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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03


office"
witnesses Are Summoned
Witnesses were then summoned,
placed on the stand, and sworn by
the clerk. The first witness was
Marvin Taylor, city comptroller, who
testified that he first noticed the
name of Easley on the pay roll on
September %. Two pay checks were
returned from the banks with in
dorsements of John Easley, by
George Moore" he said, and five sub
seauent ones with merely John
Easley.' The American Trust and
Savings bank was told to watch the
person who cashed Easley's checks
on November 10 and November rs,
he said, and they did so. They were
told to take a description of the man,
he said, and it was Identical with
Moore's description, Taylor said he
himself went to the First National
bank on December 20 and apprehend-
ed Moore as he cashed one of Eas-
leys checks on his own Endorsement.
Commissioner Dickson asked
Comptroller Taylor if it was Gus
tomary for other department heads
to cash checks for their employees.
Taylor said he had not noticed. and
Dickson demanded that checks of the
municipal garage be brought in.
II. C. Propst, police officer, was
next questioned He said he had
not known Easley, but had known
Harry Moore, the name under winch
he was said to have gone at times.
He told of arresting Harry Moore
December 13 on vagrancy and in
vestigation charges. He said Moore
had put in a long distance tele-
phone call at the Bencor hotel under
an assumed name. The call, he said,
was to a woman in Kansas City.
F. v. Daley, detective OF the n.
L. Pierce agency. who had conducted
the case under President McLendon,
then testified. He declared that
Easley had lived at the Florence
hotel under the name of Harry
Moore. and that from December
to December IL he lived at the Ben
cor hotel under the name of G. l..
Mills. He said no had never been
able to find a person going by the
name of John Easley. and that a
thorough Investigation of cafes and
hotels failed to show that any one
was engaged in removing slops, for
which purpose Easley was supposed
to have been employed. He said that
scme of the restaurants told him that
they had to look after removal OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03
LICENSE APPLICATIONS
ARE REFERRED TO CL0E


Applicants for licenses to operate
hotels. lodging houses and pool rooms
are being referred to Commissioner Of
Public Safety w B. Cloe by the IL
cense department. No permits were
issued Monday, for rooming houses,
although five or six were issued for
pool rooms.sit was said. A
Receipts of the license department
Tuesday 'tota1ed 'S19,143.15, $4,000
ahead of the first day of 1922. with
$50 licenses issued. Twenty-eight
dog tags. fifteen behind last year
We're issued Tueday.
More than / 800 chauffeur are ex-
pected to take out city licenses,
which were due Tuesday and will be-
come delinquent January Is. A. G
Smith. jitney Inspectors will be IN
room 20, city hall, every day to issue
licenses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03
PRATT TO TAKE OFFICE
AS BIB COUNTY JUDGE

CENTREvILLE, Ala, Jan. 2.-(Spe-
al.)-Judge w. ]. Nicholson is hold
ing the last term of county court
before he rotires from office on jan
uary Is. He will be succeeded by
Judge w. L. Pratt, who was elected
in November. Judge Pratt has al
ready served as probate judge for II
years.
Robert Thrasher, clerk of the cir
cult court. will be succeeded by Har-
per Stacey. Thrasher did not offer fer
reelection. j. S. Ward will take
charge of the sheriffs office. He
served one term and is familiar with
the duties of the office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
AND OLD CITIZEN DIES

Joseph H. Weatherly, age SO, died
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Richard Heine at
Tal1adega. Survived by two daGgh-
tiers, Mrs. Heine and Miss Florence
Weatherly of Jacksonville, Ala. and
a son, Joseph G. Weatherly of Wash
ington, ID. C.
The body will tie received in Biz
mingham Wednesday morning and
funeral services will be held at Jones
Chapel at 2;30 o'clock with burial at
Elmwood.
The deceased was studying for the
ministry at Howard college when the
civil war was declared and volun-
teered in the Confederate army and
served four years in General Pettus'
command. After the war he resumed
his studies and graduated. He settled
in Birmingham in the early eighties
and was one of the founders of the
Birmingham Chronicle. He moved
from Birmingham a short time ago
to make his home with his daughter
at Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03

Before a large gathering of vet
Grams and their friends officers of
Birmingham Camp No. l United Span
ish war for the ensuing year were
installed Tuesday night by Louis
Gibson, department adjutant.
The installation was held at the
United Temple Fourth avenue. and
preceding the installation short
program was rendered. Talks were
made by Louis Blau, John A. Holmes,
Jr, e. E. Spangenberg and others.
Charles J. Becker department aide de
camp was master of ceremonies. Re
freshments were served
The officers installed were Louis
Blau, camp commander (re-elected
William S Sizemore, senior vice com
mander; William ]. Holley, junior
commander; r. i. Luken, officer of
the day; ]. B. Kelley, officer of the
guard; Mr.. Powell, Mr.. Montgomery,
and Mr. Wells. trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03

FIREBUG BURGLAR SETS
FIRE TO WEST END HOUSE

The fire bug burglar again made
hi appearance in West End Tuesday
at midnight, when he set fire to the
lattice work on the rear porch of
Thomas Weinsterm, 90s st. Charles
street. The fire was discovered by
the occupants of the house and the
burglar scared off. No clue was
found.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03
THE WEATHER

Extreme northwest Florida, Ala
bama and Mississippi: Fair and cool
er Wednesday; Thursday fair.
Tennessee: Fair in west and clear
ing in east portion; Wednesday cold
er; Thursday fair,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03

Public Schools Open-With few alb
sentees che Birmingham public
schools opened Tuesday morning fol-
lowing the holiday vacation. The
first days sessions We're largely at
tended and, according to DIR. C. r
Glenn, superintendent, the schedule
was carried out in satisfactory
manner
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03

Summary OF observations made at sta
lions OF the United States Weather Bureau
during the "a hours ending at p. m. Goth
meridian time. January 2. f923:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03

face of their statements, I still in
sisted that Moore be removed from
0ffira
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-07

the Oregon Trail captained 6y
Lewis and Clark. forms one OF the
really thrilling episodes in the
history Of the United States. Am
erica was young then and ie"
dreamed that the ne WterutoTy
opened through the daring o! the
explorers along the Oregon ran
would be worth billions Of dollars
to the world and particularly TO the
American flag.
Family laden prairie scno'he,'s
numbering and creaking from the
gruelfng crawl across the simmer
ing desert where the sun-deEIls
danced q sard0nically gleetul jig;
gaun- horsemen thanking the cara
van. alcr. for the shadow OF
tragedy that ever lowered over the
rim of the foothills or lurked in the
cnaDarrel in the form Of painted
indians: din7-Starred nights when
grass about the Pickering camp
fire were awakened by the soul
chilling pitch IF the warwnoop,
the cracEle and flash Of rifles IN
the shadows: these are the things
that have been wildly portrayed IN
this epic Of the faded west.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-07
THEODORE ROBERTS GRUMPY

Theodore ROBERTS, mat Io'a0Ie
old soul Of the screen has given
many pleasing moment to photo
7lav fans by his characterizations
in the Wallace Reid automobile
stories and in The Old Home
stead" but as Grumpy in the pic
ture Of that name he els said ito
surrrass any previous characterize
ton. His role is quite different
from former ones and with May
MacAvoy and Conrad Nagel gives
one Of the most pleasing pictures
of the year to the screen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-07
STARS IN EXTERNAL CITY,

Count the stars in Eternal
City Barbara La Mari, David
Powell. Lionel Belmore, Richard
Bennett and Nontagu Love, all en-
Jagcd for the Forthcoming produc-
ton Of the famous Hall Caine ro-
mancc. George Fitzmaurice, who
directed "On With the Dance"
TO Have and To Hold and
score Of other screen hits is now
producing d" The Eternal City" in
Rome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-07

THE WEEKS PROGRAM
Monday and Tuesday-Theo-
dore Roberts in Grumpy"
High Flyers" Comedy.
Wednesday-Dorothy Phillips
in The Worlds a Stage" % by
Elinor Glynn; pardon My
Glove comedy.
Thursday and Friday-Pola
Negri in Bella Donna;
AesoP's Fables.
Saturday-"The Oregon Trail,
Tom Nix in Arabia" Char
lie Chaplin in The Vaga-
bond"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
CANADA'S IDLE WATER POWER
Estimated That 81 Per Cent of Avail
able Potency Has Yet to Be
Harnessed.

Canada's waterfalls developed 3,OO0,-
during 1922. The revenue to manu-
facturers from this power amounted
to $81 100000, according to a report
issued by the federal water powers
branch of the Dominion government.
Ontario, with Niagara Falls as it's
tion among the provinces with $780,
600 horsepower, the report shows.
Quebec followed closely with 1,100,-
900 horsepower, and British Columbia
was third with 10000. The remain
der was distributed among Manitoba,
Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and Prince Edward island.
Despite the high cost of construc-
ton, hydro-power development in
stalled last year totaled $4,000 horse
power. Total capital invested In wa
ter power is estimated at $500, $685.
731. Horsepower development amounts
to 1877 per 1000 Of Canada's popula-
ton.
Demand upon industrial centers for
greater production is increasing with
the cultivation of new stretches of
farm land In the West" the report
states. Industrial experts are urg-
ing rapid installation of hydro-power
plants with view to providing ma
chinery and other farm supplies at a
lower cost, and thus stimulate the
greater settlement of lands"
Water power now In use represents
a little over per cent of Canada's
total water power resources, which
are estimated by the report at 41,700,-
horsepower.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24

Plttsfleld will plant $4,000 trees this
year, mainly spruce, in the campaign
for forest conservation started by for
esters Of New England at a meeting
in Boston this winter. Other COM
munlty forest paintings will be made
in various parts of the state.
In general the trees to be set out in
the western counties are spruce. In
the eastern counties the paintings will
be Of white pine. AS a means of COM
batting the serious ravages Of white
pine blister rust the state Is offering
the immune Scotch pines to be min.
gled In the new forest areas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
Tree PLANTING In Massachusetts.

Massachusetts will have the big
gest tree planting bee in its history
this spring when 100000 pines and
spruces are set out by cities, towns
and private citizens on waste land.
Most Of the young trees will be sold
at nominal cost by the state.
There has been decided awaken
ing in Massachusetts to the need of
forest conservation" said Chief For
ester II. o. Cook recently. I'm the
state nurseries, in which we raise
pines and spruces, we have 100000
trees of the best age for transplanting
There is such an increased interest in
this subject that we expect to pro
duce transplantable trees in our
nurseries at rate in excess of 1000,
900 annually"
The lowest estimated cost Of the for
est paintings Is two cents for each
little tree. The entire cost probably
will exceed $4,000 In so years the
trees should be worth 100000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
JUDGES IDEA OF JUSTICE
Shown to Defaultine Banker and
Severity to Chicken Thief.

Judge Swartz' resignation after
36 years on the bench in Montgomery
county reminds me of letter which
l once received from him, "Girard"
writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer
He had sentenced a man to several
years in prison for stealing chickens.
The value of the booty was only a
few dollars.
1t happened on the same day that
another judge In a central Pennsyl-
vanla county had sentenced a bank
president to one year In prison.
The banker had Incorporated
over 100000, and for a period Of
many years he had falsified the ac-
counts of the bank as returned to the
comptroller of the currency. These
two items were printed together In a
Philadelphia newspaper as showing
the difference In judicial severity.
The letter got from Judge Swartz
said it appeared on the face of 1t as
IL he had punished his man too hard,
but the fact was the chicken thief was
an old offender, to whom a term in
prison meant no mental stress.
The bank president, argued Judge
Swartz, would be punished the more
severely by his brief term In Jail, due
to his higher standards of life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
Notice 10 Creditors.

MI MoIlCE is hereby given that the sub
Serioer has obtained from the Orphans
ooult Oh Montgomery county, Md, letters
'eS'amentary on the personal estate Of
MARY FARRoW READING,
,a,e Oh Montgomery county, deceased. All
p pnSols having claims against said de-
SoaSeu are hereby warned to exhibit the
s Sae, win the vouchers thereof to the
I oUsolIDeF on or before the 25th day of
S he aai.yi lSza otherwise they may. by law,
All eA v from all benefit of said estate.
requested to make immediate navment
Glyen under my hand this 25th day Of
July. 1923. inns -''' ""'
,.o. JOSEPH G. READING.
'uiS <'-ot Executor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
FlohtIno Mexican Bean Beetle

A promising parasite has been found
for the control of the Mexican bean
beetle, which is rapidly spreading in
the southern states. This parasite
preys upon at least two species of the
genus to which the bean beetle be-
longs. Also there has been found In
Mexico two varieties of beans which
show promise of resistance to the in
furious attack of the bean beetle. One
Is a native white bean and the other
wild brown bean, the latter growing
very abundantly along stream in
southern Mexico.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
Notice To Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the SUBJ
scriber has obtained from the Orpbans'
Court OF MONTGOMERY county, Md, letters
OF administration on the personal estate of
BRADLEY W. WAKEFIELD.
late OF Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber, on or before the 18th day Of
January, 1924; they may otherwise, by
law, be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
July, 1923.
GEORGE E. WAKEFIELD,
July 27.6t Administratrix
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-08-24
Valuable Anesthetic.

Butyn, new drug, is a substitute
for cocaine in dental and eye work
and, also in minor surgery. 1t is a
synthetic product and it is said the
anesthesia produced is more profound
and prolonged than that produced by
cocaine. 1t is not derivativc of co.
caine and has no attractions for the
drug taker.
The Washington times., 1923-09-15
WAL TON RE n I
INCREASE IS
ALLOWED
Slight Cuts Are Made in Apart
ments at $50 Irving
Street.

The District Rent Commission to-
day handed down determinations fix
ing rental rates in two Washington
apartment houses, The Walton, 1416
r. street r".ts7"est, and 1880 Irving
street northwestI
ILe lHt~a Ia Ahe Walton are fixed
at rate which averages slightly in
excess of the former rates paid by
the tenants but considerably below
the rates asked by the owner in
presenting new leases, which were
the basis of complaint.
In twelve Of the twenty-eight
apartments in The Walton, rentals
are raised $3.50 a month above the
former schedule and in three the
monthly rental is increased by $3.50.
The rental in three apartments is
ordered decreased by $3.50, SIS and
$3.50 a month. In the remainder Of
the cases no change is made.
The Walton is given a valuation of
$S5, 900, and an allowance Of $7,110
a year is made for maintenance. A
return Of "a per cent is allowed.
The rentals in 1880 Irving street
are slightly decreased in the aver
age. There are. twelve apartments,
one OF them occupied by Luther G.
Steward, president of the National
Federation Of Federal Employees. A
valuation of $4,000 is fixed, with a
maintenance allowance of $4,25O a
year. A return Of per cent is al
lowed.
The Washington times., 1923-09-15
$4,000 SCHOOL
CH|LDRENT To
ENROLL
Four Per Cent Increase Over
Last Year Expected for
Opening Monday.

District school officials today es-
timated that approximately $500
Washington boys and girls will re-
port to the various high and graded
schools Monday morning for the
school season of 1923-24.
This is about 4 per cent, more
pupils than were taken care of last
year, and will keep many of the
schools running on shifts.
81 believe, however," Assistant
superintendent Kramer said today,
that despite the increase we will
be able to handle the situation a
trifle better than last year"
Parents are admonished to send
their children Monday morning to
the same school they attended last
year, where they will be properly
promoted or transferred.
The Franklin school today has
the appearance of department
store on the night before Christ
mas. School teachers are making
last minute ARRANGEMENTS. children
who live outside Of Washington are
seeking permission to enroll here
examinations are In progress, and
numberless MEETINGS. formal and
informal. are being held.
The most iYnnortant meetings he
ing held are those bv the supervis
ing PRINCIPALS. who are completine
arrangements with the teachers un
| dor +tonrn OF thai,. ~e~recti1a Off'~cS
Tt is announced that the onenins
n1enting for lcipder~arter teachers
viii he held at 2 O'CLOCK Monday
! aFte~noon at the Wilson Norma
School.
The Washington times., 1923-09-15
GIVEN IN
R. |. AVE NUE.
0NIEST
]. r Schumacher Heads List
Of Is Rewarded for Best
Lawns and Gardens.

J. p. Schumacher, 1713 Kearney
street northeast, was awarded the
first of twenty-five prizes offered
for the best lawns and gardens by
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association last night in the Sher.
wood Presbyterian Church.
/ The awards were made by Dis
/ trict Engineer Commissioner J..
Franklin Bell, L. G. Corbett, De.
partment of Agriculture hort.cul-
.turist, and Ira B. Nutter, presi.
dent of the association, judges in
the contest. The judges made their
tour. OF inspection September, z
Addresses were made by Commits
sioner Bell, Congressman Stewart
f. Reed, of West Virginia, and
Bristow Adams, of Ithaca. N. Y, a
former resident of woodbridge, who
told of the beginning Of the an
nual lawn and garden contests
there. Oscar F. Ellis was in charge
of the contest.
Honors were awarded in the fol-
lowing order:
j. P. Schumacher. 1918 Kearney
street; Mrs. A. B. Beck, 2307 Wood
ridge street; w. B. Gutenberg, 2908
South Dakota avenue; RI j. Haskell
1902 Lawrence street: J.. G. Wink
jer, 1921 Lawrence street; H. D.
M!ser, 3017 Sixteenth street; James
H. Kesecker, 1881 Brentwood road;
Mrs. G. Rodrock. 5000 South Da-
kota avenue; A. Warren Davenport.
1904 Monroe street; G. r.. Wilson.
1926 Eighteenth street; NJ. C. Will
son, 1900 Carlton avenue.
The following received honorable
mention; w. l.. Hayhoe, 2606 Nor
roe street; Leslie Carlton, 1917
Lawrence street; r. C. Goodhart.
1913 Twentieth street; H. B. Match
EFT, 1900 Monroe street; A. C. Proc
tor, 2501 Irving street; A. L. Peter
son, 1917 Seventeenth street; r. S.
Coleman, 1911 Lawrence street; Will
lam M. Collins, 30O2 Twenty-fifth
street; Harold Ccle, 3019 Twenty
sixth street; Mrs. n. M. Mcdowell,
1870 Rhode Island avenue; Levi
Morgan. 30lS Twenty.fifth street,
Daniel Sawyer, 1926 Kearney street
I. D. Zoos, 1895 Eighteenth street;
C. c.. March, 1910 Twentieth street;
H. I. Meader, 1852 Myrtle avenue,
j. G. Jones, 1905 Jackson street;
Ira B. Nutter, 1919 Brentwood road;
Fred M. Haas, 5000 Sixteenth street;
Mrs. Mary A. Sadler. 1896 Twenty
fourth street; c.. A. Pfau, 2630 Mon
roe street; w. H. Black, 1900
Twenty-sixth street.
The Washington times., 1923-09-15
TO REPRESENT DISTRICT
ROTARlANS AT MEETING

Arthur D. Marks, president, and
Roland Whitehurst, secretary Of
the Washington Rotary Club, will
represent local Rotarians at the
district conference of Rotary execu-
tives at Gettysburg, Pa, September
% and 20.
The conference will bring together
officers of clubs throughout the
thirty-fourth Rotary district. COM
prising parts of Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. The conference
has been called by George w.
Bahll1e, of Baltimore, head Of the
district.
AS entertainment features in con-
nection with the conference there
will be a banquet the opening
night and tour of the battlefield
the following afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-09-15
LAWYER NAMES DRUG
CLERK IN DIVORCE SUIT

Louis T.. Tanner lawyer, with Of
fees in the Fendall building. today
filed his answer in the District Su-
nreme Court to the suit of his wife,
Mrs. Veronica M. Tanner, for main
'enance and the custody of their two
children.
The wife alleged cruelty and de-
sertion. both OF which charges Tan
ner denies. He filed a CROSS Fjll
against his wife for an absolute di"
''o"ce. alleging misconduct and nora
ing a clerk in a drug store. Tan
ner also asks for the custody Of the
children.
The Washington times., 1923-09-15
Ri. ISSUES.
MAI. BOX
ORDER
All Apartment Houses Must
Provide for Safety, Or
Lose Delivery.

The placing Of letter boxes in
apartment house Hobbies in the
future must be under supervision
Of postal officials, or in compliance
with postal regulations fromed to-
day in an order issued by First
Assistant Postmaster General
Bartlett.
May Refuse Mail.
Failure to meet the requirements
of the department in this respect
win result IN. refusal to. deliver
mail until proper safeguards are
provided for mail.
The new order. following that Of
last year which required the install.
lation IN every private home Of 4
door slot or mail box. 10 another
step toward complete safeguarding
Of the mail from the time It leaves
the nailer's hand until II reaches
the hand Of the addressee.
The order provides that an new
apartment houses which do not have
IA miniature spostofficef at the desk,
but which have system OF mail
boxes in the lobby shall ''ik they
expect carriers to leave mail in the
mail boxes. provide q system OF
boxes which shall be reasonably
safe from depredations and larceny"
Master Key Required.
The boxes must be made in nests
or groups and the carrier must be
provided with a master KEY which
will give him access to the boxes
for depositing mail. The order also
provides that boxes shall be large
enough to receive magazines and
papers. Under the new regulations
an individual key to each box must
also be provided for the use Of Tle
tenant.
With the installation of the
boxes in compliance with the order
and with the approval OF the Post
office department. mail deposited in
such boxes win be protected by the
criminal laws against disturbance
or unauthorized withdrawal.
The order does not specify any
definite box or make Of boxes nor
does 1t apply to boxes which were
installed prior to the issuance of
the order.
The order is issued ''as a result
Of innumerable requests for some
protection to the mail in apartment
house boxes, there having been
many instances of theft and depre-
dalton reported to the department"