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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
TO INCREASE ENROLMENT

The third week of the night schools being conducted by the Ems ley High school and the Council school. the latter for negroes, be- gins Monday night. The enrolment at the high school, according to Pro- lessor Pittman, has passed the 200 mark, but he Is not satisfied with that, stating the enrolment should be at least 300, and that plans were maturing for such a drive. He pointed out that the work already done has merited and secured the absorbed interest of those attending and that others should follow in the classes. Professor Pittman suggested that the work required only six hours per week. was of vast benefit to those taking the lessons, and that any subject desired would be taught if there were a sufficient number wishing to take the special work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
WAR OFF IC| AL $ SURVEY DISTRICT
Military Forces Gather Data From Birmingham Indus
 trial Sections
ENsLEY BUREAU 1 THE AGE-HERALD rrI Alb Nov


 Col. ". W. Screws is engaged in an industrial survey of the Birming- ham district for the war departme ent. In anticipation of another war the military forces are gathering infor- nation relative to what this district can do and what may be expected in the event of hostilities. The genial officer is accompanied by members of his staff, making an inspection of the Ensley steel mills and furnaces late Saturday afternoon.
 President George G. Crawford and H. c. Ryding. vice president, accom- panied the party over the Tennessee company properties. The party in- cluded Maj. Bill sheehan and Capt. Frank Nelson, Jr., of Birmingham. Col. Walter Moore and Maj. William Webb Crawford were not along, it was stated Colonel Screws, who is widely popular in Birmingham, es- pecially among business men, made no statement while in Birmingham for publication. However, he called on many friends and renewed many acquaintances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
DISTRICT NO. 5

Will include the following counties in Alabama: Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb. Dallas, Perry, Hale, Greene, Sumter, Choctaw, Marengo, Wilcox, also that part of Jefferson county not included in districts numbers one and two. All other territory not mentioned in any of the other four districts will be included in thIs district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05

the communities. The indications are that there will be considerable interest in these schools in the Bes- semer section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
List Of Candidates In The Ageerads S22OOO Yourself Club nandw Rada OHr in ys sAgeEer
DISTRICT NO. 1

Will include that part of Birmingham and of Center street within the city limits. Tarrant City lrondsle arc included in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05

Fishermen in this country use about 200, ,000,o pounds of rope each year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
MERCHANTS TO MEET

The Ensley Associated Merchants will hold a regular meeting at the inferior court room Tuesday morning atssl0 o'clock. The order of business will include several important sub jects and President Smith requests every member to be on hand for the meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
SEEK NEW MEMBERS

The drive to secure 1000 members of the School Improvement associa- tion of the Ensley High school will be showing results this week, it is believed. Prof. Elmer E. Smith has issued 1,500 letters to the citizens of this community that have sons or daughters In the school asking them to join, and 1t is believed his appeal will be answered by a large per centage of those addressed. There are no dues to the association and anyone interested may join.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
DISTRICT NO. 4

Will include all territory in the following counties in Alabama: Blount, Etowah, Dekalb, Cherokee, Cleburne, Calhoun, St. Clair. Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa. Shelby. Lee and Elmore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
DISTRICT NO. 2

Will include that part of Birmin gham of Center street (not on) within the city lits. The city of Bessemer and Fairfield will also be included in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05

Hill, A L. Spivey; Samson. J. B. Shell; St. Andrews, R. W. Burdeshaw Valparaiso and Camp Walton, Fla, H. c. Taylor; Mt. Hebron, Marcus Beasley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05

Thirty to 40 healthy men are at tach to each large hospital and are on call by telephone day and night to save lives by blood transfusion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05

HAY FEVER : $ :; ;:$s:: s: ;;; E; Montgomery Ave-. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
YOUNG vIoLINIsT TO APPEAR

A large attendance is expected Monday evening at the recital by Max Leibovitz. 12-year-old violinist of Toledo, O. The young artist Is being presented by the congregation of the Bessemer synagogue. The program has been arranged by Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove The recital will be held a 7:S0 o'clock at the court house.
 Several Bessemer musicians will assist. including Mrs. Paul RagsdaIe Mrs. Grove, Miss Lillian White and Mrs. Esau Harris, reader.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
RESORTS.
MAIkYI,ARI.

CAMP MATOAKA. on CHESAPEAKE BAY
summer camp for girls OF high school age.
Nature study, swimming boating, tennis taught
by competent teachers. Terms. SIS per week
References exchanged. Address s. s. ALBUR-
tbs. st. Leonard y. o., Calvert Co. Md 5s
Evening star., 1923-08-05
SILVER SHORTAGE
IN FUTURE FEARED
Increased Use of Metal Cuts Down
All Available Sup
plies.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 4.-The use
of silver in the motion picture in
dustry and amateur photography and
the great demand for silver jewelry
are responsible for a growing demand
of such huge proportions that Robert
Linton. president of the North Butte
Mining Company, predicts a shortag"
of the metal in the future.
In statement on the subject Mr.
Linton declares that 100000 ounces
of silver are used in photography
each year This is the largest singh
factor in the increased demand in the
United States.
The OrientalS take great quantitIeS
of silver for adornments. the whit
metal being favored by them for u.s.
in jewelry. China acts as d crafty
trader in silver. buying UP immenSt.
supplies of il on low market and
holding them until the price scars
again. Mr.. Linton says.
In the face of this increased de
mand comes the intelligence that the
worlds production is declining. The
rich silver mines are nearly eA-
struck. Silver is now. Mr. Linton
declares. chiefly a by-product of cop
per and lead mining. and the larger
copper and lead mines are producing
less silver.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
HAS ten AMERICANS
Letter, Tells French Paper, Points
Out United States Inter
ests at Geneva.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS August 4.-"The opinion.
widely spread and generally accepted.
is that the United States does not
form part of the league of nations:
but the United States does belong
to the league, as can be proved"
Thus reads a letter written TO the
August number of the MerCure De
France. The writer's proof of Amer
lean membership in the league is that
ten male and female citizens OF th,:
United States occupy posts in the
secretariat at Geneva, some of the
posts being important, ones.
The letter says an American directs
the leagues internal affairs ana an
other is joint director of the publicity
section; an American woman with
two American assistants is at the
head of the library; another American
woman is secretary of the mandates
two other Americans ar.
employed in the hygiene section, one
American is engaged on the DanziS
Sarre section, while still another is
engaged with juridical matters.
From these facts the writer argues
that America is a member of tn.
league in no small degree. He asks
in what proportion their salaries are
PROVIDED lot Dy tnelr country. me
says it has received many
letters to the same effect and points
out that most of the Americans in
the league were appointed at a time
when the entry of the United States
into the league was taken for
granted and that their contracts have
not expired. The United States. the
magazine adds, seems to be getting
nearer the league. pointing to the
proposal that it join the Permanent
Court of Interna tional Justice and its
sending of an important delegation
to participate in the work of the
opium commission.
Evening star., 1923-08-05

dIewhe Cottage %,s. nss a.SHt to fey c..as s
country club and golf links; large, airy rooms,
spacious verandas; excellent cuisine and bath.
ing facilities unsurpassed Write for rates.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
VIRGINIA.
"NORTH HILL"

colonial resort near Bluemont on Shei
andoah river: valley, mountain and water
scenery. shaded ground. drives. fishing, boat
ing, swimming; new baths and sewerage; ne
children, invalids or tuberculars taken; SIS
and SIS per week. Booklet. Maurice +.
Castleman, Berryville Va. aug5s
Evening star., 1923-08-05
ELECTRICIAN BURNED.

James ". Thyson, thirty nine years
old. employed by the Westinghouse
Electric Company, and residing al 32l
Maryland avenue. Baltimore, narrowly
escaped electrocution while testing Il
rotary converter of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Company at station No. 10,
in an alley between II and |. 1+th and
18th streets yeste rday. A knife he was
using touched a high voltage wire, Sc
verely shocking and burning him. Ply
sicians said he was not fatally burned.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Baldwin Wins in Commons

Premier Baldwin's first session Of
the house of commons since his sue.
cession to the government leadership
has resulted in a victory. He faced a
difficult task. A bill was before the
house which involved the element of
serious trouble. 1t was drawn to pro.
tect Home Secretary Bridgeman from
the penalties threatening him as a re.
suit Of a judicial decision in the case
of certain persons deported from Ire
land during the crisis there. A yigor.
GUS opposition was launched against
the measure, and for a time it looked
as though it would receive only the
support of the ministerial conservative
party. Lloyd George, however, is playing
middle-ground game and after elicit
ing assurances that the government
is willing that the deportees should re-.
cover compensation and damages
threw the weight of his support to the
ministry, and the bill was passed to it's
second reading, 219 to 143. This was a
larger majority than at one time
seemed possible, and the result greatly
cheers supporters of the ministry.
1t is unquestionably in the interest Of
international stability that the British
ministry should remain in Office for a
period long enough to work out q def.
mite policy Of foreign relations and to
carry 1t out effectively. A change Of
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Fire Department Ready!

Commissioner Oyster and Fire Chief
Watson have reached the decision not
to divide the fire department so that
one section of it might answer alarms
north Of the Avenue and the other Sec
tion alarms on the south during Shrine
week. Ten emergency traffic lanes are
indicated across the Avenue, and po-
by the fire department, and fire drivers
in crossing the Avenue will proceed
with great caution. The fire depart
ment and Commissioner Oyster are
making plans for Shrine week. The
best that is in the fire department will
he given to the service of the people.
OF course, the department always does
its best, but during Shrine week it
will be on tiptoe. There will be un-
usual conditions in the city. There are
many big wooden stands with bunting
on them. The outside of buildings will
be draped with bunting. and the in
terror of business establishments and
many homes will have those flags and
decorations" There will be a great
deal of smoking Cigarettes and cigars
will be lighted and puffed by the mil
lion. Crowds in the streets will slow
UP the fire engines. There are always
certain dangers in such celebrations as
that which is close upon us, but the
fire department is ready.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

ministry at London over some domes-
tic question would throw out Of gear
the mechanism Of international adjust.
ment that is so essential to general
peace and prosperity abroad.
This particular question upon which
yesterdays action turned 10 only one
OF a number growing out Of the Irish
troubles Of a year and more ago. And
1t is not the last that will arise to give
annoyance to the ministry. especially
if the laborites, who are voting solidly
as an anti-ministerial party, seize upon
these questions to attack the govern.
ment. The Lloyd George liberal party's
policy Is evident. 1t will vote with the
government on some occasions and
against it on others. 1t will play
politics" as it's leader dictates, assum.
ing the virtue OF patriotic principle
whenever possible and seeking to hold
the balance between the conservatism
OF the ministry and the radicalism of
the labor opposition. 1t will wait for
an opportunity to effect an unfavora-
BILE vote by combination with the labor
party and dissentients from conserva-
tive ranks, and then will force an ap.
peal to the country in q general elec.
tion in the hope Of an overturn restor-
ing it to power.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Hop In, Noble" !"

As a means OF solving the problem
Of local short.range transportation for
the visiting Shriners, the committee in
charge of that matter has issued an
appeal to owners of motor cars in
Washington to lend the use OF their
machines during the next week. Some
responses have been received, but
many car owners have, in view Of the
assured great congestion and the
limitation Of parking space, decided to
put their cars up for the week and not
to use them even for their own pur-
poses.
One of the devices to aid in carrying
the city's guests around town Is a
sticker that reads Hop in, Noble. >
This is intended as notice. when pasted
on machine. that any visitor belong
ing to the order is welcome TO a ride
without charge. Unfortunately the dis
tribution of these labels has not been
done with tact and discretion, and as a
result there is considerable dissent
from the plan in general. Through
what may he regarded as an excess of
zeal those charged with the distribu-
tion in many cases did not await per-
mission to paste them on their wind.
shields, but gummed them on the
glass.
1t would have been far better to ask
the consent of the car owners before
fixing these labels. To paste them on
indiscriminately was. in effect. to COM
mandeer the cars. Few people relish
such action. and it is quite natural
| that there should be widespread feel.
ing of resentment. Already many Of
the labels thus unwarrantedly stuck
on the windshields have been removed
with some difficulty. for the gum used
is Of most tenacious quality-and in
many cases it is doubtful whether the
car owners will consent to their
restoration.
1t is always a mistake TO take for
granted that a person will be willing
to have his property used by others.
Much better results are obtained by
asking consent.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

| about IT. Your friend will go with
you, then.
And. speaking Of Washington police
men, you know, Of course, that there
are several different police forces in
| the city.
| The city policeman proper is under
the chief of police, Maj. Sullivan, who
District Commissioners. That force is
the largest.
! Entirely independent of the city
! force are the park police. When you
| drive, for instance, into the Capitol
| grounds. you enter q new police do
main. In those grounds the city po-
| liceman Is just like any other citizen
| The grounds are policed by a force OF
men under the control of Col. Sher-
rill, who Is in charge of parks.
| And III you drove from the Capitol
i to the White House. you enter third
police domain. The White House
| force of some twenty-odd men is in
dependent of the other two. 1t is
| under the Presidents direction.
To these three varying police baili-
| wicks there should be added a fourth
1.-The places where none of the three
| kinds of policemen has any authority
| whatsoever.
These places are the embassies and
has no authority there. Each en-
| bassy or legation is a bit of foreign
land set down in the heart Of the
nations capital.
The laws of Great Britain govern
| the land and buildings Of the British
embassy; the laws of France the
! French embassy. and so on. fugi-
! tive from justice seeking asylum in
f; a foreign embassy or legation may
| not be arrested there by an American
I officer of any kind.
OF course. the embassies and lega
| tions do not give asylum to such
! fugitives But theoretically they have
the right to do so. IL they wish.
Coming back to this subject Of law
| making. did you realize that there
! are at least 100000 persons enga ged
in making laws for the people Of the
United States-except Washington
ans-to obey?
the time. They turn out at least
| 100000 new laws every year.
The highest lawmaking. body. OF
! course, is Congress. Its 53l members
/ consider from 10000 TO 10000 bills
enacted enact dWG abous Sears 500 as iass lAS' congress
The legislatures of the various
j.; states are composed of 1856 senators
| and 1858 representatives. or total
! Of 7,414. During the past spring for
! ty-three state legislatures were in
] session. They considered between
! 10000 and $4,000 bills.
| II they lived up to past perform
ances they enacted about $4,000 new
! laws.
| Heaven only knows how many
members there are Of the lawmakine e
! bodies of our 5000 or SO counties and
] $4,000 incorporated towns, cities and
, villages, but II we allow only five
| persons to each unit-ten, probably.
| is more nearly corrective run up a
| total of 10000 local lawmakers
| These fellows are meeting and
| making new laws once or twice q
month. Figure it out for yourself.
Undoubtedly, we have too many
/ laws on our books. Nobody can re-
member a fraction of the things he
! ought not to do.
, Nobody. at least. except Wash
I ingtonian.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Cafe Charges.


The epithets food gouger" and
restaurant profiteer" are being freely
used. The city faces situation which
the citizens hoped would not arise. and
it may be that we will yet get through
with credit and happiness to every
body. That there will be an increase
in restaurant prices during Shrine
week seems certain, but there is dis
agreement as to whether the increase
will be moderate or immoderate.
There are people who are saying
that the profiteers do not know such
word as moderation and that they
are out to get all they can get while
the getting is good. The purveyors
Of cooked food defend themselves
hotly. They say that their cooks, who
are now getting about s2o a week. in
sist on $40 for Shrine week, and that
the dishwashers and other employees
are after more money because of the
greater amount of work demanded of
them during Shrine week. The cook
ed food men say that coffee is up 2
cents a pound, eggs 2 to 4 cents a
dozen and grapefruit dollar crate.
They have other tales of woe. But two
cents a pound on bulk coffee ought
not to Justify raise of ) cents on
cup of coffee.
The Shrine men have told the cafe
men that they should maintain the
hn
money paid out by them to their en-
ployes will be offset by three times
their normal business. That argu-
1nent seems very reasonable to men
rot in the cafe business, but the cafe
men say that it is piff1e.
The Shrine has appealed to the res
taurateurs and coffee e-and-doughnut
merchants to hold down prices for the
good fame of the city and for long
range business purposes, but the res
taurateur says that he cannot afford
TO carry on business at loss and that
he is not philanthropist. If the
charge of philanthrophy has been
made against the cafe men 1t will
probably be withdrawn.
It is said that the Shrine committee
will present to the Department of
Justice any cases Of price gouging
called to its attention. 1t is also said
that the United States district attor-
ney. if convinced that there is agree
ment among the cafe men to raise
prices. will lay the matter before the
grand jury.
That has a promising sound and is
certainly threatening gesture, but it
may be remembered that for several
years the government has been bring
ing the coal bandits and other bandits
to the rack of justice. Yet the ban
dits are still taking ransom out of US.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
Bids for the Fleet.

Uncle Sam has put the merchant
fleet on the auction block. Bids were
received yesterday for the sale of the
ships which have, as a result of the
war. come under government posses
sion, and which must now be disposed
Of, as the United States is going out of
the merchant marine business. Some
of the bids were 'facetious," it is Of
ficially declared. and others are TO be
taken seriously. One of them. informal
in its immediate shape, proposes pay
ment of a billion dollars for the entire
active part of the fleet.
1t is necessary to sell the fleet be-
cause Congress has declined to provide
for its maintenance as a government
activity. If the ships were not sold
they will deteriorate and become use
less, a heavy loss. They are now in
such condition as to command possibly
the highest possible price, If they can
be turned over to private ownership
and made useful in promoting the
carrying trade Of the United States it
will not matter much whether some
loss has been suffered by the govern
ment. If. however, the bids do not
measure up to the point of such value
as to warrant sale serious loss will
have been inflicted.
American ship owners are somewhat
reluctant to enter largely into mercan-
tile marine operations for the reason
that under present laws they suffer
from a handicap as against the ship
lines of other countries. They are com.
PEELED to maintain higher scale OF
wages and to maintain the crews more
expensively. To meet these costs they
must charge higher freight rate than
foreign owners. Necessarily this factor
bears upon the prices they are willing
to pay for the fleet that now is Of
fered for sale. Foreign bidders could
afford to offer higher prices for the
American fleet.
The urgent hope of the American
people is that these ships now offered
for sale will be put and kept in the
service as an American fleet; that
they will carry the flag into the ports
of the world, transporting American
goods to all markets.
Evening star., 1923-05-29

the trip. 1t is impossible to know just
how many machines will roll into this
city during the next four or five days.
Because. in addition to the scheduled
caravans" bringing Shrirers to the
gathering, there will be many who
will be drawn hither for the sake Of
visiting Washington at such an inter-
esting time. not members of the or
ganization. of whom the local commit
tees can know nothing. That is one
reason why the estimates of the num-
ber of visitors here during Shrine
week vary from 800, 600 to 100000.
That it will be dificult to handle all
these machines in city already crowd
ed with motors goes without saying.
The mere matter of providing housing"
accommodations for them is a problem
in itself. Some large spaces have been
secured and organization has been eff
fected for parking them by thousands.
There is not garage room in town for
cars that are now here in daily use,
and many Washington motors are
kept in the streets at night for lack
of shelter A motor car is harder to &C.
commodate than person. There Is no
such thing as getting two machines
into stall built for one. And, simi.
iarly, it is harder to pack moving cars
into a given street space than to crowd
people.
Announcement is made that on
Thursday and Friday nights Pennsyl.
vania avenue, at present and up to
that time closed to vehicles at night,
will be thrown open to motors. and it
is expected that at least 10000 ma
chimes will traverse the road to
Mecca" in the greatest motor car pa
rade ever known.
These motor cars now coming from
all points of the compass toward Wash
tngton are an evidence of the tremen-
dous interest that is taken by the peo-
people of the United States in the Ma
tional city. Washington is trying to
make ready in the last detail for the
comfort and entertainment of these
visitors. The general hope is that
everybody will be happy.