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The Washington times., 1923-07-25
JINGLES AND
JABS
By La Monte WaIdrOl1.
=" OF waves and reform
. waves have points Of sim.
AA ilarity.

"@NNS Aa<1NC pOluIE Oh SIM
AA ilarity.
1t seems to be down In the
Shock Market nowadays.
Crank UP the flivver, Henry.
Get oil and gas. old son:
Wen be on our way. Ha.sv:
It's far to Washington.
AS Foolish Fannie says, what
can you expect from a bootleg
but an awful kick?
o, pop, come out from under
the bed. It's only the rent col.
lector.
70, no! ArabeIla, where did
you put that shirt with the pink
stripe?
Effie! Hide that powder puff:
the>boss is coming.
John, John! It's ten minutes
to seven; you'll never catch that
half past six train!
Wine G. Bugg 60.
Nervous prostratiou
While trying to pick
A site for vacation.
Pleasant Moments.
When your fashionable friends
meet you being lowed home in
your new $4,000 car. !.
When you discover that your
hired bathing suit is unnecessary
ly ventilated in several places.
When you swear off smoking
and meet the man to whom you
have been boasting about It as
you are yielding to your first
cigar.
When a thunderstorm swoops
down upon you just as you are
supporting a new suit and . new
straw lid.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25
Bad Compilations NouU
Removed by ABSORPTION

The MereOIized Wax Method
II has been found that ordinary Mer-
colized Wax has the power to absorb
an old, faded discolored COMPLEXION
or more literally. the old cuticle or
outer skin-revealing the fresher
healthier under-skin, blooming with the
pink OF life and the glow of youth
The dead and haIf-dead cuticIe comes
OFF so gradually. In fine fIour-Iike
flakes. that there is no pain no dis
comfort no detention from ones every
tan, Ireeklea, moth patches liver spots
ana line lines go with the discarded
skin. &c"
Hercolized Wax, which druggists sun
ply IN one-ounce tins, should be spread
usntiy over the face before retiring
eno washed off in the morning.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25
Pretty Pests.

The girl who permits you to
tell your best funny story in
fullest detail and then comes out
of a trance to ask. What was
that you said?"
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

Another guy used to have twin
beds I'm his room. He slept in
one and ate his breakfast in the
other.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

The only trouble with eating.
your meals this way IL that when
ever you give a dinner party to
some OF your bachelor friends the
valet doesn't know whether to set
the table or make the bed.
/ Copyright. 1923. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

One fellow was so proficient
that he could yawn and drink his
coffee at the same time.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

He figures that as long as he
has to open his mouth anyway he
might as well use 1t.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

When you discover that your
hired bathing suit is unnecessary
ly ventilated in several places.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

When you swear off smoking
and meet the man to whom you
have been Boosting about It as
you are yielding to your first
cigar.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

When a thunderstorm swoops
down upon you just as you are
supporting a new suit and . new
straw lid.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

Then after breakfast he used
20 exercise by walking up and
down between them.
OF course, he never got any
where by walking like this, but
he didn't care because when he
started he hadn't figured on going
any place.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

He had his valet serve him
his cereal first and then went
back to sleep Until the eggs were
ready.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

he usually had his coffee served
last. otherwise it might keep him
awake during the rest of the
meal
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

One guy used to eat so many
Of his meals I'm bed that once
when he walked into his dining
room he thought he was in the
wrong house.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

The valet always wished him
pleasant dreams between each
course.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

There's profit and satisfaction for scores
Of people in the Classified Ad Section of
teday's pape-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12
not ofcheap stuff
butgoods

Never do we sacrifice quality to price. Business experience has
taught us that the memory of good quality and sterling value fingers
long after the price you pay is forgotten We are not in
competition with stores selling cheap stuff, because we know that
cheap, shoddy garments are dear at any price In this an
nual January Clearance Sale we are offering Better Grade garments
at prices below replacement cost. To miss t. is to miss real values.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
80,230,952 TONS OF
FOREIGN FREIGHT
HANDLED BY PORTS
CoastWiSe and Inter- Coastal
Movement During Past Six
Months Increased at Phe-
nomenaI Rate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Ports OF
the United States, during the fiscal
year ended last June 30, handled in
coming and outgoing foreign COM
merce totaling S0.230,9o2 tons, ac-
cording to a report made public to-
day by the shipping board. OF this
total, eargoes landed amounted to
43,645,9tS tons and cargoes dis
charged TO S6,5S5,O04 tons.
The report showed that IS principal
ports handled total of 1856, 994
tons incoming, compared with 81, 49,
957 tons outgoing, while minor ports
loaded 1,326,26l and discharged S64,-
416 tons, and ports of the Great Lakes
handled in shipments to and from for
eign countries 6.742,69S tons inbound
and 3,554,631 tons outgoing.
The statement did not include
coastwise or intercoastal D,ovemes t.
phenomenal rate during the last six
months.
By districts. foreign cargo move
ments through the AZ principal ports
during the last fiscal year were given
as follows:
North Atlantic ports. 1S,296,374 tons
loaded, 1S,931,136 tons discharged;
south Atlantic ports, 915,122 tons
loaded, a41,535 tons discharged, by
gulf ports, 11.431,151 tons loaded,
1,406,70 tons discharged.
70 Leading Ports
OF the ports covered in the report.
the 25 which handled the greatest
amount of foreign commerce during
the year were ranked, with the total
tonnage of incoming and outgoing
cargoes as follows:
New York, 10000 41; New Orleans,
1850, 4s7; Baltimore, 5,194, 1915; Phila-
delphia, 5.14S, $50; Port Arthur, 4.795,-
$685. Galveston. 3,I9O,s1S; Baton
Rouge, z,395,197; Boston, 2.365.244;
Norfolk. 2,27S,4S6; San Francisco,
t,101,02s Portland, Ore. l,550.S52;
Seattle, 1903; Newport News, S22,-
1892 Fall River, 757.005; Portland Me-.
744,371; Texas City, 1872. 1876; Tacoma,
645,111; Mobile. 625,SS7; Sabine, $685.
422; Tampa, 557,712; Los Angeles,
554,746; Perth Amboy, 52S,974; Beau
mont. 520,129; Savannah, 517,526;
Houston, 5O2,79s.
1t was explained that the movement
Of one principal commodity IN either
direction was largely responsible for
the ranking given Port Arthur, Baton
Rouge, Newport News, Fall River,
Texas City. Sabine. Tampa, Perth
Amboy and Beaumont.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
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C. C. JOHNSON IS LAID !
AWAY WITH TRIBUTESI
OF DEEPEST MOURNING

Funeral x erS inee, mace more inn
pressive by the presence OF many
beautiful floral designs, among them
being those from the local chapter
of the Knights of Ku Klux Khan and
from the city of Birmingham, We're
conducted for c. c. Johnson, secre-
tary of the city street commissioner,
at his residence. 2812 Twelfth ave-
nue., north, at O'Clock Sunday aft
ernoon by King solomon Blue lodge,
A. f. & A. NJ Burial followed in
Elmwood, Vice IN charge.
Mr.. Johnson at his residence
Saturday mornin7 from a peculiar
combination of influenza and enc
phalitis. VITA which he was stricken
Thursday afternoon. Mr., Johnson
was removed to his residence, where
unconscious condition until the time
of his death.
The floral Offering of the Ku Klux
Khan was one of the most beautiful
ever produced fro:-l Birmingham
nursery The design was that of a
cross of red flowers, representing the
fiery cross, national emblem of the
invisible empire. The design sent by
the city was that of :. lyro, and was
also very beautiful. There were
countless other beautiful wreaths
and designs, sent by hundreds of
friends of the deceased throughout
the city.
Mr. Johnson has served the city for
many months as secretary to Robert
Arnold, street commi missioner, and was
considered an invaluable employe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
BIG PERCENTAGE OF
1922 POTATO CROP
WASTED, SAYS REPORT

WASHINGTON, Feb. about fifty
million bushels, or more than II per
cent, of last years record crop Of
white potatoes were wasted. con-
sumed on farms or left undug, the
department of agriculture says in
connection with it's survey of market
able stocks Of potatoes on hand jan
uary l.
Heavy production last year result
ed in prices which made it unprofit-
able for many farmers especially
those in the central northwest, to dig
their crop. some sections being able
to obtain on.y 20 cents or less a
bushel.
In the So late potato states, which
produced 422,122.OOO bushels, or 9S.5
per cent of the country's entire crop,
stocks on January l were estimated
at 1875, 100000 bushels, or 35,267, 900
bushels more than on hand January
/, 1922, while production was S4.142,-
900 bushels larger than the 1921 crop.
Stocks in the 10 surplus production
states aggregated 114,07S,000 bushels.
Stocks in the 16 nonsurplus produc-
ing states aggregated 1L212,000
bushels.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
PRESENCE OF GERMAN
GENERAL RESULTS IN
POLITICAL CLASHES

VIENNA, Feb. 4.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The arrival of the German
General Ludendorff in Klangenfurt.
Carinthia. today was the cause of
serious fighting between socialist
work men and Pangerman irregulars.
Ludendorff had intended to address
the national peasant congress. While
he was driving from the station,
workmen tried to drag him from his
automobile, characterizing him as
"Germanys grave digger" blood
hound" and .murderer" He was not
permitted to deliver his address. The
street decorations were torn down
and burned amid great excitement.
Clashes between the socialist and
Christian members occurred lat
night in Parliament when the social
lists sided with 200 unemployed in the
gallery who were disturbing the pro-
ceedings by shouting:
I'VE are hungry, we want bread"
owing to the disturbances the ses-
sion had to be suspended for several
hours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
PLAN REORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENTS


WASHINGTON, Feb. A plan for
reorganization of government de-
partments, said to have the approval
of President Harding and his ca
binet, has been drafted and within
the next few days will be placed
in the hands of the Joint congress
ional committee on reorganization.
according to Walter f. Brown. the
committee chairman.
Declining to disclose what changes
in the grouping of activities had
been recommended. Mr.. Brown said
tonight the committee hoped TO
make a report to Congress before
the expiration of the present ses-
sion although it was improbable that
either the Senate or House would
act on the suggestions before
March 4.
Revisions recommended by the
heads OF the executive departments
are said to principally affect the
department of commerce, interior,
and agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
Measure to Amend Utilities
Act Which Only Can Prevent
Tentative Valuation Placed
on Alabama Power Co. Being
Permanent Declared Vital
NOW IN HANDS OF HOUSE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Delay in Passage After This
Week Means Raise in Rates
to Consumers of Alabama
From Is to 30 Per Cent as
Commission Then PoWerIess
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD !
Montgomery. Ala. Feb.

Unless the bill of Senator Walter
Brewer of jefferson, passed last
Friday by the senate without dis
senting vote, becomes law before
adjournment of the legislature this
week, the tentative valuation of
$33,843,252 placed on the Alabama
Power company will become per-
manent. Senator Brewers bill seeks
to amend Sections Is, 16 and AZ of
the Alabama public utility act OF
1920. The Brewer bill is now be-
fore the judiciary committee of the
house. The purpose of the bill is
to give the people of Alabama the
same right Of appeal from deeis-
ion, of the public service commits
sion as is now enjoyed by a utility,
a right which is denied the people
under the utility act of 1920, or the
present law The Brewer bill is
considered the most important leg
islation facing the house this week.
Should the Brewer measure fail
of passage this week the people of
Alabama will be prohibited under
the law from getting rehearing
on the excessive tentative valuation
placed on the power company's
property by retiring Associate Com
missioners S. p. Gaillard and B. II.
Cooper, and over protest of Presi-
dent A. G.. Patterson of the public
service commission. Urgency of pas
sage of the Brewer measure this week
is emphasized by the fact that when
the legislature adjourns it will not
reassemble until this summer, too
late to prevent the power company
tablish rates based on the $33,843,-
252 valuation. Under the law con-
sumers of electricity in Alabama,
according to the commissions ex-
perts, will have their rates increased
from 25 to 80 per cent.
The fact is emphasized here that
the public service commission Will
have no alternative In the case be-
cause utility rates are pdSeQ by law
on valuation. and a utility may go
into court and mandamus the COM
mission to put the new rates into
effect. The new rates will then be-
come permanent. The purpose of the
Brewer bill is simply to amend the
present law SO that the public as we'll
as the utility may within reasonable
time file protest against the Valua-
Continued ON Page Tenn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
TREE CRASHES UPON
AUTOMOBILE PARKED I'M
FRONT OF RESIDENCE

Breaking under the heavy strain
from the sleet and snow on its
branches a tree in front of the resi-
dence of Max Blach. 1880 Fourteenth
avenue, south, fell across the top of
a sedan automobile parked before
the house at 1880 o'clock. Sunday
night, causing considerable damage
to the vehicle Fortunately no one
was in the car at the time.
Harold Blach, owner OF the car,
stated that he had parked the vehicle
about an hour before the accident
and had announced his intention of
moving ii, when the crash was heard.
He estimated the damage to the car
at approximately $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
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RED CROSS Is SEEKING
FIVE EX-SERVICE MEN

Five ex-service men. four being
amy veterans and one a former
sailor, are being sought by the JEFF
ferson county chapter. American Red
Cross. Two men who saw service in
Company X of the famous Fighting
Fourth" zone Hundred and Sixty
seventh United States infantry, are
among them.
Persons having information regard
ing the following men are ask ed 10
communicate with Mrs. Fannie NJ.
Blynd executive secretary of the
chapter; j. II. Trainor Gus Cook,
Company *. One Hundred and Sixty
seventh infantry; Cummings II. Nc
Call, sergeant, frs. call. base hos
pital No. 100: Claud r. Dean, Com
pany c, One Hundred and Sixth am
munition train. and William Charles
Dugan, United States navy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
DARKNESS FALLS UPON
-BESSEMER AND ENSLEY

Bessemer and Ensley We're thrown
INTO darkness Sunday night as a re-
suit of the sleet which fell all day,
breaking high tension wires of the
birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company serving these cities
until they broke. Both cities were
deprived of lights shortly after Z
o'clock A high tension wire of the
company in Woodlawn was also
broken by the sleet at the Gate City
car line and Seventy third street.
This break was repaired early in the
night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05

amendment of the existing statute
or formal approval of the British
agreement only.
While anticipating some opposi-
ton in both the House and Senate,
administration officials and repub-
lican congressional leaders appeared
confident of favorable action on
the terms before the expiration of
the present session on March 4.
Some democrats are opposed to
some of the interest rates agreed
on, because they are now below
those now being paid by the gov
eminent on its securities. They plan
to voice that opposition during con-
sideration of the agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
BR0WER BILL ONLY BARRIER TO HIGH VALUATION
Var Looms AS Near East Conference Co11apses
Harding to Tell Congress In
Person of British Debt Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Pres-
ident Harding will submit the Brit
ish debt settlement agreement to
Congress probably on Tuesday.
While he has not yet made def
mite decision, the expectation is
that he will make the presentation
in person to a joint session of the
House and Senate.
Members of the American debt
commission, who drafted their for
NAL report to the executive yester-
day, SAID today that the exact form
of the legislation which Congress
would be asked to pass remained to
be determined. However, it win
take one of two forms, general
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
TOLL Of TEN TAKEN
BY TIDAL WAVE: IN
H|L0 BAY, H|MA||
Volcano Observatory Regis
tiers Heaviest Earth Shock
Ever Known Damage of
100000 Done

HONOLULU. Feb. 4.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press -Between len and
twelve persons were killed by the
tidal waves III lilo bay after yes
terday's earthquake, which was re-
ported to be between 1000 and 1900
miles away, it was estimated here
today.
The known dead include a child
swept from sampan, and three
Japanese fishermen who were
trapped in the engine room of sam
pan, which. together with a scow,
wrecked the railroad bridge across
the Waikiki river.
The damage at Hilo, according to
a conservative estimate, was $IO0, 600.
Several days will be required to as
certain the number of lives lost and
the amount of damage.
Residents Of lower Hilo trudged
toward the highlands with their pos
Z ssst5l.s I'll yesterdsy Afternoon and
stevedores and others deserted their
work at the docks to go to the aid
of their families.
Heaviest Shock Known
FIremen were drafted for the pc
lice department to maintain order.
The volcano observatory at Kauea
recorded earth shocks yesterday
morning, which, the seismographer
said, were from between 1000 and
5000 miles away, the direction being
unknown. These shocks were stated
to be the heaviest ever recorded here.
Tutuila, the largest island in
American Samoa, reported that no
disturbance occurred there. No re-
nj laey l,atr
Local navy men stated they are sure
that Guam was not affected.
WAVE TRAVELLED SIX HOURS
The tidal waves that swept Hawaii
yesterday apparently travelled for APP
proximately six and one-half hours
from their point Of origin at the CEN
ter of the tremler affected area to
the windward beaches of the islands.
The seismographs throughout the
United States recorded the first
shocks at approximately IL o'clock.
eastern standard time. The tidal
waves begun to pound the shores of
the Islands shortly after D. M, or
between six and seven hours later.
Windward Hawaii, or the shores
nearest TO the mainland of the United
States, was most affected the lee
ward seaboard of the group being
practically undisturbed. The, appar-
entity OBVIOUS Inference would be that
the tremblers which caused the tidal
waves occurred in the ocean some
where in the Pacific east of Hawaii
and west cf the Pacific coast.
Hilo, the city on the Island of
Hawaii, where the bulk of the dam
age was done, has a population of APP
10000 people
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
PROTEST AGAINST COAL
BLOCKADE IN GERMANY

BERLIN. Feb. 4.-(By Associated
Press -The German government has
presented note to France protest
ing strongly against the coal block
ade of unoccupied Germany. 1t re-
pudiates the French contention that
Germany has &C mmitted a breach of
the peace.
The note declares that the real rea-
son for the coal blockade is the I'M
satisfactory result for France of the
first act of violence. namely. the oc-
cupation of the Ruhr, the failure of
which is driving the French to com
nit fresh acts Ct injunstice.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
JAPANESE PRINCE IS
VICTIM OF APOPLExY

TOXIC. Feb. 4.-Prince Sadanaru
Fushimi, Lord Keeper of the Privy
Seal, uncle of Emperor Yoshihto,
today suffered an apopletic stroke.
His condition is critical.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Cloudy Monday;
probably rain on coast; Tues
day fair; rising temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05

Goods advertised in The Age
Herald by Birmingham mer-
chants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05

Continued ON Page Tenn
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-16
UNIVERSITY ARGONAUT
CERTAIN OF TRIUMPH

"Yea, verify, the time has comet"
is the 70 point type banner flashed
across the edition of The University
Argonaut, official student newspaper
issued twice a week, which came off
the press Tuesday Idaho under
graduates are awaiting the w. S. G.
game at Pullman with a peculiar rel
ish in that the Idaho undergraduate
is firmly convinced of an Idaho vic
tory on Rogers field Friday after
noon.
Fifteen hundred strong the univer-
sity students and probably a 1000
people from Moscow will go to Pull
man for the annual classic Fresh
men are busy gathering all the in
flamable material in the city for the
big bonfire and rally on Thursday
night. The rally will be featured by
the annual coed serpentine with the
girls marching through the mems
dormitories and fraternity houses
All girls wear white sweaters and
"I' caps
Coach Mathews continued Tuesday
afternoon his intensive preparation
for the w. S. G. game. Weather con-
ditions were far from ideal but the
Vandals jumped through setting up
exercises and engaged in a snappy
football workout
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-16
IDAHO LOCAL VISITED
BY sigma CHI OFFICERS

Phi Alpha Psi, local fraternity at
the University of Idaho, entertained
John S. Mcmillan, first grand consul
OF Sigma Chi, national fraternity
which the Idaho local is petitioning,
his wife and daughter, Dorothy, Paul
Mcmillan, another prominent Sig, and
several officers and delegates of the
fifteenth province of the fraternity
at luncheon Tuesday The officers
were on their way to Spokane and
the east, after installing a chapter
of Sigma Chi at Whitman College
last week.
]. o. Rasmussen, G. M. Dean, L.
A. Boas, and H. A. Armstrong, four
members of the Idaho local were in
vited guests of Mr.. Mcmillan at the
installation dance and banquet at
Walla Walla Friday and Saturday.
The province convention went on
record favoring the idaho petition at
GAut time. ws