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Ceremony for Departed
Japanese Prince Held In
Paris Impressive Affair

in the farewell tribute to the royal
prince, who suffered injuries in
recent automobile crash near Ber-
nay, France, from which he died.
His wife and the prince and Princess
Asaka, who we're with him at the
time of the accident, were seriously
injured, but are now well on the
road to recovery. They were unable
to attend the ceremony Friday.
Notables Pass before bier.
After Count Hira had concluded
there was long line of notab1es
who passed the bier in silent re-
spect. Among them were the Japa
nese diplomatic representatives at
Paris. Prague and Brussels, Prince
Higashi, Admiral Abo. Professor
Uyada, and scores of other Japanese
dlgnitaries.
France paid the highest honors to
the Nipponese prince. President Mil
lerand was personally represented DIT
the ceremony and Generals Benoit
representing the ministry of colo
MES, and Morand, each placed lau-
rel wreath on the casket. before
which they remained for moment
bowed in silence.
The body of the prince will be
sent TO Marseilles, where it will be
placed on Japanese cruiser bound
for Japan
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prevail OF this amendatory act, or
within 80 days after any valuation
hereafter made becomes final, pro-
coed for reasons which 1t shall deem
sufficient to make a revaluation OF
the property of such utility OF which
a valuation has been made or may be
made under the provisions OF this
act, such revaluation being had upon
the principles declared in this act,
and the commission may to this end
make such further designations as
provided in this act as 1t may see fit"
The time allowed the commission
to proceed" toward a revaluation
OF property of utilities on which
valuation orders have been issued,
will expire May Ia, the Brewer bill
became a law February ID and the
revaluation must be started within 80
days.
Hearing On May 8.
In the case of the Mobile Gas
company, the revaluation was order
ed last Monday and notices served
on the company. The utility obtained
a temporary injunction Wednesday
prohibiting the commission from do
ing any act toward revaluation,
contending that a valuation has al
ready been established and that this
valuation has become a contract be-
tween the state and the utility. a
Issue will come before three federal
Judges on an application for tenn
porary injunction May 8.
No step has been taken by tho pub
lie service commission toward a de-
cision on the application for re-
hearing OF the Alabama Mining in
stitute in the valueation case of the
Alabama Power company. If the
former commission had authority to
suspend 1t, tho valuation is still sus-
pended.
Attorneys for the Alabama Pow
er company have watched every move
of tho Mobile Gas company since the
issue in that case will be the same
as the issues in the case of the Ala
bama power company. Each COM
pany contends that the valuation be-
came final since no protest was filed
by the utility and there was no right
of protest on the part OF any other
person or interest.
Difference Between Cases.
Only one difference exists between
the two cases-in the case OF the Mo-
bile Gas company the commission
many months ago, set aside the orr
ginal valuation of s1,s69,565 and on
rehearing reduced the valuation to
s1,700,000 When the original valua-
ton was set the Mobile Gas company
applied for rehearing, contending
that the original valuation was too
low. On the day set, the rehearing,
the company withdrew its applica-
ton and accepted the valuation.
The city commission of Mobile pro-
tested against the valuation at that
time and asked for a rehearing. On
Its application, the rehearing was
granted and on the rehearing the re-
duction was made. The Mobile Gas
company now contends that the COM
mission had no authority to revalue
the property and that the original
valuation became final when the gas
company withdrew Its application
for rehearing.
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FORECAST ACT I'VE
DOMESTIC DEMAND
FOR ARM PRODUCE
Agricultural Experts Make
Report Upon Condition
To Wallace

WASHINGTON, April 2t.-At least
no reduction in the supply of Ameri-
can farm products this year. a slight
by less favorable foreign demand and
an active demand at home as long
as the present business conditions
continue were forecast today by
committee of Is prominent econo-
mists and statisticians in a report to
Secretary Wallace of the depart
ment of agriculture after two day
conference here.
at is of the most vital interest to
American agriculture" the report
said, that the United States lend aid
in every possible way to the settle
ment of the reparation and other
European problems
"The favorable factors with re-
spect to foreign demand are: First,
the influence of American prosperity
upon the demand for European goods
and second, and secand, the posi-
bility that the slight business re-
eovery that has occurred in number
of European countries may gradually
gain momentum.
THE unfavorabe factors are: first,
the progressive piling up of govern
ment debts on the continent OF
Europe with Its offset upon exchange
currency and business; second, the
Ruhr situation.
with some overflow Of the bust
ness activity of the United States to
the rest OF the world, particularly
the non-European part of the world,
the prospect would rather that there
would be some increase in the pro-
duction of foods in foreign coun-
tries. We cannot, therefore, conf
IDENTIFY offer any reason for the eX-
pectation that our farmers Will meet
any less severe competition, in
European markets during the com
ing year than the.- have met during
the last year" =
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FEDE RA[ RESERVE
SYSTEM APP0SES
CHECK DISCOUNTS
Charging Exchange" De-
cIared Bad Policy BY Ma
tional Bank Board

/ WASHINGTON. April 21.-tBy As
ISOLATED Press. bankers, bank de-
positors, business and commercial
concerns generally are all deeply IN
terested in the outcome of the efforts
of the federal reserve banks through
out tn country to compel banks to
pay al par checks drawn upon then.
Particularly among what are COM
monty referred to as country banks,
| it has become the practice TO charge
commission or exchange" for re-
hitting funds to clearing banks in
the payment of checks drawn upon
them by depositors. The practice is
said to have brought the banks con-
siderable income, and for that reason
they are strenuously contel ing the
position of the federal reserve banks
| which would cut 1t Off
Some states have come to the RELIEF
of the banks indulging in the practice
| by enacting laws which would au-
thorize it's continuance. This was the
case in North Carolina. When the
federal reserve bank at Richmond,
Va, decided to extend its "par-clear-
opposition from the Farmers and
Merchants bank of Monroe and IL
other banks. The federal reserve
bank at Atlanta, Ga, had similar
experience with banks in that state.
Inv UnconstitutionaI.
The North Carolina banks defended
themselves under the act of 1921 of
the general assembly of that state
which authorized banks and trust
companies to charge fee for remit
ting funds in payment of checks
of North Carolina. however, neld the
state law unconstitutional, on the
ground that it was in confliIt with
the federal reserve act, and that 1T
contravened the legal tender pro-
visions of the federal constitution.
The United States district court for
Northern Georgia without going into
the merits of the controversy dis
missed proceedings brought by the
American Bank and Trust company
and other banks of Georgia on the
ground of want Of equity. and it's ac-
ton was approved by the court of
appeals
When this case reached the SUI
preme court, the court took notice of
some of the charges made by the
Georgia banks. The opinion, written
by Justice Holmes referred to meth
DDS which it was asserted the Federal
Reserve bank of Atlanta intended to
cash checks at par, giving most at
tention to the declaration that the
Atlanta Reserve bank intended ito
accumulate checks upon the country
banks until they reached a large
amount. and then to cause them to be
presented for payment over the
counter or by other devices detailed
to require payment in cash in such
wise as to compel the plaintiffs (the
| Georgia banls) to maintain so much
cash in their vaults as to drive them
| out of business or force them, if
able, to submit to the defendants
| federal reserve banks) scheme"
| o O O
| Cause Run On Bank.
] Pointing out that an, action would
lie against a man who through dis
Interested malevolence" caused run
upon bank and ruined it. Justice
Holmes stated that "a similar result
If less complete in its effect Is to be
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FORMER
PALS HECKLING HIM
fContinued from Page One)

ator Medill Mccormick is said to feel
that he was sighted when Harding
while in Florida, selected Henry NJ.
Dawes of Chicago, brother of Cen
Charles G. Dawes, to be comptroller OF
the currency. Senator George Wharto
the.curreny. Senator George Wharton
Pepper and Senator David Fred of
Pennsylvania, assert that they have
been affronted by the appoint
ment of Alexander T. Moore as am
bassador to Spain. They were not
consulted until after the appoint
ment was decided upon. Consequently
at recent caucus of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation at Atlantic City, it
was freely predicted that the state
would send an uninstructed delega-
ton to the next national convention
Most significant of all, perhaps, is
the GOODNESS which has developed be-
tween Senator Watson of Indiana,
the appointment of his rival former
Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, as
Postmaster General. Representative
Will r. Wood of Indiana, close
friend of Watson. and chairman OF the
Congressional campaign committee,
has Just taken issue with Harding
on the world court proposal. Wood
talked quite frankly with Harding at
their conference Friday. This was the
final incident which overtaXed the
Presidents patience.
Harding now realizes that Y is
battle for supremacy between him
and his opponents within the party.
If he is defeated on the world court
proposal, his prestige as head of his
party will be seriously impaired
Therefore he will shortly publicly
demand the allegiance of his party
to the court plan. He has two
of the best intellects in the party
in Secretary of state Hughes and
Elihu Root. Both are specialists in
this field and. with their assistance.
Harding expects to fight his Senate
opponents into submission.
With that battle won, he will be
in strong position for the nominal
ing convention.
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BRANDON REV0KES
PAROLE OF R0DEN
WHO MADE BOAST
Marshall Man Who Has En-
oyed Eight Paroles Fails
On Ninth
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala. April 81


Pick Roden talked too much The
Marshall county man who is worth
$4,000 and who owns 500 acres rich
river land and who boasted that he
knew how TO get parole must re-
turn to Etowah county road gang
and serve the remainder of his hard
labor sentence for violating the pro-
hilton laws in Marshall county.
Governor Brandon returned to his
office Saturday afternoon and his
first official act was to revoke the
parole which he had given Roden
earlier in the week Roden had
served a month OF a long hard labor
sentence. In reyoking the parole,
Governor Brandon stated that ali the
facts were not presented to him, that
nothing was said about the many
paroles which had been issued to Pick
and that he was not told that Pick
had boosted that he had received Is
paroles and knew how to get others.
Newspaper dispatches several days
ago quoted Roden as making the
boast that his parole had been signed
and that soon. his big automobile
would drive up to his place of con-
finement, pick him up and return him
to his home. Governor Brandon was
not advised of this boast, nor was he
advised that many pages of the par
uon ana paToie RECORDS since lSIe
bears evidence OF the states leniency
toward him.
In paroling Roden, Governor Bran
don acted on the petition of a large
number of citizens of Marshall county.
The petition is one of the largest ever
pres hted in a misdemeanor case. No
protest was filed. Before Roden went
to prison his friends asked Governor
Brandon to grant temporary parole
in order that full information might
be granted. Governor Brndon de-
clined and said he would not consider
a parole until Roden had served on
the roads. When the petition was
presented and no one protested Gov
eruor Brandon issued the order.
Rodens first parole was issued ny
Governor O'Neil in 1912. Since that
time seven others have been granted.
Governor O'Neil revoked one parole
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expected from the course that the de-
PENDANTS are alleged to intend" The
supreme court concluded by that Ohe
federal reserve act) statute to sane
ton this sort Of warfare UPON legiti
mate creations of the states" and 1t
sent the case back to the district
court to be tried on it's merits.
After such trial the district court
entered a decree Diminishing the COM
plant of the Georgia banks, and the
fifth circuit court of appeals affirmed
the degree. Thus the Georgia case is
back In the supreme court for the
second time. where it has been Joined
by the North Carolina case. Because
of the Importance of an early de-
cisiOn the two cases have been adj
vanced for oral argument on April
23. 1t Is expected that a final decision
will be handed down at the present
term of court.
The federal reserve banks declare
tho two cases are regarded by them
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ASTHMA CURED
BEFORE YOU PAY

at 500 Lane Bldg. st. Mary's. Kans..
has discovered a simple home rem.
edy for Asthma. Mr. Lane has SO
much confidence in his ability to
cure that he will send regular
1925 bottle free. postpaid. to any
sufferer who will write him. His Of
fer is that he is to be paid for It IL
1t cures. II not. your report can.
cells the charge. If you suffer fror
Asthma. write him today. Send no
money-3ust your name and address
will do.-Adv.
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condition on intelligence?
If a childs weight can be in
creased by diet, what can be done
to increase his stature?
Every child in the five schools. n
total of $500, is to be examined
Thoroughly both physically AMI
mentally The physical examinations
are already under way under the
direction of DR.. l.. w. Childs, direc-
tor of school health work in Cleve-
land. with school physicians, nurses
and dentists cooperating. This in
vestigation will be followed by a
health campaign to eliminate physi-
cal defects.
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SMALL BOYS MADE TALL
Cleveland Board OF EducatiO
Studies Physical QncAtiOM

Cleveland Board OF Education
Studies Physical Question
CLEVELAND, April 21.-Search
for some means to make small.
stunted boys and girls taller, as well
as comprehensive attempt to clas-
sify children for the work to which
they are physically and mentally
suited, is now being made by the
board of education of this city.
A few of the questions which the
investigation, under the direction of
DIR. Bird T. Baldwin, psychologist of
the University of Iowa. is expected
TO answer are:
At what age do children attain
their complete physical growth?
What is the effect of physical
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through his night clothes and the
bed sheet looked as If a piece of
bloody beef had lain on it.
All Men whipped.
W. w. Matthews. former steel gang
foreman at the camp, thought until
an hour before he appeared before
the committee that the man he saw
given III blows by Higginbotham
was Tabert, but that he got into an
argument" with another man who
witnessed it, named Reeves, Just be-
fore his appearance before the COM
mittee and had come to the conclu-
sion that 1t was boy called South
Carolina" Boatrlght who received
that flogging. In the 3 months he
said he saw virtually every one of
the some 200 convicts whipped and
not ono to his knowledge was held
to the regulation ten blows. The
floggings averaged around so or So
blows. He based his first opinion
that 1t was Tabert he had seen
whipped on the fact that he saw
Tabert after death and his head was
bruised and lacerated and his nose
broken. 1t was frequently the prac
tce for gginbotham to place his
foot on the neck of the victim, he
testified
J. B. Burch testified from the
ping boss. but now retired and farm
ing in Taylor county. He worked
for the Putnam company four weeks
as official whipper during which he
administered % punishments, as his
reports would show. he said. Two
whippings were at his own initiative.
one for general principles" he con
tinued. but the others were coca
stoned by representations of the
working foremen. He sometimes
gave rs blows. sometimes 10, some
times only four or five.
Reported whipping,
You see" he explained, when the
inspector Estate prison inspector1
came, 1 had to give him report
showing the average number of
whippings."
Bureh said the average number of
blows given and his aggregate
lashes averaged about ten to man.
No copy of the prison regulations
WAS posted on the company's prem
ises that he knew Of he said, though
he had seen copies. He had been
official whipper for four camps, but
he really believed the strap At the
Putnam camp was heavier than any
he had ever seen. He estimated its
weight to be about five or six
pounds.
He was asked what would be the
effect of rs lashes on man. and
he replied that it was according to
who administered them.
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PRIMITIVE 7 D " N
TURKISH
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Capital of Newly Formed Gov
eminent Is Unpreten.
tious City

ANGoRA. Turkey, April 21.-(By
Associated ress.)-Angora, the
birthplace OF the great nationalist
movement which saved the Ottoman
Empire from disintegration, is a
quaint town OF $4,000 inhabitants In
the heart of Asia Minor. Once
known to the Americans only as the
traditional home OF the Angora cat
and Angora goat, tho little city is
today the center of great Moham-
medan revival and of the renaissance
of Turkey. Its mud huts and rough
heWn stone houses, its narrow, dark
streets and general air of primitive
ness made it difficult for one to cred
1t the assertion that this unreten
tious capital holds the key to the
peace of the world. Yes, our town
is a modest one" said a Turkish Of
fetal to the correspondent, but then
even greater movement than ours
started in stable"
Angora is 500 miles southeast of
Constantinople. TO which Is linked
by an offshoot of the main line of
the Baghdad railway from Eskisrehr.
1t is $500 feet above the sea, and
lies on steep hill rising out of a
shadow basin formed by a fringe
bl Hills WHICH TIlS II ABOUT ut no
great distance. The town itself is
curious contrast of east and west.
Graceful minarets arise from among
the red-roofed houses. Men and wo-
men in modern European dress con-
trast strangely with the unlettered
peasantry in apparel which was worn
in the time of Mohammed.
Villagers Are Soldiers.
This is the land of the Turkish
speaking peasants. simple villagers
and good soldiers. Their worst chara-
cteristic is their docile stupidity.
They do anything their politicians
and priests tell them. They do not
reason for themselves. Untutored
and primitive, they want little. Their
food is simple. consisting of bread,
milk, honey, eggs and fruit. They
eat Angora goat. while the world
uses its fine fleece. oxen drag their
flint sledges> over their grain,
separating the chaff from the wheat.
and draw their wagons on solid
wooden wheels. The wooden plough
and the hand scythe of 1000 years
ago have thus far resisted the in
roads of modern American agricul-
tural machinery. The countryside in
winter and spring is cold and cheer
less.
Angora is overcrowded and part of
lne population is 1Orced TO live In
tents. dugouts and box-cArs. Mr..
Emery, the American commercial OBJ
server, has his home and office in
a merchandise car at the freight
station. Whenever he wants to visit
outlying parts of Turkey. the Keam-
list bitches his car on to a passenger
train.
American visitors accustomed to
their stately legislative buildings at
hol ho
the little stone and mortar building
which the Turks call their Grand Ma
tional Assembly. The building was
originally a village clubhouse. In
side are two waiting rooms. and the
room in which Mustapha Kemal re-
ceiVes his official guests.
Then there is the hall of tho As
sembly itself. which is about the size
of the average American Sunday
school hall.
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FURTHER CUT in TAX
OF LITTLE FELL @ W
OUTLOOK AT CAPITAL
Believed Amendment of Sena-
tor Gerry Will Pass At
Next Congress
WASHINGTON BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Mash inprfnn II Anril II

The return to the average farmer
of the United States In 1922, for the
use of an average of S16,400 capital
and the labor of his family. was
only s917, the United States depart
ment of agriculture, after study
of 5000 farms, announces today.
The department announces: This
return included s715 in cash-the
margin of receipts over cash outlay
plus an increase of s202 in inven
tories of crops, livestock and machin-
cry In addition, the average farm
produced fuel and food consumed on
the farm, estimated to have been
worth 1924. This SIS cash balance
was all the average farm made avail
able to the owner to pay his living
expenses and liquidate debts"
The average 1922 business on 5000
farms is thus tabulated by the de-
partment:
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company no rehearing has ever
been granted. However, attorneys
for the Alabama Power company
seemed to regard the decision in the
Mobile Gas case as important for
itself as Judge William l.. Martin,
general counsel for the power COM
pany, was present at Jacksonville,
Fla, several months ago when three
federal judges considered the petit
ton for injunction filed by the Mo-
bile Gas company. Judge Martin was
in federal court here Wednesday
when Judge Clayton considered the
motion of the state for the dismissal
of the gas company's injunction case,
a motion submitted on the conten-
ton Of the commission that the val
.uation order and the gas schedules
in the gas case had been cancelled
and the Injunction suit had become
a moot case.
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PROUD OF MEMBERSHIP

n. 4. ID. A. Brings Confidence OF
Public says ScOuten.
High ethical standards have been
applied by the National Automobile
Dealers associa ton in selection of its
m EN- bers, says f. l.. Scouten, Frank
lin dealer, in commenting on the big
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graduation OF Alabama Potue Company Precpate Ne Contest
THEWEATHER
LOCAL DATA

Forecast; Fair Sunday; Monday To-
al thundershowers.
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"as essential-test cases" and mpha-
size the Importance to business gem
orally of having their position sus-
tanned. pointing out that while in in
dividual instances it may not be of
much moment whether small COM
mission or exchange" is charged by
the bank upon which the check is
drawn, it is of material Importance to
know when checks upon banks not
members of the federal reserve sys-
tenn accumulate in large numbers
whether the full face value of the
checks will be received. Should the
small banks be permitted to charge
exchange" for cashinG checks, 1t will
be necessary, the federal banks de-
clare, for business houses to adjust
themselves accordingly. and either
require their customers to pay the
cost of collection or increase their
prices to cover it,
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Summary of observations made at sta
tons of the United states Weather Bureau
during the "a hours ending at p. M,
90th meridian time, April u. 1s23: