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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
WHEAT sURpTUs sMALLes1

W ASHINN UN, JUIY -U.--ArgeH- tina's eXportable wheat surplus was about 36o00. 900 bushels on July 3, compared with an estimate of 49,- 000 900 bushels last month. according to cable advices received today by the Department of Agriculture. Fore cast of wheat production in Is northern hemisphere countries as re- ported by the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome In cable gram today are about 1878, 900, GOO bushels as compared with 1,754,- 0O0 900 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
ISSUES CIDER KILLING

WASHINGTON, July 2U.---Manufac- ture Of cider and other non -intoxicgt- ing fruit juices is authorized without the formality of applying for per nit, under regulations issued today by Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue board, but persons wl1o make them must add conservatives to pre- vent further alcoholic Fermentation" Fruit juices may not be lawfully used, the regulations stipulated, for bever- age purposes after becoming irtoxI- eating. Under q ruling superseded by the new regulations, manufacturers of fruit juices have not been held re- sponsible for any natural reaction of the liQuid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
BANK CLEARINGS. FOR U. 5. DECLINE; GAIN M ALABAMA
New York Shows II Per cent Decrease For Week Under
 Same Period Last Year

NEW YORK. July 2o.-Bank clear ings in the United States for the week ending July 19. as reported by telegraph to Bradstreets Journal, New York. aggregate SC 925, 6S0,000 against S7,344,l4G,000 last week and $7.059. S65, eco in this week last year. Following are the returns for this week and last. with percentages of change shown this week as compared with this week last year:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
TO BUILD MtaE ROADS
Butler County Keeping Improved
 Roads In Good Shape

GREENVILLE, July 21.-(SpecialD Road work in Butler county is rap idly progressing. and the county is paying for the roads s they are built. The two roads planned to be built next are the Oaky Streak road and the road from Georsiana to the county line leading south.
 As soon aa the rC ads are built. the commi Ssioners make a contract with individuals to keep up the roads. This system is working fine in Butler county. and there is not a county in south Alabama With better roads than Butler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
FOR M0BIL.E
 TEACHERS IS FAVORED
Senate Favors Measure For ThPs Who Teach 30 Years
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE ACE-HERAJs sD
Montgomery. Aii


 Senator Crafts bill giving the \ Mo bile county board of educationf th right to pension aged and indNgen teachers who have served 30 yea Es in the public schools was passed by Vno senate by vote of g to 2 Friday
 Another bill of Senator Craft, gFH,. ing the city commission of Moa.i,, the right to contract with the MobSlll Light and Railroad company rega1a ing the kind of paving to be pla!vU by the company, was passed wlthq N' opposition. r,
 Certain specific requirements Sfe now made, but the bill is intended U give the city and company the 4u- thoritv to make an agreement. A similar bill introduced in the house by Representative Grove was given favorable report by the committee on local csislation.
 Senator Crafts bills providing for the appointment of an additiohal deputy clerk and additional oepply re4tistrary of the Molue circuit c-..-rt were passed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
AGED SLAYER MUST DIE
South Carolina Supreme Court Af-
 firms Death Sentence

COLUMBIA, S. C., July 2o.--The state supreme court today affirmed the death sentence by the York cir cult court against William C. (Wild Bill) Fairies, aged slayer of several members of the Taylor family at Clover s. C., last year Under a law passed by the last session of the general assembly, Fairies automa- tically is sentenced to die on the fourth Friday after the handing down of the opinion. which in this case would be August "A. He was convicted specifically of killing New ion TAyiOr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
TO TRY GUARDSMEN
Alleged LynchinG Case At Jasper
 May Be Tried

HAMILTON, Ala. July 20.-(Spe- cial. l.)-Ail of the cases set for trial during the first week of circuit court were disposed of this week and court adjourned until next Monday. The trial of j. w. Dill. former city mar shal of Guin. charged with the kill ing of Houston Smith, was con tinued on account of the failure of securing service on the special Nenire drawn for the trial.
 Judge Ernest Lacy stated that he probably would during this term of court arraign the members of the Alabama national guard, who were charged with the lynching of Will liam Baird, who was confined in the Walker county jail at Jasper in 1921, charged with shooting a guards man on strike duty. The cases will probably be set for trial during the second week in August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
*Decrea SC.
REDUCTIONS ORDERED
Rate Cuts Apply To Grains From Texas To Alabama And Other States

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Railroads were ordered by the interstate com nerce commission to make by Octo- Der 1 next a series of reductions on corn, oats. sorghum and other coarse grains moving from Texas producing poines to Mississippi Alabama Georgia. South Carolina and Florida.
 To guide the reuctions. the com mission ruled that between the Texas producing points and Vicksburg, rates should be 2S cents per hundred pounds. The schedules will contain increase proportionate to distances over the Vicksburg levels on ship ments to points further east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
DON'T LET PAPA KNOW Is Plea Of Boy Whose, Foot Was
 Crushed Under Train Wheel

DETROIT, July a0.-"Fix it up so papa won't know" pleaded Alex Hudik, S, to doctors at & local hos pital where he was taken with nnsshed foot. after falling under a freight train The pain was nothing co mpareG with what his father m ght say about him riding freight trains.
 But in spite of Alexander's smiles and pleadings. his father was in fcrm.d The lads foot had to be amputated and he is in a critical con tlition from loss of blood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
TO DISCUSS POOL
Central Park Citizens To Go over
 Plans For swimming Place

CitIzens Of Central Park, near Ens- ley. will meet in the Central Park Methodist church Tuesday night to discuss plans for q municipal swim ming pool estimated to cost 5000. The plan was started at the begin ming of the summer but work has been held up for the lack of an en- eineer to do the work. Dr. J. c. Hop ping of the building committee, stated.
 Original plans drawn for the pool by the city called for a swimming pool 63 by 40 feet, with a depth vary ing from five to six feet. A pool for the children, seven by 40 feet, was to be built into the larger pool and separated by a wire netting. The cost of building the pool was to be shared jointly by the city and the citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
FLOG TESTIMONY ENDS
Argument Get Under Way In North
 Carolina Case

LUMBERTON, \. C., July 2o.-(By Associated Press )-Submissio of testimony in the trial of Jule Broa- den. Johnson HeGGepetch and Mike Lawson, on charges growing out of the flogging of two women on April II, was completed here late today Judge Sinclair announced that each side would be allowed three and 8 half hours to present it's case to the jury. and arguments began i'm m ediately thereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
RANkRI PTCN DENIED

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, July<So.- (Spe- cialD--A petition in Involuntary bankruptcy aga ainst the smith F'urnl- ture company was filed in the bank ruptcy court Cf Referee Jere Mur- phy yesterday afternoon by some of the creditors, No action was taken by the bankruptcy court, and it was stated that the company would fight the proceedings and make show ing that would dtsprove the claim T '"f it Is not solvent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
PROHIBIT SEED IMPORTATION

:, WASHINGTON, July 20.-Importa- tion of seed rice from all countries except Mexico, on account of in- furious plant diseases and insect pests, is prohibited by an orGs of the Secretary of Agriculture, effec- tive September 1. Importations from Mexico will be permitted only under strict inspectiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
SIX MINERS INJURED
Workers Are Earned In PennsyIvania
 Coal Explosion

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Juy 2O.--Six men were seriously burned in gas eXplo this afternoon in the Avon dale mine of the Glen Alden Coal company at Nanticoke. Mine officials said that no miners were entombed hy the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
DUNNE OUT OF DANGER
Author Of INT. DooIey" Soon 10 He
 Able To Leave HoEpital

NEW YORK, July 20.--Finley Peter Dunne, author of "Mr. Dooley," who has been confined to Q hospital for five weeks following an operation for an acute abdominal complaint, today was pronounced out of danger Phy- sicians announced he may be able to leave the hospital in less than mon h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
ANONYMOUS LETTER

LUMBERTON. x, C., July 9o.--CBy Associated Press )--"Surely you must known among any l2 Honorable men that could be selected that part Of them are imbued with the herculean spirit and giant strength of the In visible Empire" read letter re ceiVed here tonight from unidentified persons by Stephen Mcintyre, volun- teer assistant counsel to the state in the Proctorville fiogging case in progress here. Therefore, your eff forts are as chaff before storm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
ERECrs STORAGE STATION

The WoffOrd OH company of BIT mingham will have Woco Pep dis tributed in Greenville through C. F. Whidden cf this city. He was re- ccntly given 8 permit by the city to erect storage station on vacant lot on Boiling street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
PAROLES ELI JORDAN

Governor Brandon today granted, parole to Eli Jordan, serving a life sentence from Jefferson county for robbery Jordan was sentenced May 10, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
SEEKS INSURANCE BUREAJ

A bill to create s state bureau of insurance, with a superintendent of insurance in place of the present in surance con1r1 issioner, was introduced today by Representative Rountree of Dallas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
TWO AIRMEN KILLED
Pliers Meet Death In Crash During
 Attempt To Land

CHANUTE, FIELD, FANTOUL, ILL, July 20.-First Lieut.. Harold B. McNab of Decatur. H., and First Lieut.. Edward H. Kinney of Chicago were killed here today when their airplane suddenly fell 60 the ground as they are making & landing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
AuTuoR GRANTED DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES. July 3Q-Gouveneur Norris. novelist and short story writ. CT, today was granted a divorce from his wife Elsie Morris. on the ground of assertion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
FLIES N CYCLE PLANE

DA TON, V., JUIN -U.-AIT IISnt Dy foot power in a device called cycle plane. the latest innovation in aero nautics. was demonstrated at McCook field here Thursday when Lieutenant W. r. Gerhardt, aeronautical engi- neer at the field flew a distance of 20 feet under the cycling power Cf
 the operator. Gerhardt terms his contriVance scientific curiosity on which he has been working for 6 months. The machine, according to Gerhardt, is not government devel- opment. but belongs solely to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
INFERIOR COURT AT
 DORA IS OPPOSED
Claim Town Has Less Than Popu- lation Required
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

Opposition 10 the bill of Represen- tative Charles Tanning of Walker county to establish an inferior court at Dora developed before the house committee on local legislation today and action on the bill was deferred. Representative Powell of Walker op- posed the establishment of the court and a delegation of Walker county citizens, comprising John k. David son, James Shaw. c. l. Jones, Jim Sandlin, John Glover, George Powell and P. 0. Goodwin appeared in oppo- sition to the bill. It was stated that Dora had less than the required 1.500 inhabitants at the last federal census, which poulation is necessary for such a court to be este blished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
MUST SCREEN COACHES

The Alabama public service com mission Friday announced the opin ion that a general order adopted by the commission requiring passenger coaches operating in Alabama to be screened applies to such coaches when used in interstate as well as intra state commerce. This announce ment was made in a conference rul- ing by the commission, which will be sent to the various carriers. \ peti- ton was filed with the public service commission today by Frank Randolph against the Louisville and Nashville railroad, alleging unjust rates on lumber and logs from Elnore and Fitzpatrick's crossing to Montgomery The petition was set for hearing Au- gust G.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
CIRCUS BOY DRoWNs

BELLE ELAINE, Mlnn., July 20.- Everyone from the snake charmer to the bearded lady in a small travel ing circus here is mourning the loss of a friend
 The friend of everyone under the big top--Joe Haig--home unknown, stole away from performers and took swim in the Minnesota river. His body was recovered a half hour after he had stepped eff into a deep hole Haig, runaway boy, never told even his best friends where he hailed from, so he will he buried here with the clowns and other performers as mourners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21

T am content here" he said, for, although I have not yet realized all my ambition I have at least saved some folks. Everyone here with me is learning, and each has his bit of land"
 The battlescarred old warrior was still busily pre- cticing the mysterious arts of reading and writing, and em- phasized his reformation hY cutting out ell smoking and drinking. With his usual Napoleonic gesture he had also forbidden all members of his staff to drink.
 Resting after his battles. Villa home life was almost idylic, His wife accoinpanie h,1n on long trips about the ranch, and was learning to run his new automobile. In the evening. this man. who had slain dozens of his followers in cold blood. would romp along the verandahs with his children, joining in their games before seeing them off to bed,
 Watching Villa and Rancho Ville, Jr, his youngster son. one could hardly conceive of the affeotionats. kindly father as the murderous ban f1 who had terr0rizel Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21

ment Friday afternoon on the ac- ton of .he house Tn Cmasculatln 4 the revenue bill proposeo by the re- cess conmlttce. He said he would have 10 8eatemnt to make. Ad- ministration leaders were hopeful that the senate woulC ieinstate the provisions chminated or would de- wise other methods wh!oh wouli meet the appro1 al of the house,
 The big majority in the house for the amendments indicated T long fight on the revenue mea sures. r. is recalled that the leeisls t,re of lsia considered the revenue bill from early in July until about S9ptem- bcr 20
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
1866 ATTEND FOOTBALL
BANQUET TONIGHT
Elm +. Mitchell Philathea Class Given
Responsibility of Appeasing
Appetites

The committee representing the cit
izens responsible for the banquet to
be rendered the Orange and Black
Maine Champion Football team this
evening, announce that a sufficient
number of tickets have been sold to
make the event an assured, success.
Over 165 will answer the roll call
when those hardy warriors tackle the
chicken at $50 sharp. Under the di-
rection of Miss Airline Burnor. the
dining room of the Grange Hall has
been elaborately decorated. The
Ella F. Mitchell Philathea Glass of the
Bethany Church, caterers engaged for
the occasion, have been made ac-
quainted with the fact that the boys,
just finishing a most strenuous period
of training, have an unlimited appe-
tite. The menu consists of grape
fruit cocktail, celery soup, crackers,
olives, roast chicken, mashed potatoes
with biglet gravy, yeast rolls, dress
ing, onions, squash, cranberries,
harlequin ices, assorted cakes, coffee
salted nuts, mints and cigars. Col
Sherman Shumway is to be toast mas
ter, other speakers being Prof. Foster,
Coach Dostie, Supt. Woodbury., Capt.
Hank" Lessard, pt.-Elect Apple
by, Manager Provost, Manager-elect
Holt, Robert Furber for the second
team, Senator Clyde II. Smith, Philo
Steward, c. p. Merrill and r. T. Pat
ten. The high school orchestra is
to furnish music and William Mosson
will render comic reading Gold
footballs are to be presented to those
entitled, Is in number The commit
tee who have, worked so hard for the
success of the occasion is made up of
r. B. Cole. Attorney John Lewis,
Sewell Curtis, Fred j. Poulin, Harry
Smith, Francis +. Croteau with Julian
J. Conroy as chairman.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
CONCERT AND DANCE ON
NEW YEARS EVE.
Many Requests OF Citizens Prompt
Band TO Arrange for What Prom
iseS Pleasant Occasion

The many requests of the people
of Skowhegan for a Band Dance
has prompted the Citizens Band to
arrange for a concert and dance
New Years Eve at Grange Hall. The
Band of 30 pieces composed of the
best musicians of this vicinity will
furnish music for a concert from s
until $50 and for dancing right thru
the rest OF the year into the next. The
music played at last summers street
dances as well as at the Exhibition
Hall has given the Band the reputa
ton of playing the best dance music
ever played in this locality, and while
the expense of band of thirty pieces
&C times as many as the ordinary or
chestra) would be prohibitive for a
regular dance, the band members
have made it possible for Skowhe-
gan to have the best for this--the
real dance Of 1923 and 1924.
Either the concert or the dancing
will be well worth the price charged
and there is every indication that the
public will give their hearty support
Tickets will be on sale next week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
RADIO SHOW IS ON
IN BOSTON
Local Happenings in
Radio Circles
Questions Coming In and Answers Be-
ing Given by the Reporters
Radio Editor

(By r. n. |. r., Warren P. Sprague)
At the time this paper is issued the
Radio Show on display at Horticul-
tural Hail. Boston, will be in its
fourth day of operation. To local,
and in fact, all of New England, this
important step in the display OF radio
work and machines is very interest
ing. Many amateur and company
manufactures will be on exhibition.
The amateur machines will be especi-
ally a creditable showing as the boy
of today will be the radio expert of
tomorrow.
AS assigned frequency is difficult to
keep at present, the frequency stand
ards have been examined by the bu-
reau of standards and seven radio
stations have been named by the
above Bureau as maintaining suffici-
emily constant transmission for radio
receiving apparatus. The stations
are as follows: WQI, owned by
Radio Corporation of America, locat-
ed Coram HILL l.. l.; MSS owned by
the United States Navy, located at
Annapolis, Md; WQK, owned by the
Radio Corporation of America, locat-
ed at Rocky Point, L. l., N. Y; WGG
owned by the Radio Corporation of
America, located at Tuckerton, No. j,
N. j.; WSO owned by the Radio Cor
poration of America. located at
Marion, Mass! WGY owned by the
General Electric Co., located at Sche-
nectady, N. Y; and KDkA owned by
the Westinghouse Electric Company
located at East Pittsburgh, Pa. OF
the seven stations, the one at Tuck
erton leads in efficiency.
Station WGI and England or Sta
tion 2LO, London. had two-way
communication during the past week
and especially at o'clock Friday
morning proved successful Great
credit can be given the English 'ama-
teurs for their work in connecting
with the American stations.
The business manager, r. T. Patton
of the Independent-Repo has had
an outside antenna installed at his
home and the results SO far have been
very gratifying Mr.. Patten helped
with the installation and proved a
Continued on Page Six
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
SURPRISES FRIENDS
WITH WEDDING
Harmony Girl, Who is II Freshman nj
Bates College, Was Welded
in September

Lewiston, Dec. Announcement
was made Friday of the marriage of
Miss Ida Pettengill, Bates college
freshman, to Ralph Beckey, prominent
Biddeford real estate man on Septem-
Der 2Sth
The news came as great surprise
to Mrs. Beckeys local friends, es-
pecially at Bates college. where she
will be greatly missed by her many
friends, among them members of the
faculty. She is "A young woman of
unusual capability. The secret mar
riage leaked out when Mr. and Mrs.
Beckey visited friends and relatives
in Lewiston over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Beckey is the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr. anu Mrs. II. l.. PettengilI
of Harmony While attending Jordan
high school she was prominent in
scholastic activities and last year was
a member of the debating team which
won the silver cup. She entered
Bates college this fall and was max
ing excellent progress in her work
1t was planned that she would take
an active part in the debating. She
had a natural debating power, and
could eXtemporaneously debate intel
ligently and fully the more important
questions of the times.
While in Lewiston she made her
home with her sister. Mrs Clarence
LeClair of 1874 Nichols street, Lew
ist0n.
Mr.. Beckey is very we'll educated
man, being graduate of a European
college. He conducts an extensive
real estate and restaurant business in
Biddeford and Saco where ne has
scores of friends Mr.. and Mrs Bee
key will make their home in Bidde-
ford thru the winter months and in
the spring plan to leave for trip
abroad.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
ROLAND W|LLER AC.
C|DENTLY SHOT
Officials indicate Bro
ther of Any Crime
Tragic Occurrence on the Banks OF
Moose River at Rock wood Stirs
Somerset County

Robert Willer, IL years old. of
lockwood was accidentally shot and
killed by his brother, Roland Willer,
Is, on the bank of Moose River last
Saturday is the decision of the Off
cials. The decision was arrived at
by Sheriff Mooers and County Attor-
ney James II. Thorne following their
investigation of the case and the eX
animation of the body npon which
Dr. W. G. Sawyer of Madison, medical
examiner, performed an autopsy, also
from the testimony of the case taken
out. The officials believe that the
older brother had no intention of in
juring Robert and much relief is felt
at the outcome of the case. which
stirred the county The gun which
Roland threw in the waters of Moose
River, and with which the fatal shot
is supposed to have been fired. was
a % caliber and has not been re-
covered. The dead boys funeral was
held Monday afternoon at lockwood.
The parents of the two boys are Mr..
and Mrs. Silas Willer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
REFORMATORy GIRLS To
Be IN COURT
Canadian Officials Helpful In Assist
Ing Girls WHO Escaped from
Local Institution

Officials at the State Reformatory
speak very kindly of the assistance
given them by the immigration off,
GERS in Canada in assisting them to
locate Dorothy McGarrigle of Fort
Fairfield and Mabel Foster who es-
capped from the Reformatory and were
located in st. George. Canada. The
girls were brought back to Skowhegan
by Mrs. Henrietta Bowman, the par
ole official, Mrs. Rose Annis, ma
tron, and Jairus Furbush. constable
and farm manager at the Reforma-
tory. Both girls were together and
details of the trip have not been fully
determined by the Reformatory off,
GERS. They were driven, however. to
the Canadian lines in an automobile.
They had no relatives in St George
and made no resistance in returning,
in fact they seemed rather glad 10 be
back to the institution. They will
eventually be brought into court and
will doubtless be sentenced to an ad-
ditional year in the Reformatory