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Evening star., 1923-07-28
COUzENS SCOUTS
FORD'S 1924 CHANCE
Says Auto Maker Will Not Be
an Issue in Election
Campaign.
by the Associa ted P-ess.

By the Associated P-ess.
NEW YORK, July Ex-senator
James Couzens of Michigan sailed for
a vacation trip to Europe on the
Leviathan today, declaring rail-
roads, agriculture and the volstead
act" were the three greatest issues
before America today. European af-
fairs, he declared, ranked behind
these.
Asked to comment on the chances
of Henry Ford, his former business
associate. for President, Mr.. Couzens
replied:
Mr.. Ford is not an issue. and
never discuss anything but issues"
He predicted early modification of
the Volstead act to permit light wines
and beer.
The handwriting is on the wall"
he said.
He said he favored President
Hardings proposal to join the world
court, provided there was a reserva
tion that would let US step out
should the occasion arise"
Recalling his opposition to propos-
ais for a ship subsidy, he pointed to
the magnificently reconditioned Le-
viathan, owned by the government,
as his idea of proper solution.
That Is the only way to keep the
American flag on the seas" he said.
In this type Of ship all selfish in
terests are removed"
Evening star., 1923-07-28
FIND STARVING WOMAN
+. BY CORPSE OF SISTER
BY the Associated Press.
CARTHAGE, Mo-,

Blythe Associated Press.
CARTHAGE. Mo-, July 2S.-Hilda
Coe, forty. was founded dead of starva-
tion and her sister, Mona Coe, thirty
seven, in weakened and possibly
critical condition, watching by the
body. at their home in a select resi-
Dental district here last night. The
elder sister had been dead more than
twenty-four hours. according to DR..
H., A. La Force. physician for Jasper
county. Neighbors asserted that the
sister apparently had had nothing to
eat for several weeks but leaves and
berries gathered by the roadside. At
tempts to relieve their distress,
neighbors declared. were rebuffed
The sisters inherited what was said
to have been a considerable estate
from their father, a retired farmer.
Gradually, the neighbors say, their
property was sold as the sisters
needed money. With increasing pow
erty, the women Stunned acquaint-
ances and gradually became recluses.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
rom Yesterdays $50 Edition Of The Star.
Raeamumn is dead.

His four years Of adventure, be-
ginning in the kennels Of the former
Russian czar, were ended Thursday
morning in the basement of his home
at 4417 Iowa avenue-the victim Of
poisoned meat, which, his bereaved
friends declare, was eaten away from
home.
Ragamuffin was prize Russian
Pomeranian. Shortly after his birth
in Petrograd he was stolen from the
former royal kennels, transported
across bleak Siberia as a puppy and
placed aboard a sailing vessel. His
master, q bolshevik sailor, needed
funds when he arrived at San Fran
cisco, so he sold the beautiful little
animal, then six months old.
In the possession of kind hands,
Ragamuffin remained for q year and
a half. when. on the occasion Of Dor
Evening star., 1923-07-28
u. s. NOT TO Join
|. COERCION Of CHINA
Stand Blocks Foreign DipIo-
matte Plan of Collecting
Boxer Debt.
ny JUNIUs II. WOOD.
BY Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyrirht, 1914

Copyright. 1873.
PEKING, July 2S.-America will
not participate in any threat OF
withdrawal Of recognition for the
purpose of forcing China to pay its
Boxer indemnity debts in gold francs.
Her stand blocks possible action by
the foreign diplomatic corps along
such lines.
While only France. Italy. Belgium
and Spain are directly involved In the
controversy, newspapers here are IN
sisting that the diplomatic corps con-
siders the subject. alleging that Spain
threatens to withdraw recognition OF
China unless settlement 10 made on
the basis demanded by the four nations.
The outcome threatens TO anect the
credit of both America and Europe.
'Spain's recognition or noh-recos
milton of China is entirely an anair
for those governments involved and
Is In no way a proper subject Ior
consideration by the diplomatic
corpx" said a high American lega-
tion Official America. as well as
several other nations. is unconcerneo
with the franc controversy.
Nature OF Payments Issue.
The argument Of China with the
four nations receiving Boxer indem-
mites in francs is based on whether
they shall be paid in gold francs or
in francs based on current rates OF
exchange. China contends that as
long as the countries refuse to admit
dual gold paper as a monetary stand
ard, they should accept payment at
the New York sight draft rate instead
Of demanding the theoretic gold rate.
The former Is 20 per cent less than
the latter.
Spain. the most belligerent of the
four creditors, has indemnity claims OF
less than four thousand gold dollars
annually, while France gets more than
two millions and Italy and Belgium
another million. For fifteen years, un-
til she entered the world war against
Germany China paid monthly Boxer ins
stallments in current rates Of exchange.
Agreement Of France.
Last year France. on account Of the
assistance rendered the defunct Banque
Industrielle de Chine by the Chinese
on the old basis. using New York cross
current rates of exchange. This year
France demanded payments on gold
payments and sent a commission to
conduct negotiations.
A deadlock was precipitated wher
the Banque de Linda Chine withheld
a million dollars of the salt customs
surplus. which was needed by the
Peking government for current ex.
penses. The other three countries
made similar demands.
THE Boxer protocol specifies gold
payments" said the French repre-.
sentatives. Foreign obligations OF
all governments are paid in gold
though the Same countries may be
using paper money for internal
debts"
In reply. the Chinese exhibit a
French 100-franc note and insist that
Paris itself says that it Is eQuivalen,
to gold. Six other nations are paid
their Boxer indemnity in dollars, forms
and pounds sterling.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
US. CREW, TAKEN BY REDS,
OVERCOMES GUARD, FLEES
Tale Of Swashbuckling Soviet Off,
cial's Seizure Revealed by
Captain Of Iscum.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssocAteo Press.
NOME, Alaska, July 2S.-A story
of duplicity and double dealing and
OF the peculiar actions of a swash-
buckling soviet representative who
boarded his ship at Sand Point. ST.
IBERIA, June IA, and assumed charge of
her. was told by Capt Putta OF the
trading schooner Iscum of Tacoma,
which arrived here Wednesday after
the captain and crew had overpow-
cred the soviet guards and fed from
Anadyr to Nome.
six weeks BY the red authorities,
reached here with the youthful
armed guards from the red army.
praying they would not be returned
to Russia for fear of losing their
own lives. 1t was believed the men
will be taken to Tacoma II arrange
ments could be made.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
FIRE SWEEPS IRISH TOWN
Blaze in Portlaw District Believed
Iucendiary's Work.

BELFAST, July 2S.-Large fire be-
lieved TO be of incindiary origin be-
gan last night in the Portlaw district
of County Waterford. The country
side for several miles is ablaze and
large quantities of hay and straw. to-
gether with five buildings have been
destroyed. The fires are believed to be
connected with the present strike of
farm laborers in the district.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
FRIENDS IN CONFERENCE.
Modern "Quaker Problems" Are
Being Discussed.

RICHMOND. Ind. July 2s.-Human
relations, Bible study and modern
Quaker problems" were the princi-
pal subjects on the program for dis
cussion at today's session of the
Young Friends conference, in session
here.
Approximately 200 Young Friends
are attending the conference, which
opened yesterday.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
RUSSIAN TRADE GROWS.
Foreign Buying From Country Is
Greater Than in 1922.
81 the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, July 6.-Russia's for
eign trade for the six months ended
March 81 shows an increase over the
preceding half year, according to Of
ficial statistics. The value OF the
exports Is placed at 47,831,000 gold
to England.
Imports are valued at 110,359,o0
gold rublss and As per ccnt came
from England.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
Mussolini Asks
Enough Planes
To Hide the Sur,
nv the Associa ted Press.

81 the Associated Press.
MILAN, Italy. July 2s.-Baiked
recently in a desire to fly to Mount
Etna because no Hirplane was
available, Premier Mussolini sent
a telegram to q government secre-
tary at Rome saying I'VE must
have enough airplanes by next
year to hide the sun. We must
fiyI We will fiyP'
Evening star., 1923-07-28
TOXIC ATTACHE SUICIDE.
American Embassy Language OF.
Acer Suffered From Insomnia.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 2S.-Walter c. Magoon,
language officer of the American
embassy here. committed suicide to-
day by shooting himself in the head
with a revolver. He had been suffer.
ing from4neryousness and insomnia :,
Evening star., 1923-07-28
WEEKS TRAFFIC ARRESTS 5e3

Arrests for alleged violations of the
traffic regulations the past week
totaled 5e3. Speeders numbered $50,
while violators of minor traffic regu-
lations numbered Alb.
Evening star., 1923-07-28
BIG MONEY MADE
BY CANVASSERS IN
!. LEGION POST DRIVE

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-07-28
PRESIDENT RESTING
AFTER STRENUOUS DAY
AS TRAIN SPEEDS SOUTH

Continued from First Page.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
swanson in. opposItIon.

The only brief In opposition to the validity Of the amendment has been submitted by w c. Swanson of Mont gomery, former chief clerk of the state auditors department and an at torney. MT. Swanson contended that the state has no right to issee bonds under the amendment, and thaot the amendment, if bonds were contem- plated, should have said that the states credit should take the form of bonds.
 The briefs for and against the va lidity of the amendment were sub mitted at the request of the supreme court. which invited all attorneys in terested in the result to give the court the benefit of their investigations. No provision Is made in the law for oral arguments, and it Is probable that the supreme court will take up the case as if 1t were submitted on briefs when the call Is begun Tues daV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
H | I EL LICENSES REVOKED IN DRIVE
 IN LAW WLEsSNESS
Citizens Committee Formed in Decatur to Promote Law
 Enforcement
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Albany Decatur, Ala, March 31

Following the appearance of citi- zens committee at a recent meeting of the Decatur city council, s reso- lution was unanimously adopted re- voking the license of Hotel Wilson.
 The Wilson at one time was the Blsmark, one of the oldest institu- tions in north Alabama. For many years it was the leading hostelry of this section. of the state, and it Is widely known to travellers. The re- violation of the Wilson's license fol- lowed closely upon police raid made there last Saturday night, when a company of about 20 men was ar rested. Following the passage of-the resolution revoking the hotel license the council adopted another resolu ton pledglng support to the citizens committee in effort to promote law enforcement. Since before 1887 this hotel was known as the Blsmark, but during the World war its name was changed to Hotel Wilson. It Is a three-story building and stands just across the railroad tracks from the union station and contains about 40 rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
TARIFF SATISFIES THEM
Southern Association Is Opposed To
 Revision

WASHINGTON. March 31. - The tariff commission was asked today by the Southern Tariff association not to grant the applications it has received for a revision of the inn port duties on vegetable oils and competing fats. u
 The association's petition. among the first to reach the commission in opposition to proposed tariff mod ifications. insisted that any coLsider- ation given the appeals for revi- sion under flexible provisions from the law mean further disturbances in the industries which the rates were intended to protect.
 The application for revision of the oil schedule. the petition filed today said. had come from the soap and varnish manufacturers, who seek lower import rate on their raw pro- ducts.
 We are manufacturers and are not directly concerned in the price of our raw products" the petition said, but we are familiar with mar ket conditions. In our opinion the rates in the permanent tariff law as applied to cotton seed, peanuts and other vegetable oils and fats are reasonable. They have proved great benefit to the southern farm CTS and we want no change in them.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
TWIN CITIES FfND' NOVEL METHOD TO SELL THEMSELVES
Travelling Men Agree to Talk Albany-DeCatur All Over
 Alabama
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Alhauy-Dec0tur Ala March 3f 1

Communities nave taken advan- tage of the various methods of ad- vertising themselves and their vir- tues, but Albany Decatur have adopted a novel method of selling" themselves to the world at large.
 Following the visits here this week of Secretary Mabry of the Travellers Protective association and Col. Thomas Cannon, editor of the Ala bama Traveller, travelling salesmen everywhere are expected to tell the world" that Albany and Decatur are pulling together.
 Secretary Mabry. who attended the annual meeting of Post H, T. P. A., was impressed with the action of members of the post who voted unanimously to cooperate with the chamber of commerce and agreed to attend all meetings of the civic or ganization, when possible. This spirit of cooperation impressed him to such an extent that he told mem bers of the post that travelling salesmen would be advised to spread the news that the Twin Cities had team work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
ROADS MUDD|ED BY. RAIN BUT PASSABLE. THROUGHOUT ALA.
Construction Work in Number of Places Makes DetourS
 Necessary

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March s1.- Incomplete reports of Alabama road conditions in the state highway de- partment show that passable condi- tions exist over the reported areas.
 The report follows:
 Clanton. Montgomery, Troy, Ozark, Dothan Route-Marbury to Mont gomery, gravel road, rough but pass able; Montgomery to Troy, good ex- cept three miles which is passable; Troy to Ozark, good except eight miles which is rough but passable; Dark to Dothan, rough but passable, except Newton to Pinckard, which is good.
 Goodwater, Wetumpka, Montgom- cry Route-Montgomery to Wetump- ka, good (take Tower route"); We way of Dexter and Equality: Good water to Sylacauga, good except two miles, detour by way of Parkdale.
 Montgomery, Tuskegee, Auburn. Opelika, West Point Route-Mont- gomery to fuskegee. good to Short way of Millstead after rains; Tus- kegee to OpeliSa, good; Opelika to West Point, rough but passable for five miles, good to West Point.
 O O O
 Goodwater-opeiika.
 Goodwater, Alexander City, Dads- vile, Opelika, Columbus, Ga, Route -Goodwater to Alexander City, poor but passable, except during protract- ed rains; Alexander City to Dade- vile. passable except during pro- longed rains; Dadeville to Opelika. poor but passable, detour by way of Oak Bowery; opelika to Columbus. fair.
 Montgomery to Selma Route Montgomery to Benton, good to Burkeville; poor but passable Burkeville to Benton.
 Montgomery, Luverne. Andalusia, Brewton Route-Montgomery to Lu- verne. good except ten miles near Luverne, which Is rough but pass able. Luverne to Andalusia, passable; roads poor in Crenshaw, fair in Gov ington.
 tur-I3irmingham.
 Tennessee Line-Athens, Decatur, Cullman, Birmingham Route--Road wet but passable from Hartselle to Cullman: traffic detours north of Cullman by way of Vinemont, Era into Falkville; bridges out and road under construction near Morgan county line.
 Mississippi Line-Tuscumbia Flor ence, Athens, Huntsville. Scottsboro; Tennessee Line Route&Athens to Huntsville. passable; Huntsville & Gurley good; Gurley to Woodville. passable; Woodville to Scottsboro, good; Scottsboro to Tennessee line, good
 Huntsville, Guntersville. Gadsden Route-Huntsville to Guntersville, G.. road under construction from top of mountain four miles south of Hunts vile to Flint river; bridge out at Cove creek, detour Huntsville to Gurley, condition good; Gurley to New Hope, passable: from New Hope to Paint Rock, passable; passable Paint Rock to Tennessee river, at Guntersville condition good; Gun tersville to Gadsden, condition good: detour Huntsville to New Hope by way of Hobbs Island; impossible Tennessee river, backwater over road at Flint river bridge. Y Mississippi Line-Tnscumbia Flor ence, Athens, Huntsville, Scottsboro; Tennessee Line-Florence, east to Killen, rough; Killen to Second creek to Elk river, under construction, passable when wet. no detours ex cept around bridges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
LEADING LAWYERS ARGUE STATE HAS SUFF F|C|ENT P0WR
Another Port Bond Election Will Be Called If Deemed
 Necessary
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery. Ala- March Sl

Governor Brandon's request to the euprSme court for an opinion regard ing the right of the state to issue bonds to the amount of s10,OOo,OVO Tor the construction of facilities at the states seaport at Mobile, which will put Alabama into real competition with other ports on the Gulf Of MsXi- co will be taken up by the members os the court when the second call or
 visions for the term beginning last I. etober will be started Tuesday.
 No one can say how much time will lc necessary for the consideration ot he question by the members of the burt, but it is reasonable to suppose
 lat a final opinion will have been
 Rdcrcd long before July 10, the date
 te legislature will begin it's ad- turned session. If the state has not De aGthority under the amendment lioptsd bV a great majority in the fst general election, the IegisAture h.iie it's session. which will con % t,t:e several weeks, may submit an-
 iier amendment to the voters or
 Ike such other provisions as 1t feels
 t ! circumstances justify. If the
 4fe has authority to issue the bonds Wili be tho duty of the governor YAnd tho state harbor commission, fafier aDnropriate legislation has been ..enacfed. to dispose of the bonds and Ito start the construction or the port Facilities.
 Governor Brandon certified the quAetioa to tho supreme court under tho authority of the Ware bill, en- acted at the short session or the leg jslaturc in January and February. This law provides that the supreme court shall render advisory. opinions to the. fovernor and legislature on inDostaRt constitutional questions. While the opinions thus rendered arc mot binding on the supreme court # Eelf if tnA uuesti6n ever is raised, it may be kept constantly in mind that decisions or courts are based on precedents and that precedents when once estab- 1iahed control future decisions. IT the supreme court one time says a cer- tain thing is correct it generally is correct for all future time, though fhere have been times when the su- preme court overruled previous de- cisions.
 Advisory Opinions Filed.
 Several opinions have been filed
 the suXeme court in support of
 e right of the state to issue bonds.
 though the port amendment says no loue than that the state may lend IS iredit in the construction of ad- tiitii ,al port facilities. Among them lret opinions prepared by Stevens, Med rvey. Mcleod and Goode. promi- --nenN members of the Mobile par Ma$or R. V Taylor of Mobile and Horace Stringfellow of Montgomery. These opinions insist that the state. under tho amendment, which says that it may Tend it's credit" may say in what form the states credit may be used and that the state may issue port improvement bonds or short term notes or may use direct appropria- tions. Of course. all briefs recognize the fact that the legislature is the authority which must say what form
 te states credit shall take. This
 cognition has caused chief interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
INDEBTEDNESS ON FARM 66 PER GENT LESS THAN IN 1872
Banks Have More Money to Loan, But Farmers Are
 Borrowing Less
(ContInued From Page seven)

farmers are not yet out of the woods in the matter of paying up, they have made materiafprogress. To un- derstand just the import of this situ- ation, 1t must be remembered that farmers have never paid up entirely. Perhaps 1919 left them more nearly even with the world than ever in many years, but in 1920 they fell back into the slough of debt almost to the point of breaking themselves and the banks. It is to the eternal credit of the Alabama banking insti- tutions as a whole that there has not been a failure In the past four years due to agricultural depression; and that now they have more money to lend the farmers, or for farm purposes, than the farmer Is asking for.
 In those sections where the de- mand for credit exceeds that of last year. most bankers explain that the increased demand Is largely for the purpose of paying cash for fertfl- izers. This in itself shows a healthy progress in business system on the part of farmers.
 Southwest Poorest.
 That section of the state making the poorest showing is the southwest district, comprising the counties of Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke. Mobile B rather heavy demands. as well as failure to pay up, due to unfavorabie results from the harvest of last year. Even in this section, however, debts were reduced by IS per cent and the available supply of credit for the present season is per cent better than demands. Black belt counties did we'll in reducing their idebted- ness, but they want more credit than last year. probably to increase their operations and their purchase of fer tflizers for cash. The northeast sec tion seems to have the most surplus of available credit, while the Tennes- see valley Is a close second.
 Altogether this showing, In which there is no question of booming by conservative bankers, puts Alabama
 in a splendid condition to meet the future. With care and good luck the coming harvest should put our farm CTS at least astride the top rail of the fence.
 Another inquiry made during the past two weeks by the crop report ing service as a special research was E to find the proportion of surplus commodities of certain kinds which are sold for local consumption and that which is shipped out of the county of production. This inquiry was made at the suggestion of the Alabama Farm Bureau federation. which Is considering the cooperative marketing of the commodities named. These were poultry, eggs, sweet po- tatoes and syrup. Replies came from actual dealers in the commodities and the averages for the state gave the following percentages:
 Shipments Heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

COLUMBIANA, Ala, March 31.-- Special. )-Shelby cotton acreage will show an increase of from 25 to 35 per cent this year. according to J. N. Wyatt, county agent, here this week to attend the mass meeting to discuss a proposed bond Issue. The issue was given indorsement for the purpose of putting Shelby county on a cash basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
TOURIST TRAVEL LARGE

The Bee Line highway. northward from Montgomery through Nashville. will get the major share of the tour ist travel to and from Florida If the road is kept fin good condition. The highway, at present, however, is not in good condition, but repairs are being made. This was the report brought here today by party of tourists en route home after six months stay in Tampa, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
OFF FOR REUNION

Members of. Camp Hutto, U. c. ". and their friends will leave Jasper on the afternoon of April 10 for the Confederate reunion at New Orleans. They will go via Birmingham. Mont gomery and Mobile. There is some criticism of the railroads here for not allowing Confederate widows as cheap rates as the veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
WILL BUY RIGHr-or-wAY

At a meeting of the county com- missioners Saturday the commission ers' court promised the Walker coun- ty highway commission to help them pay for the right-of for the Jas per Marion County-line highway which has been authorized by the state highway commission. It Is es- timated that the right-of-way will cost S10.OOO.