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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
MISS DENTON RETuRNS

Miss Evelyn Peyton, home demon- stration agent for Madison county, who spent last summer in France in special studies, has arrived in New York and will be home Thursday, &C., cording to a telegram received from her last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
RnY IS HIRED

Talmadge Oswalt, three and one half years old, son of Hayes Oswalt of Semantha, died Tuesday night at A local hospital. The funeral was held Wednesday at Samantha.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
pLAN sPECIAL SERMON

Pastors Of the city have set aside next sunday to preach special ser mons to the young people of Gads- den. This was done at the request of Superintendent c. A. Donahoo of the public schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
rIDDLERs TO CoMPETH

A fiddlers' contest will take place at Buhl, this county, Saturday night. The proceeds will go to the benefit of the school at that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
MORE INTEREST URGED
Lee Highway Association Director Seeks To Eliminate Gaps
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

pr. S. NJ. Johnson of Washington. general director of the Lee Highway association, has come into Northern Alabama to spur up interest in having the gaps filled by the construction of the various links of the highway along the route which has been designated to pass through this sec- tion There are gaps in Madison, Limestone and Colbert counties, it is stated, and all possible efforts will be made to have them built up be- fore the spring of 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
RuILDING RooMING HousE

W. A. Beard is erecting a large house on Twenty-seventh avenue for the benefit of railroad men, the build ing to cost $5,O00. The rooms will be upstairs. the ground floor to contain restaurant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
WITHIN LIMITS

Employer (to fair applicant)-Do you like to type?
 Fair Applicant-Yes, but not to ex- cess.-NeW York Sun and Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
DISCUSSES PAUL,s LIFE

Paurs journey, the scene of his com fession and the place of his death was the subject of Rev. A. M. Freeman's s discourse at the First Methodist church Wednesday night. He gave his congregation his impressions while recently going over the scene of Pauls activities.
 POLL TAX SLOW
 Up to Wednesday morning only AS persons had paid poll tax in Etowah county. It IS said the people appear to be apathetic and that only one or two women have discharged the obligation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
ROY IS LOCATEn

disappeared from his home in Shelf field has been located in Louisville, Ky. He wrote a letter home, stating he had obtained job and is well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
TARIFF BLAM ED
America's Trading Power Abroad
 Curtailed Says Gordon Selfridge

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-The tariff was blamed for high prices in Ameri- ca by Gordon Selfridge, head of Selfridge and company, London, who arrived today on the Majestic. AS long as the tariff continues" he said. Americas trading power abroad will be curtailed."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11

nail and Affection followed. It is feared Mr. Jackson will lost his sight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
THoREAU AND PEACE WITH GOD

" HtII Ht NIHUItauI Wd5 uYIHS, HIS aunt asked him:
 Henry, have you made your peace with God?"
 He whispered: 'I did not know we had ever arreled."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
FAIR OPENS TUESDAY
First Day Of Franklin Exhibition To
 Be For Children

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala, Oct. 1o.- Special l)-Preparati are being made for the gates of the Franklin county fair to open Tuesday morning at o'clock. Tuesday will be Chill dren's Day and special attractions will be seen. Prizes are to be
 awarded to the children throughout the day. The poultry coops have arr rived and all is set for the largest poultry show ever witnessed in Franklin county. The art and needle work furnished by the county DOT trays skillful and artistic work.
 Shows have been booked for the en- tire week of the fair. The people of this county are enthused and every thing is set for a gala celebration.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
LINCOLN MEMORIAL WILL
CT oSE AT S P. M. UNTIL FEB

The Lincoln Memorial win BIZ
closed to visitors after o'clock
every afternoon until February Is
due to the short days of the winter
months, it was announced today by
Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff.. officer in
charge Of public buildings and
grounds.
The memorial is not provided
with lights and none will be in
stalled, it being the opinion of ex-
perts that illumination of the in.
terror would not be in keeping with
the design and purpose of the
structure. Consequently a view
cannot be obtained within the walls
after nightfall.
Colonel Sheriff. deemed that the
days would be sufficiently long
enough by February Is to return
to the o'clock closing hour.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
HIKE WILL
START FROM
MILESTONE
Organizations Throughout City
Declare Intention to Follow
Captain Rodrigues.

Hundreds of men and women.
high school students, city police
men, representatives Of the army
and navy and many of the city's
heading organizations. will accom-
pany Captain Rodrigues, champion
walker of the world, when he starts
the first of his physical culture
hikes from the zero milestone on
the elIipse tomorrow afternoon at
2 O'Clock Bernarr MacFadden
Americas physical culture expert,
declares he is the greatest exponent
Of outdoors physical culture that
he has ever known.
Tomorrow's hike will be the initial
walk in a series to he led by the
captain. A distance of approxim.
atelv three and one-half miles VIII
he covered. One hour will be de-
voted to walking instructions and
half an hour to practicing three or
four physical culture exercises de-
signed to be taken in connection
with walking.
Wear Old Clothes.
"Come clad in old clothes ami
wearing shoes that are comfort
able" Is the advice given by the
captain. So, -
to exercise in them than in skirts.
can promise all who take part in
the hike. they will not return worn
out, but feeling 100 per cent better
than when they started. It is i'm.
portant that as many as possible
20 on the first hike, for the
physical culture exercises will be
given in a progressive series and
it Is best to learn the first"
Captain Rodrigues was the
luncheon guest of the Pen Women's
Club yesterday. He was intro.
duced to the club by Miss Jack
| Martin. expert woman athletic
trainer. Many members of the
| club will take part in the hike.
Major General G. s. Farnsworth,
u. S. A., endorsed Captain Rodri
CUES physical culture hikes yester,
day. He received the captain in
his quarters in the Munition build
/ ing.
Endorsed BY FarnswOrth.
II most heartily endorse the
movement. said General Farms
worth after Captain Rodrigues had
explained his object in conductive
the HIKES 1nOSe VINO participate
in them will surely be benefited by
the experience. 1t seems to me ali
the walking clubs in the citv should
be interested in the captains nlan .
Interest in the hikes is SPREADING
among the city's educational instf
tutions. Many of the students a,
George Washington University will
start with Captain Rodrigues and
continue with him daily.
The students at the Marjorie
Webster School will take part in
the hike on Sunday. This hike
will start at 2:3O o'clock in the
afternoon from the zero mile stone
Captain Rodrigues this mornine
gave the city detectives a course IN
proper breathing and walking fol
lowing the assembly at District
building. A number Of them VIII
Join him on tomorrow, hike.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
SENATOR'|SIB|EG|N
AUTO CODE
DRAFT
Ball Will Lay First Plan Be-
fore District Committee
on Monday.

When the Senate investigation
into traffic conditions in the Dis
trict of Columbia is resumed Mon
day the serious work of framing a
new code for the control OF auto
mobiles viii be begun.
Senator Ball, of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, returned to Wash
ington today from his trip to the
Atlantic waterways convention at
Norfolk, and announced that at the
reopening of the hearing l.. A.
Bobbins, a local consulting engineer
specializing in traffic problems, and
J. G.. Kelsey, a traffic expert, OF
Elizabeth, N. j., will be heard.
Experts To Appear.
Several traffic experts from De-
troit will appear Tuesday. The
Senate committee expects to be
able to conclude its hearings next
week, and to frame its report In
advance to the converting OF
Congress.
It Is not believed that Ball will
press his contentious that marines
and soldiers should be drafted to
do duty as crossing policemen In
the city, although he has reached
no decision on this point.
More Police Expected.
The committee probably will
recommend largely increased
force Of traffic policemen. The re
port also will recommend automo
bile reciprocity with Maryland
along the line Of the gasoline tax
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
BUSINESS
ASING
USUAL
Plea
Residence Property Got Away
From Tenants by Scheme,
Is Claim.

Evasion of the Ball rent act
through the leasing Of residence
property as business property
when it Is actually used for the
former purpose viii be fought by
the Rent Commission, it was am
nounced today.
Decis;0n for Landlord.
Members Of the Rent Commissions
point to the fact that q recent de-
ciston Of Judge Mattingly In the
Municipal Court in favor OF q land
lord who ousted q tent on the plea
that he wanted to convert the prop
erty to business uEage creates b
dangerous precedent which viii
doubtlessly weaken the enforcement
OF the act.
In this case Joseph = Holland
rented the third floor at 1888 u
SIS a month after the Rent Com
mission had determined that the
fair rent was $40.
When Doute learned that the e.
tablished rent for the rooms was
$40 he offered this amount TO the
owner. The owner refused to &C
cept 1t and sued for possession
OF the property.
1t is the contention Of Holland.
the owner, through A. Leftwich
Sinclair, his attorney. and former
! chairman OF the Rent Commission,
that he rented the property FOR
Doute as business space and that
1t Is not his fault II Doute used Il
for residence purposes.
It is the contention OF the Rent
Commission that Holland had no
right to rent the property to any
ane for more than $40. the fair
rent determined by them. until they
had obtained the consent Of the
commission.
To Appeal Case.
While Judge Mattingly has de-
cided in favor OF the owner. the
Rent Commission maintains that all
of the facts were not properly pre-
scented to him and they have an
|nounced their determination to apply
for permission to take the case to
the Court Of Appeals.
It is pointed out that II the de-
cision is permitted to stand that
landlords will be able to rent
property when as a matter Of fact
they fully realize that the tenant
intends to use it for residence pur-
poses.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
Uncle Zeb says he can re-
member 1Ohen young fellows
aUere more interested IN check
reins than in rain checks.
OIDONO.
THE LEONARDTOWN BUS.

A girl took the LeOnaFdtOwn bus,
On her way to Southern Maryland,
Every seat was filled
And SO she had to stand.
Seeing the futility of o seat,
She firmly grasped . strap,
And every time they hit q rut
She sat In q different lap.
Ruts grew worse, the jerking fierce,
Till at last she said with Q smile ;
''WIIl some ono kindly tell me,
How many laps to q miller"
BENEDICT, MD.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
FAMOUS PHRASES.

"Oh, yes; I know that You were
supposed 20 be friendly to all the
guests, but why were You 50 En-
CEPTIONALLY friendly to Miss
Blank? II does seem strange that
you had to practice your charms
on q pretty girl when there were 80
many others present"
ssYeah, that was wonderful run
that Bunk made I'm the football game
yesterday and he deserves credit for
IL, but back In 1903 when was
playing" letC.)
ooh, Mrs. Gabb, you should have
seen that Mrs. Peach this afternoon.
Her beauty 10 disappearing rapidly
and she has aged fifteen years In
appearance during the last few
months. Yes. II IS q pity"
.'Naw, 1 haven't any alibI, 1 never
have, but newer was q good golfer
anyway. Now IL y0u had opposed me
In another line Of sport the result
might have been different"
"Well. it certainly IL difficult to
see why you should object to my
keeping . little poodle dog. or
course, II may seem silly to You, but
you seem just as silly to me when
you tampcr with that radio"
JOE HI. HOLMAN.
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The Washington times., 1923-11-16
CITIZENS OF BOULEVARD
HEIGHTS HAVE ELECTION

Citizens Of Boulevard Heights
have organized a citizens association
and a volunteer fire department
They have elected officers as fol
lows: Citizens association, Andrew
J. Green, president; Raymond W
Sammons, vice president, and s. f
Johnson, secretary. The fire dc
partment. William B. Wolfe, chief
Frederick M. Langley, captain, ant
William Smith, lieutenant.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
SPECIAL RACE TRAIN
TO MARLBORO TRACK

The Chesapeake Beach Railway
Company today announced special
train service to and from the MARI.
boro race track.
Each day Of the present race
meet special train will leave the
District line at 1895 p. M, return.
ing directly after the last race.
This Is a through train. making
no stops.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
IN THE LIBRARY.

/ fell for her in the book room,
Twas q stormy night outside:
Oh, yes, of course, took her home
That evening from the LIbe,
She was blue-eyed, blonde and ROSY.
Rosie, I think, was her name.
She had red lips H'everythinR
That camOuflage n Jane.
But the best thing Of all about her,
Better than all her good looks,
She was plump, and warm, and filled
my arms,
Yes, filled my arms--wIth books.
T.. l.. T.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
OUR NAMES HALL OF FAME.

L. Myron Boozer has been lee
turing in Iowa towns on "Prohi-
bition Will Prohibit If" and
it is suggested that there are
many boozers who could deliver
a great lecture on "Wild Ami
mails I Think / have Seem"
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
Blind Address Proves 0. K.

Bearing only the address, "Pen.
atty for Private Use to Avoid Paw.
ment of Postage 5000, Washington,
D. c." a letter was today delivered
to Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral w. Irving Glover. Opened. it
proved to be for him. The sender
had copied the return address from
the wrong end Of an official en-.
velope.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
FIVE NEW JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOLS SOON READY

Five new Junior high schools may
be ready for occupancy at the begin
ming of the semester in February,
Robert l.. Haycock. assistant super
intendent Of schools, revealed today.
MacFarland and Langley, two of
the schools, will be opened in a few
weeks, but Lovejoy, Smithers and
Chain Bridge Road schools will not
be completed until January, he said.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
ADDRESSES OF cONTRIBs.

Your, editor sOiu be pleased If
contributors to the column lUilL
send in their present addresses.
Not only does he sOish to COM
spaat1sicGte aOith d contributor at
times, bat has requests from
other contributors for the Gd-
dresses Of their feLlOaO aOriters.
He has tao such requests 1aOsO.
Whether. sUe haze your address
or not, aCill you o6lige as Nth
your name, place Of residence,
etc
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
THE BLUE HOUSE
ON THE CORNER


have funny Erizzled whiskers;
i arm grandpa three times GER
And I haven't long to linger
Here upon this mortal shore,
But my thoughts sometimes go roaming
Down the streets Of memory
To the blue house on the corner,
Where the girls all used to be.
There was Mary, Fan and FlOssie;
There was slim and laughing Grace;
There was little dancing Daisy
With the freCkles on her face;
There was fat Fiji. and Phyllis;
There was jolly Jess Marie.
All, the blue house on the corner,
Where those girls all used to be.
How the boys all used to gather
After supper every night:
How We used to rOmp and frOlic
And TO dance with al our might;
How our voices rose together
In what We called harmony,
In the blue house on the corner,
Where the girls all used 10 be.
Wen. I'm old and getting older,
And / have the rheumatiR,
And sometimes Q touch Of axny,
When I've been out In my Liz:
But I'm stttang here and thinking,
With the baby ON nay knee,
Or the blue h0nse on the corner,
Where the girls All used to be.
JACK HENRY.
'
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
European Hotel Men Here.

Forty prominent European hotel
men arrived in Washington last
night. They will be received by the
President and tour of the city
will be made this afternoon. They
viii be guests OF Frank s. Hight at
a dinner ut the New Willard to-
night.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
TiMEs STAT eHOTo

which barely failed Of adoption at
the last session OF Congress.
The committee is on record as
favoring this form Of tax to take
the place OF the present dual
licensing system.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
THE INCUBUS.

1 had q queer dream ON Sunday night,
For / walked In heaven, so bright.
On every side, just i'm my way,
IncOngruous heapes OF ''harps" there
lay.
looked them over, one by one,
The strings Of all seemed to be untlOne.
st. Peter inquired a. to my quest,
And asked, 'Why such seeming I'm.
rest?"
1 answered quietly, with NO sign Of Ire,
al wanted to find an unused lyre."
In his eyes shOno o twinkle Of mirth,
Al he said: MY friend, hurry back
II. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16

II sOGs an er-GiGtt pitcher,
Lieutenant Williams, 1Cho
smashed the AR records. Just
shows that these pitchers
kaOsO UhGt It Is to 90 up IN
the ar. ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
FALLS IDEA
CONTEST
LOOMS
Potomac Water Power Plan
Going to Congress o'con-
nor's Views.

Development Of the Great Falls
hydro-electric project is an eventu-
atty which cannot fail Of fulfil
ment, in the belief of Major ]. A.
O'Connor, engineer officer for the
district Of Washington. Major
O'Connor's office has charge Of
work on the new aqueduct to the
Dalecarlia reservoir.
''Spiked'' in Conference.
The falls power plan was placed
before Congress in conjunction with
that for increasing the Capitals
water supply. but, after approval by
the Senate, was Spiked In confer
ence largely through representation
Of Secretary of War Weeks. II is
claimed. Entered as rider to the
army appropriation bill, the hydro
electric measure was sidetracked III
the first session Of the Sixty seventh
Congress.
The plan which is most favored
by engineers and legislators who are
backing the Harvesting Of the falls
was drawn by Major NJ. c. Tyler,
office, and it has the approval Of
his successor.
Major O'Connor has studied the
Tyler drawings and explanations
and stands ready to appear before
Congress when called. Upon him,
In all probability, would devolve the
duty of prosecuting the great work.
While not officially espousing pub.
lie ownership of water power re-
sources in the United States, Major
OsConnor is of the firm opinion that
only through Governmental agen-
eies can Great Falls be made to fur.
nisI. light, power and heat for a
city now paying fancy prices for
electrical energy to a private mo-
nopoly.
Figures on Costs.
The project, he declared today,
would be too big for any interested
corporation to handle. The con-
struction costs, estimated by Major
Tyler in 1921 as $44, 421, 900, would
be increased by cost of land to
more than $46. 100000. in all prob
ability.
The Potomac Electric and Power
Company, which purchased from
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company large part of the
tract near Great Falls. necessary
for the building Of dams and flank.
ing abutments. would secure at
least $2,000,0 900, 1t is believed
through condemnation proceedings.
Major O'Connor will not commit
himself as to the length Of time
which he believes will elapse before
the need for this development will
become imperative. He places II
"within the next generation"
Those in Congress who champion
Immediate prosecution of the work
however. are sanguine Of securing
continuing appropriations at the
forthcoming session. Chief among
them is Senator George w. Norris OF
Nebraska, who introduced the rider
70 the army bin two years Ego.
Endorsed by Engineers.
OF the utilization of hydro-eIectric
power in general, Major O'Connor
Is a strong advocate, as are all civil
and hydraulic engineers. He is an
enthusiast on the score Of the At.
lantic seaboard super-power plan,
which contemplates the linking of
cities and villages from Boston.
South to Norfolk by high tension
wires. relaying current through sub.
stations. and deriving power from
both hydro-electric and steam cleo.
trio plants.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16

The recipe for somnana-
buLisns used to be to lie and
count droUes of imaginary
sheep as they passed through
a gate. The modern flGpper
keeps GtOGke By counting the
sheiks she knows.
PETE
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
=. S. Experts Back Great Falls Project
3aIHIEAREIeS!1EkEMg8
10 By BILL PRICES rAaos~

A STATISTICAL PROBLEM.
If 1t costs four million marks
to buy pickle IN Germany, hosO
mach does 1t cost IN this country
to get IN a pickle?
OKLAHOMA PETE.
The Washington times., 1923-11-16
SO SAYS NOozIE:

"About the German marks being
so low: say, they are sky high be-
side the ores / got I'm school to.
dayg" THE UNKNOWN.
Evening star., 1923-09-11
Dice Roll Merrily as County
Officials Propose Clean-Up
Only Better Police System Can Close
Prince Georges Gaming Houses,
States Attorney Says.

Improvement of the law enforce
ment system in Prince Georges
county. Md. with the ultimate aim
of driving out gambling houses and
other places of i'll repute, admitted
to be fiourishing within its borders,
is the purpose of movement to be
launched in the county soon, accord
ing to States Attorney J. Wilson
Ryon.
Legislative candidates in Prince
Georges county, Mr.. Ryon said. are
planning conference on the ques-
tion of bettering the county's police
system. The subject also is likely to
be one-of the important republican
issues in the approaching political
campaign.
A force OF six officers. mounted on
motor cycles and responsible di-
rectiy TO the states attorney, is ad-
vocated. A similar system has been
In operation in Montgomery county
Evening star., 1923-09-11
q. S. Destroyer's Dash to Toxic
Outstanding Heroisn, in Quake
Commander of 2l7 Ignores Warming;
TraUerses Shallow Waters, A gitated BY
Tren'Ors, and Saues Foreigners.
By the Assecia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
+. LONDON. September 1.-THE Kobe
correspondent of the Central News
says that refugees arriving on the
steamer Empress of Australia credit
the commander and officers of the
American naval destroyer 317 with
the most outstanding act of heroism
after. the earthquake. This was the
dash of the craft up Toxic baY to
rescue marooned foreigners in the
Japanese capital
Ocean going vessels rarely attempt
to steam farther up the gulf than
Yokohama, and for the Americans to
take their ship to Toxic through the
shallow waters of the upper bay after
the seismic upheaval involved un-
known dangers.
Warning Is DIsPeEarded.
The commanders of other ships at
Yokohama warned the United States
Navy men that 1t was too early TO
attempt to reach Toxic. Nevertheless
destroyer PIT made the run. and the
Americans were the first rescuers to
reach the city after the disaster. As
1t was impossible to dock the craft.