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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF ALABAMA TO HOLD
 MEET IN TENNESSEE

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Feb. H. For the first time in history the Pres byterian GU. s. A.) synods of Ten nessee and Alabama will meet to- gether at the some place, Ovoca, Tenn. July 17-S1. the gathering being unique because the synod of Alabama is meeting for the first time outside it's bounds. The question as to whether the synod was empowered to meet in another state was the sub decision was reached.
 Each synod will hold separate busi- ness sessions. but the two will come together for joint meetings when speakers of note from the church boards will make addresses to the combined assemblies. Two commit tees from the synods having details of the conference, that from Ten lnessee being composed of Dr. o. E.. Gardner of Chattanooga, Dr. J. H. Miller of Lebanon and Dr. l. Cannon of Knoxville. The Alabama commit tee is made up of Dr. l.. r. Goodwin of Albany, state clerk for the synod of Alabama. and the Rev. c. c. Alex ander of Birmingham, moderator of the synod of Alabama.
 Working in connection with these committees is the regular committee of OYoca conference, consisting of Dr. W. A. Provine, southern district sec retary for the New Era movement of Nashville; Dr. Dayton A. Dobbs of Nashville, Rev. R. E. Reeves of Hop llinsville, Ky. Rev. l.. E. Bruballer of EnSleV A la and Rev l. Fl Mall lard of Meridian, Miss. The young peoples conference wild be held in connection with the synods. opening IulY IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
CIVIL SERVICE MAY BE IN EFFECT FOR POLICE AND BREMEN TUESDAY

Appointments to the civil service commission under which the police and fire departments of Birming- ham will operate in the future will probably be made at the next meet ing of the city commissioners to be held Tuesday, the appointing power being lodged in them by the new law creating the commission, to which the governor attached hls signature Sat- urday. Under the provisions of the legislation, the commission must be appointed and functioning within the next Is days
 When the commission has been or ganized, it will name committees for each department to be known as the promotion and demotion committees In the police department these du- ties will devolve on the chief of po- lice two captains, two detectives, two sergeants and two patrolmen. In the fire department the committee will consist of the chief, one assist ant chief, two captains, two Iieuten- ants, one engineer and two firemen, The two committees will pass on the promotion of all members of their respective departments irrespective of rank.
 Collection of the fund described in the bill as the pension fund, from which will be paid $100 per month to retired members and benefits to widows of police officers, will begin March ], when each officer will pay into the fund 1 per cent of his month- ly pay check. There will also go into the fund per cent of the entire amount collected by fines in the po- lice court.
 All members of both departments, including Chief of Police Fred H. Me Duff and Chief J. L. Akin of the fire department, are highly jubilant over the successful passage of the bill. Chief McDuff stated that Blrming- ham will, in the future, have much more efficient safety departments. in- asmuch as they will not bc disor- ganized every four years by political upheavals, as has been their experi- ence hereto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
CE KHAN CITIZENS BITTERLY RESENT r BENCH SOLD|E Rs
Allies Announce Further Re- strictionS Against People of the Occupied
 Territory

ESSEN, Feb. 1O.-(By Associ- ated Press )-The boycott movement against French and Belgian soldiers and civilians is becoming better or ganized. the Germans declare. The area in which German shopkeepers and craftsmen have determined not to sell goods to French and Belgians has been gradually extended and now includes Essen, which will begin d boycott tomorrow
 Recklinghausen, which was closed tight as drum last week, is still holding out, with most of the stores shut and the craftsmen refusing to work for the soldiers. At Bochum and other places the boycott is in full swing: the Germans assert they will not yield, but the French regard the situation philosophically and bring in their own food supply by army u transport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
1 WORK ON AUDITORIUM IS LIKELY TO PROCEED
 UNDER BREEDING PLAN

Orders to proceed with preparations for the erection of the municipal au- ditorium are awaited at a conference of the city commission Monday when 1t is believed that the proposal of the Chamber of Commerce to recheck the plans for, the structure will be re- jected. The city commission spent
 the entire day Saturday in discuss sion of the plans for the building and the consensus of poinion is that
 1t will order the erection of the
 auditorium under the original plans by H. D. Breeding changed in few mlnor details to meet suggestions of
 E. B. Van keuren, special consulting
 engineer.
 The meeting Saturday was held be-
 hlnd closed doors with both Van Keuren and Breeding present Crit icisms and suggestions for alteration Of the plans consumed much time. The meeting began at 9:30 o'clock and continued with an hour for lunch until S:3o o'clock when it was ad- lourned to Monday. Van Keuren is said virtually to have asked with
 drawal of Breeding from the work at 1 Saturdays meeting. He suggested the construction of a 70-foet proscenium
 arch, placing the stage across the
 end Of the building, more dressing
 rooms, raising the balcony and re-
 moving several posts supporting the
 balcony. Breeding reiterated state
 ments that the building can be 1 erected with the seating capacity originally provided for and under his plans.
 Development of the plans now in hand will be discussed at Mondays i meeting. D. D. McLendon, president
 of the commission, declared he was in favor of beginning immediate con , -truction of the auditorium under plans i-------.Ad by Breeding, changed in minor details. Ne will urge this procedure at the meeting Monday
 Commissioner W. l.. Harrison is said
 to favor this action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12

Efforts to recover the remaining bodies continue.
 Daniel Harrington, supervising engineer of the United States bureau of mines, after a journey through the damaged mine, de- clared his search revealed nothing to indicate what was responsible for the blast.
 "The mine shows the usual wrecked condition of mine which has exploded" he declared. "The work here has been carried on in good shape. have not been through the entire workings yet. It IS impossible to estimate the exact center of the explosion because the wreckage inside is so general"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
TURKS PRESENT NEW THREAT TO ALLIED NATIONS
Charqes Eur0pe Uni fair to Anerican Oi1 I11terest
70 Bodies Are Brought From MFated New Mexico Miyae

DAWSON, N. M, Feb. 1.-The shattered depths of Dawson mine No. 1 ha dgiven up 70 dead tonight. Within the subterranean tomb 50 miners still remain.
 It is more than a reasonable cer- tainty that all have perished, ac- cording to officials.
 Each grave will be marked with a simple cross, bearing the name of the occupant. Adjoining the burial plot of the victims of Thursdays disaster are more than 250 graves of Dawson men who died when Stag Canon mine No. was wrecked by an explosion in 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
GRAIN RATE INCREASE HEARING BEGINS TODAY

Protests of Birmingham shippers against the recent proposal to raise rates on grain and grain products and roofing from Ohio will be heard by Examiner Fleming of the inter- state commerce commission is two conferences to be held Monday, Feb ruary 12, and Wednesday, February 14. The first hearing will be of the grain men on the proposed increase of 24 cents to 27 cents from Memphis to Birmingham and the second of the wholesale hardwarde men on the roofing rate from Ohio to Birming- ham,
 The shippers protested through the traffic bureau and the raise was suspended, pending hearings April 2S on the merits of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
NEW YORK WELCOMES RETURNING SOLDIERS

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-New York welcomed home tdoay soldiers of Americas army of occupation in Ger many when the Transport St Mihiel arrived at the Brooklyn army base dock with 1S0 officers and men after having disembarked larger detach- ments at Savannah and Charleston. Thirty-fiVe Rhineland brides and l3 children also were aboard the tram sport.
 Despite a driving snowstorm, the returning troops were welcomed by several hundred relatives and friends, while Acting Mayor Murray Hubert, other officials and a municipal band accompanied the transport to the dock from quarantine in the Police Boat Macon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
WATSON AND BRINSON
 EULOGIZED IN HOUSE

 WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-Memorial services were held by the ,;ouse to- day for the late Senator Thomas F. Watson of Georgia and Repl esenta-
 tive Samuel M. Brinson of North Carolina. Representative Lee of Georgia and Stedman of North Caro- line alternated in presiding. Eulogies for Senator Watson were delivered by Representative Logan, South Carolina; Steagall. Alabama, and Crisp, Bell Brand, Vinson, Lee. Lar sen, Wight. Lankford, Overstrset and Upshaw of Georgia.
 Addresses on the life of Nr. Brin- son were made by Representatives Garrett of Tennessee, the democratic floor leader; Briggs of Texas, Lowry of Mississippi Larsen of Georgia and Lyon, Hammer, Weaver. Stedman. Ward, Doughton and Abernathy of North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
SKINNER IS INJURED
 IN FALL UPON VESSEL

PLYMOUTH. England. Feb. 11.-r Robert P. Skinner. the American consul general in London, received wound on the head which required surgical treatment when he was thrown to the floor of his cabin dur ing violent storm which struck the steamer George Washington, from New York, last Friday
 The George Washington which ar rived today, reports having had a stormy passage across the Atlantic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
AMERICAN WOMEN ARE
 GIVEN GREEK HONOR

ATHENS. Feb. 1l.-The Greek Croix de Guerre today was awarded for the first time to women when the Creek government presented it to two Americans. pr. Mabel Elliott of Benton Harbor. Mich, and Dr. Esther Lovejoy of New York city The honors were bestowed because of their work with the Near East relief in smyrna and ill saving many per- sons from death at the risk of their own lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
cLAIMs GnEEks OPENED FIRn

LONDON, Feb. II.-A dispatch 10 the Times from Constantinople at tributes the mining and eXtinguishing Of the navigation lights in the Cuffs of Ismid and Smyrna by the Turk s to the fact, announced in q Turkish communication, that a small Greek vessel orened fire against the Ana tolian coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
ULTINT ATIM GIVEN

LONDON. n D. 1I.-A Paris dls- patch to the Times gives the report of a Turkish ultimatum to the allies allowing three days for the departure of allied warships from smyrna. and adds that the Turks claim all liberty of action at the end of that period
 The correspondent understands that Premier Poincare has communicated this information to Lord Crewe. the British ambassador at Paris and has also commun icated directly with London concerning the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
ConstantinopIe Insists Amica-
 bIe Settlement of Question Is Still Possible Claim Closing of Port to Warships Was Necessary Act Self Defense
SITUATION AT SMYRNA IS REPORTED UNCHANGED
Ismet Pasha on Way to Make Report to Angora Govern ment Upon Near East Con- ference at Lausanne -Anx- iety Still Felt by Europeans

LONDON, Feb. 11.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-Turkey has present. ed new ultimatum to the allies, giving them three days to quit Smyrna, according to a report re- ceived by Reuters.
 CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. H. (By Associated Press .)-While in- sisting that the order of the Smyrna authorities for the allied warships to quit the harbor will not be with drawn, the Turkish newspapers in the same breath assert that nego- nations between the authorities and the representatives of the allies are progressing, and that an amicable settlement of the situation is ex- pected.
 An inspired article printed to- day by the Nakt declares that the closing of the port was a measure of self-defense, due to the sudden in- crease in British naval strength in Near East waters coincident with the delivery of the treaty to the Turks at Lusanna, which it terms "an unamiable and threatening act. "
 Situation Unchanged
 The situation In smyrna is un- changed. but there is anxiety in for eign circles over the inherent dan gers of the delicate situation because of their mined waters
 Ismet Pasha, the chief Turkish del- egate at Lausanne, has arrived at Constanza, a Black Sea port in Ru- mania, on his way back to Angora. He will leave there on a special ship tonight. but it is uncertain whether he will touch at Constantinople or proceed by way Of Ismid direct to Angora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
PAPERS REsENTFUL

BERLIN, Feb. 1i.-(By Associated Press. s.)-The note of the French and Belgian governments forbdding members of the German government to enter the Ruhr has brought forth indignant comment in the Berlin newspapers. Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, declares that France and Bel gium are showing the world that they regard the Ruhr as a mere Depart ment de la Ruhr."
 According to the Tageblatt the note proves that M. Poincare, the French premier, is enraged over the failure of his policy. The Vossische Zeitung asserts that the German ministers will ignore the prohibition. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, organ of Hugo Stinnes, under the caption, The Tiger as Monkey" says the rumors regarding M. Poincares shat tered health, which have been in cir crlation for the past four months, will gain credence through this act.
 "The note," this newspaper con- tinues, could indeed have been con- ceived only by man gravely af- flicted and incapable of forming proper judgment of the effect of his decisions and from whom the reins have slipped away. Poincare does not see that his note will arouse part ly laughter and partly indignation throughout the whole world"
 Continuing the newspaper applauds the wisdom of Chancellor Cuno's trip to the Ruhr, by which, it says, he forced France to unmask not only her brutality but her comcal stupid ity,
 The Tages Zeitung sees a double purpose in the note:
 First, to obstruct at any price Ger man leadership over the people of the Ruhr in their battle of defense," ard, second to remove the oc- cupied areas from the influence of the federal government and gradual ly orientate them westward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12

BERLIN, Feb. 11.-Hugo Shines, the industrialist came to Berlin to- day, gathered together few of his relatives and went to his country seat near Berlin, while he celebrated his fifty third birthday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
TIMES ATTACKS FRENCH

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Times editorially commenting on the French prohibition of German ministers in
 (Continued on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
"TNvADED AREA"
CHINO IN HAMBURG
sTINNEs' BIRTHDAY

Cuno arrived in Hamburg today for a brief visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
RESTRICTION ANNOUNCED

PARIS, Feb. 11.-(By Associated Press. )-Metal and other manufac- lures from the Ruhr and the Rhine land will not be permitted to go into unoccupied Germany after mid night tonight. The French and Belgian governments today served notice on Germany that in con sequence of the efforts of the Ger mans to create difficulties for the occupational forces this further em- bargo is to be imposed on experts from the two regions. An identical note handed the German charge d'af- faires in Paris and Brussels reads as follows:
 Because of. orders given by the German government to it's function aries in the Ruhr Basin, as well as disorders of all sorts which the Ger man government is trying to excite there the French and Belgian gov ernments have decided no longer to allow to be exported into unoccupied Germany, beginning February 12, 1923, metallurgical and other pro- ducts manufactured in the occupied territories"
 TNyADED AREA"
 BERLIN. Feb. 11.-(By Associated Press. )-"The invaded area" is the designation Germany has now of ficially given the newly occupied ter ritory in the Ruhr region as well as Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort
 The collection of Ruhr relief funds among the German colony in Buenos Aires exceeds a half million pesos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham mer- chants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-12
THE FORECAST

Alabama: Rain Monday and Tuesday; not much change in temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-13
THE METHOD
UNTIL 9 P. M.
GARDENING WEEK
. STATE WIDE MOVEMENT

The idea of Gardening Week is to encourage
everybody. both young and old to plant, plant
plant. Plant flowers. plant vegetables and
plant trees and these for your own health as it
will keep you out of doors a lot, where you
get the fresh air and lots of sunshine; by
planting vegetables it will bring down your
expenses during the summer months, and last,
but not least, plant flowers and trees as it
beauties our city and state.
The movement is endorsed and encouraged
by all of the Women's Clubs of the state and
they are more than glad to give you any advice
that is in their power. Mrs. Frank Dorsey,
who was in touch with the writer in regards
to this movement this morning or any member
of the Women's Club will be glad to offer you
suggestions.
Al the close of the season there is to be prizes
awarded to the ones growing the best flowers
and different kinds of vegetables; also to the
ones having the best looking garden. So now
is your chance TO get busy, be a booster for the
movement and help in your small way to make
this city a more beautiful place by having
flowers and gardens everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07
AND THEY STUCK BECAUSE"
Really Nothing Remarkable That the
Telephone Operators Remained
in Their Positions.

Lightning had struck the glue fac
tory.
The huge storage tanks had burst
and the contents were flooding every
department, while fire-tongues Tapped
greedily at the wooden parts of the
structure.
Into the room where the telephone
switchboards were kept ran a deep
viscid rivulet Of adhesive goo.
1t was glue-goO, which is the coolest
glue as well as the gluiest goo there
Is.
Up around the soles Of the oper-
ators' feet rose the turgid tide.
Up to and over the seats Of the
stools it rose.
The girls, working busily at the
switchboard, answering calls, warning
this and that department of the i'm
pending danger, murmured softly to
themselves and to one another:
"And yet people wonder why we
stick !"-Retail Ledger, Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07
Ddd1ys
Fairy Tale
THE cows
@TAAZY GlaA1AM BOWER


my name is Moody Cow and 1 have
no horns. Moo, moo, moo, 1 have no
horns" repeated Mrs. Moody Cow.
MOO, moo, moo" said Mrs. Black
Poll Cow. II haven't any horns.
either"
1.-THE same Is true of me-" said Mrs.
Red Poll Cow, land what Is more,
none Of our little ones have horns, as
they follow our example.
1--WE don't mind 1t because other
cows like horns. It's just not our
way"
why talk Of horns and whether
you have them or not" said Miss Jer-
sey Cow. "The important subject to
be talked about is that Of milk"
milk is important" said Madame
Jersey Cow. "Oh yes, there is moth
ing so important except perhaps cows
themselves and good food for them
to eat"
~Well." said Miss Jersey, Il do give
milk. There is no mistake about
that.
"Now the Guernsey Cows give good
rich milk, too. They are much the
same as we are. They belong to the
same great family"
"Ah, yes" said Miss Guernsey, shat
is true.
'The Jersey and the Guernsey give
the rich milk. Now the Holstein
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07

ladies say that they prefer quantity
to quality"
''True," said Madame Holstein, II
would rather give a lot Of milk than
small amount Of very rich milk such
as the members Of your family do.
ut is nice, Of course, to give rich
milk, but think it Is nicer to give
lots of milk. Now, the way we do
means that many, many more people
can have milk than If we did, as you
all do.
"You are not so generous as we are.
That is simply family way Of yours.
But when you do give, you give hand
somely. That is the way Of the Jer-
sey and Guernsey families.
"Now hold the worlds record for
the amount of milk given-for the
greatest amount of milk ever given.
l do not mean that /, myself, hold
this great record. but the Holstein
family holds 1t.
"a Holstein COW has been known
to give one hundred pounds Of milk
day!
There is nothing selfish about that.
Nothing small or stingy~
"Ah, yes, our family holds the
worlds record for generosity in milk
giving"
"Well," said Miss Guernsey, we're
good-sized cows and we think that
some cows should not think only Of
quantity but should think Of richness
and such important things.
"We're rather rich looking our
selves, splendid looking we've been
told, and we want to give the kind
of milk that is like ourselves"
Sometimes we've been fed up and
given some of the Jersey milk to
make US fat" said one of the Hol-
STEMS" for we are fed well when
we're out prize winning; or are hop
ing to be prize-winning cows.
"We're fed we'll all the time, Of
course, too.
IT do believe that we hold the but
terfat record. for we've given eight
pounds Of butter a day-apiece.
"Ah, they have a silo on the farm,
and they thresh corn for US for the
winter time.
they'll soon be getting busy to get
US our winter food.
"How pleasant 1t Is to lazily chew
and watch the work for our winter
food.
"But- we do our work."
The Holstein family wore spotted
black and white coats and Miss Jer-
sey wore lovely fawn-colored cos
tune.
But they talked no more now for
awhile as 1t was milking time. and
they <all went and lined up SO as to
be all ready.
They all felt quite satisfied with
what they could do and in the talk
they had had.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07
Call Of Duty.

Don't you think sitting up until
two o'clock in the morning at poker
table interferes with your regular
duties?"
Friend" responded Cactus Joe,
when you've lost II stacks in the
early evenin' there amt any duty that
Seems more urgent than sittin' close
up and tryin' to rescue your perishin'
fortunes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07
Many Uses for Milk.

1t is said that in France 10000
quarts Of Skinned milk day is used
for making substitutes for horn, ivory,
amber and such things. The casein in
the milk is precipitated by chemical
process and then mixed with formalin.
This produces galalith, or petrified
milk, q hard, elastic, insoluble sub
stance that is easily worked. The
French dairy experts think that the
demand for the skinned milk for this
purpose viii be great enough to in.
crease profit in the butter-making
business by producing ready market
for the by-products.-W ashington
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07
A Musical Preference.

"Do you like modern music?"
"No," answered the gentle grand
mother. II liked the old square piano.
1t was so handy to put the patterns
on when you were cutting out a
Dress"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07
TONGUE TwIsTERs

Sally sewed Sues skirt suit.
Lois lost Louise's lovely locket.
Harold hopes Helen liked home.
Richard reads Robbers Riddle
Role"
Polite Penrod practices practical
pranks.
Henry's horse hardly helped Harold
home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07

Neither adversely nor prosperity
ever changes a man; each merely
brings out what there is in him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-07

Fear is at the bottom of worry. Is
there no gland that will exterminate
fear?