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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
NO THIRST ABOARD MAJESTIC DURING
 TRIP TO AMERICA
Every Man Woman And Child Must Drink Quart Daily To
 Consume Supply

LONDON, June 12.-The steamship D Majestic. sailing Wednesday with 500 first-class passengers, will carry the following liquor:
 300 bottles of beer and stout.
 2,700 bottles of wine.
 2,400 bottles of whisky.
 4S bottles of liquors.
 Passengers and crew who filled out the booze ration cards" have promised to drink it all in the five day voyage before the fateful three mile limit Is reached. Unless they average quart day for every man. woman and child aboard, the balance will have to be dumped into the sea outside the territorial wat CTS of America.
 The total of hooteh slightly ex- ceeds the requirements listed by the passengers in advance, and Is about four-fifths of the stock carried on the ships last v%srse.
 Applications rg \ from the sea- man who order $x tties of beer to a plutocrat -.that his five day liquor e mounted to 12 bottles of chs . v with some slugs fo vermout1 9A ghisky and Bene- dictine thf soS sas bracers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
FORD LEADS HARDING
 IN GOLFERS CANVASS
Detroit Man Given Popular Prefer
 ence Over All

NEW YORK. June 12.-Henry Ford has now rattled by all other con testants in the Golfers weekly face to-face poll presidential sweepstakes. In it's next issue. Golfers will give the following standing as result of its canvass throught ut the coun- try. which had reached 12S.276 at the time this issue went to press:
 Ford, 3S,467; Harding. 27,170; Me Adoo, 10,526; Cox, 9,149; Johnson, S.6o2; Hughes. 7.606; Smith, 6.723. and Hoover. 5.039.
 The race between Ford and Hard ing, which for three issues of the weekly appeared to be neck-and- : neck, has now reached the point where the jitney king has acquired a comfortable lead. Hardings home state thus far has gone over to Ford. while the home state of the latter, Michigan, is voting two to one for the auto manufacturer.
 A curious feature of Ford's strength, as revealed by the face-to- face canvass of Ctllier's. Is that he not only leads Harding in Ohio, but he leads Hughes in the lattef's home state of New York. tops Hiram Johnson in California and bests Rob ert LaFollette if Wisconsin.
 All the southern states except Miss issippi continue tt' support Ford over all other candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
Survey Reveals His Medical Philosophy Soothes Strong
 Minded

NEW YORK, June 12.-Gone back to Nancy. France, to his drug store and his garden, is Monsieur Emile Coue, with his genial smile and his little sack of good American silno- Icons. And among the majority, at least, of his disciples of six months ago, crutches are blooming again, and pills rewaXing stylish once more.
 A survey of the sick whom Coue cured" last winter showed Tuesday, conclusively, that his medical philoso- phy is soothing for the strong minded, while his philosophical medi- cine has, at best, done little harm to the plain. unadulterated invalid.
 For the average sufferer of real or fancied ills, the plump little French apothecary seems to have ac- complished what the typical, vell-to- do American family physician ac- eomplishes wh en he bustles into the sick room and calls out cheerily:
 Come come, now, cheer up, don { look so glum, you're still miles ahead of the updertalie-. How much insur- ance can I sell you?' or words to that effect
 Out of 20 patients who were in- Splreu by COue ; uramatiC persoildllty y to enroll in the New York clinic for the day by day, in every way" treat ment, 150 are still faithfully coming 2S5 more or ie s regularly, to listen to the gospel as taught by a former British army officer. who was badly wounded in Belgium and whom Coue treated at Nancy.
 This officer, J. Stewart Rogerson, believes that Couc cured him of co1n- plete paralysis of his right siue. RoS . erson still lights his cigarettes with his left hand. but he declared Tues day that most of the 150 patients are getting better and better"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
A. I. W. PLANNING
 TO TAP SHOALS, IS SHEFFIELD REPORT
Proposed Right Of Way Pene- trateS Vast Lumber And
 Gravel Regions

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 12.-A dispatch from Sheffield, Ala, states that plans are being made by Ala bama, Tennessee and Northern rail- road, whose lines run from Mobile, Ala, to Reform. Ala, to extend the line from the latter place through Columbus, Aberdeen. Amory and Full ton, Miss, to Muscle Shoals. The pro- posed right of way penetrates vast lumber regions besides great fields of gravel lie untouched on the sur face, thus bringing into touch with the market quantities of road ma terial.
 Part of the survey of the road through the new territory was cut down and graded a one time and but little work would be needed now to put 1t ia shape for laying of ties and railroad. The railroad would connect with the Southern and Mobile and nois Central, Mobile and Ohio, and Frisco lines at Aberdeen, Miss, af- fording ideal advantages by such connections.
 MOBILE, Ala. June 12.-''Very in- teresting" was the only comm ent John T. Cochrane, president of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Northern railroad would make witt | regard to a dispatch from Chattanoo. ga stating that it was proposed tt form, Ala. present terminus, to Mus cle Shoals. MT. Cochrane would neither deny nor affirm the state ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
BORAH SEES PARTY
 ISSUE IN PROHIBITION
Expects Great Battle If Democrats
 Champion Wet" Side

OMAHA, Neb.. June 12.-The world court, as a 1924 campaign issue, will fade into insignificance beside the prohibition problem if the democrats nominate wet" Senator William E. Borah predicted Tuesday.
 If the democrats nominate wet and adopt a wet platform, all other issues in the campaign will be for gotten" Borah declared. as he stop ped off here en route to his home in Idaho.
 Gov Al Smiths recent signature of the New York prohibition law repealer is responsible for this, Bo- rah said, adding, in reply to ques- tions. that he was not candidate for the presidency, "either on an old party or a new party ticket"
 "Prohbition itself has not failed" he said, but men charged with it's enforcement have not done their duty. and so. enforcement has failed. would be in favor of a national referendum on prohibition or any other question"
 Borah declared that the proposed trial trip" of the Leviathan to Cuba would be a national disgrace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
Highest Flood Mark
 In Arkansas City

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 12.-Re- vised predictions tonight by the To- cal weather bureau are that the Ar kansas river will reach stage of 2S feet here Sunday. This is higher than any flood mark recorded by the local bureau since it opened July 1. 1879. Records to date are the mark of 27.9 feet reached in May, 1892, and the 273 registered in 1916.
 The forecast now is that the river will go to 30 feet at Pine Bluff Monday and to 2S feet at Dardeneile Saturday. It is believed the river will go very nearly to the record mark of 35 feet at Fort Smith within the next two days. This mark was reached May ', 1898.
 If the expected river stages oc- cur, q large area in north Little Rock will be inundated as will low places on the Little Rock side of the river. Pine Bluff also may expect a considerable inundation, the fore caster said tonight, while much farming country below Little Rock will be flooded. Other large rivers in Arkansas, including the White,
 nr poGa TxyoN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
SIX DIE IN WRECK
Head-on Collision In Michigan Is
 F0tal

CRAWLING. Mich, June 12.-Six men were killed in a head-on col lision between the Michigan Central train No. 1858 and a freight engine. at the Michigan Central yards here Tuesday.
 The dead include the former trains engineer. brakeman and fire man and three unidentified men be- lieved to have been riding on it's baggage car.
 No others were injured.
 The freight train brakeman is be- lieved to have turned the wrong switch to allow No. 1858, mixed train. to pass. and the collision came when both trains suddenly found themselves on the same track. The engine and.baggage car of the mixed train left the tracks and turned over on their sides, while cars be- hind remained on the tracks and were not damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
MISSING ATTORNEY OF JACKSON, M|SS., FOUND
Dependency Believed Responsible
 For His Death

JACKSON. Miss, June 12.-Charles E. Hooker, Jr., 63 years old, an at torney. and sen of Charles Edward Hooker, a farmer representative in Congress from Mississippi, who had been missing since last Thursday, was found today in the backwaters of Pearl river in an unconscious condition. He died shortly after be- ing taken to hospital
 When found by a searching party, Mir. Hooker wore nc clothes except his shoes and socks. His body was bruised and scratched, belie4ed to have been caused by falling into the river.
 For several months MT Hooker is said to have been in ill health and police Investigating the case ad = vanced the theory that he went to the river bottoms during a spell of despondency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13

TULSA, Okla, June 12.-witt 5000 te 4,000 persons driven from their homes by flood waters of the Arkansas river, Tulsa tonight was in the grip of the worst flood in it's history. Early tonight the Arkansas was higher than at any time since records have been kept here.
 The only ray of cheer to those who fled as the muddy waters encroached on their homes was word from Ral- ston, 75 miles northwest of here, that the crest had passed.
 Approximately 5000 refugees have left the area between Tulsa and Sand Springs, finding shelter in Sand Springs park, the United States Com pression Inner Tube plant, the Medic school and in the homes of relatives and friends.
 The number of refugees from West Tulsa is estimated It 1000.
 Motor boats under command of Sheriff Bob Sanford patrolled river from West Tulsa to Sand Springs to- night to guard against valdalism There has been only one casualty Sherley Blackwell, negro. was kill ed when he dived from the SanC Springs bridge and struck his heat against q sharp object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
GOMPERS SAYS KANSAS HEADED FOR FREEDOM
Labor Leader Glad To See Kansas
 Court Restricted

WASHINGTON. June 12.-Kansas once again is headed toward free dom, Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, said today in a formal statement commenting upon the supreme courts decision holding part of the states industrial relations law unconstitutional.
 While the decision applies only to limited extent" Mir. Gompers said. it will nevertheless serve to restrict the activities and work of the Kansas court and make that court practically imperative.
 Labor is glad to see the Kansas court fall by the wayside. Labor knew long before the court was es- abolished that such an institution could neither function satisfactorily nor long survive
 If it is permissible to regard the reasoning of the court as an indica- ton of a tendency to lift the hand of the politicians and political in fluence from the industrial world, we may express some measure of satisfaction. The measure. however, is that it is difficult to divorce this most recent opinion of his decision in the child labor case, after which there is no other conclusion to be reached except that anything is within the realms of possibilities where supreme court decisions are concerned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
CORPORATIONS START
 DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
Concrete Evidence Given Of lm-
 proved Earnings

NEW YORK, June 12.-Concrete eV- ,dence of improved earnings in a number of industries was offered to- day when directors of several cor norations voted either to resume divl- dend payments or to pay extra dlSi- dends in addition to the regular ones.
 After a laps, of more than two years. directors of the American smeltIng and Refining company comp yr votse tSe a resumption of dividends on eile con,mon stock, fixing the rate or si.25 per share for the quarter. or s5 year. This dividend paid was l per cent for the first quarter lsAl.
 Herbert G. Willie told stockholders of the American Petroleum and Transport company at the annual meeting today that the corporation would return approximately the same income this year as in 1922. Ihis statement was considered extremely favorable in view of the difficulties which have beset the oil industry this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
MILLION AND QUARTER TONS COAL BOUGHT
Southern Railway Places Con- tracts For Years Supply With Mines Along Various Lines Of System In Alabama TONNAGE BOUGHT MAY REACH HIGH AS 100000 Pratt Consolidated To Fur nish, But Railroads Own Mines In Walker County Will Supply 300, ,000 Tons
R. B. Pegram. vice president of the

R. B. Pegram, vice president of the Southern railway, left Birmingham Tuesday afternoon after having closed for the roads annual coal sup ply from Alabama mines along it's right of way. The new contracts are for the year beginning July l.
 A total of 1.250,000 tons Is in- volved. It Is estimated by some that it will reach 100000 tons. The sup ply contracted for this year Is under stood to be about the same as was taken under contracts for the year expiring July l.
 Larger amounts awarded will, it is understood. go to the Pratt Consol- dated. Brilliant and Bankhead com panies. The Railway Fuel company which operates the Southern's mines in Walker county, will furnish about 300,000 tons.
 Other mines generally figuring in the Southern contracts and credited with renewals are the dagger, Cane Creek, West Helena, Burnwell and Stith.
 The prices under the new contracts are understood to be somewhat under the present scale.
 Deliveries will begin with July i The Southern railways contract was about the last of the large railroad contracts to be made for the ensuing year. others having been placed here tofore. Total railroad coal contracted for Is understood to be about the same as last year.
 O O 2
 Low Production Point.
 Alabama coal production has scored the lowest point of any week of the year except that of February 10, when production was 345,000 tons Production in the week ending June was 353,000 tons, which was pre- ceded by two weeks of 365,50O tons each. Peak production of the year was reached In the week of March 3l with 416,000 tons. Decrease is owing to lessened demand for commercial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
MRS. s. ]. HAMMOND DIES
Mother Of Horace HNmm0nd To Be Buried At WestOver Wednesday

Mrs. s. J. Hammond. s1 years old. mother of Horace Hammond. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Washington, 1116 South Pine street, at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Hammond was born at Westover, Ala. She was well known In Birmingham, and highly esteemed by her acQuaint- ances. She was i'll about three weeks prior to her death.
 Tie remains are to be sent to Westover. Ala, on a special train at ? o'clock Wednesday afternoon, by Johns. Funeral services and inter- ment will be held there with Dr. w. R. Hendrix of Birmingham officiat- ing. Mrs. Hammond was a member of the Highlands Methodist church.
 She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Heslington and Mrs. George Mansfield, Anniston, Ala, and one son. Horace Hammond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
AURORA LAWYER SAYS HE WAS KIDNAPPED
Tells Story Of Dope Rings And
 SmugglerS

AURORA, H., June 12.-Warren J. Lincoln, Aurora lawyer and horti- culturalist. who disappeared from his home near here April 29, under con- ditions pointing to murder, returned here today with Sheriff w. E. Orr and told a story of Kidnapping. dope rings" and smuggling that led from New York \ to Chicago.
 His wifa, against whom Lincoln had instituted divorce proceedings, had a leading part in his Kidnapping, according to Lincoln's story, and Kane county authorities have asked Chicago police to search for the woman.
 Sheriff Orr is checking the details of Lincoln's story with the various clues unearthed after his disappear ance. and has declared that the case will not yet be dropped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
Destructive Flood
 Passes Into History

WICHITA. Kan, June 12-Wichi- tas 1923 flood season-one of the most destructive on record-passed into history today with the an nouncement by weather bureau of- ficials that all neighboring streams were well within their banks and receding rapidly and that clear skies and fair weather could be expected for the morrow.
 Simultaneously with this an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
BERNHARDT RELICS GO
Paintings And Water COlOrs Auc.
 toned Off

PARIS. June 12.-The second day of the auction of Sarah BernhNrdt's effects netted 72,6S5 francs. The articles disposed of included her col lection of 115 paintings and water colors and three pieces of sculpture by herself. The highest price of the day was 7.500 francs. paid for q painting by Demarseille La Croix. A little water color by Victor Hugo brought 4.100 francs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
WORMS STALL TRAIN
Caterpillars Again Cause Trouble In
 Oregon.

NEWPORT. Ore. June 12.-Ap- parently coming from nowhere. but arriving in great mass a host of caterpillars today descended upon Newport and held up traffic on the Southern Pacific branch near here.
 The fuzzy pests swarmed on the rail tracks and trains were unable to make headway on the worm smeared tracks.
 southern Pacific officials inspected the situation in an effort to devise a scheme for clearing the road bed. Attempts to sweep the caterpillars from the track with brooms were un- availing. A similar visit of worms last week destroyed crops and vege- tation in the Yaquina valley. near Portland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
FLOOD WATERS RISING ADDING SUFFERING TO
 4,OOO TULSA VICTIM 5
Wichita Is Recovering After Experiencing One Of Most Destructive Visitations In Citys Hstory-Record Heighth For Arkansas River Also Shown At Little Rock-More Towns Threatened

nouncement came word from the city's outlying districts that stricken refugees were moving back into de- serted houses which until today have been standing in virtual lakes of swirling floods. Many are virtually destitute.
 Waters of the Little Arkansas river are receding rapidly.
 Approximation by the city engi- neer of flood damage here placed it at million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13

tend the convention. to be held at the Tutwiler hotel, meeting through Thursday. J. A. Edwards of Annis- ton, president. will preside at all ses- sions John W. Durr of Montgomery. Dr. Lewis, Dr. Blake. head ot the department of pharmacy at Auburn J. D. Humphrey of Huntsville, and Dr.. R. F. Lovelady. president of the Re tail Druggists association of Bir- mingham, are the principal speakers. dents address will consume Wednes- day sessions.
 Wives of the Birmingham members will entertain visitors wives with a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
BOY HIT BY AUTO
Freddie Scott Struck At Avenue |
 And Twenty-first Street

Freddie Scott, 6-year-old son of Mrs. M. K. Scott. 1S23h Avenue B. was struck by an automobile driven by L. B. Morris, 1401 First avenue, at Avenue and Twenty-first street, about 7:30 Tuesday night. Freddie was carried to the Hillman hospital by Johns ambulance, where attend ants stated his injuries might prove serious if internal.
 Morris came to police headquarters immediately after the accident and was arrested on the charge of reck- less driving. He stated the boy came from behind an automobile in en- deavorinG to cross the street and was hit by the left front wheel of his car and thrown to the pavement. It was stated Morris was driving be- hind another automobile at a slow rate of speed when the boy lodged between the cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13

luncheon at the Southern club at 12:30 o'clock Wednesday. At 1 o'clock the delegates will be taken on an au- tomobile tour of the district
 For the first time in Birmingham history all drug stores will be closed on a week night, suspending busi- ness from : to 3 o'clock Wednesday night, for the annual banquet at the Tutwiler hotel. At o'clock the del- egates will attend the Lyric theatre in a body.
 Election of officers and inspection of the Tennessee company employees hospital at Fairfield are on the pro- gram for Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
FALL PRAISES HARDING
Says Preaident Likes Drink Hut Backs
 Prohibition.

LONDON, June 12.-Albert Fall. ex- senator from New Mexico. who re- gently resigned as Secretary of the Interior, gave President Harding a boost in an interview published by The Evening Standard" Tuesday.
 Declaring that Harding is "a splen- did character" he added:
 "On the question of prohibition, for instance, although the President likes to drink as much as I do, he is quite prepared to stand or fall by the en- forcement of prohibition simply on the ground that, it is the law of the country and must be enforced at all costs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
TRAIN WRECKS BRIDGE
Steam Shovel Fails To Clear Struc-
 turc

MACON, Ga, June 12.-A steam shovel that was being transported by the Central of Georgia railroad from Albany to Atlanta, today, wouldn't clear the bridge at Second street in this city, and ct mpletely wrecked the structure. Thirty-five foot spans of steel were twisted into horse shoe shape and carried for 100 yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13

Left to right: L. c. Lewis of Tus- kegee, president of the Alabama Pharmacy board; w. E. Bingham of Tuscaloosa, acting secretary. w. P. Thomson, Guntersville, treasurer and S. A. Williams of Troy These men were busy Tuesday examining the largest class of applicants for pharmacists licenses. in the boards history at the Tutwiler hotel. More than 7o are taking the examinations. The board will report to the Alabama Pharmaceutical association at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
 Approximately 100 delegates from all over Alabama are expected to at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
BEA "DOER" NOT A "WISHERw

Don't stand back on the sidene and wish had a car' Don't sit on your front porch these fine eve- nings and watch the cars go by-and wish you were lucky''-Here is your big chance to have your own car. Eight of them will be given free by The Age Herald in the next few weeks. You might as well have of them anyone else. Join the "50 900 Club'' and drive your See the page an- nouncement in this issue for details and get busy Let's go!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
TWO CHILDREN DROWN

OEALA, Fla, June 12-James Aiken, 12. and Clifford Kruger, 14. beth of this city, were drowned In Knights lake. 20 miles south of here late today. Reports from the lake tonight said their bodies have not yet been recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
TUG BOAT WITH l5O
 PASSENGERS MISSING
Bad Weather Causes Fear That All
 Are Lost

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. June 12.- The tug boat Luzline. which left Mos quito Gays, 50 miles northeast of Bluefields, for Bluefields last Friday with 150 laborers aboard. is missing. The weather has been very bad and it is feared the boat has either been lost or is aground somewhere along the coast. Vessels from Bluefields have been sent out to search for the Luzline, which belongs to the Orr Steamship company of New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13

NEW ORLEANS. June 12.-Officials of the Orr Steamship company, own CTS of the tug boat Luzline. reported missing at Bluefields. Nicaragua, stated tonight they had received no advices from it's representatives in Central America. The tug boat Is not equiA4zA with wireless, they said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
EMERGENCY ENDED

WAsuINGToN, June 12-Release by Chinese bandits of Americans and other foreigners held as hostages since May 6. ended the emergency SD far as the safety of those indi i- vduals was concerned, but forecasts the beginning of prolonged and dif- ficult neEt tiations with the Picking government tn insure the safety of foreigners in future
 The state department was inform ed today of the release by tine Amer ican consulate at Shanghai. Offi- clals confined their comment to ex-
 CContinucd on raGe T'sso.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13

FORECAST FOR ALABAMA: PARTLY CLOUDY IN IN TERROR AND LOCAL THUN- DERSHOWERS NEAR COAST.