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, 1923-02-22
DRINIE MINISTER BoNAR LAW

DRIME MINISTER BONAIt LAW
L and Lord Curzon. In the parlia-
ment debates onsthe kings speech.
both expressed disapproval Of the
French policy. Mr.. Bonar Law said
the British troops might have to be
recalled at any hour and that this
meant the almost certain rupture Of
the entente. He told OF the London
and Paris conferences. saying that
from the first he saw II would be Inn
possible to agree with France. be-
cause the French themselves had two
aims which were Incompatible. They
wanted money, but they feared to al
low Germany to become strong enough
to pay. They were determined from
the first to seize the Ruhr. although
they were going 10 get nothing out Of
IL. but because French public opinion
would be satisfied with nothing less.
on the question Of reparatlons the
prime minister said the French feared
TO fix any sum which the Germans
would be able to pny or In n renson-
able time, fearing they would then be
able to prepare for n war of revenge.
Marquis Curzon. addressing the
lords, was equally certain that he
French policy is unsound. and closed
his speech thus:
america. strong US her views are
, 1923-02-22

Charity, beginning at home, enables
n man to practice on himself.
, 1923-02-22

n ETERMINATION of a majority of
~ the senat TO have SOC, 900 *
pended on river and harbor Improve
ments may possibly lead to the call
ing of an extra session of congress
after March 4, in order that the army
appropriation bill may be passed.
President Harding. according to YER
acious reports. thought he had dis
covered a way to circumvent the pork
barrel brigade and planned to instruct
the Department of War to spend no
more than the S27 100000 which the
budget bureau recommended, and to
u the balance back to the treas
ury. This made the pork senators ex-
ceedingly angry and they let it be
known hat they would organize q
tilibuster and prevent the passage of
the army bill unless they received sat
isfactory assurances that the entire
S56,000,000 would be expended. Sena-
tor Caraway of Arkansas was the
recognized head of the crowd making
this threat. He asserted in the sem
ate that the President was making a
bluff in order to win votes for the
British debt settlement and the ship
subsidy measure.
Secretary of War Weeks said that
President Harding had given no d.
rections regarding the expenditure of
money appropriated for rivers and
harbors.
THAT would not be necessary" said
Secretary Weeks. 81 saved a large
amount of money last year on the war
department appropriation but 1 had
no specific order from the President to
do so. The fact that the war depart
ment engineers told congress, as re-
quired by law. that they could ex-
pend $56,000,0OO this year on river and
harbor improvements. is in no sense
a recommendation that this amount
should be expended"
, 1923-02-22

MRS. MAE ELLEN NOLAN of San
lNl Francisco was sworn in last Mon
day to succeed her late husband. Con
gresham John |. Nolan. She Is the
third woman member of the present
house. Her election was also to the
next congress. of which she is now
the only woman member-elect.
, 1923-02-22

or less inconsequential debate. An
amendment, offered by Robinson of
Arkansas, was accepted, limiting the
present legislation to the agreement
with Great Britain and providing that
congress and not the President shall
approve of other funding arrange
mentS.
, 1923-02-22

THE United States senate passed
L the British debt funding bill on
Friday nfter several days Of more
, 1923-02-22

It is always safe to suspect "A mar
who has an eye on your sane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
CLAIM PARKED CARS USED BY BOOTLEGGERS
Cloe Proposes To Stop Parking On
 Eighteenth Street Block

Al the request of patrolmen, Com missioner w. B. Cole introduced an ordinance at the city commission Tuesday morning which would pro hobit parking of vehicles on the west side of Eighteenth street between Third and Fourth avenues. The oroi nance. was held up to become modl- fled possibly, and be a part of the general parking ordinance the city has had under contemplation Tor several weeks, and which Is expected to be passed on at an early date. It was announced at the meeting the nissioners would make thor ough personal inspection of the city before going. further with the park ing ordinance.
 The Eighteenth street matter, MT. Cloe said, was wanted because or the indicated bootleggery going on at cars parked. .-at the curb there. Fres- ident McLendop Said there were a number of negro doctors having of fees in nearby buildings who would suffer by the drastic prohibiting of all parking at the point in question. It was suggested that persons hav- ing actual business in the buildings along the west side of Eighteenth street between Third and Fourth avenues. be given parking permits by the police department. while the or dinance would bar all others. The matter went over until future meet ing.
 Commissioner Cloe told the board officers reported to him their belief that there was much bootlegging go- ing on at the point in question, but a we'll established system of signals made arrests almost impossible and offenders always got ample warming at the approach of an officer. The commission intends to take steps to break up the practice there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
WOFFORD EXPLAINS
 GASOLINE MARKET
Declares Independent Refiners Are
 Target Of Large Interests

A
 Birmingham independent oil men Tuesday declared slashes of gasoline prices by large companies Tn the northwest territory was lntendeu as a means to throttle competition or the independent men.
 + ia expiained that while the prices of crude oil have been cut to some extent, large interests are holding prices so high it is impossible for the independent refiners to make gaso- line and sell to the jobber In this ter ritory at living price. without the refiner taking heavy loss.
 The following statement of the condition of the gasoline market was issued by the Wofford Oil company, largest of the independent jobbers, manufacturers of the noted Woco Pep motor fuel:
 Such information s we have been able to gather indicates that a na- tional squeeze play similar to the squeeze play practiced in the Bir- mingham district several months ago. is now in progress in other sections of the country. The large interests. seizing for an excuse upon the condi- tions created in the northwest by cer- tain notoriety-seeking politicians, have slashed prices far below the cost of production, all the time maintain ing the price on crude oil. The in- dependenti refiners are being forced out of business by the hundreds, and the present price of gasoline threat ems to eliminate competition in the northwest territory.
 "The consumer for the present is, of course. getting underpriced gaso- line, but one. look behind the scenes at the facts soon convinces the mo- torist that the cut price' propaganda is but another move on the part of the large interests to throttle compe- tition."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
BRICK BUILDING WALL DEMOLISHED BY FREIGHT CAR
Store Occupied By Charles A. Jones Is Damaged When
 Car Jumps Track

Half of the back of the. 'pillding occupied by the Charles A. Jones store, Morris avenue and Twenty second street, was smashed out carry Tuesday morning by the end car of backing freight train leaving the track.
 Service tracks for distribution of freight to commercial concerns back ing on the alley pass in the rear of the damaged building close to 1t, with scarce room for a man to pass between the buildings and the cars. The box car seems to have estab- lished contact with the building midway of the structure. ripping the brick back wall away for two stories over an area of nearly half the back of the store, leaving the interior ex- posed and part of the second floor sagging.
 About two years ago a similar building, few doors away, was dam aged by the back end of 1t crumpling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
GIVE INSTRUCTIONS. FOR BEGINNING OF. SC HOOLS MONDAY
Pupils Remain First Day Only Until Organization Has
 Been Completed

Bulletins to principals of all pub lie schools were issued by the super intendent's office Tuesday morning giving instructions for the handling of the children. This was a feature of the second day of the teachets' institute Tuesday morning at the Phillips high school. More than 1000 teachers from all public schools have been in attendance at the institute.
 Sufficient members of teachers al the various schools have been asked to be present at their respective schools on Friday afternoon, Sept. IA, from to o'clock and on Saturday morning from to 12 o'clock to as- sist in classifying new and condition pupils. The bulletin states that any child residing in the school district who is six years of age, before De- tober l, 1923, and successfully Yacci- mated may be admitted.
 Children who are entering school for the first time should present birth certificates, which the depart ment of health will assist the parents in securing. A record of each birth certificate should be made on the en- rollment card and the certificate re- turned to the parents.
 Textbooks Furnished
 As indicated in the Manual and Course of study textbooks are fur nished to all children of the first six grades. A list of the books and sup plies should be given to each pupil. It is also important that the teachers mark from the list every book which is not needed by the pupil and par ents preferring their children to own books should be encouraged to do so.
 All schools will open at the regular hour Monday morning and remain open until the organization is com pleted Before dismissal textbook lists properly marked should be giV- en and work assigned for the follow ing day. Beginning with Wednesday the full days session will be held except for children of the first and second grades who may be dismissed at noon each day until October ]. Caution in making the change from the seventh year to the eighth year plan is made, and the principals would make the promotions on the cid basis and then rename the grades according to the table below:
 Grade 1 (new pupils) becomes, Grade 1, Jr.; Grade 1. Jr., c List, be- comes Grade 1 Sr.; Grade Sro be- comes Grade 2, Sr. Grade 2 be- comes Grade 8; Grade becomes Grade 4; Grade 4 becomes Grade 3 !; Grade 5 becomes Grade 6; Grade becomes Grade ' and Grade De- comes Grade 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
MORE PAY SOUGHT. BY POLICEMEN TO MEET LIVING COSTS
Over 100 Members Of Force Appear Before City Com
 mission In Body

Nearly a hundred members of the Birmingham department of public safety called on the city commission Tuesday morning and laid before the board the need of the law enforce ment men for increase in pay be- cause of the steadily advancing costs of living.
 Commissioner W. B. Cloe made an earnest plea to the board members for relief. He was followed by Chief of Police Fred A. aMcDuff who of- fered for consideration reports show ing the police department was al- most self-sustaining and that 1t .s one of the few branches of the muni- cipality that brings in a great volume of money a' Q w. H. Probst, of thS detective bu- reau, told the commission he had been at work in the department of public safety fifteen years and the income the city had from his worK during that period had far more than paid the city for all the money It had paid him. "Analyzing the work have done for the city in this way" Mr. Probst said, Birmingham has never paid me a cent since 1 have been at work for the city, for my work has always more than paid it's own way"
 Commissioner Cloe paid the men of his department a glowing tribute saying: These men. never kick on working, overtime, they are always ready for the work given them to do at any hour of day or night. They are of high type, higher type have found than men similarly employed in any other city. I hate to tell thls of them because they cannot stay on for what we are paying them. We have lost many good men, and will lose others. .,s
 T am proud of them and their rec ord,' the commissioner continued, flor theirs is a. record of untiring service, proud of the policemen and of the two departments Birmingham makes a showing that compare fav- ol ably with that of any other city" McDuff Makes Statement 7t
 Chief McDuff stated that if Bir- mingham would make it's appropria- tions for the department s400,000. tlis year fifty additional men can be put on and the scale Of pay raised ten percentum. The. cost of the de- partment, he said, has been SEA- 100 a month, and the income from the department $22,62s, almost self sustaining.
 Various memDerS or the coihihleteS spoke of the needs of the men, say ing few of them could or have bought their own homes, that rents were very high, and most of them had families to support. All were conservative in their estimates, the reports showed but all were very much in earnest about their plea for a living wage.
 President D. E. McLendon. Com missioner W. B. Cloe and Commits sioner Mary Echols the only mem bers of the. board present. each sta te I if as their desire that the men gee better pay and that if ways and means can be found all will be done in the matter that is in the power of the commission. 2
 Commissioner w. L. Harrison and not nresent. having gone to Mont gomery to discuss city affairs With the members of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
MRS. TIDMORE ON STAND IN TRIAL OF DAMAGE SUIT
Tense Moments As Witt nesSes Recite Details Of
 Shooting Last Year

Marked with the same tense mo- ments that were evidenced during the criminal trial, the damage suit of Mrs Arminda Tidmore against four former federal prohibitio agents and one former city police- man to recover s50,000 damages for the death of her husband, Curtis Tidmore, who is alleged to have been shot aud killed by the agents on the Springville road over a year ago, occupied the entire day in United States court Tuesday.
 The officer defendants in the suit are T. c. Dews, Jr, William Dews, w. D. ELbanks, J. B. Thompson and Jack Horton and are being defended by c. B. Kennamer, United States district attorney, who defended them during the criminal proceedings in winch Dews was given 8 sentence of three years for murder, but paroled by Governor Brandon before serving his sentence. Mrs. Tidmore is being represented by Judge B. M. Allen.
 All of the testimony offered at the Tuesday trial was much the same as that which marked the criminal trial which was held last March. sensational testimony offered by the defense mad it's place in the records Tuesday as when the former agents were on trial for murder. Possibly one of the most pathetic of all the scenes enacted in the court room Tuesday occurred when Mrs. Tidmore was called to the stand, surrounded by her four small children. and identified the soiled clothing of her husband, which he wore the night he was killed.
 Chalmers Huffstuttler, who was riding on the wagon with Tidmore tie night he was shot, was the frst witness to be called. He testified that both he and Tidmore were of the opinion that the agents were rob- bers, and that when they were stop ped by the command halt" he did rot think the men were officers and looking for whisky as there was none in the wagon, and they did not even present search warrants, or state they were officers. Huffsttt- tier claimed an old shotgun was lying in the bed of the wagon, but was not loaded.
 yards from where the shooting oc- cured, testified that five or six shots from different caliber guns were fired. He stated in his best judg- ment these were not fired from shotgun. ". J. Huddleston, another farmer living near the killing, tes- tif;ed he heard six shots, and in his
  shotgun but were pistol shots.
 The next witness called to the stand was Coroner J. D. Russum. who examined the body and wit nesses few days following the killing. He testified that the shot gun which was In Fillmore wagon was rusty and did not appear to haye been fired recently. He stated that he did not remember clearly. what the testimony was. but that the ex- officers admitted having participated in the shooting and that no whisky was found in the wagon, which was loaded with vegetables.
 Mrs. Tidmore testified that her husband had come to Birmin gham only once before to sell produce, which was raised on their farm north of Springville. It was pc iieved that the case would not be put to the jury before late Wednes- -day' afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
YOUNG DIES OF WOUNDS

Jesse D. Young. 4s, of Florence, afternoon at the Hillman hospital, from injuries received at o'clock Thursday night on Avenue E and Twenty street, when he was struck several times over the head by an unidentified assailant, who was attempting to rob him.
 The assailant escaped before men in the neighborhood, attracted by the commotion could reach the scene of the hold up. Police officers have been on the case since Thursday.
 Young is survived by his widow. four sons, one daughter and broth CT. The remains will be sent to Florence, Ala, Wednesday morning by Brown for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
SALARY FOR MARKETMEN
Staff Of Five Along With Minor Em-
 pIoyes Put On Pay Roll

Five officials of the municipal market were named by the city com- mission at it's meeting Tuesday morning. and several minor employees We're taken on.
 V. W. Gore was made assistant manager at salary of s175 per month, effective September 1. c. c. Ball was appointed refrigerating engineer at a similar salary. effective August 15. Fred White was made as- sistant refrigerating engineer at a salary of $50 per month. effective September 1. Miss Nora Glenn was appointed bookkeeper and stenogra- pher at a salary of $125 per month effective September 1. w T. Chap man was made night watchman. with salary of S125 per month. Several porters and other sub-employes were placed at work. .s,..,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
DELEGATES APPOINTED
Lamax Camp. IT. c. V. Names Mem.
 hers For State Convention

Lemax Camp No, 15f, United Con- federate Veterans. have appointed the following members to represent the camp at the approaching state reln.on to be held in Huntsville be- ginning October 3; Delegates, Brig Gen. Hal T. Walker. Col. M., B. Houghton, Dr. ". B.. Crumpton. Col Paul Sankuinetti and Col. w.. F. Dent; alternates, Major J. W. Carter G. P. North. W. H. Richardson, J. H. Rollo. H. r. Yarbrough and Capt. J.. M. Riley. s ssLfa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-01
What's Going
On in the w Orld
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THREAT OF
CIVIL. WAR
French sources hint at military
preparations in the unoccupieG part
of Germany, but this sounds like pure
propaganda"
Even if some such Preparations
have been made, the may be justi-
tiation for them in the German dis
satisfaction it'll their own government
over the invasion.
Conditions are most threatening
in Bavaria, where the National So.
cialists-a'queer name for orayilsts,
but that's what they are are talking
openly of seeding from the rest of
Germany and setting up their own
royal house again.
The French, of course, would Ike
this---may even be encouraging it.
Neither would anybody be sur
prised if the Rhenish provinces,
where the French are, should start
an independent republic.
Of course, the French would aim
to make the Rheuish republic, if
there Should be one, serve their own
purposes, and politically they might
succeed, but it isn't at all clear that
this would help them 20 collect their
lndemnities and reparaton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-01
OH, YES, WE
COULD SETTLE IT.

Germany has noaficI Italy and
the Vatican that it won't consider
any schemes looking toward media
ton between herself and France I'M
less they're under American leader
ship. 80 ''' '''
The trouble is there doesn't seem
TO Re any scheme the United States
can put forward with the slightest
cn&nee Of success that doesn't in
VolYe her own assumption of repara-
lions payment-under the eunboni-
oussaame of cancellation war obIi-
cations 10 Europe owes to her.
ana a lot Of Americans would OBJ
JecEto this. However, there's No
DOUBT 1t would end quite a few En-
ropean difficulties. ~" N0
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-31
FOOD COSTS INCREASE

Washington. - The United States
bureau of labor statistics reports food
costs increased in the following cities
during the month from June Is to
July Is: Fall River, Milwaukee and
Peoria, 5 per cent; Detroit and Port
land, Me-, per cent; Denver and
New Haven, 8 per cent; Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Philadelphia, Savannah and
Scranton, 2 per cent; Atlanta, Dallas,
Omaha, Portland, Ore, l per cent;
st. Paul, l per cent, Little Rock,
Pittsburgh and Richmond, less than
five-tenths of l per cent. Louisville
and Charleston, S. c., reported de-
creases of about one-half of / per
cent.
All of the above cities, except Dal-
las, Charleston and Portland, Ore, re-
ported increases for the year period,
July Is, 1922, to July Is, 1923. Cleve-
land, Detroit and Pittsburgh led with
an 8 per cent gain. Atlanta and
Omaha were lowest with | per cent
increase.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-31
IMPORT BAKERS TO
BREAK STRIKE

Chicago.-The bakery industry IS
raising the shortage of labor" cry,
and attempts are made to import
European bakery workers.
Officers of the Bakery and Confec-
tionery Workers Information Union
have received information from sister
organizations in Germany and Aus
tria that bakery workers of these
countries are urged to come to the
United States under conditions which
are in violation of immigration laws.
Ignorant of the conditions in our
own country and unable to furnish
their own transportation, these men
are at the mercy of their exploiters
from the first day of their arrival"
says Editor Hohmann, of the Bakers
Journal.
Officers of organized bakers in this
country believe that the Ward Baking
Company may have more than a
passing knowledge of this attempted
Importation The Ward concern has
branches in many cities and has
locked out thousands of bakery work
ers in an attempt to establish the
anti-union shop.