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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
EXCEEDED HIS POWER
Secretary of the Navy Had No Right
 To Determine Rankings.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Secretary of the Navy did not have authority during the war to deter mine the corresponding grades and ratings of the coast guard and the navy, the supreme court held today In two cases brought by the gov- ernment to have reversed the de- cision of the court of claims set ting aside the secretary's ratings. The controversy reached the courts in proceedings begun by Bernard l.. Morgan, retired master at arms in the coast guard who returned to &C., tive service, and Will J. Allen, an en- listed yeoman in the coast guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
ORGANIZE NEW FIRM

CLEVELAND, O., March l2.-Or- ganisation of the Union Discount company to purchase assets of the Cleveland discount company will be projected In a letter to be mailed tomorrow to tho i8.00o stockholders of the Cleveland Discount company, which Is tn rsceivership, 1t was an- nounced today, The letter Is signed by nearly . hundred of the moro prominent and larger stockholders of the concern,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
OIL WORK Es KILLED

ELDORADO. Ark, March 12.-Carl D. Granger. oil field worker. was killed near here late last night when an oil derrick blown dcwn by high wind fell upon him. Many other der ricks were demolished and a heavy loss from damage to storage tanks and other buildings IS reported. So far as known there were no other casualties or serious Injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
ORDER WORKS CLOSED

PITTSBJ JRGH. March 12.-Donald Thompson of Pittsburg and J. W. Davis of Cleveland. receivers for the Shardon Pressed Steel company of Sharon, Pa, were today ordered by Judge Thompson in federal court .o close the works at once. About 400 men have been employed making automobile parts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
BATTLING TIMBER FUNGI
Quinn Calls On Forestry Station Tt
 Help Fight Pest

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 12- A letter has been forwarded to the national forestry station at Wash ington by Commissioner I. T. Quinn, head of the state department of con- servation, asking their aid in bat ting the fungus disease in this state which is said to be eating lumber. Several cases have been reported to Commissioner Quinn, 1t Is said, dur ing the last week from various parts of the state. Several homes will have to be torn down because of the new timber disease which has recently struck Alabama, it is stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
RENEW HOSTILITIEs.

MADRID, March i2.-An official communque reports renewed hostil- ities between the Spanish forces and the Moroccan rebels. Two gunboats reconnoiterng Sidi-Dris, exchanged artillery fire with Moroccan forces and Spanish aviators bombed the rebel forces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
FARM BILL PASSES
Tennessee Legislature Aids Agricul-
 ture And Labor Unions

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 12.-By large majorities the state senate to- day passed the landlords crop lien and credit unions bills. The first named bill was designed to protect land owners from impositions by tenants, while the latter measure authorized credit unions to protect workingmen from loan sharks.
 The senate refused to follow the recent example of the lower house and table before third reading the bill calling for referendum on the proposed s75,000000 bond issue for a state roads system. The bill was passed on second reading and re- ferred to the highway committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
NEWSPAPER PLANT BURNS

CLARkSVILLE, Tenn, March 12.- Leaf Chronicle building. causing an estimated loss of $100,000. Much of the papers paper stock and equip ment was ruined. The Moose lodge, occupying rooms in the building, suf- fered heavy loss. Two additional structures were damaged. The Leaf Chronicle issued its paper today with the aid of the Hopkinsville, Ky. New Era plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
FRATERNAL HEAD DIES

Rufus E. Johnson, 43, grand stand ard bearer of the grand encamp- ment, Knights Templar of North Car olina. died here this afternoon, death resulting from a stroke of paralysis, suffered while attending Masonic meeting three weeks ago. MT. John son had been promin inent in fraternal circles for 20 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13

below which 1t would be absolutely impossible for the British empire to allow it's naval strength to descend
 The first lord believed the House would agree that even at time of the most profound peace it would be impossible for Great Britain to be obviously and demonstrably inferior to any other power, however friendly.
 The admiralty, he said, had under taken grave responsibility in re- ducing gratuitously to a dangerous minimum before the Washington treaty had been ratified by all the signatories, and he hoped that this earnest of Great Britain's good will would prove a determining factor in securing not only ratification but full and effective execution of the treaty by all concerned.
 Points To Other Nations.
 The first lord pointed out that neither the United States nor Japan had reduced the personnel of their navies on such a large scale as Great Britain, and until Great Britain's two new battleships were completed four years hence she would possess only one post -Jutland ship, the Hood, as Against Americas three and Japan's two, while of ships over 30.000 tons against Americas 10 and Japan's six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
DEAF ASSOCIATION MEETS

President s. Matzner of the Mis- sissippi Association of the Deaf, whose residence is in this city,. an- nounces that the sixtieth annual convention of the association will be held in Jackson, August S-11. The convention will be held In the audi torium of the school for the deaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
JUDGE ARRESTED

NATCHITOCHES, La, March 12.- District Judge J. W. Jones of the circuit court was arrested here today on charge of shooting and wound ing Paul A. Ducournau. real estate agent, following a dispute over busi- ness affairs. He was released on a bond of s2,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
TIDE REFUSES T0 WAIT ON HARDING;
 BOAT ON SAND BAR
Presidents Florida Cruise Halted by Navigation TroubIeS-ProfessionaI
 Joins in Golf Game

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, March 12-The houseboat Pioneer, carrying President and Mrs. Harding and their Florida vacation party, en- countered all trials known to a pio- neer in steaming or rather in at tempting to steam down the Florida east coast channel.
 The boat, although drawing only four and half feet of water, proved to be just a little bit too big for the waterway she was attempting to pass through, especially at low tide, and the tide, it is well known, waits for no man-not even the President The result was that during the most of the day the vessel was either get ting on a sand bar, was on l sand bar or about to get off sand bar. To members of the party it seemed there always was a sand bar some where and when this afternoon re- lief to the voyagers was offered from the shore it was accepted gladly.
 The relief in the form of auto mobiles, waiting to take the -'resi- dent and other members of his larty to the links of the Fort Lauderdale Golf and Country club here, was preferred by delegation of Fort Lauderdale business men who dis covered the Pioneer stuck on sand bar above Bocaratone. about half way between Palm Beach and this place.
 Professional Plays.
 The President, former Director Dawes of the budget and Secretary Christian came ashore, and with Ed ward B. Mclean, the Presidents host, who came down from Palm Beach, and Leo Diegel the golf professional. came here for the daily game of golf. Diegel took the place in the Presidents foursome of Chairman Lasker of the shipping board, who is suffering from a bad case of sunburn.
 The troubles encountred by the Pio- neer today practically blasted the hopes of the party that Miami would be reached tomorrow. With high tide late this afternoon. the Pioneer made better time, but darkness soon nullified the advantages of the tide. The general belief tonight was that the Pioneer would not reach Miami before Wednesday and that the President would come ashore tomor- row for golf. either over the course here or over that at Hollywood, six miles south of here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
PLOT DISCLOSED

BUCHAREST, March 12.-Evidence has been adduced at the trial of seven Hungarians charged with plot ting to assassinate King Ferdinand that the Hungarian general staff was involved in the scheme in close rela tion with a Hungarian secret secre tary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
WOMAN MAY RUN

Miss Alma Hickman, teacher of English in the Mississippi Normal college, announced today that she will probably enter the race for rep resentative from Forest county in the state legislature. Miss Hickman said her formal announcement would probably be made next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
GET sso.ooo NORTH sCorCHs

NEW YORK. March 12.-ProhihI ton quarters were notified ofAA that burglars had bored their Vi through the brick wall of bondt warehouse on West Thirty-fourtn street and escaped with $So.eoo worth of Scotch whisky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
THREE KILLED

LEXANDRIA, La. March 12.-J. W. Blanchard, taXi-driver, and two negro women passengers were killed when their auto was smashed by backing freight train at crossing in OakGale. La. yesterday. it was learned here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
BOND ISSUE VOTED DOWN.

SHUBUTA, Miss, March 12.-The proposal to form 8 separate road dis trict of Beat No. l of Clarke coun- ty and issue bonds to the amount of $l25.0O0, has been voted down, and probabilities are that the ques- ton will be submitted with the proposed route of the highway changed to go via Stonewall and Enterprise and connect with the Pa chuta route at Enterprise or at Mayorhuff Springs, south of Basic City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
HEAD UT ENGLISH NAVY OPPOSED T0 GUT IN STRENGTH
Claims Great Britain Must Continue to Have Forces Equal to Any in
 World

LONDON, March 12-(By Asso- ciated Press)-The navy estimates for 192324 were presented in the House of Commons today by Lieu tenant Colonel Amery. first lord of the admiralty. The first respective strengths of the British, French and Japanese navies were compared, and the declaration of the admiralty in- cluded an emphatic restatement on the maintenance of a one-power standard of the irreducible minimum,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
AN HONEST CONFESSION
Admits He Wants Pay In Announcing Candidacy For Sheriff.
 (By Special Leased Wire)

STARkVILLE, Mss, March 12- Especial. )-"An honest confession is good for the soul" and evidently R. C. Bridges of Oktibbeha county believes 1t Is also good for candidates. An nouncing his candidacy for sheriff, he says: T am frank enough to say the salary of s6,00o per year Is first in the thoughts of R. c. Bridges, and the other six candidates, and to con vince you we are the one person to enjoy this salary at your hands,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13

After Colonel Amerys speech which was followed by brief debate. Philip Snowden's amendment urging the government to use it's influence to promote a world conference for con- sidering the extension of the princi- ples of the Washington limitation of armaments convention to all non- signatory states was rejected 240 to 153, no member of the government replying on the debate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
LOWER ARMY COST

LONDON, March 12.-(By Associat- cd Press. .)-The British army esti- mates for l923-24. made public today, provides for f52,ooO,O00 as against f62 30o,000 for the previous year-a saving of more than f10,000,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
2 SLEEK IS FREE AGAIN

Final Decree Of Divorce Is Given
 Valentino. LOS ANGELES,s March 12.-A final decree of divorce for Rodolph valen- tino, motion picture actor.- was en- tered in the Los Angeles county superior court today. 0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
BUYS 5-CENT HORSE
Constable Finds Ugly Animal Will
 He His.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, March 12.- When the auctioneer at a farm sale here several days ago banged his hammer and yelled "sold." Constable Charles E. Cushwa of this city found himself to be the purchaser of a horse for the grand sum of cents.
 The horse, also no longer attract i've, having had her hair burned off her back at fire, has served for several former owners usefully.
 It is not known what the opening hid was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
GOMPERS IMPROVED
Labor Federation Head Soon Will
 Leave Hospital

NEW YORK, March 12-Samuei Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, who has been seriously i'll with influenza at the Lenox Hill hospital, was reported as somewhat improved today Unless complications arise he will be able to leave the hospital this week. phy- sicians said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
TO CLEAN UP TOWN

The Greenville kiwanis club is now working out plans for city wide clean up campaign that will be in 2usurated here. All civic organiza- tions will be urged to take part in the campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
SEEKS STATE POSITION
Woman Will Enter Race For Repre-
 sentative In Legislature.

SpeC1H1 WHt1
 HATTIESBURG, Miss. March 12- (Special.)-F. B. Woodley. formerly of the schools of Hattiesburg, has announced that he will enter the race for superintendent of education of Mississippi. Two years ago Woodley resigned his position as superintend- ent of the local schools. having built the system of schools that Is acknoMl- edged to be unexcelled in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
CHAMBER DISSOLVED

SOFIA, Bulgaria. March 12-The Bulgarian chamber has been dis solved The dissolution followed dis agreements in Premier Stambouli- sky's agrarian majority between the extremists and the moderates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
WILLIAMS KILLED

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 12.-J. T. Williams was killed by railway train at Egypt this morning when he tried to cross the track in an au- tomobile. His body was brought to Savannah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
ASK "FAlR" RATE

Carriers Claim They Are Losing
 Money In Florida.
 ATLANTA, Ga. March 12.-A plea for rates in Florida that will not ruinously deplete carriers revenue in that section because of light traffic and an appeal for special considera- tion in the revision of rates for short line railroads were the features of today's session of the southern class rate hearing here before the inter- tate commerce commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
TO HOLD BAPTIST RALLY.
hfWahis Club Promotes Clean-Up
 Campaign At Grenville

UREEN WILLIE, MATCH 12.-(Spe- claL)-A Baptist rally will be held An Greenville at the First Baptist church on the afternoon and evening of Thursday March 22 of county wide scope. The principal speakers for the occasion will be Dr. c. B. Aren- dall of Troy and Dr. B. c. Hening of Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
RECEIPTS LARGER
Customs For New York Port Show
 Great Increase

Grent lncreASe
 NEW YORK, March 12.-Customs receipts for the port of New York for the fiscal year are averaging $1.O19,317.3l day, as compared with s714,663.17 for 192122, Henry c. Stuart, special >eputy collector, an- nounced today.
 II expect we will have total re- ceipts of $500, .OO0 by the end O. the fiscal year." he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
TO MAKE COTTON SURVEY
Hoover Assures Harris Census To Be
 Taken.

WASHINGTON, March 12. = Sec- retary Hoover today gave assurances to Senator Harris of Georgia that a survey of spinnable cotton on hand throughout the world on, July 31 of this year will be made by the census bureau and the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13

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 MANILA, March 12.-(By Associ- ated Press.)-Captain Peterozsky. commander of the Russian r. 'uFee ship .Bateria. shot and killed himselt aboard his vessel today. The .Y of lhis suicide is not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
WANT "A" GRADE NORMAL
Daphne Citizens Want School Raised
 To First Class

(By Special Leased Wirc)
 DAPHNE, Ala, March 12.-Ef- forts to have the state normal school here raised to A grade at the ad- journed session of the legislature are under way by the faculty of the school and the people of Baldwin county. A mass meeting of the peo- pie of this section will be called Tn the near future at which an appeal will be made for greater support for the school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
MONTREAL CHURCH HURNa

MONTREAL. March la, The Mountain Street Methodist Episcopal church was destroyed by fire today. Four firemen were injured, The ori- gin of the fire is not known,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
INSTALL ENTERPRISE LODGE

Enterprise Masonic lodge. No. 5S5, was constituted in that city Satur- day night by L. M. Cooper of Me ridian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
FARMERS IN DALLAS,
 DOWN TO HARD WORK
Expect To Raise Big Cotton Crop As
 We'll As Grain

SELMA, Ala, March 1a.-tSpecial) Agriculturally, Dallas county has brighter outlook this year than In some seasons past, with farmers hard at work preparing land and getting their fertilizer in anticipation or big planting season. While it is ad- mitted by John Blake, county agent, that farmers are getting ready to plant more cotton this year than last. it is also certain that larger corn acreage will be planted, as more seed corn is being sold than usual, says George Callen, produce and seed mer- chant.
 An index to the increased activity in agricultural lines is the mule mar ket here, and upon authority of John Blake, 1t Is said that between 2,OOO and 5000 mules have been sold this year, this being a 25 per cent increase over the number sold last year.
 Approach of the cooperative hog sale, which is scheduled for March 21, and will mark the fifth event of the kind in Dallas county, is another indication of progressive spirit here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
AWAIT TOWNER

SAN JUAN, P. R., March 12.-(By Associated Press 1.-The insular leg
 islature met today after a 30-day recess and took another recess until April 12 by which time Horace NJ. Towner, the newly appointed gover- nor is expected to reach San Juan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
Flashes Of Wire
ASK LOCAL OPTION

BERLIN, March 12.-(By Associat- ed Press.)-A petition to dispose of the prohibition question in Germany by local option has been submitted to the Reichstag by Dr. o. F. Melle, president of the Methodist Theolog ical Seminary at Franklin-on- Main. It is signed by 460.000 electors rep resenting 200 cities and towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
BISHOP SERIOUSLY ILL
He~d Of Episcopal Church In Criti-
 cal Condition

cal Condition
 ST. LOUIS, March 12.-The Rt. Rev. Daniel s. Futile, S6 years old, presid- Ing bishop of the Episcopal church in the United States, who has been i'll with grippe for a week, was reported to be in a, critical condi- ton today. He is said to be the oldest Episcopal bishop in the world,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
ACCIDENT VICTIMS RECOVER

Q. w. Pearson of Akron, O., pilot of the big Rumpler 300 horse power plane which crashed to earth at ) o'clock Sunday afternoon near the Range Line road, as it was taking off in the face of a stiff southwest wind, and was caught and twisted back to earth in side swipe, is in the Vaughn Memorial hospital with both ankles broken, a break in the bone of his right leg just above the ankle, badly bruised nose and right. and painful burns from gasoline all over his body, while his three passen- gers, Eugene Holton. 116 Church street: K. l.. Lott. 317 Lamar avenue, and William J. Jones, farmer of west Dallas, are all nursing minor bruises and wondering how they escaped with their lives. The accident was witnessed by numbers of persons.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-28
Make Use of Manure and
Then Grow Some Legume

Lands regularly cropped or those
with poor stand of grass are bound
to suffer through the loss Of organic
matter. They lose much Of their plant
food and the surface bakes hard after
every rain. The use Of manure Is es-
sential-either as animal manure or
green manure-but II Is mistaken
idea to think that manure alone will
most economically maintain fertility.
Manure is poorly balanced in plant
food elements, being particularly low
in phosphoric acid. Ordinary farm
manure contains about As pounds Of
phosphoric acid per ton while It con-
talns about ten pounds Of nitrogen
and ten pounds Of potash. When farm
manures are used II Is very desirable
to use some form of phosphate as a
reinforcing agent. This will increase
the fertilizing value of the manure
and prevent the loss Of ammonia from
the manure, due to fermentation.
Where legumes can be successfully
grown in the rotation and manures
are applied 1t should not he neces-
sary to apply high-priced heterogeneous
fertilizers to the crops except on the
light sandy soils where such applica-
tions will be profitable.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-28
PLANE sTEERED BY RADIO
Machine Guided Two Hundred and
Fifty Miles During Experiment
In France.

A number of experiments have been
made with radlo-controlled vessels and
airplanes, but one of the most success
full trials was that recently held In
France, when plane was driven 250
miles and steered the entire trip by
radio. The. indications were received
on an apparatus called the radio
gonlometer, which showed the air
planes position with relation to the
wireless station. This device enabled
the pilot to make the journey with an
error Of only 2 per cent In direction
on the outward flight and with entire
accuracy on the return.
+, One advantage of the apparatus, II
practicable, says the Los Angeles
Times, is the assistance 1t would lend
to night flying, branch of aviation
that Is receiving much attention just
now. The mail service Of the United
States intends starting schedule for
night-fying planes and hopes to speed
up the service to San Francisco by
night travel.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-28
Practice of Cleaning
Wheat Is Profitable
Experiments Conducted in
Minnesota and Dakotas.

The value of cleaning wheat at
threshing time Is once more demon.
strated In experiments conducted In
Minnesota and the Dakotas by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. Farmers cooperating in the ex-
periments with the most successful re-
cleaner gained an average Of 7.3 cents
per bushel on each bushel threshed.
Various types of cleaning machines
were operated In connection with
threshers.
The 7.3 cents gain per bushel In
cludes the higher price received for
the cleaned wheat, the value. Of the
screenings removed and used for feed.
and small saving In transportation.
No charge was made to cover the
operation of the recleaner, but 1t is
pointed out that IL a charge Of as
much as 2 cents per bushel had been
made, the gain wOlld have averaged
5.3 cents per bushel net.
The simple and efficient disc re-
cleaner designed by department tech
nologists received the hearty endorse
ment of spring wheat farmers be-
cause the new method not only gives
them premium for their wheat but
also permits them to make valuable
use Of their dockage which had previ-
ously been a total loss.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-28
EXECUTED FOR USING COAL
Under Edict Issued by Edward ] Of
England This Was Capital
Offense.

In 1906 King Edward / of England
issued proclamation making the use
of coal as fuel In London capital Of
fense. One case is on record where an
accused man was tried, found guilty Of
burning coal, condemned and promptly
executed.
The invisible, gaseous products of
the combustion of coal were early pro-
nounced detrimental to health and veg
citation. Resentment became intense
when ladies of rank. their faces made
falrer by liberal applications Of pow
der, underwent curious change Of
complexion whenever they sat near a
coal fire.
The nature OF the smoke and odor
from burning coal remained a mystery
until after the middle of the Seven
teenth century, when an alchemist de-
vised an ingenious process of heating
coal in the absence Of air. The liquor