All in good state of cult
walton. Bottom land tiled. S-room
frame house, 2 porches and all nee
essary out-buildings. Terms half
cash, balance yearly payments.
w. X. HARDIN, >
McHenry, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13
FRINGE ANDREWTO he
EXILEp AND DEGRADED

London. Dec. 2.-Prlnce Andrew
has been sentenced to perpetual
Punishment by the court martial sit
ting at Athens. according to n
Reuter- dispatch. In addition he
will suffer degradation in the army.
The refusal OF Prince Andre'y to
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

Early in the trial the British Gov
eminent made objection to possible
imposition of the death sentence.
London dispatches said the British
action had been generally resented
in Athens and that the recent fall
OF the Zaimis misistry could be trac-
ed directly TO the British stand.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13
BRITAIN SEWERS
TIE WITH GREECE

Athens, Nov. 2S.-The British
Minister, f. o. Lindley, has notified
the Greek Government that Great
Britain has broken off relations with
Greece, and that he is leaving Athens
tonight.
C. II. Bentinck, British member OF
the financial control. remains here.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13
SMALL FREES DROSS
LLOYD AND 10 REDS

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 29.-Sen-
fences of william Bross Lloyd and
sixteen associates, serving sentences
in the Joliet Penitentiary and the
Cook County Jail for violation OF the
State anti-syndicalism law, today
were committed to expire at once by
Governor Len Small.
The combinations were presented
as Thanksgiving gifts to the prison.
ers. They were. released tonight.
The prisoners began serving their
sentences last week.
In taking this action Mr.. Small
announced he was in full accord with
the dissenting opinion of Justice Car
ter of the Supreme Court, who con-
trary to the majority opinion, ques-
toned the constitutoinalty of the
syndcalism law, when the court de-
cided the men must serve their sem
fences.
Small Cites Reasons
mo human agency" declared the
Governor, "can accurately determine
how long any human being shall be
incarcerated. These men are not
criminals. Since their indictment and
conviction in March, 1921, they have
suffered severely. l declined to ex-
tend clemency in their cases prior to
their incarceration. No great good
can come from longer incarceration
for them"
That the anti-syndicalism law was
"war psychology" and that while 1t
might be well in times of war, en-
forcement of such law might be
very shortsighted in times of peace
was the contention of Justice Carter
in his dissenting opinion. ~
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

The Hartford Herald. $50 the yea.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

666 Cures Malaria. Chilli and Few
CIR, Dcngue or Bilious Fever. 47i5t
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Old newspapers in sc bundles at
this ONCE. III
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13

TT WAS not a very cheerful
boy that was looking out OF
the, window at what little
4 dirty ice the winter thaw
had left upon the hill in
\ front of the house. Through
tho fine consisting DAYS he
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-24
MOTORCYCLE RACE
IN SOUTH AFRICA
WON ON INDIAN

Americas pride of her suprem-
acy in the motorcycle field was
naturally aroused when word
came from South Africa a few
days ago that the Durham Classic
was won by Tommy Nicholl, rid
ing Indian, an American built
machine.
This contest, an annual affair,
is the big event in sporting circles
i'll South Africa, where this sport
enjoys high degree Of interest,
thousands lining the course of
the race to cheer their favorites
as they pass. The course covers
a distance Of 420 miles between
Durham, a famous shore resort.
similar to our Atlantic City, and
Johannesburg Nicholl broke
the record in the race this year
by 81 minutes, clearly demon
strating the superiority of the
American built Indian over Eng
lish and other foreign machines
competing.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-24
SklDDING OF AUTOMOBILES IS AN
IMPORTANT SUBJECT HERE DISCUSSED
BY UNITED STATES TIRE co. OFFICIAL

as there is traction the rear
wheels will turn, and as long as
the rear wheels turn there will
be no serious side slip, unless
the front wheels are blocked.
Non-skid tires furnish reliabil-
ity and safety in driving--re-
liability, in permitting the vehicle
to operate successfully over al
most any kind Of road and dur
ing all seasons Of the year, and
safety by permitting the vehicle
10 hold the road at all speeds,
and allowing the brakes to be
most effective.
Non-sllid treads on tires were
first used on rear wheels and are
now considered absolutely essen
tial for such uses. Later non
skid tires were placed on front
wheels because the treads pre-
vented front wheel skidding, as
we'll as permitted the rotation or
exchange Of the front and rear
tires.
A we'll designed non-skid tread
should give on rear wheels suffl-
Cicnt forward traction to permit
the car to operate without chains
under most road conditions and
at the same timO insure against
side slip. 1t must permit quick
and smooth response to clutch.
accelerator and brakes. 1t must
not greatly impair ease of steer
ing when used on front wheels.
II must not set up vibration in
the car nor produce disagreeable
I, iyaf GIn1ttl
sent an attractive appearance.
The Royal Cord Tread is regarded
as the best example of an all
around efficient and acceptable
non-skid tread design
Non-skid chains accomplish
the same purpose as the non-skid
tire tread, that is, give additional
traction and reduce side slip.
Non-skid chains should supple
ment non-skid tires only when
road conditions absolutely require
them.
Because they make available I'm
road friction the total weight Of
the car instead of only half the
car weight. four wheel brakes
are coming into use, especially In
continental Europe. Not only
can cars be stopped more quick
ly but they can he driven safely
on wet days and in ice and snow
without chains. In stopping a
car equipped with four wheel
brakes all four wheels may slide
and the car as a whole slip for
ward. However, there appears
to be little or no side skidding.
This is especially true if the
brakes are connected diagonally
in pairs, that is. left hand front
wheel and right hand rear wheel.
With this arrangement opposite
wheels are able to roll freely, re-
tanning their directing qualities.