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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

work done would decrease his
area OF land 70 the amount no
and his family could TIL. This
would throw on tho market
plenty OF cheap land for every.
ono who wanted TO farm.
About three years ago ] Wis.
tied, after many years OF alb.
scncc, my native county In Iowa.
Two farmers were settling up n
deal for $40 acres OF farm land
a half section OF land which WAS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

EDIToR's NoTEi This II Che
fifth OF u series OF stories by
Herbert Quick. who hns bcrp
specializing la farm economics
Tor years. teiliaR how the farm
or can be rescued from the per-
tious situation that confront.
him today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27
A Thought

/ was eyes to the blind, and feet
was I 10 the lame
i WIS a father to tho poor; and the
cause which / knew not / searched
out--,JobxxiI.:l5.i6.
nT'Is not enough TO help tho feeble
4 up.
But 70 support him after.
Shakespeare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27
100000 eople-and a Judge

THE comptroller OF the city of New York has been
i sentenced to GO days in New Jersey jail by Fed
eral Judge Mayer who considers the comptroller in
tempt of his court The supreme court of the United
States has affirmed the sentence-on the ground that the
New York city official did not follow the technical
process in endeavorng to have the sentence set ade
So the guardian of the peoples finances in the counys
largest city will endeavor to exercise his guardianship
from Jail CELL
Comptroller Crag's offense-as seen by the federal
judgeay in his criticism of the court for denying him
to certain information in connection with the
ownership for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. ut
to me- the comptroller wrote, "a monstrous thing
that an order of federal Judge in court of equity
should stand between the people and the truth under
such circumstances"
The courts sentence resulted either from the judges
belief that no man may crticise him with impunity or
that the comptroller by commenting case while it
was IN process of adjudication was guilty of obstrucng
justice.
Taking the second ground first the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit receivershp lasted years On the theory
suggested the cys financial guardian obligated to
keep his mind and mouth padlocked during this whole
period matter if he believed the 100000 people OF
his city were being robbed outright.
As for the theory of personal offense to the complain
ing judge Justice Holmes who dissened from the SUI
preme courts opinion, says this:
Unless judge while sitting lay hold of anyone
who ventures to publish anything that tends to make
him unpopular belittle him. cannot what power
Judge Mayer had to touch Mr. Craig Justice Brandes
concurred in this view.
But the court as whole, did not pass this point
Chief Justice Taft said Craig had thrown away his
porunity for relief from the courts sentence and we
are without power to relieve him.
The chief justice meant that when Judge Mayer sem
fenced him Jail he should have appealed to the circuit
court of appeals Instead Craig applied to Federal Judge
Manton for writ of habeas corpus Judge Manton
granted it. That Chief Justice Taft says is where
Craig made his mistake Likewise, of course Federal
Judge Manton.
SO Comptroller Craig who thinks the federal court
should stand between the people of the city and in
formation in which the people vitality interested
to Jail unless President Coolidge him with an
ecutive pardon.
Zzngw would have ended In draw had the Americans
remained It, shouldn't be discouraged He them
draw yet
mnbes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

ALBERT b. CUMMINs-Engineer
and lawyer Born Carmichaels. Pa,
Feb. Is. 1850. Former assistant
chief engineer Cincinnati, Richmond
e Fort Wayne railroad. Member
Iowa Legislature, 1888. Presidential
elector-atlarge 1892. Republican
national committee 1so61gOO. Gov.
eror Of Iowa 1o02.0l. 10Ol-o6, 1oO6.Os.
Elected United states senator 1908.
90, 190o15, 1852 and 1927.
Home, Dea Moinog, Ia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27
Voices From the Dead

T>HE bird is dead, but sings on. Caruso is gone but
i his photograph records paying nearly 100000
year in royalties to his heirs.
The talking machine and the movie cheat the grave by
saving personality from extinction. Lincoln would seem
more real and less NEUROLOGICAL these two inventions
could have been used when he making his Gettys-
burg address.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

40 votes. would be necessary 10
naIne tho vice president.
Suppose. then. tho senate
found it impossible to nams a
vice president. The constitution
says nothing about that, but per.
hnps It isn't worth worrying
about. Anyhow, the country
hasn't got into any such Jam
since the election Of John
Quincy Adams.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

Coolidge his mind what to think Secretary
program He waiting for the weekly farm
New York but ought to
Peoria nd Waterloo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

fear President
O. o terrible things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

Movie stars are getting 80 they ge
real mad II their weddings maxi
them late for dinner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

Zangw would have ended draw had the Americans
be discouraged He them
draw yet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

increase in population or prog.
reas In tho arts ana sciences
would make tho land more val.
liable for nnle, for the increased
yaluo would always be absorbed
by taxation.
WOULD MEAN ALL LAND
BECOME PRODUCTIVE
Tho town landowner would
sell out or move b1els 20 tho
farm and become a dirt farmer.
The man who has 20 hire his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

typographical makes of "the 90
Americans In Oklahoma" which DO apcrfecty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

I'm his next article Mr.. Quick
will discuss "Tenantry.'1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27

gave storage
doubt, Of wi might be with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
TURKEY IS SORELY IN
 NEED OF PEACE PACT
People of Nation Discontented, Arti-
 cleIr in Lausanne Paper Says

LAUSANNE, April 24-The various delegations at the Near East confer ence read with interest today an ar ticle published in the Journale De Geneve, depicting Turkey as in deep distress, with the people everywhere discontented, the public treasuries empty and the army disorganized and torn by political strife.
 Turkey needs peace desperately, the article declares, although her delegates here are attempting to hide this dire necessity. Previous to the conference, it adds, Turkey had counted on discord between the Brit ish and French to advance her own ends by surrendering on territorial questions in which England was in terested. but remaining adamant on the French economic claims.
 This policy failed, the article says, because Lord Curzon defended to America, granting the Chester concession In the hope of receiving favors from Washington and forcing the United States into a position of opposition to France and England.
 A Constantine dispatch received here today says the Angora govern ment is desirous of settling the diff ferences with France caused by the Chester concession.
 The French said there was no in- tention of making an issue of the Chester concessions at Lausanne, all though the question might naturally arise when the time came to examine pre-war rights granted by Turkey with a view to their definite settle ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

PUBLISHER IF ACE HERALD DIRECTOR ASSOCIATED PRESS
Frederick l. Thompson Chosen Official In Worlds Greatest
 News Organization

NEW YORK, April 24.-(By the Associated Press.)-The Associated Press. at its annual meeting today, filled seven vacancies on its board of directors. which has 15 members.
 The following were elected for a term of three years:
 Benjamin Anthony, New Bedford (MassO Standard.
 II. V. Jones. Minneapolis (Minn.) ) Journal tre-elected).
 w. L. Mclean, Philadelphia tPa.} Bulletin (re-elected).
 Frank B. Moves, Washington CD. co Star {re-elected).
 Adolph S. Ochs, New York (N. Y.) Times tre-elected).
 To fill the term of c. A. Rock, for merly of the Pittsburg (Pa.) Dis patch. resigned. Stuart H. Perry, Adrian (Mich) Telegram, was elected. His term will expire in 1925.
 To fill the unexpired term of D. D. Moore, Fort Worth (Tex.) Record. re- signed, Frederick I. Thompson of the Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald was elected. His term will expire next year.
 The meeting passed unanimously and enthusia stically a standing vote of thanks tC express the appreciati tion of the Associated Press for tho faith ful and efficient service of its direc- tors and employees during the last year. The appreciation was voiced by c. P. J. Mooney of the Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial
 O o O
 Men Doing Great Work.
 We have some men here In this organization who are at cross points and who have the difficulty of taking four wire report, sometimes, and cutting 1t into single wire report. It Is just like taking l6 columns of news and condensing 1t into four col umns. And the man, on the single wire, seeing the four-wire report, thinks he ought to have as much Of the Associated Press on his one wire as a big paper gets on four. Those men are very splendid men. They are doing a great work.
 "The staff at Washington does splendid work. And you will re- member the superintendent there
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
HEARING OF POWER COMPANY POSTPONED
Lock IF Petition Put On Docket For
 May 16

MONTGOMERY. Ala, April 24.- Especial )-Because of the inability of Thomas ]. Judge of Birmingham to appear May 9 the public service commission today postponed until May 16 the hearing of the petition of the Alabama Power company for a certificate of convenience and neces- sity whereby a hydro electric unit may be constructed at Lock IT on the Warrior river.
 MT. Judge represents the Birming- ham Water, Light and Power com pany. which claims prior right on the site and which filed a protest against the petition of the Alabama Power company In a formal letter placed in the file the protesting com pany claimed it obtained this prior right several years ago under au- thority granted by the code, and that this prior right should be given pref erence over any plans of the Alabama Power company.
 MT. Judge requested the postpone ment because he will be in court in another county May 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
TO CONSULT PUBLISHERS
Postmasters To Take tp Mail Delays
 M iIh NeNNsnapcrs

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Post- masters throughout the country to- day were asked by the post office department to consult with newspa- per publishers In their respective cities on ways and means to insure prompt delivery of newspapers sent through the mails.
 The department is desrous at this ,ime." said a circular sent out from the office of Postmaster General New, prior to organizing 10 meet what seems to he a reasonable de mand to ascertain what newspapers in the country have had experiences of irregular and faulty service ot such an extent and nature az to in- dicate some infirmity in the meth ed by which newspapers are handled and it desires also to obtain the CO., operation of editors and managers of newspapers in working out remedv''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
WILSON IS CHEERED BY POLITICAL NEWS
Former President Sees Swing Back
 To His Doctrine

WASHINGTON, April 24.-As Woodrow Wilson sits in the quiet study of his s street home, watching the early fencing preliminary to the 1924 political campaign, his experi- enced eye detects an approaching re- viVal of popular favor for the pol icies which he championed during the war.
 His own party followers, like Josephus Daniels, Franklin D. Roose- welt. and Senator Carter Glass have born beaten path to his door in re- cent weeks bringing reports from the political grass roots. Lord Rob- ert Cecil spent half an hour last week telling the former president of the league meetings he had ad- dressed in the United States.
 The result has been to convince Wilson that the sentiment has swung back from the extreme hostility of 1920 and is now rapidly growing in favor of the League of Nations and full cooperation with Europe. He gave voice to this view in a letter to Dr. D. w. Wynkoop of Beauford North Carolina.
 "I believe the public opinion of the country is essentially sound and it is obviously swinging back to the high levels it occupied during the war" Wilson said
 "I look for a genuine and an inn mediate renaissance of the finest sort of political idealism in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
WAS CARD0 VICTIM
 IF FL0GGERS AS H|S WIFE ASSERTS?
Pratt City Barber Insists He Bears Marks of FroIic and
 Auto Accident

Was Joe Cardo, 33. Pratt City bar Der, who has just effected recon ciliation with his wife, abducted in near Edgewater early Monday morn ing, as hls wife declared to officers on Tuesday, or was he merely the vic tim of a drinking party and an au tomobile accident as he told an Age-Herald representative at his barber shop Tuesday?
 County and city officers. including an investigation of tale which con- flicts in nearly. every detail as given by Cardo and his wife.
 Cardo told The Age-Herald that re- ports of his being tiogged were be- ing circulated to injure his charac- forced to leave Pratt City because of them. He laughed with friends over the reports as he talked. Cardo's Story.
 His tale of his experiences Sun day follows: He said he left Pratt City about 9:30 o'clock Sunday morn ing for walk into the woods with some acquaintances. A friendly game of cards terminated in drinking bout, he said. He then became sep arated from his party and began to make his way home. He went on to say he had hailed a stranger in car at Edgewater and that 1t stuck in the mud. He said his clothing be- came muddied when he assisted the stranger in moving the car. He said he was left at his shop where he removed his shoes, socks and coat and went to his room. When the reporter asked about these articles. Cardo pointed to a negro who was cleaning them. They were soaked with mud.
 Cardo said his right side was bruised while he was trying to get the car back into the road. He said he had been attended Monday by n doctor. The doctor is question said Cardo's feet showed bruises which seemed to have been caused by eX- cessive walking.
 O O O
 No Appearance of Whipping.
 Cardo did not seem to have been whipped to the reporter, who has
 ft,outiuued On Page TwOo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Fair Trial Has Failed To Show Any Advantage of Having Busses on Streets, President of City Commission States In
 Formal Assertion Tuesday
OPERATION IS UNFAIR TO CAR COMPANY, HIS BELIEF
Urges Passage of Measures Definitely Barring Them
 From Running Here in Fu- lure For Welfare and Full Development of Municipality

If Birmingham's growth Is not to be retared it is time that we take the titneys off the streets" D. F. McLendon. president of the city com- mission said in his office Tuesday.
 "In justice to Birmingham and. ths Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company the present situation must be remedied quickly. It is time and more than time to take a definite stand. The stand take Is that the jitneys should go.
 Birmingham has given the fit neys a fair trial" the president of the commission continued. "and I cannot see where they have been to any advantage. Of course there arc individual and group instances where the jitneys have been a convenience. but that does not offset the great cost they entail in direct financial loss to the eft, and in keeping our biggest public service institution in bankruptcy.
 Tn direct cash revenue the city is losing s12.00o & year because of the curtailment of income to the city from the street car company. The B. R.. L. & P. Go. is sustaining q dead loss of s6o,ooO every year. The jtneys are the cause of these losses. Says Situation Unfair.
 Tt Is not fair for the street car company" MT. McLendon said, ito have to pay many thousands of dol lars for paving for the jitneys to operate on. just can't see the justice of that. I have been think
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
WORLDPARL-EY.
 ON SHIPPING. |S PROPOSED.
Suggestions Believed To Be Outcome of Harding's An- nounCement of Determi- nation To Keep Big
 Fleet Upon Seas

WASHINGTON, April 24-Renewed suggestions for a world conference on shipping have come informally to members of the shipping board, the impression being given in each case that the proposal was a definite re- action to the recent White House an- nouncement of the governments de- termination to make the American merchant marine a permanent feature of international commerce.
 Extensive discussion of the pro posed conference is expected to ensue al the next meeting of the board, all though as yet there has been no defi- nite proposal. The sentiment fin Chairman Laskers cabinet was said today to be divided, with several members in favor of the conference if it's object could be confined to an agreement on division of trade and not to any agreement as to rates
 MT. Lasker recently has received strong recommendations from some of his associates against the board approving any further conference rate agreements which. 1t is argued, tended to prevent achievement of cheap transportation.
 Favor Conferences.
 Some members of the board hold that a conference of the principal maritime nations would serve as a
  ment to put forward in detail it's claim to such a share of ocean traffic originating and ending in American ports as would Insure control of rates and permanencY of American ship ping. In the view of these officials the United States in return might well agree to keep entirely out of trades which are foreign at origin and destination.
 In the case of the South American trade. because of the preponderant position of the United States. it has been estimated that the American share should be at least 60 per cent, while 40 per cent would serve to pre- vent foreign domination of rates in the transatlantic traffic. Shipping board officials generally, however. did not hold optimistic views as to the reception which would be accord ed such program.
 No "scrapping Decision"
 Speculation in foreign trade papers and in American shipping circles as to the extent of the boards scrap ping program" led to the statement today by officials In charge of dis posal of tonnage that there had been no decision, and that it was far from certain that the tonnage to be elimi- mated would reach anything like the total which has been suggested. The valuation committee, headed by Com missioner O'Connor. is near the end of it's task of surveying each of the government vessels and the commit tee report soon will be presented to the board. A decision then will be given as to what classifications set forth in the report shall be considered valueless or even harmful to the fleet as an economic whole.
 Some of the boards experts have mn int a inc eicfa hat ;e no real surplus of good tonnage de- spite the view in foreign circles that this was a basic reason for the stag nation in shipping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
FIFTH AVENUE, SOUTH, PAVING IS REQUESTED
Committee Tells Commission Dust
 Clouds IntOlerabIe

Residents of Fifth avenue, south, between Fortieth and Forty-siXth streets, Avondale, appeared before the city commission Tuesday morn ing and presented a petition signed by all but two residents of the neighborhood. requesting that Fifth avenue be paved where it serves their property. The petition was re- ferred to Commissioner w. F. Dick son..
 Those coming before the commis- sion were: Mrs. c. w. Daniel. Mrs. Frank Address, Mrs. o. II. Mont gomery, Mrs. H. l.. Martin, Mrs. R. l.. Steel, Mrs. Daniel Smith, Mrs T. A. Moore and Claude McGhee.
 Mrs. Montgomery was spokesman and cited as one of the chief reasons for desiring the paving the incessant nuisance of automobiles passing from South Highlands, through Fortieth street, south, Fifth avenue and other connecting roads on their way to East Lake, leaving great dust clouds in their wake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
JURIES ENTITLED TO
 DRINK THE EVIDENCE
But Even Tken They Disagreed In
 California Liquor Case

LOS ANGELES. April 24.-Juries in bootlegging cases legally are en- titled to drink the evidence. accord ing to w. Maxwell Burke. deputy district attorney.
 His ruling followed the trial of Joe Lankin, charged with violation of the Wright act.
 Burke introduced bottle of liq- uor as evidence.
 The jury heard the testimony and returned with the evidence. When it returned it was hungg-seven to five for conviction
 The evidence was gone.
 "A jury has the right to sample the evidence" said Burke. Ut has the right to take the liquor into the jury room and determine whether it is liquor. In this case the jury evil dently found the evidence genuine out you would not know it by the disagreement as to guilt or in nocence."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
BRYAN FAVORS HARDING
Advocates Support Of Presidents In-
 ternational Court Proposal

NEW YORK, April 24.-William Jennings Bryan. in an address before the League of Nations Non Partisan association today, advocated support of President Harding's proposal for Americas membership in the world court with reservation for inde- pendence of action with respect to Americas right to declare war
 We might as well recognize,' he said. that any attempt to turn this nation over to any other nation or body, which might ina zine that cur resources were at their disposal to wage war for personal or selfish in- terests, blocks the way toward peace
 With that single reservation l think we should have membership in the court and also in the tribunal that investigates. for the court will decide only minor questions while the tribunal will deal with vital ones. I would like tC see MT. Harding take a much longer step forward and an nounce our willingness to participate in any tribunal on earth empowered to investigate any dispute likely to lead to war"