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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
HARDING HBACKS DOWN
IN COURT TILT; FEARS
LOSS SENATE CLIQUE
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latons committee, on which john
son and his followers are powerfully
represented.
Hence, the conciiatory tone mani
fest around the White House at this.
moment.
Has Faith In Court.
Harding still has faith in the court
and believes it will be adhered to
ultimately. He will discuss it along
with other pending public questions
on his western trip next month. But
he will indulge in no campaign to
arouse the people against the Senate.
AS Congress does not convene for
seven months, the President does not
regard the situation as acute and be-
leves that sentiment will swing
around to his favor by that time
President Harding, according to an
official spokesman, after two years
in the White House, is convinced that
no one could ever leave the presi-
dency with the honest conviction
that the United States can re-
main aloof from Europe Every day
sees he United States coming into
contact with Europe in some new
way. Harding would not choose to
escape it if he could and could not
escape it If he would. When men
fly across the United States in II
hours, when the radio keeps America
in communication with the whole
world continuously the idea of living
in a shell and having nothing to do
with other nations is so ridiculous
that 1t is not worth considering.
Fearing this emphatic declaration
might be misconstrued, the official
spoke FASTENED to explain that
this was not a League of Nations
4 argument.
i Whether intentionally or by acci-
dent. the White House spokesman by
this utterance made it clear that the
President is ready to defend his
ground against the isolationist idea
which Is being brought back from
Europe by Johnson.
Hammerfest, Norway, Is the most
portherJv CITY of EurOpe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
Deliberately Planning To Quarrel With Soviet

ests. She said she had been informed
by federal agents that the women g
sugar boycott movement had been
the direct cause of the drop in sugar
future prices. Tie local movement,
she added. included 5000 active
workers, and 100000 women sup
porters.
Mayor Hyland pledged the support
of the city administration to the
boycott.
In today's trading. reports of a bet
ter demand for Cuban sugar on ac-
tive covering and renewed buying by
trade interests changed yesterday s
losses of from 80 to 40 points in
July and September sugar futures to
gains of from IL to 16 points.
France was reported to have pur-
chased 5000 tons of raw sugar in
Cuba at from $50 to 5.S5 cents, which.
it was stated. would amount to near
~ cents freight paid in New York.
Gable advices received by refiners
from Havana indicated that promi-
nent Cubans were considerably dis
turbed over the boycott and were
considering a retaliatory boycott of
American manufactures in favor of
French and British.
A statement issued by the Federal
Refining company declared that the
tariff was responsible for about 20
per cent of the increase in the price
of sugar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
SPECIAL SUGAR SALES
ANNOUNCED BY CHAIN
STORES FOR SATURDAY

house wives will be accommodated TO
any reasonable extent. No sugar
will be sold to other stores, however.
Many of the groceries are being
forced to go into the open market to
buy their sugar supplies, paying
around s10.26 at lowest refinery
prices, plus freight charges. During
the special Saturday sale it is antici-
pated that there will be a greatly in
creased demand for the staple. Mr..
Fill also explained that demand for
caIiy on level since the first of the
year, varying little from week to
week.
PixgIy wigsIy Talks.
A statement also was issued by NJ.
NJ Magnus. head of the Birmingham
eiggly Niggly stores, declaring that
particular change in the demand for
sugar PIGGY Wiggly is announcing
a special sale for Saturday, when su-
gar will be placed over the counter at
price of So cents for 10-pound lots
Mr. Magnus said Piggy Wiggly
selling as cheaply as anybody else IN
the country, was selling sugar at
prices which ranged around one-half
of a cent cheaper here than IN other
cities. Sugar has been selling at
wholesale price OF $l062 per 100
pound lots, he declared, and Piggy
Niggly is selling at straight price
of 10ls cents without regard to the
special sale which is 10 take place
Saturday.
In general, wholesalers and retail
ers are united in the opinion that the
price for sugar will neither go up nor
down at any early date, and that
since canning must be done now or
never, that there is little prospect of
decreased demand in the immediate
future. Little fluctuation either in
price or demand is anticipated in Biz
take place in New York or any other
of the cities of the country.
PRICES JUMP AGAIN
AS y JOIN PARADE.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Seventy-two
instead of the announced $4,000 wom-
en- paraded to city hall today in pro-
test against the high price of sugar
as prices of raw sugar futures recov-
cred from yesterdays slump and
climbed from Al to 66 points during
the day.
The protest parade, led by Mrs.
Louise Reed Welzmiller deputy com
missioner Of public markets and lead
er of the buyers strike movement.
was headed by a squad of mount ed
police and the police band, and In
cluded 35 marchers and 36 women in
motor cars.
AT city hall the paraders were
Joined by about so men and $50 wom-
Mrs. Welzmiller urged the women
to support the federal government s
injunction against the sugar inter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
EXPECT WARRANT
Arrest OF PurneIl Looked For II,
Michigan Authorities


ST. JOSEPH, Mich, May A
strong probability exists. it was
limited today. that before the end Of
next week criminal warrant will
be issued for the arrest of King
Benjamin Purnell, head of the House
of David cult at Bentor Harbor.
Judge Harry J. Dinseman of Detroit
Monday will resume his sessions of
the one-man jury Investigating tbs
charges that Purnell has habitualiy
for years mistreated young girl
members of the colony. Hilda Pritch-
ard, who formerly lived at Shiloh,
residence of King" Benjamin and
his alleged girl favorites. and her
66-year-old mothers, Mrs. Isabel
Pritchard, will be among the first
witnesses called. They left the col
only three years ago, one week after
purnell is accused of having attack cd
the girl. The minute warrant ia
issued. it was stated Sheriff George
c. Bridgman, at the head of 4 force
OF deputies and state policemen, viii
search Shiloh and other buildings Of
me House of David for the vanished
Purnell. He is believed to have been
hiding there since the state of Mich
gan first announced it would in
vestigate the charges against him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
CLARENCE SAUNDERS
SMILING ONCE MORE,
DECLARES BATTLE WON
Boob OF Tennessee Claims
To Have Whipped Market
Again

MEMPHIS, May 4.-Clarence E.
Saunders is wearing the smile of
victory again today.
His desk is piled high with tele-
grams, letters and messages of all
sorts offering assistance in his pres
emit difficulty and he has the offer
of enough money to bridge his fl
nancial chasm twice over.
Memphis is behind me to a person
Il can laugh at Wall street and
their propagandists tnce more. |
feel better than I've felt for months
because / know that when my obli
enough stock to protect me and every
man interested with me in the pool
that was formed to beat Wall street
at its own game.
i've got no welchers among my
friends and allies. They are back
they are willing to drop their own
labor to go out and put across my
proposition.
Yesterday they said l was broke,
bankrupt, had my back to the wall
and was fighting my last fight
wonder what the Wall street CROWD
thinks today of the The Boob From
Tennessee?'
Widows savings, laboring mems
few dollars. employees earnings and
the larger holdings of wealthy men
Nevc been thrown into the breach for
Saunders. kilograms from New York,
Buffalo, Chicago, New Orleans, st.
Louis and Kansas City offer to fur
nish every penny needed by Saunders
10 liqGi6ate his stock and relieve the
handful of men that formed the pool
in December tC accumulate PIGGY
WiEgly stock and beat Wall street
and save the institution for Memphis
and the south.
Il could raise enough money in
three days to pay three times over
the obligations that come due in
June" Saunders said as he threw his
arms across the stacks of messages
that Uttered his desk.
I'm not pretending to work today
I'm celebrating. 1t is the greatest
holiday for me I've ever known. l
feel better than when l whipped Wall
street in March.
made the announcement in the pa
pers yesterday that unless l got help
| was ruined. No one thinks SO to-
day. l knew l could depend on the
people of Memphis and they have
proven that | was right"
Saunders received a telegram from
the carpenter that built the first Pig
ely Wiggly store in Memphis, in
which $1,000 in mortgage bonds, all
he had in the world, was offered If
needed.
you can use the money as you
see fit and l don't even want an ac-
counting"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05

Hammerfest, Norway, Is the most
northerly city of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05

effective organization and efforts of
the colored people themselves"
The congress declared against law
lessness and crime and insisted that
every culprit should be punished
but the punishment should be meted
out by law" Strong protests were
registered against lynching and ra-
cial determinations, particularly in
the matter of railroad travel.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
FAVONIAN COPS BIG RAGE ON TRACK AT WINDSOR
Son of J. Malcolm Forbes Takes 29th Renewal of Famous NJ. and Nj.
 Stake For $5,OOO Purse.

Windsor, Ont, Aug. 4.-Favonian, sired by J. Malcolm Forbes and driven by Fred Edman of Memphis, Tenn, won the 29th renewal of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers stake, De- troits most famous trotting stake, the feature of the second day of the Grand Circuit meeting at Devonshire track yesterday. Favonian, who ruled an odds favorite, took the first heat, but was badly beaten in the second, finishing sixth. In the deciding heat, Favonian won by nose from Clyde the Great.
 This was the 18th time the stake has been raced and Devonshire is the fifth track over which the horses have trotted the event.
 Split heats resulted in all three of yesterdays events. Merriam took the 2:1O pace after losing the second heat Robert Direct, after losing the first heat of the 2:o6 pace, came through In the next to win. Rifle Grenade won the first heat.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04

Ruth also maintained his. lead among the American League home run hitters with total of 25, two more than a week ago. In seven games, he scored eight times and is out in front as the best run-getter with 95 tallies. Besides his four bag gers, Ruth's 127 hits include 25 doubles and 8 triples which gave him the lead in total bases of 243.
 There has been little change among the other leading batters during the past week.
 Eddie Collins of Chicago is leading the sacrifice hitters with 29 and the base stealers with 2S.
 Cleveland is the first of the major league clubs to make more than one thousand hits this season. Today's figures show that the Indians have cracked out 1006 hits and are lead ing the American League in club bat ting with an average of .296. Detroit is second with ,295 and New York third with .292.
 Robers Hornsby, champion hitter of the National League, has pounded his way in one month from .343 to .408 according to averages released today and which include games of last Wednesday.
 Jimmy Bottomley, spurred on by his teammate, Hornsby, has been mak- ing rapid strides toward the top of the batting ladder, and is in third place with .363. Zach Wheat of Brooklyn added one point to his av- craze. He continues as runner up to Hornsby with .382
 Hack" Miller of Chicago appears to be the only player in the circuit who is keeping pace with Cy Williams of Philadelphia among the home run hitters. The elongated Phillies' out fielder is leading all those distance hitters with 27 homers, while Miller is his closest rical in the National League with IA. Williams has taken the lead in total bases with 20s. Be- sides his home runs his hits include 15 doubles and triples. -
 Harold Traynor, of Pittsburgh, who was out in front week ago, has been tied by Frankie Frisch of the New York Nationals. Each has POT total bases.
 For base stealing honors, Grantham the speedy Chicago second sacker failed to add to his string of 27 while Max Carey, the fleet footed Pittsburgh outfielder. swiped brace of bases and is trailing Grantham with 25.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
KID KAPLAN FINISHES PRELIMINARY TRAINING
Meridian Battler All Ready to Polish Of Tommy Noble in Velodrome
 Battle August 8,

Meriden, Aug. 4.-Kaplan rounded up his training stunts yesterday after noon with grand and glorious finish. The old punching bag never rattled 80 hard as the Kid walloped it and the bag filled with sand and hung in the center of the ring received a beating that, no fighter could possibly stand. He put steam in his blows, kept his feet on the move and worked like a Trojan from the time he hit Shady Nook" until he came away.
 The local boy leaves today to com plete his training activities at Long Island for his bout at the New York Velodrome with Tommy Noble August 8. On the same program with Jack Bernstein and Pal Moran, Danny Ed wards and Frankie Jerome, Sid Ferris and Tony Palmer and Corporal lazy Schwartz and Bobby Ruttenberg. Kaplan's affair with Noble is sched- uled for ten rounds.
 In meeting the hard-hitting En- glishman Kaplan Is fighting man who knocked out Eugene Criqui, ex- featherweight champion. Noble is a rugged fighter and one watching Kap- Ian train yesterday would have real ized that the local boy knew he was meeting a tough 'un.
 In weighing in he tipped the scales at exactly 1S0% %, allowing three-quar- ters of 8 pound for his clothes. He surely looked the picture of health andsa well-trained fighter when he arrived home,
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
FEW NEW PITCHERS STAR
This Season is a Tough One For Young Twiricrs Breaking Into the Big Show.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-This has been a tough year for the development of young pitchers, particularly as regards the American league.
 The pitching records of the John sonian organization fail to reveal the name of a single youngster who has done anything out of the ordinary in the pitching line.
 Thurston of Chicago and Zahniser of Washington with five wins to their credit have been perhaps the most successful. yet neither gives evidence of being a star. Thurston was taken by Chicago from St. Louis over the waiver route, while Zahnister was re- gently bought by the Nationals from the Southern league.
 Two left handlers, Shaute of Cleve- land and walberg of Philadelphia got away good, but apparently their first few games were merely flashes.
 The National league has fared bet ter. Jack Bentley. former Baltimore star, who while not a youngster, is making his big league debut with the Giants and delivering.
 Other young pitchers in the Ma tional league who show promise are Kaufman of Chicago, Greenwich of Boston, Dickerman and Henry of Brooklyn, Stuart of St. Louis and Keen of Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
lESZERYEARS W STORY

1s22-Nedda set new trotting record for one mile unpaced when she was timed in 1.59 1-4 at Toledo, o. The record for the fastest paced mile is credited to Lou Dillon, who trotted the mile in 1.5S 1-4.
 1sls-Eighth 1S-inning game played in American league, Detroit win ming over Washington, to 6, on Ty Cobb's double.
 1910--Jack Coombs, Athletics. and Ed Walsh, White Sox, had 1S in- ming battle in which no runs were scored Coombs allowed three hits and famed IS, while Walsh gave. blows and famed 10. The catchers and first basemen accounted for 50 of the ss put outs.
 1ss4-Galvin, Buffalo, in shutting out Detroit pitched his fourth, no-hit no-run game in eight years time. the first coming in 1876. when he was pitching for St. Louis against Philadelphia.
 1662-Largest run total for fall of one wicket in cricket set at sos by A. H. Trevor and G. F. Vernon st Rickley Green, Eng. On this and the next day the Orleans club scored a record total of 920 runs in one inning.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
DEMPSEY NOW IS READY
 TO BEGIN HIS TRAINING
Champion Arrives in New York and Will Leave For Saratoga
 Today

New York. Aug. 4.-Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, arrived from the Pacific coast yesterday enroute for Saratoga Springs, where he will pre- pare for the world title engagement with Luis F1rpo at the Polo Grounds on September IA. .a
 The champion appeared as fit as he claimed to be. He intended spending the night here and starting for the Spa by motor tomorrow morning. His manager, Jack Kearns. and a troupe of sparring mates, including George Godfrey, the giant negro, Jack Burke of Pittsburgh, and Billy Wells. the English middleweight, were ready to accompany him. ..... 7.
 The training camp of the titlehold- CT will be pitched on the White Sul- phur Springs shore of Saratoga Lake Little heavy work will be attempted until about Aug. 10.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
FERGUSON TOF|GHT | IN NEW HAVEN RING
Wallingford Scrappr Will Ap-
 pear in Bout on August 1S

Meriden, Aug. 4.-Tracey Ferguson of Wallingford, who had visions of fighting here Monday night and learned yesterday that he wasn't, is going to get a chance to 'do his stuff" after all August 13 at New Haven. Ferguson is meeting Young Marcel of Holyoke on that night in a 10 rounder at 14S pounds.
 Marcel has just had a suspension lifted on him for unappreved tactics within the padded ropes. He is a hard nut to crack, in spite of the fact that Ferguson holds two previous decisions over him. Winning the first two times does not necessarily mean that he will cop the honors the third and Marcel may have benefited by his layoff by sticking closer to the prescribed rules of training than ever before.
 There is strong rumor prevalent that Leonard and Hickey are in deep-- CT than they know and that they may be permanently suspended next Sat- urday for an interval that will be no aid to the Sheik and his mentor. The actions of the two have not made him many friends hereabouts for there was general turnout planned for the fight Monday night.
 Perhaps Young Silverburg of An sonia will land something in the near future. It is hoped so for the young ster has trained hard and faithfully at Momauguin beach. His showing at New Haven last month made him a host of fans that want to see him in action again and Silverburg is one of those fighters who always gives his best against great odds. ....
 With Kaplan busy next week in New York and Ferguson going on in New Haven the only one of the tri- umvirate that remains idle is Silver burg.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
SEVEN IN LUQUE'S LINK
Cincinnati's Wonderful Twirier Seems to Be Unable to Win More Than 7 Straight Games.

Cincinnati, Aug. 4.--Seven seems te be jinx number for Adolfo Luque, star pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds. He just can't get past that number of victories without suffering defeat.
 Luaue, who has been the pitching ace of the Reds this year, has turned in some great pitching for Manager Pat Moran. Aside from winning IS of his first 19 starts, he also, when the club was hard pressed for pitch ers worked a double-header and won both games.
 In his 16 victories Luque has twice staged winning streaks of seven games. Both attempts to make it eight in a row resulted in failures. On one occasion Chicago nosed him out, while in the other start, Brook lyn abruptly ended his winning streak.
 Cincinnati's chances to win the Ma tional league pennant largely depend on the ability of Luque to continue his great work. Luque is 32, far from a and some of the experts doubt his ability to go the route at such a fast clip.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04

New York, Aug. 4.--Miller Huggins is profiting by Columbia university's s loss.
 Lou Gehrig, individual star of the Columbia nine this last spring. now looks like the most promising recruit the Yankees have picked up for a long while.
 In school, Gehrig was known as the Babe Ruth of college baseball" He hit around .444. Samming out hom- CTS was his specially.
 When he came to Columbia. Lou essentially was a first baseman. But Coach Andy Coakley was in need of a pitcher, so he put Gehrig to work on the mound. And Lou justified his confidence.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
! TAWN1
 
HORNSBY EXPLAINS SLUMP IN
 CRASHING OUT CIRCUIT HITS

St. Louis, Aug. 4.-Last season Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Car dinals led the major leagues in home runs with AZ to his credit. This feat came as surprise to baseball fans since Hornsby while great batsman was never regarded in the light of a slugger.
 This year Hornsby is batting as we'll if not better than last season. his mark lowering around the 400 mark, yet he is not manufacturing nearly as many home runs.
 While injuries have kept Hornsby out of a goodly number of games, his home run total for 67 games is
New Britain herald., 1923-08-04
|JOHNSON'S RECORD
 MAY STAND FOREVER
Doubtful if Any Other Will Equal SrikeOut Mark
(By Billy Evans)

Walter Johnson, famous pitcher Of the Washington American league club, ; recently passed the 5000 mark in the matter of strikeouts.
 That is remarkable pitching re- cord. Unquestionably it will stand for a long time, perhaps forever. 1 A few weeks back in game with the Cleveland club, runners reached second and third with no one out. The score at the time was to l In favor of Washington. base hit would put the Cleveland club out in front.
 Then to the consternation of the Cleveland fans, Johnson proceeded to strike the next two batters out on seven pitched balls and caused the following batter to send harmless fly to left field. Johnson had pitched himself out of a hole.
 Back ten years ago that was not an unusual feat for Johnson. It was an everyday performance. l can recall a number of games in which I have seen him strike out the side with the bases filled. That was in the old days when speed was a pitchers greatest asset, when the ball was far less lively than it is today.
 He's Modest Fellow
 Talking with Johnson after the Cleveland game, I remarked to him that he must have been right on edge. His reply was characteristic of the modesty of the great pitcher.
 T was lucky" he replied "A fel- low must be lucky to throw his fast ball by the batters these days. l realized I had good speed and de- pended entirely on my fast one. That is a dangerous system with the live ly ball. A batter doesn't have to meet the ball very good these days to make it travel"
 The conversation then drifted to the strikeout topic, for in that game John- son had passed the 5000 mark. It is a rather remarkable fact that Johnson really never tried to set any strikeout records, despite the fact that he holds most of them in the majors. His whif- fling feats can simply be traced to the remarkable ability he possesses, in which his fast ball is his best asset.
 Raps Lively Ball /
 "Strikeouts have become more or less a secondary matter in baseball" remarked Johnson. The modern pitcher who tries to strike 'em out is making a grave mistake. The lively ball has taken much of the punch out of the strikeout. The wise pitcher is the fellow who mixes them up, makes the opposition hit the ball, and never forgets that eight other fellows are ou there to help him retire the side."
 T notice that Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn club is striking out a lot | of batters in the National League. | Vance is a fast-ball pitcher. No pitcher without 8 good fast ball ever gets very far in the matter of | But the pitcher who keeps | handing the batters fast ball these | days is constantly counting danger. | Any time the hitter connects there is trouble.
 Just so long as the ball continues lively I don't believe many pitchers are going to hang up better than | 5000 strikeout mark for their major | league careers. Naturally I'm proud | of my record and hope it stands.' i
 Walter said something.