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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10
KERMIT ROOSEVELT GETS TIGER SKIN WHICH JAP
 ONCE OFFERED FATHER

TOXIC, Jan. 10.-During his visit to Japan Kermit Roosevelt has been presented with large tiger skin who shot the animal in Korea. Yam amoto was a close friend of the former President Theodore Roosevelt and several years ago attempted to present the same skin to him. Gus toms officials at San Francisco sent the hide back, however.
 Roosevelt is busy sightseeing in Japan, and he and Mrs. Roosevelt are collecting a great many valuable Japanese curios, including books and prints.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10
SELLS MORE WAR CRIES"
 THAN ANY OTHER LASSIE

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 10.-To a Kansas City Salvation Lassie" goes the honor of having sold, unassisted, the highest number of copies of The War Cry-the official publication of the Salvation Army-in the United States in 1922.
 She is Mrs. Teresa Smith. She has sold 32,SOO copies.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10
GIRL, ELECTED JUDGE AS JOKE, SPURNS JOB,
 BUT FINALLY ACCEPTS

MCPHERSON, Kan, Jan. 1O.-Miss Clara Arnold, 19 years old, who de- clared her election as justice of the peace was a huge joke" and who at first refused to qualify for that office and also of a recently vacated one of police judge, has capitulated and is now sitting on the bench.
 Club women, in a spirit of jest, wrote my name on the ballot in the '1 didn't want to be called Judge Arnold"
 Her friends declare she is the youngest police judge in the State.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10
DOCTORS TESS UP

LONDON, Jan. 10.-London phy- sicians believe that confession is good for the soul" They are hold ing frequent secret meetings now in which they make confessions of mistaken diagnoses, in order that they may profit by the mistakes of each other.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10

from the original spot on which the Pilgrims landed, and it was hoped to include this in the monument, which would take the form of an obelisk, and would serve as a mini ature Statue of Liberty to ships sailing up the Humber.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10
HONOR TEACHERS MEMORY

CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.-In tribute to Miss Melaine Schute, who taught here for many years, the Avondale Mothers Club has announced plans for establishing a $50OO scholarship in the Teachers College, Univer- sity of Cincinnati
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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmat'c lenses replaced. See Os' borne. If.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10

Fresh, clean milk delivered to all parts of town. Lakeside Dairy. Phone 176-4. R. H. Koch, Prop. 29-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10

The Cordova Athletic Club will have an Apron" dance next Saturday night.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
KHAN CONTESTING VOTE IN MEMPHIS
Temporary Injunction Ob- tained After Ballots Count
 ed And Destroyed

MEMPHIS Tenn, Nov. 12.-Charg- ing that many of the officers ap- pointed for the municipal election last week were ex-conyicts, former in- mates of the county workhouse and bootleggers, selected from & list sub mitted to two of the candidates for mayor, sponsors for the ,Ku Klux Klan ticket which was defeated to- day, filed a contest of the election and obtained a temporary injunction after the votes had been counted, the ballots destroyed and the result certified.
 cult Judge Patterson following con- The order prohibits the destruction of the ballots although they were de- stroyed several hours before the bill was filed. The injunction does not prohibit the counting of the ballots and certification of the result.
 The bill of complaint contains numerous allegations of irregular tiles. It is charged that many voters who participated in the election had not paid their poll tax and that many ballots had been marked in advance; that votes for Lewis T. Fitzhugh, candidate for mayor, were counted for Rowlett Paine, who was declared elected; that ballot boxes were null and void.
 The complainants claim the correct vote for mayor was as follows:
 w. Joe Wood. 11.672; Rowlett Paine, s.s36; Lewis T. Fitzhugh, 4,041. Wood was the klan candidate.
 Judge Patterson has set the case for hearing Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
coy. KILBY BUCKS RED TAPE FOR GOAL WITH LETTERS AID
Ex-Governor Of Alabama Has Task Of His Life To Prove He Is American Born
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD I.L- .


 Because of the red tape procedure insisted upon by the state depart ment since the beginning of the Cool idge administration, Thomas E. Kil- by former governor of Alabama, encountered difficulties so great i'll acquiring a passport today that con gressional pressure was necessary to overcome them.
 Beginning November 1, Governor Kilby endeavored to secure proper papers authorizing him to make & trip around the world. He was i'm inediately up against the necessity of proving that he was born an the clerk of the court of Lebanon county, Tennessee, where first he saw the light, but the clerk was able only to state that no birth rec ords were preserved In that county. Affidavit. No Good,
 Governor Kilby then dispatched to Washington Rn affidavit In which Charles H. Allison, clerk of the fed era1 court at Birmingham, swore that he had known the would be traveller for many years. Washington held this affidavit immaterial because Mir. Allison did not specify the exact number of years he had known Gov ernor Kilby. Demand was made for an affidavit sworn to by a man who had known Governor Kilby for "15 or 20 years" whereupon Whitfield Clarke of Anniston, Mrs. Kilby's brother. swore that he had known Governor Kilby for S5 years.
 Inasmuch as this affidavit did not secure the necessary passports, Gov ernor Kilby came to Washington. This afternoon Representative La mar Jeffers of the Fourth district proceeded against and broke the red tape handlcaps. He swore that Gov ernor Kilby was an American citizen, had held high office in Alabama, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
DR. WEIGH URGES STRICT DRAINAGE
Blames Higher Malaria Death Rate To Laxity Of
 Vigilance

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Laxity of vigilance was blamed for the in- creased death rate from malaria last year by S. W. Welch of Montgomery, Ala, speaking today before the Southern Medical association.
 Education and strict drainage plans were advocated by Dr. Welch as part Of the campaign to rid the country of this disease. He also em- phasized the need of state organi- zation.
 l.. D. Bricks, surgeon of the public health service. declared malaria could be eliminated but that the public must aid.
 Increased advantages of the X-Ray fin the diagnosis of acute abdomen cases were described by Dr. D. Y. Keith, speaking before the section on radiolog. Wider use of the Roent- gen rays he said. would facilitate operations by reducing the need for surgical explorations with the pa tient under anaesthetic. ,f pr. s. s. Gales of Roanoke, Va, was elected president of the South ern States Association of Railway Surgeons, and Dr. Edward s. Lane of Oklahoma City, Okla. was named chairman of the section on dermatol- Ggy, meeting in connection with the association.
 Dr. c. E. Vincent. president of the Rockefeller Foundation. spoke to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
FORMER PRESIDENT OF
 CHINA NOW IN JAPAN
Deposed Executive Now Seeking To
 Regain His Health !

TOXIC, Nov. 12.-CBy Associated ss)-Broken in health, Ii Yuan Hung, former President of China, twice deposed by militarists, has ar rived at Nagasaki and is proceeding to Beppu Hot Springs, in southwest ern Japan to recuperate. according to advices received here.
 Ex-President Lii, commander of the land forces of the revolution which overthrow the Manchu dynasty, had been living in retirement in Tientsin since his spectacular flight from Picking, June IS, last, when mili- tarists issued a final warning that the capital would be invaded unless the President left He first became following year by a similar coup detat. In 1922, in response to na- tion-wide demand, he returned to itking and the presidency, in the effort to reunite the country, all though he declared in manifesto that 1t was his inclination to stay until death in Tientsin, his home. Hampered by financial difficulties, he waged a losing fight during his administration against the provincial military systems, foes of the Picking government and cabinet dissensions.
 The retirement of Lii to Japan ap- parently ends his opposition to the election of Tsao Kun as President. When Tsao Kun was elected on Oc- tober 5 by Parliament at Peking former President Ii was among those who charged the election was the result Of bribery
 Recently it was announced that Lii contemplated going to Japan for a rest. The, announcement was made shortly after visit with Li. by Tan Shang Ming, a protege of Tsao. Op- ponents of Tsao are charging that Li was bought off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
MASS COLORS ID | M PRESS BIRMINGHAM
Streets And Store Windows damned With Hordes Who
 Find Outlet For Efforts To
 Honor World War Veterans RESPECTFUL SILENCES MARK PARADE'S PASSING
Seasoned Fighters, Trained Recruits, Boy Scouts, Girl
 Organizations And Schools Swell Tide Of City Streets

America as a unit, all ages and all classes, must have been the upper most thought of the majority of those who saw the Armistice Day parade in Birmingham Monday afternoon. The motif was exemplified by the massing of the regimental reserve corps, boy scouts, school and or ganization national colors in solid phalanx that was the very heart of the celebration, the epitome of what the word United States means today.
 Gone were the famous old flags of heroic regiments, gone were the ban ners of other nations, alone Old Glory fIuttered, our flag, the flag. the only flag. There was little or no cheering as it passed. 1t was not the time of hysterical excitement, there was no diverting forced sentiment. Those who gazed were normal. Peace has come Artificial influences were absent. Americans were in the pres ence of their banner. Mans jaw muscles tensed, their shoulders went back, their chins up. The womens eyes shone. God help the fool who ever attempts to buck the granite unity thinking people saw in Bir- mingham, the city where men, for merly of 8 hundred nations live, where men of many lands live and respect but one national emblem.
 Looking along Twentieth street to- ward First avenue from the balcony of the Athletic club, three stories above the street. 8 wonderful view was had of the esplanade. The side walks on both sides were dense with people all along the line of march. Windows were full of them, but the great thoroughfare was empty. not a parked car to break the generous stretches, only the parallel rails Of the street cars and the clean-swept asphalt surfacing-
 O O O
 Battery Impressive.
 Far off. blocks away, detach- ment turned into Twentieth street from First avenue as the main part of the parade went on to Twenty first street to loop back to the line of march. So far away It was hard to tell what they were. The first im- pression was that it could be only of some mechanical, massive thing, dark, sinister powerful As it ad- vanced it's lines could be made out, @ battery of artillery in marching order. It was that Luverne outfit, E battery of the Hist field artillery, Capt. I. B. Thompson's men, pro- nounced by the inspecting officers of the United States war department "the best unit in the United States. Alone they came, breaking away from the main column to unlimber at the park and fire the 21-gun salute. It was an odd coincidnce that three vet
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
Is Frederick In Gels

OELS, Nov. 12.-(By the Associated Press )-The former German crown prince had not arrived at Oels up to o'clock tonight, unless he has sue ceeded in escaping the vigilance of the waiting correspondents who have been besieging all visible entrances to the castle for the past twenty hours.
 There is no information here re- specting the route he Is travelling or where he spent Saturday and Sun day nights.
 Deep and impenetrable mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Fred erick William, who was due here to- night, assuming that he was trav- cling on the schedule laid out after crossing the Dutch frontier into Ger many. The expectant villagers abandoned the job of waiting shortly after 10 o'clock. while the corre- .spondents endeavored in every way to solve the enigma of Williams non appearance.
 Former Crown Princess Cecille left the castle by motor in the middle of the afternoon accompanied by two of her children for an unknown desti- nation. She returned at o'clock. This gave rise to the rumor that the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
SUIT STARTED IN 1884 IS SETTLED

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. l2--A suit growing out of an action De- gun in 1884 against the govern ment was settled today when the Louisiana supreme court awarded the heirs of T. H. N. McPherson' an attorney, the sum of S1,0oO, to be paid by the heirs of George Payne, St. Charles parish planter.
 McPherson, on behalf of Payne, sued the government for S242,ooO for alleged damage to Payne plantation during the CIVIL war. The court of claims disallowed IL and Payne's heirs some years later filed another suit through an other attorney. This time the court of claims awarded Payne's hears s21,1SS, of which the prose- cutting counsel received one- fourth Then McPherson's heirs sued the Payne heirs for ' per cent of the award, approximately $1,300. claiming that 1t was won largely as result of the pre- 1iminary work done by McPherson in 1884. A lower court ruled against the McPherson heirs, but the supreme court today reversed it and ordered the Payne heirs to pay $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13

7RM1STiCE DAY MARCHERS EXPRESS UNfTY OF AMER7C4
Veteran Says Blindness Only lncOnUenlence

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1a.--(By Ass sooiated Press.)--A man who had lost both eyes and arms In the World war told tho conven- ton of the United States Blind Veterans of the World war to- that blindness is only an in- convenience"
 The speaker was Charles Bron- ner.
 We blind mon feel that we have come back from the war bigger, better men" he con- tinued. We have not lost. We are not unfortunates. we have gained"
 J. A. Bell, vice president of the Association of Blind in Wis consin, deplored what he de- scribed as the harm done by pro- fessional charity workers, de- claring the blind never ask for and did not want charity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
GULF STATES THOUGHT.
 PLANNING DIVIDEND.

Directors of the Gulf States Steel company will declare. an extra div idend of $1 share on the 112,12Q shares of common stock, at their meeting late this month, according to reports current in financial circles Monday.
 It is the policy of the company's directors not to decide on dividends until the meeting at which action Is to be taken, but it Is said that earn ings of the company appear to justify the extra dividend.
 October business showed a decided Improvement over that of the last few months. it was pointed out. The company earned. $10.72 share on it's Junior stock during the first nine months of this year. Third quarter profits showed a decrease under those of the second. but is is said indications are that the fourth quar- ter may show an improvement, in which case the company will earn between SIS and s14 share for the year. or about 31s times regular div idend needs.
 vie recent declaration by the United States Steel corporation of an extra dividend of A per cent on it's common stock had an immediate stimulating effect upon business In general. News that the Gluf States Steel nay follow suit was received with additional interest in the Bir- mingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
EUREKA!

T have dscovered something That is what a very bright woman said Monday to the manager of the Help-Yourself Club department of The Age Herald.
 She has discovered the way to have that car FREE, and in a few weeks time at that
 YOU also have the same opportunity Grasp it. Get your nomination in NOW while the 75, 900 Ex- tra Vote Offer and $1 ,285 OO Cleveland Six "Spe- cial Merit Prize Offer are on
 Do it todayl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
SABBATH OBSERVANCE. URGED BY COOLIDGE
Lords Day Alliance In Session Urges Sunday As Day Of Rest

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-An appeal by President Coolidge to observe the moral and spiritual phases of the Sabbath and the declaration by pr: H. l.. Bowlby, general secretary or the Lords Day Alliance of the United States, that people everywhere are aroused over the danger of the Sab bath day being jeopardized. featured the opening session of the thirty fifth anniversary meeting of. the or ganization today.
 Tt is not only a religious but also patriotic and business issue" said Dr. Bowlby. ito see that the holy day Is not sacrificed on the altar of avarice."
 The alliance adopted resolutions to push the campaign for weekly rest day for firemen. policemen and all other public employees throughout the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN BIG ATTENDANCE WAR
Each Charges Other With Cheating
 For Hon0rs

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 12.-- The five Sunday contest between the business mems Bible classes of Long Beach, Cal, and Kansas City, Mo, for attendance honors. officially closed yesterday with Kansas City in the lead. but reopened today with charges from each side that the other had cheated"
 J. w. Lingenfelter, sent to Long Beach by the Kansas City class to check the Long Beach class figures. charged that yesterdays attendance as announced at Long BeA:h was really 17,10a short of the p, blished total of 31,O34. He checked t<e st- tendance. he declared. with th> aA& of a score of private detectir~< armed with counting machines.
 This brought the retort from Mayor c. A. Buffum of Long Beach, president of the class there. that Kansas City had Cheated" by not holding its meeting yesterday in one place. as the rules of the contest provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13

was entitled to every consideration at the hands of the government.
 O O O
 Gets Started At Last
 Armed with the passport, Governor Kilby left tonight for New York, where he will join Mrs. Kilby. The round the world trip will be initiated Thursday, From New York, the boat will go south and through the Pana- ma Canal to Hawaii, thence to the Philippines, China and Japan. There after, all other parts of the world will be seen. The trip will last six months. Although Governor KfIby ardently believes In building an American merchant marine, he will take passage on an English boat It Is stated, however. that his decision was not based on certain facilities possessed by the English which are termed by some travellers advantages over American vessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
Passports Delivered

BRUSSELS, Nov 12.-(By Asso- ciated Press)-According to advices from various sources in Doorn, 12 passports authorizing a Journey to Berlin have been handed te the for mer German Emperor.
 Late dispatches from Doorn, where former Emperor William has resided since his internment in Holland. an nounced that he was maintaining close relations with the leaders of the German monarchtst movem ent and was said to be hopeful that the events in Germany would turn in his favor.
 IL was also reported that the Dutch government was anxious to consult with the allies before granting per mission to either the former Emperor land, but when the crown prince did depart from tho country the Dutch government denied any responsibility for him under international law.
 Holland, according to recent French advtces. might bs regarded as an insufficiently secure retreat for the ex-Kaiser. In view of the flight of Frederick William. This was stated on the authority of the for eign office, and 1t was suggested that A second St. Helena might be chosen for him.
 A dispatch from The Hague under date of November 12 announced that pr. Kane of the Dutch ministry of the interior, had gone to Doorn for a conference with the former Ger man Emperor. This visit may have had an important bearing on the news which now comes out of Brus- sells that William Is about to return to tho Fatherland.
 That has been hls ambition for long time past, and former Kaiser has been kept In close touch with the changing political conditions In Germany. Whether he would ever be able to get back his throne has been problematical all along, but his great desire has been to keep the Hohen- zollern name to the front, so that If the monarchists ever were success ful in their activities a Hohenzollern cnuld return as ruler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
O|L KINGS HELPED
 WAL T0N BUY HOME
Shady Financial Transactions Charged To Governor Of
 Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY, okla. Nov. F. (By Associated Press transsctions by wh.ah Gov. J. C. Walton acquired s4s.p0o residence here last May involving . canvass of wealthy men of the state in an effort to dispose of six $5,000 notes which the executive gave to Walter D. Caldwell. the owner of the prop erty, were detailed before tn senate court here today in the governors impeachment trial.
 In purchasing tho residence. Cover nor Walton paid Caldwell, a local oil nan, s1S,0O0 cash and gave him notes for the balance. These notes were sold to E. w. Marlaud president of the Marland Oil and Refining com pany at Ponca City. The governor is charged in the impeachment bill win obligating himself thereby to Mar land, who is described as owning several millions of dollars of taxable property in Oklahoma. The bill charges that the transaction was "wllfully corrCpt" in that the gov- enor is chairman, of the state board of equalization which assesses prop erty. in the state.
 Caldwell told the court that he ne- gotiated the sale of the notes and described his efforts to induce various
 
 that the terms of the sales of the house were completed before he at- tempted to dispose of the notes. Conferred With Attorney.
 Recalled to the stand later, Cald- we'll was asked:
 Did Marland not call you and tell you to see Judge Hayes, his attorney, about the notes before the deal was closed"
 Yes, sir" Caldwell replied
 Did you know Marland would buy the notes before the deal was closed?"
 T thought he would"
 "In your conversation with the governor did you understand that the governor expected Marland to carry these notes and never collect them?"
 q had an opinion of my own and the notes never be collected" Cald- well said.
 The witness then explained that he mad no conversation With the gover- nor that led to the belief. but just thought 1t from newspaper talk and knowledge of other things
 Upon motion of the defense, the court struck the question and answer from the record.
 Asked if he had told Chauncey B. Nichols. manager cf the Oklahoma Portland Cement company, that he would right the difficulties the com Eany hal with the governor if he would take one of the notes" MT. Caldwell replied:
 q did not tell him exactly that I told him that I would talk with the governor in regard to Nichols diff culties if he would purchase one of .he no es."
 Nichols, who testified later, declared that Caldwell told him he would be sucker" if he did not buy the note Nichols testified that Caldwell as- serted he would try to fix things up with the governor" if the note was taken.
 c. J. Wrightsman. wealthy Tulsa oil
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