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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
BOYS BUILD STILL FROM TEXTBOOK; SEEK ITS DISUSE

Small boys under school house con structing a still for making whisky were the cause of the recent move ment in Alabama to abolish Health Lessons" a juvenile text book, by Alvin Davison; American Book com pany, publishers; from use In the schools of the state.
 J. Blob Mills, superintendent for the Anti-Saloon league in Alabama, and Rev. W. B. Crumpton, appeared before the state board of education to protest against the further use of the book. The school Incident was reported to MT. Mills from a country district.
 On page e5 of the book appears a simple design of Q smal still, show ing In complete detail the action of the still, it's parts and how 1t Is made. The Anti-Saloon league officials be- lieves the illustration to be far from the proper sort of thing in which to arouse the interest of children.
 It was said the boys, whose prank led to the movement against the book, had obtained the necessary parts. mounted them and were ready to get results when the incident came to the teachers knowledge and such steps were taken that the rehabilita- tion of the apparatus was not worth salvage costs.
 The state board of education unanimously agreed to abolishing the book. The matter was brought to the attention of the Birmingham educa- tional authorities, but 1t has not been learned that the book, as yet, has been abolished.
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signments and other miscellaneous provisions of the regulations.
 The adult division examines and audits returns and accounts relating to untaxpaid spirits in government bonded warehouses; denatured alco- hol shipped to or in possession of manufacturers, dealers and users; l; liquors in wineries, store rooms, breweries and dealcoholizing plants and liquors dispensed on physicians prescriptions, disposed of for non beverage purposes. It also deter ment lists, examines claim and com promise cases and makes recommeu- dationS with reference to the dis posal Of such cases.
 Such is a brief outline of the re- organized prohibition unit. Its per scnnel Is carefully selected. It has been the policy during the last two years to make no appointments to the force of men or women unsympa- thetic with it's purposes or the jnten- of the law. No man can do lEs best work for cause in which he does rot personally have faith.
 So far, therefore, as it has been possible to man the unit with en1- ployes of proved ability and )f known adherepce to prohibition prin- ciples. tho force has been built up of men and women who believe whole heartedly in the daily tasks they are performing, and consequently have an additional incentive to make their work of the highest standard.
 In the face of many difficulties, and often of great temptation. this loyal force of earnest workers IS making progress which cannot fail to win the admiration of those fla miliar with what has been accom- piished and how it has been done.
 THE END 8E ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26

member of the leagues committee on international intellectual coop eration.
 Abram I. Elkus. former ambassa- dor to Turkey, was member of the leagues commission, which pre- vented war between Finland and Sweden by settling the Aaland Is- lands questions. The services he rendered then were such that the league may ask him at any time to serve on other similar commits sions, especially fer the settlement of questions in the Near East, on which he Is an expert.
 SeIigmnnn On Commission.
 Professor Seligmann of Columbia university. has just completed a years work with the leagues com mission on double taxation, in which, according to competent authorities, a report has been prepared and recom- menda tions made that constitute the very last word on question that must be settled before world wide commerce and Industry can be re- sumed.
 Mrs Hamilton Wright Is one Gf the permanent experts on the league s advisory commission for the suppress sion of the opium traffic.
 Emma D. Cushman is a member of the committee on the deportation of women and children.
 Royal Meeker is chief of the re- search divisitn of the international labor bureau.
 Manley o. Hudson, professor of the Harvard Law school, is a member of tie legal section of the secretariat.
 Sarah Wambaugh IS a temporary member of the administrative com nl;s2Ion's section of the secretariat.
 Other American members of the secretariat are Florence Wilson. chief librarian, she having organized the famous Colonel House library of the Paris peace conference; Arthur Sweetser of the information section, Huntington Gllchrlst of the admin istra tive commissions section. and Howard Huston, superintendent of the leagues buildings and personnel.
 Beginning next year beth the American Chamber of Commerce and the American Federation of Labor will send delegations to the inter- national labor conferences of the in- ternational labor bureau.
 In fact. 1t is pointed out that about the only league activity in which the United States is not participating Is the payment of the que tas for the maintenance of the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
HEWITT GoLr MINNER

Frank A. Hewitt won the golf
 tournament, it was announced Satur- day. He defeated Tom McATister in Boggs and other players at Wood ward, considered the winners in the finals It was stated Saturday that MT. Hewitt played a steady game against all his opponents and finally defeated his last man handsomely
 The victory of Mir. Hewitt was en- tirely unexpected In Woodward golf circles, and he was roundly congrat- ulated upon his victory. The tourna- ment was entirely successful, having engaged the interest and play of } large number of golfers from Besse- mer, Woodward, Fairfield and Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26

Washington headquarters, under takes any and all assignments, is fre- quently shifted and changed in per sonnel, and is one of the most effec- tive arms of the entire service.
 In addition. field supervisors force was organized It's activities parallel somewhat those of national bank examiners in their field At un- expected and irregular intervals these expert accountants from the Wash ington headquarters apear at the va riouS offices of directors and di- visional chiefs, check their operations and offer suggestions for the inn proVement of the service
 The number of employees of the pro- hibition unit varies from time to time. During the first two years of the Harding administration the maxi mum was about $500, covering the entire force, both at Washington and in the field Seven hundred employees of the former organization remained in the service The work of the unit, however more than doubled during those two years. An index to its vol ume is afforded by the mail of the Washington office, which has risen from about 50,000 letters week two years ago to more than 100000 at the present time. A corresponding in crease has been noted in the offices of state directors.
 Two Kinds Of Enforcemeut.
 There are two kinds of enforcement -prevntfve and strong g-armed. A proper supervision of the permit. or preventive enforcement, means few actual violations. Accordingly. new permit methods have been instituted, including a new form of permit, vir- tually impossible to counterfeit, and more thorough supervision of permit holders
 Use of perforating machines of in- genious device, the like of which are not used elsewhere. and specially prepared papers for permits, has re- suited in notable Improvement in control of withdrawal of liquor for medicinal purposes and the proven tion of diversion. Adoption of a new prescription lank of distinctive paper stock, for use by physicians also re- duced fraud In addition, copies of all withrawal permits issued by state directors now come to Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
DEATHS

B. 0. Check-Remains of B. O. Cheek, S4, who died Friday at a local in- firmary, were sent to HawkinsvilIe. Ga., Saturday afternoon by Ridout for interment Sunday. He Is sur viVed by a widow and one child. Mrs. Addie GiIchrist-Funeraf serv- ices for Mrs. Addie Gilchrist, 43. of Bessemer Mines, who died Sat- urday afternoon al a local infirm- ary, will be announced later by Ridout. She is survived by her hus- band and two children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
LEGION TO CONTINUE
 AIR LIMITATION PLAN
Many Political Leaders Said To In-
 dOrse Military Cmrh

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August B. The American Legion's plan to ask President Coolidge to summon an in- ternational conference to limit mili- tary aircraft production is being ln- dorsed by senators, governors, editors and prominent educators. it was de, clared at national legion he1dquar- ters here Saturday.
 The legion Is conducting a referen- dunn on whether the country's lead CTS favor such a conference. Follow ing indorsement of the project yes- terday by Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Arthur Capper and other congressional leaders, telegrams and letters of approval from a dozen or more other nationally prominent men were announced today.
 Governor Baxter Maine, declared that There is need for steps to curb the selfish interests at work in this country and abroad to keep nations in arms"
 Endorsement was also received from Representatives R. F. Lawrence, Mis- souri, Frank Murphy. Ohio; James Mead New York: J. F. Story. Kansas. and Ralph Gilbert, Kentucky
 Word was also received from Washington that President Coolidge does not believe the present time is propitious for calling the conference. but the legion will continue It's poll and in no way urge nasty action on the President, it was announced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
SAYS LABOR VOTE NUT INSTRUCTED. AGAINST JITNEYS
Spencer and WeatherIy De- fend Ordinance Proposed
 By Owners Of Cars

The allied trades council, as a whole, did not endorse the co-calfed peace ordinance nor did they recom- mend to members of labor locals in its Jurisdiction to vote against the jitney owners ordinance on next Tuesday, as it has been represented tee." ts - 'l'
 That was the declaration of Will liam F. Spencer, Birmingham attor- ney, in an address at Woodrow Will son Park Saturday night.
 MT. Spencer asserted that all of the money paid in jitney fares would be spent in Birmingham, but the fares and revenues of the railway companies goes to Wall street. Some of 1t, declared the attorney, must be used for the upkeep of the company's property, but most of it goes to the street"
 Preceding Mir. Spencer. James Weatherly, attorney of the jitney ow- ners, explained the provisions of the ordinance to be brought before the people next Tuesday. declaring that 1t did not repeal any laws. and that it did provide penalties for law violations by the jitney operators. in some cases strengthening certain traffic laws. The jitneys under the ordinance proposed by the jitney asso- citation, Weatherly said, regulates them better than some of the ordin- ances passed by the city commission, prior to the adoption of the peace" ordinance.
 MT. Weatherly was followed by Ralph Quinn, attorney, who declared that If the people were misled and blinded into refusing to ratify the jitney ordinance, then the ordinance agreed upon by the city commission and the railway company, will be hammered to pieces through the courts of the country.
 Mir. Weatherly made his first ap- pearance in the campaign at the meeting. The attorney said that it was through error in numbering that the three sections of the resolution were left out of the printed measure
 George Lewis Bailes, leader of the citizens committee, was denounced by every sneaker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26

Jitneys cannot run without license. City commission can refuse to license or revoke for any cause deemed sufficient to 1t. This Is q supreme penalty.
 Paid Roli,' .i Ad, Jitney Owners and Drivers Association. G. B. Johnson Business Agent, T2S N. goth St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
31 ST0WAWAYS ABOARD
Italians Lowered Into Vessel By
 Crew In Barrels

NEW YORK, August 25.-Ths Washington Maru today brought into port a record cargo of stow-aways
 Thirty-one were discovered aboard the Japanese steamer on her arrival from Italian ports and were removed in a revenue cutter to Ellis Island.
 Ship officers said 30 Italians had been smuggled aboard at Palermo by Stevedores who lowered them into. the hold in barrels and boxes.
 The 3lst, Japanese, stole aboard at another port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
r LINE RAJ CONTAIN
 TO BEGIN BUSINES ESS
Fairfield Is Selected For New Branch Of West Virginia
 Organization
FAIRFIELD BUREAU 1
 THE AGE-HERAI.p !

EAE1leAut hiass Auk. 70
 The Bell Undertaking company oi Clarksburg W. Va, has leased the ground floor of the new Masonic tenn pie building and will occupy that space September Is, according to a statement by Frank Parsons, secre- tary of the Masonic lodge, Saturday. The company. 1t is stated, has a string of funeral parlors scattered over the south and entered Fairfield because there is no business of that kind here and they believe Fairfield is growing more rapidly than any community in this section of the state It is stated that the new con- cern will install the latest ambulance and funeral service when they open for business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
United States h League or Nations AcUies Rapidly GroWig
CALLS MASS MEETING AT WOODLAWN HALL
Further Protest Against Parking
 Plan To Be Made

Mrs. J. M. Hankins, president of the East Lake Boulevard association and president of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters, has called a mass meeting of the citizens of Avondale, Woodlawn and East Lake at Woodlawn city hall at 8 o'clock Monday night to give further consid- eration to and to make further pro- test against the contract between the city and the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company for the parking of First avenue.
 Judge w. l. Grubb has under ad- visement recommendations by the citizens committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
CoNrEsr EArE PENn1NG.


 No decision has been reached by the Fairfield local merchants rela- tive to another contest. which has been so popular here. The edict of the government that the mails could not be used for the announcement has resulted in some hesitancy being shown, although local merchants have never used the mails to any great extent i'm their campaigns. It was stated Saturday that the mer- chants have not altogether given up the idea, but some of the promoters of the campaigns are away on vaca tions and the others are awaiting the return of the absent ones. It is be- lieved the local merchants will de- eide to initiate another campaign to end about Christmas. carrying prizes of unusual value and lasting just a trifle longer than before.
 TRAINING SCHOOLS PLANNED
 Plans for the beginning of the win ter training schools at the employees hospital are maturing very rapidly, and the off lasiicCorme c(-vrr. .N and the officials in charge anticipate the largest attendance yet achieved at the hospital. It was stated Satur- day that several changes in the work have been determined upon, and that an announcement will be made dur ing the next few days. During the summer Dr. Marvin Whitfield Glas- gow, superintendent of the hospital, has been engaged in speaking to the various graduating classes and wom- ems colleges, not to mention summer schools, in an effort to raise the standard of entrants to the schools. The conditions are very strict and the authorities are trying to interest the higher grade college girls in the profession of nursing.
 From indications the work of Dr. Glasgow has been successful for ap- plcations received indicate that the class to be opened September 1 will include college girls and high school graduates. With more thoroughly trained young women in the school it Is believed that greater efficiency will be obtained and the profession of nursing dignified by better educated young women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
HIGHWAY BOARD TO
 LET THREE CONTRACTS
Keller To Submit Report On Mo- bile Causeway
 STATE SAPITAL B;gRI.L.AU l
-IN -- Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 25 J

W. S. Keller, state highway engi- neer, Saturday stated that he will submit a report to the state highway commission at its regular monthly meeting, which begins Monday on the subject of the causeway proposed across Mobile delta. A careful sur vey of the several proposed crossings has been made by engineers of the department, and the necessary. office work completed so as to allow the report to be made at this meeting.
 The commission will award con- tracts, if bids prove satisfactory, on three projects
 In Montgomery county, the Dublin Orion road on the highway from Montgomery to Troy; Madison county, bridge over the Flint river on the Huntsville -GuntersvilIe road. and Colbert county, an underpass on the Southern railroad between Shef- field and Florence.
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it hastened the coming of the fourth stage, or the extension of the dry boundaries to the entire nation
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03
A GERMAN SHELL
DROPS SUDDEN DEATH

Cheppy, First Division headquar.
terra. IN October Of 1913. was lively
little spot in the Argonne sector.
The town Itself was in a small ra.
vine continually full Of ambulances.
artillery. tanks. etc The crowded
condition OF the place made u "a
worth.whllo target for the German
guns Their artillery observers. in
observation balloons. had spotted our
little bee hive" and were directing
their annoying artillery fire one.
otherwise pleasant. afternoon.
Being az tho time attached 90 al.
visionai headquarters as dispatch
rider. was. with several others.
killing time until called 90 take mes
sageu on up front Needless % say.
our leisure was spent under cover
and the cover consisted on that oc.
Clsion Of what was called elephant
IRON heavy corrugated iron with
two fcot OF rock piled on top-thln
forming the entrance 20 "a large tun.
mel running straight back under a
HIN. This hutliko arrangement.
about eight feet long. had ak hunks
IN Il. three high on either side. and
they were all occupied.
heard the shells dropping in--we
NIL figured from the same battery
they woro az about two-mlnuto In.
teryalA. "Guess III take a look" I
said 20 one OF my buddioa. Nv I
stepped 10 the entrance. watched
the effco, Of the shells One dropped
% my rIght. about two hundred
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03
AN ADVENTURE
WITH TIMBER WOLVES

In 1870. a idyear-old boy, ! lcft
my luNurlous hons In England 90
hcw ont home Ia The hhcl,woods N
Canada.
My cousin had been ont the year
before a. Equerry 90 Prince Arthur
and came home with wonderful tales
OF moose hunting and game galore.
This reused my adventurous spirit
and | struck out on my own 90 fight
lifo'a battles This IA how 1 came
70 be caught out among wolves In
those days II waA virgin forest for
hundreds Of miles Tho ahanty mon
we're just making their first raids
into the white pine country az the
head OF the upper Ottawa river and
the woods were alive with game and
fur.
/ had goue out 10 a shauty 90 get
a deer on tho first snow and in me
morning / started out with the old
muzzle loading rifle. that you poured
the powder In from horn and
rammed patch and ball down with
an iron ramrod
saw several does and fawns but
wanted a pair OF horns and II was
late In n short December day when
I got tho shot at one OF the fine
Whitehall bucks
Being n tendertoot did no, know
how 90 DRAG him on the snow and
took his front legs over my shout
ders and let The hind quarters drag
u was SLOW going and before I know
Ia night overlook me never got
Lost hut travel like "a horse. by in
aiinct, bat that doggone -hnnty vas
lost when Il got dark
had fomo lunch that had car
rlcd Hisnce morning and decided IL
was best 70 stay whore ! was an
daylight. found two huge dry logs.
about ten feet apart. and made
flrs against one. took my deer liver
and cooked some. melted some snow
In tho Tin cup I carried and made a
good meal.
Then skinned the deer. hung up
the meat, wrapped the hide round mo
and lay down oy the fire. I had
gathered lots OF wood and was fairly
comfortable when all At once I
heard the howl 81 a bunch ~ wolves
Thusc bis Canadian timber wolves
can send out howl that makes cold
shlyrrs run down your back,
] teii they wero on my trail NJ the
bowling kept getting closer. 70 /
made. up another fire and go, my
rifio ready. had not long 20 wait
till seven monstrouH brutes came into
tho firesish,. They kept clrcling
closer and closer tili ono venturcd
about 20 yards from the flro and
let him have u. evidently through
the liver from tho way ho bied as
he ran. The others followed him and
10 five minutes had his bones picked
and came hack for more.
They grew holder aud finally l Eni
q eood chance and broke ones neck
within thirty feet of the fire The
rest ran a few steps and came back
thinking 90 cat this one. but had
reloaded and rs ono OF them unelt
tht carcass I landed n bullet In his
brain. This made tho rest rather
shy. ard they sat around and howied.
while ! threw brands az them 20 try
and get them where could get an
other shot. A. last hunger made
thorn bravo enough 90 try again.
when got another closeup shot and
the rest left.
II had had q present day rifle
could have easily killed them al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03
American Grocery Stores Company

Three Big Downtown Stores
Upper and Lower Floors-Central Public Market
Seattle Market, 100 Occidental Avenue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03
- S4NN ~ Municipal Markets

.ioc bot. DEL Monte Cafsup. (.
J i5e bottles BiuinE or
Ammonia .s..s.ss..-s..s
7 Ise Large Packages Germ
f1nkfs .s.+..ss.....
&c Sack Table Salt .......l
4 Zoe Packages Spaghetti or
Noodlrs .........ss.. q.
= Packages sunmaid Seed
less haisins ....-..... :.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03

yards up on the hill. tho nat about
hundred yards. Elm 70 - right.
The third shell went "ovor" about
seventy five yards 90 the lsfi-nll
these shells falling IN the same line.
As ! turned from the entrance and
laid down on my bunk. I remarked,
Getting our range all straight line
two short and one over about time
10 plant one here And they did'
Not ten seconds after ( ieft that
doorway a HiHinch. hlFhaexpiosiye
shell dropped within one foot n
where ! had stood n doubled that
iron up Ike 20 much paper, the nose
Of the shell flew back and one buddy
Seattle boy. tool never knew what
got him. Another had both legs and
an arm Bpllntered another fragment
scared a line across the forehead Of
q fellow named Thatcher
As for mo. Il lifted me out OF my
bunk ana doponited me neatly on the
fellow who had occupied the space
below, but who arrived on tho floor
"a flash before I did In the spot
which should have been reserved
for me
A couple ~ bearers from
tho field hospital came down IN q
hurry and carried the other fellows
away. The fellow ! landed on. one
Emilio Barrera. and my self. were
the only ones IN tho place uninjured.
and tho strange part Of II was that
We were actually, by some two feet
closer 10 that shell than any OF the
others. Barrcra never smoked. but
when Immediately lighted n flag. q"
/ handed him the package and the
first words he said were. Yes. guess
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03
Hughes Orders All
Offices to Close

WAsHINGTON. Aug 1.-The
United States government today
closed ~ doors out Or respect 10
me memory Or President Harding.
After n consultation between sec
rotary Hughes and Postmaster Gen.
emi New. the only tgo members Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03

Pugcs sound waters weN notified
by the barber and naval radio sta.
tons Thursday evening and were
proceeding with lowered flags as a
mark OF mourning FOR The dead ex.
ecutiyc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-03

Nct Tar a, sea Friday morning and
al vessels in government service
were flying their flaes at half mast.
An navy aud coast guard vessels
far ont in the Pacific nn, ,