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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
SQU Tfl CAROLINA SENATOR CHARGES CROP NOT SO LARGE
Smith Says Cotton ProduC- ton Smaller Thar Depart
 r1ent Estimates
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD '
vashinston. D. c, JuIy 2O

I. July SU
 The protest of Senator E. D. smith of South Carolina against what ap pears to be the inclination of the de- partment of agrIculturial to impress the country with aa idea that ar over production Of cotton may Le expected, leaves the department, l. develops today unmoved.
 Senator Smith threatens m in- vestigation. The department. through It's chief Of the statistical bureau, declares tha, it's estimates as to acreage planted and the production per acre are based on continental reports received from it's field agents throughout the cotton belt, and are as accurate as they possibly can be made.
 Uses More Fertilizer.
 The department today, as if to justify it's prognosticatlnns that the cotton crop will be large. authorizes the publication ot figures showing that the south used this season more fertilizer than last year. Thirty seven per cent of the total acreage, 1t declares, was fertilzed where as last year only 32 per cent was feitl- lized. More in particular, the depar, ment declares officially;
 Tn Georgia 93 per cent of tae total cotton acreage received fertilizer this year or 10 per cent more than last years acreage. Florida shows SS per cent of the cotton acreage fertiliza ed or eight per cent more than in 1922: Alabama. SS per cent. an increase of 10 per cent; Mississippi A per cent, an increase of IA per cent; Louisiana, 3S per cent of an increase of IS per cent and Arkansas 31 per cent or an Increase of Is per cent. The re- maining cotton states are below the average gain for the belt as a whole. 260 Pounds Per Acre.
 An average of 260 pounds of ferti- llzer per acre used is shown for all cotton states as compared with 251 pounds in 1922. Mississippi and Arkansas show a decrease of 10 pounds per acre and Virginia, 15 pounds, Tn Louisiana the same quantity per acre as last year was used. North Carolina shows the use of 445 pounds of fertilizer per acre a. compared with 40 pounds last year; South Caroliy, BIO pounds, as compared with 2SO bounds; Georgia. 250 pounds, S compared with 21S pounds; Florida, 25o pounds, as com pared with 200 pounds and Alabama, 2@0 pounds, as compared with 2l0 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
NEW YORK DRY LEAGUE HEAD IS INDICTED
Anderson Charges Political Enemies Secured Accusa-
 tions Against Him In Effort To Make Smith President
FIVE INDICTMENTS ARE VOTED AGAINST LEADER
Grand Larceny In First De-
 gree And Forgery In Third Degree Are First Charges Filed In District Court

NEW YORK. July William H. Anderson, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York, was indicted on several counts and the grand jury which returned the indictments recommended legislative investigation of the league since MT. Anderson took it's helm in 1914
 Three indictments-two charging grand larceny in the first degree and one forgery in the third degree were handed down today. Assistant District Attorney Pecora announced the jury also had voted two indict- ments charging eXtortion .and that t'ese would be filed next Wednes- day.
 -Ir. Anderson, on hand when the indictments were handed down, pleaded not guilty before his counsel. former Gov. Charles s. Whitman. could open his mouth. After the dry leader had been released In s5 900 bail, he issued through his publicity department statement as follows:
 O O o
 "Wcnr Medal Of Honor"
 T shall wear as a medal of honor and service badge my indictment for political purposes by the most cor rupt and powerful wet political or ganization in the world as part cf the Tammany conspiracy to put the notification governor of New York state in the White House In defiance of the conscience and character of the nation"
 The first grand jury larceny in- dictment charged that MT. Anderson feloniously obtained s4,57S from the league in March of 1921. The second grand larceny indictment alleged he feloniously obtained S1,750 on Febru- ary 3, 1921
 The forgery indictment set forth that he had falsely ordered s4.400 to be entered in the leagues books in March, 1921, as the hotel and travel ing expenses of o. Bertsal Phillips, a collector for, the league. Refuses To De Specific.
 Grand jury investigation Of Mfr. Anderson handling of the leagues funds was pressed after he had steadfastly refused to be more spe- cifc concerning the expenditure of S24,700 than to state that it had been used flor publicity purposes"
 The presentment urging legislative investigation of the league read:
 "The additional grand jury of tho county of New York, July term, hav- ing heard the evidence in the case against William H. Anderson, super intendent of the Anti-Saloon League of the state of New York, requests the senate and the assembly of the legislature of the state Of New York into the Anti Saloon League of the state of New York since January l. 1914"
 The jury handed down another denying any friction with MT. Pecora, and praising the manner In which he had presented the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
BORN ABOARD ENGLISH SHIP, CHILD DETAINED
Mother And Father Can Enter
 America. But Baby Cannot

NEW YORK. July 20--A Gday-old baby. whose mother and father are Polish, and whose ancestors for gen erations back have lived in Poland was detained at Ellis Island today be- cause 1t was born on the Lapland. d British ship, and the British quota is filled.
 According to authorities. the baby Is as British as Tommy Atkins, de- spite its ancestry and the fact that its last name Is Przygon.
 The mother, Mrs. Sophia Przygon will wait at Ellis Island with her two other children to see if some special dispensation cannot be arranged Then she will go to Clifton Heights Pa, to join her husband
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
SHOP WORKERS OF SOUTHERN TO GET
 BOOST IN WAGES
Nearly 10000 Men To Be Affected By Pay h.
 CreaSeS

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 2o.- Wage increases of from 1 to 8 cents an hour for shopcrafts employees of the Southern railway have been au- thorized as the result of conferences in Washington, 1t was stated at the general managers office of the road here today.
 According to word received here, metal trades workers in shopcrafts are to receive increases of cents an hour; car repairers. cents, and apprentices and helpers are to re- ceive i cent an hour raise in pay It was said that from 1S,000 to 10000 men will share in the increases in pay,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
THREE'S A CROWD
So. EarPs Dog Leaves His. Honey
 Mooning Master

CHICAGO. July 20-Three have ever been a crowd, and Phoenix prize German police dog of the Earl of Northeast, realized this. The earl, married last night amid much pub licity to Miss Jessica Brown, former chorus girl. spent the first day of his honeymoon hunting for his dog.
 The earl, his bride and the dog started for walk today. The mo- ment they left their hotel Phoenix broke his leash and dashed up Lake Shore drive, the earl in hot pursuit. Phoenix, speeded by injured vanity, soon outstripped his Scotch master, Three policemen spent three hours touring the north shore gold coast" in a search for the dog while the earl and his bride in another automobile made personal hunt. Phoenix, still sull<ing, had not been found tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
GASOLINE WAR ON
Retail Prices In Dallas Vary Four
 Cents Per Gallon

DALLAS, Texas, July 20.-Retail gasoline prices varied from Il cents to 15 cents gallon in Dallas this afternoon. At noon filling station which for months has sold for 1 to cents a gallon less than the majority of the filling stations, posted price of II cents a gallon. It's price yes terday was l3 cents a gallon. The Magnolia and Gulf comps nies this morning announced decrease from Is cents to 13 cents and this was followed by a Cit to II cents by the station which has been under selling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
WEARS MANY SUITS
Prince Of Wales Shows He Can
 Change Clothes Quickly

HARROW, England, July 21.- (By Associated Press.)-The Prince of Wales Is in the front ranks when 1t comes to quick change artists, as was witnessed during a recent five hour visit to the famous Harrow school.
 The prince arrived at noon dressed in the uniform of colonel of the Welsh Guards and inspected the off cer training corps. He changed into morning clothes to lunch with the head master, and then put on flannels for an hour ;at rackets. Afterwards he donned a loungs suit for tea, but he kept this on when he drove back to the palace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
--------------'s------- LOUISIANA BANK CLOSED
Officials Declare Step Taken For
 Protection Of Depositors

COUSHATTA, La. July 20-The Peoples State bank here was closed today by its officials after a run which began when it became gener- ally known that the authorities had been unable to find I. c. Cole, pres ident Of the institution, who disap- peared July 2. Coles personal prop erty has been seized by the sheriff Officials of the bank declared it was solvent and that they had closed its doors to protect depositors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
A. E. BARNETT IS HURT WHEN STRUCK BY CAR
Struck On First Avenue As He
 Alights From Street Car

A. E. Barnett. s622 First avenue received several cuts and bruises about the head and face. about 8 o'clock Friday night at Thirty-sev- enth street and Firsto aveiue. when he was run down by an automobile driven by Clanton Ingram, 621" Woodlawn avenue, at Thirty seventh street and First avenue, as he alight- ed from an East Lake car on his way home.
 Barnett was rushed to St. Vincents hospital, where his injuries were found to be of a minor nature. In gram was arrested by Call Officers Cobb and Phillips and placed in the city jail charged with reckless driv- ing and driving a car while intoxi- cated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
OLD GAME, NEW TWIST
swindier Offers S120.OO0 to Those
 Who Cable Emnds Tn SnnIn

Who Gable Funds To spain
 NEW ORLEANS, July 20.-A new twist to the frayed out European gold brick scheme which seeks tt obtain money from persons in this country to assist an impoverished one in Spain or Portugal to gain pos session of a huge fortune that right fully belongs to him, turned up here today This time the swindler is worrying because his baggage has been seized and he is in jail fer bankruptcy In letters to numerous New Orleans individuals he asks each one only for sufficient funds to defray the expense of his trial and to recover his portmanteau. which contains a secret pocket, in which repose two checks with a face value of $36000o. Each one who assists him by cabling funds to Bar celona, Spain. will be given one-third Of the $360,000, or $120.000, as a tok en of his appreciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
BIBLES ARE STOLEN
Gideons Find Copies Of Scriptures
 Missing From Hotels

Missing From Hotels
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July 20. Bibles placed in hotel guest rooms by the Gideons to spread Christiani- ty to the travelling public, are some times stolen, according to J. Harry Humphreys, who is presiding over the annual convention of the Ma tiona, Association of Gideons, Chris tlan Commercial Travellers. in session here.
 But in some cases. at least, the pil fered Bibles have had salutary effect. Several persons who delib- erately took" Bibles belonging to the Gideons were converted, returned the Bibles and have made substan- tial payments toward carrying on the work of the Gideons, MT. Humph reys declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
WATTACK ON LEASE SYS7EIN

LIKE RARE OLD MASTERPIECE-Lady Diana Somerset daughter of the Earl of Beaufort who considered of the most beautiful in the British sles The strength of in her eyes and mouth make her much sought for by artists who in her model for that will be great as any old master.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
BAPTIsTs ASSEMBLE

Deiesaton~ trnm Every Country Are
 Gathered In Stockholm
 STOCKHOLM, July 30.-lBy As sociated PressJ Representative Bap- lists from every continent were as sembled'here tonight in readiness for the opening tomorrow of the third congress of the Baptist World AL liance. The delegations from every country where thu oaptists are or ganized. with the exception of Rus sia and England, have arrived and the others are due early tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21
SO[0NS USE KNIFE
 ON VITAL PA E 5 IF REVENUE BILL
Give All Gasoline Tax To Countles--Section Abolish
 ing Tax Collectors Cut
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGF-HERALD MOutVOrnary AIn IuIx- n0

Members of the Alabama house of
 representatives constituted them selves corps of surgeons Friday and applied the knife to the vital parts of the revenue bill proposed by the recess committee on finance and taxation. The operation was be- sun shortly after the sun came up and was completed long before the
 sun went down. Now these who brought 1t into existence hardly are able to recognize It.
 While the opposition was going on, the house, working n committee Of the whole, established the follow
 ing record:
 l. Took from the state tressu
 $60O,0OO a year represented by the states share of the gasoline tax and
 gave it to the counties. 2. Declined to permit tAe srata tax commission to have repre- entative on the county boards of review, which will revise tGx assessments of
 the assessors.
 3. Declined to aanc lion an in
 crease in the salary e. the chairman 1 If the state tax Uom-rts5iCn from $4 coo to s4,So0 Rnc 6e,f ,fsased the salaries of the associate members
 from s4,oo0 to s3,600.
 4. Refused to extend the terms of
 the tax assessors and collectors for two years.
 5. Refused to create hoard of tax
 review for Jefferson county, which uld te appointed by the state tax commlss and would be paid sal
 aries os S4.000 oue-half by state and one-half by -0Unty.
 6. Increased license tax on Pullman
 companies from $S,0OO year to s1O,o0o.
 Recess Until Tuesday. With these amendments and many
 others of little importance, the com mittee of the whole house reported
 the bill to the he use favorably and it will be reached for final vote Tues day afternoon. The legislature re- cessed during the afternoon until Tuesday q { 2 D. m.
 Members of the house gathered at the capitol Friday in the belief that radical amendments would be made in the revenue bill. For several eve nings those opposed to the bill in
 the form reported by the recess com
 mittee on finance and taxation had made a study of the bill and had in dicated their dissatisfaction with several sections. Although no infor- nation regarding the number in the meetings would be given and news (Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21

THE ALABAMA FORECAST: PARTLY CLOUDY, SCATTER ED THUNDERSHOWERS IN SOUTH; SLIGHTLY WARMER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21

FINDWARD ISLANDS ARE : a ING REGULAR CARGOES 1F ALABAMA GOAL AND SIT FL VIA PORT OF MOBILE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-21

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, 1923-06-17
WE OWE THEM LITTLE

1t it be true the president has
determined to release the 1. W. W.
seditionists, who did all they could
to retard the progress of the war
to . successful conclusion, let it
at least be done WITHOUT giving
them tho status of political pris-
oners." They are not political
prisoners," and it never will be
known how many lives their stti-
tuds during tho war cost These
men have uniformaly declined to
accept paroles, giving pledges to
behave themselves. This staub-
bornness on their part excites q
sort of admiration. They are, pre-
haps. conscientious in the strange
turn on their own government in
the hour of its greatest peril, but
this doesn't justify their conduct
it doesn't excuse = surrender on
the part Of the president.
If they would accept porales, II
they would covenant to "be good"
m argument of some force could
be advanced in their behalf, but
they have no right to ask clemency
Of = government they still defy and
hold in contempt
, 1923-06-17

Cecils have held important port
folios Joseph Chamberlain, the
great Colonial Secretary, establish
ed another family of rulers, of
whom Austen and Neville Chamber
lain r the present representatives.
Winston Churchill is the son of Lord
Randolph Churchill, formerly Chan
cellor of the Exchequer.
A succession of public men in
one family is by no means unknown
in our country, the best example
being Adamses. Even the record Of
the Cecils is not superior to that Of
this celebrated New England house,
which produced Samuel Adams, rev.
dictionary patriot; John Adams,
president Of the United States; John
Quincy Adams, president, diplomat
and anti-slavery leader; Charles
Francis Adams, wal Ambassador to
Great Britain; Henry Adams, histor-
ian and Brooks Adams, historian
and social essayist.
The Lee family in virginia has
also a remarkable record, with Rich
ard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Robert
E. Lee and Fitzhugh Lee as its chief
representatives One other family
the HArrisons, have provided the
United States with two presidents.
It IL not always the case that talent
survives in families, and hundreds
of examples show that only too often
the sons and grsndsons Of great
men are without talent or ability.
But at times the force Of heredity
asserts itself and transmits to the
younger generation the powers Of
the older.
, 1923-06-17
THIS is SERVICE

Every year brings abundance OF
crops to some parts Of the world
and failure and threatened famine
to others. Food must be brought
from the regions Of plenty to feed
the multitudes in the regions Of
4 dearth. To facilitate this distribu-
ton of food all over the world to
places of need, dependable knowl-
edge of the crop prospects is es-
sential. It must be quickly OBJ
tanned and issued.
Practically all civilized eoun-
sries now maintain some sort Of =
srop reporting system. but the
United States, the greatest agricul-
rural nation in tho world, appro-
priately maintains the largest and
most comprehensive national agency.
Its service is tho oldest, having
been organized more than sixty
years ago. The excellence and
thoroughness Of the work in this
country has come to be recognized
abroad and = number OF countries
have recently sent representatives
20 study our system with a view
10 adopting features suitable to
their own conditions. Argentina has
recently secured the loan Of Mr..
Leon NJ. Estabrook, Chief Of the
Crop Reporting Service, to reor-
Eanize its crop reporting system.
The American system is based
upon a plan of extensive sampling.
Over 10000 crop correspondents
distributed throughout every agri-
cultural country in the United
States send in to the Department
of Agriculture a monthly report
for their localities. This brings
under personal observation n very
large proportion of the total farm
ava. About twice that many cor
respondents report less frequently
on special subjects. About 100000
send reports monthly or annually
giving the condition on their own
farms. In addition, the Crop Re-
porting Service has in each state q
trained statistican to make special
Investigations and to sample large
areas by personal field inspection.
The high average intelligence and
Spirt of public service in this coun-
try makes our system possible be-
cause in no other way would it be
practicable to secure such reliable
first hand information so mex
Iensively. These representatives
make their reports with no expecta-
zion of compensation.
, 1923-06-17

gust and the mine will again become
a producer after three months Of
idleness.
The capacity output Of the mine in
the past has been in the neighbor-
hood of eight hundred tons daily.
but with the new improvements this
will be increased to more than two
thousand tons. The excellent quality
from h veins now being worked by
the Megeath company has caused a
great demand for h coal and an
effort is being made to supply this
demand.
, 1923-06-17
Physicians Convene

LARAMIE. wyo.. June 1s.-rhs
statement was made this morning
that ten or twelve OF the more promi-
nent physicians and surgeons of the
United States. who will be on their
way to San Francisco to attend the
annual meeting OF tho American
Medical association, have been in
duced to stop over here. and attend
h meeting of the Wyoming Medical
association meeting here on June 10.
20 and 81, and read all or part OF
the papers they have prepared for
the national meeting. Laramie is to
entertain h physicians and surgeons
and dentists of tho state that week.
and with them. in addition. some OF
the leading professional men Of the
nation. an honor that comes to few
cities Of this size In tho country.
, 1923-06-17
CENSORING ITALIAN
NEWS

Premier Mussolini seems TO be
adopting the self-defesting device
Of censorship of foreign CORES
spondence. He has been AT acute
student of the methods of the boil
shevik dictatorship at Moscow, ap-
plying the communist in
Italy, the masterful methods used
in its behalf in Russia. Yet
among those methods which have
been proved worse than futile, CEN
sorship Of news to the outer world,
though drastically and persistently
applied, has been clearly shown to
have failed in its object and re-
acted against the regime employing
it.
This ought not to have escaped
the observation Of SO shrewd and
able 4 ruler Of men. as Sig. Mus
solini, yet recent c%ensoring of news
Of xnti-Fascism would seem to in
dictate that he has not learned his
lesson. We trust the mistake will
be promptly corrected, for it can
not long conceal unpleasant events
though it will exaggerate rumor
and report. It will also tend, so
far as friendly American opinion
is concerned, to discredit Sig. Mus
solini's patriotic effort to ave Italy
from the destruction Of radical ex-
pertinent and dissolution, and place
him in the light of a Lenin or even
of a Central American dictator.
, 1923-06-17
Shriners to Convene

DOUGLAS. Wye. June 1s.-Dous,
las will act AZ host to the Shriners
this summer. It was announced yes.
terday by tho officers OF the Douglas
Shrine club. which organization will
have charge of the arrangements for
h big affair. The date is August 25
and already advertising matter is be.
ing circulated throughout tho south,
ern Jurisdiction Of tho state which
pays allegiance to Korein Temple at
Rawllns.
A number of Douglas shrtners who
arc at Cheyenne this week attend.
Ing the Consistory are advertising
h affair to be staged here n It is
expected hat at least one thousand
fezzes will be seen in the city on the
date OF the big show. At least seven.
ty-five candidates will cross the burn.
ing sands during this ceremonial. An,
nouncements in regard to the com
plete program will be made within
h next few weeks.
, 1923-06-17
Injured in Runaway

LYMAN. wyo.. June 1s.-E. NJ.
Fackrell, well-known Uric farmer and
stockman. Is in the Rock Springs hos.
pital as tho result of 4 run away
with 4 team. He was blowing In
his Held with q walking pillow when
his team ecame frightened and COM
menced running. Mr.. Fackrell had
h reins around his waist and be-
foro he could stop the team or re-
move h reins he was thrown to the
ground with such force that his
cheek bone and jaw bone were broken
and he received several other very
painful bruises. For q time It was
feared that he was also injured in
ternally. but upon careful examina-
ton after reaching tho hospital It
was found that such was not the
case.