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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
ALABAMA |S SEEN AS WISCONSIN IF
 SOUTH IN DA|RY|NC
J. U. Lilies Tells Of Co-0p- erative Milk Maintained
 In The South

AUBURN, Ala. July 24.-(SpecisI) Development in Alabama of dairy industry that will make 1t "the Wis consin of the south" from the stand point of dairying, was indicated at the second day of the annual farm CTS summer school here, which was dairy day.
 Early Tuesday morning W. W. Fitzpatrick of South Carolina dis cussed general dairying, and later in tho day R. M. Hardie of the Alabama extension service, Prof. w. H. Eaton and G. w. Humphrey of the South ern railway development service, discussed several phases of dairying, accompanied by intense interest. tn- dicating rapid dairy development In Alabama.
 Many of the farmers expressed themselves as planning to increase their dairy herds. During his ad- dress W. M. Hardie stated that since 1915 dairying in Alabama has grown from nothing to mre than five mill lion pounds of butter.
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 Lilies Talks Facts.
 An impressive address on CO., operative milk marketing as the dairymen in Jefferson county are preparing to do it was delivered by AJ. L. Lilies, county agent. Birmipg- ham. MT. Lilies stated that dairymen representing so per cent of Jeffer- son county's commercial milk pro- duction have formed an association which has invested s140,000 in a building and equipment and will be ready to begin handling milk within a few weeks.
 round table discussion of pas lures for dairy cattle, led by pr. C. A. Cary, consumed nose of the aft ernoon program. which closed with a dairy cattle judging contest. fol- lowed by the daily watermelon cut ting.
 The club boys who are attending their annual state encampment here had a splendid day. Their program featuring live stock judging. recrea- tion. picture shows and other fea- trues of interest. Fifteen boys came from Jefferson county alone. placing 1t at the top of the list of counties in this respect, while Russell, Au tauga, Talladega. Lauderdale and thers are well represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
UNSPEAKABLE FILTH OFTEN SURROUND QUARTERS WHERE
 MOONSHINE IS DISTILLED
Haynes Describes Some Of The Places Raded To Show How Dangerous And Harmful Substances Get Into Even So-Caed "Purest' Moonshne Liquor

tations of foreign liquor labels in tended for use upon bottles Of moon- shine and other adulterated spirits to be smuggled into the United States as genuine whisky.
 Government Analysts Busy.
 In the prohibition units main lab oratory in Washington, 16 chemists are constantly at work analyzing samples of the illicit liquor that is being sold in the United States and seized by government agents. Twenty one other chemists are at work in the units branch laboratories at New York. Buffalo, Philadelphia, Columbus, Chicago, Minneapolis Lit tie Rock and San Francisco.
 When an enforcement agent makes raid. he either brings or sends into one of these laboratories a sealed package containing q sam pie of the liquor taken. A chemist makes an analysis of it. Sometimes, this is the work of only a few min utes; at other times chemist may work for several days on single sample. When the analysis is com pleted. a report of the findings is and the whole Is sealed and not opened again until the chemi st breaks the seal when he Is called upon to testify in court.
 Upon these scientific results Is based the statement that the quantity of genuine liquor sold in the United States is less than l per cent of the total, and that the great bulk of all liquor sold in the United States is deleterious or poisonous.
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 "Six Classes" of Liquor.
 Illicit liquor with which prohibition is concerned may be grouped in six fairly distinct classes.
 The first Is genuine liquor. either imported or manufactured in this country prior to prohibition, and properly aged. As previously stated (COntinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
FILIPINO DISPUTE FLARES
 INTO OPEN MUTINY; NATIVES
 WANT IMMEDIATE FREEDOM
Wood Declared Incapable 0f
 Governing In Democratic Manner And His immediate
 Removal Urged By Officials

MANILA, P. l., July 24.-The long smouldering bitterness between Gen. Leonard Wood, governor general of the Philippines, and native officials. flared into open mutiny Tuesday when a resolution was passed by all members of the legislature demand . tng complete, immediate independ- ence of the islands and the immediate removal of Wood.
 Signed by the Independence Com mittee," the resolution was for warded to President Harding, brand ing Wood as unfitted to govern in democratic manner"
 Woods removal and complete in dependence were declared to be the only solution of the internal crisis which has resulted in the resignation of high officials who charged Wood with interference.
 Declares Wood Unfftted.
 General Wood, their resolution de- clared. is unfitted "by military train ing temperament and associations to govern in a democratic manner. lie is surrounded by army officers who are without legal status or responsi- bility to this government. in open disregard to responsible Filipino of ficials.
 We therefore resolve that we will defend the constitutional liberties of our people against all uSurpation and invasion by the governor general General Wa2d), and that we will maintain inviolate and Intact the an nounced powers already granted to the Philippines and secured for the Filipino by the organic ayl other laws of the land.
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 Independence Solution
 Lastly we declare that this con- flict emphasizes more than ever that the immediate and absolute h. dependence of the islands to which our people unanimously aspire is the only complete and satisfactory solu- tion of the Philippine problem"
 They indorsed the resigation of the council of state and department seo- retaries.
 General Wood could not be com municated with Tuesday, being on an inspection trip in the southern islands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
Important Neus Of The Day


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
ALABAMA SEVERED YASSAIED
Wage Disputes Leauiing Earth
 Soar Into Air

CROYDON, Eng, July q. A one-lAan aerial strike held up the London Paris air service for three hours Tuesday-the first strike of Its kind in history.
 A pilot was due to take his plane out for the trans channel dash to Paris. American pas sengers were waiting on the field of the Croydon airport. Suddenly the pilot announced that unless he got a salary raise on the spot there would be no trip.
 No other aviator being avail able, the company was forced to yield. The plane started three hours late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
NO MORE REVOLUTIONS
General Christmas Next Latin American Crusade Will Seek Oil

American Crusade Will Seek Oil
 NEW ORLEANS. July 24.-General Lee Christmas, after having. as he expressed it, pulled one foot from the grave" lies in 6 hospital here. But, with the prospect of getting out some time this week, he already is planning another venture in Central America. This time the man who has had finger in the Latin-A can revolutionary pie for the last 30 years and around whom Richard Harding Davis wove his character, Clay" hero of the novel, Soldiers of Fortune" Is going gunning for oil in Guatemala. He is done with revolutions, he declared.
 I'm in Guatemala simply, exclu sively and entirely for the purpose of prospecting for oil. have con vinced the Latin American republics that I'm not out for any more dis turbances. Pm a peaceful man these days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
GRAIN RECEIPTS LOWER
Many Western Farmers Use Bread
 Crop For Feeding Stock

KANSAS CITY. July 2%.--A big de- cline of wheat receipts throughout the southwest as shown by the Kan sas City Board of Trade report Tues day indicates that farmers are hold ing out for better prices or feeding their crop to hogs.
 State agricultural experts are ad- vising against the using of wheat for feed as a means of beating the slump in prices, but with it selling for less than corn in many localities, the farmer sees no alternative.
 Many Kansas wheat growers al ready have started feeding their 1923 crop and say that ground wheat makes an excellent substitute for corn in fattening hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
MINERAL RIGHTS IN .FAYETTE COUNTY SOLD
Nose And Mccormick Pay 1000
 To Federal Government

MONTGO OMERY, Ala, July 24.- Mineral rights on 1,S4o acres of Fayette county, Alabama, land today went to Morse & Mccormick Coal company of Birmingham, Ala, for the sum of s85,000. The rights were auctioned at the United States land office here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
FLOGGERS FINED

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24.-Twelve men under felony indictments on charges growing out of the whip ping of eight persons in the vicinity of Goose Creek. near here, during the past two years, pleaded guilty 10 charges of aggravated assault and were fined S1o0 in criminal district court here today,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
Charges Misleading
 Statements To Wood

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine Senate and ardent advocate of inde- pendence, Tuesday charged Governor General Wood of misleading state ments regarding the cabinet cris!s according to cable received by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
New Bill Would Stop
 Lease On January 1, 1924
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU ]
 THE AGE HERALD I ntunnlerN Ala .IulN 24 1

Senator Walter $. Brewer of Jeff ferson renewed the fight for the ab clifton of the convict lease system Tuesday evening by introducing a bill prohibiting the leasing or hiring of any county convicts after January l, 1924. Lieutenant Governor Mo Dowell referred the bill to the com- mittee on finance and taxation.
 This makes three bills presented by the Jefferson senator in his ef- fort to have the legislature take definite action on the issue whicn was raised during the recess of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

WILLIAM II. ANDERSON
 Thrice indicted by the New York county grand jury on charges of stealing. the New York state super intendent of the AntiSaloon League decided he would wear as 4 medal of honor and a service badge" his indictment, which he charges are for political purposes" and q Fam many conspiracy" One of the iudict- ments charges Justification of the Anti Saloon League books, the others allege forgery and eXtortion.
 Philippine press bureau, describing the independence committee meeting.
 Addressing the Manila meeting. QueZon declared:
 'The governor pretends that the action of the council of state and the cabinet in resigning was a surprse c to him." Quezon declared, according to the account received by the bu- reau; that he had received no news of it until the last moment. and that no efforts were made to adjust the differences.
 This is not true, because we had duly called his attention to our dis satisfaction with his conduct We had sent him letters frankly stating that unless he changed his policy. he would not have the continued CO., operation of of the Filipinos."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

THE ALABAMA FORECAST: FAIR WEDNESDAY EXCEPT THUNDERSHOWERS IN FIX TREME SOUTH PORTION.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

ANOTHER 1,50O,0O0 BARREL CEMENT PLANT IS TO BE- GIN OPERATIONS HERE ABOUT AUGUST 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
RATES ATTACKED BY BALLAINE IN
 SEWARD NE AIRING
Seward Promoter Says Exces. sive Freight Rates Throt-
 tie Development.

SEWARD, Alaska, July 19.-tBy As sociated Press. Rail and steamship rates were assailed here yesterday by John E. Ballaine. former engineer of the Alaska Northern Railroad. In hearings conducted by Secretary Work, of the Department of the In terior. He said these rates are ex. cessive and are throttling the deYel. opment of Alaska.
 Ballaine testified that the ocean rate from Seattle to Seward is two and a half times the rate from Se- attle to New York, including Panama Canal tolls He also told Secretary Work that not only are no efforts being made to encourage traffic on the Alaska Railroad. which he said is losing $1,200,000 annually, but that there is a deliberate attempt in cer- tain quarters to force steamships to go to Anchorage. which he asserted. deprived the railroad of very profit. able freight The facilities at An chorage, he declared, are pure waste as the harbor there is sitting so fasi that in three years only small boats wifi be able to reach the government docks.
 Ballaine recommended that the gov ernment encourage the establishment of steamship line to San Francisco
 instead of Seattle on the ground that the California city would afford bet ter markets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
ALASKA POLICY TO BE DEFINED
 BY HARDING IN SEATTLE SPEECH
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS SILENT;
 WON'T ANSWER QUESTION OF DRYS

Democratic State. Committed. said that he believed prohibition would not be an issue in the next cam paign, except possibly to the extent that it's enforcement exemplified in- reference by the government in the everyday affairs of the people. Par ticular interest attached to MT. Pelft statement in view Of the vets wh1 are urging Governor Smith for Presi- dent.
 Gilbert M. Hitchcock, former Sem ator from Nebraska, who led the Democratic fight for ratification by the Senate of the Treaty of Versail les, sailed for Europe, declaring it now was too late for America te enter the League of lsations. The former Senator said he thought William G. McAdoo was good bet for the Democratic nomination for President in 1924. But this, he added, was not intended to indicate that he was supporting McAdoo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19

NEW YORK. July 19.-(By Asso- eiated Press) = Politicians are re- fiecting on three announcements by party leaders here bearing on next years national campaigns.
 George K Morris. chairman of the Republican State Committee. said that he would not reply to a recent m message from the Anti-Saloon League of America, asking: Does the Re- publican leadership of New York indorse the President without quail fication, or does 1t continue its sub seryience to the wet minority of the party and. to be out of har- mony with the national leadership as well as in de facto alliance with Tammany?"
 Charles D. Hilles. Republican Ma tional Committeeman from New York. announced that he had started an active campaign to block the nomination of Henry Ford for Presi- dent by either of the major political parties.
 Herbert c. Pell, Chairman of the
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
COLONEL MEARS
 HAS LEFT ARMY
Builder of Alaska Railroad Voluntarily Retires-
 Rumors Prevailing.

SEATTLE, July 19. - A special dispatch from Washington to the Seattle Daily Times says the volun- tary retirement from the army of Colonel Frederick Mears has been complied with.
 Extension to him of a personal invitation by Secretary of the ln- terior Work to accompany the Hard inf party on the tour in Alaska has aroused speculation as to whether Mcars would become operating head of the Alaska Railroad recently vest ed under the management of the Secretary of the Interior and who might select some one to manage 1t. Mears' friends say such work would not appeal to him as he Is essen- tially builder with no natural bent towards an operating department.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
Extra Session Threat Is Made By Brookhart

WASHINGTON, July 19.-- United States Senator Smith W. Brookhart, of Iowa, has re- turned to his office here after trip to Russia. He an- nounced that unless President Harding calls an extra session to help the farmers, the 'inde- pendents will see reactionaries are relieved on committees at the regular session" beginning next December.
 Senator Brookhart suggested to Secretary Hughes that the latter telegraph President Hard ing regarding an extra session and Hughes replied: "I would do it but do not know how to reach him."
 Political prognosticators pre- dict that possibly there is a meaning in Brookhart's threat of third party headed by La Toilette and Brookhart.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
PRESIDENT NOW FRAMING TALKS
 TO RE MADE IN
 COAST CITIES
Harding Spends Some Time Outlining Various Speech
 es to Be Made.
ALASkAPOLICYPROBABLY
 BE OUTLINED IN SEATTLE
Foreign Relations and Arms Conference Treaties Also
 to Be Discussed.

SEWARD, Alaska. July 19.-(By Associated Pressl -- The transport Henderson. with President and Mrs. today steamed out of Resurrection Bay through the recently christened Harding Gateway and for the first time in two weeks turned her prov southward. Although the Chief Ex- eeutive will visit three more towns in Alaska--Valdez, Cordova and Sit ka--he is for the first time enroute back to the United States. Valdez is to be visited today with the Hen derson due to arrive there shortly after noon. While there the party will be taken out over portion of the ValdezF Fairbanks automobile road to view the scenic beauties of Key stone Canyon. Secretary Wallace of the Department of Agriculture, Speak CT Gillett of the House of Repre- sentatives, and U. s. Forester, Col. w. B. Greeley, who left Fairbanks Monday over the Richardson High way are expected to join the party before it's departure late today for a stop Friday at Cordova.
 Rest at Seward.
 President and Mrs. Harding as well IS other members of the party took things easy yesterday while the Hen lerson lay at anchor here. resting after the rail trip into the interior. Mrs. Harding was much refreshed by the nights rest aboard the boat and walked about the deck late in the day, and seemed to have regained her strength.
 The president spent the afternoon working on speeches he will make on the Pacific Coast on returning to the United States July 27th. and 1t became known he will discuss foreign relations in his San Francisco ad- dress. l. is expected, now that all powers have ratified the Arms Con ference treaties. the Chief Executive will present 10 the country through the San Francisco address report on that accomplishment He has re- ferred to the work of that meeting of the principal world powers in pre- vious addresses. Undoubtedly in Cal ifornia. the home state of sena.ar Hiram Johnson. he will again sup port for his proposal that the United States join permanent World Court. Drafts Alaska Speech.
 The President is also understood to have drafted in a tentative way. some portions of the address he will make at Seattle. dealing with Alag ka. So far as he has revealed his policy for Alaska as based on the
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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
GERMANY SEEKS
 CONCESSIONS IS
 FRENCH REPORT
Great Britain, in Reply to Re- parations Note, to Give
 Out German Scheme. ASKS WITHDRAWAL OF
 OCCUPATION FORCES
Two Important Concessions Are Expected to Be Con-
 veyed to French.

PARIS, July 19. = The German government, through the London Embassy. is striving to have the forthcoming British reparations note convey to the French government, Germany's willingness to cease pas give resistance in the Ruhr subject to certain concessions by the French.
 Information has reached the French government. on what is re- garded as unquestionable but un- official authority that the conces- sions include:
 First, the withdrawal of the Franco Belgium occupation troops, with the exception of skeleton force.
 Second, permission for expelled German officials to return to their pests restoring local administration of all civil service.
 Another concession demanded IS that the French government agree to restore confscated currency.
 The conditions, 1t is declared here, will not be acceptable to the French government because they are not &C., companied by any definite assurance or guarantees that reparations will be forthcoming.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
ROW STARTS
 OVER. WHEAT

OLYMPIA, Wash, July 19.-The re- fusal of the Federal Department of Agriculture to reopen the case in which R. C. Snyder, chief grain in spector of the state, Department or Agriculture, was censured for not following instructions of the Federal Supervisor in grading a cargo of wheat on the Marichi Maru. at Seattle last October, today brought forth a statement from E. l.. French, Direc- tor of the State Department.
 French declares that the "bureau- cratic system" is likely to cost the wheat growers of the state hundreds of thousands of dallors in the matter of inspecting and grading of wheat for export.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19

DENVER, Colo, July 19.--(By As sociated Press)--Actual work on the Moffat tunnel. through the eontl- mental divide west of Denver is ex- peeted to begin early next month. Tine first shavelful of dirt may be turned on August 1, Colorado Day Everything is in readiness to start. Bids for construction are being ad- yertised, and the bonds are being offered for sale.
 The Moffat tunnel will cut the rail distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by 70 miles. It's con. struction is an engineering feat of much difficulty, and it is of great na. tional importance, for it will open ur Ia large section of land in northwest Colorado rich in natural resources
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
OPEN DOOR POLICY OF U. $. IN TURKEY IS SUPPORTED BY
 JAPAN; STATEMENT GIVEN OUT

LAUSANNE, July 19.---A state- ment made last night by Ambassador I0tehiai of siape1Ea is Aaken in con ference circles to mean that his gov enment is aligned with the United States in insisting upon maintenance of the open door policy in the Near East.
 The statement was made in an nouneing Japan did not sign the special protocol of the treaty deal ing with concessions on the ground that no Japanese subject had conces- sions in Turkey.
 Ambassador Otehiai said that Japan, while respecting Turkey $ sovereignty would like to see as- sured in that country the principle of the open door to equal economic opportunity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
PROPOSED TUNNEL WILL BRING
 OCEANS NEARER TOCETHER;WOR
 IS ID START EARLY IN AUGUST

The campaign to construct this tun- mel has been carried on for the past 50 years. Early in the sixties the pioneers of what is now the state of Colorado realized adequate transpor- tation was necessary to develop the territory. and set about to get it.
 The tunnel commences at the head waters of South Boulder creek in Gilin county near the town of Holland passes under James peak and emerges a trifle more than miles west at the headwaters of the Fraser river in Middle Park, Grand County. The western side of the tunnel is four and a half miles from the town of Fraser Colorado.
 The tunnel will be available i'm
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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
Silver Producers "Stung"
 Claims Secretary Gilbert

WASHINGTON, July 19.--Resolu- tions recently adopted by the West ern Division of the American Min ing Congress relating to the Treas ury's allocation of silver is "ob- viously part of a campaign of mis- representation various parties have been carrying on in an effort to make silver producers believe they have been unfairly treated accord ing to Secretary Gilbert.
 This statement is made in a letter o Senator Pittman from Secretary Gilbert
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
WOBBLY ASKS
 FOR S25,000
Sues Texas Newspaper for Libel-Finger Prints Are Taken by the Police.

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 19.--A libel suit for $25,00O has been filed against Port Arthur newspaper by John Holland, Wobbly manager. He charges he was mistreated by the Port Arthur police in connection with the taking of his finger prints. The basis for the suit against the newspaper is story saying Holland was wanted in Everett, Wash, for murder.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-19
Advises Hiberians to
 Expose Ku Klux Kan

MONTREAL, July 19.-The most important task for the Ancient Order of Hibernians to engage in is the wide exposure of the Ku Klux Klan declared President James Deery in his annual report made yesterday at the convention in session here.