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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
SUES FOR POSITION
Discharged Employe Claims $5,0O0
 Damages For Loss Of Job

Charging that she was wrongfully discharged before the expiration of an agreement made between them, Miss Evelyn Anderson began suit in circuit court Thursday against the Integrity Mutual Casualty company for $5,OOO and payment of salary allaged to be due.
 Miss Anderson claims she was em- ployed as stenographer from Novem- Der IF until December 31 and that she was discharged December A. She also charges that an official of the company referred to her as ''the meanest woman ,in town" and said she could not hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
17S,ooo IDLE

Rail Strike Affects Miners And Tin
 Plate Workers
 LONDON, Jan. 24.-It is estimated that 100000 South Wales coal miners and 75,000 tin plate workers are now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
LABOR COLLEGE
Trades And Labor Assembly To Con.
 fine Students To Union Men

fine Students To Union Men DIES MONIES, Ia., Jan. '24.--A college that will offer standard courses and be open only to members of or ganized labor is to be established here under plans adopted by the trades and labor assembly last night. The insti- tuition was decided upon as a means. of aiding the organized workers through education, Secretary Harry Thomas announced. Officers of the organization and corporation to operate the col lege re- to be chosen tonight.
 Rio de Janeiro's principal boulevard has mosaic sidewalks 25 feet vide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
CHAMBERS CONVICTED Sentenced To Death After Short

GLASGOW, Ky, Jan. 24. - (By As soeiated Press.) .)--William Chambers, negro, was convicted of the srnurder of Charles Bibee- of Bowling Green after 16 minutes deliberation by the jury tonight: The verdict carried the death penalty lfa.;a7 sss.g
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
ne KNEW The HIDING PLACE
siow General Sherman. Inspecting
West Point, Found contraband
Cigars IN His Old Room.

spenklng OF West Point and lts ira
ditions recalls n story that Is told Of
General shermnn when he was COM
mandIng general Of the army. after
che Civil war.
With several other distinguished
visitors he made an Inspection OF the
West Point barracks. Finally he en-
tered room In one Of the divisions
and the two cadets occupying the
same sprang 10 attention,
sherman saluted. as Ii the custom
ahcn drawled. ANY contraband In this
woom7"
When neither OF the cadets replied.
the general. with smile on his face.
stopped down before the fireplace and,
reaching up. removed loose brick.
Putting In his hand he drew forth sew
eral cigars. This was In the days
when no smoking was allowed.
Thought So" said the general. Il
used 10 hide 'em there myself"
II was Sher,nnn's old room. OF
course the general didn't report the
and. Thot was shcrmnn's way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
Few Divorces in Canada.

Divorces granted In Canada num-
bered only 544 In 1922, or two-thirds
OF per cent OF all the marriages con-
tracted. according TO report just
complied by the Dominion bureau of
statistics. Based on population, dl.
yorces numbered seven to every 10O.-
600 persons. Divorces In the United
States, according to the official fig
ures for the last year on record. num-
bered 1l2 to every 100000 people. or
the total divorces granted. husbands
received $40. or about 90 per cent.
and wives DDS, or about 40 per cent.
British Columbia led in DEGREES is
sued, with l3s. followed by Alberta,
with 10, and Manitoba. with o.. One
province. Prince Edward Island. grant
ed no divorces. Only one divorce has
been granted in this province since
1868. The greater. percentage Of the
divorced were residents Of cities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
couldnt Join tho Herd.

Usually II Is the father OF the girl
whom the trembling young man has
70 see when he wishes TO propose, but
sometimes Il Is the mother.
One such unfortunate called upon
his prospective mother-ln-law. and was
met with absolute frigidIty.
When his mission was announced the
mother had a Mt.
NO, slrl" she exclaimed, Il have
not encouraged your visits. On the
contrary. I have opposed them. I feel
you have taken a mean advantage OF
our hospitality--that you intend to
start on our eve lamb"
Then the young man became angry.
for ne had received every possible en-
enlargement.
Madam" he said to the astonished
woman. who expected and hoped he
would go down on his knees to beg
for the honor OF an alliance with the
family. III I cannot have the family
lamb. you viii excuse me from con.
tinuing this interview with the family
mutton. Tit-Bits.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
SWAPPING LIGHTNING FLASH
Photograph Easy to Make, and Shows
Details Not Observed by
the Eye.

The enjoyment OF thunderstorm
is considerably enhanced by using a
camera. or several. II one Is fortunate
enough to have more than one. and ]
recommend everyone TO try the expert
ment. The camera supplements the
eye. and Is able to tell us more about
the details of lightning flashes than
the eye can grasp In the extremely
small interval of time that the fash
lasts.
The photography of lightning flashes
Is the most simple form Of photog-
raphy possible. and any camera viii
suffice.
One has only TO set the focus for
distant object, place the camera on
a window sill or some support out OF
the rain, pointing II in the direction
where the flashes appear most fire.
quently. The shutter Is then opened
and allowed TO remain so until one
or several flashes have occurred In
the correct direction. The plate may
then be changed and another inserted
DIR. William J. s. Lockyer In the
London Mail.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
Water Curtain Put. on, oil Fire.

An effective method OF extlnguishIng
fires that occur In oil that Is stored In
large open-top tanks. recently demon.
strated that fire OF considerable pro-
portions could be quickly put out by a
curtain OF water properly applied.
The features OF the method lie In wa
ter distributors and their arrangement
for covering the surface OF the burn
Ing oil with an unbroken sheet OF wa
ter that prevents air from reaching
the source OF the fre The action OF
spray MOBILES Is assisted by mist
formed from the impact OF the fine
water Jets against the sides of the
tank and by some Of the water being
converted into steam due 10 the heat
from the burning oil.
In one Of the tests, the flames from
500 gallons OF oil which had becn burn
Ing for Ave minutes, were extlnguished
In less than Ave seconds with % gal
Ions Of water.--Chas. w. Geiger. In
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
OPERATIONS ON THE HEART
Two Boston Surgeons Cut Constructed
valvee Of the Organ and Patient
Recovered.

II there is one organ OF the body
that Is viewed with awe By The physi-
clan and the layman alike. II is the
heart. II is only within recent years
that surgeons have attempted to APP
proach this organ. even for attempts
at repair following stab wounds or
gunshot injuries
Last year Doctors Allen and Graham
of the Washington University Medical
school In ST. Louis performed opera
tons on animals with a device called
the cardioscope. Gays Hygela. Last
month Doctors Cutler and Levine of
Boston operated directly on the heart
of a patient who was seriously III with
heart disease, and apparently they
were successful in cutting the con-
stricted valves and 10 repairing the
heart after the procedure was CON-
pleted.
At the time the operation was re-
ported. the patient had recovered from
the operation. although II was too soon
to say whether the procedure had been
Of benefit in controlling the disease Of
the heart.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
ONCE CLIFF JEWELLERS HOME
eandeiier National Monument Estab-
Hsheo 20 Preserve Rees Of This
Lone-vanished i.aec.

The Bandelier National monument,
located within the Santa re National
forest, was established In 1916 TO pre-.
serve the relics Of the vanished race
OF cliff jewellers who once Inhabited
this region. A forest service booklet.
which Is entitled "In the Land Of tie
Ancient Clin Dwellers." states:
"West OF the Rio Grande at Buck
man. N. NJ. but 1000 feet above II,
lies the PaJarlto plateau. n rolling
yellow-pine country cut by deep can
y0ns that lead down 10 the river. One
Of these canyons contains pretty
little mountain stream. the Rito de
los Frijoles. Between picturesque
cliffs and canyon walls this stream
literally tumbles into the Rio Grande
over many falls. two Of them so feet
high.
ION little fiat bordering this
stream, where fields were available
close by. some prehistoric man estab-
lished his communal house. his dwell
ings In the cliffs. and his kIvas--the
village OF Tyuonyi. Others Of his
people lived In villages on the Paja-
rito plateau In nearby canyons where
natural defenses made their hablta.
lions more secure. Long ago these
people disappeared. but the ruins Of
their cities have remained"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
Mald.servant,, paraal..

There is no servant shortage In the
village OF Guildford, In England. prob-
ably due to the continuance OF quaint
custom. known as Maids Money. Ev-
cry year a sum Of money Is given 20
the maid-servant who, being OF good
repute and having been in service In
the borough for more than two years
(but not In tavern). shall throw the
highest number with two dice The
amount received by the successful
thrower has been known to approach
$50. The money was provided by John
How about 30 years ago, when he
placed considerable property in trust
for this purpose. How, who was elect
ed mayor OF Guildford on three occa-
sions. inaugurated the ceremony in the
council chamber of the cid town hall,
where II has taken place each year
since.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
CROSS CONTINENT AIR MAIL
Twenty. s.yen-Hovr Service From
Coast to coast Win soon Enough
&c considsred SLOW.

The postal service In three-day Sc
ries OF tests has sHcceeded in estab-
fishing the Feasibility OF "a transconti
mental air.mail service in approx
mately n or IS hours.
In 1861 the pony express in 25-nile
relays through prairles and niOantains
and Indian country made the "trip from
ST. Joseph. no. 10 San Francisco In
eight days. says The New YORK Re
public. The regular overland mail
service from New York 10 California
takes i've days.
The post office enjoys the success Of
a present wonder, but II must expect
the penalty OF accomplishment. Tween
ty-seven-hour service will soon be
thought OF. not ~ saving of four
days, but AS slow time against 20 or
l5-hour service.
The first csrgoes. naturally enough.
consisted mainly OF newspapers and
letters OF congratulation. II will be
Interesting 10 see whether East and
West will find any change In the sort
Of letters they send now that they
have an efficient way TO send them.
Transatlantic and transpacjfic serv-
ices will soon link on and perhaps
London. New York and Tokyo newspa-
peers will print early editions for for
elgn continents as they do for sub
urban districts today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
GETS MORAL FROM PEACOCK
Writer Urges Mankind TO Learn to APP
preelate Love Which Fashioned
Thing so Beautiful.

Nature is an Incompatible artist.
ever NJ work creating beautiful things
In propulsion. The esthetlc feeling
il everywhere manifest Look at the
peacocks feather. The material
brought by tSe blood to the barbules
composing each feather Is the same
for ALL yet ench part selects par.
tlcular pigment ana arranges Il In
such way as 70 harmonize with the
general scheme, The distribution Of
these pigments varies In each barbule.
and II 50 contrived that the whole
forms an object remarkable both for
regularity OF design and for beauty OF
coloring; the eye OF a peacock's
feather.
Does the hand that guides the pig.
ment have more love for the peacock
than for man, Verify not. II man
could learn 70 appreciate the love that
designs and makes the peacock posi-.
BILE, he would not say: "rherc Il
beautiful bird but Il lays no eggs" II
man wished to live according TO the
way that same great love has asked
him TO live. he would appreciate In
man the efforts to speak In natures
universal language. and the soul Of
the artist would be dealt with kindly.
We would pluck the peacock's feather.
% let us not be ungrstefui and ofScnd
natures esthetic feeling by lack OF
forgiveness to our fellow msn.--Gocd
Words.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
FOSSIL LIKE A coRMsTaLK
Discovery in an illinois Coal Mine 10
Puzx.ino to the scien-
lists.

With the finding. IN an Illinois coal
mine. OF a plant fossil resembling a
cornstalk. previously accepted theories
on the evolution OF lowering plants
are biaIed. according To some bot
anists. and the mystery Of their or.
igin Is pushed thousands OF years
farther back inio the geological past.
Tie strata from which the fossil was
obtalned were Identified as belonging
TO the PaleOzoic era. next TO the old
est time division OF geology, contain
ing traces of long-extinct plant and
animal life. Heretofore all reported
specimens Of land plants possessing
highly organized structures such as
attributed To this recently discovered
fossil. have been found In parts of
the earth's crust formed during the
Mesozolc period. which came millions
Of years after the Paleozoic era. From
these previous findings. botanlsts have
assumed that lowering plants began
TO appear about the iaser part Of the
age during which the conforming
plants tiourished. They had expected
10 discover more primitive growths In
these strata. bur the new lind indi-
Gates that towering plants had al
ready gone through an exceedingly
long process Of development before
the earliest period recorded In the
fossil roclSs.--Popular Mechanics Mag
azine
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
FRAhcE is QUEEN or THE AIR
She Is Building Great Aerial Force
For Safety Against Attack
by Germany.

The kingdom OF the. air Is Frances
today. says contributor TO the New
York Aerial Age. Her military air
force = now quadruple Englund's. In
commercial flying she leads the world.
'France leads the world In air trans
portalion," II is said. '"rhIs CONNER
cial application Of the airplane keeps
alive her factories, nmung which or
ders are widely distributed In ortier to
nourish as large an industry as pos
sihle. The technical progress essen
tia for the Improvement Of CONNER.
cial air transport is just as essential
for the development of aeronautics as
means OF national security-self-
defense II you prefer. Her military air
force Is nov four times larger than
that Of England. This. added 10 her
commercial possibilities. gives her
world command of the air.
France has reason 10 be Interested
In air defense. Her late enemy, by
whom she has been invaded every
fifty years since before Christ. Is but
three hours away from her capital.
The Versailles treaty hasn't disarmed
Germany In the air. II Is estimated
that Germany today could equip an air
force OF 5000 airplanes. during a
period Of diplomatic tension lasting
eight or nine months. II is figured that
at least seven months are needed by
any nation TO inaugurate an intensive
manufacture OF aircraft and their en-
eines."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
More Compression.

The paper ON the wall had become
very faded and looked very much the
worse for wear. but I'm spite OF all Mr..
Cityman said to the landlord he re
fused TO do anything 20 Il.
The house was small. but the owner
assured his tenant that IL he could not
put up with the old paper he could
soon lind plenty of others who would
be willing to do so.
At last one day Mr.. Cityman said to
his wife:
sits no use. Margaret. We shall
have 10 put on some new paper at our
own expense"
"And take all the trouble TO scrape
the old stun ofrr
Certainly not. Wen put Il on over
the other"
"Johnl And make the rooms smaller
stiil 7"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
AmerIean whsa, EIour il china.

Wheat Hour Is one Of the most i'm.
portant articles OF import from the
United States into Hongkong. which Is
the great distributing center for -four
for South China rs far north as Annoy
and for the nelghborIng countries TO
the south as far as Singapore. Dur
Ing the last three years the United
States has increased It's four trade
with Hongkong until in the year 1922
the United States furnished approxi-
mately IS per cent OF Hongkong's -four
Imports. Consul w. J. McCafferty re-
ports to the Department OF Commerce.
The remaining Is per cent was for the
most part divided between Canada and
Australia.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
Acoler, Ercslsh uocer.

The nrst Of the English orders Of
knighthood h the Order Of the Bath.
which IL supposed TO date to the period
Of the ancient Franks and to have
been introduced into England By the
oaxcna
TIE order a. at present constituted
was Instituted By ossrye L, wAs -
vtved Il ioe years ago. May IS iT2a
and aired the number Of knights st ~.
m 1915. the prince regent. afssrward
0sorge W.. greatly incrsased the mem
bership. and q May ~ 1877. new
statutes wsrs dscreed BY which the
srdsr. hitherto exclusively military.
was opened 10 civiiians
The Order Of the Bath gained ~
name IRON the fact that the ancient
rssnks and Saxons made bathing IN
important part sf the rites connected
with the creation q Knights.
me order was nst formally ccastf
tutsd until In
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
NEW LIGHT ON EARLY HERO
Letters Found In Washington Tell Of
Col. n. a. Harrison's Career
and its Climax.

william Tyler Page. clerk Of the
house Of representatives. made for
tunate discovery In the musiy record
eheives OF the house this summer. He
brought 10 light tn one dusty package
seven letters In me hand Of George
Washington and letters as we'll from
Thomas Jefferson. james Monroe. John
Jay. the Marquis de Lafayette and Col.
Robert Hnnsou Harrison, who was Gen
era WashIngton's secretary for slx
years Of the Revolutionary wnr and
concerning whom all Of the letters
were written.
Historians, especially those of injury.
land. will set high store by Mr.. lnge's
treasure troye. says the Detroit News,
for one Of the letters throws new
light on hero Of the Revolution and
win require correction 20 be made
IN every biographical cyciopcdIn tina,
relates his cnreer Il shows thni ca.
reer had dramatic climax not hither-
10 suspected by the history writer's.
II tells how Col, Robert Hanson IInr.
rison, who had given the best years Of
his life 10 the young republic as a sol.
der. was prevailed upon. against his
private desires and Interests, 10 come
20 In aid again. this time MS one OF
che iirst Judges OF the newly created
Supreme court; and how he WIS I'm
rble 10 complete his journey TO New
York. then the capital, but wns dragged
down by Illness on the way and Obliged
20 return home, there 10 die.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
Decreasing Typhoid.

Typhoid fever as cause or death
has almost disappeared In the cities
of the country. where the water sup
ply and the sanitation can be con-
trolled. Last year in the larger cities
the death rate FROM typhoid fell 70
S.io to 100000, less than sixth OF
what Il was twelve years ago. Back
In 1892 u was about 90 to the 100000.
The Improvement has not been 50
rapid In rural districts. hut the situa-
ton was never 10 bad there ms II used
10 be In the cities. There Is won
derfuI opportunity for medical officers
and health boards In rural districts to
wage campaign against typhoid: for
there Is no disease that Is more surely
preventable. Youths Companion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
VIII 4HE "a
FLgNNY 40
n.A ~

Sometimes diplomacy defeats its
own purpose. as in the case of the old
fellow who was enthusiastic In praise
of the busy lawyer from whose office
he had just come after purely social
call.
THAT fellow, for busy man." he
declared earnestly. lis one Of the pleas
ATTEST chaps ever did meet. Why, !
dropped in on him jest to pass the time
o. day this mornin'. an hadn't been
chatting with him more than five
minutes before he'd told me three
times TO come and see i'm again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
ssvsnty.rhr,. Ye,r. MarrIed.

The longest matrimonial record In
the history OF the pension Office OF the
Department OF Interior at Washington
was q claim for pension by Cath.
crime A. Wheeler Of Union. Okla. II
showed that Mrs. wheeler had lived
with her husband. Civil war veteran.
Cor Ts years. 3 months and o days she
vas married TO him In Edgar county,
Illinois. on December 0. isso. and he
died March Is iaoS. In Union. Okla.
Mrs. wheeler 10 ninety-ene years old.
and her husband. Andrew Y. Wheeler.
was ninety-eight at the time Of his
death. He served In the Twenty eighth
Illinois Infantry. and was on the pen.
sicn rolls for many years
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
only t.7oo Yank. unIaen,ifI.a.

OF the $1,000 men in the World war
who died overseas less than l.7O0 aave
not been Identified. Contrast this with
the story our national cemeteries tell
of those who fell in the Civil war.
These bury ing grounds contain the
graves OF 1T0,162 known and 1s7.S0o
unknown Union soldiers. All of our
unknowns. save one. lie with $4,000
comrades in the beautiful American
cemeteries in Europe. The graves
registration service was established
in France in September OF 1917, be-
fore single American soldier had
been In battle. = American Legion
Weekly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17
To Develop southern Mountain.

wealthy philanthropist has given a
million dollars to the University Of
Kentucky to be spent IN studying how
20 make the southern mountains pro.
duce a GOOD living Tor the people who
inhabt them. The problem is to dis
cover the crops and the methods best
suited Go the hill lands Through ex-
periments that viii begin nc once the
men In charge viii test In the hlii re
glons the commercial possibilities OF
raising various kinds OF live stock and
the suitability OF different grasses and
crops. With proper methods aud more
knowledge the isolated mountalneer
may be able to make better living
than he has made hitherto Youths
Companion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-17

thc government inspector or Madras
nshcrtes y reported rs having located
no less than twenty miles OF penrl oys-
ter beds In the Gulf ~ Manar. between
Ceylon aud the southernmost coast OF
Indin. The beds are stlll Young. nc.
cordIng TO advice received by the fur
eastern division OF the Department OF
Commerce, and the earliest date Of
maturity Is 1920, but In 1926 extensive
operations are anticipated. In accord.
ance with the Industrial development
policy OF Madras. which may restore
90 some extent India's former prestige
In the pearl export trade. The only
pearl fisheries Of any Importance in
indla at present are along the extreme
southern coast and the McrguI islands
Of southern Burma, The latter are
exploited by Japanese divers. and the
production enters only slightly into
burmese exports.