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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
French Sense Trouble From a New Angle
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE


 PARIS. August 31.--The European volcano shows smoke at new danger point.
 French officials express alarm at the latest action of Premier Mussolini of Italy. who has sent the warship "Audace" and l2 carabineri to Tan giers, on the coast of northern Africa, with the alleged intention of guarding the Italian legation and securing the safety of Italian citizens.
 The action results from an incident between legation officials and Span ish officers commanding the local Moroccan police force.
 Rome dispatches state that the measure is not political. but 1t is pointed out that Mussolini's action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
MuSsoIini Considers Answer Refusal

ROME, August 31.-(By Associated Press. )-Premier Mussolini today in formed the representatives of Italy abroad that Greece's answer tC the Italian ultimatum was equivalent to complete rejection and that there fore in order to bring Greco to a realization of -her responsibilities, temporary landing of Italian forces at Corfu had been ordered.
 The premier's message, which was put on the cables during the day, was as follows:
 ITO the just demands of Italy, fol- lowing the barbarous massacre Of Italians in Greek territory, the Greek government has replied in terms equivalent in substance to complete rejection.
 "This unjustfled attitude inn presses on Italy the necessity Of re- calaling Greco to a position of rec gnizing her responsibilities, and, ac- cordingly a detachment of Italian troops has been ordered to land at Corfu.
 By this measure. which Is of a temporary nature, Italy does not in tend to make an act of war, but only to safeguard hen prestige and mani fest her unshak6able determination to obtain reparatiCn due her in con formity with custom and interna- tional law.
 "The foregoing does not exclude sanctions the ambassadors confer enee may take virtue of the fact that the Italian mission was part of frontier delimitatiGn commission which was appointed by the confer ence itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
oh Atantc Sec Coast Pcured As oets Nest Of Rum Snu
ITALY'S TROOPS OCCUPY CORFU,
 STARTING WAR
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NOohtihueo sFaAN A-HGe One.) mapue', who bas'been yacstloning in Piedmont, began 2 hprried eturn to the capital. ir1i1icr Mussolini has cancelled all eBe semeHts , cept for lengthy sessions at the C'hici palace, where he debated ua situation with high officials, Foi an rep presenta- tives, inclIdir lbe Amer an min ister, expressed the -au fence of ther nations at the foreign ffice for the tragedy of the figo it0 ins mur- dered on the Greece stbf an from tier. It was tii trag,d hat pre- eipitated the present crj-
 Dispatches from Valdl. Albania, report tha: the bodies oI the vic stims, who were members and ser wants of the Italian delegation on the international Greco Albanian boun- dary delimination commission, have been removed to the Greek church at Janina.
 Early in the day the government requested correspondents of Creek newspapers. to leave Italy, and a number of them immediately com piled going cut of the country over the Jugo-Slav and Swiss frontiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
Representation For South Promised By Underwood

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 31- If am elected President of the United States I will insist that the people of the south have the same representation in this government that the people of the north have" asserted Senator Underwood of Ala bama, democratic candidate for the nomination. in addressing the Xii wanis club of Nashville this after poon.
 He deplored the fact that the south, which he said contains aDoue one-third of the nations population, has not an equal representation in many important governmental bu- reaus that control the life of the nation.
 "We have yielded to expediency" he stated. "and have taken seat in the rear ranks.
 T served too often and too long on tne great committees of Congress not to know that the members look after their own neighborhoods first" the Alabamian said. He added that ne Was bringing mo charge of moral turpitude, but just bringing a charge of human nature, and it's true"
 Mir. Underwood said that he had no apologies to make for being from the southland and said that he had heard no criticism of this feature of his candidacy from above the Mason Dixon line.
 Welcomed As Next President.
 MT. Underwood was welcomed as the next President of the United States. and honor was also paid Jus tice Edward T. Sanford of the United states supreme court, who was a guest.
 The south is represented by dis trlcts on the federal reserve board ana the farm loan board, but as to flfteen or twenty other important governmental bureaus, made up of something more than one hundred members, the south's representation IS not more than five men," he as- serted.
 When 1t comes to detail, and that IS what counts, the man that is rep resented gets the best of it." Senator Underwood added.
 The issue of the war between the states is long past" he said. The scared veterans of two wars and the soldiers of the south who carried the Stars and Stripes With the north have lped out the blemish, and the great difficulty is that many people of the south will not recognize that fact. and because of that we occupy sec ond place at the table" he said.
 The time has come to recognize what. our northern brethren recog- nize--that We are a part of this Union. The soldier boys of the war made us a part of the Union and we should be proud to ateept our stat n ea1s thG afnatcr co-G'-Essd. st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
KING Tur INCREASES DIVIDENDS

No Priest of Isis in King Tut's day could have forseen or prophesied an extra 3 per cent dividend for the Light and Power compan yof Attic boro. Mass. in 1928, and yet that is exactly what has happened and the Pharaoh of 5000 years ago is handed all the credit. An investigation of this big increase in the power com pany's business revealed the fact that practically all the Attleboro jewelry factories have been working night ana day for the last six months, and are still doing 1t. to supply the de- mand for King Tut jewelry.-Los Angeles Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
Seizure Of Corfu
 Quickly Effected

ATHENS, August 31.-Italy has carried out it's first step toward en- forcing it's demands for huniliat- ing apology from Greece by occupy ing Corfu.
 Italian naval forces were landed on the island at 4 o'clock Friday aft ernoon, according to an announce ment by the Italian legation here and communicated to the Greek for eign office shortly before o'clock.
 No resistance was offered the Ital- ian forces landing, according to the it twas was declared, will be temporary" Premier Bonatas hastily summoned cabinet meeting to discuss the new situation, and later conferred lengthily with Foreign Minister Alex andris.
 The news of Italian aggression fol- lowed publication of the Greek reply to Italy, in which Greece offered to express sorrow for the murders of Italians on the Greco Albanian iron tier, but rejected the demands in Italy's seven-point ultimatum, which were held to be incompatible with Greek honor and sovereignty, namely the payment of a 50,000.000 lire in- demnity, and death penalty for the culprits. Greece also agreed to sup port the Italian attache at Athens in his task of making a full inVestiga- tion of the murders.
 The public was angered, however, by reports of anti-Greek demonstra- tions in Italy, and it was announced that Greece will protest against the demonstrations and demand satisfac- tion for the reported burning of the Greek flag by mob at Trieste.
 O 0 O
 Adriatic Possession.
 The tiny island of Corfu is the northermost outpost of Greece in the Adriatic. It lies at the mouth of the Adriatic, directly across from the Italian city Of Brindisi: It is within four hours steaming distance of Ia ranto, where the Italian fleet was concentrated.
 Corfu is low lying and greenly fer tile. It is covered with small farms, and its winding roads are lined with cyprus and palms.
 The little white city of Corfu, from which the island takes it's name. lies on the landward side, it was founded in the middle ages, populated by emil gres from the kingdom of Venice. Once it was under the British flag. An old fort, it's earthworks over grown and it's cannon rusty, marks that occupation.
 Here Byronl lived when he learned to love the isles of Greece. Later Rai2er Wilhelm of Germany built n aof ,ous villa here, filling 1t with are works of art. He called it sans seurct" without care, and 1t was his teguge from the excitement of west ern c&pi als.
 Directly across a narrow back channel or the blue Adriatic lies AL Dsaia, the little village of Santa Qtaf aflta, and the skyline of tower HE mountains In which the assassi- nation of the Italian commission oc- oprrsd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
wATcHFUL WAITING POLICY

WASHINGTON, August 3l-The administration will make no move in the coal situation so long as there exists the basis for further confer ences along the line laid out by Gov ernor Pinchot, it was announced of ficially today after a conference be- tween Chairman Hammond of the coal commission and President Cool idge. The government plan TOT emergency distribution will be held in allowance, it was stated, while the miners and operators exhibit will ingness to continue negotiations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01

discounting the governments report on the growing cotton crop, shaving a condition of 54.1 per cent of normal on August 25 and indicating yield of only 1O,7SS,0O0 bales.
 october and December contracts both scared to 24.70 cents pound in less than five minutes of trade following the report at 10 o'clock, representing an advance of 96 to 1o4 points as compared with the prices ruling just before the report was is- sued
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
PURELY PERSONAL

To settle an argument, we have de- cided:
 That baldheaded man needs no apologist
 That comparative poverty is better than profligate wealth.
 That SO years well spent Is better than 100 years of waiting.
 That man only wants something until he gets it.
 That we'd rather be right or any thing else. than President-Richmond Times Dispatch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
LAST MINUTE NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
FIVE SHOT IN KHAN RIOT

WILMINGTON, Del, August 3t.- Five men were shot and wounded Curing an initiation of 25O candidates Into the Ku Klux Klan on a farm near Newcastle tonight.
 The most seriously injured are Harry Hush Beck, IF, Newcastle, shot in the back, and William Clark, S1, Newport, shot in the neck. The rioting started at the close of the ceremony when cross was lighted. Disorders began with a volley of shots from a crowd of about 560 boys in an adjoining field. Klansmen pur- sued them, but were met by nearly l,O00 men who rushed the K1ansmen off the field and rushed the Klansmen The Klansmen rallied and there was & general fight
 Policemen and firemen were called out but were unable to quell the disorders.
 The Klansmen were finally routed and fled the scene in automobiles. As they sped through a suburb they Wefe~sNlted with stones hurled by a gang o1 negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
Americans Worried Over Position Of 0rphanaze
August 3t.-Americans re worried over the po- s.-- ->-,+1-- o~anad nrvNae,

LONDON, August 3i.--Americans in London are worried over the po- sit'o0 or ths recently onernd orrhaN- 1ge ot tnc Amer 3eer iaasr rr tiei at Coy 9.
 The eg phaH sgA ara Greei Armenian ref Rl rGlidrsn Iron 8tOlia. are au Hssee charge of Aue. ican men and e5i officials. occupy "-a as-ourci rhe 50 viila O. fheM~ -In2r &aia-f neat
 It is understood that If 1t is neces- sary to disratch an American war ship to protect American citizens there such action will be taken di- rectly from Washington.
 American warships under Vice Ad- miral Andrew, U. S, N, commanding the American fleet in European wa ters, are now understood to be in Baltic waters in the vicinity of Co., penhagen but several American de- stroyers are in the Mediterranean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
SCHOOLS opEN MoNDAYL

The public schools will open Mon day and the largest enrolment in the history of the city is expected, &C., cordng to statements given out by the city board of education. Due to some delays the city council has not been able to begin work on the new building authorized at a recent bond election and it's completion is mot expected in time to be oi use for the present term. The board is, there fore, faced with a crowded building and it has been found necessary to arrange both morning and afternoon classes for some of the lower grades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
aUEsTIONING THE JUDGE

Aunt Jimmy, a Carolina negress, was a great advocate of the rod as a help in child-rearing. As result of an unmercifui beating which she gave her youngest and "orneriest," |" she was brought into court one day by outraged neighbors.
 The judge, after giving her a se- were lecture, asked if she had any thing to say.
 Jest one thing. jedge," she replied. 'T wants to ax you a question. Was you ever the parent of perfectly wuthless cullud chile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
Sir William Joynson Hicks DEkALB CARRIERS WILL MEET IN FORT PAYNE

FORT PAYNE, Aug. s1.-(Special.) Rural letter carriers of DeKalb county will meet in their annual convention in the Methodist church in Fort Payne Monday, when they will be the guests of the carriers at tached to the local post office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
COAL STRIKE ON.
 AS ALL EFFORTS. FOR PEACE FAIL
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sizes, Warriner said, in reading his statement to the governor.
 Any favorable consideration of the ten per cent increase must be con ditioned upon a durable agreement covering a period of years with an nuai revision. Mir. Warriner said. He said that instead of the 60 cents ad- ded to the cost of each ton the in- creased cost would run to 75 cents.
 Referring to the absorption of the additional cost by the operators, the transportation companies and the dis tributors. he said that the 50 cents left after the producers absorb te.. the ''unpredictable action of the in- terstate commerce commission" and through voluntary action of distri- butOrs."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
WAR FEvEr INTENSE

LONDON, August a1.--Thc Ror1e correspondent of the nelly TNrress reports that the "war leEer iH Italy is intense" Flags are fiying and there is cheering every where with Mussolini the hero of the hour
 Men and women, the corr ssptIdent says, are thronging the ca4es, sing ing war songs and toasting the pre- mier and lionizing the fascist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
WOULD EvADE NOTES

MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 81- Charging he had purchased Plggly Wiggly stock on fraudulent repre- sentation,' Frank H. Stanwood of Chicago today filed suit in chancerv court here asking that the II ltou National bank of Chattanooga a en- joined from instituting suit for pay ment of three notes of S7,0C6 each given in payment of 700 sh ares of Piggly Wiggly stock last spri g. and that he be relieved from ob sation to pay for this stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
TO uOLD TRADE DAY

The second monthly trade day Will be held in Fort Payne Monday, at which time the merchants of the as- sociation offer special sales and bar gains as well as valuable cash prizes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
ASKS CoOLTDGE HELD

KANSAS CITY, Kan, August 31.-, President Coolidge was asked to guide the footsteps of the Dyer anti lynching bill until it successfully be- comes law, Friday night, in reso- lution passed by the National Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Col ored People, in conference here.
 The colored people of the United States are counting upon you be- cause of your expressed interest in their welfare and your known devo- ton to the cause of law and order, to wield the influence of your DOW erful office to secure the enactment into law of the Dyer anti-lynching bill at the next session of Congress-" the resolution read in part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
FREYA LANDS PAssrNcrps

OUPLNIIAGEN, August 31.-The tourist steamer Freya, which broke her moorings near Hoejer in the Hurricane which ragged along the coast of Jutland Thursday, landed her 200 passengers safely tonight. The vessel, for which fears were felt, as no news had been heard of her for many hours. was terribly bat tered in weathering the storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
WILL. HOLD INsTITUTE

DeKaib County Teachers institute will be held in Fort Payne october II and 12 and will be in charge of County Superintendent c. J. Allen and MT. Skinner of the state depart ment of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
PANI MEXICAN AMBASSADOR

-1111NI~O |1 T. HUE usI oI.-II Is generally believed that Alberto J. Pani, at present secretary of foreign relations In the Obregon cabinet, will be named ambassador to Washington the first to represent his country for years He is considered as the best candidate for the position be- cause of his wide Knowledge of in- ternational affairs. His choice would be greeted with approval by all fac tions here.
 Pani was born on June 12. 1878, and educated as. civil engineer. Entering government service, he was g special commissioner to the con ferences held at New London and Atlantic City in 1916, and was sent to France as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
lsUsPEND INCREASES

WASHINGTON, August 31.-Cin- cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa cific railway schedules proposing to increase from 9 to 15 cents per ton the rates on coal from mines on the Tennessee Railroad company, to destinations in states ntiguous to the railroad properties were sus- pended today until December 30. They were to have become effective tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
Careless Cat

WI, NB. wl'ifesi "Three- year old ANaf had been put to bed for his reg liar Afternoon nap. While lying ther trytRg to hold ow the sand mah his Iet cat 5nwtped uopn the londly After vazing 4. ste few min utes A. Se exclaimed f'Ee you! Why don youNsAui otx your r, s, or when yoA stanAine stsla''-~A0s- ton TranscliYs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
POOR SHOWING OF COTTON CROP LAID TO MANY CAUSES

WASHINGTON. August 3t.-Drouth in Oklahoma and Texas, excessive rains in the southeast. the boil wee vii and the leaf worm caused a marked decline during August in the condition of the cotton crop, the de- partment of agriculture announced Friday in estimating the indicated crop at 7,.8S.000 bales, as compared with forecast of 11,516, 900 bales IS of July 25. The condition August 2j was estimated at 54.1 per cent of normal as compared with 67.2 per cent one month earlier and tho indi- cated yield per acre dropped from 143.9 pounds to 134.S.
 The condition of 42 per cent of nor nal in Georgia reflected the extent of weevil damage in that state, 1t was said. while the drop from a con dition of S2 per cent July 25 to Fl August 25 in North Carolina revealed the first severe effects of the pest this year in that state.
 Prevalence of the army worm. leaf worm and other insects, in addition to the boil weevil, also was reported to be causing considerable damage throughout the cotton states.
 The condition on August 25, m rercentage of normal, and the forecast of production, in thousands of bales. by principal states:
 Virginia, 93 and 30.
 North Carolina, Il and SS5.
 South Carolina, 57 and 70s.
 Georgia, 42 and S27.
 Florida, 30 and r.
 Alabama, 52 and S2S,
 Mississippi, AS and s5S.
 Louisiana, 53 and 361.
 Texas, 55 and 3.722.
 Arkansas, 57 and 94S.
 Tennessee, 64 and 415.
 Missouri, 67 and 193
 Oklahoma, 6 and 79l.
 California. SS and 43.
 Arizona, 90 and S3.
 New Mexico, SS and 59 E.
 COTTON RISES S5 A BALE
 NEW ORLEANS, August e31.--A bulge of $5 a bale, the most impor- tant rise in weeks, was recorded in the local cotton market Friday in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
200 IN HIGH SCHOOL

County High school. which opened here this week. is expected to ex ceed 200, and is the largest in the history of the school, Classes have already been organized and the stu dents have begun their work for the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
wIIn WITH INTERVENTION

LONDON, August 3l.--Athens WAS wild with indignation when news was received of the occupation of Corfu says the correspondent of the Daily Express at the Creek capital. The news reached the city before the announcement of the Italian five hour ultimatum.
 Nobody in Athens. the cCrrsspon- dent adds. believed that Itely Mould commit warlike act uptN C sece had definitely rejecte9 the lte an demands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
THoUsANDs QUIr WORK

wILKESBARRE, Pa, August 31.- Thousands of miners in the Wyo- ming valley quit work today in obedience to the suspension order is sued by the United Mine Workers of America because of the failure of the union leaders to work out new wage scale to replace the one which exnlres tnniRht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01

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 men in pubic life here were inv Ytf d
 In his adlress to the class, dHna tor Underwood gave sweepini fe view of w'rld conditions and 4xeC the republ can administration Hiti shirking great responsibility T iM4 t. policy of olation.
 Europe Net Door Neighbor.
 We all lave our theories and El4e {; ai about forhgn nations said n n, speaker, Tut we are content to Ea st our hands of their troubles an say we will have none of 1t. This gh have been possible century Q pendent u;on tbA Euronean maN]l ct s but today Europe Is our neXtE uool neighbor.
 "One of our worst faults the habit the American people haze ol disassociaing the questions thft are happening beyond the confines ol the unite'l States.
 'Severa Syears ago you picked IT paper z d read of an assassfhatiol at SaraJel,. You regretted that thls had happise sed in a civilized world, ye this was tne of the most engrosslne happenin d that has ever come into your hvta
 War Most Probable.
 Today the war clouds are kesting on the hErizon of Europe. Ne all pray tha9 evils may pass frq qkfn the world, but a message might f1i2Sh out that two European nations are Ifock ed on the Hattie line, and nonef know the complications that might Hbllow Today in Europe war is nor prob- able than 1t was in 1914. TNere is one protecting Influence. Ar of the presdnt time is a war of indus- try and now Europe is bro and her credits are strangled. TH&t fact delays tie event. But war may in volve you and this must be a ques avoid"
 We cannot divorce ourselves frorr the problems cf the world. 1 know at the Close of fbe var here was g natural reaction, and many wanted tp cless the door and prevent con- ,aAt WIth anything tnst might lead asn,iea no stsSa ? 3
 T hog no trouela mzs grow out Of the present European situation Europe is really worse off today in every respect than she was wher the armistice was signed. It is largely verse off now because when the time came for your government to play the part of man, it didn't stand up.
 You must recall that after the de. bauehery that happened between 1914 ana 1918, the great civilized powers Of the world, except ours, almost haC their civilizations destroyed.
 There was just one nation in tho world who, on account of its distinc position, its desire to refrain from taking territory. and to forego talk ing the penalties of war and it's DO sition as a Christian nation, tha could give to the world love instead of war Yet although the party tha conducted the war made it's proposal looking to peace, the opposition cam, in and for three years has been con ducting the government without definite policy, for the first time II history. Your government refused t, take the place of umpire on th separations commission, where tn, greatest potential power of the worl, might have been used for peace ant the upbuilding of humanity. If tn government had merely played it part, conditions would not be il Europe as they are now"