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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
A NEAT LITTLE COUNTRY
William Allen White. in Judge.


 One hundred million American people gather around the fireside every night and listen to concerts from Detroit or Spokane. or Boston. or New Orleans. distributed by radio. One hundred million people rise in the morning and go eagerly In to an American breakfast of bacon and eegs and hot biscuits, or pancakes. fruit and coffee, then pile into their flivvers and sail out to work. talk ing until the filling jars loose from their teeth--all in a common Ian guage about common interestsl
 neat and nifty little country we have and every few monthes the United States supreme court cinches 1t up little tighter; draws the bands a little closer and brings us into a more perfect union." The other day the court took away from our state public utilities that control ofintra- state rates made by and for public
 That means that all railroad rates in this tight little continent are to be made in Washington, D. c.
 We are huddling up a little closer, getting more and more centralized, less and less sectional. The Dyer anti-lynching bill, which will give the federal government the right to say a few words for the good of the cause, wherever a hoydenish and ca pricious community feeling gets so rambunctious that it has to relieve its strained nerves by grilling colored brother. The airplane, which Is making the whole landscape into three or four towns and their sub urbs, is telescoping distances, ana the National Reserve bank Is feed ing us a shrinking and collapsible not so slowly as. you might think our central government.
 Given decade more of this snug gling up and euddling down, and state lines will be preserved only by our historical societies to fur nish fool questions with which to trip prospective civil servants in their examinations. States will go; a governor will be nothing but a plug hat, a pair of lungs, and an ap- titude for the palace life. while leg islatures will be removed as appen- dixes which produce only grief and inflammation. Time and space, which were important in the loves of our forefathers. are passing. And. alasi Too soon will our future be damned into our memory, and our past projected into the middle of next week.
 A little more than 1s cubic feet of wood is used in the making of 100
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
Revolutionary Battle On

Buenos Aires, June 10,-Govern- ment troops and Paraguayan revolu
 tionists are locked in sanguinary battle in the outskirts of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. dispatch to La Nacion of this city from the city of Formosa says machine guns and artillery are being used by the contending forces. The people of Asuncion have fled from the streets. telegraph and wireless stations are silent and the city is in darkness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

never thought that 1t had any power to pass upon the sums owing by the German government, but merely that it had been requested to advise the separations commission as to a basis upon which Germany could raise a loan. He said that there had been no discussion of capital amounts of reparations, but only of a possible arrangement of the annual payments and these, either in cash or in kind, were the only method whereby Ger many could effect payment of her
 just .dehts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
THE WEATHER
By Aasociated Press

Washington. June 1O.-Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy with local thundershowers Sunday and Monday.
 Tennessee; Partly cloudy, prob ably local thundershowers Sunday and Monday; probably lower temper atures Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
AUTOMOBILE TURNS.
 TURTLE ON V|ADUC,', :,
Woman Painfully Hurt, But Other Occupants Escape
 UnlnjWed

Mrs. 0. G. Hardeman. 1850 Ave- nue H. sustained slight cut across her forehead and several bruises about her limbs last night about 1o:3o o'clock, when the car in which she was riding. driven by her hus- band, turned turtle on the Twenty second street viaduct. Mrs Harde- man was immediately taken to the Hillman hospital, where her injuries received attention. She was reported resting easily late last night.
 The accident occurred, according to Hardeman, when he attempted to pass a car, both going south on the viaduct, when the speed of his ma chine was too great. resulting in his car turning completely over. The position of the car after 1t had turned over was in a northern direc- tion on the viaduct, according to De- tectives Lee and McAdory, who were dispatched to the scene. Two oth Ia occupants of the. car were uninjure 9
 Some of the tallest steeples and smokestacks in Cincinnati have been painted by Myrtle Kennett, young matron. who makes a good living as a steeplejack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
WARRANTY DEEDS

Warranty deeds filed yesterday in probate court were:
 J. A. F, Schut to George w Schweinsbraten. lot IT, block 76 West End Land and Improvement company, s750.
 J. R. Upshaw to Louis Boackle, lot 2S, block 21, West End, s2.700.
 Ernest s. Renfroe to Clara H Buittiker, lot 8. block 2, Woodlawn s1 1000.
 A Leo Oberdorfer to J. T. Brash- fer, parts of lots 10. Il. and 12. block 5-A, East Lake,, $l,500.
 Seminole Investment company to John S. Bellsnyder. lot 26. block G. Woodlawn, S2,0o0.
 Emily c. Ross to Tuggle Institute, house and lot at S04 Twelfth ave- nue, north, $1,500.
 George S Whisper to Thomas Sur tees and Ruth Surtees, part of lots and '. block 2. Birmingham, $1,- 800.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
DEATHS

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Schwend--Fol- lowing an extended Illness, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Schwend, age GA, died at her residence, 1925 Cotton avenue. yesterday afternoon at 1:25 o'clock. Funeral services this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence. Interment In Elmwood with Johns in charge. Survived by husband, Charles H. Schwend; three daughters, Mrs. l.. M. Edwards. Mrs. George West and Miss Annie Wheeler Schwend and one son, Les lie Dee. Pallbearers will be: Ivy Richards, F. B. Goode, c. U. Fur, Will Thomas. K. A. Ormond and H. L. Farney.
 Charles Church Chapin-Age 79, died at his residence. 1908 Thirty-fi first street, north, yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Funeral services will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence. Burial at Elmwood, with Ridout in charge. Felix LaPorte-Remains of Felix LaPorte, who was shot and killed by J. M. Mahaley at their resi- dence. 2230 Eighth avenue, north, Friday night, were shipped to New Orleans last night by Johns. Mrs. A. E. Rnwson--Died last night at the family residence, 2416 Four teenth avenue, z north Funeral services will be held this afternoon at gao o'clock at the First Meth odist church. Interment at Elm wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
LEE SERIOUSLY I'LL Ru uAssoniatnd Preaa

Hot Springs Va, tune 1o.--The condition of Col. Robert F, Lee, grandson of the confederate chiftain who has been i'll here for several days reported tonight as encourag- ing although still criticial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

Motor driven. new machine into which safety razor blades can be in serted while it is in motion. sharpens 250 of them an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

In the latter days of the eighteenth century ladies changed wigs for every new toilette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

June 10, 1922.
 Highest temperature ............... 84 Lowest temperature .............. 72 Mean temperature .............. 7S Normal temperature ............... TT Excess In temperature since Jan. 1, 1Se Rainfall .s....... ....,............ % Total rainfall since Jan. 1 .29. 61 Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1 ..... 5.78 Relative humidity. a. ........ ST
 12 noon ..................... SC
 D. m. .................. 6S Dry thermometer, a. m. ..... f3
 12 noon ....,.............. 80
 D. m. .................. 70 Wet thermometer, T a. m. ..... TO
 12 noon ..................... 72
 D, m, ................I. Fl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

D. C. HORTON. Observer. Summary of obsefvations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at D. n., 90th meridian time. June To- 1e22:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
Rurch For Vnrdnman

NIT. Vardaman's chief Champion on the stump Is Major Luther M. Burch, n Jackson attorney, who volunteered to go out and speak for the former senator when 1t became apparent that the condition of MT. Vardaman' s health would not permit him to do SO. Although fluent speaker, and man of attractive personality, Major Burch has made but little headway in stirring up the masses as Varda- man was wont to do in his palmy days and it is evident that something more than substitute for the great white chief will be necessary tc engender interest among his old followers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
BANKERS COMMITTEE SUSPENDS STUDY OF
 GERMAN LOAN ISSUE
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sentative on the international com mittee of bankers. who has been ad- vising with the allied reparations commission concerning the posssioil- ity of an international loan to Ger many, said that in his opinion the two fundamental conditions of Ameri- can participation in such an enter prise were unanimity among the leaders and the establishment of the credit of the borrower.
 The separations commission by vot- ing three to one to the effect that the committee of bankers should dis cuss all questions which might have a bearing on the general re-estab- lishment of German credit, Mir. Nor gan said. had shown that the first condition, namely, unanimity, had not been met,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
Condition Not Met

Official French government state ments, made while the bankers were deliberating to the effect that they were attempting to decrease the Ger man debt, he declared, and that this could not be tolerated by the French government, had served to convince the bankers that the second condition, the establishment of Germanv's credit, could not be met He declared, however that the committee had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

A little more than IS cubic feet of wood is used in the making of 100 pounds of paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
Senatorial Battle WaxeS Warm in Mississippi Over
 Policies of Wilson Regime
(Continued From Page one)

tContinued From Page one) very large measure to Vardaman's defeat, and since that time, through his weekly newspaper published in Jackson. he has never lost an oppor- tunity to vigorously lambast che former President.
 Wilson Silent
 Mir. Wilson, up to this time, has been silent as to Vardaman's pres- ent ambition to run for the Senate, but it is freely rumored that his- tory will repeat itself before the campaign closes, and that another Wilson letter wifi be forthcoming, similar in tenor to that which ere ated such furore In Missouri when MT. Wilson paid his respects to Senator James Reed, who by the way, is one of Vardamans closest friends.
 Vardnman Not Repentant
 There has been no sign of repent ance from Vardaman, insofar as Will son Is concerned. He has offered no explanation to his opposition to the former President, neither has he rendered any apologies. and 1t is a safe surmise that he will not do so.
 Hubert Stephens Is staunch Will son supporter. Two very interest ing documents have been issued by his campaign bureau. One bears the simple caption: Hate" and is compilation of Vardamans most vit- riolic utterances concerning Wood row Wilson. The second pamphlet bears the question mark on its cov- CT, preceded by the words, Demo- crat or Republican?' and quotes from Vardaman's own speeches and writ ings in criticism of the democratic party and Tn praise of various re- publican leaders. Both pamphlets are published without explanation or comment.
 Burch For vardaman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
LOCAL DATA

For the 24 hours ending at p. m.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11

We'll say that's dirt cheap for summer suits of Blach's standard quality The most popular styles, the most wanted colors and all tailored with precision that in sures good fit and lasting satisfaction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
CONGRESS ACTS today
ON Distribution OF
COAL DURING CRISIS
Six Hours Debate on Coal Measure Vote Likely Tomor-
rowStrike Situation Regarded as More Favorable and
Solution is Again in Sight.

centrated in moving coal. The In
terstate Commerce Commission is to
prevent profiteering by ,efsing to al
locate trains for hauling coal which
is held at exorbitant prices.
The proposal to obtain legislation
granting adsance authority to the
President. in his discretion, to take
over coal mines and such railroads
as are unable to operate effectively
has been abandoned as an admanis-
tration measure.
1t was said by administration
spokesmen that any bills to carry
out such purposes would not be ad-
ministration bills.
The administration is keenly in
terested, however, in obtaining the
passage of the House bill to carry
out the Presidents request in his ad-
dress to congress on August IS, for
statutory power to control the dis
tribution of coal. This bill. minus
the Presidents suggestions for au-
thority to the government to buy
and sell coal has been reported fav-
orably to the House from the Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce
Commission to fix a minimum fair
price for coal at the mines and to
refuse cars to those who ask more
than that price.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
WOODBRIDGE, Aug.

WOODBRIDGE, Aug. 29.-More
township improvements were au-
thoriZed and ordinances adopted for
others at the meeting Of the town
ship committee last night.
Chief among the ordinances adopt
ed was one providing for sidewalks
and curbing along King Georges
road, Fords, while another ordi-
nance was ordered drawn up to COW
er sidewalks from School street,
Port Reading, to the Roosevelt bor-
Ough line. Both sides of the street
are covered by the projected i'm
provement. This ordinance was or
dered prepared as the result of the
efforts of Committeeman George
Luffbury. who was opposed by prac-
tically every member of .he commit
tee in his attempts to push the i'm
provement through.
Two bids were received on the
Amboy avenue sewer job. Hanson &
Jensen being awarded the contract
with a bid of $2,659.57. The other
bidder was the firm IF Liddle &c
Pfeiffer, whose figure was $4,0SS.-
40. The difference of 1890 in the
two bids was the subject of some
comment.
A petition received requesting
sidewalks for Florida Grove road
was filed and referred 70 the engi-
neer, with assurances oc considera-
ton.
Petitions to open Lewis street and
to provide for the installation of a
sewer on Mora avenue were received
and referred to the township engi-
ueer, with instructions to prepare
/ plans and specifications Sidew, ks
were also ordered for certain parts
| of Sewaren, through Committeeman
! Luffbury.
Regarding the Pearl street paving
proposition it was decided to adver-
| tise for bids covering concrete, as
phalt block and sheet asphalt. The
same plan will be followed as re
cards School street. 1t was also an
nounced that School street, contral
to certain reports, will be paVeC
from Main street to Green street
Charles A. Bloomfield, of Raritan
township, appeared before the COM
mittee to ask that body to take up
a controversy involving a forty-acre
tract of land which had been sold
by the township for taxes. Mr..
Bloomfield said the property was
partly in Raritan Township and part
ly i'm Woodbridge. and that the
township had the right to assess only
"A trifle over twenty-four acres of the
land. He contended that the town
ship had sold property it didn't own.
j. II. Thayer Martin said. however,
that the township had no jurisdic-
tion in the matter and that the only
ecourse Mr.. Bloomfield had would
be a writ of certiorari. Mr.. Bloom
field said he would take the uueS-
ton to the courts for settlement.
for settlement.
(Coninued on Page Five)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
MORE CHILDREN
TO co ON TRIP
EIks Get Names of Crippled
Children to Go on Thurs
days Outing

Applications for the "krippled
Riddles" outing to be held at Asbury
Park on Thursday under the aus
pices of the Perth Ambov .odge of
E.ll:s are still coming in according
to the committee handling the event
The is sti}l room for many more
children, however. and it il hoped
that residents of Perth Amhoy and
vicinity will concentrate effort to
send in the name of every crippled
boy or girl who can possibly go on
the trip
AS Recorder Harold E, Pivkersgil
announced yesterday. invitations are
not limited to children IN Perth Am
bc5. b. :n.cr mates from munich
palities between Keyport, Netuchen
and Wco.'bi !GPe. will De welcomed
All that is necessary is t, fill out one
Of the 'N,.lp'ed Riddles Day cou-
pors being published daily in the
Evening News ard send it IN care of
he EIks lodge in Madison avenue.
The committee in charge of the out
ing will attend to the other details.
Recorder Pickersgill sad this
morning that automobile owners mad
been so gcnero;Is atcn' offering thelr
machines that there wonld he car
for every chile if the c>mm'ttee at
tempted to accept them all.
William Counihan, of Counlhan q
Shannon, proprietors of the Majes-
tic and Strand theatres, has prom
ised a free pass to either theatre for
every child who goes on the outing
Thursday. The ticket will be good
on any date after the holiday al
Asbury Park. Tickets will be dis
tributed at Asbury Park some time
during the day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
GOVERNOR FOR ADOPTION
OF EDGE COAL BILL
Edwards Praises Measure Suggested by Senator Edge in
Letter Today--Time for Par|eying Past, New Jersey
Chief Executive Says.

passed, and the time for action is
here. Assuming that the operators
and miners do agree, we have no
more assurance than we had April
last that their agreement is going to
stand. but with your law on the
statute books we have a guarantee
that their agreement will continue,
or the United States government will
operate for them. A Dill like yours
should have been the law of the land
years ago."
The governor asserts that not a
single day should be lost in resum-
ing operations. Only 1900 tons
of anthracite per week have been
mined since the strike began four
months ago he says, when the week
ly output should have neen $780,
900 tons. Production Of at least
30,O00,O0O tons has been lost by the
strike. he declared.
The text of Governor Edwards
letter follows in full:
(Continued on page 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
Giving Wage" Dispute

CHICAGO. Aug. 20 (By The AS
| sociated Press) The railroad labos
! board denied the motion of w. J.
Lauck, labor statistician, that this
board Immediately define the prin
! ciple of "a living wage" in the cas-,
of the maintenance of way enfssoye
who are seeking increased mirimufs
| rates of pay. At the request Of K
| f. Cradle, president of the mainte.
! nance organization, the hearing ther
/ was adjourned until tomorrow
! morning.
MIR. Cradle announced tha: he was
telegraphing President Harding and
Senator Cummins. one of the au-
thors OF the transportation act, al
Washington today asking them to
present to congress an amendment
to the act which would make it
mandatory on the labor board ITO
"nunciate the principal cf the liv-
ing wage"
The board in its ruling on Lauck's
request declared it could not go be-
yond the transportation act. which
prescribed the establishment CT "just
and reasonable wages
These questions We're raised when
the hearings began yesterday. The
board was asked by Il. +. Cradle.
president of the maintenance union
and w. j. Lauck. the trackmen's
statistician. to define a living wage.
1t is, according to union leaders
nothing less than forty-eight cents
an hour, the minimum of the wage
scale, which the maintenance men
have asked the board to establish.
The wage scales for maintenance
of way workers described by the
board in its decision effective July
l, and against which the trackmen
voted to strike, range from twenty
three to thirty-five cents an hour.
President Cradle, who held the
strike of his organization in abey-
ance pending the present hearing.
declared that wages on some roads
have been forced down as low as
seventeen and a half cents.
The unions presidentation of its
case was resumed today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
FLYNN enters
COUNTY RACE
CirCuIateS Petitions for Nom
ination as FreehoIder on
Democratic Ticket
OUT OF 3RD WARD RACE
Complete Primary Ticket Will
be Made Known by This
Coming Saturday

Petitions have been placed in cir
culation by friends of James j,
Flynn of this city, who has entered
the race for nomination as one of
the two Democratic candidates for
the Office of freeholder. Flynn has
retired from the third ward alder
manic race in favor of Thomas Pat
ten, the present representative of
that district.
Flynn is the first local Democrat
to have petitions placed in circula-
ton for the office of freeholder.
John w. Kelly was mentioned as a
possible candidate for this office, but
last Friday night announced that he
was not a candidate for any office.
1t was intimated at that time that
Philip Costello possibly would enter
the freeholder race.
1t is not known whether Costello
will enter the race now that the
Flynn petitions are being signed.
There are numerous CthSr candi-
dates from other parts OF the county
mentioned in the Democratic free
| holder race. ,....
The retirement of Flynn from the
| aldernlanic race in third gives AL
| dernan Fatten clelr fir'd, ON
! primary day. Burt Moore ard An
thony MunoZ will fight it cut to de-
eide who will be the Republican op-
pOnent of the present reol esenta-
tive.
Midnight Friday night all petitions
for municipal Offices must be in the
hands of City Clerk Arthur Grahan ns
The offices at stake in this city at
the coming election are: Mayor,
three aldermanic berths and record
er.
Mayor William C. Wilson is seek
ing reelection on the Republican
ticket and John X. Sheehy is the
Democratic candidate. There will 1e
no contest at the primaries on either
ticket for the mayoralty Office.
In the first ward Alderman John
e. Sofield is the Republican candi-
date for reelection, while William
Olsen is looked upon as the Demo-
cratic entry. Max Scott, and Ed
ward Hardiman also were mentioned
in connection with this office, but
Scott recently announced he was
out of the race and it is believed
Hardiman will not run.
Alderman Thomas Patten will. he
without opposition on primary day
for the third ward office, a re.
suit of the retirement from the race
of Mr.. Flynn who has entered the
freeholder race. Messrs. Moore anG
Munoz are the aspirants for he Re-
publican nomination in the third
ward.
a bitter battle is anticipated in
the fifth ward for the len ocratic
atdermanic nomination John j..
Clarl. is seeking reelection and JO-
seph Naloney IS also in tne field for
this office. Michael p. Trigger is the
Republican candidate.
Fer the cfl!ce of -ecocdCi Harold
f. Pickersgill is seeking recollection
and William A. Hallanan. clerk of
the police department % TIE Demo-
cratic choice for the Office.
The fl st registration notice is pub
l'shed tt day. also the location of the
various polling places n this city.