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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
Marriage Bill Seeks to Curb
 Nasty Couples
STATE CAPITAL BITRFAU 1
 THE AdE-HERALD Mont gOmery. Ala ,Juiy 10

Nasty marriages WEI receive a hard rap If bill to be introduced next week by Senator Joe Johnson becomes law.
 The bin. although it is to be re- drafted, is entitled, "A bill to regu late marriages and it's solemnization." None of the betting parties which re- suit in nasty trip to the judge around the corner will be enjoyed if the bill passes.
 For before any couple decides to enjoy married bliss they will have to declare their intentions of doing so b days before the date of maria ee at the probate judges office. Such certificates of intentions will then be published in newspaper, the bill reads.
 If some one has any objections to such a marriage he or she can state the reasons and such reasons will be imparted to the parents of the parties concerned. If they are sus- tained, no license will be issued. The parents of the parties concerned are also notified of the certificates of in- tentions.
 If any couple desires to be married somewhat quicker than the law would allow and step over to Georgia or Mississippi to be wedded-real1y in- tending to evade the law, you know well, when they return they simply won't be married.
 The bill is to become effective 60 days after passage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
SEAPORT BILL TO' BE INTRODUCED BY. M l 5 |LE SENATOR.
Enabling Act Made Ready After Conference In
 Governors Office
tcopt,nued From Page one.p

opinion on the amendment which was rendered by. justices of the su- preme court, at the request of the governor and the legislature.
 Mr. Bowie took up the bill in de- tail, read it by sections, and stated that he had been assisted in mak ing the draft of the measure then before the conference by Thomas M. stevens of Mobile, E. H. Cabaniss of Birmingham and by his associates on the harbor commission. Bond buyers also had been consulted he stated, with the view of removing all possible objections to the provisions. from their point of view, and in or der to make the investment as at tractive s possible.
 Bonds In $I, 900.
 The bonds will be in denominations of $1,000 and multiples thereof and cannot be sold at less than par, nor bear interest at a rate greater than per cent Provisions are made for the creation of q sinking fund from the revenues of the port facilities constructed or acquired. It is the declared intent of the bill that the harbor commission shall take care of the interest and retire the bonds and that the states guarantee shall only be used if the revenues fall below the requirements for this pur- pose. Some limit will also be placed upon the amount of bonds that may be issued in any one year, in order that one unit of the proposed inn provements may become a revenue producer before the others are com pleted and paid for.
 After talking to legislative leaders Thursday members of the hsrbor commission returned to their home cities convinced that the measure which will make the seaport amend ment effective will be passed by the house and senate that there will be but little opposition to it when the measure is thoroughly understood by the legislators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
PUBLISHER INDICTED

NEW YORK. July 19..-Thomas g SeltZer, publisher. was indicted yesterday on charges of publishing obscene and indecent books. The books in question were "Cassanovias s Homecoming, and "A Young Girls Diary both by Arthur Schnitzler.
 "lf books are not permitted to re- late historical accounts of other than the righteous, we might as well de- lete most of our histories, not to mention Scripture" said MT Seltzer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
PARIsIAN ARRESTED

Peter Frances, swarthy Parisian, who claims that he was with Petain in front of Verdun when the marshal uttered his now famous shiboleth, They shall not pass" is again under lock and key in the city jail charged with securing money under false pretense and will have a hearing in police court Friday morning. Frances and his wife, both of whom speak the French tongue, were travelling in car, he said, for his wife's health, when the man was arrested three weeks age and convicted of assault ing II. S. Sullivan, negro dentist, with an automatic pistol. He was fined S100 by the court and given an alternative sentence of 30 days on the street or leaving Selma. He paid the fine and tentatively left Selma, but was again arrested at noon Thursday on the false pretense charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
pEACH YIELD HEAVY

A party of business men from Fort Valley, Ga, visited the peach orchard of C. Fl. Whittlesby, Jr, Thursday afternoon. The thing that attracted the attention of the Georgia peach growers as well as that of local citi- zens, is the yield of peaches from the orchard, about one mile from iowa. One tree alone in the orchard has yielded S25 worth of peaches which is at the rate of $2,700 per acre Many other trees in the orchard will euua, this record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
MAY OPEN GRAVEL PIT,
Alabama Power Company Seeks Peb-
 bics For Dam Construction

TJSK EGEE, AIa., July I9. = The Alabama Power company has drilled about 70 separate holes on the prop erty of Judge $. l.. Brewer, near Chehaw, trying to determine the amount of gravel, In all the places drilled the gravel ranges from 70 to so per cent. This is considered to be one of the best gravel pits m this section of the state, and the power company is contemplating it's purchase. It is the purpose of tn } power company, should they be able to agree on prices, to take the prod uct over the Western of Alabama 10 Millstead. and then up the Ten ressse line to Tallassee, where it will be used in the construction of the new dam of the company at that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
FORD BUYS ANTIQUES
Auto Manufacturer Sends Furnifure
 To Two Homes

COLUMBUS. O., July 19.-(By As sociated Press.)-An unassuming, pleasant man early this morning dropped into the antique shop here owned by George s. Graber.
 He purchased seven-legged spinet. some chests, chairs, two pi- amos. other musical instruments and some vases and crooks. In fact, he srent the entire morning in the lit t.e shoo, displaying a wide knowl- edge of antiques.
 When he left, he gave his name as Henry Ford of Detroit. and said ro wanted his purchases shipped to an old mn he recently purchased in inc east and to his winter home at Miami Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
WALSKA SLIPS AWAY

NEW YORK, July 19.--Mme. Ganna Walska. prima donna wife of Harold F. Mccormick. Chicago millionaire, slipped out of New York today as quietly as she slipped in yesterday.
 The singer, whose attempts at a comeback in Paris met with cold reception, left on the Twentieth Cen tury for Chicago, accompanied by her husband and a number of servants.
 Mime. Walska left without confirm ing the radio said to have been sign ed by her on board the Olympic that she would fill leading part in new
 musical comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
ANNEXATION BILL FOR
 SELMA IS OPPOSED
Residents Of Suburbs Don't Want
 To Be Annexed

SELMA, Ala, July 19-(Speclal Leased Wire.)-A protest against the passage of the local bill now pending territory bounded on the south by the present city boundary line, on the west by the Summerfield public road, on the east by Range avenue will be- come a part of Selma, was today filed by the residents of that terri tory. The signers aver in their pro- test, which will be presented to Sen ator Ellis, Mrs. Wilkins, Rountree and Young, Dallas county members, ing population and 95 per cent of the property ownership of the territory and are opposed to the bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
NIontgomery Ala. July 19

Montgomery. Ala, July 19
 The bill providing for the aboli- ton of the state convict lease sys- gem at a specified date during the administration Of Governor Brandon vas not introduced in the house of tpresertatiVes Thursday. Represen- tatives of the citizens committee, which is drawing the proposed law, did not complete their work. It has been thought the bill would be sub mitted during the session Thurs day.
 Senator Brewer indicated that he will make no effort for the present to obtaln a favorable report on his senate bill, which submits const1- tutional amendment prohibiting the hiring or leasing of conVicts. This tiil was referred to the committee on finance and taxation. In his dis CUssiOn of the convict lease system 1.fen the Long resolution came be- fCre the senate Tuesday, Senator Brewer said he hoped the day would come wien the conVictS would be taken from the finance department and when bills intended to provide adequate protection for conNlcts would go to the committee on peul- tt ttntiary and criminal administration rather than to the committee on fi- nance and taxation.
 Senator Brewer does not desire to Hldhe @ ilBhI "N t'ii9 vorable report Cn his bill because he wants to have before him the peI- ons which have been prepared and are being prepared in the various counties. These petitions appeal to tre legislature to bring an end to shthe convict lease system without de- Jay. Petitions have already been re- :, ceived from g counties, and others ia,will be received during the next few s~ days.
 There were indications during E, T thursday that proponents of the ' anfI-Ieasi sing measures will await a ,~- ~-psveholegical moment for their su- rreme effort. It was intimated that many members of the two houses VII break away from the administra- ton as d result of the discussion of the revenue bills and that their sup mort may be counted upon in the fight for the abolition of the lease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED

CRAWFORDSVILLE Ind, July 19. Four members of the crew of a freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad were killed tonight when the engine left the track and went over an embankment three miles northeast of here. The dead are: Harry Tracy, Crawfordsville, Ind, conductor; Loris Courtney, Craw- fordsvile, brakeman; J. C. Derby, Logansport, Ind. engineer; Victor A. Lemon. Logansport, fireman. The only member of the crew to escape was J. Y. York, who jumped as the train plunged over the embanl1ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
THREATENS GOVERNMENT
Dep0sed Mine Workers President Would Overthrow Present system

SYDNEY. N. &. July 19.-Declaring that he intended ito do all in my power to overthrow the present sys- tenn of government" was made to- night by Daniel Livingstone, deposed president of District 26, United Mine Workers of America.
 MT Livingstone made this state ment at a mass meeting of 5000 striking coal miners at Glace Bay. He declared there was no man more loyal to the institutions of this country than I am 7"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
KHAN CHAPTER w1THDRAws

ATLANTA, Ga, July l9.-Nathan Bedford Forest klan No. 1, of At lanta. known of the mother klan of the world" adopted resolution to- night to at no time in the future, recognize, contribute to or in any manner affiliate with the national organization of the first order of the Ku kluX Klan until such time as the national organization has been purged and different officials placed in control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
AUTO LICENSES
 TO BE CARRIED
 INTO NEW LAW
Administration Measure Only Exception Is For Heavy
 Trucks
STATE CAPITAL BUREN,
 THE AGE-HERAlD Montgomery, Ala, July ID.

Automobile licenses which have been collected during the past four years will be carried into the new revenue law with the exception of the licenses for the operation of heavy trucks. Under an amendment to the house bill Thursday by the committee on ways, means and appropflatlohs the increase in auto licenses was stricken The same action was taken on the proposal for the levying of gross sales tax on automobile acces- sories.
 With the amendments the bill pro viding for the collection of automo - bile and truck licenses was given q favorable report, and it will appear on the calendar for consideration when the revenue Dill has been put out of the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
18TH CHILD BORN

GEORGIANA, Ala, July 19.--(Spe- olal Leased Wire )-Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Ponncey report the arrival of a Few born last night, which brings their number of children to IS, all of whom are living. Three sons married before the eldest was Fl. There are several grandchildren. MT. Ponncey is foreman for the w. T. Smith Lum- Der company and works every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
FOR HIGHER SALARIES

Without an opposing vote the sem ate today passed the house bill in creasing the salaries of the members of the board of revenue of Jefferson county $200 a year Associate mem bers in the future will receive S4.S09 and the president will receive 5000. The bill passed the house at the spring session.
 The house judiciary committee at a meeting tonight adopted a favor able report, with amendment, on Sa bill by Representative Fred Fite of Jefferson, the bill as reported in creaSing the salary of the judges of the Tenth judicial circuit from S5,500 to s6,000 per annum, the increase to be paid by the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
INVASJON CALLED OFF

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, July 19.- (By Associated Press.)-There will be no invasion of Port Arthur by the l. w. W.
 This statement was made by Gen eral Organizer Sidney Terry at II o'clock tonight He declared that a messenger had just arrived from New Orleans bearing orders from Harry G. Clark of Chicago and John Shuskie of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
GEORGIANS ARE HEARD
Four Well Known Citizens Of Column .
 bus Address OpcIiISa kiwanis Ciub'

OPEII ATa., JUTN IJs-- N.9IINNTt'E Leased Wire. )--The Kiwanis club at it's luncheon Thursday had as guests and speakers four prominent citizens of Columbus, Ga. Frank Girard, Judge A. w. Cozart, Judge H. Monroe and T. Hicks Fort, who made interesting addresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
WET CARGO LANDED
*2.OOO.O00 Worth Of Whisky Said To
 Have Entered san Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. July I9.-Whisky valued at approximately $2,000, 900 as based upon retail prices in San Francisco has been landed from the motorship, Halahat, near Montora. in the Half Moon Bay district, within the past few days, according to infor- nation received today by federal pro hibition officers The motorship has hovered off the heads beyond the three mile limit and a flotilla of fishing schooners has been plying be-
 fen it and the shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
Tr,kEGEE COMMITTEE BUSY

The local committed, selected to COG ol l.erate with General Hines on the hospital question. is wide awake to the matter of a white personnel. It is known in Tuskesee that nothing definite will be known until Presi dent Harding returns from his west ein trip. but the committee is watch ing every move.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
NO ALASKAN BOOM SEEN

ABOARD U. s. s. HENDERSON, WITH PRESIDENT HARDING, July 19-(By Associated Press s.)-The con census of officials in President Hardings party, fixed s the con clusion of an inspection of Alaskan approaches, is that the territory will gradually develop, but that no sen sational boom can be expected as result of the visit of the chief ex ecutiYe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
TR.psUooTERs COMING

The Selma Gun club will be repre- sented at the state trapshooters tournament scheduled for Monday, July 23, at Birmingham by H. Tate Mason and Nat Mason, father and son, and w. F. Brown and Robert c. Coleman. Young Mason particularly is a marlIsman and trapshooter. hold ing the national record and trophy as an under shooter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
MEXICAN pEACE NoT AssUREp

MEXICO CITY, July 19.-(By Asso
 ciated Press .)-"Until the minutes of the proceedings are ready to be laid before the respective governments it cannot be said that our work is finished" Charles B. Warren, mem
 Der of the American commission which is negotiating with similar commission of Mexicans in an en- deavor to settle points at issue be- tween the United States and Mexico. said today. MT. Warrens statement was called forth by a report printed in the United States that a complete settlement of all questions prerequi- site to the recognition of Mexico by the United States had been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
BURGLARS AT WORK
Attempt To. Enter Clothing Store, But
 Are Erichtened

Burglars attempted to enter the Cooke Shoe and Clothing company's store, but were frightened away. They bored holes through rear door, lifted a bar and unlocked the door. There was only one more bar tc be lifted 10 gain an entrance. It is thought that the burglars in- tended to blow the safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20

He indicated he would return to Mitchell Field by airplane.
 Lieutenant Maughan character ized as impossible rumors circulat- ed in the east that his plane might have been tempered with before ne started the flight Tt was simply case of the soldered part of the tank coming loose as result of the vibration caused by steam,' he as- serted.
 Tt would have been impossible for any one to tamper with the oii cooler" he declared.
 Any such reports are untrue"
 The leak occur ed at a place within the plane machinery. which would not have been reached without work iLg considerable time, he said, and many of the upper parts would have had to be removed if it had been tempered with.
 Fifteen Hours On Trip.
 It was b hours to the minute when he landed at Rock Springs from the time he took off at Mitchell Field, a t 4:0S a. m., eastern standard time. this morning. The three stops he made at Dayton. St. Joseph and Cheyenne had consumed one hour and 51 minutes.
 Officials of the United States air mail service here estimated that Maughan had made an average speed of about 1o5 miles an hour during his flight. He was in the air to- tai of 13 hours and minutes.
 Until noon today, the flight of Lieutenant Maughan apparently was destined to be a brilliant success. Al Cheyenne, however. on the east e-n rim of the Rocky Mountains, the first element of uncertainty was thrown into the race, when Maughan descended, nauseated from the ef- fects of oil fumes which he had in haled, as a result of the first leak in the oil cooler. Disheartened. Mauehan stepped from the plane and laid down to recuperate, while me- chanics worked feNerishly to repair the leak.
 In 5j minutes the work was conn r,eted and Mauahan. still slightly i'll. | resumed his seat in the cock pit and | struck westward on the fourth lap of his journey. with hope rekindled | by the belief that he still could win out against encroaching darkness by a fast spurt to Salduro, Utah, and San | Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
TYPHOID IS REPORTED

pr. R. A. Moover reports near epidemic of typhoid fever in the Macedonia community Most of the people are taking the serum treat ment and hope to check the spread. No deaths have been reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
ALLEGED RooTLEGGER KILLED

NEW YORK, July 19.-One man was killed and two detectives were wounded tonight in a battle between police and bootleggers. The fight oc cured in the heart of Harlem s black belt" Frank Amico, said to have been a bootlegger, was the man Killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
REGIsrHATION URGED

The county board of registrars are in session at Tuscumbia The Col bert County League of Women Not- CTS is urging every one entitled to rc gistration to register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
nOOks HEING EXAMINED

c. c. Dean, state examiner Of pub- lie accounts, is at work examining books and accounts of the county officials He will complete his labors here about August 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
porITRY SPECIALIST COMING

A state poultry specialist from
 Auburn has been secured by the Col bert County Poultry association to visit Tuscumbia on July 2l to give a demonstration at culling poultry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
LEAVE FOR FLORIDA

". IT. Ingram, former baker or Opeiil,a, and his family, are leaving for OrlandoS Fla, where they will G.eake their future home. MT. Ingram will engage in the real estate busi- ness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
SENATOR IS VISITOR

Senator l. Thomas Heflin was in Cpeiika Wednesday en route to his home in Lafayette from Montgomery where he addressed the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN

CLEVELAND. O., July 19.-EQual rights with men in the banking world is to be the objective of the more than 6,500 members of the wom- ems committee of the American In- stitute of Banking. This assertion was made tonight by Miss Margaret Coons of St. Louis, elected chairman of the committee today following an address by Carter E. Tallman of Richmond, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
CORNER STONE LAIn

The corner stone for the negro high school building in Sheffield was laid yesterday afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. They were in charge of Unity Masonic Lodge No. 4G, colored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
o O O AGAINST CAFFEINE DRINKS

Representative Frank Embry of St. Clair county stated tonight that he will in the near future intro duce a bill to prohibit the sale of any soft drink containing caffeine.
 Forty bills prepared by the na-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20

tionaI woman's party which are in tended to give women all rights and privileges and responsibilities not placed on men were introduced Tn inc house today by Representative Mike Sollie of Dale. MT. SCllie stated that he introduced them ss cour- tesy and without pledge to support them.
 The bills would permit women to serve on iuries. to control their property and to do all things which men are now permitted to do. Some of the bills which have been prepared h., the representative of the woman's marty have not been introduced. It has been said the total asked by the party is 65.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
COUNTIES WILL GET HALF FRANCHISE TAX Long Introduces Bill Which Will Bring More Money To Counties
 STATE CAPITAL BCREAUl
 THE AGE-HERALD
 Montgomery, Ala, July 10

An amendment. to the revenue bill providing that the franchise tax of 50 cents on each s1,oOQ of capital stock to be paid by all domestic and equally between the state and coun- counties was adopted ,Ihy the, house inallv provided for the state receiv- ing two-thirds of the tax and the
 The counties share of the tax will be divided among the counties in pro portion to the amount of taxable property of the corporation in each
 The amendment will. it is stated, considerably increase the revenues of the counties. particularly the larger ones; An effo3rt to table the amend. to %. Representative Long of Butler introduced the amendment.
 Another amendment offered by Rep. resentative Smith of Clay eliminated the sentence which gave the county tax assessors a fee of 25 cents for notices of raises in valuation served on property holders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-20
STREET BONDS SOLD
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU l
 ThE AGE-lIEKALD , Sheffield, Ala, July 19 Ward, Stcrne & Co.,, and Caldwell N O.. Low Bidders

Street paving, sanitary and side walk bonds, to the amount of $70,- 900, were sold by the city commis- Caldwell & Co.,, of Birmingham. The same firms bought school bonds to the amount of $25.000.