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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
"5O,OOO CLUB" OFFER OF
 8 FINE AUTOMOBILES TAKES CITY BY STORM
Age-Herald's Liberal Plan Of Conducting Automobile Circulation Campaign Strikes Popular Fancy-Uni- versal Interest Shown In Opportunity Offered To Birmingham Men And Women

will attract persons who ordinarily would not be interested in a smaller or less liberal proposition. The Age Herald's "50,000 Club" is, however. SO staggering" so liberal and so compelling that few persons who do able to resist the temptation to enter the Club" and get a fine automobile free.
 See Ad For Details.
 The only thing necessary to start anyone as a member of the "50,o00 Club" and into the race for the eight automobiles is to fill out and send in the entry blank which will be found in the big page announcement in this issue. This announcement also gives complete details, including interesting information.
 Anyone may enter himself, herself or a friend. The entry blank should be brought or mailed to the "50,000 Club" Age-Herald building, and after that the merry race for the eight automobiles begins. This is the fairest, squarest circulation cam paign ever inaugurated by news paper and it is simply impossible for anyone to lose anything by taking part. Quite the contrary Is true, for 1t is impossible for anyone to take
 
 time and effort. To begin with. no collection is required on the renewal subscriptions and they count just as much towards winning the cars as the new subscription orders. On the new subscription orders members are required to collect only the first months payment. s5 cents, and this same S5 cents they col lect is given back to the mem Der collecting it at the end of the campaign should they fail to win one of the eight automobiles. So you see, it is quite impossible for anyone to devote any time to the "5o.000 Club" without ample compen- sation.-
 Start Is Main Thing.
 The main thing to do right now Is to make the start If you are elfgi- ble, enter yourself today and start yourself on the high road to luxury and pleasure. It costs nothing and "50.0 Club" will be an asset to you ever after. The wonderful opportu- nity of owning a handsome automo- bile Is at hand. It may never come again You have everything to gain nothing to lose. So enter yourself as q member today. And if there is anything you want to know. don't hesitate to ask about it. Call up Main 4900 and ask for the 5000 Club" office and have your questions answered. Better than that why not call in person at the Club" of- flee. fifth floor Age-Herald building. and have chat with the Club" manager? He will be glad to give you any assistance possible. Address all communicate to Manager "5o.O0O Club Age-Herald, Birming- ham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
sUB-sTATIONs FAVORED

The Legislative recess committee on agriculture has definitely gone on record IS faYoring system of ag- ricultural substations for various sections of the state. The commit tee resumed its work after a recess Monday, and spent the day in divid- ing the state into groups in which the various counties will be placed according to soil types with an ex- pertinent sub-station contempla ted for each main soil type of the state.
 It was stated that the committee has not reached a decision as to the number of substations to be recommended to the legislature but is In favor of the plan for a series of such stations under direction of Auburn.
 The need of several agricultural substations has been urged owing to the wide diversity of soil types in Alabama. The fact that the sandy soil at Auburn cannot be used for experimental work with certain crops which grow only on the black prairie soils of the lime lands was one of the chief arguments used in the recent effort to have the Ala bama Polytechnic institute moved from Auburn.
 the committee on agriculture, an nc unced that Thursday at 10 o'clock has been fixed for public hearings before the committee on statutes regulation nursery and orchard de- velopment together with plant dis ease and insect control work.
 PROTESTS RATE INCREASE
 Dan s. Martin, representing the Republican Creosoting company of Mobile, appeared before the public service commission at an informal conference Monday to protest against the granting of the increase in creo- sote Gil rates from Birmingham to Mobile sought by the Louisville and Nashville railroad In a petition which the company has under advisement MT. Martin stated that the raise would result in discrimination against Mobile creosoting plants in favor of those of Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
ALABAMA LEADS NATION

Alabama leads the United States In social disease control work, is ahead of any other southern state in mala rial and hookworm control, and has more rabies than the other AT states put together, according to pr. Walter M. Brunei of New York, director of the medical department of the Amer ican Social Hygiene association, who was a visitor at the office of Dr. S. W. Welch Monday.
 Dr. Brunei, en route to the con- vention of the American Medical as- sociation in San Francisco, stated that Alabama has put into opera tion system for the control and reduction of social diseases which no other state has equaled, to say noth- ing of surpassing. Connecticut and New Jersey have recently undertaken to initiate Alabama with a system of free and cooperative clinics, but work in these states has not yet reached the point where it compares with Alabama, he stated.
 pr. Brunei stated further that Ala bama is "way ahead" of any other southern state in malaria and hook worm control. He mentioned that the Rockefeller international health board uses Alabama as a training ground for it's doctors who are to be sent to South America and Africa, and that today Covington county is used as a model where this training goes on.
 pr. Brunct's remarks were not all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
TUSCUMBIA REACHES
 GOAL IN CAMPAIGN
Nearly s3,000 Raised To Boost Ford
 Proposal

SHEFFIELD. Ala, June 11.-Tus- cumba also has gone over the top in subscriptions to the work of the Ten nessee River Improvement assoccia- tion, which is sponsoring the offer Of Henry Ford for the development Of Muscle Shoals. Tuscumbias quota for the remainder of the years work was placed at S2,500, but her citi- zens have already subscribed almost s3. 900 and there are yet many to be seen by the committee. James H.
 Palmer, known as Flea" Palmer in the Rotary club, is vice president of the Tennessee River Improvement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
ADMIRAL WRIGHT SEEKS RECORDS 0F CONFEDERATE NAVY
Wants To Secure Names Of Alabama Sea Fighters In
 '61-'64 From Oblivion

A. O. Wright. admiral of the Unit ed Confederate Veterans, Is still in Birmingham in connection with his work of securing the records of all those who saw service in the Con- federate navy Admiral Wright is making his headquarters at the Tut wiler hotel and will be glad to re- ceive any information concerning the men who served as sea fighters in '61-'64.
 Work of saving the Confederate sailors records was begun by Ad- miral Wright some time ago and he is now engaged in Alabama and par ticularly wishes to secure all the rec ords of Confederate sailors who live in this section of the state. If the sailor is dead his relatives are asked to communicate with Admiral Wright and send in the record. When fun records of the sailors who live in this section of the state have been se- cured Admiral Wright VIII go to oth- CT sections of the state. He has all ready been in several southern states and expects to finish this work in Alabama this year.
 A letter requesting a questionnair> or any information will reach him at the Tutwiler hotel or in care of the Department of Archives and His tory at Montgomery, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
SOLONS OUTING GUESTS

Members of the fish and game re- cess committee of the Alabama leg islature have been invited to be the guests of the association of Birming- ham fishermen at Oliver's lake Tuesday.
 President D. E. McLendon and other members of the city commission also have been invited to attend the out ing. but as the commission meets Tuesday. not all of them are ex- pected to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
SARTA|N IS ORDERED
 TO SUSPEND STANCIL
Sixth Alabama Department Employe
 Dropped During Investigation

 Willie P. Stancil of Jasper. federal prohibition agent. will be suspended from the service Tuesday morning, following receipt of a telegram from D. H. Blair. commissioner of internal trevenue. by Judge Charles NJ Sar- tain federal prohibition director for Alabama. Monday.
 Stancil will be suspended pending further investigation into charges preferred against him by c. L. Camp , bell. special agent from the intelli- gence unit of the internal revenue department.
 Stancil was arrested June on a complaint alleging that he had pre- sented false expense claims amount ing to $75.74. He waived preliminary hearing before United States Com missioner Kenneth c. Charlton and was bound over to await the action of the federal grand jury under s1 900 bond.
 The suspension of Stancil marks the sixth person to be suspended from the prohibition department pending further investigation. One of the federal agents was discharged and the chief clerk resigned. making eight members of the federal pr0f1i- bition department leaving the serv- ice since April.
 Just when the investigation, which began in March, will be concluded could not be determined.
  Japan imported 2.2s6.367 long tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

beer, 20 gallons of whisky and two men.
 In Shelby county, state, county and federal forces captured two 200 and two 300 gallon stills with $500 gal Ions of beer. A 40-gallon still and 200 gallons of beer were captured in Tal- ladega county, and in Marshall coun- ty, state and county officers and police of Albertville captured one 50 and one 40 gallon still. 4S0 gallons of beer. seven gallons of whisky and made two arrests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
MORE BOXES ORDERED

Complying with state law which requires a ballot box for every 300 voters in the state, the board of revenue today directed that the num- Der of boxes In the city of Mont gomery and suburbs be increased from 15 to 37. Nineteen of the addi- tional boxes will be placed within the city limits and three In Capitol Heights. a suburb.
 The board of revenue adopted a resolution urging the state highway committee to accept the lowest bid for the grave!ing of the Dublin Orion section of the Montgomery-Troy highway The bid of S151,794.6 which was the lowest. was made by L & L R. Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

complimentary. He mentioned that Alabama is not In the registration area, and was particularly critical of the state for doing no more to pre- vent rabies Lack of proper muzzling laws or lack of enforcement of such laws where they exist was held re- sponsible for the condition, and Dr. Brunei gave as his opinion that Ala bama has more rabies than all other states combined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
COMMISSIONS ISSUED

Commissions were issued Monday by s. H. Blan, secretary of state as follows: Robert Clark, precinct four, Mountain Home. and ". J. Thomas. precinct four, Newton, justice of the peace; Tom Evans, precinct four, Moulton, constable, and John D. Hig gions. notary public. Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS REPORTED

shelby and Lee counties were the scenes of successful raids by depu- ties of the state law enforcement department during the past week end. In Lee county, with assistance of county and federal deputies, Chief McAdory's men captured 1O0-gallon still, one 300-gallon still and one S0- gallon machine, with 3,<00 gallons of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
TO HEAR BEsToR PLEA

Hearing of the petition for commit tation of the death sentence of Nellie Bestor, Bibb county negro woman. will take place at the regular meet ing of the state board of pardons Tuesday. The woman Is charged with the murder of her husband un- der atrocious circumstances. She was sentenced to hang June s, but stay of sentence was received from the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
WAGED 0N
 PROPOSED RAISE FIN PHONE RATES.
-GreenviIIe Increase Petition Taken Under Advisement
 By Commission
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 ~Nv AGE-HERALD i, MOntRomeyy. Ala. June II

, MONTGOMERY, Ala, June H. I Strong oposition developed to the pe-
 tition of the Greenville Telephone -.exchange seeking raise In rates, .S which was heard before the Alabama e public service commission Monday. ' Mayor W. s. Blackwell and the city S council of Greenville sent a written 2 protest against the advance, In which 2. they were joined by a number of
 V other citizens of Greenville.
 = The commission heard the case and look it under advisement. The in- sserease sought is from s3 to S3.75 on business phones, from s2.50 to $3.25 on business duplex lines. from g to $2.30 on residence special and from S1.50 to B on residence duplex lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

About l1.5 per cent of the popula- ton of Palestine are Christians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

Swedish Match company owns 50,- 900 acres of forests from which matchwood is obtained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

Japan imported 2.2s6,367 long tons of steel last year. more than during the previous three years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
spoke MOmons the Mormon Temple

to which / went / found at least two
or three thousand people, according TO
the size of my place of lecture, quick
ly and ardently responsive to the ides
that America and Great Britain, act
ing together might life the world out
of its ruined state and lead civilizd
ton TO a higher plane. In city clubs
private dinner parties, drawing room
meetings, 1 found great numbers OF
people desperately anxious about the
responsibility of the United States to
ward European nations. eager TO do
the right thing, though doubtful what
to do, poignantly DESTROYS of getting
some lead higher than that of self-in-
terest Though not conflicting with
it,. and with a generous warm-hearted
sympathy for the British folk. Doubt
less these groups were insignificant IN
numbers 20 the mass of citizens with
whom never came in touch, among
whom there was an old strain of sus-
picion and hostility to England, and
all sorts of currents of prejudice, i'll
will, hatred, even, among Irish, Ger
man, and. foreign stocks. in addition
to the narrow nationalism, the vulgar
selfishness of many others. That is
true; but the people 1 met, and to
whom lectured. were the intelli
gentsia, the leaders of social life, anu
business life. the wives. mothers anG
daughters Of the Heading citizens. '
the arbiters and. to some extent, the
creators of public opinion. Their
hopes. ideals. visions. must, sooner or
later. be reflected in national tenden-
cies and acts. Only blind observers
would now say thatsthe United States
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has not revealed in recent acts and
influence that broadening of outlook
which l perceived at work below the
surface in 1921. and did something
perhaps-pot much--to help, by .
simple and truthful report of facts
from this side Of the world.
In the United States / had. strange
as it may seem, a certain authority as
an economic expert! This may sur
prise my intimate friends, and most of
all my wife. who knows that 1 have
never been able to count my change,
that l have not as much head for
figures as a newborn lamb, and that l
have never succeeded in making out
list of expenses for journalistic work
without gross errors, which have put
me abominably out of pocket. Yet
many of the greatest financiers in the
United Statesmen like the brothers
Warburg and Mr.. Mitchell of the Ma
tional City Bank-invited me to ad-
dress them on the economic situation
in Europe, and agreed with my argu-
ments and conclusions. l remember
one dinner at which j expounded my
views on that subject to 10 less than
sixty of the leading financial experts
in New York, afterward being subject
ed to a fire of questions which, TO my
own amazement, / was able to answer
The truth is, as I quickly perceived,
that a few very simple laws underlie
the whole complicated system of inter
national trade and finance. As long as
enc held on to those laws, which l did
like grim death, one could not go
wrong in ones analysis of the Euro
pean situation, and all facts and fig
ures adjusted themselves to these e.
mentary principles.
Money, for example, is only a symbol
for the reality of values behind tin
grain, cattle, mineral wealth, labor
and credit.
When paper money is issued in adj
vance of nations real value, it is
merely promissory note or future in
dustry and production.
France, Germany and most Euro
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French danger. Ny argument was for
economic cooperation between the
peoples of Europe, as the only means
ofsaving that civilization, with de
mobilization of hatreds as well as
armies, and a new brotherhood of
peoples after the agony and folly OF
the war. t..
I risked my popularity with the
American people in making speeches
like that. 1 could have got easy ap-
plause by calling upon the old god of
vengeance against the Germans. for
at that time in the United States there
was less forgiveness than in England
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pean nations were issuing vast guam
titles of these promissory notes which
were not supported, for the most part,
by actual wealth.
The prosperity of a country like
Germany increased the prosperity of
all other countries. Its poverty would
lead to less prosperity in all other
countries.
Commercial prosperity depends upon
the interchange of goods between one
country and another, and not upon the
possession of money tokens. And SO
on.
By keeping these facts firmly in my
mind, l was able to keep a straight
line Of common sense in the wild laby-
rinth of our European problems. But
had also seen the actual life and
conditions of many countries of Eu-
rope, and could tell what 1 had seen
in a simple, straight way to the BUSH
ness men of the United States. 1t was
what they wanted to know, beyond all
other things, and l think they believed
my accounts more than those of more
men, because / was not a
government official, or propagandist,
but a simple reporter, without an ak
to grind, and an eyewitness of the con-
ditions l described.
Among the men who asked me to tell
them a few things they wanted to
know, or the things they knew better
than / did but wanted to discuss, was
Herbert Hoover, for whom | have the
deepest admiration and respect, like all
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lutte conviction, that Germany wouli
be unable. after the exhaustion Of war
to pay the enormous indemnities de-
manded by the peace of Versailles, and
that If Germany were thrust into the
mire and went the way of Austria,
Europe would not recover from finan
cial ruin. At the same time / pointed
out. the rights and justice of France,
and gave her view fairly and gener-
ously. as I was bound to do, because
of my illimitable admiration of Frenca
heroism. my enormous pity for French
sacrifice. my certain knowledge OF
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editor. 1t was a message of affection
and esteem for the nation which, he
said, all Americans of the old school
regarded still as the Mother Country
a generous and almost dangerous thing
to be said by President of the United
States. 3:
A tall, heavy, handsome man, with
white hair and ruddy face, the new
President seemed to me .kind-hesrted,
honest and well-meaning, without any
great gifts of genius or, leadership,
and little timid of the enormous re-
sponsibility that had come to him. ! A
year later / saw him again, and had
the honor of introducing my son Tony.
He was surprised that 1 had a son of
that height and age, and it reminded
him instantly of an anecdote referring
to Chief Justice White and a little
lawyer who introduced tall, husky
son to him. "Ah,", said the Chief
Justice, "a block of the old chip, 1
see!v -
1t was due to my friend Mellett
again that / had the opportunity, and
very extraordinary honor, for for
eign journalist, of giving evidence be,
fore the House Committee on Naval
Disarmament. 1t was committee APP
pointed to report on the possibility of
calling the Washington conference. l
was summoned TO give evidence il
Congress without any time to prepare
notes or a speech, and when / TOOK
my place like mouse in a hole in the
center Of a horseshoe Of raised seats
occupied by about % members Of the
committee. i was in a state of high
tension which / masked by supreme
effort of nerve control. For l was, tc
some extent, speaking not only on be
half OF Great Britain, and taking upon
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After preliminary statement last
ing ten minutes or so, to which the
committee listened in absolute silence,
1 was closely and shrewdly cross-ex-
amined by various members, and had
to answer very difficult and searching
questions. 1t was one of my lucky
mornings, 1 came through the ordea'
better than I could have hoped. 1 was
warmly congratulated afterward BY
members of the British embassy, who
told me I had said the right things,
and 1 honestly believe I did tiny
bit of good to England and the word
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that day. The New York Times and
other papers published my address ver-
batim, and it went on the records of
Congress. Anyhow, it did no harms
and 1 was thankful enough for that
Z Ny lectures on the second visit had
nothing to do with the war, except in
its effects, and 1 spoke, entirely on thu
subject. Of European conditions, al
ways with a strong plea to the United
States to come in boldly and throw
her moral and economic influence on
the side of international peace and re
construction. From the very first |
took the line, which held with abso.
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of Of
BY SIR PHILIP GIBBS

for all the evil and suffering caused
by Germany, less intolerance of ''pac
lists" as much brutality in the average
mob. But though I aroused some sus-
picion. some hostility, on the who.e
American audiences listened to my ar
gument with wonderful enthusiasm
and generosity.
i saw a distinct change of opinion
after my first visit Il am not pre-
tending that had ANYTHING to do
with it,, in favor of closer friendship
with Great Britain ana economic CO.
operation with Europe. In every city
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myself the responsibility of expressing
the views of my own people, but on
behalf of all idealists in all nations
who looked to the United States for
leadership in the way of international
peace. 1 knew that must be right
in my facts and figures. that 1 must
say. nothing that could give offense to
the United States, and nothing that
would seem like disloyalty to Eng
land, while telling the truth, as far as
I knew it. without reserve, regarding
EnglanPs naval and military burdens,
the dangers existing in Europe. and
the sentiment of the British people. !.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-05-09
FL AcuERDo CON MEXICO

WASHINGTON Tanto en- los circu
los ohciales como diplomaticos de
aqui Sc hicieron concentrates favora
b1es al restablecirniento en- perspecti-
va de las relaciones entire los Estados
Unidos u Mejico. al saberse que los dos
gobiernos habian convenido en- nom.
brar comisiones que Sc reunan en- Ia
capital de Mejico para sentar las ba-
ses para la solucion de las diferencias
Sc cree que estai negeciacion termine
en- I'm acuerdo y que ambos gobiernos
tienen buenas razones para Greer antes
de dar este paso, que sus ~negociacio
nes tendran exito.
No Sc ha 6jado todavia fecha para
Ia reunion de los comisionados, perc
Sc cree que comenzaran las negociacio
mes dentro de dos semanass En- todc
case, no Sc perdera tempo en- dar co
mienzo la importante tarea. FL item
po que requieran las negociaciones y