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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
He "STEPPED ON THE GAS"
But When Autoiat Heard "Put, Put1
Of Motorcycle Behind He Regret
ted II for a Few Moments.

II was a glorious day. the road was
good. the car was running smoothly.
The temptation TO speed was great.
Branks, FIRST looking behind him 10
make sure no policeman was in the
vicinity, stepped IN the gas. The
Bpeedometer registered twenty-five.
thirty, thirty-five. THY
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
Ford's Theater

Ford's theater in washington was
famous as the scene of the %assassina-
tion Of President Lincoln April IA,
1865. After that tragic event it was
closed by order Of the United States
government. In the following year
the building was purchased by congress
for 100000. and converted into the
army medical museum, This collection
Of ~curiosities was removed in August,
1887, to a structure specially erected
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
The Millennium.

when" said the lecturer. earnestly,
when will we reach that happy state
of civilization? When will life again
be rich and full. and happy?"
II know" shouted a voice in the
rear. well get that way when socks
and collars and drinks are two for a
quarter."-Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
Paisley ShaWls.

Paisley shawls are copies OF Persian
or Indian shawls. The oriental shawls
are made, however. of Asiatic wool or
came:s hair, while the Paisley shawls
are made of the fine native wool of
Scotland.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

for it, and the Ford's theater building
was given over TO the pension and
record bureau Of the War department.
On June ., 1893, the building partially
collapsed, causing considerable loss Of
life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
NEWS review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Senator Johnson Challenges
Coolidge and Others to Dr.
rect Primary Fight.
STRESEMANH CABINET is OUT
~ EDWARD W. PIcKARO

CENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON Of
California, ayowed candidate for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton, has started into make things
lively for his rivals. including Presi-
dent Coolidge. He has warned them
that he proposes to make a determined
fight In every state against hand
picked" delegations, and challenged
them to meet him in the primaries In
a straight-out contest. His statement,
Issued from Washington. Is supposed
to have been the result of unwarrant-
ed limitations that Mr.. Coolidge
would not make a direct campaign for
state delegations. relying largely on
delegates from states that have no d.
rect primaries, and on those which
would turn to him after their favorite
sons have been eliminated from com
petition.
81 insist that the rank and file of
the Republican party have a right TO
express themselves as to the candi-
date of the party for the presidency"
Senator Johnson said. Il am seeking
to have that preference expressed. l
shall accept the determination Of the
voters with eQuanlmity and philosophy.
/ do not fear to go before the people
upon that which I believe. and no 9th
er man who is a candidate should
hesitate to have those whose support
he asks express themselves on his
candidacy.
THE members of the party. rather
than a few self-constituted bosses. are
entitled to select the candidate. We
are going to put it up to the American
people. I insist that all candidates
should go before the people on the
same principle"
Senator Johnson Indicated that his
main fight would be made in such
states as Illinois, Indiana. Michi-
gan. Nebraska and New Jersey.
He is looked on with considerable IA
vor by many Illinois Republicans, but
must contend with, the strong follow
lngs of Coolidge and Lowden. In
Indiana Senator james E. Watson
says he may become a candidate "if
iDI NJ tit Itdo0h man ~ MP ~
states delegation from Hiram john
son"
While he Is too radical for such men
as Watson, the Californian is too con-
servative to suit the ether Senator
johnson, Magnus from Minnesota.
That l~oud-speaker arrived in the ma
tional capital and told the pop-eyed
world that Hiram was a backslider
from the cause of prOgresslvism, that
the third party movement was grow
ing very strong, and that the farmers
must be given protection against their
enemies. the grain and dairy com
panies. He seems to be right about
the third party movement. Indeed, a
third party was formally organized in
Chicago by a group under the leader
ship Of ]. A. II. Hopkins Of New York
and the call for its convention. to be
held May 80, was issued.
Another meeting of progressive
groups WAS held in Omaha and rep
resentatives Of fifteen states indorsed
Ford for president and called a con
vention at Detroit December u.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

the declaration that Germany's inter
nal condition was hopeless and that he
could not see the slightest prospect of
improvement, and the offer to relin-
quish office if the ~reichstag considered
it necessary. He was heckled by the
Communists and others, and when he
demanded a vote of confidence this
was refused him by a vote of 230 to
155. He and his ministers at once re-
signed. At this writing II seems likely
that the new chancellor will be either
Herr Leicht of the Bavarian Peoples
party or Dr.. Albert, who was In charge
of the propaganda bureau Of the Ger
mar embassy in Washington before
America entered the war.
Had Stresemann been able to defer
the vote in the ~reichstag for a quarter
of an hour he might have been upheld,
for the news came, just too late, that
the industrial magnates of the Ruhr
and the Rhineland had signed a treaty
with the French which Is expected to
bring comparative peace and prosper
ity to the occupied regions, since under
il the coal and steel plants VIII resume
operations.
In Upper Silesla the organized farm
ers. who are nationalistic. declared a
food boycott against the towns until
Stresemann and his cabinet should re-
sign. Immediately the hungry towns
men hocked into the country by thou
sands and burned and looted the farm
steads. They were fought by the
junkers and their employees and by
the police, and there were many fatal
tiles. The farmers organizations, 1t
is stated. could provide plenty of food
for all of Germany until next March
If they wished, but they will not do
so until a nationalistic government is
established.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
xx7ILLIAM C. McADOo had his first

" Test OF Strength dWOng the DtTn-
ocrats last week In South Dakota,
where the county proposal conventions
were held. Ford supporters were his
chief opponents, and while results are
not yet quite definite, II appears that
McAdoo won throughout the state by
at least two to one. The Republicans
were fairly divided bet @een Coolidge
and Hiram Johnson. Most Of the
Farmer-Labor conventions named I'M
instrus ted delegations to the state
convention.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

TAR. STRESEMANN and his cabinet
II fell soon after the reassembling
Of the reichstag, as had been expected.
simistic statement, winding up with
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

He was not n policeman, merely a
civilian. Branks breGthed a thankful
sigh. and-stepped on the gas.-New
York Sun and Globe.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

0NCE more the Anglo-French
" entente, periodically smashed by
the foreign correspondents has been
saved. Notwithstanding his fiery and
defiant addresses, Premier Poincare
yielded to the British view as to what
was best TO do in the matters of the
return of the former crown prince to
Germany and the resumption Of the
activities of the allies military con-
troll commission. and agreed that
there should be no threats of sanctions
nor anything that might sound like an
ultimatum 10 Germany. The British
gave in on some minor points, and
%thereupon the council of ambassadors
sent to Berlin TWO notes. In n the
Germans were told that since Fred
erick William already had returned.
he might remain as a private citizen
Blu the government was asked to see
that no steps be taken to place him
on the throne. II was also warned
that it must not permit the former
kaiser to return. In the other commu-
nicatiOn Berlin was Informed that 1.-THE
allied governments have decided that
the operations of military control and
%aer0nautic supervision must be re-
sumed without delay under conditions
which will be notified to the German
government by the presidents OF the
commission OF military control and the
committee Of aeronautic guarantee.
"ShOuld these operations meet with
obstruction from German authorities
or German nationals, the allied gov
ernments intend to take measures
which may seem to them proper to
assure execution of the treaty"
1t was understood that the Strese-
mann government would find the notes
from the allies entirely satisfactory.
The French press. except the govern
ment organs. was not so well pleased
with them and the premier was rather
severely criticised for his surrender"
But from his point Of view Poincare
seems justified. Prime Minister Bald
win faces a hard fight in he coming
British elections, and one Of the chief
complaints against him is that he has
suffered 50 many diplomatic defeats
M the hands of Poincare. The latter
cannot expect hat in The event of
Baldwin's defeat the new British gov
eminent will be even as friendly to
his policies as has been the present
cabinet. Therefore he could well af-
ford to give Baldwin the diplomatic
victory Of last week. After the Brit
ish elections the whole question may
he reOpened.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

nESPTTE the misgivIngs Of Senator
II Lodge, Senator Sinoot and some
other Republican leaders who fear II
may NEAR disaster for their party.
President Coolidge has decided to sup
port Secretary Melons tax reduction
program boldly and unreserYediy.
With a evenu surplus piling up II IS
the duty of the government TO reduce
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

the tax burden. the President holds,
and he is confident that the radicals
will be unable to put any extreme
measure through congress. His atti-
tude toward soldier bonus legislation
has not been disclosed, but he probably
will follow the example of President
Harding and insist that IL a bonus bin
be passed. a means for financing 1t be
provided by congress.
I c. WALTON, suspended governor
-. Of Oklahoma, was found guilty of
eleven of the sixteen charges pre-
sented to the senate court Of impeacn-
ment and for corruption In office,
moral t%urpitude, neglect of duty and
general Incompetence vas removed
from his office. The vote was Alto 0,
Walton's one consistent supporter be-
ing absent. Six Of the original charges
were dismissed. No evidence for he
defense was presented, for Walton had
withdrawn his counsel after announc-
ing that he could not stand the Thu
initiation of an unfair trial." His at
torneys, however. intend to try to
carry the case to the Supreme court
of the United States. A grand jury
in Oklamoha City considered the evil
dence on which the deposed governor
was convicted and indicted him for
criminal offenses.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05
G ECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

Q ECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
y HOOVER says the government is
not considering any plan for the relief
of the hungry people in Germany,
though several persons have talked of
the matter with the President. AS to
whether relief is needed. Mr.. Hoover
says the breakdown in distribution.
coupled with considerable unemploy-
ment, has caused suffering In the poor
districts. Uncertainty of business life
has multiplied many times, but Ger
many as a whole is still a powerful
country in business, agriculture, and
trade. Purchases by Germany from
the United States In the first six
months of 1923 aggregated more than
S143, 100000, or about 570,000.000 gold
marks. The Industrial plan of Ger
many is better than II was before the
war, and there Is even danger that 1t
is o~verdeyeloped. Crops throughout
Germany are reported generally good,
In some instances being the best for
fifteen years or more.
Major General Aliens committee for
relief of hungry German children is all
ready to open its campaign for the col
lection of funds from American citi-
zens and 1t Is announced that at least
s1o.oOO,Ooo will be needed. The Amer
lean Friends service committee will adj
minister the fund and the German gov
eminent will kindly attend to the in
surance. warehouse and other over
head charges.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

KING ALFONSO, Queen Victoria
N and Dictator Primo Rivera of
Spain all went to italy last week and
were received by King Victor EN-
manuel and Premier Mussoiini with
impressive ceremony. - was said a
military alliance between the two
countries would be signed to balance
the alliance between France and Jugo-
Slayia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

DR. FREDERICK A. COOK. the
- Arctic explorer who gained no.
toriety by his bogus discovery of the
North Pole years ago, and who Of late
has been a spectacular dealer in oil
stocks, has come to the end of his
rope. Tried before Federal Judge Kill
Its in Forth Worth. Tex. for misuse
of the mails in connection with the
operations of the Petroleum Produc-
ers' association, of which he was the
sole trustee, he was found guilty and
sentenced to fourteen years and nine
months in prison and fined $4,000.
Nineteen co-defendants were also
found guilty. Judge KilIits in passing
sentence denounced Cook s~cathingly
for robbing widows and orphans, con
cluding: You ought to be paraded as
a practical warning in every state
where you have sold stock"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-05

FRIENDS of Corea In America, who
4 are organized, have filed with Sec
rotary Of State Hughes a formal protest
against the alleged murder Of about
800 Coreans during the great EARTH
quake and fire in Tokyo and Yoko-
hama. DIR. Floyd w. ThOmpkins, presi-
dent of the society. who signed the pro-
test, declared an eyewitness saw $50
Coreans bound hand ard foot. placed
on an old junk, covered with oil and
burned alive What Secretary Hughes
can do about il Is not indicated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-26
ZIG NEW LAWS GO INTO
EFFECT FIRST OF JULY

Pierre, s. D., Apr. 25.-There are ZIG
laws passed by the last session of
the legislature which go into effect on
July 1, according to q check made of
the advance edition OF the session laws
which have been off the press for
some time. The official session laws
will not be off the press for some time
yet.
These ZIG laws include the appro-
priation measures which were passed
without emergency clauses among
them being several OF considerable
Importance to the people Of the state
generally. There is also included the
amendments to the primary laws OF
the state and to the election of judges.
both of which will probably be referr-
cd 10 the people of the state at the
next general election to have the cleo
tors rass on whether or not the action
OF the legislature in cutting down the
time If the primary campaign, requir-
ing the registration of voters before
IN" primary and in repeating the on
poll ! al judiciary, are to be the laws
OF - state.
There are several acts which go into
effect on July ] which amend the
li0un~ enforcement laws Of the state
and a large number relating to indie
pendent, common and consolidated
schGI districts, make changes in the
formation and abandonment Of com-
mon and consolidated districts and
FOR the transportation of school chill
drcn in the rural schools. There are
several acts which made changes in
the time Of holding court, changes in
the boundaries of circuits and provi-
sions for additional judges in several
circuits of the state. One relates to
tho fees for clerks of courts which
makes a considerable change in the
present laws on that subject.
Among the most important acts
which go into effect on July l are:
Removing the unorganized county
from Lyman and attaching 1t to Trip
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-26
Bootleg Liquor Potent
Eats Varnish OF Desk

watcrtown, April 25.-Chief OF Po-
lice NJ. J. Conway believes that some
men could drink melted lead and en-
joy IL after seeing what a few drops
of liquor did to the top OF his desk Sat-
urday night. John Otto and George
Marquartt were brought to the chiefs
Office by Patrolman Rice charged with
having liquor In their possession. A
few drops of the alleged liquor drop
ped on the desk and before IL could be
wiped up bad eaten it's way into the
varnish. The chief is now displaying
the SCARED top as an example OF
what the bootleggers are now selling.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-26

Increasing the gasoline tax from 1
to 2 cents on motor fuels used in pro-
pelling motor cars on the public high
ways.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-26

county. TffF3'
Putting a tax on cigarets, licensing
wholesale and retail dealers in cigar
cts and putting them under bonds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-04-26
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
JOHN P. PULLMAN

John P. Tillman practiced law in his na- tive state for fifty-two years. From admis- sion to the bar in 1871 to his death on Sat urday morning he devoted a well-ordered intellect and clean life to that profession. He was associated with the late United States Senators Joseph F. Johnston and Ed mund w. Pettus in law partnerships before he came to Birmingham, and here his early legal associates were such men as the late G. w. Hewitt and the late William A. Walk CT. MT. Tillman occupied a topmost place in his profession for more than forty years He not only did not seek public office, but avoided it. He declined it when offered He became lawyer when twenty-one years of age and never varied that career until his death. A man oe the utmost probity, he held the high regard of the public as well as of friends and acquaintances. He was courteous and mild of manner, simple in his tastes and unostentatious either in court room or in his private walks. The Alabama bar honored him as it's head and will note with regret that the profession has lost one who was conspicuous exponent of what lawyer should and can be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
IT IS CLEANUP WEEK

The present week is "Clean Up Week" in Birmingham. The Federation of women.s Clubs has indorsed it, and the city con- mission has officially declared it. It should be observed. There is lot of trash and dirt that accumulates around home during the winter. There are the leaves that have fallen into the gutters, and, unless taken out, they will serve to stop the flow of sur- face water this summer and create little pools to breed mosquitoes. There is the trash in the cellar which is dangerous as well as untidy. There are tin cans here and there that welcome the mosquito and there is more or less cumbersome and unsightlv debris scattered about. Householders should feel the same pride in a clean yard and cellar as in clean guest room or living room. The aspect of the home place reflects tho character of the people residing there. Ones self-respect increases if his surround ings are tidy. Untidiness leads to unsan- itary conditions. The householder who cleans up this week is adding to the health as well as the appearance of his neighbor- hood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
WHY ALABAMA IS FIRST

That Alabama led the nation in the per- centage of it's active steel-making capacity in 1921 is twice-told tale. It is of record that this district kept on producing and marketing it's steel at approximately fifty per cent. of capacity at time when the average of other steel-making districts was twenty-five to thirty per cent That record was incident to our advantageous situation with respect to steel exports. Japan was taking lot of our steel when the domestic demand was at low watermark. Alabama also was first to recover from the slump in pig iron. Authentic statistics of the Ameri- can Iron and Steel Institute show that Ala bama's increase in manufacture of pig iron in 1922 over 1921 was 84.74 per cent, our nearest competitor being Ohio with 7O.65 per cent, followed by Pennsylvania with 55.64 per cent. and the Indiana Michigan district with A per cent.
 The Alabama pig iron market was first to recover because its territory is the broad est. This iron not only goes where western
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
By THOMAS R. MARSHALL Former Vice President of the United
 Cf1tes

Not only are the bitter and the sweet strangely intermingled, but the good and evil are so interwoven that modern life is not an easy thing to lead. We are-living in grand and awful age. We are so advanced in our economies and pleasures that even recent years seem to be a part of the dark ages. We have not only pierced the universe and dis covered the uttermost star, but we have placed the hidden mysteries of God under the microscope and discovered the lowest forms of life. Not content with these wonderful discoveries pertaining to physical life, we are touching with impious hands the holy ark of the covenant wherein are contained the religion, morals and ethics of the future. We put our neighbours soul upon the operating table, anesthetize it with our views and lay it bare by the scalped of our desires. We are quick to form our judgments and slow to give charitable construction to the views of others. In no age since time began has man been so certain that he si right and so absolutely sure that his fellow man is wrong.
 I have observed many men of many minds-great statesmen, dis tinguished scholars, remarkable scientists, inspiring orators. Great divines have pleased my ear and lifted up my soul to God. l have noted that each celebrity had his individual methods. One had con- quered greatness this way and an- other that way. Some had availed themselves of all the appliances of life and others belonged to class ephermeral and superficial. Great ness is whatever you believe to be great. There is no universal meas ure by which to determine it to the satisfaction of all men. Each one of us has his own vsew as to who is the really great man and of what greatness consists.
 always have had an idea that although knowledge might come, too often wisdom fingered. have been unwilling to consent that the mere possession of real or apparent facts made man learned. I have regarded the man with his head crammed with facts as a slight-of- hand performer, foonng the audi ence with the tricks he pulled out of his mental box. Nor would I ar que that it is birth or rank or sta tion that marks real greatness. Perhaps my view has been jaun- diced by my recollection of the man