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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
NINE MOONSHINERS OUT OF TEN FOREIGN BORN, HAYNES FINDS IN INVESTIGATIONS
Fewer Of Old Type In Southern Mountains Than Ever Before, But Some Of Them Still Have Spirit Of Their Forefathers And Look Upon Their Calling As An Inalienable Right

has useful place in many indus tries. It Is used extensively in the manufacture Of hair tonics perfumes, celluloid materials. paints, polishes, enamels, etc. Under the law, it is not taxed.
 The large volume of denatured all cohol apparently demanded by the industries of New York city led to an investigation, which disclosed the fact that apparently many thousands of gallons were being diverted to bootlegging purposes. Occasionally, also, it was found that the maker of grain alcohol. through fraud and col fusion, was enabled to deliver the all cohol (of about 190 proof) without denaturing to confederate in the Illegal industry. Such alcohol, diluted and mixed with coloring matter, was peddled as high grade smuggled whisky at prices ranging from s10 to Sl5 quart. gallon of the original alcohol, watered down, colored and doctored, made sufficient bootleg whisky to sell for from $50 to s120.
 one man was caught driving a truck out of an establishment where he had just illegally obtained thirty barrels containing fifty gallons each of grain alcohol The alcohol cost him $750; the bootleggers woud have obtained for it, in the form of "genuine snug ged stuff," from s12,000 to S1S,00O.
 AS result of this investigation further restrictions were put into ef- feet, which reduced the volume of withdrawals of denatured alcohol In New York city by February to about 32O,00O gallons monthly, and conse- quently curtailed to that extent the bootlegger's supply.
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 Predicts Wane of MOonshine.
 Moonshining in the cities is on the loo, k at any time since national prohibition became the law, and we may reason ably expect the practice to continue to lessen. Virtually all the moon- shining now being carried on in and near the cities Is conducted with a single end in view--profit. The moonshiner who distills for his own consumption is so rare as to be all
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
By ROY A. HAYNES, United States Prohibition COmmis-
 AiOnPr

SiOner
 In the larger cities of the country at least 50 per cent of the moon sinners apprehended by enforcement officers are unable to speak English, and nine moonshiners out of every ten are foreign born. They are the men who supply the city bootlegger with almost the entire volume or what he sells. Some of the moon sinners have complete sets of imita- tion labels which they pastes on their bottles. One plant employed women to sew the bottles in heavy burlap sacks, six bottles to a sack, to make 1t appear that the liquor had been smuggled in from the Bahamas.
 It is the rum runners custom to load much of his liquor in the Ba- hamas in that form. The bottles are laid on their side. Three bottles are placed on the bottom row, two bot ties on top of them, and one on top of the two. A heavy burlap cover- ing is sewed around the package. In that form it will withstand consider able handling without breakage, and lends itself handily to slowing away in a vessels hold.
 Illicit liquor thus packed becomes known throughout the Illegal indus try as smuggled stuff Its form of packing is considered its guarantee of origin. The moonshiners referred to in the foregoing set out to double cross" the bootlegger to whom they sold.
 The practice of redistilling dena- tured alcohol and using the resultant moonshine as the basis for bootleg whisky to be sold under fake labels assumed large proportions last fall along the Atlantic seaboard. In New York city alone during the month of November about 500000 gallons of denatured alcohol were withdrawn every gallon upon the representation under oath that it was to be used for industrial purposes.
 O Q Q
 Use Of Denatured Alcohol.
 Denatured alcohol. it should be borne in mind, is poisonous. It is wholly unfit for consumption, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
PROGRESSIVE BLDG
 CALLS NJ W FARLEY ID PLAN FOR FIGHT
LaFoIIette Will Be Moving Spirit Of National Con-
 ference
By RAYMOND CHAPTER ,y Leased Wire to The AEe-Herald)

NDs LehSeu " REt tO AEt-E1CThioJ
 WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The La Toilette progressive bloc will hold a bipartisan conference in Washington next fall to arrange its legislative program for the next Congress, in which 1t will be the dominant factor.
 Progressive members of the House and Senate, republicans, democrats and farmer-laborites will be invited.
 Questions that arc to come before the next Congress-transpor farm relief. tax revision, control of the coal and oil industries-will be discussed. Committees appointed at the progressive conference here last December will report
 This conference will not mark the birth of new third party which is an entirely different proposition, still in an uncertain stage.
 That is a matter on the lap of the gods" well-known progressive said here Wednesday. If the cards con- tinue to be staged against us as they have been for the last two years a third party is as certain as il is that the sun will rise tomorrow. But noth- ing has materialized yet, and nobody can say now what will happen No Presidential Boom.
 Neither will the conference be used to initiate a presidential boom for Senator LaFollette, though he will be the moving spirit of the gathering.
 Progressives here do not support the suggestion for an extra session of Congress brought forward by Senator Brookhart of Iowa and Senator-elect Magnus Johnson of Minnesota. Pro gressives want to go to the next Congress fully prepared to make good. They want plenty of time to formulate their legislative program in air-tight fashion.
 Harding and the administration group likewise have no desire for an extra session, though for a different reason. They do not care to see the progressives take charge at the cap ital any sooner than is necessary. Talk of m Extra Session.
 The recent break in wheat prices and the coal commissions report rec ommending government control of the anthracite industry have prompted talk of an extra session, however. Farmers are taking up the proposal that the government finance the deduction of 200, 900, 900 bushels of wheat from this years crop to stabil- ize the price and recommendations of the coal commission call for action by Congress If these questions are al lowed to wait until the December meeting action will come too late to be of much value this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
Tragedy Close Kin ToCon1edy wo Men Find

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Two sailors imitating Charlie Chap lin's strut on the edge of a crowded elevated platform at the east end of Brooklyn bridge W ednesday demonstrated that comedy and tragedy are kin.
 Better watch out for the third rail-" men and women warned.
 Sure, don't worry" said the gobs.
 An instant later one of them had slip~ed and fallen. His head hit the track. There was a blue flash. Electrocution was fol lowed by a grinding of brakes as an oncoming train crushed the body.
 The dead sailors pal fled without identifying him. Brook lyn navy yard officials said the victim probably was Urban Thompson, p, of Indianapolis, who had been granted leave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
Committee Also Decides To Cut Out Plan For Tax On
 Auto Accessories
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD [ MOntgOmery. Ala, July IS

Automobile licenses will not be In- creased and dealers in automobiles and automobile accessories will not be required to pay sales tax under amendments to the revenue bills agreed upon by the house committee on ways, means and appropriations Wednesday. The committee decided to recommend to the House the re tention of the present licenses on au- tomobiles and the present licenses for the operation of an automobile and accessory business.
 This decision. coupled with the de- cision not to abolish county tax col lectors in counties having a popula- ton of 35,000 or less. marked three important recessions from the ori-i- nal proposal of the recess committee on finance and taxation.
 The revenue bills had proposed an Increase of 25 per cent in the licenses for the operation of automobiles, the increase being given to the cities and counties for the construction and maintenance of streets and highways. They also had proposed q safes tax of F per cent on revenue obtained from the sale of automobiles and per cent on sales of automobile ac- cessories. The Alabama Automobile Dealers association, through d legis- lative committee, protested against the tax and contended that it was so heavy many dealers would be forced to quit business.
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 To Retain Tax Collectors.
 The committee also reached the conclusion that no insistence should be made for the retention of the sec tion abolishing tax collectors in coun- ties of 35.000 or less. ThoAe holding the offices would be affected and their friends were preparing to make an organized fight against the section and had filed protests with the com mittee. James r. Hawkins, tax col lector of Jefferson county, who is here in the interest of legislation af- fecting tax collectors. has advised the collectors that sentiment is op- posed to the abolition of the offices. MT. Hawkins would not have been affected by the proposal.
 The revenue bill provided for the extension of the terms of tax asses sors and tax collectors for two years and for the abolition of the tax col lectors in counties of 35.o0O or less at the end of the extended terms The idea of the recess committee was that sheriffs could do the work of the tax collectors in the small counties and the consolidation of the two offices would cause better men to seek the office of sheriff,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
LIGHTER STEEL IN
 BUILDINGS MEANS M0RE STRUCTURES
Change In Specifications Ex- peCted To Mean Much In
 Future Construction

Building contractors and others having to do with building construo- tion have expressed unusual interest in the new specifications with regard to structural steefs use that have met the approval of the American Institute of Steel Construction, and which are expected to result in re- duced cost of buildings using struc tural steel. Referring to the new specifications, a leading Birmingham structural steel operator said:
 "On account of high cost of build- ing construction great deal of work aas been temporarily suspended and probably large amount of it will never go ahead. This is one of the reasons prompting the steel fabrica- tors of the country to go carefully into the matter of our present specifi- cations to see if they could he safely and conserYatively changed,
 Can Be frightened.
 "The result of the Investigation of our committee has proven conclu- sively that steel structures can be frightened. It has been the custom to fix the maximum stress of Steel at 16,000 pounds to the square inch. This has been changed to 1S.000 pounds. There have also been other important changes, such as simplify ing specifications in the way of steel analysis requirement., shop pt ctice, including rivet spacing, and stitfeners for Girders.
 'The committee making this report on change in the steel specifications was composed of the most eminent engineers in the country"
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 Result In Economy.
 The result of the change in specifi- cations is that less tonnage of steel is hereafter to be used in cities adopt ing the new schedule and the build ings using structural steel will cost less money than heretofore.
 Speaking Of the change in struc- tural steel specifications, the Cleve- land, O., Plain Dealer says: The sav- ing in building construction in Cleve- land alone would reach several hun dred thousands of dollars. If less steel can be used with safety in com mercial buildings. structural steel will be used to a greater degree. This eventually will lead to the use of steel and reinforcer concrete in the construction of residences. which will obviously reduce the fire ha;/rd in residential districts"
 Waste Of Material.
 The old structural steel specified tions are of 40 to 30 years standing and, like those of brick, have only been recently subjected to a more scientific analysis. The United States government has made an ex- haustive study of brick specifications and has published a report in which it is declared that fully one third more brick than are necessary for strong and durable walls have been heretofore specified.
 The movement for use of less tom mage of steel on a given job Is point ed out by engineers as decided economy in construction. and 1t is believed that the new specificat t,ns laid down by the American Institute of Steel Construction will be gener- ally adopted in the building codes of cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
Important News Of The Day

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
BIRMINGHAM ALL IN
 MILK DRINKING
Jumps From Bottom To Top
 In Single Year And Now
 Consumes 11,5OOA Gallons Per Day, Leadisn> auntry 85 PER CEw p.sS SUPPLY IS PRoDue. ALABAMA Birmir e So Milk Consump-
 tioi. . S.oles In 18 Months,
 Increase Beginning With
 New Dairy Regulations

Birmingham has attracted national attention by the improvement shown in the past two years in the handling of it's milk supply The National Dairy association. with headquarters in Chicago, through it's secretary, M. c. Maughan, gave the information Wednesday morning in letter re- ceiVed by the health department, that Birmingham is now leading the United States on a population per centage basis, in the consumption of milk.
 Research in the reports of the dairy division of the com bined city and county health departments, shows the crusade which has been led by pr. J. D. Bowling, district health officer, has produced what the national organization classes as "re- markable results"
 To begin with, the sale of milk in Greater Birmingham has nearly dou- bled in the past Is months, and offi- cials of the health department are led to believe by their present findings that 1923 will show another similar gain
 From Lowest To Highest.
 In 1921 che consumption of dairy furnished milk in Birmingham was put b,UOO gallons per day. This was the lowest per capita showing in the United States for that year. It took Birmingham just one year to go from the bottom to the top of the list for the entire country in this respect.
 Records for 1922 show an average consumption of 11,500 gallons per day for the year. The increase over the preceding year was more than 90 per cent.
 Dairy officials say if is sippiffcant that the milk ordinance went into effect in August, 1921, and imme ediate- .ly following began the advance to- ward national leadership.
 In cooperation with the daH'ies of the Birmingham district and the United States dairy division of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
LAFoLLETTE TO EUROPE
Wisconsin Senator Will Make Study Of Foreign Conditions

MADISON, Wis, July 1S.-Senator R. M. Lafollette will sail for Europe about August 1 to study economics and labor conditions in England, Denmark and other countries, he am nounced today. He will return to the United States about october 1. He will be accompanied by Mrs. LaFol- lette, their son. R. NJ. LaFollette, Jr., and MT. and Mrs. Basil Manley of Washington. This will be Senator LaFollettes first trip abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
FLEECES BLIND MAN
Alleged Delinquent Patron Of News
 stand Held Under $500 Bail

NEW YORK, July 18.-For the last six months David Hickman, a blind man, who conducts news stand in Union Square, mas been short 3 cents a day In his return. He asked a friend to act as lookout. Matthew Levy came along, chose a paper, the friend reported, and walked away without paying. Today Levy was in police court charged with being the delinquent patron. Bail was set at s5O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
DEATH ENDS ROMANCE
Girl, 14, Killed When Rope Of Bed
 clothing Snaps

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Fourteen- year-old Madeline Fusso, arrested at the marriage license bureau in June with a man she wanted to marry, was killed early today when rope of hedsheets on which she was escaping from the Childrens Society Home on upper Fifth avenue, parted and dropped her to the pavement.
 A patrolman and a taXicab driver ssw the girl, clothed in white and carving a bundle, slip over an upper window ledge, her figure in the dark ness outlined against the drab stone wall. The rope parted as they were hurrying to investigate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
WASP'S STING FATAL
Insect, Swallowed With Lemonade,
 Causes Death Of Carpenter

VICTORIA, B. C., July 1S.-A sting of a wasp in the throat of F. S. Vick- CTS. carpenter of Saanich, near here, caused his death last night. A wasp about to drink lemonade, and went down his throat with the draught. The sting caused the throat to swell ard strangled Vickers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
SLEEVES REGULATED

JERSEY CITY, " J., July 1s.-- The city commissioners today passed an ordinance requiring manicurists to wear full length sleeves so that customers cannot fondle their arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
TENTH LIFE SAVED

PTILADELPHIA. July 1S.-After wasting It's ninth life in front of a rapidly moving auto, an alley cat was given tenth chance on life by an operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
FOREST FIRES BURN OUT
Progress Of Vessels Upon Mississippi
 Hampered By Smoke

Hnmpered Fly Smoke
 SAULT STE MARIE, Mich, July IS. Forest fires which clouded all Sault Ste Marie last night and today ham pered the progress o. vessels in the river during the night. were appar- ,ently burning out late today. The only damage reported was to hay, wheat and blue berries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
SENATOR DAD TO TWINS
tah SOIon CabIed Of Arrival Of Sos
 And Daughter

And Daughter
 SALT LAKE CITY Utah. July 1S Twius-a boy and girl--were born yesterday to Mrs. William H. King, wife of United States Senator Will liam II. King of Utah. The senator was cabled the news of the arrivals. He is now in mid-ocean on tho steamer President Harding to inves- tigate conditions in Russia. The two children are the sixth and seventh of the senator's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
START IS POSTPONED
Mopp-Off In Sea-TO-Sea Fight Is Sc,
 For Dawn Thursday

Lieut., Russell L. Vaughan, who was to have taken off today on a second attempt at sea-to-sea daylight flight has been compelled to post pone the start until dawn tomorrow to permit the correction of several minor defects in his motor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
BEES ARE LAZY

Use HOneycOmb Automobile Radiator
 To Deposit Their Nectar
 TROY, Ohio, July 1S.-After driv- ing several miles, Russell Mitchell stopped to investigate peculiar buZzing about the front of his auto mobile. He discovered bees were taking advantage of his honeycomb radiator to deposit their nectar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
LEASE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE

LIEUT.. COL. GUSTAVIUS C. REINIGER, U. S. A. of the general staff Washington, who left July 13 for trip through the United States to interview officers national guard officers and former officers who served in the World He will visit about 40 cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19

ALABAMA PRODUCTION OF FINISHED STEEL PRODUCTS IN 1922 WAS 54 PER CENT
 LARGER THAN IN 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19

THE ALABAMA FORECAST: GENERALLY FAIR THURS DAY AND FRIDAY; WARMER IN THE SOUTH PORTION.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

ing through him.
 Jobunia had almost reached thr fool af the pofn when something flashed past him. Hs saH. in mo- nlcH' xhat this uas. It was thf dis
 -rehabit monkey Pepper.
 Pepper climbed the p0lc uHfii he was d little aay beneath Cumy Hear. Aud thsn Ht stopped. Johnnie Green looked Bp ai him. iHa looked down at IohnBie Green. and held out bis hand.
 He wants t1fs apple. lid." zsil a y0iee 5tsr JohnHie-s sHOri5er. Tt was 9 riosa q 5o said this, ''Go ID after tBs monk the clown added.
 Iohnafs 0berea bun. Iie had siiunad half say up to Pepper when a peal of laughter from the watch ise people made him pausc aHd look dpHa. The cIOan was preriuz up at him. The clown rhisiied and he'd up-a rrd apple. ittst ss if hc vas t-y- ing to coax Johniie to come down.
 JohHnie.s fsre turned red as the applc. He woDid have given siythiuE almost. 10 IoJee oUt of siEht He ztafeH ar tfe clown. who began to f.eckon to him And Jrhnnic bs gan sIos5fs fa sfiIs dos1u thc poif
 ss hf 7earsg thr foot CT g. sar elosa pre- zsssa to bs sGT<5d os hia
New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

mutation. ice said.
 If kpop t." was Jack ComplaceHt reply. "WIu ihr othr~ ctcninE ypu c1szlt to Havo socn th" Vaitrrs a~ram bl~ she8 Lsstia hroac iho string. [ am auitr surc that ono O: them must i.atr decldcd that thry were real pearls. for when sc counted up there eas o1o mtatne."
 'I grc-v hot and rols. supposo Js,f should say something about counting tha uriuE now. wished I HaI not ~orn tbcr1.
 To tuln the roHtorsa'ion asked I.rrlta1s bt too eagerly. 'T an sure Sydney. sHst sou have com" over to tar hsby's christening. know hen you s-c him you ~il be glad to be ta, godfather to Inc sweetest bit sf human flesh that was ryer given 10 a woman"
 At this mnmeH' t seemed 10 me tfat peculiar zla1cc passed be- .Nteu sydney and Jack. and Jac}. zaid grufIy. He is nice littic dus- far. but YOU know somebody left him on our doorstep just st ths right mo- s1.Ist #Hs1 Lesfes ESr hung iu the BalaHct. and [ beievo. in fact ' k8s0v.. that He meet love him I,rfto- fhan h;e ova mot ther."
 "That's auftr true. ' interrupt cd. for [ am sure that under ro rlr- cumstsnces could ' Havs rirhn that baby t1 another if had horne him. '
 You never En0w rhs- sou ear 8o.- interrupted Jack rurtIy.
 'Tes. ! do." ] al g -rd stuni,orn- 1s. 'i do not tHiuk rrry r,uca or s mother who would icavr her child on T strz 7Eer-s 18orstcn.~
 "Psrhaue tHe mother kuau tHr c.reumsi snces. Leslie" said SvJI ey
 What eircHmstaurc4g Into IaeE g seire had ercpi a ion os frrenffneg
 Why. didn't thr raprrs have .hr story that I.esiia's fife was desrsfr,.8 of because she ras mourning 20 over issiBe her ebJ1. and wasn't ft uhia- psred among hcr friends that 4 seemed as thoush tho only cgursr to pursue .u brinair- Ter lack from scafn-s door uss ts rB. 2 hsiv in IsfF arrn=g7
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New Britain herald., 1923-11-02

him under one arm. slipped down tte rUle, and deposited him in thc vait- iug sgnbrara of fhe rinrmsster.
 NOV tgF fbn e4bs~ said tHe ring nastsr Sud he called 10 the clou q Co toss his ample that say. The clown thrca H. The riuemsstar caught it. Ie gave tl5e apple t5 Johnnie. 'Up sou r0 again. tlle r1ngmaster added.
 It wasn't more than i've ninutcs isir- that tHa crowd broke into fran JiC a sprIs sze. This happened Hbcu J0laHir and Cany Lear stoo8 i0geth- fr On ths ground at The foot Of tho tall tent pole.
 Bow Co 'em. boy I;ow 10 tm. the r7usmasser aaispered
 tIuiehiaa CuFy.s collar vuH one Land with his otifer gohHnie snatcheg nf his cap and wased it Then be hurried f8 fhE esif.
 His UnrIe Jim sas waiting for him. wearing broad smile.
 "Yon made a hff. sak Undo Jim.
 But J0hBnie Green insisted that ft r as cuHy Bear that Hnade it
 And fi1. HisaE Ereeafyie nngnkry Pep ger always t1afTueJ al inc credit for tlt Hcce=s sf far affair
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