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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
REMOVING LATCHES
 LESSENS ACCIDENTS
Taxi Doors Denuded Of Inside
 Handles By Red Tops

If you have ever been. in a hurry and fumbled unsuccessfully for the in ner latch of taxicab door perhaps you have given vent to few virile re- marks about cab service.
 Tn case such has happened you have spoken unfairly as there is a reason for everything and very good one for the inner right hand latches not being there when you reach for them.'
 Oliver $. Hill, manager of the Red Top Cab company, estimates cab acci- dents have been cut in half through the simple eXpedient of removing the latches
 "A great number of people who use taxis either are or think they are in a tremendous rush, Hill explains, "and it seems to be human nature to start climbing out of the car before it stops. With the latch not there the occupant is forced to wait until the driver halts his machine. gets out and opens the door, This has eliminated many serious smashups.
 ''There is another reason for it, also. We are constantly preaching politeness to our men. Instead of merely reach ing through the window to unlock the door. as they previously could do, driv- CTS now have to get completely out of their seats. This little courtesy is ap- preciated by great number of people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
EXPECTS ADVANCE
 IN BUILDING COSTS
Birmingham Sash And Door Co. Handling Increasing Volume

Building activity throughout the south is keeping things humming at the plant of the Birmingham Sash and Door company, manufacturers and wholesale dealers in sash doors, glazed windows. moulding and other building materials.
 The plant is located at Tenth avenue and Sixteenth street, north. Roofing and building papers, window glass, plate glass and other products are also handled btA this firm.
 Mill prices on lumber have ad- vanced from , to 10 per cent during the past few weeks," said J. F. Watson. president. "and we do not hesitate to advise our dealer friends to anticipate their spring requirements in our line of manufactured products, because there must be an advance all down the line. We have not yet increased our prices, but with increased cost of raw ma terials this must come eventually.
 Our winter business is exceeding our expectations, for we usually regard December. January and February as dull months. We find business par ticularly good in our outlying terri tory, our salesmen travelling out of At lanta and Montgomery reporting much activity. The unchecked building cam- paign is naturally resulting in higher prices. and our advice is that now is the time to build. We don't see how prices can remai.l as low as they have been.'
 Tickling is caused by pressure, and itching comes from the nerves of pain, says a professor in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
OPENING SECTION
 BY IMPROVING ROAD
Pegram & Meade Adding To
 Residence Area Near Ensley

Completion of the new paved high way to Ensley known as the Owenton route, is expected to give an impetus to realty development in the residential subdivision known as Virginia Heights, located on this highway between Owen ton and Ensley, according to Pegram and Meade, real estate and insurance operators of Ensley.
 This is going to be popular high way" said H. S. Meade of this firm, and it's completion, which is only mat ter of short time now, is going to result in rapid development of this ex- elusive residential neighborhood.
 As to business property, Ensley is progressing. as always. We expect to have white way soon, and the new business building under construction is going to add greatly to our facilities"
 The firm of Pegram and Meade, with offices at 6O6 Nineteenth street, Ensley, handles real estate, rentals, insurance mortgage loans and particularly Ensley rentals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28

Continued strength rlled in the iron market during the past week, a con dition prevalent throughout the coun- try that is taken as an indication that industry in general has turned the cor ner" of the presidential year with much activity in prospect. Birmingham base was fairly well stabilized at $23, with few sellers known to be in the market at anything lower. Inquiries and book ings continue brisk for second quarter delivery. most furnace interests being sold solidly for first quarter.
 Announcement during the week by Judge Gary, chairman of the board of the Steel corporation, that that com pany proposes to expend $15,OOO,000 on improvements this year followed closely uuOn the announcement here that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
BUSINESS STEADYING
 IN SPITE OF POLITICS

Tennesse Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany. local subsidiary, proposes to in- crease the capacity of it's Fairfield steel foundry 50 per cent in order not only to care for the company's own needs, but to make it possible to care for con- siderable outside business. Still further improvements in the Birmingham dis trict are looked for during the year, as part of the Steel corporations afi> nounced intention of expending $15,- 100000
 Establishment of several new manu- featuring plants of size in the Birming- ham district is expected to be an nounced within the near future. The year is to be good one, say indus trial men, despite the bogey of na- tional election, with it's consequent un- settling tendency on business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
COAL AND COKE MARKET

COAL AND COKE MARKET tCourtesy Adams. Rowe & Norman) Current spot prices per net ton. f. o. b. cars mines. are:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28

Tickling is caused by pressure, and itching comes from the nerves of pain, says a professor in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
PAULINE FREDERICKS ROBBED Burglars Ransack Home Of $1O,OOO In
 Jewelry And Clothing

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. 27.-Bur- glars who forced an entrance to the home of Pauline Fredericks, motion picture actress, Sunday, carried away clothing and jewelry valued at $1O.OOO. according to report to police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28
STATISTICS

Compiled by the Dixie Manutacturer) Pig Iron quotations: No. foundry l.75 to 2.95 silicon S22. 50 to $23.
 Foundry coke. spot. $6 to S6.50. Number of active stacks. 23 (coke.) Active by-product ovens, approximately 1139 Active beehive merchant coke. 3SS. 100.
 Barrett company also coking pitch with SO ovens. Coal production for week ending January 5. 325, 900 tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-28

FOUR KILLED BY TRAIN

CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-Four died in stantly and two others were mortally injured Sunday when Mrs. Irene Schulp tried to beat the Nickel Plate flier to a suburban crossing. Her two infant children are among the dead
 Mrs. Schulp may die. Her husband was not in the car. The other dead are her cousin. Albert l.. Patterson, and Mrs. Beatrice Doner. Her niece, Loretta Diegel, II, is seriously injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Novel Reason
Given for Pardon
of Portland Man

Petition asking for pardon from
the county Jail at Portland was filed
by George A. Nelson of Portland on
Tuesday at the Office of the secretary
Of State, and hearing on the petition
will be assigned at the meeting of
the Governor and Council to be held
Oct. "a.
At the term of the superior court
held at Portland last September. Mel
son pleaded guilty to the charge of
driving a motor vehicle while under
the influence Of intoxicating liquors
and was sentenced to imprisonment
in the Cumberland county jail for a
term Of six months.
In his petition for pardon, Nelson
asserts that he pleaded guilty to the
| charge on advice of counsel: that on
| the day he was charged with the
| violation of the law he was driving
| a motor vehicle for the Grand Union
! Tea Company: that on the morning
| of that day he was i'll and ate no
| breakfast and that in delivering a
package no nearly tainted from pain
| and weakness and the woman at the
house where he was delivering the
| parcel insisted on giving him some
wine. the effects Of which in his
weakened condition overcame him.
lie sets forth that he has a wife
and six children from 10 years OF age
to five months. and that his famii"
is entirely dependent upon his earn
incs for support and is now being
taken care of by charity. He says
tina. he has always been steady and
hard working and has never been
addicted to the use Of intoXicants.
F,edeiicl, J. Laughlin Of Portland
is counsel for the petitioner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Murray Alliance,
Holds Party as
Guests Mr.. Gannett

Trough the courtesy Of William II.
Gannett of this city. the Murray AL
lance held delightful card party
and leap year dance at Howard hall
in Ganeston park last evening with
about so couple present. The party
was arranged by Mrs. Earl Church
and Miss Aileen Morang. Mrs.
Church having charge Of the card
party and Miss MOrans Of the dance.
They had as their assistants. Mrs. w.
T.. Gage. Mrs. II. +. Newman. Miss
Lottie Lyons. Miss Zadie McFadden.
Mrs. Ralph Rollins, Miss George
Mctcaf, Mrs. Harvard Weber. Mrs.
Henry Cummings. Mrs. William
Weeks and Mrs. John Dixon.
Sixteen tables of cards We're in
play and refreshments of sandwiches,
coffee and cake We're served to the
players. Those who preferred to
dance had the opportunity to do so
by music furnished by Douglas
Melody Men. The dancing during
the evening was interspersed with
novelty dances The dancers had box
lunches, which were drawn by num-
bers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

ton an actual of what revenue would
be produced by the tariffs under in
vestigation. This test was based upon
figures for prospective business for
one year furnished by the New Eng
land Paper & Pulp Traffic Associa-
ton. 1t showed that upon the anti
cipated tonnage. the increase in rev.
enue would be a little over $4,000
per year.
"The figures for actual movement
OF pulpwood for a part of the test
period are now available and show
that but a portion of the anticipated
tonnage moved. AS a result only a
portion of the increase in revenue
anticipated from the rates filed will
be realized and but a portion Of the
increase in revenue contemplated by
the Commission in fixing the maxi
mum rates named in the decree. will
be secured"
Attorney Blatchford read several
tables of figures which he said he
would expect to offer if the case were
reopened. to show that there had
been a falling off in the tonnage of
pulpwood carried by the railroad and
the revenue derived therefrom as
compared with the estimated ton
ldSS anu dlSO " SfiOW tilS ieNSIIuS
on actual tonnage on the basis of
the company's tariff and on the basis
of rates announced by the Commits
sion in its decision.
Pulpwood Companies Case
Arguing in behalf of the Internation-
al Paper Co, one of the prominent con-
Germs protesting against any reopening
of the pulpwood rates case, Attorney
w. F.-LaRoe declared that in the sum-
mer months OF this year there has been
a depression in business and the fall
ing off in railroad traffic on the Maine
Central has merely shown what almost
any railroad in this country can show
for the same period.
He spoke of the lowered costs en-
joyed by the paper industry in other
states and contended that those low
and paper industry in Maine. He
pointed out that one large pulp mill
in Maine is closed today, that another
owned by the International Paper Co.
Is running at so per cent. capacity. and
he told Of several other paper mills in
New England that are either closed or
running at about half capacity.
"In the first six months of this year
there We're imported through the port
of Portland $4,000 tons of foreign pulp
of the value of SIS, 5o0,C he declared
The pulp and paper industry in
Maine is laboring under the lowing
handicapS: Scarcity of raw material,
high costs. remoteness from markets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
STATE HOUSE
Reopening M. C. r. r.
Pulpwood Rate Case
Argued at Hearing
Before p. u. Comm.

Should the Maine Central Railroad
pulpwood rates case be reopened and
be given a second hearing by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission? This is the
question that now confronts the COM
mission and which was argued pro and
con at the hearing held before the COM
missioners Tuesday morning at the
State House.
In February Of this year the railroad
company announced substantial in
creases in its rates for carrying pulp
wood which were Immediately protest.
ed by the shippers and users Of this
commodity. Hearings which lasted al
most a week were held in May and the
rates were disallowed by the commits
sion. In it's decision rendered in Au-
gust the commission ordered the estab-
lishment Of schedules higher than
those which had obtained but not so
high as the announced changes. The
railroad company now petitions that
the entire matter be given another
hearing and that certain changes be
made in the new rates ordered.
The petition of the Maine Central
Railroad company was argued yester-
day by its counsel. Charles II. Batch
ford of Portland. and a vigorous pro-
test was voiced by the attorneys APP
pearing for the various pulp and paper
companies affected by the railroad
tariff on this commodity. Attorneys
appearing for the pulp and paper COM
panies were: Frederick NJ. Ives of
Boston. for the Oxford Paper Co. and
other pulpwood companies; Wilbur La
Roe of Washington, u. c., for the In
ternational Paper Co.: Ned G. Begle
for the rst-Forster-Dixfield Co.; Ed
ward Devine Of New York. for the Con-
tinental Paper & Bag Co.: and r. r,
Norris. for the Lewiston Handle Co.
The Railroads Petition
Attorney Blatchford arguing for
the Main. Central petition asserted
that in determining the proper rates
to apply on pulpwood, logs and bolts
the Commission rightly recognizes
that the relatives rights of the car
riers and patrons must be weighed
on finely adjusted scales.
ITO this end" h continued. "the
respondents presented for considera-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

Never has Syria seen a period like
the present. when bands of crimina Is
infest the whole country. The 10000
French soldiers. together with $4,000
native troops In the pay of France.
have not as yet succeeded in restor-
ing order. The French authorities,
impotent to hinder brigandage, come
down upon the innocent villages
through which the bandits have
passed and force them 10 pay large
sums in gold under the pretext that
they--in reality the victims Of these
bandits-have sheltered them. The
The real cause Of this brigandage
lies in the fact that, although the
French wish to increase their in
fiuence. they do not wish to inter-
fere with the subjects Of the nomad
chiefs. There Is nothing more dam
gerous than to mix politics with the
administration Of Justice. Further
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Goose Chase Made Wild
BY HOwling Pack Carriers

A popular employe of the Andres
coggin & Kennebec railroad .will
wonder this morning what has be
come of large, solemn goose which
he has been fattening for some time
and which disappeared sometime
yesterday while he was at work. The
loss of this bird was not SUSPECTED
last evening by the above named
gentleman as his fellow employees felt
1t would be easier for them il they
did not break the bad news to him
but simply let him discover it for
himself.
The facts OF the case as seen by
one Of his friends are simply these.
This friend as he was passing
through Britt's gully on lower state
street early last evening. saw a white
streak coming toward him with sew
eral others in close pursuit. When
these streaks came nearer they were
discovered to be the unfortunate
goose above mentioned and q whole
flock Of dogs. who were urging the
goose to greater and yet greater efforts
In an endeavor to escape. What luck
the goose had can not be ascertained
at this time but If he made the grade
1t will take whole force Of detec.
tives equipped with high power auto
mobiles to search him out in his hid
Ing place and bring him back.
While the coworkers Of the ex-
owner Of this fine bird sympathize
with him in his loss. they also feel
that he should not be downhearted
as he has an extremely large hog
which he Is stuffing every day In or
der to best a fellow car man, who
also Is raising pork. And in this re-
gard it Is interesting to note that the
other man also had a. goose but for
some reason he could not wait until
a holiday to serve the bird, so II has
gone the way Of its kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Asks for Pardon
From County Jail

Petition has just been filed at the
Office of the sec:Stary of state by
Mrs. Harriet c. Coombs of Bruins
wick asking for the pardon of her
husband, George Coon,bs. who at the
September term of the Cumberland
county superior court was sentenced
to serve two months in the county
Jail and to pay fine of 5000 and in
default of payment of fine to serve
six months additional in Jail. The
nature of the offense for which he
was sentenced is not set forth in the
petition.
The petition states that besides his
wife, Coombs has family Of 10 chill
dren, of whom the oldest Of IS years
and the youngest, ten weeks: that
the family are wholly dependent up
on him and his manual labor for sup
port and that they will become state
or town charges If he is compelled to
serve the whole term of his sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Publishers and
State House Thin
Pin Teams Win

fhe Vickery & Hill girl bowlers
swept the Banking lassies off the
Gey IN their match bowled at the
T. A. c. A. alleys Tuesday evening.
aSing three OF the four points. and
ne STATE House outfit duplicated the
'eat IN their match with the y. NJ. c.
A. OUTFIT.
sardiner with single string OF %
snu r. Harris with total OF 225
~ue nigh for the winners of the first
s s,a'eh while the dummy spoke for
s s"nots Tor the losers with 81 for
, .tn single and Johnson for high
total with c25.
81, overlook Of the State House moved
~ 1,e hardwood for n single string total
~. and high string total Of 2S6.
sansley was high for the y for high
summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
.,-x or AUGUSTA, MAINE,
ofies Of City Clerk
Daniel w. Cony

,..s STATE OF MAINE
"a OF AUGUSTA. %.
ne city Marshal Of said City.
nv constable OF the City Of Au-
sta,
GREETINGS.
h -. name Of the State Of Maine,
u hereby required to warn and
|yn .hat fnha bitants Of Ward Z Of
poNTx ,tv OF Augusta, qualified ac-
~ a. "a law, to assemble at the
|cofunsI Room, City Hall. in said
the 27th day Of October A. d.
Cu ~ =. seven thirty o'clock In the
A then and there to act on the
E !ss'owing articles. to wit:
"A ..;.,. 4. To elect q member Of
Il .hs Board Of Educstion.
II ...;els 2. To transact any other
h business pertaining 20 the pub.
81 Il. schools Of this City which
h may lawfully come before the
q meeting.
r..o, fail net, and have you this
~a n with doings thereon.
c,-., under our hands at the. City
\ u ssr this 10th day Of October
o. -. ~. year of our Lord one thousand
u,,. hundred and twenty-four.
' Ernest L. Mclean, Mayor.
oliver w. Turner
Roland A. Scribner
c. p. Klnsman
Chas. r. Chase
n Ovide J. Cote
"a Chas. W. Knowles
VI J. Arthur Carey
Everett Shaw
.u.,men Of the City Of Augusta. Me.
or.2Mit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

foreign competition. and high freight
rates." he continued.
ITO increase the pulpwood rate
would add to these handicaps and tend
to drive the industry from the State. "
Arguments against the granting OF
the railroad company's petition were
also presented by Attorney Ives for
the Oxford Paper Co. and Attorney De-
vine for the Continental Paper & Bag
Co.
At the close OF the hearing the Pub
lie Utilities Commission reserved its
decision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Sermon on "Hell"
BY Evangelist
Proves Interesting

ro Inc advertised address by Evan.
C Irs' hi. GREENWOOD saod on Heir at the
t nad been advertised to be and met ~
u 1ne expectations of all who attended,
Nv was without doubt the most stir
evangelist. ~ '"e
You say you do not believe in
neil remarked the speaker. well
.nen. abolish your jaiIs. pen;ten-
tiarfes and other penal institution.
as hell is only the penitentiary of the
universe. Remember hell was not
made Tor men, but for the Devil ana
ms angels. How great is mans ruIIt
Satan's." ' S'e 0S
The closest attention was paid
throughout the entire address. At its
conclusion Mr.. Greenwood sang
"A Sinner Like Me-" Mrs. Ellis
Skoineid sang before the sermon,
inere Is a Green Hill Far Away"
Services will be resumed in City hall
tomorrow evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

Culating eye and the great monarchs
OF the woods are gradually con-
verified into stair rails and mission"
rockers.
So far as Great Britain Is con-
cerned. it is among the yews that
the real veterans will be found.
Two thousand years is a common age
for yews to have reached. and some
time ago a scientist discovered in n
churchyard in Portugal. Scotland. n
yew which he computed had then
lived for at least $500 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Enjoyable Meeting
Kennebec Lodge

Kcnnebec Lodge. No. 251, n T. o.
T., held a very interesting meeting
last evening at G. A. r. hall A report
Of the visit to Waterville Lodge was
made and was much enjoyed. At the
close of the business meeting a recep-
ton was given two of the members re-
Gently married and very pretty gifts
were presented them. Refreshments
were served and social hour enjoycd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

more. the pressure exerted upon tho
people for the last three years. with
the belief. justified by the facts that
France wishes to COLOMBO Syria just
as she has colonized Algeria, Is n po-
tent incentive to disorder the exas-
perated and oppressed people being
unwilling to cooperate with the
French authorities. Another impor-
tant reason for the continual disor-
Gers Is found in the economic de-
preston which has prevailed ever
since the occupation. -Emir Chekib
Arsian, in Current History Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
How Many PHILIPPINE IsIands7

There are 1858 islands in the
Philippine group extending LISP
statute miles from north to south
and N6s2 miles from east to west or
this number 462 have an area of one
square mile or over. The others
decrease IN size to patches of only
n few hundred square feet. The
largest island Is LuZon. containing
40.814 square miles. and Mindnnao,
the next. 36.906 square miles. Then
come Panay. Cebu. Palawan Min
doro. Bohol. Masbate.' etc. Popula-
ton by the census of 1918 was
10.350,730. The archipelago has
coast line OF 11.444 statute miles
which exceeds that of the entire
United States. The distance be-
tween Islands varies from a few
hundred feet to several miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
eritain's Ancient Ysw Tree

Since time out Of mind the oak
has stood as a symbol Of age and
strength and strength in age. II II
because Of this trait that the Ium-
herman looks upon 1t with . cal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

Attorney James II. Perkins attend
ed the opening Of the supreme court
court Of Sagadahoc county. Tuesday
al Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

Samuel NJ. Holway of the internal
revenue office was Il business visitor
Tuesday In Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

Attorney Frank T.. Southland returned
from Bath Tuesday evening. where he
has been attending the session OF court
Tor Sagadahoc county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22

The East Side Association will meet
al O'clock this afternoon in the alder
mems room at City hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-22
Nomination by
Governor Baxter

Governor Baxter, Tuesday. nomi-
mated Stillman E. Woodman of
Machias as a licensed detective.