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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
VIADUCTS BENEFIT RAILROADS

While the rights of the public are always supreme and no private interest is allowed to stand in its way, the wholesomeness of the rule lies in the fact that where the in- terests of the whole people are safeguarded those of individual and corporate interests are also advanced. The reason is simple one. The parts are better off when the community from which all the parts draw their support is we'll off. It is the old story of the stomach and the members told by q Roman patriarch in the early days of the young republic when revolution was stayed by showing, in that homely Illustration, that political safety and harmony rest on health fulness of the whole.
 While in the matter of viaduct building 1t is not primarily question of whether the railroads are willing or not and while, in the case of Birmingham's viaducs program, the railroads have avowed their disposition to cooperate with the city through a desire not to stand in the way of the cfty's progress, 1t remains that the railroads are also to re- ceive a substantial and permanent benefit every time viaduct Is built. It costs money every time moving train stops, every time 1t slows down for crossings, every time there is break in the continuity of it's operations. Wherever there is grade crossing there Is more or less impeachment to transportation, and more or less delay and more or less extra expense. While the railroads have the right of way, they are subjected to many disagreeable consequences if that right of way Is not operated with meticulous care for the prevention of avoidable accidents. There must be sign-boards aS all crossings and there must be watchmen day and night at many of them. Wherever there is grade crossing in city the tracks on this crossing are unavailable for placement of idle cars. That much yard space is lost. Switching across the streets involves many stoppings and startings, each of which causes extra wear of machinery and fuel expense. The ing and that of seeing that costly accidents do not occur. If railroad crossing is an obstacle in the path of highway it is also one in the continuity of railroad line. The usual fast passenger train Is held down to . snails pace on entering the railroad yards of city by the numerous grade crossings that demand . slow pace in order to ensure safety.
 When all else is said about the grade crossing, the fact remains that whatsoever slows down the speed of community slows down that of every interest depending on the community. Grade crossings slow down business and that reduces tho volume of production and tonnage hauled by the rail- roads. It Is especially important in a dis trict producing the heavy tonnage which this ono does that there be minimum or lmpedi- ment to traffic within tho city and that which brings goods into and out of Birming- ham, None will benefit moro from removal of traffic hindrances, delays, impediments and dangers than tho railroads which live off of traffic exclusively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Be Good By REV. H. C. oFFERMAN
Bend all your efforts to be good.

Bend all your efforts to be good.
 Know that it pays to be good.
 Know that truly a great man must be truly good man.
 Know that you cannot last unless you are built on goodness.
 Know that all hopes will be full filled if you take the Eternal Pow CTS into your confidence.
 Know that the elements and pow CTS are with you.
 Know that righteousness, justice, equity, honesty, always prevail in the long run.
 If you would be triumphant in the long run, stick to goodness, fight for it, and let it bear you with it to victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
SIX TRAINLOADs OF COAL

The United States Coal and Coke company is believed to have broken 8 worlds record for a single days output, on February IF, a holiday, when the mine of this company at Lynch, Ky., produced 12,730 tons of coal, or enough to fill 256 gondolas of 50 tons capacity each, the equiv alent of six trainloads of coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
COLLEGE SALARIES

After all the salary of $15,0oU to be paid Percy Haughton for coaching the Columbia team is only 50 per cent higher than that paid to some professor of Latin who may not know forward pass from a touchback.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Should Feed He~sels
fMount..n laaalsl

(Mounfa'n IlAgIel
 What would you sey F arys 2 should tell you that Alabama cam t feed herself? Well, she is uot doi : it. What would op the result if Al bama should dapead apon her c'a resources a few years, and not a.. port millions of Golirss worth O. meats, eggs, bottsr. flour, c91s' feedstuffs, mules. etc.. Hi.aJ ~cc.. derful prosperity we would havDn Alabama produced onss half of as farm products sAe is impogsias Y nually. ',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Question of Fitnsss

(TuscaIOOsa NeW6J
 Unfortunately the class of chil- dren thrust early into industry more often than not are the least fitted ts take up the burden, because of tho ignorance or hardship, or both, which have characterized their bringing up. By reason of their ulfs> developed mental and physical pow CTS their wage-earning ability is very limited and usually remains limited throughout their working life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03

In view of the forecast that sugar produc- tion this year will be considerably larger, maybe beneficiaries of the sugar tariff have been operating on basis of getting theirs while the getting is good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Feet

feel a sharp and lasting pain when, rid ing on an urban train, the man in the op- posing seat directs his gaze upon my feet. He does not flirt or ogle me; he is staid as he can be; but all the way to Eighteenth street he sits and gazes at my feet. My feet are small and neat and chic, my shoes are polished bright and sleek, but under meath his steady gaze they feel like gun boats anchored there.-Bernice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03

The move to form . beggars' union in Poland may turn out to be good thing for the public if it cuts down working hours of the members,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
WORTH THE TRIP

ming Post
 And what I (Rumanian born) thought, and what my wife Jeanne (French born) thought upon revis- iting Europe, was this: That once in long while. just for brief moment, she was the tiniest bit thankful to her stars that she had thrown in her lot with an American, even if he was not quite 100 per cent. I am willing to say publicly that that is worth to any husband the cost of trip to Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Good Object Lesson
Huntsville Times,

Huntsville Times)
 A drive out the Pulaski pike will show what up-to-date road building Is: It is par excellence, the one of all to select when you want to enioy a smooth run. The city could get some valuable cues for street build ing from this road. It's | dandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
What Babies Arc Fes

u (Enterprfse Ledgef)
 1T "young-uns" arc not made tQ spoil when they're small, and t6 have 1t spanked out of them when they get older, then what are thsyf made for? We wouldn't give . "jiit Of juice harps" for a father or sS mother that didn't talk little baby talk to their kids. or mako a pretty decent job of spelling lem. The other sort of folks are unnatural and haven't any business with "young-uns."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Alabama Press
Swearing In and Qualifyinr

(Centreville PIess)
 Editor Yerby of the Greensboro Watchman says you can swear a man in who has been elected to of- flee, but all hell can't qualify some of them. Which in abbreviated form is correct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03

Why should America be expected to helr Germany any moro than Russia! Aren't both making every possible effort to repu. diate their just obligations?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Chance of Their Life
Huntsville News)

Huntsville News)
 Madison county farmers stand the bast chance of their life to capi- tallze the big opportunity that ii theirs both for crop diyersification and cotton production. A fifteen to twenty million dollar crop is en route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03

Maybe they say the political pot Is boiling when the campaign gets under way because so many candidates find themselves in hot water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Will Be lnspirasiou

IDothAn EaGI0y
 At this time many Dothan peor96 are getting interested in beauff8yinS their homes. and the landscaps gaIs dener is employed to lay out ana plan the improvements. Tho work should be encouraged. To have E beautiful city requires tho effor6 of everyone. Just few homes her1 and there with beautiful groundS will be an inspiration to others. an2 the work will continue. once starteG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
The lnfallibls Sign

The lnfallibls Sign When some big guy With eagle eye And priceless pitching wing Consents to sign The dotted line That is a sign of spring.
 The Champion Of all the pests
 That I recall, The hat-check bird
 'Out-pests them all. -Elbee.
 Dil.tory Drama Allow me, sir,
 To nominate The play that starts
 A half-hour late. -Perseus.
 R.Ai A cultured pest
 Is Herman Hayes; He brags about
 His college days. -Artie.
 E....r cts..ins., A heartless cat
 Is Adeline; Her Easter hat
 Is just like mine. Betty.
 Tn. Election Pes. Before election
 He adores me; vote for him
 And he ignores me. -J. T. M. Cruel. But Not Unusual A pest who drives mo to despair Is Ann Eliza Pruitt, When say: Let mo pay tho fare," She always lets me do 1t. -Tish. Citizen arrested in Delaware for steal ng 75 cents worth of coal. Another mys- .ery! How could any one discover the theft of 75 cents' worth of coal without tho aid of a microscope7
 The Soda Pest A guy loathe
 Is the soda man, Who puts Grape Nuts
 On the splita banan'. Isis.
 Beat 10 Thereis a pest
 That drives me bugs The springtime job
 Of beating rugs. R. R. M. Confidence in the bootlegger makes busi- ness for the undertaken.  We heard of one undertaken arrested for bootlegging. A by-product, 70 to speak. Build the viaducts. Perhaps we shall get along better with the railroads if we don't have to cross them 50 much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Will Break Up Anythins

(Clanton Union BannePy
 The Florala News says rum ami bad language break up school con. certs. Those two things will noA only break up schools concerts-thsy will break up anything and any. body. They have broken up homcA schools, churches, business estah, lishments; in fact, the pathway 0f rum through the history of tho worM is strewn with the wreckage of sverT kind of institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
A Kind Word Heb.
(Florencs Times) !

FIorehcS TImes)
 Yes, it helped some, whan one sf the city's leading business men came into the office and said: 'sYou got out fine paper this week. a fine paper" It's remarkable how lust a kind word or so can make one feei that their efforts are worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
I'll E AG E. H B R A ID

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffiee as second-class matter under act of Congress- March (, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03

The lnfallible Sign When some big guy With eagle eye And priceless pitching wing Consents to sign The dotted line That is . sign of spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03

Inc ChAmp00N Of all the pests That I recall, The hat-check bird Out-pests them all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05
Chicago Cattle Market

chicago. sept. 4.
Sat GATTL aEs-lss 1900; most sst
steers of value to sell at 1900 and
yearings eligible to 100 and better
about steady; others weak to 25c low
or; part load matured steers 1910: few
best yearlings 1925; bulk fed year
lings 10o0@1125; western grassers 10
@15 lower; bulk early sales 730@s35
to killers; few loads weighty Montana
to killers $50: about IA loads 5000
100 hounds western to feed buyers
pound Montanas to feeder buyers 915:
she stock steady to Is lower: Gamers
and cutters and in-between fat cows
showing most declines; bulls closing
10 to Is lower; other classes about
steady; bulk bologna bulls 3S5Q44o;
around 100: stockers and feeders $50
q $50 largely.
HOGs-Receipts $4,000; mostly
steady to 10 higher; better grades
showing most advance; closing slow
and weak; bulk good and choice $50 to
23O-pound average 950@975; top 975;
desirable 24O TO 325-pound butchers
SS5@940; packing sows largely 1000
100; desirable strong weight pigs S75 %
925; estimated holdover 1900.
fully 25c lower; spots more; culls
steady; aged stock 25 to soc lower;
feeding lambs steady to strong; bulk
western lambs to killers 1895 @1325:
natives 1250G1275; top to city butch
ers 1885; culls generally ,9oo@950;
900: good and choice fat western ewes
averaging 106 pounds 7p00750: eX-
treme hcavies downward to 375: feed
ing ewes mostly 100000; bulk feed
ing lambs 1879 q 1880; top 1860: heav-
les around $50 pounds downward to
AGO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05

s15; spring clears 5oo@575: soft winter
straights 550@600.
W.tHEAT-spot easy; No. dark
domestic DOMESTIC s spg e. # track New York
no. hard winter track New
York export ZIG: No. mixed durum
do; 10; No. l Manitoba nominal.
ana ddoNN NJ pot, steady No: z yellow
0ATS-spot easy; No. white 81.
PORK-Steady; mess $500.
1870. ''@
ord BUm TT s;r1 receipts $40;
creamery extras, 90 score. As: cream
cry firstS. So to 81 score, 41s6443:
packing stock current make No. . sS.
EGGS-Strong; receipts 1894; fresh
gathered extra firsts 34@37; do firsts
New Jersey hennery whites locally Sc
lected extras '56@5S: nearby hennery
whites locally selected extras 54@56;
state nearby and nearby western hem
merry whites frsts to extras 41@53;
nearby hennery browns extras 42@4S.
POTATOES-Weak; Long Island bar
rel 400M450.
CABBAGES-Steady southern bar
rel 500 @ $50: Long Island white $500
800: red 200@ 300.
quiet but the undertone was steady
despite the weakness in futures, and
prices, were unchanged with Cubas
quoted at a cents cost and freight.
equal to 6.oS for centrifugal. No sales
were reported but there were indica-
tions that buyers would pay quoted
prices with holders asking more.
The raw sugar futures market was
firm early on covering and trade buy
ing. but prices broke later under scat
tered commission house selling. The
early advance carried prices three to
10 points above the previous night, but
the demand was not very aggressive
and prices cased off later under real
izing and selling believed to be for
Japanese account. Final prices were
at the lowest and from two to nine
points below the, close of last week.
Closing: September 4.47. December
AIS. March 3.73 May 3.S1.
There was only a moderate inquiry
for refined sugar and prices We're I'M
changed at IT'S to 500 for fine gram
ulated.
Refined futures nominal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05
Chicago Produce Market
Chicago, Sent.

Wheat underwent a setback in price
today owing chiefly to lack of sustain
ed buying. The market closed heavy
{ to &c net lower September 1.01s to
finished at a range varying from &c de-
cline to &c gain, with oats s@3 to &c
down and provisions showing losses of
sc to &c.
AT first the wheat market displayed
an upward tendency. helped by an ad-
vance in Liverpool quotations and by
reports that France had accepted in
principle German suggestions of an
economic accord. Profit-taking sales
Developed dep volume o, on me advance,
began to dwindle. A consequent
downward swing of values was accel-
Grated by large increase of the Unit
ed States visible supply total and by
Rallies which ensued were without
much force, and the market was sag
ging again as the day drew to an end.
Bears in the wheat market put
stress on the fact that the domestic
visible supply has amounted to S.
600 bushels, and Is more than &c.
100000 bushels in excess Of the aggre-
gate a year ago. In this connection 1t
was also pointed out that Minneapolis
is at present receiving upward of 1000
carloads of wheat daily. On the other
hand, the accumulation Of receipts
here since Saturday turned out to be
less than had been counted on. and
premiums for cash wheat here were
unchanged Notwithstanding that lib
eral percentage of the arrivals here
We're of low grade.
Corn and oats weakened with wheat
and as a result of favorable crop re-
ports as to corn. The September de-
livery of corn, however. scored an adj
vance owing to scarcity of immediate
sunplies. In the provision market
selling on the part Of commission
houses more than wiped out an adj
vance due to higher hog values.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05
NATIONAL HOME

Offlcer Of the day, Capt. Godfrey
Little.
James A. Clark has returned from q
pass visiting relatives in Boston.
Herbert L. Howe of Augusta, late
9Th Co., 10Th r. r. Engineers. has been
admitted to the Home.
The returns from furloughs Tuesday
were John Daily from Rochester, n. Y,
and Walter E. Harris from Gardiner.
James Burke of Lewiston. late Co,
A, LIST Me. H. A.. has been trar cerred
here from the Central Branch.
Jason A. Phetteplace. late Co. D, End
r. I. Inf. and Joseph A. Curtis, late
Co. ], 3rd r. I. Cav, have been granted
discharges from the Home.
The moving picture program for
Wednesday evening will be Jack Holt
in Making a Man." with a comedy.
The remains of the late Arthur c.
Rau have been sent to Danbury, Conn,
for burial.
Manager Ivory motored to Augusta
to attend the Augusta-TaXis baseball
game.
Miss Myrtle varnum has returned
home after passing the summer with
her grandparents in Penobscot. Mrs.
A. E. Varnum returned with her for
few days visit.
of Monmouth passed Tuesday with
Mrs. Is. f. Varnum.
Col. John A. Hadley and Mrs. Had
ley left Tuesday for Presque Isle to
attend the Legion convention, the coll
onel being a delegate from Picknell
Post.
Charles L. Beale, delegate of Ivan
Bicknell Post No. 80. American Le-
gion, has gone to Pressure Isle to at
tend the convention to be held this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kennedy and
George Kennedy Jr with Miss Beulah
Hunt, all of Pittsfield were visiting
over the holidays Capt. John ].
Mooney and Mrs. Mooney.
Mrs. Lewis Mccall and daughter
Alice of RoXbury. Mass. who have been
visiting the Home printer. Amos r.
Ingham. for the past few weeks. left
here Saturday after a very enjoyable
vacation.
The regular meeting Of Ensign
Worth Ragley Post No. Q, Y. T. W.,
will be held Thursday evening. Sept.
6. at Grand Army hall. at o'clock.
Reports from delegate from national
encampment held at Norfolk. Va. and
mastering Of new recruits with other
business of importance will take place
at this time. A full attendance is re-
quested.
Major Keith Ryan. Mrs. Ryan and
daughter motored Tuesday afternoon to
Windsor to attend the Worlds Fair"
Joseph A. Croteau has been ap-
pointed janitor of headquarters build
ing in place of James Collins. resigned
to go on furlough.
Burroughs have been granted to Ed
win A. Anderson to Boston. George A.
Pappas to Manchester. y. H., William
w. Dunn to Boston and James T. Pow
ers, George Dorcey and Joseph Roy to
Dayton. Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05

in Yokohama at 100000 with many
injured in both cities.
There were ZIG distinct earthquake
shocks experienced In Toxic last
Saturday, the most severe having a
duration OF six minutes from first to
last. There were 81 shocks the fol-
lowing day.
An official report whose source is
not given Is quoted to the effect that
of all Yokohama only two houses re-
main standing. all the others having
collapsed or been destroyed by fire.
Rumors and unconfirmed reports
are current everywhere, few of the
newspapers, even, being able to OBJ
tain confirmed information regard
ing the disaster, the radio corpora
tons message concludes.
San Francisco, Sept. --latest un-
official reports place the dead in To-
kio and Yokohama at 100000 and 450-
900 persons injured as the result Of
the earthquake and fire, according
to a wireless message picked up here
tonight to Admiral Eberle, command
er of the Pacific battle fleet, from Ad-
miral Anderson, commander or Inc
United States Asiatic fiffet.
Washington, Sept. 1.-The emperor
and the empress of Japan as we'll as
the prince regent escaped injury IN
the earthquake and are quite safe
and we'll according to a message re-
ceived today by the Japanese en-
bassy from Toxic by way of Paris.
The message added that the Prin-
| cess Yamashina, the Princes Hiro
Kanin, daughter of Prince Kanin, and
Prince Moromisa Higashikuni, all
| members of the royal family who
were staying at a summer resort
were killed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05
War Veterans at
Brussels Endorse
OCCUPATION of Ruhr

Brussels, Sept. 4.-{By The A. PO.
The delegates of war veterans as
sociations, representing seven allied
countries, at their fourth annual
congress adopted a resolution today
endorsing the occupation of the
Ruhr as the legal means to obtain
reparations under the Versailles
treaty.
The American, Czech. French. >Ru-
manian, Belgian and Jugo-Slavian
delegations approved the resolution
unreservedly, while the british, after
a short discussion, introduced an
amendment dealing with the effects
of the occupation dealing with I'M
employment in the United Kingdom
and 1t also was approved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05
Speculation Over
Successor Judge
Fred Emery Beane

The approaching retirement. be-
cause of attaining the age limit, Of
JudgeFred Emery Beane, was called
to mind at the calling of the docket for
the Sept. term of the Superior court,
Tuesday, when Judge Beane talking
informally with the attorneys present,
remarked that he would like to have
all cases disposed of before his re-
tirement next May.
In connection with the prospective
vacancy on the Superior court bench,
it is generally understood that Har-
old E. Cook of Gardiner, the present
Judge Of Probate for Kennebec coun-
ty, is an active candidate for the ap-
pointment and is circulating petitions
in support of his candidacy.
1t is also mentioned in this connec-
that William H. Fisher of Augusta,
because of his fitness and through
long legal experience is logical sue
cessor to Judge Beane on the Superior
court bench. Mr.. Fisher has been
successfully City Solicitor Of August.
County Attorney for Kennebec. and
for the past six years, Deputy Attor-
ney General. Should Mr.. Fisher seek
the appointment it is believed that
he would receive strong support from
all sections.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-05
GALA DAY AT
COUNTRY CLUB
NEXT SATURDAY

The committee in charge of ar
rangements at the Augusta Country
Club is planning for. Saturday, Sept.
to have what is known as Mon
key Golf Tournament" The play
ers will sally forth in teams, headed
by some of the most (dis) reputable
golfers, playing in turn the club he
may happen to draw. Each member
of the winning team will receive a
prize.
The committee is endeavoring to
get in touch with all the golfers. If
anyone wishing to play has been
overlooked kindly get in touch with
Mr.. Gilman and the name will be
handed to those in charge. Playing
starts promptly at 100, four teams
starting at one time.
After the tournament picnic lunch
es will be sold to those who desire
to stay for super and bridge party
which has been planned for the even
ing. Everyone interested in any way
in the Augusta Country Club is urged
to be present as the money realized
is to be used for the repair and inn
provement of the club.