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The Washington times., 1923-07-07
THE SMOKE SCREEN
What Happened When a Fond Father
Adopted a New Form of
Punishment

Punishment

; single puff of the older man
lacked it's usual soothing flavor.
When David had finished his,
he said in his honest fashion:
whole ones are better. I've
just had ducks before"
TAKE another!'
There was no mistalking the
command this time. David, again
with surprise but with distinct
pleasure, took the second cigar
cite and smoked 1t through. Miller
expected the boy to turn pale,
to be unable to finish, or to show
some sign of physical distress,
but nothing could have been
clearer than the blue Of David's
eye or the apple color of his
cheeks. Miller gritted his teeth
and determined to see it through.
TRY a cigar"
David's eyes once more bright
ened with anticipation. He blum
dered a little in managing 1t. but
finally got it going" 40 he
phrased 1t.
Somehow the movement Of the
boys hands as he lit it, the tilt
of his head as he smoked, smote
Miller's heart with pangs of
fatherhood.
AS Miller sat there, waiting
for the boy to grow sick, he be-
gan to feel strangely ashamed.
TITS fighting below the belt
literally. not figuratively. can't
do it! I've always stood firm on
any stand I've taken with the
children, but shall have to back
down on this" Miller thought.
Then he said aloud: David,
throw away your cigar now"
But in the midst of the defeat,
victory came Unexpectedly. Da-
vid, his David-trained since
babyhood not to cry for bumps
suddenly began to cry.
''Oh, father, you're so good,
and I'm so doggone mean! When
Mr.. Dortch found out Alex
smoked, he whipped him so hard
that Alex had to bring pillow
to sit down on when he went to
dinner. And pou. you just treat
me like a man and give me CT
gars!" The boy choked, unable
to find the phrases for his tumul-
tuous feelings. And, father,
won't do it any more. 1t was
sneaking, and I won't smoke any
more until you say I can.
promise you I won't! I won't
fool you about it,"
''Nor I you Miller spoke as
man to man. ''I was making
you smoke because I hoped it
would make you so sick that you
would never wish 70 do 1t again.
After all, that's a little-boy rem
edy, I don't want you to smoke
before you are eighteen. I don't
ask you to promise me you will
not, but I ask you to promise me
if you do smoke, it will be with
me-
David had stopped crying and
his voice was as controlled as his
fathers as he answered:
1T promise. I like to-"
Instead of the usual good night
peck at Miller's brow, father and
son shook hands quietly on their
compact.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Verdi's delight
full opera, "Rigoletto," first pro-
duced?
2-When did Portugal become
a republic?
3-When was Mt. Mckinley
set aside for a national park?
4-When did the French ocean
liner La Bourgogne founder at
sea after being rammed by a
sailing vessel?
5-When was President An
drew Jackson shot at by would
be assassin in Washington?
ANSWERS to these queries will be
printed MOnday)
The Washington times., 1923-07-07

TOR me. ! was In
bed for eight or
nine days every
month and had q
greatdeal Of pain.
The doctor said
my onlyrelief was
an operation. )
read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's medi-
cines and tried the
Vegetable Com
pound and the
Sanafiva Wash.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

wishing, of all employment, is
the worst"
Everyone realizes how futile is
mere wishing without making
an effort to accomplish some
thing, as Edward Young 1854
1863 had observed in might
Thoughts"
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
EVERYDAY
MISTAKES
I'm Speaking

Wrong.
Each went their own way"
Right.
Each went his own way"
The pronoun should agree with
"-ach." which is singular. His"
should be Substituted for their"
Wrong.
The matters of which I treat
Of here"
Right.
THE matters which treat ~
here" or The matters of which
] treat here"
One of IL superfluous.
Copyright, 1923. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-07-07

uSE II q SOn4CbAAA6
was bothering you"
Miller and his wife were in the
library, and from the adjoining
room come the chatter Of thei"
two children.
Probably 1t will prove to be
nothing. Dortch came to the Of
flee today, and told me that
when he drove by our place yes
terday he noticed Hannah in the
yard. He said she cooked for
them last year, and they found
out she stole his cigars, taught
his boy to smoke, and raised the
mischief generally"
ooh, I'm sure she couldn't In
nuence David!' cried Mrs. Miller.
II don't know. She has always
seemed so fond of the children
that they have been with her a
great deal. Whenever we are botn
out Of the way we've left them
to Hannah to look after instead
of Polly. David will tell me the
truth about THE doesn't lie,
thank Heaven!
Miller broke off. Then he called
his son. David came running.
His sister, two years younger, trot.
ted in after him.
David, want you to tell me
whether or not you have been
smoking"
The question was answered in
the affirmative in an unexpected
but conclusive manner, for little
Elinor burst into tears. Her
mother gathered her into her
arms, but she sobbed as one who
could not be comforted.
80 you smoked?" said Miller
slowly.
For how long?"
David considered.
1T was Thanksgiving, first time.
Hannah said it was a sin to waste
all the good stumps the company
threw away. and asked me to
bring them to her.
Miller used a number Of olga
rettes day. He never relighted
one, and rarely took more than a
single draw.
you have been gathering up
stumps for two months and divid.
ing with the cook?"
rs dividing taking half? Han
nah kept most of them. When
she makes big cake, she always
makes a teeny one for me and
Elinor; and she never fuses at us
like the other cooks did. She likes
me because I bring her the cigA-
rettes."
why didn't you tell me2"
II wanted so bad to tell!'
Elinor sobbed out, IT didn't want
secrets
THAT devil didn't try to make
you SMOKE.
Hannah wanted to teach me,
but / never tried, cause David
said I mustn't. He said mother
didn't smoke, so I mustn't, and
father did, so he wanted to
learn"
AS Mrs. Miller left the room,
she turned to look at her husband
with a wistful helplessness. 1t
was a crisis in their boys relation
to his parents which she did not
know how to meet, and she felt
relieved that she was not called
upon to cope with a situation so
wholly masculine.
Miller was almost equally at sea
IF you had come to me-"
David hung his head.
II liked it, father, and knew
you'd make me stop if you found
out"
Miller was silent for a mo-
ment. while the lines from "The
Mikado" hummed through his
brain:
My object all sublime
shall achieve in time
To make the punishment fit
the crime.
1t did not seem to him to be
an occasion for a thrashing.
His mind was made up now.
He opened his cigarete-case and
held it toward David.
Have one?"
The words were command ra-
Their than interrogation. Puz-
zled, David took one and lit it.
So did his father, though the
The Washington times., 1923-07-07

1t isn't possible to dye GLOVES
at home very successfully, but #
Is possible to give old white
chamois ones a new lease of life
by dipping them in cold coffee
Squeeze out gently after-ward and
rub over with soap before drvine
You get such a nice. creamy
effect.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.

To yesterdays questions.
1.-The Lick Observatory was
erected in California in 188S-1889.
PORTO Rico was discovered
by Columbus in 1892.
3-The title Of Defender Of
the Faith" was conferred on
Henry VIII of England by Pope
Leo X in 1921.
4-Charles Dickens novel BLEAK
House" was published 1928.
5-The noted Edinburgh Re
view was founded in 1902.
Copyright. 1923. King Features
Syndicate. lnc)
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary of the entrance, in 1852 Of
Commodore Perry into the harbor of Yeddo, Japan.
This friendly visit resulted in establishing trade rea
tons with the Mikado's kingdom.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
ADVERTISEMENT.
.aU UTENHtlUIs
She Took Lydia E .Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound and Escaped
the Operation Doctor Advised

Louisville, KY "Iwish to thank
you for what your medicine has done
The Washington times., 1923-07-07

Capitals Built to Order
TWO European capitals, Petrograd and Madrid, were
built to order. The former by Peter the Great the
other by Philip H. who choose the lofty sight because
of the asthma from which he suffered.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
By Margaret Ship.

INV YHAT is the matter? I
NV knew all through din
w ner that something
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
Hines Will Visit Tuskegee, Hopes
 To Pacify White Citizens There

he will be able accurately to ascer- tain the sentiment of the people, white and colored. relative to the purposes of the President.
 He will make a full report to the President as soon as the President Is in Washington.
 Presidents Policy.
 It Is learned here that the policy respecting Tuskegee Is the Pres idents and not necessarily General Hines, or the veterans bureaus. At the same time, General Hines is bound to carry out the policy unless it be changed, and there Is nothing on the surface at present to indicate that there Is a chance that it will be changed. It is known that the National Association for the Improve ment of the Colored Race is pressing the administration to put it's policy into effect, and is complaining that delay is due to the opposition of dem ocrats. This situation prompted the President just before his departure to make public a letter-satd to have teen inspired for the occasion-from General Hines. stating that delay was the result solely of the desire to select only the most capable person. mel
 Politics it is apparent Is playing it's part, At the same time Repre- sentative Lamer Jeffers of the Fourth Alabama district Is given assurance that no negroes will be sent to Tus-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
TWO ARE DEAD N MOUNTAIN BATTLE UP M TENNESSEE
Three Others Are Seriously Wounded In Fight In
 Remote Hills

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, June 26.- Jim Miller and Eastley Goforth were instantly killed and M. A. Goforth, George Miller and an unknown man wounded during a pitched battle In the Suck creek section of Marion county this afternoon about 1 o'clock.
 The dead and wounded were re- moved to Jasper late this afternoon and five participants in the battle were arrested tonight ,by Sheriff Delk and placed In the Marion county jail on charges of murder. The men under arrest are Bob White, Hubert Goforth. Alex Miller, M. A. Goforth and George Miller.
 Sheriff Def1l had been unable to make an investigation tonight put stated that from Information re- ceived through residents of the Suck creek section the battle was the re- suit of drunken argument. It ap- pears that the men met at a sawmill and one of the men accused another of turning him up for moonshin- ing When the argument reached the fighting stage the two principals brought their guns into play and the crowd took sides and Joined in the fussilade.
 Word was imm ediately sent to Sheriff Delk, at Jaspery and he hur- ried to the scene with posse. All the participants were found near the scene, having made no effort to es- cape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
DARING AVIATORS TEXAS KLEAGLE IS READY FOR TRIP GIVEN DISCHARGE
 TO REFUEL IN AIR BY WIZARD EVANS
Airmen Smith And Richter Hump Off" This Morn-
 ing For Records

SAN DIEGO, Cal. June 2e-(By Associated Press.) Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut.. John B. Richter. of Rockwell Field, army aviators went to bed aarly tonight to get a good start in preparation for a flight which they will start at dawn tomor- row, and in which they hope, by talk ing on fuel In mid-air. to break even speed, endurance and distance rec ords and to establish five more records.
 Captain Smith and Lieutenant Richter. using a de Haviland plane with 400 horsepower Liberty motor. plan to remain in the air four days and nights and four hours, giving the Liberty motor the severest test to which it ever has been subjected in actual flying. Tno aeronautical world, however, is watching with even more interest the plan of re- fueling in mid-air. The aviators say that If Captain Smith and Lieutenant Richter are successful in their at tempt. 1t means that fast airplane of limited fuel carrying capacity can take off at New York and by re-fuel- ing in mid-air. possibly at Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake. reach the Pa cific coast in less than IS flying hours.
 Should Smith ana fsichter remain aloft 60 hours, instead of 100 hours that they plan to fly, they will nave travelled fully 2.000 miles farther than did Lieutenants Kelly and Mac Ready In their nonstop trans -conti- mental flight, or nearly three-fourths the distance from San Diego to Hong Kong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
NONPARTISAN WELCOME IS
 GIVEN PRESIDENTS PARTY
 IN SWING THROUGH UTAH

to the incumbent of the presidency is found in going away from the of flee at Washington and meeting peo- pie just as 1 am meeting you
 Tt Is joy to those in authority to know that there is so much hap piness and so much confidence in the future of our country he added. T have had my own faith renewed to- day and I am grateful for the op- portunity of greeting you as well as having you offer your greetings to us"
 NOn-Pnrtisan Welcome.
 The welcome given President and stop during the motor trip of 40 she was almost buried under flowers was non-partisan. When. MT. Harding stepped off his train at Og- den he was greeted by Senator Shoot, republican, and Senator King, a democrat.
 The reception committee also in- cluded Governor Mabry, a republl- can. who. with Mrs. Mabry. rode in the presidential car and pointed out the points of interest along the route, which led to the foothills Of snow-capped mountains through q farming section made fruitful by ir- rigation. Much of the land is used for fruit growing, and the prospect of good crops was commented on by the President in one of the brief talks he had made.
 Children. standing along the streets and roads, waving flags and some
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
\ ILL traffic cops of Birmingham

\ ILL traffic cops of Birmingham A were ordered to the side-lines at Tuesdays meeting of the
 city commissioners, as the current of the Magic City's swirl ing, eddying rush is 50 ubiquitous. if not omnipresent, these days. that a traffis cop at one of the scrump- tious crossing of any of the main drags Is liable to be Dowieo ever before he can draw his whistle or waggle his semiphone.
 Commissioner w. B. Cloe came to the rescue of the white caps" by offering a suggestion that they not only be- yanked from the intersec- tions of streets, but shunted on sid ings at the corners. and more than that, each is to have an umbrella.
 When Commissioner Cloe started to crate and the other commissioners caught his drift they were, seem ingly, scandalized. but when the 'Protector of the Pitifur announced that thus it was done in other cities, his fellow fathers dropped their guards and were ready to buy
 So the folk who dodg flivvers at Third avenue and Twentieth street will no longer see the spreading shoulders and friendly smile Of MT. Heflin, who has made that inter- section famous, but, instead. will see his cleaning eyes and C!emenceau- esoue mustachios peering at them from under the rim of yaller bug ry umbrella, his white fingers twitching and arms waving. No, the semiphorc Is not to be, either. The semaphores are to go. So 1t IS ordered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27

f a first time In the history of tf. Birmingham post office the annual receipts have passed the mil lion dollar mark. During the fiscal year. which will end June 30, re- ceipts of the BirminTham post office cent, the total receipts for the year ending June 30, being $1,o46,1s4.57, while that of the year ending June 30. 1922, were sS91,216.55.
 While the receipts show approxi- mately 17h per cent increase. the volume of mail handled in the Bir- mingham office during the year was much greater than the per cent of the receipts would indicate. as the majority of the mail matter was com posed of third-class mail, which only requires small amounts of postage.
 Receipts for the past year, accord- ing to quarters were as follows: First quarter. $222,459.28; second quarter. $277,341.23; third quarter. $276,3S4.o6; and for the fourth quarter. which ends June 30. approximately $270.- ooo.oo. total of s1,o46,1s467. Re ceipts according to quarters during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, were as follows: First quarter, s197.- 79s.32: secoid quarter, s234,127.19; third quarter, s229,372.1S; fourth fourth quarter. s229,91S.96, making a total of $s91 ,216.55.
 Business circles the country over accept post office figures as clear in- dex of the status of a community. increase. According to the post office figures Birmingham is 17h per cent more important commercially and financially than year ago, the increase also pointing to substan- tion population increment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
MT. Harding Is Greeted By Thousands Of Ruddy- Checked Western Children In Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. June PC. (By Associated Press. .)-President Harding brought to Utah today an exposition of the views of the ad- ministration on the tax question and received in return renewed faith in the future of the reublic through the welcome accorded him in Ogden. Salt Lake City and half dozen small towns.
 Making the sixth prepared address of his western trip, the chief execu- tive in the Mormon tabernacle to- night discussed taxation. The ad- dress on this question was made here because Utah is the home state of the chairman of the Senate finance com mittee, Senator Shoot.
 After having been greated by a large portion of the population of ogden on his arrival there shortly before 9 o'clock this morning and after having been accorded an en- thusiastic welcome in every village and through the country as he mo- tored to Salt Lake, MT. Harding, speaking from the steps of the city hall at Bountiful. a little town near this city, declared that the greatest joy the finest compensation and the greatest inspiration which can com,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
Head of The Ku-KIux KIan Ascribes Disturbances
 To Keeling

SAN ANTONIO, June 25.--George W. Keeling, kleaEle of the Knights of the Ku Klux llian for tts Fifth district of Texas, has been dis charged from his post, according to announcement made late today by H. W. Evans, imperial wizard of the klan, who arrived in San Antonio early this morning and remained throughout the day in conference with large and small gatherings of klansmen.
 With the discharge of Keeling, Evans said, he believed the talk of break in the ranks of the klan, or any sort of revolt. would come to an end, as he ascribed to Keeling au- thorship of the revolt as well as of the report that too great percent age of money paid into the klan funds was being sent to headquarters of the organization In Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
: Important News Of The Day

Jefferson
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
ACTION DELAYED ON AUDITORIUM
 UNTILTHURSDAY
Smith Company Bid Found Lowest When Proposals
 Are Opened

Taking Birmingham's taxpayers into consideration. the city commis- sion decided at the adjourned meet ing Tuesday afternoon to delay f. nal action on the auditorium until Thursday. Another $10o,0O0 will be needed to construct the building. as the board of architects recommend, and the commissioners did not want to incur this obligation without giv- ing tho public an opportunity to express an opinion before they acted.
 Smith Company Favored.
 It Is indicated that the Smith com pany of Birmingham will get the main contract, if 1t Is decided to build at this time. The Smith com proper was the lowest offered, car rying the alternate items of addi- tiGaai fsat.lro.
 The Alabama Supply company is most favorably considered, by the architects. in their bid of 107.s7o, to ing, heating. ventilation. gas and other standard equipment. There were instances of lower bids on in- dividual items of this equipment, but the Alabama supply companyS offer for the total subsidiary equipment was lower than the total for this work of any other bidder.
 The question that faced the city commission Tuesday afternoon was one of awarding the contract to build an incomplete auditorium, thus clinching the work; or of taking the public into the discussion of the matter and hearing what the citi- zens thought of the necessary addi- tional S1O0,000 so the auditorium will be of full service and comfortable. summer and winter. and with the proper floors for the several sorts of uses to which the building will be put and. above all. comfortable.
 Unanimously the representatives of the associated architects advo- cated building at this time. MT. Miller of Miller & Martin. who was their chief spokesman, said that the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
ANSWERS NJ"
 TOENT|RE LIST IF A COUNTS
Fite Happy And Appreciative Of The Interest Shown By Friends-Jury Had Case More Than Seven Hours
 GRAND JURY TO PROCEED WITH ITS INVESTIGATIONS 3eddow, Representing Bar Association, Is Vigorous In Characterization Of FaiI- ure Of Jury To Convict

Fred Fite, Birmingham attorney and representative from Jefferson county in the Alabama legislature, was acquitted of charges of unethical practice by a jury in Judge Ben D. Turner's division of civil circuit court, the verdict being returned at s:49 o'clock Tuesday night. The jury had been out hours and 16 minutes.
 Fite was not present when the jury reported. answering mo" to each of the 14 questions contained in the bill of complain. each in effect charging that Fite had employed agents or solicitors to obtain damage suit cases for him. John Altman received the verdict for the defense and c. r. Beddow was present for the Alabama Bar association central committee, plaintiff.
 Judge Turner congratulated the jury on their patience and told them the verdict was their responsibility. FIte Is Appreciatfvc.
 Fred Fite, the defendant in the disbarment proceedings. stated late Tuesday night that he had been un- der such a mental strain during tho enough to make statement to newspaper men.
 All I can say now" MT. Fite said, lis that I am happy that am ac- quilted, and appreciate the interest shown in the case by my friends"
 c. P. Beddow, one of the prose cution attorneys in the Fite case and a leader in the legal clean-up planned by the state bar association. stated Tuesday night that he could not see how the jury could do it's sworn duty and render such a yer dict, as Fite on the stand had admit ted in one instance sending Morris to Talladeea to get cases for him.
 Tt is beyond me and I can't un- derstand the verdict" MT. Beddow stated.
 The only plausible thing I can sec is that they have become fashionable Q in the jury way and decided not to bring in conviction. It is getting
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
MORMON TEMPLE
 SEES TICKER AND AUTO FIRST TIME

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 26.-(By Associated Press. .)-Tele- graph instruments ticked for the first time in the sixty-oone years history of the Mormon tabernacle as dispatches by the Associated Press on President Harding's ad- dress there were sent to the far corners of the country.
 Never before since Brigham Young and his band of followers completed the vast auditorium in 1862 had a telegraph wire ever been allowed in the structure. The Associated Press wire be- tween San Francisco and Chicago
 was looped into the tabernacle to-
 night for President Harding's ad-
 dress by consent of high officials
 of the church.
 Automobiles carrying those anx-
 ious to hear the President also
 entered the tample grounds to-
 night for the first time in history.