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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

case, and after long and exhaustive hearings, rendered a, report to Judge Clayton holding the contested debts to be valid and this report was up- held today by Judge Clayton.
 Attacks Legality Of Bonds.
 The county in the first legal pro- ceedings attacked the validity of practically all it's outstanding obli- gations, but by concessions and ad- missions and by exception to the spe- cial masters report the attack was limited in the main, it is stated, to the following: road warrants. aegrre- gating some $21,50O. issued in Aug nst, 1917; two issues of temporary loan certificates. issued in 1919 and maturing February l. 1920, of S25. .- OG0, all bearing interest at per cent.
 Most of these securities were sold through Birmingham firms to north | ern buyers, 1t is stated. Among those holding securities are the Troy Ma tional bank and the Sabinana Ma l tonal bank, Ohio institutions; G. K. 1 I1eming, Ohio banker. Mrs. Carrie Lobman of Montgomery; David Rob- erts ana Martin J. Gillespie of Bir- mingham. and the West Blocton Say ings bank of West Blocton.
 Indebtedness Of s2OO, 900.
 It is stated that since the case was begun Russell county, under direction of the federal court, has paid operating expenses and accu- mulated sum of 10000 The total indebtedness of the county, incIud- ing bonded indebtedness of sl20.- l 600, is now between $20O. 900 and $@00.000, it is stated, and it Is ex- peeted that the contested claims will be paid in point of seniority as funds become available.
 Judge Clayton, in concluding his opion on the case, stated:
 T am of the opinion and therefore conclude that the several obligationg Tn controversy are the valid and le gal obligations of Russell county ana charges against the funds pledged or appropriated; that the i exceptions to the masters report are not well taken and that the plaintiff and lntervenors arc entitled to re- i lief, and decrees will be entered ac- cordingly." GU ao
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
Russell County's $1O0,OOO Debts
 Must Be Paid, Is Courts Decree

was appointed special master in the case, and after long and exhaustive hearings, rendered |, report to Judge Clayton holding the contested debts to be valid and this report was up- held today by Judge Clayton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
Paging |'Mr. Missouri

We are looking for the who is looking for the most for his S3 50 or S4 in straw hat value.
 We'd like him to be hard to sell We'd like him to be in his most critical mood when he steps threshold Because we've the hats that will displace his rown with a smile of genuine pleasure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
Porter's s Seersucker and Spanish Suitings
 $10

Are just about as low you go safety That price genuine quality in materials and in the making. All sizes, and wide variety of kinds. Compare anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
CITY GOES OVER TOP

Albany and Decatur are declared to be over the top in the drive for funds for the Tennessee River I'm provement association.
 The chairman of the committee in Albany-Decatur today announced that the quota of $2.500 had prac- tically all been subscribed and that the remainder will be given within the next few days. News that AL bany and Decatur will go over the top was telegraphed today to head quarters of the association in Wash ington.
 The interest in the drive has been increased by recent declaration that the association will use the funds to help the development of Muscle Shoals and will work unceasingly for the acceptance of the offer of Henry Ford for the project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
Portrait of a Man In a "Cheap' Summer Suit

It looked like bargain, in the window. It looks like "bargain' on his back One washing told the tale of the tailoring the lack of it: If you would buy well and wisely, look further than the price tag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
TOXIC WILL ARISE. TO NEW BORN CITY OUT OF ITS ASHES
Plan Similar To Washington, D. c., Will Be Followed
 By Builders
BY CLARENCE DUBOSE Leased Wire to The Age-Herald)

TOKYO. Sept. 11.-An entirely mod ern Tokio is to rise from the ashes of disaster.
 A plan similar to that used in building in Washington, D, C., has been tentatively adopted.
 Electrical, manufacturing and other industries already are placing orders for machines. equipment and food with the United States firms even before the last of Tokios corpses have been cleared from the ruins laid by the quake of Septem- Der 1 and the resultant fires.
 Reports from various devasted dis tricts indicate the damage to prop erty has been even greater than first reported.
 A tremendous tidal wave which swept Kamakura Immediately after Oshima, four miles off shore, erupted violently and disappeared beneath the sea, including damage being done, especially in the summer resorts to which many foreigners go each year.
 Most of the foreigners there were saved.
 Apparently about 250 foreigners lost their lives in Yokohama, a few Americans being among the number.
 Foreign refugees of the quake and fire, are being sent to Kobe, Chinese ports and America.
 Millions of Japanese refugees have no where to go. Their homes are destroyed but it Is now believed that all will be fed.
 A feeling already has grown up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
DISAPPOINT I M [ NJ
 0NLY GREETS HIS TRIP ID OLD H0ME
Lloyd George Bemoans Rush Of Rural Youths To Big
 Cities
nY CHARLEs McANN


 LONDON, Sept, 11-Bx Premier Lloyd George, who is making a whirlwind tour of Wales that is featured by bitterly caustic speeches against the Baldwin government, has stolen time from the platform 10 visit the little Weloh village of his youth.
 From his return to the scenes of boyhood he has drawn the moral that many see in these times-the disaster that befalls a nation when it's youths turn toward city life.
 Tho village was Llany Stumdwy, where Lloyd Georges widowed moth CT had taken her two-year-old son 5S years ago, to make their homo with Davids uncle. Richard Lloyd, the village cobbler.
 The old place had changed; the life was not the lively chorus Of hoyish voices that young David had known. The old home town disap- pointed his memories. Nature had left the old haunts untouched. The swimmin' hole, doubtless, was the same cool inviting pool that it had always been. But the swimmin' hole was empty; the village life had thinned to state of deadening emptiness; and the young men had deserted the beautiful Welsh coun- tryside for the strifling work rooms of city factories.
  George drew some morals on the sadness of modern industrialism and decaying village life.
 II went along the banks of the old river and into the exquisite val ley" he said, T found the river as banks in the old days. The river and the valley and the mountains are the same. But there is change in the people.
 The trouble is that you have this constant passing away of the young people to the towns. They have got their faces turned towards the in dustrial areas; their thoughts are not unon leading a life in these beautiful valleys.
 That is bad thing for Wales a bad thing for Britain, and for the British Empire; and when l say it Is a bad thing for the empire it is a bad thing for humanity as we'll"
 Lloyd George added that the life of Britain rested too much in it's in dustrial areas, and far too little in it's rural districts No country, he said, had become so industrialized to the detriment of Is rural areas.
 'The rural districts must be made more attractive" the ex-premier con- tinued. T remember that villages used to be practically selfcontained. They provided boots and shoes and clothing practically every thing. That has gone.
 Walk along the river now and you see derelict woolen mills They have all gone, and the same thing is true in many other villages"
 Lloyd Georges visit to the old home town had convinced him that:
 "One of the great problems of the future is to regenerate the country life. The British people need to get more and more into the country in orde- to regenerate that power that ha- made the British. Emipre great"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
LIST AMERICANS REPORTED DEAD IN QUAKE DISASTER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-(By As sooiated Press. )-The American con- sul at Kobe today cabled the follow ing list of Americans who have been reported killed" in the Japanese dis aster;
 Miss Doris Rabbit. Miss Joseph Briggel, Mrs, Brunell. Mrs, r. l.. Eliot, MT. Firth, Miss Jean Garattan, Mrs. L. 1T. Jenks, Mrs links, MT. Kempson. MT Kisshechoffer Mrs. George Ko- nor, Mrs. Jennie Kuyper, MT. T. F. Lafinn, Mr Carl Lewis, Miss Lynch, MT and Mrs. Markell, c, M. Masons, Capt. Mitchell McDonald Mrs. Mau- rice Mendelson, Miss Merritt, MT. I. Morrison, Edwin Muller, MT. Patter- son, MT. Perrett, MT, Burlington, two children and governess; MT. J. Read, Jacks Reed, MT, A. Roberts, Miss Catherine Robinson, R. S. P. Rob ertson, Mrs. Harry Root and son, MT. Rupp, Dr. Smith, MT. Svedenski, Mrs. Thompson, Miss Tolstoy, MT. L. Wier- man Viel and daughter, Miss Win stanley, Gerald Xavier, Miss Shieler Xavier, MT. M. Xavier, MT. V. Zembsch, Mrs. L. Lembseh
 This list was prepared by Ambas- sador Woods at Tokio and apparently represented the first attempt of the American embassy to gather together the names of Americans who had lost their lives. It was forwarded by mall from Tokio to Kobe.
 In no case was the home address given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
In Patent

A beauty in patent, display ing It's smartness in its brogue effect short vamp. round toes. Spanish heels. which is, as you know. the height of fashion --- and the pricing is very reasonable 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
SOUTH BEND NEGROES FEAR "kK.K." THREATS
Mysterious Letter Drives Half Of
 Dusky Foundation Away

SOUTHBEND, Ind, Sept. 11.-A threatening letter bearing the sigma ture TX. K. K" has driven half of Southbend's negro population out of town.
 More than 1900 negroes have left in the past 24 hours by freight, pas senger and interurban trains and au- tomobiles, according to a colored law yer who himself remained in hiding during the night when many feared a riot"
 Extra police are patrolling the col- ored section, and all stores in the city have been ordered to discontinue the sale of firearms and ammunition. Dealers report, however, that $2,000 worth of this merchandise have been sold during the past few days, and the supplies of many stores are ex- hausted.
 The letter which threw the scare into the negroes was received by Clarence Elliott. a colored saloon keeper. It threatened to abduct from the county jail Charles Harp, another colored saloon man, who recently confessed the killing of Patrolman James Smith and the wounding of Patrolman Bunch when the two of- ficers visited his place, and then to clean up the colored joints."
 The colored settlement was dark Tuesday night, all saloons being closed and but few negroes visible on the streets.
 that Japanese American friendship has been cemented by the disaster and the immediate aid given by the United States.
 The possibility of war has been removed forever, they are saying here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
Unusual Are the Low Prices on
 Fall Silks

36-inch Chiffon Velvet Gin black only) yard 45O 4O-in. Fine Quality Chiffon Velvet 575 High Quality Duvetyn Gall colors) 290 4O-in. Newest Weaves in Brocades 450 4O-in. Crepe Meteor Gall best colors) $50 4O-in. High Lustre Crepe Satin $50 4O-in. Crepes de Chine (best colors) 1.96 36-in. Fine French Serge (navy, brown, taupe) 139 54-in. Poiret Twill (navy only, very special) $50
 SECOND FLooH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE
Much Interest Being Shown in the Large Num- Der of Women Safely Carried Through the Change of Life by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound
The Following Letters Are Impressive

Owing to modern methods of liv- ing, few woman approach this per- fectly natural change without ex- perieneing very annoying and often painful symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes, nervousness, headaches, melaucholia and irritability are only few of the symptoms incident to this trying period of a woman's life, and the following letters prove the value of Lydia F. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to overcome these abnormal conditions.
 Baskerville, Ky. -" For several months was under the doctor care as he said my nervousness, chills, hot flashes and weakness was caused by the Change of Life, but l did not seem to get any better. l was not able to work and spent most of my time in bed. A friend called to see me and asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and cannot tell you how much good the medicine did me, as had such hard time be- fore taking 1t. l can only advise every woman passing through the Change of Life to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as itdid so much forme."- Mrs. EDWARD B. NEAL, Star Route, Fisherville,Ky.
 Lydia ID. Pinkham's Priys Peculiar to Women" will be SC, tO the Lydia E, Pinkham Medi This book contains valuable il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
In Otter Suede

Attractive, indeed - a shoe that matches most any gar- ment go well = with it's short ynmp, Spanish heel and neat. brown calf trimrnings-mn e beautiful Hhoe that is q wonder at 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
A Michigan Woman Helped

Ionia, Michigan. was passing through the Change of Life and had been under the doctors care without any relief. A friend in Lansing, Mich, asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham sVegetable Compound and 1 feel fifty per cent better already. If any one in this condition doubts the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to help them will gladly answer their letters. "-- Mrs. MAX w. HAHN, 537 N. Jefferson Street, Ionia, Mich.
 A New York Woman Helped
 Syracuse, NIT was used up with nervousness, weakness and hot flashes so could hardlykeep around, and could not get out much on account of those awful prickly feel ings. l read about Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound helping another woman with symptoms like mine. My husband got some for me, and after taking it five months l can get around and even do my homework, washing and ironing in cluded, and my friends can see what a change 1t has made in me. Mrs. SIDNEY HUMPHREY, S2615 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.
 @ Text-BOOk upon "AiIments { you free upon request. Write inc Co.,, Lynn, Massachusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
In Gray Suede

This is very smart shoe, in gray suede. and one that gives the ankle an unusually attractive appenrance-a neat styled slipper with short vamp, Spanish heels " trlm- med in gray kid to match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
In Black Satin

Developed of the finest qual- ity Skinner's satin, neatly trimmed In black suede = Spanish or block hasis, short vanp - a slipper that can be worn with any costume, Priced at 1000,
 MAIN FLOOR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-12
Hand Crochet Imported Beaded Bags 5's5 Y.

believe to tell bag You them yourself and when do Slk crochet combined with metal chain and bead e neatly kped wonder s9s
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
WASHINGTON, MONDAY, april t. 1928

type Of old-time skipper who made
the American merchant marine, as
we'll as the Navy, possible. He does
not look more than fifty and ne en-
phasized this as he continued:
1T am on a pay list based on condi-
lions which prevailed fifteen years
ago when living costs were fuily IVY
per cent less than they are today: All
/ want is a job. / have served my
country in every type of craft. my
first voyage having been In the old
Hartford, a full rugged ship. Then
served on the Portsmouth. on tho
coast survey and in various other
ships and was on the Massachusetts
during the Spanish American war. i!
went to France with six yachts and
finished my service with the Brazilian
Naval War College.
Rivalry is natural. guess. l am
afraid some men do not read the mot
to, Live and let live but don't want
to start a rumpus by going into these
things. When / find job where can
use my knowledge and earn an hon
est living I'll work as long as can
and let the young fellows fight the
issue out But / will be glad when
this question is settled and lneri: in
stead of influence counts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16

who may. resign. They argue that
1t is unfair to the men who have had
to work their way up from the bot
tom In the merchant service
When Admiral Fletcher returned
from Brazil early this year he de-
cfded to go to work. Naturally he
desired something in his own line.
Upon suggestion Of some influential
friends he took the examination be-
fore the board Of steamship inspec-
tors and was granted a license as a
merchant commander on February 10,
two months ago. He had been told
that there was very strong likeli-
hood he would be appointed captain
Of large vessel plying between New
York and Brazilian ports.
But even before he took his exam
nation forces began working to keep
him out OF that berth. Protests were
made to the line officials, to the Navy
Department and one merchant cap
tain even wrote to President Harding
about the matter. Then his name was
suggested for Another vessel-one of
the Shipping Boards big liners this
time--but the same program was fol-
lowed out and the admiral Is still
ashore.
The admiral is hale and hearty, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, April 16.-After fifty
four years of active duty on land and
sea and with the most remote part
of the Seven seas" as familiar to him
as Broadway is to a taxi driver. Rear
Admiral William D. Fletcher cannot
get job at his profession. He was
retired January /, 1922. on the rate
fixed by the naval board some fifteen
years ago. For a year after he left
the active list he was helping out
the Brazilian naval authorities. Now
he Is back home and wants merchant
ship. But, seemingly, he is not to
have one.
1t is admitted there are few men
in this country who know more about
the sea than Admiral Fletcher. As
navigator he has n record that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16
Man Who Led Fighting Fleet
Now Cannot Get Any Sea job

stands out in the annals of the Navy
Department at Washington. AS an ex-
ecutive his work has been unequaled
and he has commanded an American
fleet
Center of Fight.
If the job he sought was that of
handling lighting ship there is lit
tie doubt that he would get 1t in 4
hurry. But that is not what he de-
sires The result is he today is the
center of a fight-he personally calls
it a bit of friendly rivalry-between
the merchant marine officers and ex-
naval men.
The officers of the merchant marine
have let it be known that they will
resent the various steamship lines
bringing into their service naval Of
tiCers who have been retired from the
regular service or even any of those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16

There are nearly 200 clocks III.
windsor Castle and more than 100 in
Buckingham Palace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
CITY Of Gardiner, Maine
November 3rd, 1923.

NS'9"'0er Sro, iS<5'
The following candidates fer
nomination for Mayor and Alder.
man Of the City Of Gardiner, for one
year. having filed statements and
petitions for nomination, and where
az not more than two candidates Tor
nomination have duly filed the state
ments and petitions as required BY
the city charter, no preliminary eiec.
ton shall be held, and the candidates
whose names appear In this state
ments are hereby declared 20. Be
dominates for the offices and terms
for. which they are candidates.
For Mayor for one year
3. z. Lamb, go Maine Avenue.
Donald 8. MeNaushton, "a Dennis
For Alderman for one year
Ward I
Eugene w. Chase, IS PIaistsd
James E. Mo.her, $50 Highland
Avenue.
J. Frank slaisdeil, 124 Hishlsnd
|, William A. 8. Perkins, 1s4 Hlsh.
Waro
Street.
John II. Wight, Is Prospect Street.
Ward
Frank l. Amesbury, III Brunswick
Ward 5
Norman II. Trafton, 124 School
John n. Turner, 60 Deane Street.
Ward s
Clarence s. Harris, Bartlett Street.
Arthur W. Pettisrove, River Road.
Attest: Fred z. MiIIiksn,
City Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
AUCTION

Thursday, Nov. at 10 A. M. at the
residence Of Myron L. Palmer on old
Matthews farm, south end Of White
field on direct road, East Pittston to
Alma.
sI-scre farm; 100 fruit trees, grapes,
berries, rhubarb, radish, ETC.; is acres
81 growing lumber, old growth wood /;
good fields ana pasture; new house,
shed,. log house, barn and outbuild-
inss; mares, l2oo-l3oo lbs, one an
extra good roader. Single ana double
harness, leather; collars and names;
straight and double runner pungs;
double horse sleds, skoot, steer sled,
surry pole, swivel plow, sulky rig for
right hand plow, disc harrow, weedsr,
mower, Tiger rake teeth; fodder and
root cutters; cream separator, incuba-
tor, chick hovers with runs, FENCE and
henwire; orchard, spray pump and At
tings; berry crates. doors, windows,
sewing machine, service wagon, CO.
gal kerosene pump tank, and other
numerous articles.
F. z. WARE, Auetionesr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Lucille Mcdonald, a student
at Gorham Normal school passed the
week end at her home - this city.
Miss Mary Holland who Is attend
ing Colby college passed the week
end at her home in this city.
Mrs. l.. V. Standish and son, Geor-
ge were among the Gardiner people
to attend the Bowdoin- Maine game
at Orono, Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Libby have re-
turned from visit in Boston.
Miss Beatrice Foster of Portland
was the weekend guest of relatives
in Gardiner.
Francis Monaghan. Edward Nc
Donough, Charles ~Hinds of Bates
college passed the. week end at their
homes in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Clarke of Bel
fast who have been the guests of re-
latives in Gardiner have gone to
Bath where they will visit friends.
Miss Eunise Morgan of Pittsfield.
Farmingdale. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Cation Of Ban
gor are the guests of friends in Gar
diner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
successful Drive by Maria Clark
Scholars

Saturday the pupils of Maria
Clark School, under the general dir
ection Of the Principal, Mr.. Bigelow,
were most successful In their tag day
drive. The headquarters for the
work was In the Spaulding drug
store, where Miss Bernice Webber
and Miss Ruth Treworgy gave out
tags and kept accounts: The cam
paign was planned carefully. each
person having q definite number OF
houses to cover. and doing that in a
bustnesslike way, listing those for
furthsF effort who were not at home
or who did not respond to the first
cal! made upon thepi.
Inc Citizens in general were gen.
erous in their response. Somet6ins
more than one hundred and f]ftv dols
lars was realized. Prizes for the first
ana second number of tags sold had
been offered by Mr.. Bigelow. The
nrst prize was won by Laura Ierette.
the second by Robert Dawes. The
canvass and the way in which II was
conducted reflects great credit mon
out. iieu ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
ADJUSTMENTS
1.-THE. Three Must. Get There's" New
linder Comedy

1.-THE. Three Must. Get There's" New
Lindsr Comedy
Some philosopner-and it doesn't
make any difference whether he was
an ancient or modern one--once said
something to the effect that "The
most wasted of all days is that on
which one has not laughed" If
there is any person in the city of
Gardiner who has been having some
of these wasted days the chance is
coming today for him to more than
make up for lost time. Why Be-
cause the management of the John
SON Opera House announces that
Max Linder's great Ave reel comedy
feature. 1.-THE Three Must Get
There's" has been booked as the
feature attraction for today.
Everybody knows that Max Lin
der Is the international comedy
favorite. The news is that .sThe
Three Must-Get-Th There's" is his first
feature for Allied Producers and
Distributors Corporation, and by far
the biggest. best and funniest