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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
PERFECT PLANES SAVE LIVES OF
 MANY AVIATORS
Extreme Caution Is Taken To Keep More Planes In
 Order

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-(By As- soeiated Press.) Successful comple-i ton of the recent five-day test in the transconcinental air mail service was only possible, in the opinion of of ficials of the postoffice department because of the extreme care taken to keep mail planes in perfect condition
 Each of the 70 air mail ships is in speefed daily in the most minute de- taii& As the ship is brought in from flight a tabulated sheet is attached on which there are more than 6100 points to be inspected. As each point, is Inspected, and repaired if necessary, the mechanics afix their signatures and the report is not complete until signed by a chief mechanic and ac- cepted by the pilot of the plane the number of fatalities in the, ser, vice has decreased greatly.
 Strict orders against stunt" flying while. testing out new lanes, have in- creased the safety of pilots, as did the
 nsg m 9f i5s6 6eeffftEs fEs asnts tsR f shP bp years were;a 1918, one; 191s five: 1920S fifteen; 1921, nine, 1922, one; and 1923 first eight months), three.
 The rating for over million and a half scheduled miles of flying during the fiscal year ended June 30,a,1923, was 96.73 per cent perfect and tha score was prevented from being per feet only by two minutes tardiness by one pilot in unloading his man 6dgs The air mail service has at no time in its five years experienced developed a rating of less than 7S.O4 per cent, that for 1920. sg "A
 A hodcarrier in Freeland, Pa, earns on an average of $100 a week. 5He is Citribone DeMoninco. who is re- garded as an ,all-arGund ,-handy worker, and his employer values him so highly that ne pays him $1.30 an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
CHEAP TRAVELLING IS
 CRAZE OF CONTINENT
See Who Can Travel Farthest At
 Least EXpenSe

LONDON, Oct 13.-(By Associated ss.)-Cheap travelling on the con tinent has temporarily superseded nonstop dancing and long distance cricket scoring as the summer craze of England. The honors of the cheap travelling contest, it appears, will go to the person who travels the farth- est and the longest on the least money. The daily papers are being swamped with letters from claim ants.
 A London vicar requests tke blue ribbon for the feat of having travel ed from London to Switzerland, and gone on a 15-day walking tour through that country, and then re- turned to London with a net expen- diture of eight pounds 16 shillings, equal to s40.50.
 TWO London school teachers have completed a 40-day hike through Germany and Austria and their pocketbook was set back only Sl75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
LOSES GIRL, KILLS SELF

DIES MONIES, la, Oct, 13.--"I can't stand it any longer-the sweetest girl in the world has turned me down."
 J. c. Reitz, a veteran newsboy left this not when he committed suicide by taking poison in a hotel room here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
GENERAL JOHNSON DIES

SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., Oct. 13.-- Gen Evan M. Johnson, commander of the seventy y-seventh division Tn France during the World war, died this morning in Paris, according 10 a cablegram received by his daugh- ter, Mrs William c. McDowell, of this place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14

charmer happens to have blue eyes with a baby stare, flee from her as you would the plague. That heaven ly expression bellies her true nature: she is as unsentimental as granite rock and her love of variety extends to husbands as 0well as other things. Los Angeles Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14

Seventy five years a coal miner Is the record of Peter Stark of Thank erton Colliery, near Glasgow, Scot land. He is now S4 years old, and has spent lhree-quarters of a cen tury in working for the Holytown coal field. He entered the pits when, as boy of 8, he went with bare feet to lend his father aid in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
 z ROEBUCK SPRINGS

The restricted residential section, with all the whole some environment of a country home settlement. This property is being of fered at the most reasonable prices and on very liberal terms.
 Think of it from the point of view of an investor: What do you suppose this property will be worth in two, three or five years from today? What is the significance of the Birmingham Water Works company's big invest ment in installing a pumping station, standpipe and five miles of water mains throughout this property? Don't let the opportunity pass. Call us up for an en- gagement and make a selec- tion.
 ROEBUCK SPRINGS
 LAND CO.,, Inc. 1402 American Trust Bldg.
 Main TIA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
RIGA FEEDS RUHR CHILDREN

RIGA, Bavaria, Oct. 13.-(By As- sociated Press)-Poor children to the number of 360 have reached here from the Ruhr. They will be cared for in institutions and private fam flies, the idea being to give them. for few months, free of charge, good food and plenty of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
NORWOOD

Two beautiful building lots, '50X162; all street improvements paid for;
 only $2,000, easy terms. Call Adams, Main 1515-W.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
HOME RENTALS
SHOW INCREASE
Prices Becoming Stabilized
at Present Rate

sT LOUIS. Mo, Dec si.- Rents
on homes aud business houses In
creased generally over the country
during 1923 but now apparently are
becoming stabilized at the present
levels This was tho finding OF
the National Association OF Real
Estate Boards ON the basis OF a
survey OF $40 cities OF the United
Statea
More transfers OF real estate were
made and moro buildings were
erected during tho first nine
months Of tho year than durins
any similar porlod In any year OF
United States history. the report OF
the association declared.
House shortages are acute In tho
East and Far West. the report said.
adding that considerable nroads are
being made ON shortages every
whore by building programs. :.
Small sinsle-famiiy dwellings aro
the object OF the greatest demand.
aud hence tho subject OF the great
est shortage.
slxty-cight per cen, OF the $40
cities reported shortage OF one
family dwolllnEsl "a per cent re-
ported shortage in apartment hous-
"a. and as per cent o shortage In
business structures.
Rents are approaching atahlllEa-
ton after their increases Of this
year. the report asserted. especially
in the cities OF over 100000 popuia-
ton.
or $50 cities answering tho cues.
ton aa 10 how we'll the building ac-
tivitica were fulfilling the needs OF
tho municipality. $40 stated that
even with tho tremendous construc-
ton OF this year thero was no
over building"
Tho report said labor supply was
sufficient In 20 per cent OF the cit
les TO handle the building programs,
and In "a per cent OF tho cities the
situation WINS more favorable or no
worse" than las, year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
MAKES CHARGES
IN HIS ANSWER
Simpson Says He's Not Fa-
Their OF Wife's Young Child

In an affidavit TO support his coun.
ter suit for divorce. George Simpson.
accused by his wife OF being a gam.
bier and race track bookmaksr.
charged his wife with inrldollty and
with being addicted to the use OF mar.
cotiea; and SWORD that ne was not
the father OF sirs. simpsons young.
est son.
Mrs. simpsons charges IN a..
vorcs suit resulted In Simpson being
called before the county grand jury.
where his alleged bookmakius aciiyi.
ties were pFobcd.
In the affidavit, which r. denied
IN It's entirety By counter affidavit
by Mrs. simpson. tho husband
charges that on the night or October
u he went 20 bis homo Mt 1910 r..
Columbia st. and found Or. Leslie
Moore. Seattle dentist. there.
Moore was fondilng the youngest
simpson child. a fight ensucd In
which tho father was forced from
the house. Simpson charges. DR..
Moore brought a charge Of nasaui,
against simpson and Judge Dalton
threw Il out OF court.
Further. Mrs. Simpson II a drug
addict. Simpson charges. Mrs slmp.
son denies every instance related in
the affidavit and particularly affirms
that simpson Is father Of the young
est child.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
Eruption Adds Is
Acres to Empire

LONDON. lee. 2i.--By a caprice
Of nature, Great Britain has be-
come the poSsessor OF new isl-
and.
Tho steamer Chakdina. rcccntIy
returned from Rangoon. reports the
sudden appearance OF volcanic
island 1000 feet long. 1000 feet
wide. and 30 feet above water. in
the Bay Of Bengal. between 'Akyab
and Rangoon.
II 10 20 miles from Akynb. and Is
the spot whore mud volcano oc-
CURED IN 1914.
II the new island becomes per-
manent IS acres win have been
added 10 tho empire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
A RAP AT DAD

Edith" said mother TO her lit
tic daughter, you ought to be
ashamed to speak to your father
SO impertinently / am sure you
never heard me talk TO him in that
manner"
NO" replied the rcbellious in
FAINT. but you choosed him and /
dldn't"-Dctrolt News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
Auto Hits Horseman,
Driver Is Arrested

ALBANY. Ore. Dec. Civ. Il.
Dodd, Butte oculist, is being held
here pending an investigation of tho
death last night OF John Fisher
6S' Fisher was riding horseback
when Dodd's auto struck and Killed
his horse. Fisher was thrown and
died two hours later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
COURT DEFIED
BY EVANGELIST

II am in the hands OF my Maker.
I shall not want"
Standing with his flowing hair
draping his shoulders. r. w. Cadger,
itinerant evangelist. dcfied the su.
perior court OF King county to do it's
worst when arrnigned before Justice
Austin T.. Griffiths.
You are charged with having n
stolen automobile In your possess
sion" said the Judge Guilty or
not guilty2"
cadger stood unmoved.
do you wish to employ a counsel
or shall the court appoint one for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21

still without speaking Cadgcr
stood with eyes upllfted in prnyorful
manner.
Take the prisoner away" said
the court.
~ he was led TO his cell Cadger
whispered over and over; THE Lord
- my Shepherd. | shall not want. :"
This happened late Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
MOTHER WINS FIGHT,
GIVEN OWN BABY AS
CHRISTMAS PRESENT

GAN FRANCISCO. Dec. a.
~ Mrs. Frances Mahor was TO
receive tonight her Christmas
prescnt-her own baby.
The restoration OF tho child 10
It's mother will mark tho end
Of the long fight over possession
Of Baby Nike" aged months.
which Mrs. Lauretta Fleming
and Mrs. Maher have waged.
Mrs. Fleming has had the child
since ifs blrth--claiming Mrs.
Maher gave Il to her in return
for her paying tho hospital fees
and other costs attendant upon
Baby Mixes" arrival.
Mrs. Maher demanded tho
child by right OF blood.
Late yesterday the case was
settled when the attorney for
Mrs. Fleming sud denly an.
nounced in court that his client
had decided to abandon the fight
10 keep the child and would re.
turn It 20 its mother today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
GIVE HIM TINE

Old Iady-Can't you do something
to stop those dogs fightinss
Urchin-Not until see Il me dogs
goin' ter get licked.--Pitt Panther.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-21
GETTING BRIGHTER EVERY
NIl.TIU

Don't you find "a baby brightens
up the house wonderfully"
Yes, we have the gas burning
most Of the night now."-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
ACRE S
d D|S| 0S
PlI. 10y
Secretary of State Promises
Senate FuIi Information 81
Boyden Activll


Senatorial insistence that the
State Department lit the nantle
of secrecy that has surrounded
American activities Id the repara-
TONS situation abroad. and disclose
particularlx the status 81 Col r.
w. Boyden on the Allied Repara-
lions Commission. resulted today IN
Secretary 81 State Hughes sending
word to the Capitol that he would
provide the senate Foreign Rela-
tons Committee with full infor-
nation concerning american pol
Icy IN the present European crisis.
This word was carried to the
Capitol by Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge after long conference with
Hughes, and II served to allay,
temporarily at least, agitation for
the recall Of Colonel Boyden from
Paris.
The full information desired BY
the dissatisfied Senators will in
clude, it was said, what instructions
BOyden has operated under from
both the Wilson and Harding adj
ministrations, his speeches to the
commission, and full report on
his three years activities in unof-
fictally representing the United
States on the commission.
Secretary Hughes suggested to
Senator Lodge, however, that Colo
mel Boyden could mot be regarded
as representativ of the State
Department. but as the personal
representative of the. President of
the United States. and he minated
that Senators who are dissatisfied
with the State Departments atti-
tude on the matter might better
consult the White House.
In view of today's developments,
however. it appeared uncertain
whether Hughes would appear per-
sonally before the Foreign Relations
Committee. as planned yesterday. in
order orally to acquaint the Senate
with details of American policy.
The full report to be made next
week, Senator Lodge said, probably
would suffice.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
BOY or NINE GIVES
RARE CONCERT ON PIANO

Music lovers who gathered at the
Congressional Club yesterday AFTER
noon were agreeably surprised Wnen
Theodore Thomson Hoeck, flaxen-
haired lad of nine years, gave a piano
recital of classical music with rare
ability.
Theodore's parents, who live IN
New York, do not claim the boy is
an ''infant prodigy" but aver his
ability shows what good teaching
and hard work with careful. super
vision will accomplish. He has
studied only little over three years
it is said, and has been before the
public for the past two years. His
tone shading, pedalling and 1nterpre-
tation are excellent.
ToMorrow the boy will play at
Walter Reed Hospital, sharing the
program with Miss Cecil Arden, OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Miss Arden will also sing at the Con-
gressional Club reception Monday
night.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
81 mat IN ROW
OVER CIVIL
81 RlC
Starts When Harrison Tries 70.
Hold up White House

u move 81 Senator Pat Harrison
to tie up the white House contin.
gent appropriation until President
Harding complies with senate
resolution asking for complete list
of appointments made without re-
gard to civil service rules preeipi-
tated lively row In the Senate this
Afternoon. Harrison accused the
President 81 ignoring the Senate.
Harrison was particularly critical
Of the Presidents appointment of
his personal friend, French Grove,
to bg postmaster at Marion, Ohio,
saving he had set aside civil service
rules entirely to make the appoint
ment.
Defending the President, Senator
Lodge said that during the Wilson
administration about sixty request
resolutions'' were passed asking in
formation, concerning Mexican af-
fairs, all of which were ignored by
the President.
; After nearly two hours heated
debate Harrison withdrew his
amendment when Senator Warren
of wyoming, in charge of the APP
preparations bill, agreed to with
draw a motion to lay It on the
table.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
/" Confession Tells How
Khan Victims Were
Fed to machine
Copyright. 1923. BY International
News Service

i
MER ROUGE. La, Jan. 20.-A
sensational confession, purporting to
describe the manner in which Watt
Daniel and Thomas F. Richards
were fed into a murder machine"
by members of hooded mob in
Morehouse parish, last August, has
been received by police authorities
here through the mail, the Interna.
tional News Service learned today.
The confession" mailed from
New Orleans, branded one OF the
best-known citizens of the parish as
the ring leader of the murder mob.
The letter was signed "A Friend"
The letter has been turned over
to the office of Attorney General
Coco, heading the States prosecu-
tors. The attorney general would
not comment on IL.
The writer denied that Daniel and
Richards had been killed "by a wire
device" and declared the two men
chine ION the order of paper
press" The heavy rollers on this
apparatus, the writer continued
crushed the two victims into shape
less masses.
The suggestion of a press like
machine is substantiated by. the re-
port of State pathologists, who de-
clared the two bodies had been
slowly fed into device which
crushed them. Practically all the
theories held by State authorities
are based on this phase of the
pathological report.
The letter was addressed to the
chief of police of Mer Rouge and
was received by Walter Campbell,
sixty-year-old marshal.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
COUPLE PLEAD GUILTY
TO BOGUS CHECK CHARGES

Pleading guilty to charges of
passing bad checks, Harry Dean
and Leroy West, both colored, were
held for the grand jury under bonds
Of Sc, 900 today when arraigned be-
fore Judge Mcmahon in Police
Court
Dean is alleged to have passed a
check for $S925 on the Phillip Levy
Company, while both are charged
with passing another check on the
Gerald D. Grosner Company Ralph
Given, Assistant District Attorney.
said in court that he was preparing
at least sixteen other cases against
the men. He said that he believed
that bad liquor" had caused the
men to plan the bogus check nego.
tiations.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
SENATE TOLD or OIL
REFINING PROCESSES

Development of improved methods
for oil refining was outlined TO the
Senate Oil Investigation Committee
today by DIR. w. M. Cross, head OF
the Kansas City testing Laboratories.
Cross is the inventor of the Cross
refining process.
Development of the new processes
Cross said, has been retarded De-
cause of litigation over paLent
rights. This litigation, he adoe0,
prevented use Of these improved
process by most Of the small inde'
pendents in the mid-contineptal fielo'
and constituted one reason for forc-
ing up gasoline prices.
Following Cross testimony ihe
committee recessed until Monday
when Harry f. Sinclair, cnalf nH.
of the board of the Sinclair Con-
solidated Oil Corporation will ap-
pear on the stand in answer 10 a
subpoena.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20

and his skull fractured presumably
from d heavy blow
The two men were cousins ana
warm personal friends The quar-
rel. according 70 police. was sud
den and unexpected. evolving
around the recent appearance 0f
Calhoun as Witness for the state
ii the hooded mob murder trial
at Bastrop.
Calhoun was an admitted klans-
man while Parker was reported as
NOT belonging to the organize lon
but sympathetic to It
Parker was the son of John \.
Parker. one Of Loufsfana's best
known capitalists and i power In
politics. The younger Parker had
served one term as sheriff Of Qua
chita parish and owned the third
largest feudal estate IN Louisiana.
He had served overseas as captain
in the Rainbow division during the
war
me elder Parker served as q
member Of the peace committee
which attempted to settle Difficult.
ties ia M0rel1ouse parish following
the hooded mob murders. Due to-
his fathers interest in the case, both
Parkers were regular attendants at
the open hearing In Baetrop. On
one occasion young Parker sat beside
Calhoun. both listening attentiyely
to the testimony.
In the only statement made BY
Calhoun he told police he had shot
Parker safter only e little quarrel
over q trivial matter Calhoun adj
mitted he had been drinking. but
would not discuss the shooting
further.
Reports were current today that
Calhoun used Parlerss gum in kill
ing him, having taken it away from
the latter in the course of q quarrel
It was learned both men struck
blows prior to the shooting, and
friends of Calhoun declared Parker
had struck the first blow.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
YOUTHFUL BOND
HE YES ARE
SENTENCED
Clevenger Given a Year, Warns
ley Four Months Term
il Jail.

Charles A. CIevenger and Urcel
10. Wansley. young veterans Of the
world war, who in October, 1921,
distracted seventeen bonds Of $1O,.
900 each and one bond Of $4,000
from the Treasury Department
where they were employed. today
were sentenced BY Justice Stafford
in Criminal Court No. i. clevenger
received one year jail sentence
and WamsIey, who has already
been ten months IN Jail, will serve
another four months.
Clevenger entered the employ Of
the Treasury Department in July,
1919. in the division Of vaults and
files. He resigned in january.
1920, and accepted employment
with q rubber company in Ohio.
In January, 1921, he returned to
the Treasury and in October Of
the same year he stole the bonds
which were taken from package
containing large number Of bonds.
All OF the bonds taken were
thought to have been cancelled, but
the perforating machine did not
reach the eighteen bonds at the
bottom so that they were not de
stroyed.
Both were rooming at the same
house, and Clevenger showed the
bonds to Wamsley. The latter is
reported to have told ClevengeT
that he had a friend In Clarks-
burg, w. Va, who owned the
town"
This man. whose name was d. I.
Boyles, came to this city and the
young men gave the bonds to him,
promising that he should receive
his share. Boyles deposited the
bonds in a bank in Clarksburg,
and, this being noised about that
town, Boyles was arrested.
Wamsley brought the bonds back
to Washington and turned them
over to Cleyenger at the Treasury
building. The latter did not re-
place them, but took them to his
home, where they were recovered
with the exception of the $4,000
bond which Boyles would not give
to Wamsley. 1t was recovered
from Boyles. Wamsley was ar
rested in Charlottesville after some
search. The numbers on some OF
the bonds had been erased.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
SPANISH QUEEN
FIGHTS RUM
ARREST
Files Protest Claiming Court
Without Jurisdiction IN
Case.

Mrs. Elizabeth Hecht, known as
the Spanish Queen. arrested re.
Gently in her suite in the Tuxedo
apartment in company with a man
representing himself as, a South
American diplomat. was arraigned
today in the United States branch
of Police Court on charges of
illegal possession and sale OF liquor.
She entered pleas of not guilty and
a long legal fight was forecast by
the opening moves Of her attorney.
Alfred d. Smith.
In behalf OF Mrs. Hecht, mo-
ton was filed contending that the
Police Court lacked jurisdiction to
consider her case further than TO
order defendant held for grand jury
action. on the grounds that If found
guilty she might be sentenced to
hard labor which comes under
the head Of an infamous punish
ment, and which would rest with a
higher court to inflict. The same
contention was advanced several
months ago by attorneys in a liquor
case and for a time the jurisdic-
tional right in all such cases was
thrown into doubt.
Judge Mcmahon, however, pro.
duced a special brief prepared by
Assistant District Attorney Hart,
arguing that power to impose SEN
fences of anything less than year
rests with police judges. Judge Nc
Mahon gave the defendant three
days in which to file motion to
quash the information against her
or withdraw her plea, which was
entered over objections of her attor-
ney.
Mrs. Hecht made striking figure
in the courtroom, being modishly
goWned and entirely .pOssessed.
The Washington times., 1923-01-20
ONE BANDIT SHOT DEAD;
CASHIER HURT, IN HoLD-UP

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 2O.---An
unidentified bandit is dead and
Chester ElSlund, bank cashier, is IN
a critical condition, following q
frustrated attempt to hold up the
PAYNE Avenue State Bank today.
Four men drove up to the bank
in q touring car. Two ordered
Eklund to pass out the money.
When Eklunti handed out only q
few hundred dollars, one OF the
bandits shot him.
NeIs Olsen, special policeman.
rushed into the hank and shot one
az the bandifa through the head.
The other b1ndite escaped,