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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
NEGROES CONFESS
PARTICLE IN.
MANY R0BBERIES.
Alleged Organized Gang Of
Burglars Run Down by Po-
lice AuthoritieS--HeId for
Investigation

Three negroes and white man,
believed by police to be the leaders
of an organized gang of robbers that
have been burglarizing numerous
houses and stores in Birmingham
within the past two months, were ar
rested Tuesday morning and placed
In the county jail.
The negroes we're Louis Moore, age
10. 1916 Alley d, south, whom police
claim to be the fence" through
whom the stolen property was dis
posed; William Mckinley Jones, age
25, 6216 Washington avenue, said to
have bought part of the stolen MGR
chandise and Dunnom Childs, age
IA. 2004 Twenty-eigthth street, north,
who. according TO Detectives G. M.
Higgins and II. e. Morris, confessed
to perpetratIng the robberfes. The
white man is Dennis Colvan, BIG
Eighteenth street, north.
Colvan and Jones were arranged
before Judge Henry j. Martin In
police court Tuesday morning and
fined S25 each for buying, receiving
and conceallng stolen property.
Moore and Childs are still being
held in the city jail pending further
Investigations. According to police
officers, Childs has confessed to rob-
bing the Five Points Drug company
OF merchandise valued at $500, the
Goldstein Drug company of like
amount, and the Lane Grocery COM
pany of a quantity OF groceries and
meats. Robbery OF a pressing shop
and several residences were said to
be included in the confession.
Moore is alleged to have been an
accomplice in the numerous rob
berries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
SMITH, AUTHOR OF.
4 |GHTN|N' HAS
WRITTEN 10 PLAYS.

Winchell Smith, probably the mos.
successful of American playwrights
because he has never written or
staged failure. directed the staging
of the 'Lghtnin' production which
John Golden is now presenting at the
Jefferson theatre for the entire week
with matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday
Mr.. Smith is said to possess the
lucky touch" and glance at list
of the plays in which he has been
concerned, either as author or di-
rector (Which has meant the DOCTOR
ing of ailing manuscripts) would
seem to bear out the statement. His
"Lightnin' y: THANK You" and Turn
to the right and he staged two
other golden successes "The First
Year and Dear Me- Other Winchell
Smith hits have been "Brewster's
Millions" "The Fortune Hunter"
polly of the Circus" "Officer $685."
and THE Only Son."
Seats are now on sale for
.Lightnin.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

emissaries from Joyland ana Maxson
to a divorce suit. The heroine marries
the ardent lover only to find that
he is all that she thought him not,
and with the appearance on the scene
of her original huband, very much
reformed, a new love story begins.
The acting Is good and Miss Swan
son wears some very striking gowns,
but with these her contribution to
the entertainment passes. In places
the action is improbable but in gem
eral the piece Is good.
Good for the family with an appeal
to women,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
PASSING SHOW IS
ADORNED BY GIRLS
Of REAL BEAUTY

The New York Winter Garden an
nual revue. THE Passing Show" with
its whirl of girls, music and color, the
ninth of the series of Passing Shows,
which will be the attraction at the
jefferson December %. rs. 81. with
special Christmas matinee on next
Monday. also regular matinee on
next Wednesday. adheres to the
policy of it's predecessors in that
many of the popular plays Of the
past and the current season are
travestied, but there are numerous
novelties, in ballet and spectacle, to
describe which here, would be to rob
them of some of their charm when
seen on the stage.
The present piece, which is more
pretentious, more spectacular and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
FOUR READINGS ARE
FEATURE OF LYRIC OFFERING

This is the last opportunity for
patrons of the Lyric to enjoy the pre-
holiday bill which has met with ap-
prova1 since the opening show Mon
day afternoon. Charlie Olcott and
Mary Ann in Charles songs" are
headlined. Mr.. Olcott and his
songs are we'll known all over vaude-
vile and with Mary Ann they are
credited with good act. Rice and
Werner offer something unusual in
blackface with the added attraction,
ION The Scaffold.' The Four Read
ings, billed as sensational jugglers
of human beings, are the special
feature Fred and Marjorie Dale,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
VETERAN STARS IN Fox,s
"THE FAST MAIL,

Harry Dunkinson, who plays one of
the leading parts in the William Fox
me ton picture melodrama The Fast
Mall" Is real screen veteran. lie
began his screen career in. 1914. He
has appeared in numerous Fox pro-
auctions but his work in "The Fast
Mail" brands him as leader in his
chosen line of endeavor. The picture
will be shown at the Alcazar theatre
beginning Christmas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

Had II GalIons--A. S. Bonnie, 1715
Fifth avenue, north, was jailed under
charge of violating the prohibition
laws late Tuesday night. Officer w.
w. Crenshaw, who arrested Bonnie.
said that II gallons of corn whisky
were found in his automobile at the
corner of Eighteenth street and Sec
ond avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
DRUGS SEIZED

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-Druss
valued at 100000. which had been
secreted in barrels of fish. were
seized today by customs officials on
board the French steamship Fem
church at her pier in Brooklyn, The
vessel arrived here December 8 from
Malaga, Spain.
on a more lavish scale than its pre-
decessors. is divided into two acts
and thirty-two scenes, with twenty
six musical numbers. 1t was staged
by j. C. Huffman. The dialogue and
lyrics are by Harold Atteridge and
the music by Jean Schwartz. Max
Scheck is responsible for the dane
ing.
Prominent in the cast are: Helen
Remstrom, Sam Howard. Alexandra
pagmar. VIII II. Philbrick, Peggy
Brown, John Quinlan, Norma Hamil-
ton, William Pringle. Jack Rice.
Marie Gleason, Bob Gilbert, Margaret
Wood, Frank Masters, Bessie Hoban.
Anthony Jochim, Victor Boxardt,
Jack Hall, Abe Arnson. Francis X.
Mahoney, Dempsey and Wood and
many others. The chorus is larger
and more gorgeous than seen in any
other passing Show.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

open season for your husbands. Now,
what is 1t you want me to do
II wants toe know dis one thing,
ledge: since wimmin done bin started
toe vote, an dom like men folks,
does de law compel me toe take care
OF desc heah husbans of mine like de
white folks do?'
well, Aunty, the law is jealous
of woman's rights to the extent
"Yassah, jedge, l knows dat, an it
pears toe me dat de wimmin are
jealous of dere husban' rights, from
what / can head. Why, jedge, hit are
got so dat jest as soon as spring
time comes desc niggers have ben
wanderin' up north, and den when de
fust frost comes dey comes a wan
dering back agin, an dey takes dem
back. But dey sho' done lost dere
home with me, an l amt gwine toe
take them back"
We'll Auntiy you must come to
the point at once, and tell me just
what you want me to do"
Use at de pint right now, jedge
70 see, dey is a preacher man what
wants me to marry him, an |
thought dat might try one mo- but
If he do like de rest of dem do, bout
one mo- clean shirt will do him.
What do you mean
Razor Supplanted
81 mean dat" and here the woman
pulled out q large springback knife.
which. by the way, has supplanted
the me-honored razor as a
weapon used for social purposes
among the negroes Il means dat
1t will be the shirt he will be buried
in"
Before you go any further, Aunty.
l will inform you that the law will
punish you very severely IL you UNI
dertake to carve your monogram on
the person of your husbands, past.
present or future. Have you been
divorced from your forme husband?".
"Nossah, jedge. dey 'vorced dey-
selves. Sides, dey amt no use
THROWN money way on dem trash"
Let me tell you what you must do
in the case, and
Il knows what toe do. l Jest
wanted toe know did have toe take
care of dem husbans an now l
knows and with that the woman
started toward the door.
Blow the whistle
Sheriff Jack, blow the whistle for
the second quarter. Having got rid
of the interference, we will now pro-
coed with the game. using the line
up on the docket"
At this juncture old Pap, an elder
ly negro who Is janitor and sooth-
sayer at the courthouse. came up to
Judge Alb and said:
ledge, who's gwine toe preach dat
niggers funeral, for sho' has, a
predicament dat 1t will be preached
In de next few days"
I'm that case / will appoint you, so
hold yourself in readiness. Sheriff
Jack, call the first case and let's get
down to the business OF the day.
And the daily grind commenced
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

RIALTO FEATURE STARS
WILLIAM s. HART. .

William S. Hart in "O'Mally OF the
Mounted" is his usual self, and no
better. The picture is a typical Hart
production with some unusual west
ern scenery. 64
O'Malley, sergeant of the Cana
dian mounted police, who has never
failed to get his man, is sent out to
get the murderer of a notorious inn
keeper. His quest takes him over the
border where he sees his man at a
rodeo. Later, in order to get his pris-
oner O'Malley robs a bank and be-
comes one of notorious gang of
bandits. Due to the enmity of a mem
Der of the band he is accused of in
forming the sheriff of a proposed
raid on bank and is sentenced to
be hung. The man he came to, the
states TO get, with his sister, effect
an escape from O'Mally, and them
selves and they go to the border,
where in the night the policeman
leaves them.
1t is an interesting plot and the
action is fast. Taken all in all this
picture is as good as any other by
this star.
Good for the. family with strong
appeal for youngsters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.--Alabama
and Mississippi Cloudy on the coast
and generally fair in the interior
Wednesday and Thursday, with slow
ly rising temperature.
Tennessee: Fair and warmer
Thursday; Thursday cloudy. warmer
in east portion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

Goes TO ohio-w. e. Tribble, clerk
OF the Tutwiler hotel. will leave
Wednesday night for Akron o..
where he has accepted . position
with the Portage hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20

and Brown in "Terpsichorean Capers''
round out the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
RUDOLPH VALENTINO HAS
FINE ROLE IN "ALL NIGHT"


Rudolph Valentino in "All Night"
at the Trianon is much better than
he is in any other release which has
been shown here. His nearest ap-
proach to the clean cut performance
which he gives in this picture will
be found in THE Four Horsemen."
"All Night is a farce comedy with
the usual comedy characters, the
dapper young lover. the. get-rich-
quick couple and a rich and breezy
westerner. Some of the parts are
sadly over played but as whole the
picture is clean and amusing.
On the same program is Goldwyn's
1.-THE Poverty of Riches the story of
a man who does not want children,
fearing they will hamper his career,
and his wife, who wants nothing else
so much.
The cast is well selected and while
the action is -anerally obvious the
picture will ha, ( a strong appeal for
those sentimentally inclined. A good
family program,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
LOCAL DATA

LOCAL DATA
For the "a hours ending at p. m,
December 10. 1922
Highest Temperature .............. 40
Lowest temperature ................ 2s
Mean temperature .s............... Ss
Normal temperature ............... ~
Excess in temperature since Jan. l.. 604
Rainfall .%... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 ........51.1 is
Excess In rainfall since Jan. 1..... 1888
Relative humidity a. M ........ SO
10 noon .................. 10
p. m. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Dry thermometer, a. m. ....... 90
10 noon Observation-Disclosures. Al
D. m. .................... Al
Wet thermometer, a. m. ......... %
IL noon Observation-Disclosures. 81
p. m. Observation-Disclosures. Sc
e. c. HORTON, Observer.
Summary OF observations made at sta
Hama ~ thn IrniHnd XNnafhnr
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Summary OF observations made at sta
lions OF the United States Weather Bureau
during the "a hours ending at p. M, Goth
meridian time. December 10 1922:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
"YOuTu TO YOUTH WITH
BILLIE DOVE POPULAR-LEOWS

Movie fans of Birmingham and es-
pecially the many who saw Billie
Dove here in person a few months
ago and were fascinated by her
beauty are displaying keen interest
in the picture youth to Youth in
which Miss Dove is making her debut
as screen star for the Metro cor
poration, and which is part of the
bill for the first half of this week
at Loew's theatre.
The vaudeville bin also is full of
good things, including Felix Her
mann and company, spectacular ma
gicians and illusionists, as Well as
Evans and Wilson, song birds. The
lie Roy Brothers, mast athletes, who
perform many daring feats, while
Fred Gordon, comedy instrumentalist
also adds much to the entertainment.
Leonard and Germaine furnishes
many laughs with their spappy
novelty capers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-20
GLORIA SWANSON. "DONT CHANGE
YOUR HUSBAND"-GALAx

The story OF a rcmaptic wife and
the typical lounge lizard who makes
love to her while friend husband is
piling up the dollars at the office.
Added TO this husband likes onions
and of course soon becomes a party
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02
Will PRESERVE
FAMOUS TREES
CALIFORNIA; big Trees
Redwood sequoia, Will
Be Preserved.

Washington. Nov. 2.-The famous
redwood sequoia--the "big trees" Of
California are to be saved us 2 mat
ter of good business. What IL said
to be the most Important step on the
art Of the private numbering COM
panies toward the preservation Of the
nations timber supply was an
nounced by the National Lumber
Manufacturers association. The
Union Lumber company. Sthe Pacific
Lumber Co., and the Mendocipo
Lumber Co, the principal private
companies owning the California red
to conduct their numbering operations
on the principle of continuous tpro-
duction and maintenance of tho Nor
ests as a whole.
This decision, says a statement of
the National association, means that
the redwood forests, made up of. the
largest trees extant, and the Oldest
living things, the sequoia of the SEM
pervivens species, will be maintained
Infinitely as an economic factor In tho
life of the nation and as one of the
wonders Of America.
The method OF preservation OF the
forests. It Is understood, includes cut
ting Of timber in scattered
stands. while every precaution Is taxi
en- against ground and high fires, and
reforestation will follow upon the
steps of the cutters.
Set Aside Park Areas.
Ample areas of the forests will be
preserved forever in the came state
of aged maturity as they bhve been
ever since the coming ofFhe white
mar and possibly for thousands Of
years before. The state of California
has bought areas of these forests for
parks, and the lumber men them
selves have donated areas bordering
much travelled roads.
The redwood region should not be
confused with that of the Sierra
sequoias which are not numerous
enough to, be OF any great importance.
1t is said. It consists of q narrow
strip of land along the northern coast
of California and overlapping into
Oregon, which is never more than
Is miles wide. 1t covers about L.
100000 acres, of which only about
one-third has been cut over, the re-
mainder being virgin. The total
amount OF standing timber is esti-
mated at between 60. 900, 600, 900 and
$1,000. 600. 900 feet, of which IS per
cent is redwood.
Many Of these trees are more than
1000 years old; some have been cut
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02
GIRL SWIMMER
ENEARDEATH
Alleged Kidnaper May Face
Formal Charge; Under
Heavy Guard.

Musksson, Mich, Nov. 2.-While
11-year-old Rosalie shanty lay near
death in a farm mouse at Dublin,
Mich, early today. Raymond e. VII.
son Of Grand Rapids, was being held
at the county Jail here under heavy
guard, as the man who Kidnapped the
child last Sunday. drove. with her to
the jackp1ne swamps OF Maqistee
county and there abandoned hsr.
Wilson confessed, tho sheriff's Of
rice reported, that he abducted the
child. A formal %chargesof kidnapping
was lodged against him and officers
announced he would be arrajgned on
that count unless developments in the
girls condition warranted a change.
May Not Recover.
Word from Dublin this morning
was that Rosalie, widely known here
as the swimming GIRL through her
expert exhibitions at a local beach
last summer, might not recover. She
still was In a semi-conscious state
and suffering from = high fever AZ a
result of exposure in the forests.
where she was found by a farmer,
her clothing torn t o shreds and ner
body scratched and bruised by the
underbrush. =.
In his statement to, the authorities
Wilson was quoted a saying he en-
ticed the child into his automobile
Sunday, drove her about the city for
n time, then started for Dublin. Near
that town, the reported statement
said, Rosalie became alarmed and
Gsked to be let out Of the car, Will
son said he loft her out near a farm
house and then returned to Grand
Rapids. The prisoner said he was
intoxicated when he took the girl into
his machine.
Wilson il ~ years old and has been
married twice. Officers said he had
q police record hefe. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02

,pany. q corporatton. Morton county.
No. 442e--A.s =. Anderson vi. B: u.
county.
and Investment company, 4 corpora
ton, vs.. X. C.. Bishop, y. NJ. Bishop
and CD. Palmer. Sioux county.
Bockorny and Mike Kukk.% Adams
county.
Wednesday. November 10.
No. 441e-Anneta /. e. Erickson
vs.. Elna Tepp. . Larson, ct al. Bur-
leigh county.
No. 44o4-company A, First Resi-
Iment North Dakota National Guard
Training school,a corporation, VS.. Ed
Mund A. Hughes. Btrleigh county.
No. 4426-Dixon REQ COMPANY, a
corporation. VS.. Horton Motor COM
pany, a corporation, Grand Forks
county.
44s4-First National Bank OF Turtle
Lake VI. Rovey, shnte & Jackson. Inc,
. corporation. AcLsan county.
Thursday, November 1e.
No. 441o-The state OF North Dakota
VS.. Ed. e. Dufek and James r. Smith.
and Harry B. Dunbar. Gre: Contempt
OF Harry B. Dunbar).
NO. 4Ss9-State OF North Dakota W.
John Bloom. George NJ. Hogue, and
Lee G. Psttibons. Cass- county.
No. 44l3-Nickl Stoffsl and Peter
StoKsl VS.. J.. $. Sullivan and ]. w.
johnson. Ransom county.
No. 4417-Peter Ohlqu,st vs.. A. F.
Turner. sheriff of Grand Forks county.
North Dakota. Grand Forks county.
Friday, November IL.
No. 4365-C. J. Kunx. receiver Of
the First State Bank Of Killdeer, VS..
Farmers and Merchants State Bank Of
New Salem and Fl. H. Ellsworth and
Farmers' and Merchants State Bank
OF New Salem. Dunn county.
No. 44277C. J. kunz. receiver Of
the First State Bank of Ktlldeer, va.
Gunder Olson and Fred Oberg, de-
PENDANTS. and Gunder Olson. appel
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02
AMERICAN, INJURED
IN SYRIAN BANDIT
ATTACK, RECOVERING
Another Q. 9. Worker Killed Instan-
taneouSly In the Encounter.

SNAN~N< " ~ wNtAON 1AAAspA
~taneously In the Encounter.
Athens. Nov. 2.-Enoch. r. Apple
gate Of Jersey City, N, j., the Near
East relief, -worker who wa seriously
injured in a recent attack by Syrian
bandits on a relief party ear Aleppo
in which James Lester Wright Of
Waukesha, iWs., and another Near
Eastern worker Q killed, 10 ecover-
Ing in a hospital in Beirut. a tele-
gram announces. p
Wright's death was instantaneous,
details Of the encounter show, q bullet
through the neck severtng the spinal
cord. A%pplegate received a fragment
of a bullet in the leg. DR.. Milleray
and his wife, the other Americans in
the party. were unhermed.
The attack occurred in French. ter
r1tory. The bandit party was com
posed Of Turkish irragulars who fired
a volley into the Near East column
without warning. In the column
were 200 children, half Greek and
halt Armenian, who were, being, con-
voyed from Harput to Aleppo. They
already had escaped unframed
through two attacks inside Turkish
territory. The children are safe,
having been handed over to the care
Of American representatives.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02

known to bs~the best, much to the
ave Of the federal bench.
Announcing, hts. intention Of gtv-
Ing jail sentences to those convicted
or who plead guilty to violations Of
the eighteenth amendment, with
more severe ternss to those who. at
tempt TO draw out their cases by Jury
Norris was confronted by : number
OF guilty pleas.
Then followed. the filling up OF sew
eral jRils. After Hennepin county's
prison was hlled 70 capacity, local
yiolators were son to the, RAMSEY
county Jail in st. Paul. When the
standing -room-only" sign was hoist
ed, the judge Inquired Of United
States District Attorney Lafayette
French. Jr., swhat other jails nearby
could accommodate the overflow.
During the purse Of aasigntnE pris-
oners to the Wright and Mcleod
county jails. seyeral prisoners show
ed preference In asking for ,incar-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02
Red Lake County
Farmer Has Mammoth
Yield OF Potatoes

Red Lake Falls. Mimi, Nov. 2.
AN average of 800 bushels per
acre from ~ acres 10 what Il. F..
Cornell, residing cast of this city,
secured from Green lIOuntain pO-
tatOes this season.
AlthO tho price for potatoes Is
low, Mr.. Cornell believes that his
exceptional yield will bring him .
profit. !
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02

:, !. !. n.rt a that best purpose 8 a
9 m w ). no charge except Two cenls -
!, .ts,nns Tor rctufn>postaSe...,o r.
81 I'D habit Of asking aues'ioHs
frederic J. Haskin. Director. !.
rrs nn Forks Herald Information
Bureau, s
washington, D. e.
I%o but occasionally there are
three or 0 punctures on on .
Herald Want Ads Bring Hesu,ts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02
JAILS OVERLOOKING
WITH BOOTLEGGERS

Minneapolis; Minn.. Noy. 2.-Set-
ting a precedent In the matter of en-
fencing prisoners, Federal Judge
Page Morris allowed q number Of
liquor law violators to choose the
bastile in which they were to be in
carcerated when the Hennepin county
jail here was filled in the course. Of
his disposal Of some 300 or more
liquor cases hero recently.
And to- the surprise of the court,
there were those who chose the most
modern Jail where the facilities are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-02
Did You Ever
Write A Letter TO
Frederic J. HasAin!

stop 4 minute, ana think about tn"
fact:t
You can ask y Washington in.or.
nation bureku any question OF fact
and set the an,werin q personal let
ter.
1t is a great educational idea IN.
troduced into the lives Of the most
Intelligent people in the world
American newspaper readers.