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Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-12
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
 TO HARDING BUILT AT MARION, OH|O
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-A na- tional memorial to the late President Harding, to be erected at Marion, O., was discussed today with President Coolidge by Brig. Gen. Sawyer.
ALASKA RAILROAD SCHEDULE

Trains leave Seward northbound 8 a. m., Mondays and Thursdays, for Anchorage, Curry, Nenana and Fair banks. Trains arrive Seward 7:45 D. m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays from the North.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-12
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
 SEARCH AMERICAN
 SHIPS AT NAPLES.

LONDON, Sept. 12.--The United States liner President Wilson, which arrived at Naples last Friday was boarded by detachment of Italian carabinieres seeking Greeks of mili- tary age. The captain vigorously pro- tested against the action as a viola tion of the law of nations.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-12
LISTEN:

Everybody is doing it now. Wat? The Turkey trot to Dryden's Grocery Why? Because the prices are right; the more sales the lower the prices. His stock is small and fresh on every boat. Service day or night.
 Fox trot delivery.
 Phone Madison 62. If
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-12

Read one uf the latest books or fc- fion for 15 cents at Urbach's.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-12
Saturday Gateway. s per year.

LABORERS WANTED - Muckers and concrete mixers, wages $6 per day; three months work. Warrick Construction Co.,, new Federal Build ing, Cordova, Alaska kl7
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29
WEATHER HOKUM

old-time superstitions about the weather are beng ex-
ploded one after the other. The latest exposure is the tradi-
ton that rain follows a big battle. Popular notion is that can
nonading starts a downpour. That's sometimes tried TO pro-
duce rain ~artifcially during a drouth.
The Weather Bureau in Washington, ID. Cs admits that
rain often follows a battle, in the ordinary course OF events,
just as it often follows a dog fight, a baseball game or a bridge
party. But that's just chance, and the rain would have come,
battle or no battle.
How did people first get the notion that rain followed bat
ties? Probably because troop movements, preceding a battle,
are best carried out during fair weather, a dry spell. And the
dry spell naturally comes before a rain.
One might just as we'll reason that fair weather precedes
a battle.
Maybe you were raised on a farm and acquired a lot Of
superstition about the moons effect on weather. Many gene
rations of soil tillers always planted seed in 1.-The dark OF the
MOON"
The Weather Bureau again steps in, and says modern
science lis unable to find any evidence that the moon affects
the weather to any appreciate extent"
The movements of our atmosphere generate our weather
changes. These movements represent the dissipation or using
up of a great amount Of energy in the form of heat. This heat
comes from the sun. The moon is a cold dead planet and
sends no heat to us. So it can't influence the weather notice
ably.
The moon, pulling on the earth, does cause a tide in the
air, same as it causes ocean tides. But delicate measurements
show that this moon-caused air tide is insignificant in its
effects.
Weather is regulated by the sun, almost entirely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

fession.
@. When was the protective tariff
first heard of in the United StatesR
p. S. B.
A. The first piece of legislation
by Congress after the adoption of
the Constitution was the tariff act of
July 4, 1889. The main purpose of
this was revenue. but protection %ad
also extended to certain indust1ieA
which it was desired to encouragel
such as glass and earthenware. In
1916 protection was extended to tex
tiles, hats, cabinet wares, leather aEnd
paper, and in 1924 other industriej
were demanding protection. In 1929
@. When was the Blue Danube
first played Nv. w.
A. The Blue Danube Waltz of
Johann Strauss was first played at
the Dianasalle, Vienna, on February
10, 1867. In the same season it wa
given at the Paris Exposition, with
Strauss conducting. In that autumn
it was heard in London at the Co
vent Garden Promenade Concerts. All
Vienna and Paris it was given IL
original form, for orchestra and
chorus, but in London, after some
three weeks rehearsal, Strauss de
cided to dispense with the chorus. so
that 1t was performed by orchestra
only.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

Does the Prince of Wales ex-
pect to visit his Canadian ranch
again ?-F'. II.
A. 1t is stated that he intends to
make visits to his Alberta ranch an
nual events unless affairs of the
Empire interfere.
@. How long have colleges grant
ed degrees to graduates?-S. p.
A. The present academic degrees
do not date back continuously fur
Their than the Middle Ages. AS the
titles Doctor and Master show, they
were originally nothing more nor
less than licenses to teach.
@. When Washington held re-
ceptions. did he shake hands with
his visitors I'd. A.
A. An historian records that at
his Tuesday afternoon levees wash
ington received them with a digni-
fled bow" and allowed guests ito
pass on without the shake of the
hand"
Q. Is it painful to cattle to cut
off their horns &c. T.
A. Clippers or shears for the
operation of dehorning have been
invented wherewith it is performed
quickly and with comparatively little
pain and scarcely any disturbance of
the animals normal functions on
condition.
@. What do the names Morocco,
Algeria, Congo, and Abyssinia
mean?-H. L.
A. Morocco is from the native
"Maghrib." meaning far west; AL
geria, from the Arabian "Al-jazira'
meaning island or peninsula; Congo,
from name of tribe "MosicoEeo";
and Abyssinia from the Arabic "Ha-
bash" meaning mixed and referring
to the population.
there was a protective tariff so high
that it was called a tariff of abom-
nations"
@. Was Monsieur Beaucaire"
Booth Tarkington's first book ?-M.
B.. l..
A. Tarkington's first novel was
1.-THE Gentleman From Indiana"
published in 1899. Monsieur Beau
caire'' followed in 1900.
@. How fast are the finer tapes
tries woven?-G. II. l..
A. In high art haute-lisses tap
e%stries, well filled with personages,
the artist-weaver can weave only
about a square yard in a year. These
tapestries are woven on upright
looms. Basse-lisse tapestries, those
woven on horizontal looms at which
the weaver works with his feet as
well as with his hands, are produced
about one-third more rapidly. 1t
requires ~ to Is years to educate a
novice in the mysteries of the ro-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

made according to the Direction and
Regulation of the above recited act
of this province, shall be and are
hereby made liable to be impownded
and the wner paying the damage
done by them" The act provides
that the person "Damnified" shall
select two appraisers, who shall also
view the sufficiency of the fences.
The act declares the pound of Jacob
Doughty at Burlington to be deemed
a lawful pound, but does not men
ton any other.
These three constitute the Perth
Amboy Bradford, a book printed in
Perth Amboy almost a generation
before there was any attempt to
locate a permanent printing plant in
New Jersey; printed by one of the
great men of his day, which was a
long one, a printer whose grave in
Trinity churchyard Is a shrine visited
annually by thousands of the craft
of which he vas a deservedly honor
ed pioneer in the cities of New York
and Philadelphia and the state of
New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29
Health Talks
A Personal Test

We often hear people say they arr
in perfect condition. They may be
suffering from poisoning of the
blood stream by a number of agents
of which they know nothing. The
confidence of most people in them
selves is an omen that augurs well in
many cases, but oft-times it causes
a drain on the nerves or muscular
without the knowledge of the pa
tlent as the real cause or condition.
Decisions of what constitutes per-
feet health are not at all uncommon
in large numbers of people. They
frequently say There is nothing the
matter with me. 1 eat well and
sleep well. My work does not tire
me. | nave no trouble and
my weight is normal and does not
change to any appreciable extent"
Good! The apparently strong re-
sistance of such people is the n
condition that is extremely danger
Gus. have people come to me with
the story of overwork on breakdown
almost every day. The socalled
breakdown is often due to infection
from some aus or inter-eurrent
infection of which they know moth
ing.
often they have tried to remedy
their weakened condition by chang.
ing or ceasing various habits. One
gives up tobacco, another stops
drinking coffee, while a third says
no more red meats for me-"
Most people have acquired by imi.
tation and a number of unhygenit
habits a body condition that must
be remedied If they are to pass mid
die life successfully.
The personal test or health exam.
ination given by a real physician
will do more to put you on the right
track and give you the personal
knowledge that will bring you to
the point OF real health.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29
Asked and answered

Any reader can get the answer to
n question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. Direc-
tor. Washington. d, C. This offer
applies strictly to information. The
bureau will not attempt. to a. wer
medicinal and financial troubles. it
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly.
Civ full name and address and en-
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29
AThe Daily Grind at New Brunswick

The daily grind of recounting the ballots in the freebooter con-
test continues at New Brunswick. 1t will be several weeks yet
before the work is finished. Two men engaged in the count have
collapsed under the ordeal, and the strain becomes greater every
lay. When one considers what this means physically to the men
DING the counting, not to mention the expense involved, one won
iers why the people persist in this old, Anticipated system of voting
rem the modern voting machine can do the work with absolute
uracy and give the result as soon as the polls are closed.
Why is it that we will readily enough adopt the improve
n p that inventive genius has given to mankind in our private
= @Dos, but when it comes to public business we cling persBtently
a pL~- cold, Anticipated methodist For many years after the inven-
BE ia Z d the typesetting machine, and when all private printing
I'D installed them, the government printing office at Wash
no I1lNNntinued the old system of setting type by hand. Event
49, d Mgever, the machine had to be adopted. The volume OF
~ psWbecame so great that it could not be done by hand any
!E%1fss Hl he same will be true Of voting. The number of ballots
34k4bsa1 llg each year, and the task Of recounting them becomes
nj "a illus after each election, and there are bound to be re-
u rs ~1g as the original counting is done by tired and weary
1.-The P GERS. Once the voting machine is installed and the
8. CHI used them a few times, they will wonder how they
asz-gswithout them, just as the people wonder now how
along without the telephone and the automobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

says she is not broke. But she said
it before Christmas.
Hopwood, playwright, has quit
work until taxes are reduced, so is
in for a long loaf.
A New Hampshire couple has
stayed married 60 years in spite of
Christmas bills coming in.
Conan Doyle says he wishes he
hadn't written Sherlock Holmes, but
nobody else does.
Christmas mail increased 10 per
cent this year, indicating everybody
got a Christmas card.
The latest portrait of Paderewski,
the pianist, shows he is still mad at
all BARRIERS.
/ New York man begged to be ar
rested. Cops refused. Such treat
ment indicates he is a b~ootlegger.
The largest movie plant in the
world is being built near New York
and her prohibition agents.
People in Jail during the holidays
will enjoy learning a Boston Judge
has been indicted.
People who eat in boarding houses
will enjoy learning a Boston landlady
Is in Jail
People whose packages arrived
late may like to know a Portland
(Me.) postman got jailed.
People who burn coal will be sorry
to learn a Seattle Goa dealer only
broke his arm.
News from London. Man found q
white robin. Perhaps the bird be-
longs to the Ku Klux Khan.
A couple recently married on the
steamboat Leviathan should weather
the matrimonial seas.
Bad news from Munich today
They must be getting hungry. A
man bit off a woman's nose.
San Diego, Calf, claims to have
the biggest bass viol in the world
and it isn't Hi Johnson.
A York (Pa.) auto hit a street cal
that wouldn't get out of the way
but didn't hurt it much.
Yale will spend 1884, 900 on new
buildings. 1t is more than Yale
boys spend on hair oil.
World war vet shot two burglars
in Brockport, N. Y. so at last the
war has done some good.
Girl of 16 got a divorce in Pitts
burg, Pa, but hasn't signed a movie
contract yet.
Be careful in talking back to cen-
trail. it may make a telephone pole
hit an auto.
Santa Clause gets the credit and
his wife does most Of the work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

Coolidge buys stamps for his per.
sonal use. A conscience is a nice
thing, but expensive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29
Pert Paragraphs

Boston man paid $3.50 for a Christ.
mas seal. Bought it for his wife
1t was a Hudson seal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

Theda Bara, original film vamp
says she is not broke. But she sait
it before Christmas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

Hopwood, playwright, has qui
work until taxes are reduced, SO il
in for a long loaf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29
Bible Thought For Today

/ JUST AND RIGHT:-A God of truth and without iniquity
It and right is he.-Deuteronomy 1874.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

A New Hampshire couple has
stayed married 60 years in spite of
Christmas bills coming in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

People whose packages arrived
late may like to know a Portland
(Me.) postman got jailed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

People in Jail during the holidays
will enjoy learning a Boston judge
has been indicted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-29

People who eat in boarding houses
will enjoy learning a Boston landlady
Is in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
COUNTY TO VOTE
 ON CONTINUATION OF SCHOOL TAX
August 28 Set For Election On Three Mill And One-
 Mill Levy

An election on the three and one- half mill educational tax to con- tinue the tax for 25 years will be held on August 2S, following the granting of permission to hold the election by the board of revenue Tuesday at its regular semi-weekly meeting. The tax has not been in- creased but the law holds that the tax cannot be collected after the ex- piration of the time limit. which Is only two years distant, and it Is the purpose of the county board of edu- cation to have the tax voted upon to continue for 26 years at the present time in order that the expiration time set by former vote on the ,ques- tion will not interfere with plans and that the tax may be continued without Interruption.
 The money which has been se- cured from the tax In the past has been used mainly for the construc- tion of grammar school buildings but In the future more high school buildings will be erected, 1t was stated Tuesday by members of the county board of education.
 The one-mill tax has been levied since 1901 and has been voted on three different times. while the three-mill tax was voted upon in 1915 for period of ten years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
SUMMER SCHOOL
 ENROLMENT LARGE
Birmingham-Southern College Reg istration Greater Than First Half

Students continued registering Tues day at Birmingham Southern college as classes for the second summer school semester began. Registration for the second term has been open for four days and since that time pr. R. B. Hoke. director. and pr. L. M. Spivey, dean, state they have reg istered more students than were present for the first half. The en- rollment Is quite beyond our expecta- tions." they state.
 The summer school session is scheduled for five weeks, ending about the middle of August. to be run six days per week instead of the usual five.-
 Besides her regular faculty, Bir- mingham- Southern college has se- cured for the summer several addi- tons, and are offering special courses to teachers who desire ex- tension of their certificates.
 One is a course in tests and meas urements by pr. Elmer R. Hoke. who has made a life study of the new science that is rapidly gaining favor In the schools.
 Summer school students will be able to enjoy another benefit college authorities state. In the completion of the new library. donated to the school by M. Paul Phillips in 1922 This new building will be fitted throughout with oak library furnl- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
SECURE OPTION ON GENT RAJ SITE FOR
 N [ W WAREHOUSE
Engineers Making Economic Survey Of Birmingham
 Shipping Situation

The Break in Bulk Birmingham Bonded Warehouse corporation, in corporated In Alabama with a capital stock of s3,oSo,ooo. has acquired op- ton on site for its proposed man. moth warehouse and following the forthcoming report of Lockwood, Green & Co.,, engineers, who are mak- ing an economic survey of the Blr- mingham shipping situation, will close on this option and announce de- tails of capacity, type of construction, auxiliary facilities and the like.
 Paul Chalifoux, building material dealer and capitalist. Is president of the company, T. o. Melton, merchant, is vice president and w. w. Clayton is treasurer.
 The company will have 30,oo0 shares of per cent preferred cumu- lative stock valued at $100 a share. There will be S0,o0o shares of com mon stock at S1 a share.
 Central Site Optioned.
 One of the sites under option Is practically central and consists of 12 to 20 acres. This will be more than ample for the warehouse, which is to have about 2,000,000 square feet of space and numerous side tracks and house tracks. It Is convenient to the railroads and the belt line.
 The warehouse Is intended to meet the demands of manufacturers for storage of quantities of goods to be ready for distribution In adjacent ter ritory in less than carload lots at the saving in freight incident to such a convenience.
 Save Freight Rate.
 It is set forth that with such dis tributing facilities as this kind of warehouse would afford large ship pers of automobiles, canned goods, furniture, cement, produce, four etc. would immediately open division sales offices in Birmingham. It is also pointed out that without such a warehouse. Birmingham and adjacent territory draw their purchases from the nearest large warehouse center and pay the larger freight rate due to the longer haul.
 The Birmingham Trust and Savings company is to be trustee. The fiscal agents. Lowndes Walthour & Co.,, have opened permanent offices in the Steiner building.
 The directors include R. A. Brown, w. L. Brown. Paul K. Chalifoux, W. w. Clayton, H. c. Goodman, T. O. Melton, Hugh Morrow all of Bir- mingham, and J. B. Densmore and John R. Waller of Washington, and Lowndes Wethour of New York member of the cotton cloth broker age firm of Lowndes Walthour & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
OFFERS SPECIAL
 BODY TO PASS ON NEW COURT HOUSE
Board Of Revenue Said To Have Subject Already
 Under Consideration

The proposed bill to be offered to the legislature for the appointment of commission of five members to Investigate the issuance of S1,5O0,000 in bonds for the erection of a new court house, will meet with stiff op- position, according to information given out by various county officials Tuesday. The proposed bill, which Representative Mark Jeter plans to introduce immediately, creates a commission of five members selected from the Birmingham Bar associa- tion. the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants associa- tion, the Bessemer Chamber of Com merce, and the Trades Council and this committee will have power to call for an election on the issuance of $1 300, 900 in bonds for the new court house if it deems the plan ad- visable.
 Let the board of revenue do it. seemed to be the consensus of opin- ion Tuesday and from various sources it was learned that the board of rev. enue already has plans for a new building under consideration.
 The present court house has been crowded for several years and sev- eral grand juries have recommended a larger building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
HITCHCOCK GULLY IS
 TEAM FOR KIWANIS
Famous Comedian Keeps Club In Roar Of Laughter By Stories


 Talks by Raymond Hitchcock. fa- nous comedian. and Fred A. Culley director of the city welfare depart ment. featured the regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel.
 Owing tG the fact that Erskine Ramsay, president of the club, had been called away from the city, by the sudden illness of a relative, Dar- by H. Brown. vice president of the club, presided over the meeting Tues day and introduced the speakers.
 MT. Culley gave the Kiwanians a brief outline of the work being done by this department and stated that although the appropriation amounted to only S15,000 year as much was being done in this work in Birming- ham as in other large cities where the appropriations were considerably larger.
 "We are waging war against tramps," said Mir. Culley. and any one would be doing the city great favor in notifying us if they are touched for money by tramps. We are situated where we can tell whether they are really needy or whether they are simply vagrants and make their living by begging. If they are of the latter type they will be placed on the county roads or else be given an opportunity 10 go to work and earn decent living" Raymond Hitchcock, whose fame as an after dinner speaker has been broadcast over the entire nation. kept the Kiwanians in continuous laughter. He told some inimitable | stories and his personality had an in simultaneously pleasing effect on every one at the luncheon. He was ac- | companied to the luncheon by Harry | Portman, manager of Loews Bijou ] theatre, where Hitchcock is appear I ing this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
MANY VISITORS TOH |GH EXPENSE SENATOR'S PICNIC WORRIES POLICE
Delegation Before Commits sion Seeks Increase In Pay
 To Make Ends Meet

Three members of the Birming gham police force appeared before the city commission at tha meeting Tuesday morning and voiced a plea for a raise in wages that woudl enable them to maintain their families in condition better than incessant deprivation and scraping to make both ends meet. J. E. Reed. not an orator, but speak ing very earnestly, outlined the plight of the men on the force who have seen the cost of living steadily climb. jump to higher levels and spring to profiteerism, whit their incomes were not provided with an elasticity that would stretch over ex- isting conditions.
 7 It was stated that the man joining the police force, under the present system, is paid $110 a month the first year, with an advance of s5 each succeeding year for three $125 a month.
 Commissioner Cloe said that it was with his approval and permission the men were permitted to take on extra work as watchman and guarding at non municipal affairs, and in this way got a little more money at times.
 President McLendon> said the com mission had had the subject in mind for long time, and it was the desire of the board, when the municipal budget is made up in October, if ways and means can be found, to provide an increase for policemen and firemen.
 The committee of policemen, which included W. w. Ellard and c. M. Rig gins. stated that the men asked for pay at the rate of s125 a month for six months for beginners and $150 a month thereafter.