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Evening star., 1923-04-30
CADETS COMPETE
FOR DRILL HONORS
Eight BattaIions, Comprising
High School Brigade, in
Action at Stadium.

Eight battalions comprising the
Washington High School Cadet Brig
ade are competing in the second an
nual battalion competitive drill this
afternoon in the Central High School
stadium. The drill began at 2:S0
O'Clock and will continue until about
$50
\ silver loving cup, the gift OF
Lieut.. Col. Wallace NJ. Craige. L. :.
A. professor OF military science and
tactics of the cadet brigade, will be
awarded the winning battalion. The
major of the victorious unit VIII re-
ceive a gold medal. The event last
year was won by the Western High
School Battalion, which is now in
possession of the Craigie cup.
Judges are Col. Frank w. Rowell,
Lieut. Col. William II. Waldron and
Maj. William Fl. Simpson, all of the
infantry Of the Regular Army.
The order and time of battalons APP
pearing on the drill field follow: First
Battalian. Sd Regiment of Western,
2 80 o'clock: 1st Battalion, I'd Regi-
ment of Tech, 3 o'clock: Sd Battalion,
I'd Regiment of Columbia Junior High.
80 o'clock: 1st Battalion, 1st Regi-
ment of Central, 4 O'clock; I'd Battalion
Sd Regiment of Business. 80 o'clock
I'd Battalion. I'd Regiment of Tech, >
o'clock; I'd Battalion. LIST Regiment OF
Central. 5 30 o'clock; 1st Battalion, Sd
Regiment of Eastern. 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

Forestation of hitherto inacces-
sible mountain areas in Hawaii
has been successfully begun by the
sowing of seed by Army aviatorS.
A report received today by the
War Department from Maj. Gen.
Charles p. Summerall, commanding
the Hawaiian department. ,cSaid the
new venture revealed possibilities
Of great national value. IT was
first suggested by the Department
OF Agriculture and was so sue
Evening star., 1923-04-30
u. S. Flyers Sou Seeds for Vast
Forest IN Remote Hawaiian Hills

cessfully performed by the aviators
that it is probable similar expert
ments will be made In this country.
Tree seeds were sown over an area
OF eight square miles by four avia-
tors flying two airplanes. The re-
port said that such an undertake
ing performed in the ordinary way
would have involved months of
tedious work and such huge ex-
pense as to have rendered 1t i'm
practicable"
Evening star., 1923-04-30

nucleus OF a proposed army of 5000,
women out today in a drive designed
to hammer sugar prices back to z,
cents a pound. which she declared to
be a fair price.
: Investigators armed with question
naires visited grocers to quiz them
on increases in prices, while others
were expected to start later In the
day on a house, to house canvas to in
Evening star., 1923-04-30
SOCIALISTS ATTACK TAFT.

CHICAGO, April 30-The national
executive committee Of the socialist
party announced today that it had
adopted Il resolution urging the res
ignation or Impeachment of William
Howard Taft. Chief Justice of the
United States. because of his con-
t."ued acceptance of $4,000 an
uuity from the late Andrew Carnegie.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

terest housewives in boycott. Sew
erai hundred women will make street
corner addresses tonight, Mrs. Welz-
miller added.
"We hope to make this campaign
Evening star., 1923-04-30

tests of women against food profiteer-
ing on record in this country" said
Mrs. Welzmiller. Sugar ought not to
sell for more than cents a pound
and the action of certain storekeep-
ers in raising the price has aroused
Evening star., 1923-04-30
WOMEN TO HAMMER
DOWN SUGAR PRICES

NEW YORK, April 30.-Mrs. Louise
Reed Welzmiller. deputy commits
sioner OF public markets. started tho
Evening star., 1923-04-30

a feeling Of Indignation among house
wives whose fury will not be abated
until the profteers are brought to
their knees"
Evening star., 1923-04-30
HEAD OF $1,000, 900 FIRM DIES

MEDINA. Ohio, April 8o.-A. r.
Root, eighty-th head of the A. r.
Root Company. a million dollar bee
keeping industry here. died at his
home in this city today after Il few
days illness.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

The world is full of tightwads. -
says the Suburban Sage. Some peo-
pie are never happy unless they get
their happiness for nothing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
Selma Women Hear Holu H Feels to Hobnob With Queen

SELMA, Ala, Feb. 10.-(Special.)- How 1t feels to have a queen butter , your toast for you; just how bored an American can be, while sitting next to a Crown Prince; the helpless feeling free-born Yankee experi- ences, when left in the queens pri- vate boudoir, and forgotten for hours on end. were some of the in timate and highly amusing incl dents related to Selma Study club members by Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, North Carolina women who traveied for months In the Balkans on an In- ternational passport, Investigating war conditions and looking after the proper distribution of vast supplies sent to Serbia and the Balkans by friends in this country.
 Mrs. Patterson Is the guest of her brother, Robert Patterson and Mrs. Patterson and her appearance be- fore the Study club yesterday after noon was a rare opportunity to hear first hand impressions of European royalty and of political conditions in the Balkans.
 lover there" said Mrs. Patterson, "the feeling is widespread that Rus sia hurt the world more than Ger many is credited with doing, by the dreadful spread of Bolshevism. And
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU ]
 THE AGE-HERALD

Albany Decatur Ala, FeD. 10 J
 Copies of the Congressional Record, just received here containing an ac- count of the address of Represen- tative Madden, in favor of the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. has served to cause even greater enthusiasm than press dispatches from Washing ton on the ate the 1dress was made.
 The Record shows MT. Madden as an avowed advocate of the Ford bid, and at the same time his remarks on the question indicate he had given much study to the problem and had arrived at the conclusion the Ford bid was the best for the country at large, after mature deliberation.
 MT. Madden, 1t will be remembered, recently announced his intention to make a thorough study of the Shoals proposition and he proposed to carry on the work of the late Represen- tative Mann. in whom Muscle Shoals always had a warm friend.
 The development of the early part of the week, when protests against the acceptance of the Ford offer were sent out by the notional committee for defense of the federal water power act. caused little concern here. The Twin City public looked upon the protest as the last despairi- effort of the anti-Ford people. Local peo- pie believe the opponents of the Ford offer have played their trump card. and without discounting the fact that the anti-Ford forces took trick, friends of the Detroit mans offer still believe the bid will be accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
FURNACE, MINES AND CEMENT PLANT BEING CONSIDER RED
Great Expansion Predicted for St. Clair County When Road Is Built-Minerals
 in Proximity
GADSDEN BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD ! Gadsden. Ala, Feb. 10

Construction of a furnace, and, perhaps, of finishing plants, as well as of cement plant in Beaver valley in St. Clair county, was con- sidered by prominent Gadsden business men this week as a logi- cal result of the extension of the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia railroad. In addition, it is known that number of coal and ore mines will be opened when the ex- tension is in operation.
 An ideal spot for a furnace, it was pointed out, would be about a mile and one-half or two miles north of Odenville. At that point are found all the clements neces- sary for the successful operation of the stacks. There is an inex- haustible supply of coal, there are great deposits of red ore and brown ore, there are mountains of lime stone and plentiful supply of wa- ter may be obtained from Canoe creek, which is fed by the great spring at Springville. All these raw materials are within a radius
 
 of few miles.
 Five Railroads AcceksibIe
 In addition, this point would have access to five railroads. There will be the Tag" extension. giving an outlet to Gadsden, Chattanooga and northern points. The Seaboard Air Line is nearby, with which the Tag will connect, giving an outlet to the coast. And then there is the Central of Georgia, also to touch the Tag" and over which, the Frisco and Illinois Central also operate, which will afford other outlets to the south and southeast.
 It also was pointed out that the great beds of shale and the piles of limestone, with the supply of water, and with hydro-electric power avail able, would make the operation of a cement plant profitable.
 New Mines to Open
 1t is practically a certainty that five or SIX new coal mines, located in the Beaver vallSy, will be in opera tion as soon as trains are running over the Tag" extension. Each of these mines Is expected to yield 800 to 400 tons daily, and 1t is believed that at least 1000 tons will be roll ing north to Gadsden and Chatta- nooga and east to the seaboard, six months after the new line Is com pleted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
NEW LAW DESIGNED TO MAKE DEMAND GREAT
 FOR ALABAMA MELONS
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD


 Every shipper of watermelons in carload lots will be guilty of a mis- demeanor if he fails to weigh each melon and count those placed in each car, under bill passed by the legis- lature and delivered to Governor Brandon Saturday. The bill Is in- tended to create a better market for Alabama melons. In tho past buy CTS have indicated that Alabama melons would not bring the best prices because of the additional trouble caused by lack of classifi- cation.
 The bill provides that If scales can- not be obtained within three mffes of the point of shipment. tho shipper may attach a statement of that fact in lieu of a statement showing the weight of each melon. But with every shipment there must go a cer- tificate showing tho number of mel ons in the car.
 person guilty of violating the act would be subject to a fine of from $25 to $1o0 and an optional prison sentence of from 30 to 90 days at hard labor,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
POULTRY RAISERS IN PICKENS TO ORGANIZE

CARROLLTON. Ala. Feb. 1o.-(Spe- cial.)-For the past few years con- siderable interest has been mani fested in the poultry industry by sev- eral of this county. but In recent months many others have purchased purebred fowls and have signified their intention of entering this indus try on a large scale.
 With many actively engaged in this project and for the benefit of those desiring to obtain the best results a meeting will be held in Carrollton next Monday. February 12, for the purpose of forming a county poultry association. A committee hrs been ap- pointed composed of J. A. Lee, J. H. McKinstry and F. H. Williams for the entertainment of those in attendance F. A. Kew. county farm demonstra- tion agent, Is using every means pos sible to make the meeting a success and has announced that Miss Gladys Tappan, poultry expert from Auburn, will be present and address the as- sembly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11

back of Bolshevism was the Czarina, who destroyed the old time loyalty to the Czar. It is freely said in the Balkans, that If Russia had another Czarina. the pitiful plight of Russia today would have been averted."
 As graphic and interesting bit of gossip as ever was repeated between women were the intimate little pie lures Mrs. Patterson painted of Queen Marie of Rumania who is a super woman, she declared.
 AS graphic and absorbing as any bit of gossip ever repeated among women, were Mrs. Pattersons inti- mate accounts of her life at the court of Queen Marie of Roumania. who she declared to be a Super woman" Here 1t was, presumably, that Mrs. Patterson gained first hand information on the assassna- ton of the Arch Duke, which pre- cipitated the World war, and her re- cital of the event was eagerly fol- lowed by the women present.
 Rumania adores it's queen, and Mrs. Patterson was able to account for this from her own personal ex- periences with the beautiful Marie who she remembers seeing for the first time, standing behind a screen of delphinium and snap dragon, in perfect setting of bronze and blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
100 AVIATORS WILL GO TO SELMA FOR PERIOD
 OF SUMMER TRAINING
SELMA, Ala, Feb.

SELMA, Ala, Feb. 1O.-Grad- ing and provision for proper drainage will begin at the airplane field on North Broad street at an early date, to put the field In shape for the 100 aviators from Maxwell Field. Montgomery, Ala. who will be brought to Selma early in the summer by Maj. Roy s. Brown, com mander, for the 10-day period of their field training.
 Major Brown and Lieutenant D'Arce of Maxwell Field were visi- tors to Selma Monday afternoon. coming over in a car; the object of their trip being to make prelimi- nary. arrangements for the reception of the aviators. So far the date of the field training period has not been set. this matter remaining at the disposal of Major Brown. whose trip to Selma yesterday will prob ably have some bearing on select ing a date.
 Lucien Burns. chairman of the streets and lights committee of the Chamber of Commerce., announced that city forces will be put to work at the landing field. and that level ing and drainage will be completed before the aviators arrive.
 Tents will be erectd and 1t Is said that fully 100 men will be here for the 10-day p~ -iod. with the planes and other paraphenelia necessary to maintaining them. The object of the field service is to throw the aviators and mechanics upon their own re- sources. away from the accust ome ed hangars at their station, and to compel them to undergo the rigorous training of camp life.
 Major Brown will return for fur ther conferences with the authori- ties here before final settlement of the date of the field service pe- riod Is announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
C|V|TAN CLUB |S BUSY BUILDING A BIGGER Fl. PAYNE
Two More Teachers Secured for SchooIS-HighWay Im- proved-S3,000 Fire
 Equipment Sought

FORT PAYNE, Ala, Feb. 1o.- Special. )-The Fort Payne Civitan club Is proving to be one of the liv- est civic organizations In Fort Payne. As result of the clubs activities early in the school year two addi- tional teachers were secured for the local schools-one for the county high school and one for the public schools.
 Road Is Improved.
 Nearly one mile of the Chattanooga highway north of Fort Payne. begin ming at the city limits. has been greatly improved during the past two weeks through the clubs efforts. In this case also the club was able to secure the assistance of the county commissioners and more than $500 was raised by the club for the work.
 Just now the club is devoting its time to the raising of funds for the purchase of new fire fighting equip ment for Fort Payne, including chemical engine. Nearly 1000 has been raised and one member of the club, w. B. Davis, of w. B. Davis & Son. local hosiery manufacturers, has offered to match every dollar raised for this purpose. The club Is de- termined to raise s1,500 and thus se- cure s3.000 for the new equipment which should place Fort Payne in a class with nearby cities in the mat ter of fire fighting equipment of the modern type.
 Creamery Sought.
 Other matters which will soon re- ceive the attention of the club are the location of new industries and the construction of the second rer- manent school building for Fort Payne. Committees are now at work on the new industries and arrange ments are being made for the location of a creamery in Fort Payne. The matter of esta blishing a box factory here is also being considered and It is said that the club has received several tentative offers from persons interested in such a factory.
 While the consummation of the new school building project will re- quire a large bond issue by the city there seems to be no outstanding ob- stacle in it's way as the city council will in all probability approve the new building. Conditions in the two buildings now in use are very crowd ed and there has been a consistent demand for some time for new building In the north end of town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
DECLARES COTTON
 MILLS UNHURT BY .EXEMP PT|0N REPEAL
0'NeaI Says Bill Effects Only HydroeIeCtric Concerns and Advises Power Company
 to Get Out Politics

MONTGOMERY, Ala, February 10. Among the many hot fights staged in the Alagama legislature. that of the tax exemption repeal bill is the most prominent, but contrary to the im- pression among many, does.not effect cotton mills and other properties. Is the opinion of Edward O'NeaI, officer ciation, and close observer of the leg islative action.
 'The bills effect only water power companies In the state, and particu- larly the Alabama Power company which is valued at sS,o00, 900, making the annual tax on this property around $100,000," declared MT. O'Neal
 During the journey of the bill, from the time 1t was introduced un- til 1t finally reached the governors s desk, this bill was the subject of warm discussion among It's friends and enemies. As one of the leaders of its passage, Senator George Dun can of Athens strongly argued that the members of the 1907 legislature, which passed the exemption act, thought they were exempting each hydro-electric company for a period of 10 years. beginning at the time 1t started business operation and not each new project of each company for a period of 10 years.
 O'Neal Gives Advice
 Tn pleading for the repeal, Sen ator Duncan declared that the au- thors of the exemption bill slipped one over on the legislature of 1907. MT. Duncan denied that in repeating the bill that 1t was repudiating the promises made to corporations of its kind.
 Tho Alabama Power company should quit trying to dominate the political affairs of the state and confine themselves to their own business. following the precedent started by the railroads and other corporations several years ago when they discovered the folly of trying to control political matters" MT. ONeal declared.
 "The Ford offer for Muscle Shoals was injected into the argument by different speakers and Senator w. F. Garth of Huntsville brought interest to a fever heat when he declared that "the Tennessee valley would now be humming with prosperity, due to the operation of Muscle Shoals by Henry Ford had not the Alagama Power company Dutteu Tn ana trleQ 10 SpOll an offer which by far the majority of the American people want the gov ernment to accept.
 Recommended by Brandon 'Tn addition to Senators Duncan and Garth, Senator Powell of Macon and Brewer of Jefferson. who was the author of the bill, led the fight for its passage in the senate. while Representative c. w. Ashcraft of Lauderdale and l.. K. Bowen of Jeff ferson were the champions of the bill in the house.
 Tt Is recalled that repeal of the water power tax exemption was strongly urged by the Muscle Shoals covention held in Montgomery last summer. that 1t was pledged by the democratic party of Alabama in con- vention in Montgomery last Septem- Der and that 1t was recommended by Governor Brandon in his message to the legislature" declared MT. O'Neal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
HARTSELLE READY FOR
 ANNUAL FIELD MEET
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAUl
 THE AGE-HERAs.D ID ] HArtaalIA. Ala Eeh m

ocAAos AAhss Y CO., lU
 The event of the year in Hartseile at any rate the chief event in an educational way. will occur here Fri day. March g. The event Is called the Morgan County Field Day" and it has been observed In Hartselle for many years past.
 The field day exercises arc put on by an executive committee of prom inent educators from the different public schools over the county, Prof. F. E. Burleson of Hartselle is chair man of this committee. The other members are: Prof. R. w. Cowart. superintendent of the Albany city schools, Prof. A. A. Gibson of the Danville schools Prof. E. B. Weav- CT of the Austinville schools; Prof. w. c. Hughes of the Trinity schools Prof. J. A. McGhee of the Falkville schools; Prof E. E. Glover of the Hartselle schools; Prof L. E. Snyder of the Morgan County High school at Hartselle and Prof. w. o. King Of the Decatur High School.
 As the Hartselle high school is close in, the exercises will be opened in that building instead of in the Morgan County High school build ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
FRATERNAL BODIES ARE VERY ACTIVE AT FAYETTE

FAYETTE. Ala, February 1O.- Special. lafayette is strong fra ternal town. The Masonic Blue lodge, with large membership, meets twice per month. A chapter with growing membership meets twice monthly, and the Order of the Eastern Star meets regularly. The Odd Fellows have a strong lodge and meet twice month. The Woodmen of the World has a strong member ship, and Columbia Woodmen has a very active membership also.
 The Eastern Star held a public in stallation of officers Friday night in the Masonic temple, with a large au- dience of spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
COLLEGE SOCIETIES WILL DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION

UNIVERSITY. Ala, Feb. 10.-The Excelsior Literary society will have their "try-out" next Monday night for the inter-society debate with the law forum, which is to be held soon. The Excelsior defeated the Philomathic society just before the holidays and theembryo Websters are now ready to try their hands with the lawyers. The subject which is to be debated between the two societies is Re solved, That the United States Should Prohibit All Immigration For a Period of Ten Years. Beginning Jan- uary l. 1924"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
FARM BUREAU CAMPAIGN BEGINS IN LAUDERDALE
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
 THE AGE-HERALD IInran,n A., EaIs ta |

Saturday marked the beginning of a campaign for additional members of the Farm Bureau and Farm Bu- reau Cotton association in Lauder dale county
 The drive for new members throughout the county will be headed by committees which will assume the responsibility of seeing every farmer Tn the Beat or community which each committee represents. The campaign will last only one week, February 10 to IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
HUNTSVILLE TEXTILE
 SCHOOL IS SUCCESS
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU I
 THE AGE-HERALD
 Huntsy He, Ala, Feb. 10 ]

The Merrimack Textile school for the teaching of operatives at Mer- rigack has just completed it's third year and has been such success that 1t will probably continue on a permanent basis. 1t has been an- nounced here. The school was first established for the benefit of cot ton mill operatives of the Merrimack Manufacturing company who desired to improve their technical knowledge and to gain a general education also and it has been a success from the start, the year just closed having been the best in spite of the fact that the Merrimack mills have been operated at night for months past. The most skilled instructors obtain able taught in the school. q. w.. Lehman. for many years an impor- tant official in the operation of the Merrimack plant, taught spinning; H. S. Price taught carding, F. H. O'Neil taught weaving and funda- mental studies for general education of the students was taught by Cecil V. Fain and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS
 GOING UP IN ATHENS
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
 THE AGE HERALD Athena Ala Feh n |

There is more building going on in Athens at present than has been in several years. The contracting firm of Johnson Chambers & Co.,, have on hand the construction of several new residences. The handsome brick ve- neer bungalow of MT. and Mrs. w. s. Wilson, on East Pryor street is near ing completion. They have just con . tracted with Carl Richter for the erection of two-story brick veneer on the same street and also have the contract for the erection of the Athens Ice and Coal company build ing, which is to go up at once. There are several other buildings be- ing erected in the city by this com pany and also by others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11
FELL CITY YOUNG FOLKS ORGANIZE AN ORCHESTRA

FELL CITY, Ala, Feb. 10.-(Spe- cial) l)-An orchestra is being organ ized here composed of about six members and it is rehearsing at the home of Miss Peggie Fowler. A se- lection of orchestra music has been ordered This organization is com posed of the following: Miss Peggie Fowler, pianist w. F. Burleson saxophonist; Charles Brown Fowler. and Frank Miller. violinists; Ralph Renegar, trap drummer.