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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
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welcomed" Blaine said.
Councilman oliver T. Erickson cx.
pressed tho view that nothing would
Do gained by a longer period OF tho
present fare,
We would merely b postponing
the Inevitable" 10 declared. Every
30 or 90 days we would b. doing the
same thing. "A long as this fiye-cent
plan Is going 10 b. tried. Il may az
well 10 into effect on March 1. "a
originally planned"
Pointing out that the railway fund
e going 10 find itself $50 900 short
on March !. !. Comeaux. chief ac.
eountant Tor The city oomptroller'u
office. predicted that the "rcai trou
blss OF tho municipal railway will
begin next month"
The fund j. sei.ese.sa over.
drawn today" Comeaux Naid.
Tn the merit II days VIC VIII
probably taIte In sls5, 600: so that
on February ~. when tho next
payday L. here, VIC win meet
the ovcrdraft, pay some $4,000
IN wages. and find ourselves
with a remainder Of approxL
mately $4,000 10 meet nearly
$40, 900 In general bills.
These viii have 10 70 over
into March"
Mayor Brown declared emphat-
ieaily Friday morning thai, In
spite OF opposition TO the Scent
street car fare. Seattle would pay
no more than that amount after
March l.
II am aware Of the fact that
every effort Il being made by OPP
posing interests 10 block the in
auguration OF the nickel fare"
said the mayor. but ! want TO
say that those people who are
putting up the fight now have
not consulted me, and know Meth.
ing OF my calculations.
1T 10 true that we viii have tough
going for time, bu, We will make Il.
You can tell 'em that for me. The
people elected me on n scent fare
platform. and they are going to get
just what ! promised"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
STORM CAUSES
$4,000 LOSS

Street Railway Superintendent u.
w. Henderson estimated tho loaa 20
the municipal railway system due %
tho snow and cold Aa In axcnaa Of
$4,000. This included curtAiisn rev.
snue. and the expense OF labor IN
clearing tho tracks
In addition. Henderson said. severe
damage has basn done 70 the paving
between tho tracks IN numerous
placer, due 20 the action OF freezing
water on the bricks. In places. the
pavement has cracked and n buig
Ing out Of line.
Repair OF this damage will in.
volvo several thousand dollars, but Il
Il impossible to estimate the amount
Of the damage until II can be thorniy
Inspected" he said.
All chr lines In tho city were re
ported as operating on 100 per cent
basis Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
FARE
ON CITY BUS

Fares on municipal bus lines WIN
be reduced TO sk cents March /.
with transfer to tho street car
lines. or cents for single ride
Four tokens for quarter Ia the new
bus rate. At present a straight 10.
cent fare is charged. with transfer
privileges. General street car rides
will drop TO cents March L.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
Will Advertise
Rainier in East

Data on the natural history %
Rainier National park. together with
views OF the mountain. have been
gathered BY Floyd Schmoc. park
naturalist. who viii speak at tho
Friends church. T.. Spruce ~. and
2ard ave. Friday evening. Sunday.
sohmoe leaves for the East 20 Do.
liver a series Of lectures on Mount
Rainier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
La Toilette Raps
Funding of Debt

WASHINGTON. Feb. i6. - Fund
ing OF the British debt on the terms
proposed means that the United
States will be pledged 10 secure tho
territorial integrity OF the vast Brit.
ish empire for the next SO years,
Senator In Toilette, Wisconsin. dc.
clared today In n speech In the sen.
ate opposing ratification OF the set.
tlement.
I'VE will be bound to the wheels
OF tho ImperialIstio chariot with gold.
on chains and all those who question
our participation in such enterprises
win be told they are unpatriotlc. .
snid La Toilette.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
DEE STING WAS
u SPENT BUCKSHOT

NEW YORK. Feb. is.--'Sso
what's wrong with my back. I
think a bes stunE me-" woman
appealed 10 Patrolman white. But
the modest COP called An am.
bulaneo surgeon who found a slish,
nucIuhot wound whore tho woman
complained II stung.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16

"Pies and Presidents" and
Nucoa Make this a festive
month
Every President from Washing
ton to President Taft. whose aunt
was the most famous pie maker
Of her day. has had a favorite
pie. Wsshington's favorite with
Is rich. creamy, chocolate filing
like his mother Mary Washing
ton used TO make-sdll bears his
name and appears on the menus
OF the best restaurants today as
Washington Pie.
Abraham Lincoln. preferred the
good old-fashioned apple pie
that is now called Americas
National Dessert.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16

MOSCOW: At present the city Of
Moscow has 10000 more school
houses thnn in 1918 ana 10000 more
than in 1913 IN the Moscow district.
In 1918 there we're childrcn's homes
In the district for ~, 900 children
only Today Moscow alone houses
this number.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
Highway Blocked
to North Bend

The highway between snoaualnis
and North Pend IL blocked, MAJ.
Thomas II. Bsernnn. county sngi
neer, announced Friday Between
six and seven feet Of snow has
drlfted into The read. making IL nb
solutely impossible Stages arc run.
nins ns fnr as the outskirts Of suo.
dualmis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
kas1c0a
The Delicious Spread for Bread

the ich, delicate cooking
medium that delights famous pie
makers of today-will enable you
10 celebrate Februarys two big
birthdays with even better pies
ihSn Washington or lincoln
ver enjoyed
NJ r. Nucoa makes thas erisp, faky
passr, - the rel:. IN yo4sr
mouth kind fhat 70 he ambition Of
eeery good home maker. Make yoslr
pastry Nth Nreoa--ard for q nesr
apple pie q la mods-Cream Nxeos
Iith sugar, flavor ,rtth eanills-a-d
heap high on the pie-Sln,, W liks
iee cTeaTnl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
DR0FITABLE SNOW
L FOR ONE FARMER

BOULDER. Colo. Feb is-lt
was a profitable snow for George
johnson. farmer, near here. John.
son made tsis in three days haul.
inE automobiles thru snow drifts
at IS cents a car.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-16
Arab Hangman Out
of Tripoli Job

ROME. Feb. is.-Employment Of
an Arab hangman TO execute rebels
In Tripoli caused such protest
among the natives that the lob was
AfoiIahed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
Works Of Russian Artist
 Present Marked Extremes

erence to the minute exactitude Of an older school.
 Plotkin drew on his native Rus sia for his setting in the second pie ture There is nothink like 1t in America The steppes of Asia must have been the origin of his thought, and the mujik woman of pre-reVo- lutionary days was in his mind. Cunningly the artist forces attention on the oldest woman of the three, the one standing, compelling the on locker to read there his message. He has concealed the face of tAe stoop- ing women, and caValierly alighteu that of the other.
 There is a witchery in his lighting of the horizon in this second of the pictures-softl.- filtered sunshine reaches the far distance. Maybe 1t is Plotkin's hope for new dawn in his torn native land. Be that as 1t may, he has achieved a tonai eftect that is purely masterful. At the foot of a slope the women are working, gleaning in a rock strewn field, and the limitless steppes stretch away back of them to where land and sky meet.
 l. L. Fabian, manager of the Elm pire. says the pictures have been valued at S2.000 each, but admits that he is a hotel man and no judge of art.
 Plotkin has painted several DOT traits while in Birmingham, one of George Washington, for the Ameri- can Legion, and one of the late pr. J. H. Phillips, for years superinten- dent of education in Birmingham. A picture of Joe H. Loveman of Love- man. Joseph & Loeb has recently been finished for tha tfirm.
 MT. Fabian has invited the public to view the two pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22

Utopia" and "Drudgery" might well be the names chosen for the two splendid oil paintings by the Russian artist, Peter Plotkin, now on exhibition in the foyer of the Hotel Empire, Third avenue and Twenty second street, north.
 Two extreme schools are repre- sented in the work, as well as two extremes of idealism in life. One picture is of three girls, diaphanously an dcolorfully clad, banked in flop CTS, sunshine and happiness. The other picture Is of three toil-bur- dened women at work on the dreary edge of an autumn wind rwept prai- rie.
 In the Utopian picture Plotkin has let his mind and hand run the gamut of color, the effect being similar to the impression gained in seeing a well displayed diamond. Even the uninitiated is aware of gorgeouSneSs governed by good taste. Plotkin, in the faces of the girls he has painted, has achieved that rare combination of mentality shining through beauty, instead of the cloying mere pretti- ness so often observed in the work of the exotic devotee of the fine arts.
 As the more attractive picture, to the casual observer, is startling in it's sheer attractiveness, the other draws attention by it's pitiful hope lessness. The pictures are foilS for each other, each bringing out the story of the other in vivid contrast. There is set determination in the face of the standine woman in the picture of the toiling women, a de- termination to see life through. Plotkin has nerve, nerve unmitigated, for he depends on a few startlingly bold lines to tell his story, in pref
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
DON'T CLIP AIREDALE'S
 HAIR, WARNS EXPERT
Clipping Does Not Cause Less Suf-
 fering From Heat

NEW ORLEANS, July 21.-By
 Associated Press. )-Vehement eX-
 poStulations against the turning of
 Airedales into Irish terriers by New
 Orleans citizens come from Dr. W. J..
 Ratigan, veterinarian at the munich
 pal zoo. The burden of the veterina- rian's complaint is that mistakenly compassionate owners of Airedales
 are having their dogs clipped, with the erroneous idea that such treat
 ment will cause less suffering from
 heat during the summer months.
 It isn't so, says Dr. Ratigan, for the
 Airedale differs from other dogs in
 that 1t has two coats of hair instead
 of one. The outside coat is of wlry
 texture while the inner one Is soft
 and downy. Steel clippers, perceiving no distinction, shear away the soft lower coat as well as the upper one and, according to the veterinarian, rob the Airedale of its position as a rare specimen and transform it into an oversize Irish terrier, for when | the lower coat is clipped the dis tinguishing black saddle of the breed grows back as a pale yellow or white. Dr. Ratigan warns Airedale owners that their dogs should be plucked like l a goose instead of clipped The pluck ing removes the outer wiry hair and preserves the inner coat of distin- gushing down. The veterinarian neg lected to say how many muzzles s would be required to hold an Aire- dales Jaws during the plucking process.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
WINS A TINY BRIDE
Man Near Six Feet Tall To Wed
 Midget Forty Inches In Height

Eighty years ago it wt uld have been a day of days for P. T. Barnum. a midget who beasts of all of forty inches In height and a man measur- ing five feet and ten inches in his stocking feet recently took out a marriage license at the city clerk s office in New York.
 According to the license issued the little woman, who is only d trifle taller than was Gen. Tom Thumb, is Dora. Vieg. She Is 23 years old and weighs fiftyfive pounds, although she doesn't like to admit it, since she is two pounds overweight.
 The bridegroom to be. is Benny Theller, 27 years old. With his height of two inches shy of six feet, he carries weight of 200 pounds.
 Theller is deficiency man' Of a theatre. where he met Miss Vieg, the prima donna of Singers Midgets, a vaudeville troupe, Since then their romance has grown, he said. and they are to be married on the stage of the theatre. Hattie Ungerer, 2l years old and 32 inches high. is to be the maid of honor.
 'Is this your first matrimonial ven- ture?" Miss Vieg was asked.
 "Yes, and l hope it's the last" she replied.-New York Sun and Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
ALABAMA ? l W [ R LET'S | | N I R AC I FUR NE W RAILROAD
Line Extends From Asberry To Site Of Cherokee
 Bluffs Dam

The Alabama Power company
 through o. c. Thurlow, chief engi-
 neer, has let contract to c. B. Cox
 of Clanton, Ala, for grading a new railroad from Asberry, Ala, to Cher
 okee Bluff, site for the companys latest power project. Length of the road will be about seven miles and the cost of the grading will be s60,- 900. Work Is to begin at once and must be completed within sixty days
 Asbery is IT miles from Milstead, Ala, on the Birmingham Southeastern and Western of Alabama railroads, so that most of the hauling will be
 through Montgomery on the Western, then on the Birmingham Southwest ern to Asberry and from Asberry to the dam site on their own line The power company will also install ter minal facilities at the dam and will maintain auxiliary equipment to as
 sist the other lines in handling the business, The company will lay the rails on the new line after the grad ing Is completed.
 The Alabama Power company is
 also repairing the highway extend- ing from Dadeville, Ala, to the dam and Tallapoosa county is building a
 road to the site from Alexander City. These steps are being taken
 in order to handle the great traf- fife that will be the result from the great amount of material required
 in building the dam and peer sta tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
DANGER IF FILM FIRES |S REDUCED BY MODERN DEVICE
"CoId Light" Will Be Achieved By New Me-
 ChaniCaI Implement

CHICAGO, July 21.-(By Associated Press.)-Removing 90 per cent of the heat from light-a long step toward the scientists dream of "cold light has been achieved by a device recent ly tested and approved by the Under writers Laboratories, Inc, here for the Society of Visual Education.
 The device is an actinic ray filter for motion picture projectors, and by it's use it is possible to stop a highly inflammable film and project "stilr' film.
 Utilizes old Principle.
 The filter utilzes an old principle that certain materials will break down the heat rays while allowin g light rays to pass through. A thin film of gold is the substance used
 The filter consists of two small glass discs, an inch and a half in diameter coated on one side with a spray of pure gold, and then ce- mented together, with the coated side adjoining.
 In use, the projector is so arranged that the disc is held above the pro- jection aperture as long as the camera is running and the film nov  or even slows up to a dangerous degree the disc is automatically re- leased and drops into place between the light and the film. The light shining through the gold has slight greenish cast, but not enough to in terfere with the projection of the still pictures.
 O o O Appears To Be Opaque.
 At close examination the disc ap- pears to be apaque and looks like a mirror with a gold instead of silver back It will reflect objects as readily as an ordinary mirror. When held to the light, however, the thin gold film appears transparent.
 Tests at the laboratory of the Underwriters showed the disc was 90 per cent efficient, only one-tenth of the heat applied on one side being recorded on the other, and that a strip of nitro-cellulose film could be left motionless on the camera inde- finitely without danger of fire so long as the filter was in place.. As soon as the filter was raised the film burst into the flames in less than one second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
IRELAND SEEKS WORK FOR HER UNEMPLOYED
More Than 62,000 Persons Said To
 Be Without Work

DUBLIN, July 21-(By Associated Press)-There are more than 62,0OO persons without work in the Irish Free State for whom the government is struggling to find employment. The unemployment difficulty, and the liberation of 12,000 political prisoners still interned, constitute Ireland's most formidable problem.
 It is estimated that the Free State army now consists of 49,000 men. and before the end of the year the minister of defense hopes to bring this figure down to 29,O00. The gov ernment is puzzled to know what to do with the 10000 soldiers when they are demobilized. The problem Is common to all Europe where, through a disturbance of markets, there are more men than can be absorbed in industry. Fortunately, the Irish Free State is in better position to absorb these men than most other countries would be. It starts off with the important fact that 1t is a creditor nation, exporting in each year great deal more than 1t imports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
DOCTORS SUFFERING
.Viennese Too Poor To Pay Their
 Physicians Fees

VIENNA, July 21.-(By Associated Press.)-Hundreds of doctors in Vienna are having hard times these days keeping themselves and their families alive. The people cannot af- ford to pay their fees, which are l0,- 900 crowns, or 15 cents, for visit. Many physicians families get meat only once a month, and live chiefly on bread and potatoes.
 Ninety per cent of the people In Vienna belong to sick benefit asso- citations, and seek the help of an out side doctor only as last recourse. Furthermore, few foreigners come ical aid. The home doctors discour- nowadays to Vienna in quest of med . age them from taking the journey, representing the local facilities for cures as good as anything to be had in Austria. It is evident the local practitioner does not want fees to slip through his fingers for the bene- fit of the profession in another coun- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
BIG WATERMELON CUTTING WILL BE
 GIVEN TUESDAY
MT. And Mrs. C. L. Robert son To Stage Annual Event
 At Their Home

The annual watermelon cutting which for the past five years has been given by MT. and Mrs. Charles l.. Robertson at their residence, 4001 Clalrmont avenue, in Forest park, will be given Tuesday evening from 8 to 2 o'clock. Last year more than 200 friends gathered to participate in the affair, and this year the vent promises to be still more interesting as all those who attended last year are invited in addition. to numerous to numerous other friends.
 The melons for these occasions are specially raised by MT. Robertson on his plantation, and ne assures every one who comes a good time. A spe- cial program has been arranged, and there will bo some surprises for those who attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
TAYLOR ENTERS SUIT
Mobile Mayor. Seeks $5O,O0O Damages
 From Mobile Register

Mayor R. V. Taylor of Mobile, Satur day filed suit in the local courts against the Mobile Register, claiming s50,00O damages. The suit is based upon an editorial appearing In the Register of June 8 under the caption, Again the Record" The complaint of the mayor alleges that the editorial was an attempt to injure his reputa tion and standing in the community hence damages are sought. The edi- torial was In connection with q situa- tion in Mobile which has been under discussion for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
MEAT EATING GREATER IN ORIENTAL NATIONS
Far Eastern People Consuming More Packing Products, Reported

MANILA, July 21.-(By Associated Fress.)-The Far East, especially Japan, is eating more meat than in former years, according to D. A. Cameron and H. E. Powell repre- sentatives of the Australian Meat council at Sydney, who have come to the Philippines to make an investi- gation with a view to increasing meat shipments to the archipelago.
 There Is a growing demand for meat in the Far East" said MT. Cam eron. The Far East countries cannot supply this demand and we believe Australia is the logical source of supply. We can furnish approximate ly 5O,000 tons of meat yearly,
 Lean meats are sent from Austra. Iia to the warmer countries, the fat~ ter meats going to the colder ones. Not all countries want to buy the frozen meats. Java, for instance, likes to do her own killing, and west ern Australia does a small trade with that country in live bullocks."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22

can Business club; Mrs. Erie Pettus, Axis club; Dr. Lola G. Taylor Asso- citation of Business and Professional Women; Virginia H. Mayfield, Jeff ferson County Democratic Women's club; R. F. Lovelady, chairman Jeff ferson County Democratic club; V. II. Saddler. Community club; c. H. Eubank. Chamber of Commerce. Ems ley; Harry Burgess, Gate City Civic association; pr. J. NJ. Hawkins, woodlawn-E East Lake Civic associa- ton; H. S. Hill. North Birmingham Civic association; George Lewis Bailes, West End Civic association; w. E. Surratt, Rotary club. Besse- mer; Gordon Taylor, Kiwanis club. Bessemer; John H. Adams, Owenton Improvement association; R. G. Her shey, Lions club Sterling J. Foster. Optimist club; Mill Warren, EX- change club; R. l. Ingalls,. Chamber of Commerce; NJ. H. Sterns, Junior Chamber of Commerce.; E. Wilkinson, Biringham Traffic association; D. M. Glenn, East Birmingham OlNic League.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
STATE SHORT COURSE
 FOR BOYS AT AUBURN
Interesting Encampment Opens Mon-
 day And Lasts Through Friday

AUBURN, Ala, July 21.-(Special.) ) A complete and interesting program for the state encampment of club boys, to be held here July 23-2S, has been arranged by T. A. Sims and J. l.. Sibley, state club leaders, who will be in charge of the encampment. The program follows:
 Registration and organization will take place Monday. Tuesday work opens. Prof. F. F. Guyton will talk on the house fly. A picture show will be given under the direction of Prof J. l.. Sibley. Work in the hor- ticulture laboratory will be under Prof. c. L. Isbell. Similar work will continue through Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22

pany; L. E, Geohegan, general man. ager Gulf States Steel company; Dav- id Roberts, president Brilliant Coal company; w. F. Leake, president Railway Fuel company; A. w Hudg ems, general manager, Galloway Coal company; Jas. l.. Davidson, secretary Alabama Mining Institute; J. J. Forbes district engineer, U. S. Blu reau of Mines; C. H. Nesbitt, chief mine inspector, state of Alabama.
 The Gate City Independents defeat ed Chalkville Saturday afternoon by a score of II to S. The game was a slugging mach with 34 safe hits be- ing recorded during the nine innings. Bailes hit a home run and Townley featured the game with his fielding The Gate City team has not been beaten this season and wants games with any good team. For games get in touch with Bailes or Hunter at Woodlawn 963-.
 Score: R. H. E.
 Gate City .............. Il 20 2
 Chalkville ........ S14 5 Batteries: Noles and Phillips; Self, Pinson and Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22

dwellings have been constructed to house employees now at work and on others which will be ed as soon as completed and as construction progress gains momentum.
 Two sawmills are being built by the company which will cut a great deal of its own lumber and two other forces of forty men each will soon be started out from Dadeville to be- gin the work of clearing the 25,0o0 acre basin which will be overfloWed upon completion of the dam.
 Final surveys are being made and pits and holes dug to determine the exact formation of the strata of the river bed in which the dam will be- rooted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
GAINED GREATEST FAME AT 73

The great painter, Titan, had at tained the age of 99 when he was carried off by the Plague at Ven ice, August 27, 1876. Although he had been recognized for over a quarter of century as master, he did not reach the height of his fame and honor until he was 73.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
Making Rapid Progress.

work on the s10,0OO,00 Cherokee Bluffs hydro electric project of the Alabama Power Company is making rapid progress according to Col. R
 A Mitchell, vice president. About fifty men are now on the dam site and this number will be doubled next week when the first timbers of the cofferdam will be laid. Enough