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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23

40A4 14In DE ~. w MAIN A1O0.
HE Bought a Peerless
If you are looking for a good high
grade used car with honest value,
we can supply the same.
Very easy terms
1922 Cadillac 5-Pass. Touring.
1922 Jordan 7-Pass. Touring.
1922 Kissel 5-Pass. Sedan.
1921 Peerless 7-Pass. Limousine.
1921 Cadillac 4-Pass. Coupe.
1921 Stutz 5-Pass. Touring.
1921 Haynes 5-Pass. Tour. (Sport)
1921 Stutz 4-Pass. Coupe.
1921 Chandler 7-Pass. Touring.
1921 Mercer Roadster.
1921 Ford Coupe.
1920 Peerless 7-Pass. Touring.
1920 Peerless 4-Pass. Roadster.
1920 Peerless 4-Pass. Coupe.
1920 Peerless 7-Pass. Sedan.
1919 Oldsmobile (8) 7-Pass. Tour.
1920 Hudson 5-Pass. Sedan.
1918 White 4-Pass. Touring.
1918 WHY'S (6) 4-Pass. Roadster.
Open Evenings and Sunday.
PEERLESS MOTOR co.
14th & P SITS. N. w. Main sQ77
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23
GROOM BUNGALOW
I'm LYON PARK

Lyon Park Ogflcs. Phone Clerenoon 4s1:
WEST WOODBRIDGE, d. C.-Re&dy for
inspection: 2s01-3-5 18th ct. ~. e.: .
large Groom houses, with ami: large
will stand the test. See them Sunday.
Representative on premises. y. y.
Holmes. 1901 r. I. ave. ne. Phi. ~. 1912.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23
AUCTION eALEs
THOMAS BOWLING & CO.,
AIJCTIONEERS.

1115 Eye st. N. w.
SALE Of personai effects and household
goods for storage charges. Notice Is
hereby given that on Saturday, May 5,
1923. at 10 o'clock q. m, there will be
sold at Public Auction. In front Of the
United States Storage Company.s ware
house 418.420 10th 81. N. W.. Washing-
ton. D. c., 70 enforce liens for storage
charges etc, due and unpaid. ali goods.
furniture, pianos. china, glassware books.
pictures, retrigerhtors. beds. bureaus
boxes and cofttents, trunks and contents
nousehold and personal effects on stor-
are with the United States Storage Gem
pany In the names of L. q. Allen, Har-
old Fray, Lieut.. Fredsrick Gilmours Eds
ward Jones, Mra and Mrs. Irving Lawson.
J. s. Simmons or Sinons, Harry e. Spaf-
ford Beatrice Thornton. Robert I. TilIer
" w. MOTT, eecretary.
United States Storage Co.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23

REAL ESTATE WANTED.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23
FINANCIAL

TOR SALE-24-room house, newly pa
pered, furnished. ami, facing circle
cash and monthly payment. Box 2O5,
Times Herald
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMOBTLEa FOR SAVE

AUTO for sale: S275 BUYS 1920 5-pags.
Dixie Flyer: run 10000 miles: excel
lent car for quick turnover by auto
, mechanic Col 1924 Ant 4O4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-23

WILL sell wholesale business at a sacri-
flee. Established Virginia and Mary
And route. Sell for price OF stock,
e406.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
OUR REPORTER SAYS THIS TALE IS TRUE; BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Whether the rat had loaded up on moonshine similar to the brand given by Kansas City police to & rodent a few weeks ago to make him belIf- cose, is not known; but 8 Birming- nam rat licked the all-fired tar out of an alley cat Monday morning in Fourth alley near Twenty first street.
 A number of people, shortly after sunrise, were attracted by squawks repeated with a frequency and volume that suggested the part given the plccolo In Hands Across the Sea- and went to learn what all the ninth position narmonles were about.
 Out in the middle of the alley the cat crouehed, one of these high shouldered, slab sided rangy felines, and facing him with evidently no thought of retreat was rodent, rampant" with chisel teeth barred Then they mixed. The rat rushed, slashed at the cats throat and with such an impact that he butted the eat two feet to one side. Again they came together and though the cat got several fingers full of fur he failed to get anything else
 Bewildered, the cat crouched to contemplate the unusual adversary and as the feline sat down the rat whisl1ed to one side, entered a drain opening and left the cat possessor of the field of action, but still with breakfast to be supplied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
HEALTH BILL COMES
 BEFORE WOMEN
Decisions To Be Made Tuesday As
 To Attitude On Measures

Unfinished business of keen inter- est awaits the special call meeting of the executive committee of the Jefferson county League of Women Voters at their headquarters in the Hillman hotel at II o'clock Tuesday morning. At last Fridays meeting, the bill which seeks to give the board of health the control of money set aside for it's use was discussed at some length by pr. H. s. Ward, but, although argument pro and con waxed hot, no decision was reached as to the attitude the league should take upon this measure and 1t was carried over until the meeting Tues day morning.
 Another bill to be brought up for discussion Tuesday morning is that being sponsored by Judge $. D. Murphy to estab blish a domestic rela- tions court. At the meeting Friday a. majority of the members present declared themselves in favor of certain clauses of the bill. When this bill comes up TOT discussion Tuesday, 1t is thought that certain parts will be approved.
 Other matters to be brought up for discussion Tuesday are the jitney controversy, several legislative mat ters now pending and the three and one-half mill tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
CITY ID COLLECT
 S2O0,O0O DUE BY SELLING PROPERTY
Comptroller Compiling List Of Street Assessment
 DeIinquentS

Over S2O0,00 remains owing to the city of Birmingham on street improvement assessments that have not been paid and for the past sew eral days there has been noted a perceptible falling off in the pay ment of these delinquent assess ments. clerical workers in the city hall said Monday.
 Recently, as published several times, the city authorized H. M. ray Tor, city comptroller, to take action in the matter of these delinquents by selling the property at auction to the highest bidder for cash and imposing an additional 15 per cent for costs.
 Monday Mir. Taylor had this list in course of compilation. He started 1t & week ago, but so many persons came in to settle, he thought the collection could be made without further trouble to the owners, but in the past few days delinquents have, in the majority of cases, merely called to ask how much they are in arrears, and have made no effort to settle.
 was stated Monday morning. less than s60, 900 of the quarter of a mll- lion or more owed.
 Most of the money owed the city is represented in bonds on which the city is paying eight per cent inter- est. but this additional charge will be added to the bill the delinquent property wner must pay.
 At the commission meeting Tues day bonds for street improvements to the amount of S540O0 will be burned. The bonds were assembled and checked in the comptrollers or flee Monday and are now ready for turning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
ON GROUND
 F0R GARBAGE J0B
Dickson To Stand Pat On Equipment Until Survey
 Is Completed

I. g. Osborn, sanitary engineer, of Cleveland, O., Is in Birmingham and has begun preliminary work on the survey of Birmingham in regard to the best and most economical method of disposing of the city's garbage.
 Monday morning MT. Osborn was in conference with Commissioner w. E. Dickson, who outlined to him what the city desires. Later MT. Os- born was taken about the city by A. J. Hawkins, city engineer.
 Mir Osborn will spend some time in scanning of municipal records and data on garbage handling as 1t has been done in the past, and later will organize Q crew of men to make the survey.
 Commissioner Dickson stated-Mon- day that while there is apparent need for additional equipment for the present system of handling the gar bage problem, especially since one of the dumps has been enjoined from further use, he will not request any further expenditures until after MT. Osborns findings and survey have been laid before the commission as a finished report
 The survey is expected to require a number Of days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
TRAFFIC MEN WIN
 BENZ0L RATE CASE
l. c. c. Orders Carriers To Restore Old Charges From
 Birminuham

Cancellation of the proposed in- crease in rates and continuance of tho present rates has been ordered by the interstate commerce commission, according to information received Monday by the Birmingham Traffic association, relative to It's formal complaint involving proposed in- creased rates on benzol and blended gasoline from Birmingham to Georgia and Tennessee points. o. l.. Bum, general manager of the Traf- fife association, and c. E. Jones, secretary. represented the association and the Wofford oil company in this case.
 Increased rates on these commod- tiles, to become effective April 21, 1923, were proposed by the carriers serving the Birmingham district. This would have meant an increase of 4 cents to Atlanta, 4 cents to Macon, cents to Charleston, S. C., 3 cents to Savannah. cents to Jackson vile, Fla, and increases to other points. The proposed increases were contested by the Birmingham Traf- fio association. The commission, after formal hearings held in At lanta May 3t before Examiner Cas- sidy, sustained the position of the association that the rates then in force were reasonable
 The Birmingham district is the largest point of production of benzol in the southern states and the Wof- ford Oil company is one of the larg- est users of benzol in the south. The decision will fix the level of the rates on benzol and blended gasoline from Birmingham to other points in the southeast and will result in material reductions where rates have been published on a higher basis than set forth by the interstate comm cree commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
EAST END CITIZENS
 TO ASK ENDORSEMENT
Clubs And Other Organizations To
 Be Requested To Support Fight

Clubs and organizations of Bir- mingham will be asked to adopt a resolution sanctioning the fight be- ing waged by East Lake and Wood lawn citizens against the proposed parking of First avenue by the Bir- mlngham Light, Railway and Power company, under the terms of an agreement with the city commis- sioners, it was decided at a meet ing of the citizens committee of the two suburbs at the office of Won L. Thompson, attorney, Monday after noon.
 MT. Thompson was appointed to appear before the League of Women Voters and the Birmingham Auto mobile club Tuesday and to present a proposition to J. S. Pevear, re- ceiver for the railway company. The conference between Mir Thompson and Mir. Pevear is expected to decide the issue. The nature of the propo- sition will be made public with the results of the meeting.
 Resolutions indorsing the fight of the citizens against the parking plan will be presented by MT. Thompson at the next regular meetings of the Rotary club, Y M. c. A., the East Lake and Cascade Park associations. Legal action will probably be taken by the citizens if the utility starts to park the thoroughfare--that is, according to Mir. Thomps some agreement is reached before the election August 2S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS


 Mir. and Mrs. sam Bracato, BirminE- ham, August IS girl.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. L.. Willis, so7 Forty third street, north. July IS, girl. MT. and Mrs. Dodd H. Bryant, lOl5 Thirty-second avenue, north, August 14, Mr and Mrs William H. Harvey, Bir- mingham General hospital. August 1s, Mir. and Mrs. Henry R. Young. Bir- mingham General hospital, August 1s. boy sred Ns fRa NES August is o'tS5 boy 0u''h Mir. and Mrs. John F. Hall, 1915 Tenth avenue, August 8, boy
 MT. and Mrs. Howard R. Terry, St. Vim cents hospital, August 10, boy.
 DEATHS
 James William H. Mcclure, No. 26 Avondale Mills, August 15, II months. Lee Beasley, Birmingham General hos pital, August IS, 2S years. Hazel l.. Brown, St. ViDcents hospital August IS, months.
 J. A. Newsome, Gate City, August 15, 5S years. H. months gust 14 39 years.
 Andrew H. Ramage. T. hospital August s, 62 years
 James D. salter. No. mine quarters. August IS, 1 year.
 Mrs. Crella Denver, T. c. I. hospital, August IS, 3S years.
 Mrs. Mary J. EstilIe, South Highlands infirmary, August 20, b7 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
LANCASTER TRIAL
 AGAIN POSTPONED
Inability To Obtain Attendance Of
 Witnesses Puts Off Hearings

Sergeant Robert Lancaster and eight other members of the Alabama national guard who were to be tried before Judge H. A. Pearce of the Marion county circuit court at Ham, ilton, Ala, August 2S, will not be tried until a special term of the cir cult court is organized in January. Postponement was caused by in- ability to obtain attendance of wit nesses.
 Lancaster was to have faced trial on a charge of having participated in the lynching in Walker county of William Baird, union miner, in January, 1920, during a coal strike. Two previous trials have resJlted In disaereements and all the guards men are now free on bond to ap- pear before the January term Of the Marion county court.
 The soldiers were charged with having taken Baird from the Jasper isi. where he was being held for the killing of a soldier who had killed his father. The case caused much interest in the Birmingham
 Announcement of the postpone ment was made Monday afternoon by Judge Horace Wilkinson, special assistant attorney general, assigned by the state to prosecute the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
SHERIFF'S MEN DUE
 TO GET MORE SALARY
With Reservations, Schedule Of h.
 creases Expected

With certain reservations, the pe- titions for salary increases in his department filed last week by Sher- if T. J. Shirley, will be approved by the board of revenue, it was indi cated at the court house Monday. The total increases asked by the sheriff will amount to aditional $35 ,000 each year. according to the figures presented the board. The standing now is D. C. Ball and W. B. Copeland against the adoption of the measure, with Lacey Sdmund- son and Jerry Gwin favoring it. Thomas E. Huey Is considered doubtful.
 MT. Ball has not definitely an- nounced against awarding the sal ary increases, but is said to be op- posed to it. One member of the board stated that if the salary in- creases were granted the sheriff's forces, other departments would make the same demand. Final ac- tion on the matter will be taken at 8 special meeting to be held pos sibly before the regular meeting Thursday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
NEGRO SPEEDER GETS $50 AND SIXTY DAYS
Chase Ends After Twelve Blocks
 Are Covered

Early Saturday evening VIII Hen derson, negro, 309 Eighth avenue, Graymont, decided he would try out his automobile while riding along Tenth avenue, north, but was un- conscious that Officers Ware and Burkett were close behind.
 Will came to consciousness Mon day afternoon when Judge Henry J. Martin read out the following charges to him: reckless driving. speeding, open muffler and no lights.
 The officers told the court Will stepped on the gas soon after passing Thirty fourth street, where they were parked and continued his wild spin down Tenth avenue narrowly miss ing some pedestrians. He turned at Forty-sixth street to Twelfth avenue, north, where a shot from one of the officers pistols stopped him. Will had turned out his lights to avoid be- ing detected.
 will was profuse in his explana- tion. but Judge Martin turned deaf ear and handed out the following punishment: reckless driving, $50 and 80 days; speeding, $50 and 30 days; no lights, $25, and open muffler, $25.
 Will appealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
ANCIENT PICTURES FOUND
Carvings On cliff Date Back Thou
 sands Of Years

NEW YORK, August 20.-Discov- cry of ancient picture writing on the cliffs opposite the mouth of Moosa- tum river in the Bella Cools region of British Columbia, was announced by Martin l. Smith, Dominion archae- ologist, and formerly associate cura- tor of the American museum of nat ural history, in letter received here today.
 The pictures include a mammal with teeth and a tail and an eagle with outspread wings. and human face. Just how far back the rude sculptures were hewn into the rock is uncertain, but MT. Smith said he was certain 1t was many centuries if not thousands of years ago,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
VIADUCT DATA SOUGHT

CommissiOners Discuss situation
 Monday With Junior Chamber
 To get data on the costs and pro- cedure of other municipalities that have realized the installation of via ducts and underpasses, President D. E. McLendon of the city commission sent a number of letters to cities throughout the United States Mon day morning.
 Prior to the sending of the in Quiries Mir. McLendon conferred with other members of the commission.
 Joe Mud, chairman of the commit tee of the Junior Chamber of Com merce that has taken an active in terest in the movement for better ment of traffic in Birmingham be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
NEGRO FALLS; BURNED
Verdict of "Accidental Death1 Ren
 dered by Coroner

Coroner J. D. Russum rendered a verdict of accidental death" in the case of James Hugley, negro, who fell into a furnace at the plant of the Birmingham Machine and Foun- dry company, near Thirty-seventh street and Tenth avenue. north, on Monday. The negro was instantly killed and his body badly burned be- fore workmen were able to rescue him. According to the coroner, Hug ley lived on Thirty-ninth street, north. near Eleventh avenue. A for nal investigation will be held Tues day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses issued fn probate court Monday are as follows: Herbert l.. Crowson and Endora England; Wilbur P. Rogers and Ada L. Chapman; Andy Garner and Myrtle Brymer; John Fran els Cutcliff and Matte Lou Byrd; Olen Richey and Fay WoOten; Levi Becker and Eva Rotenstreick; John Fl. Campbell and Mary Lou Jones' William s. Wilson and Alice Wilson; Leonard Brooks and Mary Louise Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
5000 AT BARBECUE
Farmers of TaIIapOOsa Pesimistic Re-
 garding Cotton Prospects

DADEVILLE, Ala., August 20.- Special )-Senator Heflin. Congress- man W. B. Bowling and President J. s. Kernachan of the Alabama Farm Bureau association were the princi- pal speakers at barbecue at Gold ems Mill Saturday. The crowd was estimated at 5000 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
FARMERS PEssINusTIC

Farmers are pessimistic over the cotton crop prospects. Many believe weevil damage is as great as in 1915 in Tallapoosa county. The army worm also has appeared and in some fields serious inroads have been made Inv this pest,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
COMMITTEES FORMED

Plans Being Laid For Record Con
 ventiOn of Merchants Here
 Plans to make the seventh annual convention of the Alabama Merchants association, to be held in Birming- ham August 2s, 29 and 30, the great est in the history of the association are rapidly materializing, reports C.. F. Yarn, chairman of the executive committee. Committees of citizens to handle various phases of the project are being formed and holding meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
TRAFFORD BACK ON JOB
CIOe's Secretary Enthusiastic Over
 Possibilities Of shOcco Springs

NIOeH occrctary LnthubInsUC OVcr
 Possibilities Of ShOccO Springs
 George R. Trafford, secretary to W. B. Cloe, commissioner of public safety, his wife and daughter have returned to Birmingham from a weeks vacation spent at Shocco Springs, Ala, near Talladega. MT. Trafford was back at his desk Mon day morning with a healthy coat of tan and muchly refreshed.
 These springs are one of the most delightful places to spend a vaca- tion," said MT. Trafford, with little to do and plenty to eat, one can re- ceive much benefit, especially from the bracing air and climate of this summer resort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
DrEAIrITERS SOUCHT

A vigorous campaign is being waged by county officials rounding up defaulters who have failed to pay road tax Many have been located who have escaped heretofore, it is cofd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21

tween the south and north divisions of the city, Monday discussed the recent trip to Montgomery and the status of the bill pending before the legislature with the city commis- siOners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
CURRENT EVENTS

Kiwanis club luncheon at the Tut wiler hotel at 1 o'clock.
 Optimist club luncheon at the Tut- wiler hotel at 1 o'clock
 League of Women Voters meet at II o'clock at the Hillman hotel.
 No WSY program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
MEETINGS CONCLUDED
Services Were Conducted in Historic

PicIxens County Church
 UNIONTOWN, Ala, August SO'- Special )-Rev R. l.. Benni pastor of the Presbyterian church, has re- turned from Pickens county, where he held series of meetings in the historic Bethesda Presbyterian church, of which pr. J. P. McMullen was pastor at the time he was killed in the battle of Resaca, Gay May b. 1864, when he led the COnfederates in a famous charge. The meetings were attended by large crowds and there were good many additions to the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21

AT THE MOVIES Capitol--Richard Barthelmess in Experience"
 Galax-All-star cast in Daughters of the Rich"
 Odeon-Ruth Roland in Haunted Valley" ends, and the Lighting Blood" series of pictures begin. Princess-William S. Hart in "The Two Gun Terror"
 Rialto--Thomas H. Ince'a '0ThO Midnight Patrol"
 Royal--Jack Hoxie in Desert Crucihles"
 Strand-Mae Marsh in The White Rose"
 Trianon-Douglas Mclean in Sun shine Trail" and Ben Turpin in The Shriek of Araby"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21

ings. Housingf facilities are being carefully looked into.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
.75s...a.5. TODAYS |
 1928. AUNAU -,---sA a .t
AT THE THEATRES

Lyrio-"The Naughty Wife"
 Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville Lead Galloway and Garrette in Black and Tan Classics;' picture, Mabel Ballin in Vanity Fair"
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
GETS BOY WHO STOLE
MRS. CAMERON'S MONEY

City Marshal r. L. Neill the first
Of the week captured the youngstef
who during a Rotary luncheon few
weeks ago stole Mrs. Bert Cameront
pocket-book and $40 in cash. He is
Luis Cervantes, boy who had been
working as dishwasher in the Coco.
nino chop house. He admitted slip
ping into the room while the Rotary
aims who had prepared luncheon for
the club were listening to the speeches.
He came in after Mrs. Cameron's coat,
but when he picked it up, found her
handbag and forgot the coat. He
took the purse and some other things
from the handbag, threw the purse
in the incinerator behind the Weather
ford hotel and ran. He spent all Of
the money except $50, which he lost.
He agreed if he is not sent to the re-
form school to go to work and make
good the loss.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
PAVING CONTRACT FINISHED;
COUNCIL TO ACCEPT WORK

At a gathering of property owners
along the line of the paving at city
hall with council Monday evening,
each property owner was given oppor-
tunity to state any dissatisfaction felt
with the way the work has been done.
Captain Blackman, who has handled
the work here this summer, answered
questions and said he would leave a
letter with city council agreeing that
any faults developing later would be
righted by his company. The faults
that developed this spring in last
falls work have mostly been re-
paired and the balance will be by the
last of this week. 1t was felt that
the paving company could be depended
upon to do the right thing and there
is no doubt that city council will ac-
cept the work. Captain Blackman has
shown a genuine spirit of cooperation
and desire to entirely satisfy every
body and the work he did since taking
charge couple of months ago appears
to be uniformly good. The outfit will
be moved away this week.