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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ALLEN ESTES DIES

Allen Estes. a well known citizen of South Lowell, died of pneumonia. Friday morning. The deceased was about 70 years of age and is sur oived by his wife, several sons and daughters. Interment will take place at the Powell cemetery Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ARMY nRIYE ON

With $1.5o0 still to be raised in the Salvation Army drive, the teams are making their final efforts of the week Friday. Saturday morning the
 high school girls of the city will p,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
BARNS BURN

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, March 3o.-- (Spe cial. )-Barns On the farms of Will Jordan in Maysvlle precient and Perry Craft three miles north of Huntsville were destroyed by fire early yesterday The building and contents of each was a total loss. each loss being estimated at s3,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
BIsHOP.sINGLEToN

Miss Edith Bishop of Fort Deposit and MT. J. Archie Singleton of this city were quietly married at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bishop, Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
CARS COLLIDE

A serious automobile accident was narrowly averted late Thursday when cars said to have been driven by Dr. Ben Newton and .irs. John Thompson collided on Sixth avenue, south. The machines were considerable damaged but no one was hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
FARMERS BORROWED MONEY

The Huntsville farm loan bureau is receiving many applications from farm owners for loans on their lands and they are being acted on as rapidly as possible. Quite number of applications are for the maximum of S25.O9O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
RICHARDS-MATsON

Mir. and Mrs. George W. Watson of Childersburg, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ev- elyn, to Alvin Richards of Birming Tam, formerly of Columbiana, the wedding to be solemnized April 26 at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
TO ENTERTAIN RoYs

The High Y" boys club committee appointed sometime ago to aid in en- tertaining the older boys conference out plans for helpin.. the conference. Several committees. were named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
RATE CAsE POsTPONEn

At the request of the Gadsden chamber of commerce the public ser vice commission today postponed until May the sections requesting re- ductionl in rates on lumber and slaves. One of the cases was against all railroads entering Gadsden and sought lower rates on stave bolts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
FLOREY-WILsON

Miss Minnie Wilson and W. l. Florey of Vincent, were quietly mar ried Sunday afternoon at the resi- dence of Mir. and Mrs. R. W. Fucker of Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
NETUDOTsTS ELECT

The second quarterly conference of the Tuscumbia Methodist church elected the following delegates to the Florence district conference which convenes at Rogersville on Iuly '. J E. Johnson, II. L. Halsey,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ARGUE PORT UNEMPLOYMENT

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 30- Briefs continue to be filed in the office of clerk of the supreme court concerning the constitutonality of the Mobile port amendment. accord- ng to officials of the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
TAXI DRIVER EsCApEs

C. W. Sharpe, local taxi driver, escaped death unintured Friday aft ernoon when his car was struck by Southerdn switch engine at the Tenth street crossing of the Southern railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31

Excavation is being made for handsome residence on Religh ave aue which is to be erected by E C. Carter. Mir. Carter has sold his present home to Louis Howle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31

teams on the street from S.30 a. m. to 4:30 D. m., In big tag day demon stration, and they expect to augment the funds already raised by a consid- erable amount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ATTEND RIVER MEET

field, and Henry A. Cathey of Flor ence, left last night for Chattanooga to attend the annual meeting of the Tennessee River Improvement asso- Ciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
MRS. MERRILL HoNoRED

Mrs. Hugh D. Merrill of this city has been named a> one of 15 Alabama women and men to represent the state at the annual conference of state parks to be held at Turkeys S tRun park, Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
LOTS OF EGGS

The Huntsville produce market Is still glutted with eggs and the price is 20 cents retail if purchased from the producers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
Sows Reneved Faith ln Ford FoUoung Chattanooga Meet
TO ERECT HOME

w T. Farley. Mrs. E T. Hammerly Mrs r. w. Scruggs. Mrs. George Jenkins, Mrs J. s. Hunt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
kIwANIs CLUB LEADS

The Sheffield Kiwanis club is leading in an attendance contest among the kiwanis clubs of North Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
GLEE CLUB COMING
Concert Will Be Given In Greenville
 Opera House

GREENVILLE. Ala, March 30.@ Special .)-The Auburn Glee club will give a concert in Greenville at the Greenville opera house on the even ing of April ! in their annual spring tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ALABAMA DEATHS
.-H. zOLLIE wILkINsoN

GREtNVILLE, Ala, March 3o.- Special )-The funeral services of the late H. Collie Wilkinson of this city were conducted this Afternoon by his pastor, Dr. w. R. Bickerstaff, pas tor of the First Methodist church, as- sisted by Rev. II. R. Arnold, pastor of the First Baptist church. Interment followed at Magnolia cemetery. MT. Wilkinson died shortly before mid night last night after an illness of several months.
 He Is survived by three sons. Broughton Wilkinson, H. z. Wilkin- son and Ashford Edward Wilkinson, all Of Greenvllle. and one sister, Mrs Warren $. Horton of Columbus. Ga. besides large number of relatives in Gr'eenvilles Montgomery and other places in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
WANTS OYSTER PROTECTED

Thousands of bushels of the states finest oysters will be destroyed and a large section of the oyster beds will be made unfit for oyster production If the government carries out it's dredging project at Pass Aux Serons between Mobile Bay and Mississippi sound, according to I. T. Quinn, state commissioner of conservation.
 George Sprinkle. chief oyster in- spector, notified Commi ssioner Quinn several days ago that the project was in contemplation and Commissioner Quinn was advised by Major Earl North, district engineer at Mobile, that dredging work will be started April l, and that material from the channel would have to be deposited in one side of the channel regardless of the oyster bottoms.
 Commissioner Quinn appealed to Congressman Oliver today by wire to obtain a postponement of the order until an investigation could be made. He said he Is hopeful that the dredg- ing can be done without the des- truction of the oysters. The channel to be dredged is about two and one half miles in length and the oyster bottoms producing the states best oysters cover the entire distance,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
MARY LEIGH NEVILLE

GREENSBORO. Ala, March 30. Special. )-Funeral services for Mise Mary Leigh Neville, who was killed In Selma Wednesday,, took place Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the Methodist church in Greensboro. The pastor, Rev. B. c. Glenn, off clated. Miss Neville was assisting a Selma dentist with patient when a pistol dropped from the patients pocket was discharged, and Miss Neville was instantly killed. Her father, Nick Neville, is her only sur viving parent. but the aunt who raised her still lives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
MRS. ANGELINA JONES

GOODWATER, Ala, March So.-- Especial. )-Mrs. Angelina Jones, who died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Cunningham. at Taliadega, was brought here for burial Thursday Her pastor Dr. Ormatl, pastor of First Presbyter- ian church. Talladega conducted the burial services. assisted by Rev. c. H. Rodgers. pastor of Goodwater Presbyterian church, and Rev. Me Queen, pastor of Sylacauga Presby- terian church. Deceased was past 90 years at the time of her death. and was the widow of John Calvin Jones' Deceased and her husband assisted in organizing Goodwater Presbyterian church. She is survived by the following sons: Julins Jr. Jones of Rockford, T. H. Jones of Oneonta. W. w. Jones of Wetumpka, and Finn Jones of Clanton, also by following daughters. Mrs. Laura Mo Leod of Sylacauga. and Mrs. Matte Cunningham of Talladega, many grandchildren among whom are w. J. Mcleod of Sylacauga, and Walter Jones. Graham Jones and Mcdonald Jones. all of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
ROAD LOSES FIGHT T0 STOP MILLING
 RIGHT IN TRANSIT
Velvet Beans Will Continue to Enjoy Milling Rate-Quinn
 Wants 0ystersProtected
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-H ERALD Montgomery, Ala, March 30

The Louisville and Nashville rail- road will not be permitted accept commodity rates from the rule per- hitting milling in-transit privileges on velvet beans and kindred products under decision of the public service commission today.
 The railroads petition was denied following a hearing. Rates now in effect are higher than the statutory rates and the railroad proposed that the milling-in-transit privilege should not be permitted on rates which were in line with the statuate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31
BENJAMIN F. OWENS

HEFLIN, Ala. March 3O-(spccial.) Benjamin F. Owens, s2, pioneer citi- zen of Cleburne county, died at a san atorium in Atlanta Thursday night following an operation. He served throughout the Civil war in the Con federate army. His wife preceded him to the grave 20 years ago. lie Is survived by several children among them being J. A. l.. A., and F, P. owens anu Miss Minnie owens. ali of Heflin; Mrs. T. c. Hill of Talla- poosa, Ga, and NJ. F. Owens, Miami. Okla. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, but the burial will occur here this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-31

New clothes are much part of a boys Easter as Santa Claus and striped candy part of Christmas At Porter stocks are brimmng over with everything boy wears The best of quality, abundant variety moderate combines to make the purchase of the boys Easter wardrobe most pleas urable
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
Doughboys Laden Like Motor Trucks

a MEXICAN doughbOys going Into
A action in the World war amazed
the French by throwing away every
thing except fighting tools and strip
ping to their undershirts and breeches.
It's no wonder, for the heaviest laden
pack animal of the army is the dough-
boy himself. Inch for inch by size or
pound for pound Of his own weight the
buck private of infantry carries on his
back into battle double the burden
handled by horses or mules or motor
trucks. And he is expected to jog
cheerfully along through the ooze be-
side the road, leaving the good going
TO the gas and animal transport.
Army experts are racking their
brains for ways to cut down the dough-
boy's load. Exhaustive study has been
given to war experience for that pur-
pose. Through the American Legion
and similar organizations efforts have
oeen made to get the men who carried
the infantry packs in France to sug-
xest changes. But as yet it has been
possible, it was said at the War de-
oartment, to get only few ounces of
weight off the backs Of the trudging
Infantry.
Experts figure that the average load
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Commercial inquiries answered and
information gladly furnished without
cost. Address any firm above.
Cost Of Education in Colorado.

Denver.-The average annual cost OF
education per pupil in Colorado pub
lie schools, based upon average daily
attendance, is $129.98, according to
compilations made by the State Immi-
grafton Department for use in the
Colorado Year Book. The average cost
based upon total enrolment In the
schools is $91.16. These averages are
for the school year ending July 1, 1922,
and are calculated from data con-
tanned in the records Of the state SUI
perintendent Of public instruction.
They are based upon total expendi-
lures for school purposes for the year
and may include some expenditures
for permanent Improvements which are
not properly chargeable to the cost OF
education for the current year. Total
expenditures reported for the year
were $19,579,543.
Costs in Denver are above the aver
age for the state, being $102.25 and
$15626, respectively. Highest costs,
however, are found in rural districts,
where attendance is comparatively
small. In San Juan county for exam
pie, the average cost based upon at
tendance is $213.63, and In Saguache
county, where many Of the children
are transported long distances to
school, and where excellent facilities
are provided, the average cost based
upon attendance Is $228.44. In Park
county, where average attendance Ia
very low compared with enrolment
the average annual cost based upon at
tendance is $263.40, which is the high
est for any county. Total school ex-
penditures reported for the county,
however, are only $41,662.
The lowest average cost based upon
attendance reported Is for Baca cOun'
ty, being $41.67. Attendance In this
county is rather large compared with
the school population, which reduces
the average cost. Total expenditures
reported for the county are $142,64O
Conejos county ranks next to Baca,
with an average annual cost based up
on attendance Of $63.20. The percent
age of attendance here is low in CON-
parison with the total number of chill
dren of school age, perhaps because
of the very considerable number OF
Mexican children in the county. The
percentage of attendance based upon
enrolment, however, is comparatively
high.
Average costs or education per pu'
Dill has been advancing rather rapidly
in Colorado for the past few years, but
the increases for the past year were
not so great as for several previous
years.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
WASH i]0[((I[!5 / 7[I@H1E11
S1[1)I$[II[5!jE;jl III IS a|Ez
Veterans Bureau to Be Investigated

mOny with Gen. Hines, appointed by
President Harding to head the vet
Grams bureau, las far as it is pOssibl.
and consistent with a thorough inves-
tigatiOn of the serious charges thai
have been made against the operation
of the veterans bureau"
The senate directed the committee
ito investigate the leases and con,
tracts executed by the veterans bu
reau or the Treasury department, for
vocational schools and hospitals, and
for the purchase, rentals, and sales
Of real estate and supplies used or to
be used, directly or indirectly, by the
veterans bureau, and the matters and
conditions in the premises set forth,
and to report their findings, together
with recommendations for the i'm
provement of such conditions to the
next regular sessions of congress-"
1t is set forth in the preamble that
complaints are being made against al
legged delay by the bureau in the ad-
justment of claims for the relief of
disabled veterans, and that there has
been great and needless delay in the
construction of hospitals and in pro-
viding proper disqualification, as re-
suit Of which unnecessary suffering
exists.
Brig Gen. Frank T. Hines, the new
director, announces his hearty CO.
operation.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
Thinking Over the Presidents Protocol

revealed an unexpected unity among
the Republicans against action at that
time.
In voting down the King motion the
senate confirmed the judgment of the
foreign relations committee to the ef.
feet that the time remaining before
adjournment Of the present congress
was too short for the careful consider
alton which the protocol merited.
The irreconcilables, who have
viewed the protocol, in spite Of the
reservations suggested by Secretary of
State Hughes, as a device to take the
United States into the league of ma
tions through the back door," were
elated over the decision of the senate.
BY the time this question is reached
in the next session, they pointed out,
the country will be on the eve Of an
other presidential campaign, and they
are confident that another great and
solemn referendum" will show the
people as much opposed as ever to en-
tering European entanglements.
Both sides expect to do considerable
talking about the subject during the
adjournment, in the expectation that
public sentiment will manifest itself
strongly one way or the other and
force a showdown on international
policy.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06

the war Each of tLese was asked by
the graves registration service to
search it's records for a sale to an
officer with the initials 81. R. T."
Finally a dealer in Austin, Tex,
reported that Lieut. L. r. Thrall had
purchased such a uniform February s,
1918.
Back to France led the clue. The
records of the first air depot in
France were searched. They revealed
the fact that the officer had been at
tached to the Eleventh aero squadron.
Then it was comparatively easy to es-
tablish the fact that he had been
killed by the enemy while in flight
with Lieutenant Coates and had been
buried by the enemy.
SO now Lieut.. L. r. Thrall, "Un.
known" no longer sleeps with his
comrades in France.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06

Observation-Disclosures of waste,
w extravaganza, and mismanage-
ment in the veterans bureau will be
the subject Of a thorough inquiry this
summer, under the senate resOlu-
tion creating a special committee of
three members empowered with au-
thOrity to sit during the adjourn
ment Of congress.
The committee will be headed by
Senator Reed (Rep., Pa.), who won
the distinguished service medal as
major in the Three hundred and
eleventh field artillery in the World
war. The other members of the COM
mittee will be Senator Walsh Dem.,
Mass.), member of the special COM
mittee which investigated the treat
ment of disabled ex-service men last
year. and Senator Oddie Rep, New.
Senator Reed said the policy of the
committee would be to work In har-
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
American Flyer No Longer unknown"

NJ EARLY five years ago an airplane
y carrying two American officers
swept over the German position north
west Of Stenay on the Meuse river in
france, and crashed to earth behind
the enemy lines, both officers being
killed. They were buried by the Ger
mans.
After the armistice their graves
were found, one marked with the
name of Lieut.. Dana E. Coates, the
other with the legend Unknown"
The graves were opened that these
two might sleep with honored COM
rades in France, and the laundry
mark 81. R. T." was the only posi-
bility Of Identification found on the
Unknown" aside from the label on
his uniform, showing it to have been
made by a Rochester, N. Y, firm.
Through that slender clue, the War
department has announced the un-
known had been positively identified
as Lieut.. L. R. Thrall, who was
trained in the flying school at Austin,
Texas.
The problem of Identification was
solved in this way:
Application was made to the
Rochester firm. Yes, it had made the
Uniform. But it had made thousands
just like it and sold them to 300 re-
tail dealers over the country during
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06

for a foot soldier should not exceed 81
pounds. Yet under the present Organl
zatiOn tables, "NO. 8, rear rank" (the
automatic rifleman in the infantry
must stagger along under about 133
pounds when fully equipped.
The bulk of the dOughboy's load is
fighting equipment. What he carries
for his own bodily comfort has always
been stripped down to the absolute
minimum. Aside from his iron ra-
tions," his blanket, overcoat, extra
shoes, mess kit, canteen and his few
essential toilet articles, the weight the
infantryman packs has a grim pur
pose. The whole intricate business OF
war revolves around the dOughbOy ant
his rifle and bayonet.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06

DRESIDENT HARDINGS proposed
l. protocol will probably cause con-
siderable hard thinking between now
and December by members of con-
gress. Certainly 1t will be widely dis
cussed on platform and in the press.
The protocol submitted by President
Hardin. just before congress ad-
journed, making the United States
member Of the international court of
Justice under the league Of nations,
was definitely sidetacked until the
next congress meets.
By vote of "A TO 49 the senate re-
iected a motion offered by Senator
King (Dem., Utah) to proceed to the
consideration of his resolution to rati-
fy the protocol. The vote, with few
exceptions, was along party lines and
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
Babe Given Name Of Tut-Ankh-Amsn

st. Augustine, Fla.-A new and
modern angle on the stories of old
King "Tut" is found in the christen-
ing Of a small liking Of Egypt" born IN
st. Augustine to Mr.. and Mrs. Salem
MussaIlem, the baby being given ths
full name Of Tut-Ankh-AJnen. The
baby's father was born in Alexandria.
Egypt, and believing in reincarnation,
the old faith of the Egyptians, he has
named the boy for the great Pharaoh
whose tomb was recently discovered
near LuXOE
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
Automobile Damages Locomotive.

Omaha, Neb.-Charles G. Hacker OF
Council Bluffs, Ia, who sued the CHI
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Company for $4,15O, following a COLI
sion between his automobile truck and
a locomotive near York, Neb., was or
dered by District Court jury to pay
the railroad company 81 for damage to
the engine.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
100000 Roundhouse Fire.

Monet, Mo.-The Frisco roundhouse
and machine shops, together with sew
en- engines, one car of coal, tank car
of fuel oil and pumps to Frisco deep
wells were destroyed by fire at Mon
EFT with a loss estimated to be approx
imately $1,000,0O0.
The Winslow mail., 1923-04-06
Invite Women 70 Have Equal Voice.

Invite Women 10 Have Equal Voice.
Des Moines, Ia.-By an almost unan-
tmous vote, the Iowa Senate invited
the women Of Iowa to have equal voice
In the management of the party In that
state, throughout the organizations
from precinct committeeman to mem
bers Of the state central committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-29
SOLDIER BONUS
BOOSTERS OPEN
CONGRESS FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Soldier
bonus forces i'll congress today OPP
ened therr offensive for the fiVe-way
compensation bill.
World War veterans in the house
are directing the movement. TheY
predict the bonus, defeated in the
last congress when the senate up
held President Harding s veto, Will
"go over the top in the house iii
jig time. ,
The first move in the battle is to
force G. 0. p. leaders to call a
caucus to give the bonus the right
of way.
Once the bonus question comes up
in caucus, even opponents concede
the adoption of q program giving it
priority over other measures. Bonus
advocates claim so per cent of the
house is pledged for the bill.
They say a presidential veto can
be over-ridden. Representative
johnson of South Dakota has al
ready prepared the resolution to be
presented to the Republican caucus
1t would put the caucus on record
as favoring reporting the bonus bill
from the ways and means committee
on or before January 2l for immedl
ate consideration by the house. II
further declares that passage of the
bonus is not inconsistent with a ta>
reduction program.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-29
Royal Welcome
Given Haynes
By Local Elks

Still smiling, despite months Of
suffering, following an accident in
which he nearly lost his life in Los
Los Angeles last spring, Hugh f.
(Baldy) Haynes, arrived in this city
last night on the Los Angeles train,
and was welcomed home by delega-
tlon of local Elks.
The Elks took him to the Ell Cen
tro hospital for the night, and to-
day brought him down town for q
trip through the business center
Though still confined to wheel
chair, Haynes was happy as a young
ster as he acknowledged the greet
ings of friends on his way about
town.
Later in the day he held open
court at the Elks clubhouse, while
the Elks were making his permanent
quarters at tho Cocopah club com
Portable.
1t will still be several months be
fore Haynes will be able to get
around, the doctors state, but hi
doesn t mind it bit he states, a'
long as Ic car. pe with his friends
and the old gang at the Elks club.