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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

puppy, about months old; tan and white; last seen Thursday morn ing. Finder please return to 2O32 S. I3th Ave. or phone Main 1549-W. and recejye reward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

LoST-In Adams drug store or on 2d
 Ave, Tuesday noon, green leather
 pocketbook, containing s10 bill and two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
DOCTOR WANTED

As an assistant; contract practice; possi- bly partnerships; very large work: good place for a good man. none but Mason need apply; answer quick. Address F-7I AgeHerald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

BAR PIN-Lost in downtown district, gold bar pin, small diamonds, 1 miss ing; fiigree work; liberal reward. Mrs Jungles, Main 44g6,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

WILL party who carried blue umbrella
 from Saks rest room Tuesday return it to Saks' office or call Mrs Cunning
 ham. Main S66a-I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

LOST-Female setter dog, white and liver color, liver ears; answers to name of Fannie" Call Hemlock 1153 or re- turn to 3146 Norwood Blvd Reward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

In Holland and Belgium, it Is be- lieved that i'll luck is sure to follow all through life any one that acci- dentally .r otherwise kills stork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
w A N T E D = Contractor to grade and build 2 miles of standard gauge logging road.
 Whitewater Lumber Co.,, Au- taugaville, Ala. 2
COLLECTOR

Wanted at once. an experienced collector; must be Of neat appear. ance and know the Ncity thor oughlys bond required, Addrosn B-72, Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

days ago, one double mink choker, in West End. Choker lost from automobile. Finder please call West End 99, and receive reward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

LOST-At Brown Marx corner, Monday evening, pair nose glasses tortoise rims. Please notify c. c. Illingsworth, Annis ton, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND
LOST

Five-month- collie pup; dark brown coat, white ring around neck; had on leather collar and red ribbon when left home. Call Main 3244-J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

ROAN HORSE STRAYED-White spot in forehead, in good condition, weight about 900 or 1000 pounds. Call Ensley BOA Mir. G. l.. Fox
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

There is only one railroad, six miles long, in Persia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

NOTICE-This is to notify all persons that I will not be responsible for any goods merchandise furnished my ] H .Sitna M ID
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
PERSONALS

TAKEN UP-In back yard, black COW; owner can get same by applying to 4ot Sd St, Pratt City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

1922 FORD TOURING-Self-s starter, de- mountable rims, Decker lock steering wheel, Hassler shock absorbers, brand new paint, mechanical condition per- feet; looks and runs like new car.
 Price .,.,;;....,., .$275
 HANNA MOTOR co.
 "sOUTHSIDE FORD DEALERS" 212A AYE. Q MAIN BOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

1921 FORD ROADSTER Ford roadster. 1921; newly painted, good tires. O. k. mechanically; bargain at SCOUTEN MOTOR co. 4OS s. 21st St. Main 65
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

LoST-Black fountain pen trimmed with gold; initialed .V. A. M." Phone Main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
BUSINESS PERSONALS
KANSAS CITY WAFFLE HOUSE

Hot waffles at all hours. Good eats for
 less money. Quick service. 2104 9TH AVE-, N. MAIN 122
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

GET IN BUSIEESS for yourself; make money by putting out q good remedy. Tested formulas and patent medicines soft drinks and household remedies fur nished by an expert; terms reasonable. Address D-72, care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
AUTOMOBILES

A REAL SALE-Any overcoat in the
 house at $1s.s5. Marc Linx, 1911 list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
BOLSHEVIST ATTITUDE TOWARD CHURCH SEEN
Commissar Of Justice Claims Re-
 ligious Freedom Exists

MOSCOW. April 15.--(By Associated Press.) )-In connection With the re- cent trial of the Roman Catholic Archbishop Zepliak and the forthcom- ing trial of the Most Rev. Dr. Tik- hon, former patriarch of all Russia, Commissar of Justice kurksky today made to the Associated Press the fol- lowing statements:
 'The legal position of the church in soviet Russia and it's allied repub- lies is best illustrated by the funda- mental regulations fixed by the de- gree of separation of church and state in 1918. According to this, first every citizen may profess any re- ligion or none at all: second. when the carrying out of religious rites does not interfere with public order and the rights of citizens, perform ance of them is guaranteed; third. no church society is to own property; fourth, all property belonging to church societies in Russia is declared to be national property, but buildings and articles of service are handed over to religious societies for free use"
 These regulations, said M. Kurk sky. by virtue of law apply equally to all citizens and religious societies of va rious creeds without exception. Kurk- sky added that the decree itself, as we'll as all instructions to the local authorities, always conferred free dom of faith and the taking of meas ures as not to offend religious feelings,
 But such an attitude toward the church" the commissar of justice con tnued, placing it in condition of freedom while depriving the clergy of certain material welfare, called forth at first hidden and afterwards s an open struggle of the church and heirarchy against the government"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
WHAT BECOMES IF MOVIE STARS B|G ? AY ENVELOPES?
Real Estate Proves Best h. vestment For Many
 Luminaries

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. April 15.-News that the great motion picture indus- try is riding along with other indus tries on the rising wave of business prosperity, and that film stars and di- rectors are again earning almost fab ulous salaries, leads the movie fans to inquire:
 Where are all the millions that are being poured into Hollywood being spent?
 In dope or booze. or in sweet re- membranes for the old folks and buying the baby shoes2 It all depends on where you get your movie infor- nation.
 The prosaic uncolored fact is that the movie people are spending the most of their money Tn real estate. Los Angeles is booming, and the movie people are getting in on it. They are buying for permanent in- vestment as well as for speculation. ,
 Many of the beautiful stars of to- day are preparing for the time when they are too old to play ayhthing but grandmother parts, and most of the beautiful girls of today are deter mined that they will not play grand mother parts.
 Buy Real Estate.
 Among the stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks are heavy pur- cbasers of real estate. Ruth Roland and her divorced husband. although separate maritally, are still united in the real estate business, and are sell ing number of blocks of property which they bought in the days when it was cheap.
 Agnes Ayers is a realtor on quite a considerable scale, and if she keeps doing business as at present won't have to worry about her old age Gf movie stars ever have old age), no matter what hapens to the studios and the pictures.
 Irene Rich, who 0rrived in Los An geles with s4 in her purse and a mother and two small children to care for. has just purchased valu- able tract in the exclusive Beverly HNls5 section.
 O o O.
 Christies In Business.
 The Christie brothers, makers of Christie comedies, and Pat Bowling. publicity director associated with them, have all made a big cleanup in Hollywood property where the Christie Realty company is just as important factor as the Christie studio.
 Harold Lloyd was reported at the recorders office as having purchased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
Wallace Irwin, Creator Of Hashinura Togo, Is Product
 OF The East, Plus the West

Hashimura Togo, nicely and hon orable Japanese school boy, has re- turned to this world of many prob lems and is writing in Sundays Age Herald exclusively. Deep bows to everywherei
 It Is true. Wallace Irwin, famous creator of one of the wittiest and wisest characters in American hu- nor. is about to take typewriter in lap and write of cabbages and kings, sailing ships, sealing wax and many other things, including many of the most gigantic problems that from day to day burrow the brows of the worlds most eminent statesmen, pol iticians and reformers.
 It is 15 years since The Letters Of a Japanese School Boy" by Hashi- mura Togo. made their first appear anee In Golfers Weekly. They have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16

 ranked as one of the most famous and successful of American humor- ous creations. Hashie's first bow created national sensation. His first letter was written to satirize the attitude of some of the British at that time toward the American Japanese question: At about the time when criticism from certain British quarters was being leveled most ve- hemently at alleged American bru- tality against the Japanese. in a British Columbia riot Japanese were raided and some killed. It was at this point that Wallace Irwin wrote a letter to Golfers, signing il "Hashimura Togo"
 The quaint contribution stirred up such storm of comment and ap- plause that Irwin was compelled to continue the series, while every where readers debated whether or not 1t was really written by Jap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
GOMPERS SCORES
 METHODS SOVIET. LAUNCHES ATTACK
Garland Fund Trustees SeV- ereIy Criticised By Labor
 Federation Leader

WASHINGTON, April I5.-organ- ized labor has embarked on a cam paign of exposure against the ene- mics of democracy and the enemies of our labor movements" Samuel -Gompers, head of the American Feeder alton of Labor, declared today Gompers disclosed his intention of proving to the American people that the labor union movement is not controlled by extremists nor tainted by their propaganda
 At the same time Gompers issue another attack upon the trustees of the American fund for public ser yice-the Garland fund-in reply to a statement by the trustees that Gompers original attack grew out Of disappointment because the fund had refused to endow the workers. Educa- ton bureau, an organization indorsed by the A. F. of L.
 At the proper time" said Gompers discussing the general campaign to purge labor of the taint of bolshe- vism, T shall have much more to say about the revolutionary activi- ties of some of the Garland fund trustees and other persons.
 They say I am still fighting the war. That is the truth. I am fighting the war against the enemies of de- mocracy and against the enemies of our labor movement. Without hesita- tion l repeat that these men (the Garland rund trustee) by their pro fessions and their conduct are enc mics of our labor movement and of democracy. They are active, enegetic. pro soviet advocates and propa- gandistS.
 Scores Soviet Propaganda
 They are the ardent friends of Moscow, and if there is anything in common between the democracy of America and the cruel, ruthless tyranny of Moscow. I have yet to find it. The ramifications of the soviet communist propaganda machine are almost beyond belief.
 By their own staten ent, the only money which the trustees have given from the fund or loaned from it has been to the red reyolutionists or to the fragment of the left wing whose purpose is the control or destruc- tion of bona fide trades unions.
 The American labor movement Is a rational. democratic. constructive force, compelled to face two hostile forces, one to the left, the other the reactipnaries, to the right. Both of these forces are inimical to the best development of democracy. The war of the bona fide labor movements will go on until democracy triumphs over every autocratic, destructive force, whether it be the end of Lenine and his American friends and dupes, or the black of big business greed. l ann confident that, In this struggle, the labor movement rightly interprets the real American and that il is fighting the battle of human progress and freedom as the real American would have 1t fought.
 If the sycophants, hirelings and desperadoes of communism Tn America think the war is to end without their extinction as force in our social organization. they err grievously. Many wounds are yet in store for them; much remains to be reveal ed-at a proper time.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16

Golfers even ran a portrait of Irwin logged up as a Japanese and assum ing a typical Theodore Rooseveltian n pose. Later, an undisgused picture of Irwin was printed and readers were asked to identify the real au- thor" Certain Californians recog nized Irwin at once. and thereafter the Togo letters were run under his own name.
 One of the most famous of Wallace Irwins humorous verses is as fol- lows:
 A GRAIN OF SALT Of all the winning doubly blest The sailors wife's the happiest, For all she does is stay to home And knit and darn-and let i'm roam Of all the husbands on the earth The sailor has the finest berth, For in is cabin he can sit And sail and sail-and let Ter knit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
EARNINGS IMPROVE
Western Union Telegraph COmpany's
 Report Shows Business Boom

WeNteTH ICIFKFnph COmpany'N
 Report Shows Business Boom
 NEW YORK, April 15.-Marked im- provement in earnings during the first three months of the year, as compared with the same period last year. was disclosed in the quarterly report of the Western Union Tele- graph company tonight. Net income for the period was s3,76756S, as com pared with s2,012Ss3 in 1922. Gross revenues increased from SPA, ,114,955 to S275S9.&46
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
BRAVE SACRIFICE IS MADE BY DOCTOR IN
 BATTLING DISEASES
Gives Up His Hands In Opera ting Difficult x-Ray
 Machines

PARIS. April 15.-Dr. Charles Vail hands have been cut away bit by bit as a result of the mysterious dis ease engendered by handling an X-ray outfit. went to the Lariboi- siere hospital the other day to visit Dr. Soret of Havre, who had just been forced tp undergo the amputation of part of his right hand. the second operation of the kind in the course of his long photographic career, when Dr. Valiant left. pr. Soret who is close to 70, remarked:
 What pity that he should have lost his hands. He is young and his life work is ahead of him, l have finished mine. l have no longer need of hands. l feel that I have accomplished a lot of work, useful regret IS that the loss of my hs,nas-further operations like that of this morning are inevitable in my case-will prevent me from in drlging in my one hobby, which is gardening
 New Devoted Self To Fight.
 More than 30 years ago. pr. Seret was carrying on experiments similar to those of Roentgen, the famous discoverer of the N-rays. in an in- adequately fitted laboratory in Havre The German scientist won the glory of the discovery of the radio emanations and the obscure French physicist, not at all embit- tered, devoted himself to the utiliza tion of the new weapon in the fight against disease. In 1914 his left hand had to be amputated. Today both hands have been sacrificed by this martyr of science and love Of the healing art.
 Even now. after paying this ter rible ransom and in the full knowl- edge that the pursuit of the elu- sive secret will entail further sacri fees, Dr. Soret has no intention of service to others" is his watchword He plans to give his remaining years of effective service to the study of the mysterious malady from which practically all those who use the X-ray appartus suffer
 In order to do so pr. Soret will experiment on his own flesh, that is on the piece of his hand which las just been cut off+ It lay by his side in the hospital preserved in alcohol. The doctor believes that he may be able to find out something which benefits suffering humanity.
 Tt is our task to do all we can to save others, l intend to continue my attempts to discipline those X-rays, which are a magnificent weapon against disease. and make them inoffensive toward the hands Il at manipulate them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16
HEAVY LOSS IN TOBACCO
Million Dollars Go Up In LondOI
 Premature Smoke

LONDON, April 15.-Six thousand tons of tobacco, valued at millions of dollars, were prematurely smoked to- day during fire at the East End docks. The fumes of the tobacco, enough "makins" for 40, 900. GOO cigar cites, overcame a police, fireman and several dock workers.
 Although the tobacco which went up in moke represents only to 10 per cent of the available British re- serve. it includes almost the entire stock of some importers and the sup ply of some special brands.
 Prices on these brands, 1t is am ticipated, will be greatly increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16

stands or the transitory favorite of 
 He buys a home. marries divorced movie actress and becomes rooted in the soil of Hollywood. And after he has paid his lawyers and laundrymen he puts his spare change into dirt not the kind that usually appears under Hollywood date lines. s If the boa of years ago is all black have flues of flams, green, white, orange or any bright color inserted to bring it up to date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-16

s45,000 worth of property in Holly wood and Beverly Hills
 The old-time ham and egger who leaped from one night stands to an other put his money into portable wealth. usually in the form of spark iers. These were supposed to be the best insurance against the poorhouse in old age. when they could be con verted from magnificence into food and housing.
 But the movie actor is anchored in Hollywood. He knows nothing of the precarious life of the one-night
The Coconino sun., 1923-09-28
H()IBR0OK CITIZENS
URGE FLOOD MEASURES

Assistance in obtaining the neces-
safy funds to furnish permanent
flood protection for the city of Hol-
brook, portion of which was washed
away BY the recent flood m the Little
Colorado river has been asked Of Gov
ernor Hunt by q committee of Hol-
brook citizens composed Of John r.
Hnlef, Judge j. E. Crosby, Adolph
Gehuster, julius Wetzler and S. Earl
Taylor.
The committee in a telegram re-
teived iii the governors office states
that it can see no other way to pro-
tect the town from future ravages
Of the river than through the flota-
ton Of bond issue to finance pro-
gram of permanent protection work,
While this is being done the commit
tee asks the governor to lend the
town the assistance of the state en-
gineering officials together with suf-
The Coconino sun., 1923-09-28

ficient equipment 10 make temporary
protection measures.
Henry S. Mc{y1uskey, secretary TO
the governor, in the absence Of the
latter, now en- route to Washington,
advised the committee in reply, that
prior to his departure for the east,
the governor had instructed State En-
gineer Frank r., Goodman, and Div-
ision Engineer b. III. Atwood Of Ash
fork to proceed to Holbrook at once
and to work with Resident Engineer
ID. e. Bundy of HoAbrook in assisting
the town. Mr.. Goodman left for the
north Thursday morning and Mr.. At
wood is now on his way or IN Hol~
brook.
According to the telegram from the
Hofbrouk committee. the flood was one
of the worst ever experienced in the
history of Holbrook, and the river,
which has for several years been q
menace to the tf.wfl, is even more SO
now due to the washing ont Of 200
feet of river bank xili the east side OF
the river, bringing the channel that
much closer to the town. About 2O
buildings, several Of them residences,
were washed away by the flood, and
Jaw HI. Patterson, former county
treasurer. of Navajo county, whose
house was washed away by the flood
lost his life trying to swim the cur
rent of the river,
The Coconino sun., 1923-09-28
THE DELINQUENT TAX
PROBLEM IN ARIZONA

Arizona's largest delinquent tax
lists; which have grown rapidly in re-
cent years, present a serious problem
which calls for remedial legislation&8
In a statement prepared BY State
Treasurer Wayne Hubbs, the total Of
taxes due the state for the years 1913
to 1922, inclusive, Is shown to be
1898 ,043, In some instances the fig
ures had to be estimated, and In the
case Of Maricopa county, reports Of
deliquent taxes for the years 1913 and
1919 are missing. Consequently the
aggregate Of delinquencies is greater
than indicated by the treasurer's
statement.
The report reveals progressive
yearly increase of delinquent state
taxes since 1919. This increase was
due primarily to the nation-wide in
dustrial depression which started In
1920, from which Arizona suffered TO
as great an extent, probably, as any
other state Of the Union.
But the industrial depression does
not account for the increase of de-
faulted taxes for 1922 which exceeded
the total for the preceding year BY
more than $4,000. The business re-
vival started early in 1922, led by the
resumption Of copper mining, and be-
fore the first installment of taxes for
that year became due was IN full
swing. AS operation of the copper
mines is a greater stimnlant of busi-
ness, and contributes to the prosperity
of a larger number Of people in Ari-
zona than the combined activities of
all other industries, it was reasonable
to expect that tax payments would
reflect the better business conditions:
yet there was an astonishing increase
of defaulted state taxes, as the treas
urer's statement shows,
This large delinquency explains why
lit has been necessary from time to
time for, the state to issue interest
bearing tax anticipating bonds, of
which an issue Of 100000 was sold
recently to a New York bank Globe
Record.
The Coconino sun., 1923-09-28
TWO HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT
CAUSED BY KEEN LIGHTNING

'sLady Luck was surely on the job
last Sunday and prevented serious
accident when Star touring car,
driven by @. Solberg, turned over
twice just this side of the bridge be-
fore entering St. Joseph, Arizona.
Mr.. Solberg had three passengers with
him, and the accident occurred be-
tween s and 8 o'clock Sunday eve
ming. Mr.. Solberg is a Flagstaff man.
Due to the fact that the darkness
was intense, the heavy flashes of
lightning were almost binding, and
were the cause Of the accident, mo-
mentarily dazing Mr.. Solbesg and
causing him to lose control Of the
ear. The car turned over twice, or
rather spun in mid air, and aiighted
on its side. Two of the three pas
sengers were pinned under the car
and were rescued with the aid Of 9TH
er passengers from . passing car. One
passenger received d deep cut on the
arm, while another was painfully cut
and bruised about the head and on
the hand. First aid was rendered ira-
nediately, the whole party spending
the night in. st. Joseph, and returning
here the next day. Winslow Mail.