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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
RIO. HANGERS

INDEPENDENCE. Kan. Dec. 2s.- Five masked bandits lined up about 15O dancers and spectators in dance hall here last night, obtaining about s4OO and between 30 and 35 watches.
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DUBLIN.-A private named Fltz- gerald was shot dead Saturday oS styo civilians at Grandbrow. Other wise the Dublin vicinity was ab- solutely quiet.
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The Dominion of Canada appropri- ates and spends $b,000.000 annually for the development of It's agricul- .ture.
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HARDING SENDS GREETINGS ITO PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2J.-President Haruins in Christmas greeting to z ldier patients at Walter Reid hospital here, made public tonight. declared he hoped 'the season may be marked by every opportunity of hap piness and satisfaction which may come to them and by multiplied tes- timonies of their continued gratitude of the nation they have served so we'll"
 Extensive preparations for Christ s mas celebrations at the hospitals have been going on for the past fort night
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and are asking "Is this newystar q Rathlehamfo

BethlehemF
 The light has varying appear anoe, now like a luminous star, and again~ like a small crescent of the moon. The official meteorological services are puzzled and thus far have been unable to explain its pro- longed presence. though attributing 1t to meteor swarm.
 The light was first seen Thurs day morning, gleaming feebly IS de- grees above the horizon. On Friday 1t was higher up and more pro nounced. moving at an angular ra- pidity of one-twenty-f fifth of one de- gree. The whole countryside watches for its daily reappearance and IS wondering what special significance attaches to the light.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 2S. = Along with the customary flock of friends with flowers and newspapermen with cameras, the beauteous Ganna Walska, now Mrs. Harold F. Mc- Cormick, will have a long string of process servers to dodge when she steps off the boat in France.
 Another lawsuit. this time to col- lect $s.00o in attorneys fees. has been brought by clarice Margoles-
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ppvVAt,E KILLED

for this cause far outstrip that o last year.
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Baright, attorney, ITO Broadway. for her services In bringing to trial two suits against managers. only to have Madame walska wire from Paris on the eve of her wedding to McCor- mick to call them off.
 To further add to Madame walska's inconvenience. an attach ment has been placed on the house presented to her by pr. Frenka1, her first husband, at Park avenue and
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Rch Enveoped n Spirit Of Chrnas
HOLD SIX MEN FOR SOUTH IS PRODUCING
 DENVER OFFICERS IN COTTON MATERIAL IN MINT ROBBERY CASE LARGER QUANTITIES

SANTA FEE. N. M. Dec. 23.-Six men with heavy suit cases, who ar rived from Las Vegas in a car early this morning. are in the county jail pending investigation in connection with the robbery of the United States federal bank truck at Denver. The United States marshal's office had received tip from Las Vegas and Deputy Grouchey and Assistant Superintendent Dugan of the peniten- tiary, after observing the suspects during breakfast in a restaurant. took them into custody.
 The men arrived in a Cadillac car with a 1922 Colorado license bearing the number 1856. Holes found in the body of the car are believed by the officers to have been made by bullets.
 By Associated Press
 BALTIMORE. Md, Dec. 23.-The discovery of s5 bill thought to have been one Of the s200,o00 in 8 notes stolen from a federal reserve bank truck at Denver last Monday led federal secret service operatives and police on an intensive man hunt here today which continued for hours before the mistake was learned.
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REMEMBER POOR AS WEALTHY BUY
 HANDSOME G|F FTS
Animals Are Not Forgotten as New York Citizens Spread the YuIetide Cheer
 Over City

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-A Salva- tion Army lass climbed the rickety stairs of a tenement in the lower Eastside to room where an aged blind woman sat alone. "The Sal vation Army wishes you a Merry Christmas and leaves this little gift to help you enjoy the spirit of the day." she said, placing huge bag in the old woman's lap.
 About the same time on upper Fifth avenue an indulgent father was trying to sneak $15,000 silver trimmed roadster into the garage to help his only daughter "enjoy the spirit of the day"
 Somewhere in between these in- cidents, perhaps, lay the typical Christmas spirit It is certain that the Spirit of the day" descended on New York with all it's old-time fer vor.
 Swarm Shopping Districts
 Crowds swarmed through the shop ping districts, intent on addinx a few more millions to the quarter bill lion dollars Christmas bill that the merchants reported Father Knicker- booker as haviny already run up. Salvation Army workers distrib- uted about s25,o0o worth of Christ mas bags. of food. clothing. goodies and toys and workers for other orr ganizations were busy on similar missions.
 Street vendors did a heavy business in Yuletide miscellany.
 The humane society had a Christ mas tree for dogs. On it were hung fancy neekbands and dog biscuits and sweet cakes galore for every dog that could be found.
 Remember Animals
 Women workers from the humane society stopped every team that passed on Seventh avenue and fed the horses apples and carrots. Then they presented the drivers with gloves and bags of specially prepared feed for the horses Christmas dim ners.
 Many organizations, including city departments, gave Christmas parties for poor children and many more are planned for tomorrow and Monday.
 Tomorrow at Madison Square Gar den Mayor Hylan and Prince Chris topher of Greece. will start distribut- ing the baskets prepared by the Volunteers of America.
 One of the largest parties was given by MT. and Mrs. Frank E. Campbell to a thousand west side , children. each of whom received a package with under clothing. gloves. cap. sweater. candy and fruit. A vaudeville entertainment featured, with Santa Claus in the role of ma gician. amused the youngsters.
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BODY IS FOUND
ACKNOWLEDGE CHARITY

BERLIN, President Ebert cor dialy acknowledges private financial relief from the United States for the relief of German children. invalids and needy. Reports that donations
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GERMANS WANT PEACE

BERLIN. Chancellor Cuno in a Christmas greeting to the German nation says there is hardly another people on the earth that longs more for peace and justice both internal and external, than Germany. He im- plores Germany to end her quarrels. honor the past, believe In the future and be united In the face of im- minent serious conditions, which shall bring or deny peace to the world"
 BODY IS FOUND
 7oRLANDO, Fla, Expressing to- night the belief that the skeleton found In the woods near Rock Springs Thursday by hunters was that of an army aviator who fell with his plane. Sheriff Karel an- nouhced Saturday he would lead a party of 25' men to the swamp Sum day, to search for the machine for some evidence to show how the man met death.
 The authorities have identified bits of clothing and other apparel as parts of a uniform. The man had been dead probably a year.
Evening star., 1922-05-21
a. Different Story by Fannie

binatfon gets a woman every tifne-to
be exclusive at a price she can afford.
I'D put It differently in the dtRer-
ent sdvsrtisem ents. of course. Under
tae 'swsethsast test say "A man
who always buysNa girl the best-and
doesn't care what 1t costs But in
one way or another we'd play up the
price everywhere-make it talking
point instead of something to bs hid
den and explained away. Oh, don't
you believe 1t might svorkT Susan
Alice's eyes were starry with eager
ness: she leaned across her desk to-
ward willard. Don't let's try to
sneak under Wiley's: let's stand right
up to the guns. Let Wiley cut"
willard stood up. hts own eyes ahrs.
too.
"susan Alice" he said with a sol.
emnity which made the profanity
both a prayer and promise. I'll
gamble Maple Leaf on the femin'ns
slant. Let Wiley cutl''
4 4 4 "
AS matter Of fact, the Wiley
Ice Cream Company limited its
dxht to one cut. During the month
this was In force the new competitor
lost two orders to ave it gained. After
the thirty days Wilsys went back to
Its original price. . tangible. definite
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psrilsd," He took = match from his
pocket. held Il out and then. with .
smile. snapped the slender stick be-
tween thumb and hngsr.
''well.s he said. '.that's wiiiardF'
y \
LIE tossed the broken bits into =
! : brccaded wastebasket and leaned
back In his chair, his arms folded,
ana looked qusstioningly at Susan
Alice, Although Susan returned hts
look calmly. for the moment she was
not seeing him. She was looking
across q little table 1T willard. exult-
ant. boyish, drinking her health In
black coRae-wiIlard. who was to be
snapped like match in the big nn-
gers of power, She did not speak,
and after several minutes Ladder
said:
"Well?"
!. Susan Alice rose. abruptly ending
the interview.
.I suppose you meant to be kind
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retreat Maple Leaf promptly raised
its price. They had begun using the
slogan THE More Expensive Cream"
End we've get to live up to our
boast" willard told Susan. "even IL 1t
does burden us with outrageous
profits."
II was At . luncheon of the Adver-
tising Club In July, after a Fourth
whose sheer volume OF business had
all but swampsd the new company,
that Susan saw Ledder again.
We'll. L see you people have put 1t
across after ALL" he said genially.
Susan smiled her friendiiest smile.
after ALL" she said. "there's room
In .. city this eize for both Of US.
isn't there?"
'Tt looks" said the great Frederick.
Ledder, ~as though from now on there
might have to be-"
And as they were finishing sheir
dessert:
well, IL you should ever change
your mind about staying with Will
lard" Ledder observed, "come and see
me. The Wiley offer holds good"
Thank you, but there isn't a chance
I've already agreed to a permanent
connection with--the Maple Leaf"
said Susan Alice-beth of her.
Copyright. 1921
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Ikknk from the freesas-room Just then
ANA sat Down 70 his desk. q worried
frown on his gcod-nstured Irish face.
A bit OF Ledder.s conversation came
back 70 susan.
.Hsrs " are" she thought, bitterly.
Production and Advertising. the little
brothers OF Business. Business IL cap
ital Mr.. willard is out now after capi-
tai: and he won't get it--not enough.
Lsdder knew last night that he
couldn't. or he wouldn't have told me
what wiley's were going to do"
willard came IN 1t noon looking
drawn and worried. He and Mahoney
had long talk In which there was
much shaking Of heads. Willard die.
-tated two letters to the stenosrapher.
II may be late this afternoon" he
told her. ''but I'll be in to sign them.
Just leave them on my desk"
And Just as Susan came in from
luncheon he was OF again.
At 5 o'clock promptly the bookkeeper
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Catching Turtles
For Soup and Shell

GREEN sea turtles the raw mate
VI rial for turtle soup and tortoise
she'll eyeglasses. are caught In the
Gulf of Lower California, There they
abound. by stretching strong rope
nets of nineteen-inch mesh across the
mouths of small lagoons Just as the
tide starts to 90 out. The turtles drift
in with the tide, and ~ IL ebbs- they
are entangled in the nets, says the
Popular Science Monthly
From the nets small fishing vessels
carry them to q larger, specially con-
structed vessel lying farther out al
sea, where the turtles are placed on
their backs on racks, to lie helpless
until they reach the cannery. Here
they are placed in shallow pens that
keep them fresh until needed.
One of the principal canneries
slaughters about two tons every day.
The size and weight Of the turtles are
20 great that overhead conveyors. in
cIined runways, and similar equipment
are necessary for handling the car
casses.
Turtles are extremely difficult 10
Kill, not so much because of their pro-
tsctivs shell "a because of their ex
treme tenacity Of life. Incidents have
been reported whore . turtles head
that had been severed from the body
for nearly twelve hours clossd its
jaws upon q mans hand. The expla
nation is thought to be- that prsc-
Ideally all the turtles movements are
so-calied reflex actions" In which no
higher nerve centers are involved In
consequences. Individual muscles some
times continue to function long after
life appears to be extinct In the body
~ whole. -. rs~a-s
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then seated himself beside her. and
commanded with = geniality that was
half fiattering. half amused condes-
ceEsion: "Now tell me all about it."
Susan Alice sEniisd M ~ 1ina under
her violet hat with = decided dash Of
cool assurance. "a 81.
Indeed, shan't tell you ail." she
said. I'm not at all sure that shall
tsil you anything"
This was not the reply, Ledder ex-
pected. He was a powerful man
Wtley's brother-tn-iaw--he was tre-
msndously sought-after bachelor. and
Ne was rich by his own efforts while
he was still young.
And when. after stopping ito speak
to the club president, who had paused
behind his chair, he turned back to
Susan Alice, he was met by the curve
Evening star., 1922-05-21

ing told his news and sussa and
willard faced each othAF across their
desks. Du Pre- was . smart French
caterer just opening . big shop. They
knew that Wiley's had been hard
after his account
miss Meade" said Willard. solemn
ly. we've done It"
you don't mean just De Pref"
..No--Maple Leaf. Views put It over.
before q quart has appeared on mar:
ket! We've got enough customers
right now to swing the thing through
the hrst summer. granted just aver
age hot weather. II we don't set an
other one from now till October we
can make 1t. Wen get through the
winter all right without qustion.
That is the harvest time tor quality
ice cream. Wiley's stun doesn't 80
Evening star., 1922-05-21

"THIs BOUT SHOULD BE FOUGHT
IN THE sIRAIGHTAwAY AND GIVE
GREE A ONE-HALF-MILE START
straight away and give Greb a Y
mile start
Dempsey vs.. Brennan-chloroform
the audience.
Dempsey vs.. Fuiton-Fifteen falls
or no cbunt.
Dempsey vs. Gene runneg-Family
keep Tunney out of the ring.
Dempsey VS.. any one of the 4 or
Australian chsmpions-Keep the last
named in Australia
Dempsey vs.. Miske - Dempsey
wears OF. gloves. Miske wears
double bbl. shot gun and stays out
Of ring.
Dempsey VS.. Wills-Dempsey has
two gloves. Wills has same plus
accomplices with q razor
That is the way would handicap
Jacks oppts. but If you asked me
who thought would be his next
oppt 1 would say have no idear
only that I can tell you who it won't
be and that is yrs sincerely,
RING w. LARDNER,
Great Neck, Long Island. May ls.
Evening star., 1922-05-21

"o the editor: I been noticing
in the papers lately that the
boys ID all stirred up wonder
Ing who 10 Dempsey going to
dght next and who would have the
best chance W. him and etc. and one
paper here in the east has went SO
Tar a. to start . voting contest
amongst the fans to see who they
think IL the logical candidate and
personally IL was asked to vote on
that subject I would hesitate q long
vile before maksing any reply on
acct. of the laws in this country in
regards to murder.
In order to get cenvicted of murder
you don't half TO be the one that does
the actual killing but they can send
you to the chair or the gadlows OF
what not for tust suggesting who 1t
Is you want murdered to the guy
that 10 to carry out the program.
That is why I don't dast come out
and name who ! would like to see as
pempsey'a next oppt though I can
think of several peopis who would
like nothing better than see them
climb in to the ring with the guy who
I have nicknamed tho champ.
A* 49,
NOW, before We 20 any further I
~ may as well exclaim that I was
amongst those that wagered their
patrimony on Jessie willard to kill
this guy the time they met down to
Toledo and the reason for same was
3 fold namely that / hadn't never
seen this Dempsey fight and secondly
that Mr.. willard told me personly
.1hat he was too big for Dempsey
or anybody else to lick. So far SO.
bad, but you can't. fool all the people
all the time me 4nclusive and after
seen Jessie sink for the 1st. time
why I said to myself this is the last
bet 1 ever make VS.. this Dempsey
guy even II his oppt. IL the grand
fleet.
So when they matched him up with
Geos. in the well known battle of the
century read what all the gal re-
1orters said about the greek god and
how . man ~ handsoms AZ Geos.
couldn't loose. but invested my
money in golf balls and went to the
arena in the 80 acres Of Boyle's pray
ing that Jack wouldn't do nothing
fatal to him so a. to interfere with
the cordial relations between this
country and Ia belle France.
X Il Il
NOW then Mr.. Dempsey goes to Eu-
rope little vile ago and they
keep on talking about who shall he
fight next and 1 read the boys care
fully and 1t comes to me all of
sudden that If the world demands
fight, why they's only one way to
arrange it and that is under handi-
cap system and q specially after
read that Carpenter says he would
like to try it again under different
conditions. namely he would like to
have "a It. ring and o. gloves
and fair referee. Geos. evidently
thinks that if they had been fair
referee at Jersey City. why when
he hit Jack on the chin in the I'd I'd.
Jack would of fell over. The ref
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Li4htest Of Liaulds.

MANY experiments here and ahroAd
ln have shown that liquid hydrogen
Is by far the lightest Of all known
liquids It's density 10 ione-fourteentn
that OF water. and, curiously enough,
this happens to be the same ratio
Of density tnat hydrogen in the gas
eous state bears to air. For long
the lightest liquid known wis iieue-
fied marsi gas, e4flch pe'ssessss
about twesAfths Of z4hs asaslty Of
wstsr.
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STHE CA0HAGES SAOCLU OUGHT
TO BE BIG ENOUGH TO HIDE
BEHIND
cree ought to Of planted a bbl. or
something behind Jacks legs.
Well any way when Jack, read
about csrpentisr's new demands. why
he said he would Aght him on ball
rm. hoor or in cabbage patch with
any size gloves and Gsos. could name
his own referee. But It looks to me
like Jack was tricking him again
because he didn't mention that the
cabbages should ought to be big
enough to hide behind.
Now the proper and fair way to
handicap them would be to leave
Geos. pick his own eabbages or eie-
phants' ears or any other kind OF
smbush and then let him lay behind
them till Jack come out Ia the open
where he could get shot et him.
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Guns, Razors, Chloroform
VS.. Dempsey.
Ring Lardner Talks Handicaps=

r AYfNG Gees. to one side We will
pretend like It was a handicap
match between Dempsey and Beckett.
Well, I would suggest that before
the match starts each man be setting
in his corner. but when the gong
rings 1t develops that Beckett is
tree vile Jack is strapped to his
corner and Slightly under the innu-
snce OF chlorcform.
Dempsey vs. Greb-This bout
should be a . rd. bout and not
fought in no ring at all but in the
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"A sweeheart TEST

III you ses this iittls sign when he
takes ypu IN for . eoda or . sundae.
A. .s the <ind ef man Who always buys
: 1irl the best. !. ss ~ ~ i
T1ssa prepfs 'haA Looked 20 interest
ings 10 pFqsnising .tp; hAr and Willard
only yeste enaas a,en 1fahcag esms
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LIE Vas : big. imposing Iooking
: : man w1AA "a u ssssA. iuppsinel
xoannsr. HI draw hHnl< HnsaasaSAsSs|
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And what happened to the suitor?
Is he still spit-thgr'
+ "Oh, no. trust he suits his wife
Tnow-he's been married these many
moona"
Susan went back to pure business.
I'VE ought to have q good chance
ON Maple Leaf" he observed III you
can create = market, know I can
.dsatver the goods Wen have both
thS Maseniins and fsmiuins AIspts ON
fhis dsal-that ought TO make good
combination"
"oh. 1t surely doesg' ssid Susan.
NY. IL We can Just put II overt"
"we'vs got to!" Willard repeated.
There II no knowing Just how much
OF the future OF the company WIS
really decided that rainy afternoon.
For without this afternoon and few
tothsrs like II, Susan. Alice might not
have felt quite % intensely a. shA did
whsn Frederick Leddsr's offer came.
Susan met Lsddsr At the quarterly
luncheon Of the adysrtising club. It
was = sunny April day. Susan wore
her new smart sand.coIored suit, her
new hat--vsry tiny and covsred with
violetA Hsr hair whore It showed
under her hat waS soft and black:
har gray eysa wers family purpaeA
by the vioiets shove than.
Carlyle. the Advertising manATsr,
Fintroducsd LeAder..
This ID your bloody rival. Miss
Meade: Mr.. Leddsr IL advsrtisanx
manager far wilsy's Ice orsam.'
"A rivair'
TIE Vas : big. imposing Ieoking
! : man wtsA "a assrsd. i,uppsine
|xpAnner. HI draw AanaE A1inoeankAaEs
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: used for the counter advertisements,
chose the lettering for the street
3 signs wrote the copy for the adver-
tisements, which began appearing In
the newspapers.
TITS like the orchestra playing be-
fore Che curtain goes up. isn't IT?
Z she observed to Willard. We've got
sosgef the audience all excited about
Z Maple leaf ice cream before 1t comes
on the stage at ALL" ; s..sI.=
= Occasionally Susan and the presi-
(. dentwere left alone In the bare ONCE.
The stenographer was stnl needed
only, morning. and Dan. Of course.
spent q good DEAF OF time in the plant
proper. overseeing the placing Of the
ten-gallon freeSers. inspecting each
new arrival Of containers. Donaldson
was out most Of sthe time. and the
bookkeeper2 Whose work, was stili
light, went home Of an afternoon.
It was on these occasions that Susan
: had the hardest time keeping Alice
properly subdued. for the converse.
8 tion strayed = Httle into more per-
sonal lines. s@
My capital. he told her eonfden-
tisily, one afternoon. comes from my
uncle. Hes q husky fellow Of hfty,
{ and he said to me one day. II you
wsut to take your shareao Of my money
: right now and lose, u in, some busi-
ness. "a ta it.. SO I may be doing it,
7 willard gsinninsly admitted. q
@No. you aren't goipE to lose it,
only mornings and Dan. Of course.
susan Alics insisted. .sYcu'vs gone
into, the business soo, thcroushiy be-
fore starting out .sss
.'l'vs got into II tAoropshly snepsh. =
Ne nan ssmittsd varksd with
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

MIR. Williams. Few are what the world
calls BUNS believed l could learn
great deal by associating with those even
below the bottom"
When we arrived at Pittsburgh several
days later the vice-presdent of one of the
country's largest steel plants appeared in
deed to be laborer. His beard had
grown and Il had studiously avoided soap
and water" he says ALSO had found
ways to make my very good shoes ap-
pear to be worn by many rounds of job
hunting"
Taking new name not quite so
euphonic as my own | began my daily
hunt for a job" says Mr.. Williams.
haunted the big steel plants and the mines.
Any chance, pardner, for a mans gettin'
Oh to-day?' became my set speech at the
employment windows. There were thou
sands just like me. lined up with hun
dreds at every plant | visited My only
chance was in being closest to the clerks
window at a time when some foreman
should send in request for more help.
My twenty-five dollars was about gone,
even though | was paying but twenty-five
cents night for bed and ten cents for
each OF my meals when
On the eighth day an employment clerk
nodded his head. looked me over and
said:
:" guess you're in luck today Buddy.
Can you handle pick and shovel?'
II could and I dd-for several weeks
there as one of the gang before the ovens.
1t was a steel plant.
my best friend there was big fellow,
BILL who gave me good advice besides
loaning me two bits the second day was
at work in consequence Of my twenty-five
dollars having become completely ex.
hausted that morning. BIZ said to me:
Listen to me, Buddy. and you'll hold on.
Stow the cigarettes. keep your eye on your
shovel and your back to the foreman and