davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
EMPLOYMENT
sAL.ESMEN WANTED
HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY

The Blanchard Co. needs an exclusive sales man ine northern Alabama to start at once. Can offer the right man clean, pleasant and profitable work the year round. We are manufacturers of ex- elusive lines of high-grade art ealen- dars. mailing service, art blotters. en- graved holiday greetings, religious, imi- tation palm leaf and art fans. and paper novelties of all descriptions. We include a comprehensive line of very high-grade advertising pencils and pen holders. Also a splendid big line of leather. celluloid metal wood and miscellaneous advertise ing specialties. Large and protected territory. Liberal commission contract In our line every business is 8. prospect Write, giving experience, past history and so forth.
 THE BLANCHARD COMPANY
 Aurora, Illinois
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
REAL EsTATE-RENT REAL ESTATE-SALE K

ss5O. OOO-A large corner lot, lo- cated in the right spot for rapid enhancement, with small iln- proveinents: on present leases paying bout 6 per cent net above taxes and insurance; will easily show gain above rental returns of S15.000 per year Tor the mex. 10 years; good corners are nara to get. and this is an exceptional opportunity.
 s2oo. .ooo-A large 5th Ave. corner, extra good location: buy this ana you can easily double your money in less than 10 years; can arrange good terms.
 $50, oOO-A well located s-story brick store. rental. $S75 per month. pays well on the invest ment and is good speculation s46.oOO-Another well located large 5th Ave. corner; genuine bargain; good terms.
 $50. oOo-A well located. large size Northside corner. with store ard dwelling; rental. S1,T4O; good speculation; let us show you this bargain. s5,0o0-A large Ave. c corner, pays about per cent gross; this is well located and property on this avenue is selling faster than on any other in the city.
 s6,0o0-A well located Northside corner. 50x1o0 feet, paying IS per cent on the investment; good terms you will have to act quick to get this bargain.
 SEE R. MCCONNELL. PRES.
 McConnell-W Terry 2e2s Sd Ave. Main 3s79.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
Roon? That's Easy Look This Page-Jobs Offered Too
ROOMS AND BOARD I
HOUsEKEEPiNG ROOMS SIX

TWO large furnished rooms with water lights and telephone, cooking utensils and dishes; sink in kitchen; private home s22.50 coal furnished, $25. Phone MoodIRwn 37s-M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

wANTED-THREE AUTOMOBILE sALEsMEN TO SELL STAND ARD MAKE CARE. ANSWER, GIVING AGE, EXPERIENCE AND wHERERREvIoUsLY EM- PLoYED; sTATE WHETHER MARRIED OR SINGLE. A GOOD PROPOSITION TO THE RIGHT PARTIES. F-s5. CARE AGE HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
BUSINESS PROF. FOR RENT e3
STORES FOR RENT

STORES FOR RENT 2o27 4th Ave, 25x7o nice show block east of goth St.
 TIP 1st Ave. s5x7O; yard in rear and alley entrance; especially good for small wholesale or manu- lecturers agents.
 fo4 N. 22d St.. 2ox5o. on ground floor with basement under en- tire building, Sox1oo.
 127 s. 2oth St.. 25x1oo ground floor only.
 25o1 2d Ave. 5ox1oo. stories. good corner location.
 2O15 4th Ave. N. 25x7o. first floor only.
 s4Os-lo Sd Ave. 5Ox1i0. floors and basement. excellent whole sale or warehouse location. 20ls Sd Ave-. 25x100. ground floor only: half block east Of 20th St., an excellent retail store. I'll list Ave. 25x1s2h. 3 stories and basement electric freight ele- vator; L. & N. trackage at rear door.
 For full particulars and inspection
 JEMISON & co. 22f N. Fist St. Main 52s0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
WANTED

Three automobile salesmen to sell standard make cars. Answer, giv- ing age, experience and where pre- viously employed. State whether married or single. A good propo sition to the right parties.
 E-s5, CARE OF AGE-HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
 SOUTHSIDE

Close in semi business property. Ave r. between 23d and 24th Sts.; abso- lutely safe. money making investment; certain to increase rapidly in value; lot 50x1sO; large cottage on front; good negro tenant house in rear; price for quick deal, only $s.000; very reasonable terms; owner might take small resi- dence worth s2,500 to s3.500 in part pay; here is where you have chance to make an unusually good trade if you will see me and investigate in time; will gladly show you while l have it. Victor II. Smith, with
 w. N. McCary R. E. & I. Go.
 11s N. Fist St. Main 6s61
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

wANTED-THREE AUTOMOBILE [. sALESMEN TO SELL STAND ARD MAKE CARS. ANSWER, GIVING AGE, EXPERIENCE AND WHERE PREVIOUSLY EM- PLOYED. STATE WHETHER MARRIED OR SINGLE. A GOOD PROPOSITION TO THE RIGHT PARTIES. ADDRESS D-65. CARE AGE HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

BARGAINS in planos organs. plA.sr pianos and photographs; 1ome good used ones half price; easy terms; write for catalogues. k. k. Forbes & Sons Piano Co.,. 1922 Sd Ave. PLAYER PIANO--A player piano in Al condition Phone Ensley s74.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

to $50 net, daily, on about 1000 loaves and 800 pieces of cake. This place is fully equipped with all machinery. etc.; 1 brick oven (cost S1,50o). patented cake oven, bread troughs, bread racks high pressure steam boiler. 2 horses and wagons. Dodge truck, 1 connecting store selling Neak, cakes, dairy products, eonfections and soft drinks. The above output be increased times with present equip
 ment (capaeity of mixer + barrels). This Is a good established money mak- ing business. Good reason for selling. Price s6,O00. s3.o00 cash. $50 month. Cooper Ogletree. Ell 1st Ave. M. 3297.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
INVESTMENTS

Well located corner on Southside, 200 by 190, improved with II houses and one store with total rental of s3l0 per month. Im- provements are in good condition. Price $1S,500. Terms.
 Northside lot, 125x2oo. improved with 9 houses. otal rental of s13s per month. Price s7.a00. Terms. A 5O-foot lot. facing sth Ave. N. with Groom dwelling, within few feet of 21st St. real bargain at s5,00O.. Terms.
 N. 21st St. lot S0x150, alley corner. improved with ?. 7-room houses. in excellent condition and renting at s75 per month. This property is near the auditorium and will len nance rapidly. Price ss,00o. Lot 100x140 on 4th Ave, N, very close in and ready for permanent Improvement now. Present i'm provements consist Of Groom dwellings and would carry the ex- pense for several years. This prop erty will more than double in value within the next 10 years. Prcs s30.00O.
 Moseley, Henderson & Da Main 7s1 BIO N. 21st St.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

ATLANTA, Ga.-The house COM
mittee on amendments to the consti-
tuition has endorsed the bill of Repre-
sentative Elders, of Tattnall which
would abolish the ad valorem system
of taxation for raising the states rev.
enues, and substitute a method based
upon the North Carolina plan. The
committee voted to submit the bill to
the house with the recommendation
that it pass. The vote in committee
was 10 to E.
By passage of this bill through
committee the active fight on the
question of revising the states taxa
ton system will be transferred to the
floor of the house, and thus what is
conceded to be the most important
problem before the 1923 legislature
will be the subject of general debate.
The Elders bill provides for an in
come tax, with exemptions, and grad
uated by the amount of income. 1t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
RAILROADS READY TO
SPEND $95,OOO,OOO
IN SECTIONS THEY SERVE. A
SURVEY BY THE ATLANTA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The southeastern
railroads passing through Atlanta are
preparing to spend an aggregate OF
$95,000,000 for expansion and i'm
provement of service the coming year
in the sections they serve, according
to a survey by the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce made public today.
According to this survey the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad heads the
list, its appropriation covering con-
tracts authorized or let during the past
eight months approximating 47,0OO,-
900.
The Seaboard Air Line has spent
$1o,000,000 in the purchase of new
equipment and the rebuilding of old
equipment, the survey said, in the
past fifteen months. The Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis will spend
$4,000,000. The Atlanta and West
Point $421, 274, the Central Of Georgia
$6,329,132 and the Georgia railroad
$4,000, according to this authority.
The Southern railroad has purchas-
ed $17,000000 worth of equipment to
be delivered this year, in addition to
$13,000000 spent last year for equip
ment and improvement it was stated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17

also provides for corporation iran
chise tax and license taxes, for inher-
itance taxes, privilege and occupation
taxes and for a luxury tax. 1t is cop
led after the North Carolina law and
its proponents claim that it will raise
twenty millions per annum in Georgia
with less burden upon the general
public than ad valorem tax now in
wolves in raising less than ten mil
lions.
The committee voted down an
amendment to the bill, proposed by by
Representative Grovenstein, of Effing-
ham, which would have also allowed
the Legislature to impose a sales tax.
Text of Measure.
The text of the Elders bill, as voted
by the committee, is as follows:
"All taxes shall be levied and col
lected under general laws and for
public purposes only, and this applies
to the levying and collecting of all
taxes for the support OF the state gov
eminent, and the taxes levied by
counties and municipalities All prop
erty in this state shall be exempt
from ad valorem tax levy for state
purposes.
"The general assembly shall also
have authority to levy taxes upon
net incomes, which tax may be grad
uated, and the general assembly shall
have authority to allow exemptions
when levying income taxes.
The general assembly shall have
to levy a corporation fran
chise tax, and license taxes.
"The general assembly shall have
authority to levy inheritance taxes,
privilege taxes and occupation taxes,
which classes of taxes may be grad
uated and when levied may contain
provisions for exemption.
"The general assembly shall have
to levy special taxes upon
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
WILL LAUNCH TWO
NEW STEAMSHIPS
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO. EN-
LARGES FACILITIES FOR
HANDLING FREIGHT.

Two new steamships, to be known
as The City of Chattanooga" and
the City of Birmingham" will be
launched by the Ocean Steamship
Company in July and August. Each
will be of 6500-ton capacity, twenty
per cent larger than the best of the
eight ships now in service, and each
will cost one million dollars. They are
equipped for quick handling of freight
and contain enlarged and superior &C
commodations for passenger travel.
In speaking of these ships Presi-
dent Winburn, of the. Central OF Geor-
gia railway, calls attention to the ad-
vantages of rail and water transporta-
ton as provided by the Central and
its coastwise connections. This service
began operation as early as 1848; and
provided cheap and expeditions trans
portation for light and heavy freight
originating at the markets along the
eastern seaboard and for the prod
ucts of the south moving northward.
The service proved of real value to
the business world and has grown in
importance until now there are eight
ships in the feet, with sailings be-
tween Savannah and New York three
times per week; Savannah and Bos-
ton twice weekly. The Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company, an
independent company, has sailings
twice week between Savannah, Bal
timore and Philadelphia. 1t has just
put two new ships into service.
More than twenty thousands pas
sengers annually use the ships OF the
Ocean Steamship Company, and its
freight service enjoys an extensive
patronage not only in the southeast
but as far west as Colorado and Utah.
President Winburn says the worth
of this combination of rail and water
service to American business justifes
the large expenditures being made to
insure its permanence and improve
ment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
KISS PRESSURE is
TO BE MEASURED
GERMAN SAVANT HOPES TO
COME TO AMERICA WITH
INTERESTING MACHINE.

PARIS.-Girls, what is your kiss
pressure?
Prof. Schmack, a great savant of
Strasburg, has just invented deli
cate instrument to record kiss press
ure He is thinking about coming to
America to show the machine.
81 think l might get some wonder
full results in Los Angeles if | could
get a test-out of some movie &C
tresses who make 1000 yard kisses
for the American pictures" the pro-
lessor said in an interview, mournful-
ly adding that they probably would
break the machine.
A really valuable scientific discov-
cry made by Prof Schmack is that
the blood pressure of man when kiss
ing a woman Immediately lcaped from
1870 to 100 units, while a woman's
rarely advanced beyond 11e and gen.
orally fluttered coldly around 100.
DR.. Schmack's method is simply a
test of blood pressure before, during
and after the OSCILLATION.
He also discovered that he secured
better results at night than at day,
and with lovers than with ordinary
people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
NEGROES MUST GIVE
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
MANY FROM SOUTH DIE AND
ARE BURIED IN POTTERS
FIELD AT DETROIT.

DETROIT.-So many friendless
and unknown southern negroes have
died, been taken to the morgue and
falling identification have been buried
in the potters field here that civic au-
thorities, together with negro minis
tiers, are taking steps to provide every
immigrant negro with an identified
ton card, giving the address of his
nearest southern relatives, or white
folks"
Many Starve.
Seventy-fve per cent of the uni
identified dead in the Detroit morgue
are negroes, according to the Detroit
News, and the majority of these are
newly arrived from the south. Tuber
culosis, typhoid and in some cases act
ual starvation are responsible for the
majority of deaths, although sur
prisingly large number of killings oc
cur when the negro completes with
the low grade immigrant, and race
clashes between the negro and the
immigrant classes are becoming more
and more frequent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
WAGE TOTAL IN u. S.
is FAST GOING UP
PAYROLL PEAK
NEARS 1920 RECORD. 42,5O0,-
900 PERSONS BUSY.

Increasing by leaps and bounds,
wages throughout America fast are
approaching the peaks of 1920. The
nations payrolls, Jumped in gigantic
total, approach $1,20O,OO0,000 week.
The army of workers, counting all
heads, is nearly 42,500,000 strong.
The pay of the men, women and
children, on these rolls, averaged in
all industries, is barely ST week less
than it was at the height of the post
war boom.
Labor Shortage Looms.
These estimates. are made from Of
fetal figures announced by the de-
partment of labor covering 2,250,000
employees Of more than 5000 establish
ments in AZ lines of endeavor
There is no such thing now as in
voluntary idleness in the United
States. The labor shortage feared alike
by city manufacturer and rural farm
er has become a reality.
In the building trades this shortage
of labor has reached an acute stage
and has resulted in stimulating wages
to another squirt. Skilled mechanics in
these trades now are making bigger
wages than ever before.
Plasterers, plumbers, bricklayers,
carpenters, painters and some other
skilled workmen have developed into
$5,000-a-year men in hundreds of cas-
es, with $500. not uncommon as the
annual earnings.
The average wage reported to the
bureau of labor for 100000 workers
"a little more than five per cent of
all the wage earners in the United
States, including salaried workers
was at the rate of about $1,400 an
nually on the basis of May earnings.
If that average is maintained for
the other o5 per cent of the country's
employees the annual payroll totals the
staggering sum of SIS, 5OO,OOO,OOO.
That figure is not so high as the
payroll of 1920 by about $1,500,000,-
900. During that busiest of all years
in American history the total number
and their earnings were sol 100000
900.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
BUMPER CROPS ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY
VALUE OF TWELVE ITEMS OF
FARM PRODUCE WILL Elk
CEED 7,8O0,0OO,oOO DOLLARS.

Bumper crops are again in prospect
for the American farmer this year, ac-
cording to the July forecast for wheat,
corn, tobacco, cotton and other lead
ing products issued by the depart
ment of agriculture. Compared with
last year the size of this years crops
in the aggregate, according to present
indications will be only about 3 per
cent lower than last year.
This years bumper crops will be
worth something more than 81, 00O,0O
more than last years crops, on the
basis of farm prices on July l, 1928,
compared with farm prices year ago,
as applied respectively to this years
forecast of production and last years
yield.
Worth Seven Billions.
Twelve of these crops, if they live
I'D to the anticipations of the official
Tulv forecast, would be worth $780,
o12.000 on the basis of farm prices on
Iulv /, 1928, as analysed by the crop
reporting board of the department of
agriculture. This total does not in
clude the value of this years growing
crops of tobacco and rice, for which
the July farm prices are not given
by the department of agriculture.
The value of the same twelve crops
exclusive of tobacco and rlce-in the
1922 crop was $6,768,2O8,000, on the
basis of farm prices of July l, 1872!
as applied to the revised estimates of
that years production.
Depends on Weather.
The twelve crops for which this
comparative estimate is made are
those of wheat, corn, oats, barley,
rye, white potatoes, sweet potatoes;
flax seed, hay, cotton, apples and
peaches.
These figures are also predicted up
on no setback in the condition OF the
crops which have faced favorable
growing conditions so Tar this year
and are based on present farm prices
Everything depends on the weather;
and prices naturally will be affected
bv production and other conditions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
INVESTIGATION OF
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
SENATE PASSES BILL FOR AP-
POINTMENT OF COMMIT
TEE TO MAKE SURVEY.

The senate has passed bill by SEN
ator Duke, of the 18th district pro-
viding for the appointment of a COM
mission to be composed of six sena-
tors and twelve representatives to con-
duct survey of the judicial system
of the state
Under the present arrangement,
according to Senator Duke, certain
superior court judges are over-work-
ed, while others are kept busy only a
short period during the year. This
situation is decidedly unfair, Senator
Duke declares, and shuld be regu-
lated so as to equalize the work.
"As an example" said Senator
Duke, atlanta has four superior
court judges and yet they claim that
additional judges are needed to han
die the work. Savannah with popu-
lation of almost half of Atlanta has
only one superior court judge and he
seems to be able to take care of the
situation down there.
Senate Wants Biennial Sessions.
A bill introduced by Senator Mum
dy for biennial sessions of the gener-
al assembly is sure to pass. 1t is
signed by SO members of the senate,
which is two-thirds of that body.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
BANDIT "QUEENS" ARE
ARRESTED BY POLICE
OFFICERS IN BIG CITIES CON-
FRONTED BY NEW CRIMI-
NAL TYPE. GIRLS LEAD.

Police of many cities in the United
States have been confronted lately by
something absolutely new in criminal
annals. Stories, from the big cities are
to the effect that gangs of bandits
have been operating under the guild
ance of bandit queens"
A typical case is that of Elizabeth
Honey" Sullivan, of Chicago. A mere
slip of creature of the "happer"
variety, pretty, blue-eyed and with a
charming look of innocence on her
face, she has confessed to directing
her gang of FIVE in hold-ups, netting
the sum of 100000.
Sheik Was Brave.
my sheik, Glen Henley, was O. k,
but / had to steer him." she said while
talking of her bandit crew. THAT
Tommy Guest was yellow. One night
as we were pulling stick-up he got
cold feet. l stuck my gun to his head
and said, TIL blow your brains out if
you try to quit now"
"Call me Honey" she said to the
police when they were questioning
her, "the boys all call me that"
She said she had worked in her
CONFECTIONERY III GNGL~
ston, ILL.,, when the desire for fine
clothes and the night life in the cafes
of big city took hold of her. She
then went to Chicago, got job in a
tea room, became acquainted with
Henley, a youthful criminal, and to-
gether they recruited their hold-up
gang.
Another Case.
Another case of a bandit queen" is
that of Mae Moore, of New Rochelle
N. Y. She is only II years old, but
is being held by the police for taking
part in several robberies in New
York city.
Graduating from grammar school,
she went to work in store in New
Rochelle. After being fired" she went
to visit relative near New York
city. Finally she drifted into the big
city, mingled with the flotsam on the
edge of Broadway, met two young
thugs, whom she calls pals, and to-
gether they planned automobile thefts
and house-breaking jobs.
Other instances are reported from
cities in both the east and west In al
most every case the desire for fine
clothing and jewelry, police say, is at
the bottom of the criminal career of
the young queens"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
HOUSE, COMMITTEE VOTES TO ABOLISH
ADVAL OREM TAX SYSTEM IN GEORGIA
Recommends Bill Fashioned After the Of Taxing Incomes Inner
ances Parks and Others Oppose
Measure and Hard Fight Before 1t Is Passed Seems Assured.

of life, such things as are used for
pleasure and luxury only"
Opposition to the bill was voiced
chiefly by Representative Parks, OF
Terrell; Barrett, of Stephens, and
New, of Laurens. Speakers who led
in its favor were Ellis, of Tiff. and its
author Elders, of Tattnall. Mr.. Ell
ders spoke in detail, explaining the
bill and telling what had been the re-
suit of the system in North Carolina.
If the Elders bill should pass the
house and senate it would have to go
before the people to be voted on at
the next general election. inasmuch as
it is a constitutional amendment AT.
ter this is done the next session of
the legislature, after that election,
would have to pass All enabling act
providing the machipery for the en-
frocement of the law. Representative
Elders has such a bill prepared, it is
understood, but it was not read at the
committee meeting, as it was not I'M
der discussion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-17
|. w. WIS READY TO
TAKE NEGROES PLACE
IN COTTON FIELDS OF SOUTH.
AN UNUSUAL ADVERTISING
CAMPAIGN IN PROGRESS.

NEW ORLEANS, La.-Thirty-
five hundred members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World "massed
cheek by jowl and shoulder to shout
der are gathering in New Orleans,
watching the trek of the negro labor
er to the north, east and west while
they wait confidently the time when
they shall step forward and fill the
vacancies in the cotton and sugar
fields and lumber industries created
by the exodus of the black" accord
ing to a statement in full page ad-
vertisement today in local news
paper.
The advertisement, printed in dis
play type, stated that it was "the first
of a series of frank talks on the gen
eral labor and business situation by
group of leading Louisiana institu-
tons" Its title was peace and pros
perity or pillage and perdition?"
Kept on the qui vive by the ex-
hortations of their red leaders" read
the text, they are preparing to treat
the south and its resources as they
treated the forests of Washington and
the wheat fields of Nebraska and
Kansas.
"In the exodus of the negro laborer
from the south let us remember we
can stand anything but the substitute
offered by the wobblies.
"The lack of snap and jazz in Old
Black joe and its repeated promise
of I'm Coming is much better than
the raw, red notes of the lnterna-
tionale,'" it concluded.