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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
REPORT ISSUED BY. HIGHWAY BOARD 0N. ROAD CONDITIONS
Main Thoroughfares Shown in Number of Instances to Be Marred by Strips
 of Mud

MONTGOMERY. Ala, March B. (By Associated Press.-A report of the principal highways of the staSe through the southern and western part of the state. has just been is sued by the state highway depart ment The report shows the condi- tion of the roads at present. The bulletin follows:
 Clanton, Montgomery, Troy, Ozark, Dothan (Bee Line Highway)-Mar- bury to Clanton. rough. gravel road but passable; Montgomery to Troy, good with the exception of three. mile strip which Is passable; Troy to Ozark, good with the exception of eight miles, pear Ozark, which is fair; Ozark to Dothan, fair. except the strip between Newton and Pinckard. which is good.
 Goodwater, Wetumpka, Montgom- cry Route-Montgomery to Wetump- ka, good. Take the lower route; We tumpka to Goodwater, poor but pas. sable, via Dexter and Equality; Good water to Sylacauga good with the exception of spot of one and q half miles, which is under construc- tion.
 Montg gomery, Tuskegee, Auburn, Opelika, West Point Route-Mont- gomery to Tuskegee. good to Short CTS; from Shorters to Tuskegee detour via Millstead during rainy weather; Tuskegee to Opelika, good Opelika to West Point, passable to Fairfax, good to West Point.
 Goodw water-Alexander City.
 Goodwater, Alexander City. Dade- vile, Opelika. Columbus, Ga.-Good- water to Alexander City, poor but passable. except during protracted rain; Alexander City to Dadeville passable but poor except during rains; Dadeville to Opelika, poor but pass able except during pratracted rains; Opelika to Columbus, passable but poor.
 Montgomery to Selma Route Montgomery to Benton, good to Burkeville; Burkeville to Benton, poor but passable, except during pro- tracted rain.
 Montgomery. Luverne, Andalusia, Brewton Route-Montgomery to Lu- verne, which is passable; Luverne to Andalusia, passable but poor in Cren- shaw county. and fair in Covington.
 Selma, Demopolis, Livingston. Mis- sissippi Line Route-Selma to Perry county line, gravel, in fair condition, road passable to the Mississippi line, but bad in spots during wet weather. selma-Mobile Route.
 Selma, Catherine, Thomasville, Grove Hill. Jackson, Calvert. Mobile Route-Good gravel road, Selma to Stafford; all through traffic must de- tour from Stafford to Thomaston. Linden and Thomasvi1le as road be- tween Fslatwood and Arlington is under construction and impossible. In extremely wet weather several Washington county road bridges are impassable; Calvert to Mobile, good road except for short stretch of three miles, which is under construc- tion. but passable.
 Brewton. Flomaton. Bay Minette Daphne, Mobile, Mississippi Line Route-Brewton to Pollard, good. Short detour at Pollard around bridge and another detour at Flomaton which is bad when wet; Flomaton to Daphne, road passable at all times, as well as Mobile to Mississippi line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
BOYS IN TENNESSEE VALLEY TO ATTEND I'M M.;C.A. |NG
Dr. Weatherford of Nashville Expected to Direct Confer- ence-PIans Made to
 Entertain Delegates
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERAE.D AlhanY- Decafur Ala March

Authorities of the local Y. M. c. A. announce the opening April of an older boys. religious convention to be held here in one of the Twin City to last three days, and it will prob ably be led by Dr. W. D. Weather ford. president of the Y. M. c. A. college at Nashville.
 A meeting was held at the local association Thursday night when c. P. Riegler of Birmingham made an address setting forth plans to be car ried out in setting up the convention in April. T. M. Dix general chair man; Dr. R. M. Glathery, chairman of the committee on homes; w. R. Rahsa. chairman of the committee on delegates, and Secretary c. J. Ran dolph of the Y. M. c. A, chairman of the banquet committee, have been appointed.
 Plans were made to bring as many as 250 high school, fitting school and college boys to the convention from all parts of north Alabama. The committee appointed from the Y. M C.. A., under the auspices of which in- stitution the conference will be held, consists of A. H. Hoff, state com mitteeman of the association; E. R. Wolfe. chairman of the board of di- rectors of the local "Y," and c. w. Matthews, master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville shops of AL bany and Decatur. The committee to assist in arranging for the confer ence from the church organizations of the Twin Cities is D. D. Gibson, Central Batpist church: John McGe- hee, First Methodist church; w. M. Bailey. Decatur Baptist church; Fer row Hines, First Presbyterian church; F. F. Baird, Westminster Presbyter- ian church; Thomas Hodson, St. Johns Episcopal church; R. l.. Maury, First Christian church; Dr. R. M. McGlath- cry, Central Methodist church.
 O O O
 Parents Blamed.
 The startling statement that 72 per cent of the prisoners in the United tSates are juveniles was made by Mrs. Winifred Carberry, na- tional field secretary. of the Par entTeacher association, addressing the Decatur Parent Teacher associa- tion here.
 Mrs. Carberry blamed parents largely for this condition.
 O o O
 Coal Company Elects Officers.
 The following officers have been elected for the Cabaha Coal Mining company; President, E. l.. Thomas, secretary ytreasurer, J. A. Thornhill; manager, O. F. Crowden. The mines of this county are in the Birming- ham district. but most of the stock holders live In the cities of Albany and Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
MILL TELL S0LONS. r TAX EXEMPT ION
 STATUTES ARE VOID.
Many Leaders Believe That Constitution Requires Taxa
 ton on All Property Alike. Study Will Be Made
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD z Montgomery, Ala. March 3

Complying with joint resolu- tion adopted by the legislature and approved by Governor Brandon. February 13, Harwell c. Davis. at tUney general will make study of all exemption statutes of Alabama and advise the legislature whether hes believes the statutes are con- .Sututional and valid.
 eo oAttorney General Davis today stated that a close study of the question will be made during the recess and a report made to the law makers at the adjourned session, which will begin July To
 During the discussion of the Brewer bill repeating Section 2o6s of the code, which exempted power developments from taxation for 10 wears from the time they were started, the statement was made many times that exemption statutes were violative of the constitution and discrimination against tax paying property.
 With the repeal of Section 2069 of the code few classes of property are DOW exempt from taxation. If Mus cle Shoals nitrate plants pass into the hands of private owners they will be exempt under statute enacted in 1919, while a section of -the code exempts shipbuildng plants from taxation for period of ten years from the time construction work starts.
 Cotton Mills Must Pay.
 Cotton mills were exempted from taXation many years ago but a. time limit was set on such eXemp- tions and this time expired several years ago. Any cotton mills con- structed in Alabama now will be subject to taxation.
 The general revenue law of 1919 exempts the following property from taxation; Bonds issued by the nation, state, counties and cities; property of all religious, education- al and eleemo3ynary institutions used exclusively in the work of such institutions; all mortgages and debts represented by mortgages when the mortgages have been filed for record and mortgage taxes paid. all money on deposit in banks and all solvent credits; all property of literary and scientific societies when used in the work of the societies., 1ibraries of ministers and books kept for sale by ministers and col porteurs; property up to s1.000| owned by deaf, blind and insane ,persons; all family portraits; all ag ricultural products grown during the current or preceding year and held by the producer; provisions and supplies for the use of a family for one year: all wearing apparel; farm ing tools up to a value of S25; tools and implements of mechanics up tol 'S25; cows. calves, hogs, sheep, poui- iIY and household and kitchen fur niture of a family up to value oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
AUTOMOBILE ENDS LIFE OF LITTLE MOBILE GIRL

MOBILE, Ala. March 3.-(Special.) Henrietta Tousell. 11-year- old daugh- ter of oscar J. Tousell of this city, wes run down and killed here this afternoon by an automobile driven by Miss Josie Donovan, hotel tele- phone operator. Miss Donavan was docketed by the police on the charge of manslaughter and released on bond. The child was running across the street at the time and died few minutes after being struck. The eye witnesses say that the Gr driven by Miss Donovan was operating at a slow rate of speed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
PIANO STUDENTS ENTER
 CONTEST AT MONTEVALLO

MONTEvALLO. Ala, March B. (Special.)-A $1oo victrola will be given by the c. c. Holcombe Music company, Birmingham. as a prize for the successful piano pupil at Ala bama Technical Institute and Col lege for Women at oMntevallo, who will represent that college at the annual music contest of the Alabama Federation of Music clubs tc be held in Montgomery in March, The following Montevallo pupils will compete with each other on Monday, March 12: Miss Janice Fuquay, Alex ander City; Miss Ernestine Bonner. Camden; Miss Dorothy Spier. Green vile; Miss Ernestine Tatum, Calvert; Miss Jewell Pardue, Saginaw; Miss Cora Whaley, opp; and Miss Jose phine Kilgore, Corona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
$336,478,OOO Income For Farmers ofAlaban1a in 1922

stock, and live stock products came third with 2S per cent.
 Mir. Gist did not include in his call culation $27.oo0,000 worth of vegeta- b1es and fruits. which has not been distributed among the counties and districts of the state, and t18,000, ,000 worth of grazed and hogged crops which found their way into live stock and which are accounted for in the value of live stock.
 The analysis shows that the total value per acre of Alabama agricul- tural products in 1922 was $37.73; that the total value per blow was ss4o; that the per centage of cotton to the total value was 2S, and thai 36; that the percentage of live stock to thme total value was 2S and that the cultivated acres per blow was 22.
 The figures upon which this analy- sis was made are given as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
SHOW COMING

WETUMPKA, Ala, March 3.-(Spe- cial.)-Much interest is being mani fested In Wetumpka over the coming here of the Piedmont Evening Star festival. which will consist of a four night entertainment, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 14-17. Each of the four pro- grams will be presented by a diff ferent attraction and four evenings of genuine pleasure is promised by the management.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD

F. W. Gist, federal and state agri- cultural statistician for Ala bama, to- day completed statistical analysis of the total income of the farmers of Alabama during 1922. which shows that last year was a cotton year in this state and that cotton furnished 3s per cent of the total income of the Alabama farmers. Notwithstanding the high price of cotton and fair yield under boil weevil conditions, Mir. Gist pointed out that diversifica- tion was still an important and profit able factor in the agricultural econ omy of the state.
 While cotton proved to be first in the income of the farmers of this state. food and feed products came second, with 34 per cent, or per cent under the cotton income and live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
FIDDLERs' CONTEST HELD

A large audience attended the old time fiddlers' convention at the Elks theatre last night and the entertain- ment proved most enjoyable one The following were the prize win ners: First prize. c. l.. Junkins; sec ond. H. w. Coleman; third, Charles Brown; fourth, l. W. Porter. Fid- dlers were here from all parts of this section. Benja amine Barnes quartet, a negro musical organization, rem dered some excellent music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
TEACHERS, MEETING HELD

The sixth grade of the Holt public schools. under the management or Miss Lula Hargrove, gave demonstra- tions of school work and presented a playlet entitled King of the Golden River" before the regular monthly session of the Tuscaloosa county teachers in the court house today. Miss Frances Clark, county super visor of schools, presided and edu- cational matters were discussed. Delegates will be selected later to attend the A. E. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
SEEK NEW FAIRGROUNDS

Steve Cranford, manager of the Walker County Fair association stated here Saturday that he was ne- gotiating with certain parties for a new fairgrounds on which to hold an- other county fair here next October. The first Walker County fair was held in 1910. and was made an an nual affair for 12 consecutive years, last year. which would have been the thirteenth annual fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
DALTON WEXFORD

JACKSONVILLE, Ala, March B. (Spcial )-Funeral services for Dal- ton Whitford. 40, who died of pneu- monia, were held from the Episco- pal church by Rev. J. M. Stoney at Alexandria Saturday and interment was made here at Fairview ceme- tery. He was great grandson of Hooper, signer of the DeclaRation of Independence. His wife, sister and mother survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Truck crops and winter gardens were severely injured by the recent freezes in the southeastern states, in
 cluding Alabama, but grain crops re- ceived practicall, 70 damage, accord ing to reports of state statistcians. compiled by 2. R. Pettet, statistician for the Atlanta office, and made pub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Your bowels may seem regular move every day-yet your thirty feet of bowels may be lined with poison- ous waste which is being sucked into your blood, keeping you half sick, nervous. Respondent and upset Whether you have headache, colds, sour stomach. indigestion. or heart palpitation. it is usually from bowel $3ison. ....-...,..-.,-, s,,.ass..4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
DIscuss AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Surveying By Means of Aerial Photography" will be the subject of a lecture to be delivered by MT. Mathis Of Chattanooga in Morgan hall Mon day morning at II o'clock. He will be aided in the lecture by lantern slides. The>speaker is a consulting engineer attached to the United States government office In Chatta- nooga and is said to be one of the best informed men on this subject in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Hurry-One or two Cascarets to- night will clean your bowels right By morning all the constipation poison and sour bile will move out thoroughly! Cascarets will not sick en you-they physic fully. but never gripe or inconvenience,
 Children love Cascarets too. 10 cent boxes. also a6 and 50 cent sizes. Any drug store.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
MUCH PLOWING

The dry, sunshiny weather that has prevailed here during the week has been favorable for blowing and Wall ker county farmers have taken ad- vantage of the favorable weather conditions to break their land for spring planting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
TO TEACH ENGLISH

A course of study in English Is to be offered to tLo Tuscaloosa county teachers at the summer session of the state university and question: naircs have been sent to the teachers in regard to the courses. The object of the uucstionnaire Is to arrive at the needs of the public school teach CTS in order to teach them more cor rect English that they may be better able to impart it to their pupils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
PLAN ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT

Mayor $. M. Spencer of ptowah was here today in the interest of building an electric light plant and a waterworks system in his home town. The buildings of the plant are in preliminary stage and no contract was closed today. Etowah Is a fast growing little town and is anxious to keep, in pace with her larger sis ter cities. It is understood that the waterworks is urgently needed and this plant will have considera- tion first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
FORSYTH NOMINATED FOR POST OFFICE POST
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE A(,E-HERAIn
WasIlington. ID. C-

WashingtOn. ID. C., Mafch 3 Martin E. Forsyth was nominated today to be postmaster at Union Springs. in place of B. l.. Perry whose commission expired last Sep tember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
MRS. SARAH LANDGRAFT BRAY

EUFAULA, Ala. March 3.-(Spe- cial.) Sarah Landgraft Bray. age 9T, widow of the late John W. Bray of Eufaula, died Friday night. She came to Eufaula in 1859 from New Haven. Conn.,, where she was born and married.
 Funeral services were held Satur- day afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence. She leaves one son, Frank w. Bray of Eufaula, and many nieces and nephews. Interment was in Fairview cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
ALABAMA DEATHS
- DEATH OF CHILD

SHEFFIELD, ALA. March B. Rachel, the 13-month- old daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Neff, died at their home here yesterday evening at o'clock of pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

s250; all manufactured articles. in. cluding pig iroo. in the hands of the producer until 12 months after pro- duction or manufacture.
 q O O
 Ashcraft Presented Resolution.
 The resolution directing an in- quiry regarding the validity of the exemption statutes was presented by Representative C. w. Ashcraft of Lauderdale. It follows:
 Whereas, doubt has been ex pressed as to the constitutionality of the statutes exempting from tax ation the property of certain cor porations owning large Interests in the state of Alabama: therefore be 1t
 Resolved by the house of repre- sentatives. the senate concurring, That the attorney general be and he hereby is requested to investigate the constitutionality and validity of said acts and report his opinion to the senate and house."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
CHILD TO FIND HOME
5000 FIRE LOSS

The junk shop of John Sauber and a negro dwelling on Twentyfifth avenue were destroyed by fire early this afternoon. The loss on both structures was estimated at $500. The fire originated in some rags in the junk house. Sauber carried insur- ance on his property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Tic today by Mr. Gist.
 The regional report showed that little farm work was done during the past two weeks and that while finan- cial agencies report conditions better than last year. farmers are still msk- ing strenuous complaints, especially about taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
ATTENDS EVERY
 LODGE MEETING
 FOR 45 YEARS
Reform Man Has Been Mason For 55 Years-Never Misses
 Lodge

REFORM, Ala. March 3.-(spe- cial,)-Fellowship lodge No. TYP, A F. and A. M, of Reform, boasts of a distinguished member in the per son of J. D. Lowe. "Old Brother Lowe" as he is known and called by his wide acquaintance, has a record of service in the work for 55 years. He has not missed being present every meeting of the lodge. which is twice each month. for a period or 45 years. For the past 30 years he has been a delegate and attended the meeting of the grand lodge of Ala bama. He served as worshipful mas ter of his lodge here for a period of 20 years.
 Bro. Lowe is a native of Pickens county. He was born July z, 1S47 near his present home, and has al ways lived in this same community On December Is, 1s66, he married Miss Molsie Brandon. daughter of Dr. Brandon. and to this union was born six sons and one daughter, all of whom are still living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
TUSCALOOSA WILL CAMP FOR.
 TOURISTS AT ONCE
EutaW to Build Electric Light Plant and WaterWorkS System, Mayor
 Announces
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD

At meeting of the Junior Cham Der of Commerce last night, plans were completed to build a tourist camp here and committees were ap- pointed to have charge of the work. Boy Scouts will prepare the site for the building. Shaler Hauser will look after the water connections and Eugene c. Beatty will have charge of the electrical wiring and Carl A. Foss will look after the erection Of the building. The work will com mence at once. Ten thousand maps showing the roads leading into Tus- caloosa, pictures of the camp and Stallworth's lake will be sent to all cities in eastern and central states inviting tourists to stop at the camp while passing through the city.
 CHILD TO FIND HOME
 Mrs. Ira Champion of the state department of child welfare spent the day in Tuscaloosa and left this afternoon for Birmingham with the infant which was abandoned by it's mother in the woods Is miles from the city 10 days ago. The baby will be placed temporarily in a chirtable institution and later will be given permanent placement.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-18
THE ROMANCE OF ELECTRICITY

We are living not merely in an age
of electricity. We are in world, a
universe Of electricity. Recent theor-
les of physics and chemistry are rap
idly reducing all material powers and
substances to form of electrical force.
The evolution of knowledge Of this
universal force constitutes romance
of the most interesting nature. It's
historical outline may be divided into
three distinct sections:
Epoch Of Mystery
B. C. 6O0-Thales, philosopher Of
ancient Greece notes the property OF
amber, when rubbed, of attracting
| light objects. Because of it's sugges-
ton of sunlight the Greeks named
their translucent, golden amber eel
ektron," from which electricity
readily descends.
| About the time of Thales, Aristotle
is reported to have said THE stone
has a soul since it moves IRON" 1t is
supposed that he referred to the lode
stone or particular variety of iron ore
called magnetic" Thus we find the
origin of the terms magnetism and
magnet.
In spite of the high order of culture
and intellectual development possess
ed by the Egyptians and the Romans,
they do not appear historically to have
contributed to the science of electri-
city.
A. ID. 1600-Gilbert, of the time or
Queen Elizabeth opens another era in
electrical discovery by observing that
the magnet attracts iron only while
amber attracts all objects indiscrimi-
nately. Then followed experiments by
Won Guericks, Gray, Won Kleist and
others over a period of over a century
and half until
A. d. 1751-Franklin, in addition to
his spectacular demonstration with
kite and key that lightning is a man
Hesitation of electricity discovered the !
positive and negative characteristics |
and invented the lightning rod.
Epoch of Experimentation
A. d. 1796-Volta, a professor OF |
physics. invented the electric battery
which produced electricity chemical
y and which was the only practical
source of electrical energy for over
half a century thereafter; hence volts,
voltage, etc.
A. d. 1809-Daxy, English nobleman
ind scientist, produced an electric
lrc between two sticks Of charcoal.
other experiments followed by Ger
tied, Faraday, Barnard, Schweigger
nd Sturgeon chiefly concerning phe-