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The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
The WORLD IN
PA R A C R A P H S
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EIoN COUNTRIES
IN LATE DISPATCHES
0olNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE
WESTERN


Charles L. Fransham, young man,
thought to be from Bozeman, Mont,
was ground to death underneath a
freight train at Shoshoni, Idaho.
One hundred and sixty-five en-
ployees of the division shops of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway in
Winona. Mimi, were laid off for an
indefinite period.
Arthur Covelle, crippled mystic and
astrologer was found guilty of first de-
gree murder for his part in the Staying
OF Mrs. Ebba Covelle, his sister-in-
law, by jury of two women and ten
men in the Circuit Court at Coquille,
Ore. Under the Oregon law, the
death penalty by hanging is the only
possible sentence.
The pilot of an airplane must be pre-
pared to pay damages If his ship col
lides with an automobile, according to
Superior Judge Leslie NJ. Hewitt of
Los Angeles, who awarded Judgment
for $51.90 to Albert and C. S. b.
Krohn, plaintiffs in suit against Ell
liott Fl. Barrett, attorney-aviator. Bar
rett's plane, evidence showed, swooped
down upon the plaintiffs car IN the
back yard of the Krohn residence and
slightly damaged both house and auto
mobile.
The shock of learning that her hus-
band, whom she believed dead, Is alive
and awaiting death on the gallows for
murder, has caused Mrs. Alexander A.
Kels of Lodi, Calf, to suffer q nerv-
Gus breakdown, 1t was said by Mrs Il.
@. Staples, sister of the condemned
man. Mrs. Kels is suffering mental
ly and physically" Mrs. Staples as
serted. "She is confined in bed and
we fear complete breakdown. She
Is too nervous to see anyone and we
are worried over her condition"
For attacking a mad dog on
crowded downtown street in Long
Beach, Calf, and choking it to death
with her bare hands, after 1t had bit
ten several persons and was attempt
ing to bite others, Mrs. Grace w.
Newell has been awarded 1924 by the
city council for damages to her cloth
ing and for doctors bills. Mrs. New
ell asked the city to pay SIPS in doc
tor bills and $106 for clothing dam
aged. The city auditor objected, but
members of the council held the
municipality was under moral obliga-
tion to the woman and overruled the
objection.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
WASHINGTON

A call for caucus of Republican
members of the House on Dec. IL has
been issued by Representative VIII r.
Wood, Republican, CT Indiana, chair
man of the Republican congressional
committee.
Eradication of cattle tuberculosis is
making much progress. Nearly 5,000,
600 cattle are under supervision of fed
eral and state veterinary inspectors
and there is waiting list of more
than $4,000 herds that will be tested
as soon as inspectors can get to them,
the Department of Agriculture states.
Fully accredited herds, including both
beef and dairy breeds, now total 661,-
260 cattle, while nearly 100000 more
have successfully passed the first test
in the process of becoming accredited.
When the liner President Harrison
sails from San Francisco on Jan. 5,
she will start the first regular around
the-world passenger and freight serv-
ice, which will be maintained by the
Dollar Steamship line with fortnight
ly sailings, 1t was announced by Capt.
Robert Dollar, the president.
President Coolidge believes the ira
dltional policy of the American gov
ernment would preclude 1t from join
ing with the allied governments in pro-
testing to Germany against the return
of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm or
his father, the former emperor, or in
measures to prevent the re-establish-
ment of the monarchy.
Approximately 1,120 acres of public
coal land in Carbon county, Utah, will
be offered for lease by the land office
at Salt Lake City. Secretary Work of
the Interior Department, in directing
such action, stipulated that there must
be a government royalty of 10 cents
ton for coal mined, minimum in
vestment in mining operations of
$4,000 during the first three years of
the lease, and a minimum production
of 10000 tons of coal year begin
ming with the fourth year.
Federal prohibition officials will
quickly follow up the seizures of a
,arge number of Pennsylvania brew
.ries with seizures of between forty
md fifty breweries in New Jersey,
Ohio, New York and probably few in
other states.
Awards of more than S3,000,000 to
American claimants against Germany
we're announced by the mixed claim
commission. The larger awards were
In favor of the Western Electric Com
pany. S1,5S5,0S9; the Pittsburg Plate
Glass Company, 100000. and the
Texas Company, S547,S45.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
His, Professional Manner.

We like very much the story of the
dentist who went fishing and was dis
gusted at landing a large and orotund
catfish. He seized the beast firmly
round its waist and began to work the
hook out. Quite automatically and
with his usual air of courteous firm
ness he bespoke the fish. "Open wide,"
he said.-New York Evening Post.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
Gallery MIGHT Do,

A youngster with plenty of sang
froid, but little money, was inviting
his best girl to go to see the stock
company at local theater. "Well,
I'll get the tickets this afternoon" he
said. 'How's your hearing and eye
sightT
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
Small and LARGE Sea Shells.

There are shells so small that they
can only be seen by the aid of mi
croscope. Others are very large. The
two valves of the giant clam weigh
five hundred pounds or more. The
coloring of the interior of many sea
shells is of wonderful beauty.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
Woman's Counsel.

Let no man value at little price
virtuous woman's counsel. Her
winged spirit is feathered oftentimes
with heavenly words and like her
beauty, ravishing and pure.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
Anticipated Applause.

Speaking of vanity, politician
the day before he was to make GER
tain speech, sent 41-Fage report of 1t
to all the papers. On page 80 appeared
this paragraph: 'But the hour grows
late and 1 must close" (Cries of mo.
mol Go on u Go on!'O
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
HiuhhroW Chatter.

In talking with a gifted highbrow
one finds himself summoning up all
the information he generally hasn't
much use for.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
FOREIGN

The soviet commIssarfat OF labor
has decreed six-hour working day for
all underground workers.
The police OF Manila revealed that
they had thwarted an attempt by 100
Chinese, most of them armed, to lynch
a wealthy Chinese whom they charged
with breaking their code of ethics by
selling young Chinese girls TO Span
iards. Police dispersed the mob, ar
resting five of Its members.
Great Britain, according to the
Ekstrabladet recently made overtures
to Denmark for buying Greenland,
asking in addition that she be allowed
to make the first offer Of purchase II
Denmark wished to sell at n future
date. The reply of the Danish govern
ment, the newspaper says, was that
the island was not for sale and never
would be.
Official announcement is made that
the Mexican government has proposed
to Washington the adoption OF pos
tai convention making possible the In
auguration of a c. o. u. mail service
between the two countries. Consider
able saving would be possible for Mex
lean consumers, 1t is pointed out. II
they could order small articles direct
from manufacturers in the states and
pay, upon delivery, postal, customs
and other charges.
1t is estimated in Toxic by the Chu-
gal Shimbun, an authority on finance,
that the current year will show an ex-
cess Of imports over exports of Co.,
100000 yen, which Is record. The
paper does not look for great de-
mand in America for raw silk, the sea-
son now being late, while foreign COM
petition, the low price of silver and
the anti-Japanese movement tend
against an increase in the cotton goods
trade with China.
Indignation and surprise were re-
ported in French official circles over
the report from Brussels that Berlin
had granted passports to the former
kaiser to return to Germany. If VIII
helm is allowed to return to German
soil France may seek n united ally de-
mand for surrender of the kaiser for
trial Foreign office officials pointed
out that under article DOT of the Yer
sailles treaty Wilhelm may be placed
upon trial before an international tri-
bunal.
The production of tobacco is fast
superseding wheat growing in But
garla. Once almost exclusively a
wheat-raislng country, today Bulgaria
has ten acres in tobacco against one
in the cereal. Bulgarian farmers
were taken into European Turkey be-
fore the war to work in the tobacco
fields, and learned the business
thoroughly. Unsettled conditions have
killed the industry in Turkey, so the
Bulgarians are returning to their own
country, bringing the industry with
them. Farmers find there is six to
eight times more profit in field of
tobacco than in u field of wheat of
the same size.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
SIMPSON HIGH BEGINS
YEAR-END EXERCISES
Awards To Graduates Will Be Made
Friday Night By Mr.. Malone

With only two days left before
graduation exercises are held Fri
day night at the Simpson High school,
commencement exercises are to move
through two crowded days of activ
ity-Thursday and Friday-to the eli
max Friday night. Activities for
Thursday include defamation con-
test, and a debate between the two
literary societies of the school on
the subject of Resolved, That the
Public Service Utilities of a City
Should Be owned and Operated by
the Municipality"
In the debate Thursday, Clarence
L. McDorman and Joseph L. Hal
combe are to represent the Robert
f. Lee society on the affirmative
side, while Paul Nickerson and John
ID. Lathem will represent the Eumen-
can society on the negative
The program for the defamation
and debate will be as fallows: Invo-
cation, DIR. w. f. Price; Last Leaf"
Land" Telulah Love; musical selec-
tons; Democracy" Clarence H.
Stewart; "The Soul of the Violin"
Evelyn Walker; The Black Horse
and His Rider" John a. Selman
The Highwayman," Elizabeth Nor
ris. The debate is to follow imme-
diately after the defamation exer-
cises. J. Sidney Malloy to preside.
Graduation exercises Friday night
are to begin at $50 O'Clock in the
Simpson High school auditorium. In
vocation is to be given by DIR. Rob-
ert Echols. followed by the saluta-
tory address by Cloe Louis Rogers.
This is to be followed by a muSica
selection, the graduation address will
be delivered by Donald Conner, while
J. NJ. Malone. principal of the high
school, will award diplomas, scholas-
tic medals and athletic letters. Ben
ediction will be pronounced by Dir.
E. Gs Mackey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
FUNERAL SERVICES
AREHELD WEDNESDAY
FOR BROOKS FORBES
Prominent Birmingham Drug
gist Died Suddenly Tues
day At Hospital

Funeral services for Brooks Forbes,
81, pioneer Birgnhmam druggist,
who died suddenly from a heart at
tack Tuesday afternoon, were held
from the residence, 1920 Highland
avenue, at 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, with burial in Elmwood ceme-
terry. DIR n. NJ. Edmonds and Rev.
W. K. Hendrix officiated. with Johns
in charge.
Mr.. Forbes is survived by his
widow and two children. Mrs. Ford
Cromer and Clifford Forbes.
Active pallbearers were Ralph
Flies, DR.. d. S. Moore, w L Fox, J. X.
Eddy, j. +. SHINES, DR.. c. B. Glenn.
DR.. b. d. Sibley and II. G. McCarty.
Mr.. Forbes was sudde My attack ed
Tuesday afternoon when leaving an
automobile in front of his home. Mr..
Forbes was rushed to South High
land infirmary, but died a few min
utes after reaching Che hospital. He
was reported to have been in good
spirits during the day.
He had been resident Of Birming-
ham for the past 80 years. and had
been identified with community life
the entire time. In former years he
was especially active in Masonic
work, being Knight Templar and
Shriner. Mr.. Forbes operated the
Highland pharmacy at Five Points
for the past is years, and the Magic
City Drug company prior to moving
to the SouthSide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
BIRMINGHAM WILL
BENEFIT BY RATES
ON IRON PRODUCTS
New Schedule Proposed By
Carriers Must Operate
BY July |

Birmingham is to benefit substan-
TALLY from the realignment OF IRON
and steel product rates from north-
ern producing points in the new
schedule proposed by the carriers
following order of the Interstate
Commerce commission to nave COM
modify rates between the south and
north realigned by July ! to con-
form to the long and short haul
clause of the transportation act. re
duction of s2.20 ton Is proposed.
On the contrary. New orleans
Pensacola, Mobile, Memphis ana otn :
er points heretofore enjoying a dlf-
ferential in their favor based on
Water-borne rate making practice,
will not only lose their differential,
but will nay higher rate than IN
land cities like Birmingham.
Rates on iron and steel products
from Pittsburg to points named ana
changes proposed by the carriers are
as follows:
Present And Proposed Rates.
To New orleans, Mobile and Pensa-
cola-Present rate. 51A cents; pro-
posed rate, 81 cents.
To Atlanta-Present rate, 70h
cents; proposed rate, So cents.
To ACCOMPLISHMENT rate, 3Sha
cents; proposed rate, Sc cents.
To ingham-Present rate, So
cents: proposed rate, 90 cents.
Under the present rate ton of
structural steel from Pittsburg to
New Orleans. Mobile and Pensacola
carries a freight charge of 5000,
and the charge to Birmingham is
$3.50. Under the proposed rate this
ton of steel will carry a charge of
$3.50 to New Orleans, Mobile and
Pensacola and one of $1160 to Bir-
mingham and Atlanta.
Birmingham will have her rate
| reduced by s2.20 ton, Atlanta's rate
| will be reduced $3.50 a ton. while
| that to the gulf ports will be raised
| $40 a ton and that to Memphis will
be raised $3.50 ton.
Wants Memphis Rate.
Birmin CHAM has asked for the same
rate as Memphis, but will not raise
objection to Atlanta's having the
same rate.
The new rates will apply to a great
variety of products, including, wire,
nails, structural steel, sheets, bars
and the like
Similar reductions are proposed to
be made to Birmingham from
northern producing points with cor
| responding increases on rates to the
| gulf and river cities.
The rates proposed by the rail
roads are subject to review by the
Interstate Commerce commission, but
it is held certain in traffic circles
that Birmingham will get the pro
| posed reduced rates and that posi-
| ton of the gulf cities and Birming
ham will be the reverse of what it
is now in conformity to the order
of the Interstate Commerce commits
| sion to base the rate realignment on
the fourth section of the transporta-
| ton act.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
BRICK AND Tile MEN
WANT LOWER RATES
Delegation Leaves Thursday Night
To Attend Hearing In Atlanta

John w. Sibley. manager of the
Birmingham Clay Products company
other heads of tile and brick facto-
ries and Charles e. Jones. secretary
of the Birmingham Traffic associa-
ton, will leave Thursday night for
Atlanta to attend a hearing on a re-
adjustment of rates on clay prod
ucts in and out of the distric. and
other southern producing points.
1t is claimed that some time ago,
in course of readjustment of rates
on tile to conform to those on brick
the rates on brick were raised to
those on tile. The clay workers OBJ
ject to this and wish the rates on tile
to conform to the lower rates on
brick.
I'VE are now paying 800 per cent
more on brick from producing points
in the district to Birmingham than
prior to the war" said Mr.. Sibley
'The rate for years was rs cents.
Now it Is $2.25 per 1000 and they
wish to raise 1T to SO per 1000. That
is what we are going over to Atlanta
to see about"
1t is understood that if agreement
is not reached with the railroads the
clay workers will appeal directly to
the interstate commerce commission
practically all the brick plants
are busy" said Mr.. Sibley. This in
cludes common as we'll as face brick
plants. and the paving brick works
are also doing we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
VALUABLE HANDBOOK
COMPILED BY STATE
Adjutant General Makes Quadren-
NAL Report OF Military Data

The quadrennial report of the adj
jutant general of Alabama, for the
four-year period ending september
so, 1922, has been placed in pamphlet
form and Is now available. 1t con-
tains $50 pages of reading matter
with variety of data relating to
the national guard and has a mill
tary map OF Ala bama showing the To-
cation of the various commands.
OF special interest to former SOL
diers and their families is the com
plete roster of the Alabama officers
and enlisted men who lost their lives
in the World war. This list embraces
the entire fatality list and states the
manner of death. There is also a
complete list of the medals, decora-
lions and other honors conferred on
the Alabama soldiers incident to their
service and brief sketch of their mill
tary careers. Another compilation is
roster of former guardsmen now in
the regular army The full roster OF
the present state guard is given.
Summary of casualties shows a total
of Ass officers and enlisted men
who lost their lives, 1857 wounded
slightly, 1850 severely wounded, 70
wounded in indetermnate degree, and
| as repatrated prisoners. The total
number who entered military service,
exclusive of the NAVY and marine
| corps and deserters, was 1881.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
REALTY TRANSFERS

]. I. Harden to Maude l.. Herring. lot
in block 10. according to survey by the
West End Land and Improvement COM
pany, for $3.50.
ii. L. Sudduth and Lannie Sudduth TO
j. d. Bristol part of lots and in
block G97, according to the present map
and plan of the city of Birmingham,
for $1,000.
l.. Mosley. lot in block .. Princeton
Land company's survey, for $3.50.
L. F. VERIFY to Margaret c. Gilbert. lot
"A in block 81. according to the map and
survey Of the Birmingh am Ensley Land
and improvement company, for s1,4o0.
Roman p. Laborde to w. II. Parker lot
2 in block 6. according to survey of the
Ensley Development company.
w G. Oliver to Isaac Sirote, lots
and 10, in block 3. North Smithfield. for
S2.S0o.
Christopher F. Gallagher to Willie b.
Jenkins lots and S, in block d. accord
ing to plan and survey known as New
Zealand, for s11oo.
sarah Coleman to c. NJ. McMahen. Jr..
and Kirby McMahen. land in nwH of
Sc 4 of section rs. township Is. range 3,
west, for $4,000.
A. G. Chambers to jamie McLemore,
land in Sc 4 of NV Y of section 4, town
ship IS. range .. west. for $3.50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
ALL DRUGGISTS CLOSE
Birmingham To Entertain State
Pharmacists June 13 And II

Every drug store in Birmingham,
without exception, will close at I
o'clock the evening of June 13. and
every registered pharmacist in the
city will be in attendance at a BAN
quet at the Tutwiler hotel given as
part of an official program at the
annual meeting of the Alabama
Pharmaceutical association, which
convenes that morning for a two
day session.
About 500 delegates are expected
from all parts of the state. Details
of the program have not been Off
c:ally announced but will include,
beside the banquet, a theatre party,
at which practically all Birmingham
druggists will be in attendance, and
an automobile trip to Fairfield on
June IA for an inspection of the hos
pital of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railway company.
The Tutwiler hotel has been chosen
as general headquarters and dele
gates will assemble there for reg
istratiCn. DR.. b. o. Shifflett is in
charge of registration, and Claude
Hagan, general chairman of the con-
vention arrangements.
A delightful two days stay in Bir-
mingham is assured the delegates,
and every effort will be made to en-
terrain as we'll as to transact bust
ness
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
STEWARDSHIP OFFICE
OF PRESBYTERIANS To-
COME TO BIRMINGHAM
Removal Of Committee Head
quarters From Chatta-
nooga Believed Assured

Removal of the headquarters and
offices of the stewardship committee
of the Southern Presbyterian church
from Chattanooga to Birmingham
between now and October 1 is be-
leved to have been practically as
sured following the good offices OF
the Chamber of Commerce in obtain
ing promise of favorable office space.
DR.. NJ e. Melvin is general chair
man Of this committee, which main
tains suite of offices, publishes its
own organ and has a stated force of
16 to 20 office employees The COM
mittee directs the various processes
and energies of mems work in the
Southern Presbyterian church and is
regarded as one of its most impor-
tant ones. The membership of the
committee is opposed of some of the
most prominent leaders in the church
throughout its confines.
Overture to come to Birmi n CHAM
was extended by the Chamber of
Commerce some time ago and the
Chamber has one by one completed
the details of arrangement neces-
sary for acquisition of offices and
the Ike
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
BOUGUS FINED $10O
Taxi Driver Awaiting s,Attack Trial
Given Additional Troubles

Jack O. Bougus, taxi driver. facing
trial next month for an attack on a
young white girl, who claims to have
employed him to take her to the Sal
walton Army Maternity hospital, was
fined 500 and given a To-day jail
sentence on an appealed charge of
disorderly conduct by Judge William
f. Fort Wednesday in the criminal
division of circuit court
According to the evidence, Bougus
had attempted to force his attentions
on young married woman on the
eht of March 10 at a downtown pic
ture show.
Her husband seized him, she said
and took him out of the place.
Bougus surrendered to policemen.
men.
Bougus was given a sentence of $50
and 30 days by Judge Martin, but APP
pealed. Later. he was surrendered by
his bondsmen when he was rearrested
following the alleged attack on a
Knoxville. Tenn, girl. Attempts OF
his attorneys to continue the disor-
derby conduct case on the ground
that the latter happening had placed
him in prejudicial standing were
overruled by Judge Fort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
i7ns. TODAYS
g. = CALENDAR
AT THE MOVIES

Alcazar-"Some Wild Oats" with
an all-star cast.
Galax-Jaek Holt in The Tigers
Claw"
Odeon-"The Social Buccaneer"
Princess-Lester Cuneo in Blue
Blazes."
Rialto-Alice Calhoun in lone
Stolen Night"
Royal-Buck Jones in Rough
Shod," and comedies.
Strand-Thomas Meiehan in 1.-THE
Ne'er Do Well"
AT THE THEATRES
Jefferson-Dark.
Lyric-Keith vaudeville and pic
lures.
Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville and pic
lures.
CURRENT EVENTS
Community club luncheon at the
Tutwiler hotel at O'Clock
Real Estate board luncheon at the
Tutwiler hotel at / o'clock
Retail Credit Mems dinner at the
Tutwiler hotel at $50 O'Clock.
No WSI program.
Cotton quotation service begins at
8 a. IN. and p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-24
INJUSTICE TO GRAHAM
Court OF Appeals field Evidence
AEninst Him Insufficient

The Age-Herald's attention has
been called to an injustice done S.
e. Graham in a publication May %
in connection with the action of the
supreme court in ruling against d.
H. Riddle in his appeal from convic-
ton of fraudulently shipping cotton
of inferior grades 1t was stated that
S. r. Graham had been convicted
along with Mr.. Riddle and given 10
months sentence and $1,000 fine. Mr..
Graham now holds a responsible
position with the Southern railway
company at Talladega, is highly re-
spected and enjoys the confidence OF
his employers and the public. When
the cases were appealed to the
United States circuit court of APP
peals. Fifth circuit, the court re-
versed the verdict against Mr.. Ora
ham, stating in the opinion that the
government had failed to produce
sufficient evidence of guilt on the
part of Mr.. Graham and that he
should have been discharged.