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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
JOHN s. THORN

HAMILTON, Ala, March 7.-(Spe- cial.)-The body of John S. Thorn who died at his home in Birming- ham Monday, was brought to Hamil- ton for interment yesterday. MT. Thorn was born in Marion county March 26, 1874, and received his edu- : cation in the Hamilton schools and Florence Normal college. and was a prominent teacher for long period. He married Miss Hattie Turner of Vernon. and besides the widow and three children, one brother, Robert E. Thorn, of Birmingham; two sis ters, Mrs. Bride Lambert of Br- mingham and Mrs. J. B. Brown of Hamilton, survive him.
 To paint the Brooklyn Bridge about 117,000 pounds of paint are required.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
MAKES MALARIA SURVEY

E. B. Johnson, director of malaria control administration, state board of health, Is making a survey of Jasper and will offer suggestions for mosquito control work here dur ing the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
Hickey-Freeman Clothes

Their superior style is but an outward expression of inborn virtues. Behind the seams-the hidden places-their very "inards' receive the same expert painstaking attention and workman ship as the parts that show. That's why the finished garment shows up to such match1ess advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
-77--7-7--7---so o-7------7------ SCOTT FUNERAL TO-DAY

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. March 7.-The funeral of Marsden c. Scott, former president of the International Typographical Union, who died here Sunday will be held here Thursday afternoon. Burial will be in Syrs- cuse. N. ',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
REVIVAL ANNOUNCED

Revival services will begin at the Jasper Baptist church next Sun day. Rev. J. J. Taylor will be in charge of the services. Sam N. Elsey. an accomplished gospel singer, will have charge of the choir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
COMMISSIONER QUINN ILL

MONTGOMERY. Ala, March 7.- Commissioner I. T. Quinn. head of the state department of conserva- tion. has been absent from his office here for the past few days because of serious illness. It was feared for several days that MT. Quinn was about to suffer an attack of pneu- monia, his physician stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
MAYOR WANTS "CLEAN UP."

Mayor Cranford has addressed letter to the people of Jasper em- phasizlng the importance of destroy ing all discarded tin cans and rub Dish of every kind to be found in the city. Mayor Cranford says Jas per must not be satisfied with an average sanitary rating for Alabama cities but should strive to come up to the standard laid down by the state board of health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TO AID CHILDREN.

A campaign for the Children 8 Aid Society will begin here Friday, March 9. at 9 o'clock. All the churches have appointed committees and have been asked to report promptly for work. All money con- tributed to this campaign goes di- rectly to the aid of destitute chill dren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TOURNEY CONTEST CONTINUES.

The Townley election contest case in the circuit court here continues to draw large crowds. Testimony in the case will be concluded in the case Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TEN OPENINGS T0 GOAL. SEAM BEING MADE NEAR DORA
Spur Track Being Laid to New MineS--Mayo Starts CIean-Up at
 Jasper
JASPER BUREAU 1 THE AGE-H EEALD .gaaper Ala March

One of the largest industrial de- vclopments undertaken in Walker county this spring is being made at Dora by the Pratt Consolidated Coal company. The Pratt people are mak- ing 10 openings at Dora and build ing spur tracks to haul the coal from the new mines to be opened up. A spur track half a mile in length is being built from mine No. 1 to some of the new openings that are being made. The Pratt Consolidated company has already several open iEgs in operation at Dora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
COMMITTEES NAMED

Senator J. c. Inzer and Represen- tative c. S. Culver of this city. chair men respectively of the senate and house committees on education. have mailed call for a joint meeting of the committees at Montgomery on Monday, April 16. It Is stated that the first ten days of the session will be taken up in visiting the higher institutions of learning of Alabama In order to form correct opinion as to their needs. The committee will then adjourn for ten days and on re- assembling it will frame the educa- tional measures it desires to present and recommend to the legislature. It is expected that Senator Inzer will be named joint, chairman. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
LOsEs DAMACE SLUT

Mrs. Matte Stewart lost her suit for 350.000 damages against pr. D. A. Morton and pr. w. F. Noel of Boaz in the circuit court at Gadsden We'd nesday morning. when a jury gave a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff alleged when her husband, J. l.. Stewart, ran splinter in his foot he sent for the two Boaz doc tors. They decided an operation would be necessary to remove the splinter and save the foot. Mrs. Stewart alleged in her complaint that chloroform was administered in a careless fashion. The trial attracted attention in both Etowah and Mar shall counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
ALABAMA DEATHS
K. J. CENTER

ALBANY, Ala, March 7.-(spe- cial.)-News has been received here of the death in Columbia, Miss, of Gunter of Albany. Mir. Gunter was well known here. having visited in the Twin Cities frequently. Dr. Gunter was at his bedside when death came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TWINS DIE

Horace and Morris, the 7-months- old twins of Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Tay- Tor of First street, Attalla, died Tues day night within few hours of each other. They were victims of pneu- monia. The funeral will be held some time Thursday and burial will be in the Attalla city cemetery. T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TELEPHONES DAMAGED

Between l50 and 2U0 teIephones were put out of commission by the rain and wind storm of Tuesday aft ernoon and night. A number of posts were blown down and there ia much cable trouble, 1t is said, be- cause of the deluge of water. It Is thought the service will be restored to normal condition within the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TO INSPECT DIARIES

Beginning April l, 1t was an- nounced Wednesday, the county health unit will see that all dairies and the premises selling milk in Gadsden, Alabama City and Attalla are inspected at intervals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
CARETAKER FOR TYsoNv1LLE

Because of the inability of the Western railroad to employ an : gent at a salary justified by the reve- nue the public service commission today granted the railroads petition for authority to abandon the agency at Tysonville. In lieu of an agent the railroad is required to establish a caretaker who will receive all freight, but who will not have au- thority, to receive shipments with charges collect.
 The railroad showed the commits sion that 1t has been forced to send another officer to Tysonville at reg ular intervals for the adjustment of the accounts. It contends that a caretaker can furnish the same ser vice as an agency except in the col- lections of charges on goods shipped to that point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
TANNER TO KEEP srATIoN

The American Railway Express company was granted permission by the commission to withdraw its pe- tition for the abandonment of its express office at Tanner, between Athens and Decatur. Citizens of Limestone county furnished informa- : tion to the company indicating that there will be a material increase in the express business at Tanner dur ing the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
BOARD HEARS SELMA COTTON STORAGE CASE
Selma Merchant Claims Discrimina- tion in Favor of Competitor
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD .
Montgomery, Ala, March 2

The public service commission to- day heard and took under advisement the petition of Otto Erhart, cotton merchant of Selma, for an order re- Quiring the Southern. Western, and Louisville and Nashville railroads to remove alleged discrimina tions against his warehouse. The case has been pending several months and the commission made one trip to Selma for the purpose of hearing 1t.
 Erhart alleged that the railroads deliver to 8 competing warehouse cotton shipments in less than carload lots but refused to deliver to his warehouse any shipments in less than car loads. although his warehouse has track facilities. Tho railroads answered that the competing ware house Is a cotton depot under con- tract between them and the ware house company and that the public service commission has no authority to require them to make 8 similar contract with Erhart. They argued that the commission can do no more than require the railroads to cancel the contract with the competing warehouse. thus deprivlng both ware houses of depot facilities.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
PRINCE BEGS TO GO HOME.
Promises He Will Abide by Repunli-
can Government.

Berlin.-Afer five long weary years
of exile on the fog-bound, wind-sWept
island of Wieringen, in the Zuyder
zee. the former crown prince OF Ger
many is preparing to return to MS
native soil.
prince Wilhelm has asked that ne
NAV as a private citizen share the
fate of the German people whatever
it may be.
Many reports have been circulated
that the former crown prince had re-
turned to Germany secretly, or that
he had asked if he might come back
# is learned on the highest author-
itv however, that Wilhelm has only
now made formal application to the
German government for PERMISSION
to return to his own country as an or
dinary citizen if the permission can
he granted without embarrassing une
government at home or making dliil-
entities for Germany abroad,
Wilhelm, it is authoritatively learn
ed. acknowledges the republican Ger
many, and the present government as
a legal government, and oliers 10
nledge himself to abstain from all
politics or political activity OF what-
ever nature.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
FORGERY CHARGE MADE.
Allegation Made in Suit Regarding
-$2,500 Note.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Forgery by Gov.
hcCray of note signed by "a. Mess
man and Company" is charged in a
suit filed in circuit court here by the
Brownstown, Indiana, Loan and Trust
company against the Meyer-Kizer
Bank of note of Governor McCray
TO the Brownstown Bank last June.
The suit attacks the validity of a
9z5oO note payable to Warren Il. Nc
Gray and bearing the signature OF
tne Messman Company of Joliet, Ill.
Following the filing of the suit Sol
meyer, president of the MeyerKizer
Bank, issued statement declaring
tne bank had an affidavit from the
messman Company stating that Gov
erhor McCray, who was partner in
the firm, had authority to sign the
nrms name to "any and all trans
actions"
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
BID FOR 2 U. S. LINERS.
welt and Harding.

New York.-The International Mer-
cantlle Marine Company has made an
oiier to the Shipping Board for the
nners President Roosevelt and Pres
laeht Harding of the United States
mes it was declared at the offices
OF the I. M. M.
while the size of the offer was not
revealed, it was learned one of the
"nditions of the bid was that other
passenger ships and freighters operat-
VI 10 London by the board be re-
IoVed from competition with pur-
cnased vessels.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
LOOSE LEAF RECORDS
LEGALITY ATTACKED
Bolivar County Case in Supreme
Court important.

JACKSON.-Among several import
ant cases pending before the su-
preme court, and decisions of which
may be expected at any Monday sit
ting of the court, is the Bolivar
County case, in which is involved
the legality Of 'loose-leaf records"
or officials records which are kept
in loose-leaf system, now in general
use through the country.
The pending case is one against
Chancery Clerk Woolard of Bolivar
County, raising the question of the
validity Of deed records kept in the
loose-leaf system, and the same ques-
ton affects nearly every county in
the state. The statute providing for
the keeping Of the deed records says
the deeds shall "be recorded in a
well-bound book and 1t is contend
ed that the loose-leaf arrangement
does not meet this definition, the
sheets being separated and Kept sep
arated until the book is completed,
and then locked in a cover or bind
'i6' OuCh q DoOh, 1t 10 utu, Is SlOL
a "well-bound book, and is not a
book" in the ordinary acceptation
Of the term. The loose leaves, it is
also argued, may be easily duplicated
and inserted and such a substitution
would be impossible Of detection,
whereas with the old style, sewed to.
gether records, with the covers made
on them, it is not possible to alter a
sheet by substitution without leaving
positive evidence of the change.
If the court shall hold that the
loose-leaf volumes are not legal rec
ords far-reaching complications will
ensue, and all sorts Of questions will
arise. II they are not valid records
then all of tee a1eeds and convey
ances Of a which have been
The deed fgci DIS are not the onl,
records which would be affected
Records kept in many of the state
departments are kept in loose-leaf
In the office OF the secretary of state
this system was adopted some three
years ago and hundreds of charter.
are so recorded, the statute being the
same as in the case of deeds, ant
requiring them to be recorded in {
well-bound book.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
CALIFORNIA COWBOY
NOW IS LEGION HEAD
JoHN r. QUINN IS NAMED MA,
TIoNAC COMMANDER.
TO CONTINUE BONUS FIGHT
brand Ball Winds Up Frisco Conven.
tion-Aivin OwsIey Turns Over
GaveI After Strenuous Year
as Commander.

San Francisco.-A tired hand yield
id the executive management of the
American Legion to a newly-elected
national commander when Alvin Ows.
ley. retiring commander, turned over
to John R. Quinn, Of California, the
responsibility of guiding the desti-
MES of the legion for 1923-24, at the
close of the fifth annual convention
,of the organization here.
Owsley, weary from his year
strife, his 10000 miles OF travelling
during his administration on behalf
of the legion, and showing a loss of
Is pounds, smiled a wan smile as he
took Commander Quinn by the hand
and said: Il turn you over to the
mercies of the newspaper men, the
photographers and the public"
A far different type OF man took
up Owsley's burden. Quinn, cowboy,
and a typical westerner of the open
plains, Immediately announced he
would dedicate his administration to
conducting vigorous campaign to
obtain immediate passage of the ex
service mems adjusted compensation
act, and close and human contact
between the disabled veterans and the
government agencies in charge Of re
Mobilization and disqualification.
The following national vice com
manders were elected:
Ryan Duffy Fod du Lac, Wis;
Thurman Mann, High Point, N. c.;
William B. Healy, Wilkesbarre, Pa;
C. NJ. Stoddard, Arizona, and Lester
Albert. Idaho.
The only other elective officer in
the legion, that of national chaplain,
was filled by Era c. Clemens, OF
Minnesota, who was elected by &C
clamations
Quinn made this statement after his
election:
CAS- national commander of the
American Legion, l shall endeavor al
ways to interpret the ideals and
achieve the aims of my comrades in
service. shall carry on the fight the
legion has always waged for the dis
abled men and women, who gave SO
much for their country. I shall seek
to secure close and human contact
between them and the governmental
agencies dealing with their welfare
Il shall conduct an active and vigor-
GUS campaign to secure the immediate
passage of the adjusted compensation
act, urged by the fifth national con
vention of the legion.
with the help of the thousands OF
men who have dedicated their lives to
the principles set forth in the pream-
bic of the American Legion constitu-
ton and who now constitute the mem
bership of the American Legion, ex-
pect to see the accomplishment o'
greater deeds to the benefit of our
glorious republic"
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
GOVERNORS SHUN
KU kLUX ISSUE
GOV. PARKER RESIGNS FROM
CONFERENCE AFTER TILT.
TEXAS OFFICIAL HECKLED
says Administration Largely to Blame
for Wet Era in East. State Leaders .
GO to Washington Where Cool.
dge VIII Address Them.

| West Baden, Ind-The governors OF
the commonwealths which form the
United States went On record for the
flrst time as demanding strict law
which, they declare, "is now the law
OF the land and must be upheld
They pledged their full co,opera.
tion to the government.
Fiery debate, however, which pre-.
ceded the vote came near disrupt
] ing the governors conference, and
| brought charges from Gov Silzer of
| New Jersey, that the government Is
| to blame for the "deluge" in the east.
ern states because of it's failure to
check liquor smuggling in the ports OF
entry.
Gov. Parker, of Louisiana, famed
| for his championship of the Bull
Moose movement in 1912 and more re.
Gently for his fight on the Ku Klux
Klan, was the only state executive
from all of Dixie to support Silzer.
Unbeknown to the other governors
who were hurrying away to the train
for Washington Parker handed in his
resignation as a member of the con-
ference.
This came after tilt with Gov. Pat
Neff of Texas, who had been max
ing vehement address extoling the
constitution and calling upon every
governor to enforce the law.
Parker turned to Neff and asked
the constitution all the way through
particularly as to punishment OF Grim
inals.
Neff replied he was.
Parker then asked him if he was a
in favor of fighting the lawlessness
in his own state that had been
brought about by the same conditions
that prevailed in Louisiana, namely,
the ctivities of the invisible en-
pire" Neff hesiitated moment and
then replied that the khan matter was
not a subject for discussion before
the conference.
Parker insisted that, according to
newspaper accounts, khan activities
in Neffs state of Texas had been op
probious, and he thought it was as
necessary to uphold the constitutional
guarantees in this particular as in
others.
Neff then insisted that he had been
active in suppressing alleged unlaw'
full acts of the klansmen, but refused
to be drawn into discussion OF tnat
phase of constitutional majesty at
this time.
This was the only time thea Khan
matter was thrown into the confer
ence and it was quickly sidetracked.
After squelching Gov. Parker, who
had insisted in a formal resolution
that federal enforcement OF the eigh-
teenth amendment had failed because
the national administration had play
ed politics with it and had named
corrupt enforcement officers for the
Republican politicians, the conference
adopted the Pinchot-Sweet memorial.
which will be presented to- President
Coolidge later at the White House.
Here again the Republican nnes
wavered a bit, Gov. Blaine, or WIS
consin. refusing to vote on the me-
mortal.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
Valentine Elected.

Laurel.-Archie A. Valentine OF
this city has received notice that he
had been elected cheminot national
Of La Societe des Forty Hommes ct
Eight Chevaux by the national con.
vention of the organization held in
San Francisco, Cal. Mr.. Valentine
stated that this office was the same
as being member of the national
executive committee, and that he
would represent the state of Missis-
sippi at the national headquarters of
the organization.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
SeipeI Minis Victory.

(. Vienna. Chancellor Seipel won a
victory in the election in Austria.
The voters expressed their approval
of fiscal control by the League of Ma
tions in return for the aid given the
nation. The anti-Jewish element anu
the Pan-Germans and Socialists were
badly beaten.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
Union Cotton Crop Short.

Blue Mountain.-That Union Coun-
ty will produces only about dne-third
as much cotton as it did last year is
indicated by the fact that up to Oct.
l6 the official cotton weigher OF the
county had handled this year only
l,020 bales, while up to the same
date Of the previous season he had
weighed 1858 bales.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
County Gets Movie Machine.

Waynesboro-Mr. Graves of the
Mississippi development board. ac.
companied by Mr.. Taggard of the
Halcom Film Company, in co-opera,
ton with the business men of
Waynesboro, has placed a moving
picture machine in Wayne County
to be used over the entire county to
promote visual education and encour-
age dairying. poultry raising and
trucking.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
Better School camnainn.

Jackson.-During the better school
campaign now in progress the pro-
gram of subjects that will be given
special attention includes the follow
ing: Compulsory attendance law,
changing the educable age from five
to six years, minimum, and from 21
to 10 years, maximum; fire preven-
ton, codification of school laws, the
Sterling -Towner bill, use of the flag,
libraries, parent-teacher association
work, etc.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
Percy Bell Qeclines.

Observation-Disclosures of friends OF
Judge Percy Bell having, by tele-
gram, telephone and letter requested
him to enter the race for Congress
to succeed the lamented Congress
man, Ben Humphreys, authorizes the
statement that he is out of politics
Tor the present, at least, that he has
now no aspirations to serve in Con-
gress, that he intends to apply him
self to the practice of his profession.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
McADoo BOOM ON.
National Headquarters Will Be Open
ed at CHICAGO.

National Headquarters VIII Be open
ed at Chicago.
go-Announcement that ma
tional headquarters for a campaign
to boom William G. McAdoo for pres
ident will be opened here some ume
before November /, was made by for
mer Judge David Ladd Rockwell ol
Ravenna, Ohio, who stated he would
assume the duties Of national cam
paign manager.
Mr. Rockwell who served on the
national committee in the Cox cam
paign, stated efforts would be made
to perfect tn organization with a
view OF enlsting as many delegates
as possible for McAdoo. He said ma
tional organization would be followed
by state organizations.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
Quick chiropractic Course.

St. notwithstanding Attorney Al.
bet Sweitzer summoned DIR. Florence
e. Barrs and Dr. F. L. Streicker here
following the revelation of the st.
Louis Star that reporter had bought
and paid for course of personal in
struction in chiropractic and was
given a diploma of graduation in "
hours
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27

Ackerman.-J. E. Busby, one of
the drainage commissioners of Choc-
taw County, has rendered his resigna-
ton and the supervisors have order
ed an election to take place on next
Saturday to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Busby has been a drainage commits
sioner for a number Of years.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
Review Pothier Case.

Mashington.-Th federal govern
ment was granted a supreme court
review of it's case against Rolano II
Pothier, charged with the murder OF
Major Alexander P. Cronkhite al
Camp Lewis, Wash. during the World
War
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
p,zor Cuts Wedding Cake.

Gary, Ind.-At an impromptu wea'
ding breakfast following the eiope-
ment of Miss Helen Fraser and Henry
Moody no knife could be found to cu'
the wedding cake so the bridegroom
used his razor.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-10-27
e,rk EmbezzIer Sentenced.

Dayton, Ohio.-Pleading guilty OF
embezzling $1O4.547.1S from the Miami
isburs Banking Company, of Which
he was president. John J. schwartz
was sentenced to 80 years In the
Ohio penitentiary by Judge Robert g.
Patterson.