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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
What They Do Need

tColbert County Reporter)
 Iuscumbia and Sheffield do not need to consolidate now, but what they do need is something more than an artificial boom, such as we have experienced in the last few years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Don't Need Engineer
(Tamna Trihlnal

(Tampa Tribune) Ocala has 8 mosquito engin- eer." Our experience has been that mosquitoes are self-starting and run themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Yet. He Deserves Praise
(Houston Postl

(Houston Post) There is no cheering from the bleachers for the home runs made by Rube Hicks and the 1T gray mule at the end of fourteen hours in 1T ,ss,- furrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Will stir Up somethin~

(Chilton County News)
 The long-suffering democrats Of Chiffon county have at last reached the limit of their for bearance. They intend to stir LID something. Glory be!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
ais Constructive Work
(Moblle 6 Reristsrl

NMctH. itSEiSNers
 At Mobile taere are daily illus- trations of the importance of Alatamas only seaport to the states great misunderstanding csn- ter h the Birmingham districS. and he past the Port Of ,Bohtlx Is playing in, this industrial commercial deye.opmen. or Ala bama. Steamers leave 1t fire. quent intervals with steel. pipe and fittings. and other products of Birmingham mills. for Texas and Pacific coast cities and for the Orient. Other ships bring in thousands of tons of manganese ore for consumption by the man. ufacturing plants of Birmingham. There is thus established 8 heavy volume of freight, both up and down the Warrior river, the con- meeting link between Birmingham. Mobile and the worlds AAk ets. ], v i-' ,isrssrf4-.' r~. tnr4 .z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Just . Prediction

(Greesboro Watchman)
 Here's prediction: The three mill tax for school purposes spon- sored by the Alabama Teachers' association at their recent meet ing in Birmingham is going to have rough sailing when submit- ted to the people for a vote. Req sons in plenty can be given at the proper time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
All Right, ThanksYou!

(Boston Transcript Strange how well the country gets along without the Congres. sional Record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Why Not At Ho2ee

tIaiiaoega Daily Home)
 Are not the corn. hay. mslone and fruits. products of Taliadega county. fully as good as tho kinds shipped here? Certainly, and some of them arc far superior; especially the corn and meal. Then why not raise sufficient Of the high-grade homo quality at less cost. rather than buy . far inferior, often very injurious. quality at fancy prices?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

A considerable percentage of men are color-blind in their moral vision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Tom and the weevil
(Dothan EaRlel

The farmers don't need a tariff on cotton to keep the price up SO long as they have Tom Heflin and the boil weevil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Wants omething Doi.s
CHuntaviIIa Tfmn.l

NiuHesNiiIo lImeS)
 Nerved to high tension all the time Is the way many of us have to live and go all the time. we wonder what might happen should we let down just a little bit, but frankly we like this way of run ming in high, moving and acting in a continual whirl of excite. ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

Now it is stated they have un- earthed some things in Chaldea which show much greater age than the "Tut layout" It seems that competition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Words of Real Value

N~ozFtH OV OVIKIV II48By
 A good many towns are cele. brating the ending of their clean. up week. Why not have . cole. bration in CentreviIle. and find out how many have observed clean-up week? It way be your child. your mother or sister whd takes a preventable disease. IL would be better to clean up than to lose one of our citizens. The writer lost weeks and weeks of time last summer and several hundred dollars from ars atiact sr tN DnofB f=trer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Speakinx of Avoirdupois

SPeAk1hS or AvoFduPoIS From old J. Caesars lips this yer dict fell: 'Let me have men about me who are fat!" J. Caesar never travelled on the "L;" There cannot be the slightest doubt of that.
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for fashion supremacy dates back many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
DI}SaH2bBAptR u.-~ 1k 1kU

The idea seems to be to cluster the viaducts so as to lower the upkeep, or something.
 It will be so much easier to find 2 viaduct if they are all in the same To- cality. Some folks even want via duct west of Twentieth street. How ridiculous! There have never been any viaducts west of Twentieth.
 The real competitor of the electric railway is the private motor car. The utility might try to boom patronage by showing the cost of wear and tear on cars parked downtown.
 Real estate survey shows that there are plenty of $100 flats ready. for occupancy. But those SIS apart ments recommended by the welfare committee are strangely few.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

Tomorrow, somebody will be Queen of the May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
Triolet-The Dandelion

Meadows strewn with yellow globes, Like pomegranates bright and golden Erst that hung on priestly robes, Meadows strewn with golden globes, Dandelion's golden lobes, Clean upon thy mantel olden, Meadows strewn with golden globes Like pomegranates bright and golden.
 -Stanwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

We don't know. who. but somebody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

The other day we slipped into the chair of Otto the Barber. Otto indus triously rubbed curry-comb over our poll while discussing the proposal to unite city and county administrations in one building. Let Otto tell it: This here plan to put the city commission and the county commission together is good thing. The courthouse is the best place because it's more open and there's plenty of room. It's closer to the jail, too. It'd save the taxpay- CTS lot of money which the com missions could use in other ways. I've heard a lot about the taxpayers being saved hundreds of thousands and mil lions, by this and that, but never heard of any of lem ever getting any of their tax money back. Every time the taxpayer is saved some money they always tax him liteie more to make VI For it Economy in public affairs always comes high. Mebbe the commiss ions think sWo car live cheap CT than one. There's lots of people get married on that theory, too. It'll probably be cheaper but tll likely come high. ' quosh Otto, and fell si- lent so as to give hs office ooy a chance to find out whether We ,nted our shoes shined. We had been D in- terested in Qtto's shilosepny ttat it cost us ninetv cents ia extras eaich Otto had furnished without cur no- ticing it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

The widespread report that Ignace Paderewski earns more money than Jack Dempsey shows that music is a higher form of art than pugilism |. ,. {. or something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

"It is hard" we are told, "to over come the Englishman's natural reluc- tance to talk about England" And it is impossible to overcome the Cali fornia natural reluctance to talk about California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

It is just as we'll that Mayor Dever has declined to take up golf. It is a noble pastime and all that, but when one is learning golf nothing else mat ters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30
THE AGE-HERALD

at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffice as second-class matter under act or congress March (. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

Gene Debs speaking: "Lenine is the greatest thing that has come out of the world war" Confirming the opinion that the war was a total loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

What we need is an eight-hour day for dancers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-30

Quoth Dock Voronoff: "There is more economic value in prolonging the life of goat than in prolonging the life of a man."
 Verify. What doth it profit a man to live a thousand years if he suffer the loss of his goat?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
| ILLEGAL WIFE Of
TGOMERY MAN
WINS INSURANCE
In Strange Case Legal Wife
Is Denied Any
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD !
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 10 ]

In one OF the strongest cases ever
carried to an appellate court, the
supreme court Thursday held that
Nevada Frank, the Illegal wife OF
Will Frank of Montgomery. may COL
lect $4,000 life insurance policy
from the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea and that Franks illegal wife,
k4evada Frank, cannot participate in
the proceeds from the policy.
Levada Frank married her husband
at Columbus Miss, in 1898 and they
lived together until 1910. Frank
came to Montgomery, posed as sin
gle man and in few years married
Nevada Frank. Evidence in the case
| showed that he never told Nevada
Frank that he had a living wife.
Frank died in the insane hospital at
Tuscaloosa several months ago and
Levada Frank entered claim for
the insurance, contending that she
was the legal wife of Frank and was
entitled to the insurance.
The supreme court held that New
| although not his legal wife, was en-
| titled to the benefits to come from
the policy.
In another case of interest the SUI
preme court held that persons can
| not evade the stock law in the dis
trlct even though no FENCES naVo
been constructed around the dis
| tricts. The question arose in Mobile
county when Lee P. George and
| others sought to prevent the Chicka-
| saw Land company from impounding
| their cattle which entered precinct
| Thirty-two. They admitted the pre-
| cinct had a stock law, but contended
| that it could not be made enforceable
until the board of revenue had di-
rected the construction of fences
around the precinct.
In an opinion of Justice Miller, the
| supreme court said person must
restrain his cattle and not allow
| them to run at large in stock law
| districts il they would prevent their
being impounded. Whether the
| stock law district is fenced or not
rests in the sound discretion of the
board of revenue" said Justice Mil
Ter, but the owner of stock, with
| in or without the district Is liable
| for damages done by his cattle run
ming at large therein and the cattle
are subject to be seized when run
| ming at large therein, whether the
| district is fenced or not on its
| boundary line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11

stolen property: Robert Jackson, lar
ceHy from person; Dock Jemison,
murder; Jack A. Jones. forgery; Will
lie Jones, burglary and grand lar
ceny, buying. receiving or conceal
ing stolen property, embezzlement;
James Kelley, murder; Joe Lee Ken
nedy, burglary and grand larceny.
buying, receiving or concealing
stolen property; Otis Lee, grand lar
ceny; Troy Lee, grand larceny, buy
ing, receiving or concealing stolen
property; John Lewis. burglary and
grand larceny, buying, receiving or
conccalinG stolen property; Cecil
Vann. murder; and Herman Lewis,
assault with intent to murder.
John j. Honeycutt, held in the
county Jail in default of bond, was
charged with assault with intent to
murder on two counts by grand ia
indictments. He will face trial to.'
attacks against his wife, Mrs Jennie
Honeycutt and his son, Carl Honey
cult.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
Stenographic Report

Of Judge Heflin's Statement in
Committing Leech, Bethea and
Robinson, of The Birmingham
Post to Jail for Contempt of
Court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
GRAND JURY INDICTS'
SIXTY-SIX PERSONS
Judge W. E. Fort AdjOurns Body To
Reconvene Next Month

Slxty-six persons were indicted by
the Jefferson county grand jury this
week before being adjourned by
Judge William E. Fort Wednesday
afternoon. The grand jury will re-
convene June II.
Persons indicted who were re-
leased on bond or recognized and
the offences with which they are
charged are: Joe Prickett. alias Joe
Brickett. statutory offense; Leila De-
Yamport. assault with intent to muir
der; Annie Lee Hubbard, alias Annie
Mae Saunders. grand larceny; Free
Haywood, assault with intent to
murder; Philip Jemison. grand lar
ceny. burglary and grand larceny
Silvia Billingsley, grand larceny;
Nellie Wilson. grand larceny; Nina
Powers, buying, receiving or con-
cealing stolen property; Eddie Green
larceny from person.
c. c. Shoemaker, charged with as
sault with intent to murder by the
grand jury in connection with the
shooting at Overton of Marion Elrod
is at liberty under bond.
o o o
Jail Indictments Returned.
Persons against whom indictments
were returned who are now In jai
and the offenses with which they
are charged are as follows: Mercy
Harris, murder; Edward Brantley
burglary; Susie Clark, burglary and
grand larceny and buying, receiving
or concealing stolen property; Mary
Hooper. three cases of forgery; John
A. Forrest, grand larceny or buying
receiving or concealing stolen prop
erty: Berry Daniels. grand larcen,
or buying, receiving or concealin
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
OBERDORFER TO SPEAK
Temple EMANUEL Confirmation Ser
vice Is Set For May 81

A. Leo Oberdorfer will speak at
the open forum of Temple Emanu FL
at 11:15 o'clock Sunday morning. He
will present review of Papini's
Life of Christ" Regular Sabbath
services of the Temple will be he'd
Friday night and Saturday morning.
Preparations for the confirmation
service of the Temple are being I'M
dertaken by the confirmation class,
and ceremonies are to be held at
1890 o'clock May 81 during the
Feast of Weeks or Pentecost. The
class will comprise ten members. DIR.
Morris Newfield, pastor, also will
confirm classes at Tuscaloosa, An
niston and Sheffield during the lat
ter part of May.
Y. o. SIMS ARRESTED
Y. O. Sims, 1870 Thirty second
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11

a pockethook containing some money
which it seems could not be found.
and this is thought to have led to
the domestic disturbance. Officers
Cobb and Cochran made the investi-
cation and arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
TWO ARE INJURED
Monroe County Physicians Suffers
Broken Ribs

MONROEVILLE, Ala. May 10
Special Leased Wire.)-Dr. George
+ Harper, well-known Monroe
county physician, and Tom Mcdonald
of Monroeville were painfully in
juted last night on the Manistee
road when their car ran into an en-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11

street, north. is in the city Jail
charged with assault and battery
after having beat his wife at 9:l5
o'clock Wednesday night. Sims came
home from work, and was said to
have been drunk. He inquired about
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
RELEASED On $1,000 BOND

Mrs. Josephine SARDINIA and her
husband, Joe SARDINIA. Italians, were
released under $1,000 bonds each
Thursday morning following a hear
ing before Judge w. !. Grub, in
United States district court. on
charges of having violated the prohi-
bition act. They live at Eighth ave-
rue and TwentysiXth street. north.
They were arrested Thursday morn.
ing by Deputy Marshal I. J. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11

Here is a new and Brilliant
American achievement in eco.
nomical motorins-the big new
Overland Red Bird.
"A new delight to the eye! A new
thrill to drive! A joy to ride in!
A revelation in economyl Re.
Aectins Enthusiastically the vast
experience and resowcefulness
of the great WHY'S. Overland or.
sanization.
AGAR that is unlike Toms, Dicks
and Harry's; distinctive; moro
beautiful. A Car you will own
and drive with pride, and with
economy.
A creation in rich, cleaning
Mandalay maroon, topped in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11

bankment. DR.. Harper suffered
three broken ribs and Mcdonald was
knocked unconscious DR.. Harper
lost control of his car when he tried
to avoid running into COW.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11

Y. o. SIMS ARRESTED
y. o. Sims, 1870 Thirty-second
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-11
RED BIRD
Americas First Low Priced English Type Car

Khaki. Xlsvxer. more powerful
motor. A much longer wheel.
base, a roomier body, and tho
feet lines of a revenue cutter.
Glistenine nickeled radiator,
head.lamp rims, windshield stan.
ohions, scuf plates, door handles
and back curtain frame. First
quality Fisk cord tires. "A wind.
shield wiper, bumpers front and
rear-everythingl
Examine the new Overland Red
Bird in our show room. Judge
for yourself how precisely Over.
land again has sensed and graft.
fed the ideal of American fam.
lilies who seek distinction without
extravaganza.
>.< L, al~s. S1>A E~As.>A>.. R...A> 49,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
SUMMER AND WINTER ARE AGAIN IN TROUBLE
Danseuse And Inventor, Young And
 Aged. Can't Agree

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 29.-Once more the jagged rocks of divorce threaten the storm shaken marital craft of Marcelle Melanowski, aged 20 formerly premier danseuse of the folies Bergere of Paris, and her wcathy inventor husband. Leo Me- lanowski, 40 years her senior.
 The married life of the Melanow- skis since the day of their marriage in Paris, thirty months ago, has been largely a case of "off again, on again. On Thursday the situation was decidely off" as Marcelle, for the second time in her short matri- monial experience, field a divorce pe- tition.
 A little more than a year ago the petite danseuse, in asking for a di- vorce, said, "Ohl Oh! Such a manr
 Two weeks later she admitted that 1t might have been temperament and m meddlesome neighbors" that caused the storm. She said she was willing to resume diplomatic relations.
 The new petition alleges substan- tially the same charges as the orig inal one-that her husband struck her and called her names.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
WAR STAMPS ARE
 NOW REDEEMABLE
Secretary Mellon Announces Also An Exchange Certifi-
 cate Plan With Cash, Too

WASHINGTON Nov. 29.- An nouncement was made today by Sec retary Mellon that, beginning tomor- row. holders of war savings certifi- cates, series of 1919. which mature January 1, 1924, can exchange them at maturity value for the new treas ury savings certificates, dated Janu- ary 1, 1924, and at the same time get advance payment of any cash differ ence by taking tbe ltrgest amount of the new treasury Sd rings certificates that their war savings certificates (taken at maturity value) will cover
 The maturing certificates, Secre- tary Mellon also announced, will be accepted, beginning tomorrow, for cash redemption, but checks in pay ment covering their redemption value will not be mailed until about Janu arY 1.
 Registered war savings certificates must be presented at the post office where registered. but unregistered certificates will be received for re- demption or exchange at any money order post office, any federal reserve bank or branch. or the treasury at Washn gton. Banking institutions generally will also handle these cer- tificates for their customers. and holders of maturing certificates are urged by Secretary Mellon to present their certificates as far as possible through their own banks and trust companies.
 The new offerings of treasury sav- ngs certificates will be in denomina- tions of S25, $100 and $1,000 maturity value and will be sold at $20, $50 and $500, respectively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
GERMAN CAB|NET T|F|VE ARE DEA] BY FORMED BY MARX FREIGHT ENGINE
Car PIunges Through Grating On Railroad Tracks, But
 One Passenger Escaping

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2s.-Five persons lost their lives in unique accident Thursday when a big tour ing ear plunged through a ventilator grating into the Philadelphia and reading tunnel. The machine was shattered to bits by speeding g freight train-and all but one of its occupants suffered the same fate.
 A policeman who saw the automo- bile dive through the grating was aware that a train was due ano climbed down to the tracks to flag it. but was a moment too late.
 As he reached the track level the locomotive struck the crowded motor car, squarely in its path, and Ilteral- ly reduced it to splinters.
 The train, which was gatherlns speed on it's way out of town, sent the three men and three women in the car flying in all directions. Four were dead when picked up; one died an hour after reaching the hospital, and the sixth member of the party was in a critical condition.
 The dead are James McGee, aged 40 Joseph Pierson Harry Grah, aged 32, and two unidentified women. Cath crime Grah, at the Hanemann hospital, is reported mortally injured.
 Rescue crews found it almost inn possible to raise the victims bodies LO lne C6HtCi OA NES SiNJ O'A U to the center of tn city on train,
 According to Patrolman Kennedy and other eyewitnesses, the driver of the touring car apparently tried to turn sharply into the Boulevard while prave1ing at a fast clip. Possibly the steering mechanism failed, for the car swerved through a concrete easement and its weight bore the ventilator openings protective grat- ing down with it to the path. of the train. One victim was decapitated and all were badly mutilated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
LIBEL SUIT BASE ]
 ON FRIENDLY JOKE
Insurance Company Winner In Peculiar Case Brought
 In Franklin County
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU 1
 THE AGE-HERALD

What was said to have been a friendly joke contained In letter from one of it's agents to one of its insured, caused an insurance com pany to face libel suit in the Nsu- preme court of Alabama, from which it was relieved Thursday by a dedi- sion of the tribunal. The case was that of T. R. Berry vs. City of New York Insurance company, appealed from the circuit court of Franklin county, where judgment was rem dered in favor of the defendant.
 The opinion was written by Asso- ciate Justice Bouldin. It recites con- corning the circumstances of the case that ?. II. HoffRan special agent of the company, wrote to Berry, who hurrying up the adjustment, "as you must need the money" otherwise there would have been no occasion for the fire. The words quoted formed the basis of the suit insti- tuted by Berry.
 The court, in it's opinion, held that there had been sufficient publication of the alleged libel in the dictation of the words of Hoffman to his stenographer, a third party. It, how ever, quoted the evidence of the stenographer that Hoffman had re- marked to her at the time of dicta- ton, Lets kid the old bird a little" Malice, an essential of libel, was found absent by the court whose opinion says: '"lfhe undisputed evil dence touching the mode and extent of publication, the relation of the parties and concurring circum- stances, negatives rather than sup ports the inference of malice"
 It was stated by those familiar with circumstances that Hoffman had ceased to be an agent of the company at the time the suit was filed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-30
coAr HILL DESERTED

The legal and medical machinery of Alabama was about the only DOT tions of the state official plant on Goat Hill functlohing on the Thanks giving holidays.
 The justices and attaches of the supreme court and the court of ap- peals were engaged on the volum1- nous doekets from the sixth division, which contains Jefferson and other north Alabama counties. few lawyers were making their argu- ments In the supreme court room, the library of this court was open as were the offices of both the courts on the second and third floors of the capitol building.
 The public health department was functioning as usual in its building a stones thrown down Dexter ave nue from the capitol, but the state highway department building next door was tightly closed, as was the white house on Washington avenue, which houses some state officers. Save for the lawyers and the watch men the capitol building was practl- cally deserted.