davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
 THOUSANDS WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO WALLACE REID THIS AFTERNOON
By Assoeiated prnsa

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19.-Holly- woods film population and the thou- sands of friends here of the dead screen star, Wallace Reid, tonight were planning to pay final tribute to him at simple funeral services to- morrow at the First Congregational church. Los Angeles.
 Hundreds of floral offerings con tinued to arrive at the Reid home and at the Lasky studio where Reid starred in many comedies. Directors of Hollywoods many studios ar ranged to cease work shortly be- fore the funeral so that all the workers in the industry migh< att tend last rites of the actor who lost his life in the fight to conquer drug and liquor habits.
 From 10 a. m. until 2:30 p. m.. Reid's body, clad in a tweed sport suit for this. his final role, will lie in state at the church and the public will be permitted to view it. At 3:3O o'clock the Episcopal service will be read by the Rev. Neal Dodd after which the Elks lodge, to which Reid belonged, will take charge of the service. Reid's body will be removed to a Glendale cemetery for crema- tion, in accordance with his wish.
 Reid's two children. William Wal lace. Jr., and Betty Amy, will not be present at the services
 N"There Is no reason to sadden the hearts of the children" Mrs. Reid was quoted as saying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
Leeds e to I9 Winner OUer Shades-Cahaba

In a basketball game at the Bir- mingham Athletic club Friday after noon, the Leeds High school quintet defeated the Shades Cahaba five by the score of 62 to 1s. Leeds played very good basketball, but the Moun- taineers fought hard all the way.
 The game was featured by the great work of A. Aders, forward for Leeds, who rang up 14 field goals and three foul goals, for a total of 31 points. Adkins made six field goals after going in for Harding.
 Blunt and Lay were Shades-Ca- |haba's best offensive men. while Hunter played a good floor game. Lfne-ups:
 Leeds t62)-Harling tD and A. Alders (31), forwards; Kirkpatrick (s), center; P. Aders (2) and Harold (2l. guards. Substitutes: Adkins Q2l for Harding.
 Shades-Cahaba 1s)-McRea (2) and Hunter, forwards; Blunt Q1-, center; Lay (e) and Roger, guards. Substitutes: Davidson for Lay, Caffey for Roger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF MONROE IS SHOT

BASTROP, La. Jan. 19. - John P. Parker. Jr., prominent citizen of Monroe, was sbot and probably fa- tally wounded at Monroe tonight by Carey Calhoun of Bastrop, brother of Laurie Calhoun, acting deputy sher- If of Warehouse parish, according to reports received here.
 The cause of the shooting had not been learned here late tonight.
 Parker Is the son of John P Par ker. Sr whose name has been promi- nently mentioned .n the open hearing being conducted here into Morehouse parish's masked band activities. The elder Parker was a member of the peace conference held between citi- gems of Mer Rouge. Bastrop and Monroe as an outgrowth of the hood ed band activities.
 Calhoun is a brother of Laurie Calhoun, acting deputy sheriff of Warehouse parish.
 It was understood here that neither Calhoun nor Parker are members of the ku Klux Klan Neither have figured in the open investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
i BECKY BROOMHILL
 WINS BIG TRIALS;
 DOUCHBOY SECOND

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Jan. 1s. Becky Broomhill, a pointer, belong ing to L. L. Haggin of Lexington, Ky, and handled by Chesley H. liar ris of Haynesville, Ala last years champion, was declared the winner of tke 1923 national championship field trials. the concluding event of which was run here today.
 Upon completion this morning of the first series of the trials Decky and Doughboy. another pointer, owned by E. J. Rowe of Birmingham and handled by J. w Martin or Three Notch. Ala, were matched in a special heat to decide the winner of the trials.
 Doughboy found the first bevy but the birds were running in & thicket. Becky was backing, while her brace mate pointed, but the latter began drawing up, and Becky went to the fore and located the game. Shortly afterward Becky made find in am other thicket which was well handled. Doughboy then counted an other bevy for his score, while the Kentucky dog came back, adding a i, single and an additional find. Dough- boy was setting a good pace and soon had another find and single. The Haggin pointer. however, made am other good find of a bevy, and ,prac- tically decided the heat when Dough boy suddenly slowed up.
 Becky Broomhill, in addition to winning last years championship title, was the successful contestant in three other championships in 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
FORCE 0NLY WAY. TO MAKE GERMANS.
 HEED, FRENCH SAY.
Barthou Asserts Determina- ton of Paris Government to Compel Former Enemy
 to Give Way
By Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 1e.-Louis Barthou, president of the Rheims commission, tonight before distinguished au- dience, which included Marshal Foch and Generals Fayolle. Gouraud and Mangin, delivered a lecture on "French Rights and German Obliga- tions."
 Force, M. Barthou said. was the only argument understood by the Germans. The allies from the very beginning had been forcible in words, but feeble in acts. The Ger mans who at first had idea of seek ing to evade their obligations, were encouraged by the mistaken modera- tion of the allies and became bolder and bolder until now the climax had been reached.
 A review of the whole history of Europe since the armistice was given by M, Barthou in support of his ar gument. He laid stress on each suc- cessive maneuver of the Germans.
 .sThey deny the evidence of facts and the precision of texts,' M. Bar thou declared. Because soldiers pro- |tect the technical mission, engineers and customs agents, those who. with appalling cynicism violated the neu- trality of Belgium now seek to shell ter themselves behind their national sovereignty. But these sophisms will fail of their object. They will not prevent us from executing in it's en- tirety. with inflexible moderation, our we'll thought out plan providing for all contingencies.
 Germany must give way; we will not! She has worn out our patience. We do not seek the death of Germany nor her ruin, but we say that to live, France must be paid. The bailiff has been called in at late hour, and it cannot astonish anyone if he is mex orable."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
"CAT AND CANARY" lS' HAIR RAISING DRAMA WITH MUCH MYSTERY

The Cat and the Canary" one of the best of the recent mystery plays, opened a return engagement at the Jefferson theatre Friday night. with the same excellent company that ap- peared here earlier in the season. In thrills it is close second to "The Bat" conceded to be one of the best dramas of it's kind ever seen on the American stage. From the begin ming of the performance, with the house in semi darkness, an atmos- phere of horror is adroitly worked up in a succession of scenes and cli- maxes that harrow even the most stolid theatre goer who is apt to for get at times that he is witnessing play instead of having nightmare. Screams from feminine members of the audience and exclamations from all parts of the house when par ticularly creepy situation develops testify to the hairraising qualities of "The Cat and the Canary"
 The playwright, John Willard, has made good use of numerous devices to heighten the effect of the piece and keep a spectators nerves on edge. Secret doors, panels that open and close mysteriously. strange will, an old house shut up for many years, where the heirs meet at mid night to hear the testator's wishes announced by his lawyer; one murder land the possibility of several others are just a few of the elements in this unusual melodrama, with bit or comedy now and then to relieve the tension.
 Theatre patrons who missed "The Cat and the Canary" on its previous visit will find it well worth their attention. There will be matinee Saturday. The engagement ends Sat nrdaV night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
No Progress Made by New York Farley Toward Solu- ton of Fuel Industry
 Dispute
By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The joint conference Of bituminous coal opera tors and union representative today made no visible strides in the di- rection of wage agreement.
 Statements of leaders at the days end indicated that harmony of the first two sessions had given way to conflict. The possibility Of strike when the existing contracts expire next April ]. was regarded again. flanked by charges of certain opera tors that other operators were de- liberately putting the brakes" on the negotiations in order to create public apprehension and. 8 rising market fer coal.
 The joint conference scheduled for today portended progress. The miners were to present their demands; the operators were to caucus and submit counter demands; committees were to be named to consider each.
 Instead, an adjournment until to- morrow was voted immediately after roll call this morning at the request of the operators and the miners gained a holiday, leaving the opera tors in conference to settle factional dfsagreements which had arisen over night.
 Talk Things Over
 At 1 o'clock they took a recess until four, and on reconvening re- mained in session only few minutes. Michael Gallagher, presiding, re- ported they. had just talked things over"
 Labor leaders reported, however. that the employers lad informed them the conference was an attempt to decide whether to accede to the unions anticipated demand for 8 two-year contract. A subcommittee had been named. it was said. to con slider the advisability of sending a delegation of operators to Washing ton, to seek the advice and possibly the 'persuasive" assistance of the administration.
 In this connection union delegates S revealed that the employers had sug- gested yesterday that joint delega- tion be sent to the capital. to seek the governments assurance of im- munity from prosecution under the Sherman antitrust law if the pro posed wage contract was negotiated between the United Mine Workers of America and the mine owners of the three-state competitive field.
 The miners refused to send their men on such a mission. Whether the operators went ahead with plans to dispatch a commission to see the president was not revealed.
 The lack of pro gress in the nego- tiations appeared tonight to discon- cert the miners not at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
TALK IF STRIKES RECTOR CALLED ON |S AGAIN HEARD AT TO EXPLAIN E|S C0AL CONFERENCE ALLEGED HERESY
Bishop Asks Dr. Grant to Cor rect Quotations From Ser mon or Withdraw From
 Ministry

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Bishop Will liam T. Manning of the Protestant Episcopal church tonight made pub lie letter calling on the Rev. Per- cey Sticker Grant. pastor of the Church of the Ascension, "to correct unm stakably the impression which you have publicly given to your dis belief in our Lord Jesus Cloist as God and Savior, or if this Is not possi- ble for you to do so, then to with draw from the ministry of this church"
 The utterances of Dr. Grant, which had aroused widespread comment were made public in the course of sermon last Sunday night, described by him as mot an attack upon any one or any thing" but "a straight forward talk in the interest of .eco- homie and social welfare"
 Besides questioning the divinity of Christ. Dr. Grant attacked the con- secration of churches as "an idea in herited from the age of witchcraft" and urged that consecrating of church buildings be stopped If that prevents them from being used as forums"
 Bishop Interferes
 Dr. Grant, until 1919 had con ducted open forums in his church, permitting the discussion of current topics. including politics with a radi- cal tinge, until the late Bishop Burch called a halt on them.
 The sermon which resulted in Bishop Manning's demand also touched on the subject of marriage and divorce-a subject in which pr. Grant had shown much interest, par ticularly since Bishop Manning warned him. two years ago. that he could not carry through his an nounced intention of marrying Mrs. Philip Lydig, twice divorcee, with out violating the canons of the church.
 Concerning marriage. in last Sun days sermon. Dr. Grant said:
 If we clearly understand that priests have no power to make mar riage more than it Is. its sacredness, We perceive. comes not from a priest but from its essential characteristics, which have to do with the attitude and lives of the people involved. and cannot be preserved as something in dependent of their feeling, will and behavior"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
Vital Statistics

Births
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Edmundson. Bir- mingham. December; girl
 Mir. and Mrs Gilbert F. Douglas, Edge wood. December; boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles I. Wright. Fra Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Noble Fraternal hospital, December 22: boy. Mir and Mrs. William Robert Barginier. 1o5 Fourth avenue. Pratt City. December MT. and Mrs. Charles Russell sigeman Route 1. December 4: boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Walker, Route l, December 25; boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charlie c. Clowdus, Route 1, December 26; girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry William Harris. Mir. and Mrs. John D. Mcknight, Route Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jordon. Brighton. December 6; boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Ebert Armstrong. 3s12 First avenue, January S; girl.
 Deaths
 J. II. Taylor. Huffman. January 10; Ralph D. Adams 1a3 North sixty-fourth stfeet January IF; 37 years. Mrs. Sarah J. Lester. Woodlawn infirm- ary. January 12; s7 years firmary. January Is; 20 years. Mrs Myrtle NJ. Starr, Edgewood. Janu- ary IS; 33 years.
 James Albert Floyd. 24o< Brown boule- yard, January 1S;f year.
 Palmer Wood, Hiliman hospital, Janu- uary IS. years. W, ]. Britton. aims house. Irondale, January IS; TO years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20


 High school lads all over the state have their eyes turned to one thing now the basketball championship for the coming season
 Just who will be the victor is inn possible to predict with any degree Of accuracy, but the prep followers lave their eyes centered on several teams. favoring one. on tha outfit to land the cuI at the state tournament at> Birmingham next month, accord ing to sportr observers.
 Simpson High school of Birming- ham is the slight favorite al the pres ent among fans of tre court, with the Junior Panthers returning Slick" Vincent, all-southern prep guard of last year, Yancey Senn, all-state sec ond team forward, and finding enough new luminaries to round out a well balanced machine that looks at least as good as the runneds-up for the championship last spring.
 Chambers County High school, state champions of 1922. are again out in the limelgh as last year, but the observers would not pick the Mill town boys to cop the title again.
 In South Alabama
 In the south are Greenville, Bar ton and Bay Minette, all of which will have fast quintets and all dan gerous contenders for the champion ship.
 strong as last year. while Barton is said to be strong. Greenville is counting strongly on Baby" Stabler, their 15-year- old flash, to put them . back in the running. Little is known of Bay Minette,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
LEW TENDLER IS| GIVEN DECISION OVER PAL MORAN
Southerner Puts Up Great Battle Against Philadel-
 phia Boxer

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Lew Tend Ter. lightweight, was awarded tha Judges decision tonight over Pal Moran of New Orleans in slashing 15-round battle at Madison Square Garden.
 Tendler gained his victory after one of the bloodiest and most ter rifle fights staged in the Garden in some time. The rugged, shifty southerner stood up under smash ing attack from the fourth round to the last, and although apparent lv on the verge of a knockout, sew eral times, managed to weather the storm. Moran rallied after each Of Tendler's onslaughts and stood and battled toe to toe with the quaker City southpaw.
 Tendler had Moran in evident dis tress in both the fourth and fifth rounds but the latter came back strong in the sixth. staggering the Philadelphian with rights to the jaw and cutting him badly about the face. .
 Tender piled up big margin on points in the closing rounds He punished Moran severely about the body and tried hard for knockout with his famous left but Moran re- fused to give ground and fought back gamely. s7t
 Ring critics were agreed that 1t was one of the hardest won vic tories of Tenders careeR and that while apparently in good condition he did not display the sensational form he showed last summer against Benny Leonard, the champion.
 Both fighters were badly cut about the face and head as a re- suit of the free swinging attacks which characterized most of the rounds.
 x Tendler had slight advantage in weight, entering the ring at lS51A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
Prep Fans Turn Attention
 to Championship Battle s

but the coast boys always put swift team on the floor.
 In the central part of the state, Sidney Lanier looks to be the con tender. with the Poets" stronger than in recent years, having defeated all opposition to date.
 Lanier has two stellar men of last year back in the fold-Kaminsky and Griffith-as well as several other let ter men to build around.
 In Birmingham District
 The Birmingham district. with Cen tral, Ensley, Bessemer and Wood lawn, have other probable contenders aside from the Simpson Purple Tor nsdo Central Is expected to be the strongest of the last mentioned group, with four letter men back to build around, as well as wealth Of new material.
 Extreme north Alabama is not eX- pected to send any dangerous tems to the Birmingham tournament, all though the rail birds say that those underrated boys are dangerous ones.
 Walker county will return a strong team as well as Alliance. The Vikings lost much of their material last year and just how much of comeback they can make is a matter. of pre- diction.
 Springville, for three years the most feared team in the tournament, has fallen by the wayside this year, as the Water Gang" has lost prac- tically all of their games thus far to inferior teams:
 All in all, 1t looks like a toss up, with Simpson, Lanier, Central, Bar ton and Greehville as the most dan gerous coEtonders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
ANNIVERSARY WEEK AT LYRIC
 ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT

Anniyersary week at the Lyric ends Saturday night. Dan Fitch and his minstrels head the show. Then there is a special added attraction in the Alabama Boys Industrial school band. The Keith added at traction is "So This Is Ireland" a comedy skit with Ned Nestor and two charming assistants. The spe- cal feature is Miss Glad Moffatt. glad singer of glad songs Flaherty and Stoning. Beckman and Kelly and Sawyer and Eddy are the remaining acts on the bill. A two-reel comedy is the screen attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
"sMILEs DAVIS" SCORING HIT AT LOIcW'S

old time minstrels are helping 10 make things lively at Loew's during the second half of this week in "Moments of Yesteryear," in which
 Sam Johnson, Hi Tom Ward, Lom-
 bard Brothers, Alfred Allen and daughter are scoring hit. Another feature of this bill which will be shown at four performances today is the popular musical comedy star, Helen Smiles" Davis. the girl who took the song "Smilesi 10 the trenches of France. Others include Charles F. Semon, the inventive mu-
 sical genius;" also Wheeler and Pot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
|NAAAf{kIz,SSc

D ED HERRING, veteran light weight fighter, who is making A VI Birmingham his home, was grinning from ear to ear Friday aft ernoon as he worked out with Jimmy Finley at the Birmingham Athletic club. Red evidently had something mighty ticklish up his sleeve, and his total output of grins when he was questioned concerning the matter far exceeded that of the propaganda art ists during the recent world fracas.
 well, all I will say is this,' as- serted Red You can tell the fans for me that Battling Kelly is not such a bad singer at that. You can also tell 'em that he had better get all the singing there is out of his system by Monday night, cause Jimmy Fin ley will do all the tuneful perform ing that Is to be done when the two meet"
 And Red continued on his way, laughing and rejoicing, as the Irish will sometimes do. when things tickle their fancy.
 Investigation revealed the fact
 that Battling Kelly has been
 putting in the weekend holding
 up his end of n "1ocaI talent"
 acr aL the EerN uhH oit-
 messed the comedy skit and was
 all tuned mp over Kelly's sing
 ing. I<elIy's act Is two-man
 affair, nnd the Battler makes his
 appearance to the public after
 yvordy battle with his partner
 from n seat in the audience. Kelly
 yyns easily recognized, as his
 poses were of the fistic variety,
 nnd his face bore the typical
 Kelly grin as he mounted the
 steps to stageland.
 Basketball Blues of the BirminE ham Athletic club have chosen their captain for the 1923 season, none other than that stellar young athlete from Howard college, Othar Boiler maker) Afford. For four years All ford has been a star performer on football, basketball and baseball teams at the East Lake institution. and his work with the club so far this season has been not only steady, but nearing the sensational.
 The race for leadership honors was very close between Afford and Hub Hahn, the "Boilermaker" winning out by one vote. Either of these two cagesters undoubtedly would prove a great leader for the Blues, and 1t was a toss-up between them.
 Afford plays back guard for the club. and his fighting spirit and ability to instill the old pep into his mates equip him we'll for the leader ship of the Blues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
Request Refused

NEW. YORK, Jan. 19.--Stewards of the Jockey club. today turned down q request of the Washington Park racing association for it's approval of racing fin Chicago. The stewards di- rected their secretary to inform the organization that 1t had never as- sumed cognzance of racing west of the, ,Alleghenies and does not at this time think it wise to make any change in their jurisdiction as cf- ficiallY recognized,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
AnsaSements
.DR. JACKy BREANING RECORDS
 STIR AND

"Dr. Jack" has been in town all week, but he leaves Saturday night, "Dr. Jack" Is Harold Lloyd's latest comedy and is showing at the Strand theatre where it has been break ing records. Critics say it is the funniest thing that has been seen in years, while the thousands who have crowded the Strand seem to agree with this. Harold Lloyd as a young doctor with some new theories which he puts into practice brings out laughs that have never before been discovered. Mildred Davis is his leading woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
AMERICAN ALL THE WAY

From the Nations Business.
 According to the Western Union Telegraph company. the opening of fts new office in Amsterdam, Hol- land, represents the first time that an American Atlantic cable company has been permitted to operate it's own office and to deal directly with the public in any country of continental Europe. The efforts of American cable companies to secure similar arrangements in other European con- tinental countries have attracted na tional attention during recent years. The restrictions under which such companies were operating were the subject Of considerable discussion be- for the Senate committee on inter- state commerce in January of last year. The Western Union company indicates that 1t Is endeavoring to establish. similar facilities in other European countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-20
Dundee Gets Verdict
 Ouer Pepper" Martin

BOSTON, Mass. Jan. 19.-Johnny Dundee of New York, junior light weight champion, was awarded the decision over Pepper Martin Of Brooklyn, N. Y. at the close of their en-round bout here tonight. Dundee weighed 1S1is pounds and Martin1 1321a.
 Martin took two rounds, according to ringside opinion. and. two were even. The remaining six went to Dundee by a shade, according to the experts A section of the crowd .dlo not share this view, however, and the decision met with jeers az. well as cheers