The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-18
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Herald, 22l-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, May lf.-NSpeclalJ- J- The Alabama League of Women Voters took the candidates for gov ernor and lieutenant governor out on a log and pushed them off into the political swimming pool tonight Every man or boy who has a memory knows what this means.
 Candidates for state offices were invited to tell the league why they should receive the votes of the people and consequently the offices in the August primary. Col. Bibb Graves, candidate for governor, and Senator Charles s. Mcdowell and F. T. Phil lips, candidates for lieutenant gov ern-- were among those who re- sponded Judge w. w. Brandon, candidate for governor, could not at tend because of his absence at the general conference of the Methodist church at Hot Springs.
 Started by Mrs. Jacobs
 Each candidate remembered his cue and spoke his piece about what he would do if elected. Thon Mrs. Solon Jacobs started the movement which, fiEuratively speaking. threw the candidates off the log into the political swimming pool. She invited the candidates to come forward, take seats before the audience and answer questions as they were asked by the members of the league.
 Tho three candidates responded. 1t was the first time in the history of the state that candidates for public offices had been questioned about matters of policy by the fairer sex. The meeting resembled one of the old-time experience meetings except that in this instance the candidates, whether they were for or opposed to woman suffrage, told of the wonder ful benefits which will be visited upon the state as result of the ratification of the suffrage amend ment and the participation of women in politics.
 Mrs. Jacobs first asked the three candidates whether or not they were willing to have women placed on boards which had control of women and childrens institutions. Col. Graves said Yes" Senator Me Doweli said "Yes,' but explained that he didn't have vote as Lieu tenant-Governor. But the Cover nor might die" retorted Mrs. F. w. smedley of Fruithurst, presiding of MADE-TO-ORDER DAMAGE SUITS Theodore Waters, in Leslie's Weekly
 Some years ago while investigat- ing the profession of getting hurt, l expressed some doubt to the offi- cials of the Philadelphia Rapid Tran sit company about the activities of the ambulance chaser az described by them.
 very we'll" replied their chief de- tective, Hampton G. Silcox, now ds ad. "Why not have an accident yourself? Do as the takers do. Step off trolley car and roll in the street. Ycu will lot hurt yo self if you are careful. l will see that it is re- ported to- tho City Hall. It will pro- bably be published in the newspapers with your name and address. The ambulance chaser i'll do the rest"
 The matter was arranged. The next days papers stated that Theodore Waters had fallen from trolley car a. Sixth and Walnut streets and had gone to his sisters house, ad- dress given At seven o'clock the next morning the telephone bell be- gan to ring and it was kept ringing at intervals during the day by ambu- lance chasers and l,wyers who do- sired to take my e to court. At eight o'clock they began to call at the house and l spent merry day being interviewe- by runners who
  thousands Of dollars if I would oi.-y consent to a suit against the Transit, company.
 It was in vain that l Contended that I was not really hurt; thatI was sure no i'll would result from the ''a.ci- dent" They knew better. You new CT could tell what the result would be and they cited cases where persons who, having had my exper-ence, had felt no i'll effects or weeks and ev,n months after an accident had occur red, but were glad then that they had. signed the retaining blank. In fact, that was all that was necessary-just sign the paper and le. their doctor examine me and the would do, tie rest, exactly as Silcox had minated.
 I remerbe. one anxious little man with rowing eye who gave me much fatherly advice as to my public duty in making a grasping corporation cough up as much money as possible, it being simply awful the way these corporations insisted upon gouging the people. Beside I didn't realize how badly looked. He could see the effects of the accident In my face. was fully clothed, but had on a dressing gown and sat in Morris chair. He felt my pulse and also my forehead and told mo I had a fever. Maybe had, for had been out to newspaper mans party the night be- fore. I asked him how he knew. He replied rather sAlf-concicusly: "Ah, l studied medicine m. elf. for six months. once"
 He went away at last, . much dis appointed man, for did not sign his paper, and it was cur.ous to note his air of mystification. The idea. Here was chance for a man to make aRot of money ort of street car compxny who actually refused to take 1t. Evi- dently 1t WIS . rew one on him.