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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

DETROIT. Mich, May Touring
Europe is not nearly so difficult as
imagined by most Americans, accord
ing to Melville A. Bleys of hos An
geles, Cal. In. letter to H. NJ. Jew
EFT, president of the Paige DE troit
Motor Car company, Bleys has out
lined his trip.
Bleys and his family of three spent
eight months and ten days on their
tour. visiting most of the famous
spots of history. Writing shortly
after his return to Los Angeles he
said:
IF I We're to make another trip
abroad tomorrow, would travel just
as L did on this one, in my Paige.
consider the automobile the most
convenient and inexpensive means of
travel in Europe at the present time,
in spite of the high cost of fuel and
the various fees and customs duties"
They drove from Los Angeles to
New York, visiting the Grand Canyon
and Niagara Falls. At New York the
car was shipped on the. Cedric for
Liverpool, where BleSs' first action
on landing was to apply for member
ship in the Automobile Association
and Motor Union. The organization
issues an international pass for one
year which is recognized by all coun-
tries in the international conven-
ton
To obtain this pas or "Tripcate."
the applicant underwent an exhaus-
tive examination to prove his quail
fications and the car was thoroughly
inspected to determine it's mechanical
fitness. The tourists granted this
license then proceeded confidently on
their journey. The itinerary shows
that most of the famous spots in
history were visited.
From Liverpool the tour led them
to Edinburgh, Scotland; down the
east coast of Scotland and England
to London, Chester, Stratford-on-
Avon, Oxford and Dover, where ship
was taken across the channel to Ca
lais, France.
The signs over the inns particular
~ interested the Bleys' party in the
tour of England They included: Red
Lion Inn at Banbury Cross. built in
1870; Ye Old Brown Cow Inn; Bull
and Dog Inn, Ye Black Bear Inn. The
Green Swan Inn, The White Horse
Inn. Bear and Key Inn, The haunted
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terrible, he says, twisting and wind
ing. and narrowing until it finally
becomes only a trail.
Arriving al Naples September 10,
they continued south over what Bley
terms "the worst roads Imaginable"
He says. however. that the famous
Amalfa drive, thirty miles over a
scenic route, cut from tho side of
the mountains and overharxing the
sea more than compensated tor the
! disaereeable features. Returning up
the west coast of Italy. Grosssto,
! Livorno, Pisa, SpeZia and Milan We're
visited. From Milan the route took
them over the famous Simplon Pass
into Switzerland to Geneva. The trip
over the pass is thirty miles, fifteen
or more miles upgrade. the balance
| down the other side. The summit of
! the pass is at an elevation of 7135
/ feet
After several days spent in the
| Alps, the mountains We're crossed
into France and on September 81,
| Dion. France was reached. The bat
tlefields of France, it's ruined cities,
! Rheims and other historic cities Wis
| tied then to Paris for several days
and then to Havre, where ship was
taken fer New York, whence the
party returned to Los Angeles by
way of Kansas City, Albuquerque,
Phoenix, Blythe. Redlands and home.
In telling of his visit to Rome, Mr.
Bley said AT Rome we visited the
Vatican and other interesting places.
Each day we used the Thomas Cook
& Co. Sightseeing prospectus for
guide and took in every point of in
terest the big bus excursions take.
Our expense for a days trip for the
four persons in the automobile was
the cost of gasoline and oil. approx
ma tely So, whereas. four persons on
a Cook excursion for the same trip
70
the days tour. All other excursions
and sightseeing trips, in whatever
country taken, are equally costly
where taken under any other circum-
stances than in ones own car"
Mr.. Bley's experience with the
Austrian kronen is interesting; AT
innsbruck" he said, 1--WE had the
battery charged, for which we paid
1920 kronen. Storage Of the car
for one night at the garage cost 6,4o0
krontn, while 10 gallons Ct gasoline
cost $50 900 kronen, normally $3.50"
A puncture in France cost him 10
francs. Seven gallons of gasoline in
Germany cost 5000 marks, and
quart of oil 10 marks. puncture
in Germany cost 500 marks, little
over 81 at the present rate of eXr
change.
He has most interesting collec-
ton of photo graphs which he took
with his small camera, the set in
GLIDING views of Shakespeares home,
Dutch scene on the Isle of Marken.
Warwick castle. beach scene at
Scheveningen, suburb of The
Hague; street scene in Rome and
many other cities, St. Marks Cathe-
dral at Venice Mary's We'll. Giovan-
mis- church, Rome; Hampton Court,
London, home of the King and Queen;
Strasbourg cathedral, Dun-sur-
Meuse. Leaning Tower Of Pisa and
Windsor castle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
SEND EGGS TO AMERICA
Phcasants Not Native OF United
Stntes. But Are Hatched Here

LONDON, May 12.-(By Associated
Press -Experiments made by q
large firm of game breeders have
shown that pheasants eggs can be
sent to America and satisfactorily
fatched out.
The firm has therefore made ar
rangements with transatlantic line
of steamers to take over 10000 eggs
by their vessels when the laying sea-
son starts next month
The pheasant is not native to
AmArica," said the manager Of this
firm, land stocks have constantly to
be renewed and the blood strains
changed. Hitherto we have been
sending live birds, but now we know
that eggs can be sent equally as
well. They will be shipped the day
they are laid and should be under a
hen pheasant or in an incubator in
America about ten days later"
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motor cars. However, he now as
serts that no lineup, in all his expert
ence, could equal the one he has at
present in the Peerless, Jordan and
Oakland.
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Cormack Brothers organization is
II. b. Crumpton, who Joined the forces
of this concern a few days ago Mr.
erumpton has practically grown up
with the automobile industry, having
begun back in the carly days to sell
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Ne WMETHOD GIVES
ACCURATE PICTURE
Of OCEAN BOTTOM
Sonic Finder Finds Sea Depth
Quicker Than Old
Service

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL May &
The precise contour of the Pacific
continental shelf from San Francisco
bay to Point Descanso. Mexico, re-
vealed here recently in the publica-
ton by the photographic office of
the navy department of a bathy-
metric chart. shows the floor of the
ocean IN a detailed way which will
mine the position of their craft when
landmarks are obstructed from
view by climatic conditions.
The Information is based on a re-
cent cruise made by the destroyers
Hull and Cory, employing the re-
Gently invented Sonic finder.
The Sonic finder, a device which
determines the depth OF the ocean by
recording the time required for the
sound to reach the bottom and re-
echo to the ship. takes a 2,000-foot
sounding in less than a minute. sup
planting method which required
sin hours.
Originally undertaken at tho re-
quest of the Carnegie institute to
aid in finding earthquake faults in
the Pacific ocean. the results OBJ
tanned my the charting cruise far
exceeded the original purpose. &C
cording to Lieut.. Lyman *. Swenson
of the navy department.
Biologists may employ the chart
to trace the extension of oil fields,
situated on the southen California
coast. to submerged prominences in
the same vicinity offshore, it is said.
O O o
Celebrating the possibilities of
such chart. Lieutenant Swenson
said it would enable anthropologists
to trace links between continents in
order to reach a determination of
the manner in which animals mi
grated to countries which are now
separated by oceans.
With the chart as a basis, ma
riners approaching the California
coast could direct their craft, if
| equipped with the Sonic finder TO
! any harbor by means of deductions
! from the finder interpreted by the
chart, navy officers said.
The expedition furnished revela-
! ticns regarding the floor of the ocean
| off The Pacific coast, which show
an egg shaped, submerged promi-
ocean at a point 80 miles southwest
of the Farallone Islands, off the
Golden Gate entrance of San Fran
cisco bay.
The chart also shows that if San
Francisco bay and the Pacific ocean
We're pumped down 100 fathoms GOO
! feeO, the coast line would be re-
| moved 30 miles from the Golden Gate
| straits and connect with the Faral-
| lcnes.
Off the coast of southern California
| the ocean is spotted with depres-
sions and contours resembling a
! land condition of mountains and
| lakes. This condition obtains in a
| line with the oil fields off the coast
| of Santa Barba county.
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WARSAW MOVIES CLOSE

WARSAW, May Ig.-IBy AssOCl-
ated Press Movie tickets in War
saw are taxed 100 per cent, and as
a protest to the authorities all the
movie houses recently got together
and closed. The government is los
ing 20.O00,000 Polish marks a day as
a result.
The authorities came back with an
order on the movie men to reopen at
once, or have their premises confis-
Gated for use as schools. Public
opinion, however, is with the picture
men, and it is believed the dispute
will be compromised by the collec-
ton of so per cent tax.
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AUTOMOBILE HORN
ONCE BANNED is
REQUIRED TODAY
General Use OF Motor Horn Is
Made Compulsory In
Most States
by II. W. HENRY

by II. W. HENRY
Chief Engineer. kIaxtOn Co., New
nrk, \. j.
The growth of the automobile
horn as n safety device iS in keep
ing with "Snfety-first" movement
that has grown SO rapidly in this
country In late years. This third
article in the educational series
on the automobile horn denis
with this subject.--Editor.
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ject of the horn sound and SHY pc
culiar quality of tone was chosen for
the aut<lobile horn.
CRUMPToN AT M'CoRNACI<'S
The latest addition to the Me
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TO RAISE 100000 FOR ATHLETES

MELBOURNE. May 12.-(By Asso-
ciated Press)-A newspaper fund
has been opened to raise 10000 to
insure adequate representation of
Australia at the next Olympia games
to be held in Paris in 1924. 1t is
proposed to send team of 40 ath-
letes.
, 1923-09-20

forth in the covenant. Tie council
V@'y properly hal nOI rushed the mat
ter. but hid caIlaOorated with the CO..
ference Of Ambassadors in Paris. He
admitted that the question of the Leagues
competency which had been raised by
italy, was grave and could not h2 left
unsettled lie appealed to tee League,
and to Italy to reach a ISOLATION which
WOnid not infringe the national pride OF
italy and at the sane time W2lId leave
unjHpajred 5he alth .itv # the L'a2u'
upon which to a great extent. he ue.ieN-
Ell the future hopes Of the Won / we've
canterGl.
London. Sept l7,h.-Accardiog to the
Rome cOrreSp)H !eut Of he Central News
j. is Sami.otficjaIIv state rh2t pending a
reply from Belgrade the Italian Govern
D.uut will take measures 20 help Plume
surmount the present crisis. Such mea-
sures however, Will be cf m @enaoM.c
and financial character, III NJ sens" hos
Tile, or calculated 70 cause a rap'are
with jJEosIayia.
Geneva, Sept. 17.h. -lHiaH.n The
Italian and Ju4o 5.ova G~o,-.nmeols
have filed with The Secretary oi the
League OF Nations. for registration and
publication, the treaty Of BapuI.J signed
in 1920 and tGa eaHDi.mGntl'E coUyen-
ton OF Santa Maroherita Of 1922. which
provide the terms OF settlement If jhe
FIume affair, LEAGUE circles Interpret
JniS action, when tIiGIi5 article Is OF
the League covenant, as a Favourable
sign, indicating The probability that
the Fiune controversy would b. settled
by direct negotiations between the "
governments.
, 1923-09-20

confidence in The Leagues pacific mis-
sen. Ne action vas takel on The Ques-
ton. Ii was remarked that both NJ.
Lohrun, 6 French Minister ard NJ. ia
houT, who represented he working men
On the commission for Armament iImita-
ton, supported The plan Of subsidiary
accord, agreement between states as
the best means Of relieving tension and
paving the Wy for the cutting down of
Armament hu}deus.
Eureka, Calf, Sept. I7Gh.-A sharp
earthquake shock was felt here today.
beginning with small vibrations, aceu-
nulat'aG IN violence and eading abrupt
~.
Henrietta, Okla, SeHt. I7th.-The KIu
hIuX Khan constitutes an ''anarchistic
force in Oklahoma and mast be driven
ilam The state, Governor Walton tod
an audience of perhaps loco persons,
many oj them de!ozareS to he stare la
b2ur convention, ere to-day. The fpbU
on the Kan is no longer a RELIGIOUS af-
tar. The organization is attempting to
coatroI he Government Of The entire
state, The Government declared. I've
.aI>a @orId' is backing him in his
fight against The invisible empire. al.
Though nearly all the other editors. re-
pattrFS and neWSpapcrmcn in 0klahcms
are members Of The kiao. Explaining
us Saturday night declaration of 'abso.
Ia5e i0altiai law for Oklahoma city. he
said that such action was necessary to
sJoG the Khan grand jury chat had been
called 10 convene To-Day.
New YORK, Sept. 18th.
Flour, (hard winter cDears $5.&5.
hard NIIflr@IraiuIIS S. X
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-31
Wasted Lives?

Captain Eddie Rickenbacker,
Aaeraan ace, says that the lives lost
in the World War were lost in vain.)
Net quite in vain-tke seas used to
be
Full Of a lurking death we could not
see
Are clear again. And that blood
drenched expanse
Of fighting that scared the face Of
France
Is growing green once more. The
World is free
OF that black blight Of PrussiaE
mastery
Which threatened all that we hold
good and fair.
Not quite in vain!
Old iealousies and hates again may
flare
Into a sudden fury here and there,
And diplomats may fence ard dis
agree,
But they who fought and died so
splendidly
Died, in that mighty conflict cover
There"
Not quite in vainl
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smiling.
incident closed" he declared.
Maybe I've opened my mouth too
wide as it IS"
So, although ] knew now for GER
tain that Mr.. Popple was detective
I said nc word of this to Louisa,
even though. during the next few
hours, I witnessed an amazing de-
velopment of their acquaintance.
They sat together for sever34 hours,
and Louisa's beautiful @seemed
every moment to become more elo-
quent. Without a doubt she had
made up her mind to captivate him,
and to all appearance she was sue
ceeding.
l was walking up and down the
deck with the doctor, and we heard
scraps of their conversation as we
passed-a designation for the NOR
row evening at Marseilles, proposed
boldly enough by Mr. Popple, and
assented to by a tinTorous but elo-
quent flash of the eyes by Louisa.
After dinner they took their coffee
out on deck. Their heads were even
closer together, their voices dropped.
People, as they passed, began to
smile. 1t was obvious that an affair
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GARDEN WEEK NOW
LATEST PROPOSAL.

We have all sorts of weeks to
observe, Thrift week, Safety week,
and what not. Now comes the
latest proposal, a National Garden
week announced for sometime in
May and especially approved by
the women's clubs, the president
and others high in authority and
influence, and the motto for the
week will be to "plant flowers"
Garden week is a very good idea,
and by proclamation or otherwise
special attention will be given the
time and probably more attention
to the plan if it were merly a sug-
gestion as is found almost daily
in the newspapers of the country.
To make the country beautiful is
the aim of many. Newspapers
everywhere urge campaigns for the
frightening up of cities, towns and
communities. A national call for
some special action will meet sue
cess primarily because everyone
loves flowers, and it is easy to be
patriotic when the subject is popu-
lar.
1t occurs to the Times-Reeord-
err that May is little late for the
observance of Garden Week."
especially around Americas, but
Georgians are always ready to
specialize on the garden and flow
err yards at any time, and we as
sumo that in this section of the
state the observance will be gen
eral regardless of any proclama-
ton for the president, and that
several weeks, as foE that matter,
will be devoted to beautifying of
our own environs.
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, IN few days until another crop of
the fleecy is made and marketed.
During the season now drawing to a
close this press has handled nearly
1900 bales of cotton, and there vet
remains two or three thousand in
the Americas warehouses. Receipts
for the season in this city will ex-
coed 100000 bales which consider
ing the short crop last year is con.
sldered very satisfactory.
The fourth class of the second
grade at Jackson street school
taught by Miss Annie Ansley is the
ilrst to accomplish the years work an
Will be promoted today to the next
grade. Parents and other little
friends are invited to be present. If
they continue to be as bright as they
have been so far they will reach the
fourth grade by Christmas. Their
names are Eugene Bailey, Elan
johnson, Carobel Murphy, Lizzie
Bivins, Laney Snider, Lamont Ny
ers. Julius Schroeder, Marie Morgan,
Agnes Adams, May Wheatley, La
MARITIME Tower, Lily Poole, Gertie
Johnson, Lizzie Taylor, George Cobb,
Laura Mayo, Cliff Bosworth, Lucille
Clegg, Council Adams, Windsor Al
len and Ed Coppedge.
The census of the school popula-
ton of Americas will be completed
today will show about 800 of school
age, an increase of 4 per cent over
the figures for 1885,, only five years
ago, when the last school census was
taken.
The beautiful new residence of Mr..
G. W. Glover, on Lee street, is near
ly completed, only few finishing
touches remaining to be added. Mr.
Glover moved into his hansome man
sion yesterday and with his family
will soon be sat home" to his friends
in the finest residence in this city
or Southwest Georgia.
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THOMPSON

These boys and girls have attained
the honor roll at Thompson School
for the month of March, they having
made an average if 80 or more, and
made perfect record in attendance
during the month;
Allie May Wise, Evelyn Jennings,
Hilda Wise, James McClung, George
Phillips, Theron McLendOn, Nadine
Virgins, Margie Knowlton, Louise
Yeager, Colquitt McLendon, Almer
Tedder. John d. White, Mabelle Sal
ter, Margaret Chappell, Leo Wig
gins. Fred Chappell, Elizabeth Nc
Tendon, Frank Nicholson, Francis Is
rael, Margaret Wise, William Dozier,
Loris Wise, L. w Wishard, Frank
Yeager, Eolla Teasley, Martha White,
J. c. Wise, Merritt Chappell, Lillian
Knowlton, Christine Minis, Christine
Tedder, Annie Laura Williams Ed
ward Dozier Mary Helen Thomas, Le-
will Mcdonald, Nettie May McLen-
don, Elizabeth Wise.
The third and last play of the sea-
son is scheduled for Friday, April
Is. This time it is "The Old Fash
Toned Mother, play most beautiful
i'm its sentiment and in the wonder
full moral lesson it bears, and at the
same time spiced with pep and lot
of real fun and good humor. MANY
who have seen the rehearsals pro-
|nounce 'The Old-Fashioned Mother
the best of the three,
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FARM WIVES
REST ROOM.

Going to town from the farm for
a days shopping or business is
arduous, particularly for the farm
er's wife if she has no comfort
able place where she can rest or
while away an hour. Farmers in
some American and Canadian COM
munities have solved the porblem
by establishing restroom for
their women folk in the market
town of their district.
The rest room is maintained by
a small tax upon each farmer. 1t
is all that the name implies. There
is a matron in charge who acts
as hostess, counselor and friend.
A trained nurse is within call in
case of need, Hot lunches and aft
ernoon tea are served. There are
enough really comfortable chairs,
couches and writing tables and
ample toilet facilities to accommo-
date the women on the busiest day
There are cribs and chairs for the
little people. If a mother wishes,
she can leave the children while
she goes out shopping or pays a
call, knowing they will be well
looked after.
In all the generations since farm
people first started going to town,
how slowly we have come to this
simple provision for human COM
fort! There always have been
haunts for the men folk. 1t is
time the women were looked after.
A town which wants to attract
farm trade and Americas is such
a place, might take this matter un-
der Amusement.
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GETS YEAR ON GANG,

ALBANY, March 31.-Charley
Carter, alias Charley Simmons, a ne
gro who was indicted and put on
trial in superior court yesterday on
a charge Of criminal attack on a ne.
gro girl, was allowed to plead guilty
of a misdemeanor charge yesterday
afternoon by agreement of counsel
The states case had not been com
pleted when the agreement was
reached. Judge Munro sentenced
Carter to serve twelve months nthe
county road gang,
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was in progress. I was SURPRISED,
| therefore, to hear Mr.. Popple sud
denly addressed the doctor, who had
! joined me again for a few minutes.
Just q moment. Doc"
We stopped at once. Mr.. Popple
seemed to rise with difficulty to his
feet.
Guess I am sick, Doc. Just
step round to my stateroom with me
for a moment"
Mr.. Popple, suddenly very pale,
swayed on his feet and clutched at
the doctors arm. I expected every
moment to see him collapse. We all
turned to Louisa. She shook her
head, apparently as bewildered as
the rest of US.
I'VE had just finished our Coffee"
she explained, when Mr.. Popple,
who had been talking a great deal,
became silent. He spoke Of a pain in
his head, and I thought he seemed
queer. Then he called out to the
doctor. That is all l know about It,"
By degrees the others melted
away. sank into MIR. Popples va
cant chair. A soon as we were
alone, Mrs. LoulaJ Martin looked at
me covertly. There was flash Of
triumph in her haf-closed eyes.
Sol" she murmured. Il do not
think that Mr.. Popple will follow me
about Marseilles."
do you mean that you have poi.
soned him2" I gasped.
She looked at me with a queer
little smile.
Some" she said, prefer to
shoot. 1 choose the way Of safety"
Then I knew that Michael had told
her everything. In that moment. all
that I had ever felt Of love for him
turned to hate. !. :.
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DEAN TICKET.

ROME, March 30.-Col L. A. Dean
of Rome, received a large majority
of the nomination ballots cast by
members of the Georgia Cotton
Grower Cooperative marketing asso-
citation for First District director of
the association, it is announced. The
second man on the nomination ticket
will be J. L. Leslie, Of Rockmart.
The names of these two men viii he
on ballots sent to all members Of
the association in the First district,
composed of Floyd, Cobb, Polk,
Cherokee, HARRISON and Spaulding
counties.
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was celebrated. Its old name was
Pascha," says Barry, both in the
East and the West; and endless
titles of honor and reverence We're
heaped upon it. The Pasch-egg,
the symbol of life out Of what
seemed dead - the salutation
Christ is risen of Eastern Gus
tom-all show how from time i'm
memorial Easter has been the
great festival Of hope and love"
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TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.

ALBANY, March 31.-G. V. Cum
bingham, state boys club agent of the
Georgia State College of Agricul-
ture, of Athens, was in Albany We'd
nesday and visited the Albany High
School, in company with County
Agent J. Irwin Davis, and addressed
the boys and girls of the Senior
class. He was introduced by ]. w,
Gillespie, Jr., a graduate of the Al
bany High School, who is now a
tutor at the State College, where
he is attending school.