davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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O O O 5,OOO,OOO Tons Stored.

On July 1. 1923. commercial con sumers had in storage approximately 45,000,000 net tons of soft coal, ac- cording to estimates by the survey. This was an increase over the revised figures of stocks on June 1 of 3.000,- GOO tons. Except in the month of Feb ruary, stocks have steadily risen since September l, 1922, and there is now in storage twice the quantity that was on hand on that date. No figure is available for July l.. 1922, but the supply July 1 this year was larger than on any date since the spring of 1922, when exceptionally heavy supplies had been accumulated in anticipation of the general strike of miners that was called on April 1, 1922.
 O o O
 World Production fin 1922.
 The figures in the following table indicate the total production of coal in the world during the years shown, and the percentage of the total pro- duced by the United States. Notwith- standing the five months strike in the United States, resulting in low cred production in this country, an increase in the total is indicated over 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
GRID sEAsON Opnys

ball teams started today their prao- tice for the long and hard schedule they have ahead of them. Although the coach has not Arrived as yet. the boys have gone right in and are going Rut for three hours practice daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
KELLEY VISITS GOODwATER

James A. Kelley, who was reared eight miles south of here, who is now residing in Birmingham, is visiting in GoOdWater
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
WAR CLOUDSHANG MENACINGLY OVER. ITALY AND GREECE
(Continued from rnre onel

Premier Mussolini remained at the Chigi palace Until a. m. conferring with foreign office officials, and general staff officers. The foreign office is keeping in constant touch With the embassies in London, Paris and Athens.
 Believe Greeks Resp0nsibIe.
 Belief is growing that the assas- slnations were instigated by the Greek government, through dissatis- faction with the decisions of the commission marking the frontier.
 An unconfirmed report is current that an Italian warship has been dis patched from Trieste to the Greek island of Korfu, directly across the channel from Santa Quaranta, Al bania.
 An official report of the assassI- nation, sent to the foreign office by Captain De Limperani, French mefn- Der of the commission, says that the massacre occurred Monday. The Italian delegation was about a mile ahead of the Italian party. As they passed through wood near Kakadia, thelr car was forced to halt by d large tree, which had been felled across the road. Peasants nearby heard a lengthy fusilade of shots ring out, as the assassins fired from ambush.
 By the time rescuers had reached the spot all the victims were dead. Major Corti was crumpled up in the rear seat of the car, bleeding pro- fusely. General Tellini had evident ly attempted to attack the murder CTS, for his body was found twenty yards distant from the car. The as- Sassins had fled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30

A heavy rain and windstorm struck Goodwater Tuesday afternoon and did considerable damage to corn. Part of the barn of A. D. Levie was blown down. The barn of N. H. Graham just east of town was struck by lightning and burned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
Italian Press AroGset

From information gathered on the sp@, the massacre resulted from the persistent campaign to defame Italy conducted by the Greek press" a high officiaf said. The moral and material responsibility falls on the Greek government. Newspapers bitterly attack Greece in leading editorials, the Messagero declaring:
 Tt was plainly a monstrous, coll lective political murder in the Asiatic style. It has no parallel in the history of civilized Europe, and offends humanity and civilization. The slaughter was not brought about by chance. It is not the re- suit of local fanaticism, but comes from the inspiration of Athens. Greece is directly responsible and must promptly account for the un- heard-of crime. Whatever steps Premier Mussolini has taken will be confidently followed by the country"
 Word has been received here that the bodies of the murdered officials have been brought to Janina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
WIITHDRAW FRENCH TROOPs

PARIS, August Electromagnetic for the withdrawal of the French troops of occupation in Constanu- nople, in consequence of Turkeys rat ification of the treaty of Lausanne are now under way, it was officially announced today. The French evacu- ation will be completed in about six weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
TO DISCUSS ASSASSINATION

PARIS, August 29.--It is announced that the conference of ambassadors will shortly discuss the assassination of the Italian mission on the Greco Albanian frontier. The assassination has created tremendous sensation here, and grave developments are feared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
Weekly Coal PToG1cfion.

The following table shows the weekly production of bituminous and anthracite coal in the United States since the beginning of July:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30

The total output of soft coal dur ing the first half of 1923, according to estimates of the geological survey, is shown below, together with com parable figures for other years:
 To,
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propaganda
pure and simple
you positively rOiH NOT haUe to pay any more for clothes this Fall than last.

We believe the good clothers of Birmingham have &n protected themselves and youl against price increase~ certainly Biach's has done so.
 The mills and manufacturers tried to pull this ~going up" stuff on us but they couldn't get away with 1t In fact tho majority of the smart merchants all over the country have stood pat and bought conservavely They their Fall
 stocks at reasonable cost and you'll continue to get your clothes at right prices.
 We admit there have been some advances In wool cotton and labor but these advances will not be passed on to a consumer if Blach's has anything to do with it. The quality of S25 to $40 suits and ovcrcoas f se4 in every equal and in some cases superior to those had last Fall Some of the finer goods of national fame do show slight advance but the man who pays $s0 to S7O for his suit doesn't care.
 Talk this matter with your cothcr Come to US and get the facts in the case Don't be alarmed by propaganda. "It don't mean anything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
UNITED STATES
ALABAMA

July June July 1923 1923 1929
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
BY VIM. A. McKeever,

DARENTS should scarcely
ever be disheartened at
- what seems a weak quality
in the physique or the mind. of
the child. For nearly every ele-
ment of weakness has a strong
point to offset it.
The child with dim vision usual
ly has keen hearing. Also the
converse is likely to be true.
The child which is slow to rea-
son may be quick to imagine, and
the one which is slow in language
may be apt in mathematics.
The boy who is dull in practical
ly all of the book subjects may be
almost a genius in some of the
shop crafts; and the one who is
backward in reciting orally may
be brilliant in his written inter-
pretations.
Here is statement which may
seem a bit startling: If you viii
test all the pupils of an ordinary
school on a list of assignments
containing as many handicraft
topics as there are book topics,
you will find the averages pretty
much the same.
II you will require that smart
boy, so called-that is, the ono
who excels in the texts-to pass
an examination in an equal variety
of the shop crafts and industries,
he will probably make a mediocre
average on all.
Many children go through school
with a reputation of being bright,
when as a matter of fact they are
bright only in spots. Many others
continue to have the reputation
of being dull when they are dull
only in spots.
Now, in order that children may
be taught to estimate fairly and
accurately their own abilities.
parents and teachers should be
careful to point out the compcnsa-
ton qualities in all.
Here Is the instance of man
now head of great Industrial
concern who was practically forced
to leave high school because of
his disoreditable showing in history
and language, None of his teach
ers seemed to discover his splendid
genius in mechanics and shop
work, much less to praise it,
Only today d mother came to
me complaining with tears that
her ten-year-old girl was much
below her mates in language and
arithmetic. 1 inquired for the
compensation quality. and found
this same backward girl'' to be
brilliant enough in needlework to
be considered worthy of teaching
all the others of her class in that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
TRY THESE
RECIPES
Stuffed Peppers.

Two eggs, one cupful canned
tomatoes, six medium-sized green
peppers, twelve soda crackers,
two medium slices smoked ham,
one very small onion, few sprigs
parsley, salt.
Parboil the ham, simmer five
minutes. Drain. reserving the liq-
uid, put the ham and soda crack
ers through a meat-ChOpper, mix
with the tomatoes and the eggs
we'll beaten Chop the onion and
the parsley very fine and add to
the mixture. Wash the peppers.
cut them in half lengthwise, and
remove the seeds. Fill the pep
per shells with the mixture and
place them in a shallow baking
dish, surrounded by the water in
which the ham was cooked. Bake
in twenty minutes in a 45O-degree
oven. This recipe will serve
twelve persons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
EVERY CHILD'S BRIGHT
IT'S UP TO PARENTS TO REALIZE THIS

excellent art. YES" said the
mother, "but she does not receive
any favorable notice for that"
And, yes, we may add. Why,
in the name Of good modern sense,
does this girl fail to receive due
recognition for her needlecraft
genius? Some one is at fault.
We have hitherto been inclined
to overrate mental achievements
in the school and to under-praise
skill and accomplishments in the
handicrafts; but the pendulum is
slowly swinging the other way.
When once we have learned
justice in evaluating school work,
the boy who turns out a finished
piece in the wood shop, at the end
of the term will receive equal
praise with the one who makes
an extra grade in history or Ian
guage.
The girl who can prepare a meal,
set a table or make a doll garment
in creditable manner deserves
equal praise with the girl who
can read well in public.
Fundamentally, our fault in all
the one-sidedness here objected to
is that Of overrating one good
thing and at the same time under.
rating another equally as good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
TELL THESE
AT DINNER

A beggar, while walking along
a street, met a VIGOROUSLY rich
man, and said:
Brother, please help a poor
man."
Brother" replied the rich man.
"Since when, may ask, have we
been brothers?"
Are we not all sons of Adam"
asked the beggar.
"Ah," said the rich man, Il
had not thought of that" And
he handed the beggar a penny.
The beggar. disappointed, said:
Surely, that's a very small
amount for a brother?"
"If all your brothers gave you
q penny" retorted the other,
you'd be the richest man in the
world"
The fancy work that most girls
like best is the weaving of re-
mances.
Experience may be a good tu-
tor, but the terms are always ex-
cessively high.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
The Fellow Who Says What He
Means.

Nh, I'm all for the fellow
who's CHEEKY, who Is light
~ hearted. jolly and gay; who
can make some one glad who was
dreary, who can brighten the
course of each day. am proud
Of the man who keeps seeking to
make life a bit better for all, of
the words of good cheer he is
speaking to the chap who might
stumble and fall. And I boost
for the boy who is scaling that
slippery ladder, success; who can
jest at the prospect Of failing,
who can cope with earth's strue-
gle and stress. But Of all folks
for whom I've a liking, I find my
affection most leans to the man
with one virtue that's striking,
the fellow who says what he
means! For there's so much ex-
travagant chatter, so much talk
that is only a bluff, that it's fine
to get down to plain patter and
to cut out the meaningless stuff.
So I never once ask: Whats
his station? Is he CARRIED in rich
broadcloth or jeans?" For I hold
he's a boon to his nation, so long
as he says what he means.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
By Ann LisIe,
Copyright. 1923, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

Copyright. 1928, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
//xY GU wouldn't just say
you'd found a way--to
bring Betty back-into
harmony with life again. STAN
mered Tony. jerking to his feet
and starting to pace up and down
the pretty sun-room, which is the
loveliest spot In Carlotta's big old
home. You'd have to-mean it."
''I do mean it," smiled. i've
found out for myself that--if idle
hands get into mischief, idle
brains-get into misery. II Betty
just sits around and thinks and
regrets and goes milling about
in a circle of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
she'll go out Of her head. That's
ALL"
Granted" said Tony. Now
what?"
First Of all, there's the ques-
ton Of living. Betty mustn't go
back to her big-and now empty
apartment"
''The housing question:! Tony
said dryly.
Precisely" replied as dryly.
Betty mustn't go home alone,
and she can't stay here
Tony interrupted me with Q
glance. It was so shrewd and
penetrating that it had the actual
effect of a traffic cops signal.
To 1t he added:
Observation-Disclosures"
AN OBEDIENT PERSON.
I'VE seem to be thinking along
parallel lines" I said with a GER
tain grim amusement that it
should be so. "Of course, there's
no question Of Virginia's wanting
Betty. I've an idea she'll come
sailing into town majestically the
minute she hears of your return.
And then shortly thereafter
she'll sail out again with Betty
slowed away safely under her
wing. Betty won't give Virginia
any-back talk. She'll just do as
told"
"She won't give anyone any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
By John Goodman.

E.AYO. But the fault isn't
yours. There is one
IN thing / cannot help
but say" he exclaimed bitterly,
sit is ill bearing a grudge against
the dead. But / wonder such a
man as William Tallbois was ever
allowed to walk the earth. All
this Indebtedness you have en-
dured, my dear one-you and who
knows how many others-was
caused by his sin. And still the
tragedy goes on; there seems no
end to 1t. / never thought 1 was
Vindictive. But no punishment
devised by God or man could be
too deep for such as he was"
Joan covered her face and
stared before her.
NO" she said, II cannot say
that"
He looked at her in surprise.
Have l said what l ought
not?" he said. Forgive me, I
was not myself. But surely, Joan.
even you, in your heart, cannot
feel forgiveness for him. There
are things past pardon"
Joan was silent.
For a WHILE" she said at last,
II felt as you do. Not for any
loss Of what might have been
mine, heaven forbid! But for the
way he treated my mother. The
mother that bore me. And yet"
She rose to her feet unsteadily.
Even now I cannot condemn.
For feel that do not know the
truth, Philip. Who am I that I
should judge? Let those without
sin cast the first stone"
Philip WINGED.
"Amen to that" he said.
There was a ring at the front
door bell. Neither of them no.
ticed it.
1.-THE truth-the facts" said
Joan in a breaking voice. Il feel
that these are still hidden from
me-"
We'll" he said quietly, I'VE
have to face facts now" A rap
sounded on the door. Yes
come in"
The maid entered with a pack
age on a tray.
"a gentleman left this, SIR"
she said. 1T was to be given
to you Immediately. He left no
name and did not wait"
mo manner" said Philip in sur
prise. The parcel was addressed
to him. What was he Ike?"
at was too dark to see, sir. A
very tall gentleman"
The maid went out. Philip cut
open the parcel. which was done
up securely In wrapper after
wrapper. He gave a cry of blank
establishment. A thick roll of
bank notes fell upon the table.
They were for 500 pounds each.
He counted them.
There are twenty thousand
pounds here" he said dazedly.
Joan wondering If she were
/ dreaming, came to his side and
picked up one of the notes. She
| stared at it with wide eyes.
Philip" she gasped. These
are the notes ] paid to that man
who threatened to make known
my fathers story. Z took the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02

This simple word, the term BY
which walters are addressed by
the hotels, was accompanied by
naughty look of overwhelming
superiority, which seemed to
sweep away everything extraor-
binary which the war had given
Martinez; his uniform, his -decora-
tons, and his glorious wounds.
For the Prince the officer no
longer existed; there remained
only the poor vagabond of a few
years before, wandering from one
hemisphere to another in quest
of bread.
boy" he repeated in a tone
that brought back all the class dis
tinctions and social gradations of
dead centuries, so that the man
whom he had accosted might real
ize the enormous separation be-
tween him and the man to whom
he deigned to give advice, "boy,
let's come to the point. And il /
were to order you not to return to
that house? And demand that"
He was unable to finish the SEN
tence. His threatening voice, harsh
in it's tone of command, reused the
indignation of the man in uniform.
To have faced death for three long
years among thousands of COM
rades who were now lying in the
ground; to have learned to set>little
store on life, as something proved
worthless at every moment on the
battlefield; to have stripped himself
forever, by dint of frightful adven-
lures and awful wounds, of that
fear. which the instinct of self-pres-
ervation puts in all beings, only to
the end that now, IN a pleasure re-
sort, at the door of the most luxuri-
Gus of gambling houses, a man,
rich and powerful, who. had never
done anything useful in his whole
life, should dare to threaten him!
you say that to met" he said,
stammering with rage. 'You give
orders to mev'
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1923. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was the Council of
Five Hundred oVerthrown?
2-When was the Fortnightly
Review first published?
3-When did the Red Cross be-
come affiliated with the United
States Government?
.4-When did the Spanish War
of Succession take place?
5-When did Benedict Arnold,
who tried to betray the American
Colonies, die?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02

n ga MARY little white in the cosy town.
V where everybody everybody
A!A a in New Mary's
cous whose bag Of platinum
fat with spending At the little white
mothc-ampe
all dewed and with packing Martha Mary
the field kiss her goodbye her small brother
both grinning and signaling
clothed her slim little figure
had made and little
lOh hat she had dreamed nghtsand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.


NELSON destroyed the French
fleet at anchor IN the harbor of
Abukir. August ~, 1898. This
is known as the Battle of the
Nile.
2-Acetylene gas was invented
by Edmund Davy, in 1886.
3-Providence, r. l., was found
ed by Roger Williams in 1886.
4-Brigham Young, Mormon
leader, died at Salt Lake City,
August 20, 1877. At his death he
had seventeen wives.
5-Fahrenheit introduced the
use of mercury in the thermome-
ter about 1714.
Copyright, 1928, King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
THE STRANGER A 6 5asi'!''
A STORY OF MYSTERY. LURE AND INTRIGUE


member them even now. Philip,
this is wonderful. What does it
meah?"
Philip was too dumbfounded to
answer. He searched eagerly
through the wrappers, seeking
some clue to the mystery. A
sense of joy and relief was dawn.
ing in him. too deep for words.
But there was nothing else in the
package save one half sheet of
notepaper, with seven words pen
printed on it in bold black CAPT.
tails:
ITO THAT RARA AVIS, AN
HONEST MAN"
CHAPTER LXVII.
1.-THE Rebel"
Behold in me-" said Mr.. Cal
Afghan, holding his glass of port to
the light with a critical air, "a
maker of history. How much,
my dear friends, do not Burke
and the press owe to me-obscure
though seem. For ten days our
charming young ward from
Salinas has enjoyed the semi-regaI
state of a peerless of England"
Il should rejoice the MORE"
said Vaille, IF / were quite sure
what we are going to get out of
it. A little cash gladdens the
eye, chief, especially after arduous
and somewhat risky labor. II
Kind hearts are more than coro-
nets, real money is more at
trHctive than either. Virtue for
II. own sake appeals to me very
little"
II am with you all the way, ex-
cellent Vaille," said Mr.. Callaghan
geniaIly.
How then, are we going to get
our price out of this little demon
or half-caste girl whom we have
pitchforked into Grosvenor Square?
She is not a second Joan Ayre.
You have never told US, Callag-
han, what hold it is you have
over her that will compel her to
pay up. How do you know she
Will not turn and rend us? For
her marriage to Drummond is by
no means a certainty"
should certainly like to see a
little money coming in" muir.
INJURED Theophilus Bell "Life-in
our professionals so uncertain. I
have feeling, chief, that, in the
vulgar phrase, We are not going
to click this time"
Mr.. Callaghan sighed.
so little faith, so much doubt.
in this age of ours. thought
l had deserved better Of YOU. nv
friends. Have / ever in the his.
tory of this firm let you down
YETI" He reached inside his
Voluminous coat pocket and pro-
duced pile of clean new Bank
of England notes. They totaled
exactly 10000.
What an inexhaustible we'll ia
the Knayth estate" he said,
What an admirable thing is a
million in sound investments,
Given brains and enterprise, who
need be poor? Gentlemen, I de-
clare an interim dividend of
f2,OOO each. The odd $4,000 I re.
tain for myself as usual. The
laborer Is worthy of his hire"
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
copyright. 1928. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
WHO SAID TT.
AND WHERE?
"The beginning of the end"

"The beginning Of the end"
This popular phrase, found In
collections of French ep1grams, Is
ascribed to the French statesman,
Talleyrand yQ754-1S3S), who Is sup
posed to have used 1t during a
political crisis.
What You are pleased to call
your mind"
Lord Westbury Q800-1S73), an
able English Judge, told a POM
pous solicitor to turn a decision
over again in what you are
pleased to call your mind"
Dead Oh the field of honor"
Was the answer to the name
of each dead soldier of the resi-
ment La Tour d'Auvergne given
at the roll call of his regiment
after his death.
'Who to himself is law, No law
deth need"
The well disciplined man needs
no watching, so George Chapman
Q557-1634 says in Busy
d'Ambois."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
This Day IN History

Selkirk, supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe, on
Juan Fernandez, in 1708. Left from the ship Cirque
Parts he remained the island than four years
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hal drawn In looping
And OH when Martha Mary white
weekone little week
changed! mother MISUNDERSTANDING
that this
that night" the
the
white pebbed bit
NELL BRLNKLEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02

AN ABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFE
Anne Proposes That Betty Go to Dream
void and Comes Close tc Telling Tony
of CarIotta's Feeling Toward Him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02
An Engrossing Story of Life and Love
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
tons From a Master Pen.

This famous story has been
created into q superlative motion
picture by Cosmopolitan Produc.
lion direction of Alan Crosland.
twill be released Ne q Para
mount picture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-02

rTIS surprise made it diff
cult for him to answer the
AA attack. He began rather