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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
NOTEDFRENCH. ACTRESS |S AT DEATHS DOOR
Sarah Bernhardt Will Never Again Face the ootIights, Her Doctors State Only Miracle Can Save Life.
 She Is Still Brave
By Associated rre.s

PARIS, Dec. 24.-Sarah Bern hardt, the famous actress, suffered a relapse during the early hours this morning, when she had another fainting spell which lasted for a con siderable time.
 Courage alone is said to be sustain ing the actress. Her physical strength is declared to be fast ebbing. The doctors who constantly are in attend anee, expressed the opinion this even ing that only miracle could save her.
 Home Is silent
 Christmas Eve in Bernhaardt' 8 little mansion in the Boulevard Periere was a silent one. Ths serv- ants and others of the household moved noiselessly through the semi darkness of the halls. which usually at the Christmas tide glowed with brilllanee. Bernhardt's 7o-year- old butler, Arthur, was sad of eye and dis eonsolato. Madame is very low he said with quiverng lips. Madame was progressing favo-ably," he added until this relapse"
 Professor Obissier, of the medical staff attending Bernhai at, said to the Associated Press this evening:
 While we still hold hope for her recovery, 1t Is certain that Madame Bernhardt never again vii face the fs. Ia la IA for many long months are essential"
 During the physicians talk with the correspondent several lifc-l long friends of Bernhardt, entered the drawing room and stood beneath a large buffalo head presented to Madame Bernhardt during one of her trips through America.
 Madame stili Brave
 They desired to go into ti,e sick room. but the doctor declined tc permit them to do so. Madame must sec no one," he said. "The least excitement might prove immediately fatal"
 Madame Bernhardt Is being kept alive with consomn,e with the white of an egg beaten into it. She is being given no solid food whatso ever. She is gradraiy growin' weaker
 Her last Italian trip greatly fatigued her." declared Arthur, the butler, who added somewhat bitter ly, "and there was no need for it.
 Madame Bernhardt is said to realize the hopelessness of the stua- tion but to be meeting the crisis with the same fortitude as she has met many other crises in her 78 years Of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO
 MAY BECOME SAME CITY

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-The possibility of Chicago growing Into a city more than 125 miles long, stretching from Milwaukee into Indiana, with pop ulation of 5o.000,000 persons was dis cussed at meeting of the Wiscon- sin Association of City and County Planners in Kenosha. Wis. .-ester- day.
 William H. Schuchardt. president, warned the planners to consider the possibility of Milwaukee becoming a part of Chicago. He expressed the opinion that such city, touching three states. was not merely dream but will be reality in the mot distant future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS. ONE AND PUTS TWO. OTHERS IN HOSPITAL
By Asroclated Press

SHELBY, Ohio, Dec. 2. = Ralph Longley is dead, two other men are reported near death and dozen others are i'll here tonight as a re- suit of a 'christmas party at which wood alcohol is declared by police to have been used as a beverage In the belief that it was 'corn whisky" Police are holding one all legged member of the party. pending further investigation.
 Longley and his companions are said to have partaken of the con tents of jug early this morning. Soon after Longley became sick, dy- Ing within q few minutes.
 The two men believed 10 be dy- ing tonight are in a hosphal here threatened with blindness and suf- fering from convulsions. physicians said.
 Police have the jug from which the men drank and say It contained wood alcohol. a small quantity re- maining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
ARDSNlENnACC CCOMPANY MOB VICTIMS TO GRAVES
Charity a11d Reuere1ce Mark Br11nnqha11's Christmas
Amnesty for AM Mexican
 Rebel Prisoners Is Sought

MEXICO CITY, Dec. PA re- quest that amnesty be granted all rebel prisoners, including those al- ready sentenced and those awaiting trial was contained in a bill sent to the chamber of deputies last night by President Obregon. The Presi- dent urged immediate passage of the measure so that it might become eff fectiye January l.
 Wholesale pardons for all revolu- tionists against the central govern ment are provided for in the meas ure, which assured the chamber of deputies that introduction is prompt ed by the knowledge that all Mexico is at peace and that the release of the rebel prisoners will not disrupt na- tional order, the bill points out that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
N -----------------..- NERVOUS BREAKDOWN THREATENS KELLE R

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Irhreat- ened with nervous breakdown, Rep resentative oscar E. Keller, repub- lican. Minnesota. whose Impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty recently were heard by a congressional committee is at his home here. under a doctors orders to stay away from work for couple of weeks. His physicians said today that his condition was not serious. but that on account of high blood pressure and nervousness he would be kept at home for a time.
 Friends of Mir Keller said he had been under severe strain in connec- tion with the committee hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
AMMONIA FUMES IN
 HOSPITAL ENDANGER LIVES OF 63 PATIENTS

NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Ammonia fumes escaping from large tank that exploded today in the basement of the Italian hospital, Eighty-third street, east, endangered 63 patients who were saved from harm by the presence of mind of Miss Marie de Saovia. the telephone switchboard operator.
 The young woman remained i.l her post. although affected by the fumes and succeeded in telephoning the head nurse In each ward to close all hall doors and open the windows. She then gave the alarm of fire and fell from her chair In swoon.
 The fire departments rescue Squad. equipped with gas masks, arrived quickly and succeeded in stopping the leaks in the tank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25

federal armies everywhere are trium- phant; that expeditions originating in the United States have been sup pressed and their various leaders either have died in battle or before firing squads; and that leniency should be shown the prisoners be- cause either they had false con ception of loyalty or were merely striving to. keep promises which they could not break"
 Coinciding with the Presidents re- quest for amnesty for the rebels was an order dispatched today by the war department dissolving the numerous rural auxiliary military bodies which, throughout the past two years, have acted as home defense troops, sup plementing the federal forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
CAROL SINGERS NET
 GOOD SUM FOR HOME

Reports from twelve parties who sang Christmas carols on the streets Christmas Eve to raise funds for the Mercy Home showed s137.71 collected, according to Miss Sara Mallam. gen eral chairman of the committee in charge. These reports were made late Sunday night
 Miss Mallam said there were fif- teen parties who had not reported their collections at midnight Sunday. Reports from tn .se parties are ex- pected to double the amount col lected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
SHERIFF WILL DESTROY 04 STILLS AT ONCE

MOUNT PLEASANT. Tex, Dec. z4. Eighty,f four liquor stills-tfophies of the war by officers against bootleg gers in this section during the last year-will be destroyed by Sheriff John Reives on the public square here tomorrow. The stills have an aggregate weight of 10000 pounds and total capacity of 5000 gallons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
AMERICANS GET OIL RIGHTS FROM MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 24.--The news papers today treat as highly impor- tant the concession granted m the Mexican federal zone of oil lands to a group of Los Angeles manufac- turers, bankers and oil operators. which is declared to be a wise move on the part of the department of commerce and industry. The news papers say it is expected that ex- ploration of the conceded lands will begin immediately
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
 PRESIDENT HARDING TO SPEND HOLIDAY WITH WHITE HOUSE DINNER

WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-President Harding attended services today at Calvary Baptist church. where Rev. w. $. Abernathy, the pastor, deiiv- cred Christmas sermon on the theme, Peace on Earth"
 Mrs, Harding who, prior to her critical illness last September, in- variably accompanied the President, is still confined to her room. She expects, however. to come down. stairs tomorrow to preside at the Christmas dinner table. The day will be spent quietly at, the White House, there being nohouse guests, and neither the President nor Mrs. Harding has made any unusual plans for the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
FIREMAN IS INJURED IN FLAMES AT STOCK YARD

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.--One fireman was probably fatally injured and four employees of the building were injured in a fire today which de- stroyed the north wing of the Ex- change building at the stock yards and caused damage estimated at $100.000, The firms occupying the building were the Chicago Producers Live Stock Commission company and the Charles H. Harding company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
ENGINEER LOSES LIFE WHEN AlRBRAKES FREEZE

DENVER, Colo. Dec. 2t.--Roy Watkins. engineer of Denver and Salt Lake railroad freight train. was killed today when the air-brakes on his locomotive became frozen and the train was wrecked after running wild for more than a mile near Holland. Col, near the top of the continent al divide, according to officials of the road here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
TURKS SPLIT WITH
 BRITAIN 0vER 0|L FIELDS IN MOsUL
Refuse to Accept Great Brit aims View That Land In Question Is Part of
 Mesopotamia
By Associated Press

Lausanne, Dec. 24-Settlement of the Mosul dispute received setback today when the Turks notified the British delegates that they could nos accept the British contention that Mosul is part of lrak, and therefore of MesopGtamia, over which there is a British mandate. The allies and Turks have been trying to solve this question ever since they arrived al Lausanne by means of private discus sions. It will come into the confer ence in connection with the general fixing of Turkeys boundaries.
 The Mosul oil fields are said tG be among the richest in the world. Gn- der the San Reno agreement England gave France 25 per cent of the out put, but Turkey came to Lausanne with the argument that the Mosul vilayet, containing most of the oil property, belongs to Turkey chiefly because the population is Turkish The Turks want England to recognize Mosui as Turkish, but say they will allow the British to work the oil fields.
 EngInnd's Contention
 Recently England sent memoran- dunn to the Turkish delegates arguine that on ethical, historical. political and eeonGmic grounds Mosul was really part of Irak. Turkeys answer forwarded today, is refusal to ac- cept the British arguments. In an 1S-page document the Turks insist that the Mosul vilayet should be con sidered separate from the rest of Irah and as part of Turkey.
 They deny that the population of Nc sul is chiefly Kurd and that for racial reasons Mosul should go to Irak. and conclude that Mosul must be deemed an integral part of Turkey
 Turkeys determined stand adds an other vital problem to the list which must be settled when the delegates reassemble after Christmas. The United States has great interest in the disposal of Mosul because of the oil supply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
BOMB ExPLODES AGAINST ITALIAN CONSULATE DOOR

LISBON. Dec. 24.-A bomb was ex- ploded today against the door of the Italian consulate here. Only alight damage was caused. Nearby was found a note inscribed. Our ven- geance against the formidable fas- cism.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
1 JAPANESE MINISTER
 HOPES FOR SOLUTION
 OF NAVAL PROBLEMS
By Associated Press

TOKYO. Dec. 24.--1n an address in the Upper House of Parliament to- day the foreign policy of Japan, Vis- count Uchinda. the foreign minister, said that in the event of the non ratification of the Washington con ference agreement by the powers concerned he hoped Japan would take the necessary steps looking to a so- lution of the problem in concert with Great Britain and the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
LOST ANYTHING ????

A little Age-Herald Clas- sified Ad will find it. Yes, the Classified Ads find lost articles of every sort-find jobs for those who need them and buyers for homes, autos, merchandise anything, in fact. Try the Clas- sified Ads. Call 3441 or 6005 Main.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age. Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Alabama and Mississippi: General ly fair Monday and Tuesday, with mild temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-25

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The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
find GOLDEN RULE
NEED FOR DRIVERS
Claims Future of the Motor
Rests Upon Behavior
Of Owners.

Lack Of courtesy and a failure
to recognize the reasonable rights
of users of the highways have fire.
quently been cited as faults of
many motorists.
The Golden Rule should be OBJ
served while driving on the public
roads as much as anywhere else.
1t is not alone in the attitude OF
the drivers toward the pedestrian
that there is remissness, but In
their behavior toward other drivers
that there Is need for Improvement.
Future Of Motor At Stake.
A well known authority in auto
mobile circles has indicated that 1t
is not too much to say that the
future of the motoring world de-
pends upon the behavior Of the mo-
torist toward the public.
The subject of training the driver
is consequently worth attention.
and that the automobile community
as a whole realizes that is evident
by the establishment Of various
schools where the mechanical side
of the profession is taught to the
future driver.
A motor car needs a driver who
is a skilled mechanic, but 1t also
needs a driver who is skillful in
manipulating a car on the road.
What is required in a dryer be-
sides a general knowledge. of his
machine is knowledge <of the
rules, customs and courtesies of the
road and the habits of traffic.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
COMPARES OLDEN
MOTOR CAR DAYS
WITHLATEST ERA
Maximum Performance
With Minimum Atten-
ton Is Slogan Now.

The trend in. automobile design
is toward making every ca so &C
will give a maximum of perform
ance with a minimum OF attention
on the part Of the owner or
driver,r. said Don c. McCord, vice
president of the new Standard Mo-
tor Car Company OF Pittsburgh,
manufacturers of the new Standard
Eight.
To-day 1t is merely a matter of
filling up with gasoline and start
ing for Buffalo. Atlantic City or
Chicago. The chances are that you
will not have to touch your car
until you get to your destination
except for a possible renewal Of
supplies. Fifteen years ago a long
automobile trip was q momentous
occasion with days OF preparation
and the probability Of a mishap
on the way.
1T certainly speaks well for the
future OF the industry when we
take into consideration the strides
that have been made along these
lines in such a comparative short
space Of time.
"In the new Standard automo-
bile We have a product that in
corporates several new steps in
"fooI-proof' construction. One of
the most important OF these Is the
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19

which leaves it a comparatively
easy matter to alter the numbers
and appearance of stolen cars and
re-register them without detection.
Among many factors that largely
contribute in making the theft AMI
sale of motor vehicles very profit
able enterprise are:
Garages where cars can be safely
stored and sold.
Secondhand car dealers who con-
done lax methods or who are dis
honest and act as fences for stolen
cars.
The accessibility of interstate
travel due to good roads.
The increasing number OF cars
each year.
Lax and unstandardized methods
of transfer of ownership of motor
vehicles.
The ease with which numbers
and appearance of cars could be
altered, due to the lack of any ma
tional clearance system.
Lax and unstandardized methods of
transfer OF ownership of motor
vehicles are, without doubt, the main
basic factors largely supporting all
others in providing a market for
stolen cars.
Bills Of sale can be easily faxed or
forged, and even though received from
a friend or reputable dealer, they do
not prove that the car was not stolen
some time in its past or sold while
under mortgage, perhaps unknown to
the last vender.
Market Must he Destroyed.
1t seems apparent that no real
measure of relief can be expected
present laws, locks and other pro-
tective devices nothwithstanding-as
long as there is a ready market for
stolen cars. Therefore 1T becomes
highly important that all efforts be
centered on the destruction of this
market.
The Answer-Standardi
The investigation conducted by the
Interstate Motor Theft Commission
disclosed that the most, IL not the
only logical way to effectively destroy
the market for stolen cars, is to
standardize transfer of ownership
through a national clearance system.
Therefore among the main func-
tions of the commission will be the
operation Of 1ational clearance sys-
TEN (perfected with the aid of ex-
perts in crime prevention and ether
authorities) providing for records of
motor car registration. mortgage and
lien records and other important data,
which will, among other things:
Make 1t possible to prevent to a
large degree the REGISTRATION. sale or
use Of stolen or mortgaged caf
without detection anywhere in the
United States by providing accurate
means for quickly detecting changes
alterations in the numerical or ply
sical Identification Of a car. forged
or faxed bills Of sale or mortgage re-
leases and other elements or fraud.
Provide accurate means for local
ing a great majority of the unrecov-
cred cars stolen in the past few years
that are still In operation in the
United States, as well as any car
that may be stolen in the future.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
HEFT COMMISSION CONTINUE TO FIGHT STOLENCAR MARKE

exclusive "dry-sump" oiling sys-
tenn. which obviates the necessity
Of changing the oil every SOC 70
1000 miles. This system Is not
like the usual splash OF combins-
tion pressure and splash systems.
but carries the oil In a four-gal-
lon tank mounted on the chassis.
The oil, after being forced to
proper places In the engine, ts
picked mp by another pump and
forced back TO the tank whore it
Is screened and Uttered. In this
way Il retains the freshness and
lubrieating qualities for long
period Of time.
The dynamic and static balanc-
ing Of the crank shaft and all the
reciprocating parts Of the engine
insures smooth quiet operation
with all absence Of vibration. The
controls are handled with a mini
mum Of effort
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
WORN AUTO TIRES
MAYLIVELONCER
If MENDED RIGHT
Good Repairman Can In.
sure Greater Mileage
By Proper Work.

A question the car owner has al
ways to face lies In the problem
whether or not it will pay to have
his tires repaired. 1t is necessary
to decide IL the additional expense
Involved will be repaid by added
service. - 2
There can be no question of the
value of timely repairs well done
by competent. reliable repairmar.
AS a matter of fact tire owners
cannot, as q rule, detect whether
the tire is worth while repairing
and must rely on the vulcanizer to
make an expert examination to de-
termine whether the body OF the
tire is in good condition. Fabric
should not be broken in more than
one place around tire and Ii there
is a separation of the plies at diff
ferent points repair is inadvis-
able.
Repairmen become expert in the
detection OF conditions that would
not warrant further expense in the
way Of repairing. by simply exa- M
ming the tire. and before giving
a definite order, tire owners should
seek advice from a reliable vulcan
izer who, realizing the service he
must render in order to retain his
customer, will invariably give an
unbiased opinion. -,
The majority OF tire repairmen
have gone through an intensive
schooling. They know all about
tires and in many instances have
actually built them. They under
stand the different kinds of ma
terials that make the most success
full repairs, how to combine them
the processes Of vulcanization. du'
plicating the tires tread patterr
and, in short, are in a position tc
add all the service to the tire tha
the expense of repairing warrants
Tire users" according to
Firestone expert. will be quick Il
realize that the money spent TO
repairs is buying the cheapest tr'
mileage and they will not throw
worn tires away until sure nev
tread band. for instance, Is not al
that Is needed to assure many NOR
miles of service at small COST
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
MOTOR THIEVES
TO BE FOILED BY
SALES SYSTEM
Standard Methods of
Transfer Would Make
Detection Easy.
PLAN BEING URGED
Interstate Commission Re-
ceiving Wide Support of
New Movement.
PLAN BEING URGED

That the Interstate Motor Theft
Commission Is to be maintained as
a permanent organization with ma
tional headquarters in Chicago 10 of
a great deal of interest to motor
dom.
The commission was formed in
1921 to carry on a nationwide In
vestigation OF commercialized mo-
tor car theft and fraud and to
formulate plans for the destruction
thereby provide relief from the
growing menace of this profitable
form of lawlessness.
The commission. chartered under
the laws of Illinois. is governed by
a board of seven commissioners, as
sisted by national advisory boards,
composed OF leading police and bus
mess executives.
Among the personnel of these
boards. which total about 100. are
to be found such men as Joseph A.
Faurot. deputy police commissioner,
New York; Dan Beard, National Boy
Scout commissioner; !. A. Hall, cdu-
cational director.Associated Adver-
tising Clubs Of the World: Gutzon
Borglum, sculptor and president of
the International Sporting Club: f.
NJ. Allen. member of the insurance
committee OF the United States
Chamber of Commerce; and others
Of equal prominence.
Efforts Toward standardizstion.
The persistent efforts of this
body. aided by experts in crime pre-
vention and other authorities, have
resulted in the perfection of a ma
tional clearance system that will
bring a powerful and destructive
Influence to bear on the structure
and ramifications of commercialized
motor car theft and fraud and
provide means for standardizing
methods of transfer of ownership
Pof motor vehicles.
A national clearance test to be
applied to all cars registered in the
United States has been carefully
worked out that not only will re-
suit in the detection and recovery
of a great majority of the unre-
covered cars stolen in the past that
fare still in operation but will pre-
vent. to a very large degree the fu-
ture sale. use or registration OF
stolen cars in any State regardless
yof changes in numbers and appear
ance.
The plans of the commission are
considered the most constructive
and business-like that have been
advanced since the advent of the
automobile itself to adequately pro-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-19

day one Of the most profitable
forms of lawlessness.
Many laws to check the motor
car theft and fraud evil have been
enacted. The majority of them
carry heavy penalties for violators
and, although many arrests are
made throughout the country, con-
victions seem difficult to secure; In
any event, fewer than should be are
accomplished and no perceptible
slackening of this lawlessness is
generally apparent.
The wide variety of locks in use,
while having some retarding effect
rpon joyriders and amateur thieves.
seem to be inadequate protection
against professional thieves, who,
as a rule. are skilled mechanics
cleverly adept in picking, breaking
or overcoming locks or other pro-
tective devices.
State and city registrations and
cards of Identification have brought
little relief, due chiefly to the lack
of a national clearance system,