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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
OPENS NEW STORE

A, RosenfeId, prominent EnsIey grocer, has just completed construc- tion work on his handsame new brick store at 2123 Avenue D and will hold his formal opening from II until o'clock Saturday. Demonstrations of especial interest to the housewife will be made and refreshments served. The public Is invited to in- spect Mir. RosenfeId's new store, which is among the most up to date establishments of it's kind in the en- tire city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
ADAMS FOUND NOT GUIITy

Verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in the case of Walter Adams, charged with shooting A. A. Walker. The case was tried before Judge H. P. Heflin. Adams was ac- cused of shooting Walker while he was in bed asleep on the night of July 12, 1921. The case was tried previously but new trial was granted. Judge Heflin completed his charge to the jury late Thurs day afternoon and the verdict was announced Friday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
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AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-"Cuddle Up." Lyric-Ke eith vaudeville, news reels and comedies.
 Loew's Bijou-Loew's vaudeville and feature pictures.
 AT THE MOVIES Strand-Thomas Meighan in 'Woman Proof"
 Trianon-Norma Talmadge In Ashes of Vengeance" Galax-Charles Mack and Elinor Fair in Driven"
 Capitol-Norma Talmadge in "The Temperamental Wife"
 Rialto-"The Madder Jinx" and comedies.
 Royal-William Russell in "The Crusader"
 Odeon-"In the Days of Daniel Boone" and comedies.
 Princess-"The Sheriff of Hope Eternal and comedies.
 CURRENT EVENTS Travellers luncheon at 1 o'clock in St. Andrews lunch room,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
NEGRO DRAWS FINE
Earle Thomas Pays $50 For Driving
 Car Into Pedestrian

Earle Thomas, negro, was fined $50 and cost before Recorder Burnes Friday night on charge of reck- less driving as the aftermath of a, Halloween party Wednesday night, when he drove an autom obile into Frank Henderson.
 At the time of the accident it is stated that the negro jumped out of the car, grabbed pistol and ran. He was traced through the automobile, which he had stolen from !Oster Cottrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
QUITE SIMPLE

The Doctor (to patient)-You go to your chemist and ask him for some iodhydrargyrate of iodide of potas- sium, some ankydroglucochoral and some dioxyamidoarseno benzol-and should not be surprised if with those we shall be able to triumph over your loss of memory.-Le Jour- nal Amusant,- Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
MUSSOLINI CONSIDERATE
Shows Regard For Rum Thirst 0t
 Foreign Guests

ROKE, Nov. 2.-Premier Mussolini today paid his respects to the thirsts of foreigners in Italy. While there is a drastic decree restricting the sale of liquors to certain hours, the premier issued a note to the pre- fects directing them to use thier judgment in it's enforcement, having due regard for the presence of for eigners in their respective localities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
FIT BY AUTOMOBILE

OPP, Ala, Nov. 2.-tSpecial Leased Wire. Mfrs. Charlie Dean, who was knocked down by an auto mobile driven by L. T. Fuller, is re- ported to be not seriously injured. The accident, which was said to be unavoidable, occurred on Railroad avenue, just in front of K. D. Page 5 store
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
 DEATHS

Miss Elizabeth Shannon-Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Shan non, who died Friday morning at the residence of her niece, Mrs. A. $. Lucas, 1927 Fifteenth avenue, south, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the resi- dence and 3 o'clock from St. Pauls Catholic church. Interment will fol- low in the Southside Catholic cemetery with Lige Loy in charge. She is survived by a sister, brother, niece and nephew.
 Mrs. M, E. Little-Mrs. M. B. Little, age 62, died at 10 o'clock Friday night at the residence, 4503 Avenue E, south. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Wade A. Martin of Birmingham and son, H. M. Lit tie of Denver, Col. Funeral serv- ices will be announced by Ridout upon the arrival of out-of-town relatives.
 Lee Earnest Garrett, Jr.-Funeral services for Lee Earnest Garrett, the residence 402 St. Charles street, will be held at o'clock Saturday from 401 Burke street fol- lowed by interment in Elmwood cemetery with Johns in charge. He is survived by his parents, MT. and ldIS. LA NoA Sest James V. Garrett, grandparents. MT, and Mrs. w. V. Walker and MT. and Mrs James M. Garrett and the following uncles and aunts; pr. c. c. Hamilton and Mrs. Hamilton, Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Inzer, MT. and Mrs. F. NJ. Landen, MT. and Mrs. w. J. Ninson, MT. and Mrs J. E. Garrett Mir. and Mrs Lloyd Gar rett, Mrs Rosaltha G. Ellis, Miss Pearl Walker, Miss Bernice Gar nett, and U. s. Garrett.
 George l.. Hawkins-Funeral services for George l.. Hawkins, 37, who died Friday at the residence, 122l Twenty-first street, north, will De held at ? o'clock Saturday after noon from Browns chapel followed by interment in Elmwood cemetery. He is survived by his widow, three sons and a daughter.
 Mrs. c. c. smith-Funeral services for Mrs c. G. Smith, 52, who died Thursday afternoon at the resi- sdence of her daughter, Mrs. T. A: Russell, 4314 Avenue were held at o'clock Friday afternoon from the residence followed by inter ment in Forest Hill cemetery with Vice in charge. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. T. A Russell; three sons, F.. M, E. C.. and C. L. Smith; a brother, R. R. Mcfarland, and a sister, Mrs. J. j.. Roumilet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
THE WEATHER

Alabama, Mississippi and extreme north west Florida; Rain Saturday; Sunday fair moderate temperature.
 Virginia: Cloudy. warmer Saturday; rain Saturday night and Sunday.
 North and South Carolina; Increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer followed by rain Saturday; Sunday rain.
 Georgia: Rain Saturday; Sunday clear ing, moderate. temperature.
 Florida: Showers Saturday; Sunday clodudy, mild temperature.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Unsettled probably rain Saturday; Sunday clearing, cooler
 Louisiana and Arkansas: Saturday, oc- casional rain; Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy
 Oklahoma: Saturday unsettled rain ir eastern portion; Sunday generally fair.
 East Texas: Saturday unsettled, rain in east portion; Sunday partly cloudy.
 West Texas: Saturday and Sunday gen erally fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
TEXAS FLOGGING IS INVESTIGATED
Nan Offers Reward For Ar rest Of Whipping
 Party

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 2.-City and county officials pressed investiga- tion this evening into the whipping if Joe Westbrook in the Trinity river bottom and kidnapping of Lon John- son last night.
 The Dallas county grand jury, to- lay called in special session, was charged by Judge Felix Robertson bring the floggers to trial.
 The Dallas chapter of the Ku Klux Klan this evening posted a reward of S500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction ot the whipping party who hidnaped the two men. J D. Van Wrinkle, cyclops announced.
 FLOGGERS WE'RE UN3IAsKED
 DALLAS. Tex. Nov. 2.-A band ot unmasked men severely flogged Joe Westbrook, g years old, last night after Kidnapping Wcstbrool and Lon Johnson, also 23.
 Two men 1eaped from concealment behind a door on the second floor of Westbroolx's rooming place and over powered Wssto-oOk and Johnson. ac- cording to Mrs. Pauline Fox, roomin g house proprietor, and rushed then into an automobile where other men were waiting.
 Out to the Trinity river bottoms west of Oak Cliff. suburb the auto mobile sped where the two captives were separ araTed. according to West brooks story to the police. He made his way back 10 his rooming house but lost tracx of Johnson. He saic he believed Johnson was pot flogg ged Johnsons whereabouts were unknowr early today.
 One of the officers Investigating the flogging said that a woman in formed him that Westbrook Is al legged to have kicked a woman at the state fair Octoocr A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
IDENTIFIES WOMAN THIEF

When D. N. Robertson, farmer and carpenter of Lamax, pulled out a roll of money containing $27.50 to give a distressing white lady" a quarter to buy her breakfast Friday morning at the National lunch rooms on First avenue and Eighteenth street, the woman took the money out of his hand and walked out of the cafe, ac- cording to Robertson's staten ent to police Friday afternoon. He iden- tified the picture of a Birmingham woman with a long police record as the "distressed white lady" and Bir- mingham police were looking for her Friday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
LOCAL DATA

LOCAL DATA
 For the 24 hours ending at p. m, November 9, 1923:
 Highest temperature ............... 5s Lowest temperature ............., 49 Mean temperature ................ 54 Normal temperature ............. 5S uary 1 ..................... 126 Rainfall ......... ................ % Total rainfall since January AS. 21 Excess in rainfall since January l.. 6. 56 Relative humidity, a. m. ......... 42
 l2 noon ....-.............-. 42
 D. m. |. . b4 Dry thermometer a m. ........ 50
 12 noon ................... 56
 D. m. .....-............. 55 Wet therm mometer, a. m. ....... 41
 l1 noon 4b
 p. m. .................... 47 Summary of observations made at sta tions of United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at D. m., 90th meridian time, November 9, 1923:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
ATTENTION. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR!

ATTENTION, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR! The members of WOodlawn COm- mandery, No. 31. K. IT,, are requested meet, without uniforms, at the Masonic Temple, Sixth Ave.-19th St.. at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Nov. ., to attend the interment of deceased knight, J. E. PendIetOn.
 R. l.. STRONG, Commander. J.. A. M'CARTNEY, Recorder.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
BIG DIRIGlBLE READY
Tel, Largest NoIrRicid Ship in U. S
to Fly Soon.

Akron. Ohio, March IL. Army
aeronautical experts are preparing for
a trial flight. possible today or early
next week, of the latest type of Amer.
lean dirigible. the Tel. tho largest
non-rigid airship ever constructed in
the United States. The new shin has a
gas capacity of 2o0.000 cubic feet.
10000 more than the D-type ships.
the largest heretofore built in this
country.
The Tel, the first of three dirigi-
bles of this type being built at the
Goodyear plant here. will be used MS
training ships for airship pilots in
preparation for transcOntinental
flights. and are designed to use he
lium gas. although hydrogen will be
used for the trial flights.
Two $50 horsepower motors have
been installed in the ships. They are
capable of developing n speed Of GO
miles an hour. The cruising speed will
be AZ miles an hour with a cruising
radius of 1890 miles. The ship is 19l
feet over all and the maximum dia'
meter is A IL feet.
Operating with helium. crew oil
six men can be carried. With hydro
gen. the crew can be increased to ten
After preliminary trials. present
rlans call for trip to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls, where areial pictures
will be taken. Later the ship will bt
flown to Scott Field. its home station
by way Of Dayton, Ohio, indianapolis
and st. Louis. ---.---.-S-41saaAlS>sk-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
CHARGE MAYOR BLACK WITH
WASTING CITY MONEY AND.
DENY HIS PLEA FOR funds
Council Rejects Scheme to Pawn I'm
collected Taxes to Borrow $500, 600.
Pfeiffer Quits Meeting in Disgust
After Roundly Scoring Mayor
Blacks Hope of Getting More
Money to Spend Is Dead.

Full responsibility for the chaotic muddle into which
the City of San Antonio has been plunged financially was
placed on the shoulders Mayor Black Saturday morning
lat special council meeting which was easily the most e
citing of the turbulent Black regime.
Commissioners John P. Pfeffer and Phil Wright
charging extravaganza and overeXpendures refused to
acton the mayors plan to borrow 100000 additional
from an Austin financial institution Charges and counter
charges of politics hurled back and forth and finally
Commissioner Pfefer quit the meeting in disgust refusing
Ito vote on the mayors proposition Commissioner Wright
voted nay while the mayor and Street Commissioner RE
den voted for it, the motion to the contract falling
commissioner Wright stated that Commissioner Ray Lam
bert absent account of Illness but that he had an
nounced his intention of voting nay if he were present
Commissioner Wright in explaining his vote on the
proposition declared that there has been exravagan
Expenditure of the city money both in the mayors and
tet commissioners departments and that he rea
why the taxpayers should be further plunged into debt
expressed the opinion that the back taxes of the
city which to be given security for the 100000
loan already are pledged to local banks and that they
could not again be pledged
Commissioner Pfeffer in asking to be excused from
voting the matter reminded the that he had been
warned repeatedly against spending the cys money
avshy but that his warning had not been needed The
tax commissioner explained that he had intended voting
the proposition and not opposing it and that he was
mot opposing it, but that full responsibility for the fl
financial mudde rested the mayors shoulders and that
She should
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
MINE CLOSED DOWN
WHEN MINERS FOUND
MAKING MOONSHINE
Eighteen Caught When Fat
Man Gets Stack
in Exit.

Pomeroy, Ohio. March 17.-The Red
Bird mine, at Pity Ne, in the southern
part Of this county, was closed yester-
day because of a lack of miners TO
operate il.
Eighteen miners are in Jail here on
a charge Of making moonshine.
The miners are said to have walled
up section of an abandoned mine
with fallen slate and equipped It to
manufacture liquor on large scale.
They left a hole for an exit in case
of raid, it is said.
When a half dozen officers crawled
into the mine and, unnoticed. removed
enough Of the slate wall to admit them.
they found three stills in operation,
they say.
The first of the miners to reach the
exit hole was so fat that he stuck in
the hole long enough for the officers O.
capture him and those whose passage
was blocked.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
DEATH LIST Is
Property Damage by High Winds
Will Amount to $500, OCO.

Memphis. Tenn, March 17.-The
death list resulting from the cyclonic
wind which swept Northwestern Mis-
sissippi Thursday night and Friday
morning. today stood at Is, with more
than 100 injured.
Property damage in seven counties
would reach 100000 it was csti'
mated.
Red Cross workers entered the
stricken area today under the direc-
ton of Miss Camille Akcrs, Memphis
executive. Tents for the homeless
were expected to be made available
today. While the havoc Of the angry
sweep was general over the northwest
corner of the state. the town of Saw
age. 40 miles south of Memphis, mp
parentlySwas hardest hit.
The town was almost totally de
stroyed. halves of two buildings alone
standing after the storm. Several
houses were blown into the river.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
SUNDAY UNSETTLED
WITH SOUTH WIND
AND LITTLE COLDER
Frost Extends to BROWNS.
uille bat Practically no
Damage Done.

Although frost extended as far
south as Brownsville Friday night
and killing frost as far as Taylor, it
is not believed that much damage was
done. Temperature as low as 81 de.
srces were reported in San Antonio
and u small skim of ice in some parts
of the city. The weather bureau re-
ported the lowest temeprature here at
Z o'clock at 81 degrees.
The forecast for Saturday night is
fair and warmer. Sunday will be un.
settled and colder with minimum TEN
peratures from IS to "a and increas'
ing south winds. The weather map
Saturday morning showed n low pres
sure area centcred over Denver which
was moving northeastward. A well de
veloped high" is entering the United
States over the northwest sending
temperatures in Canada down TO u
and 22 degrees below zero.
As this high" comes down over the
country it will bring colder tempera
lures TO San Antonio, although ]. II
.Jarboe, meteorological, believes that 4
will 60 too far to the east to great,
affect San Antonio temperatures.
Temperatures at Z o'clock Saturda,
morning over Texas were: Amarillo
81: Brownsville. ~. light frost; Cor
nus Christi. 50; Houston. 3S, heav,
frost; Del Rio, SO; Taylor, "a, kill
ing frost.
The freezing line Saturday dipped
we'll down into the Mississippi Vale,
as far as Vicksburg and brought kill
ing frosts to Little Rock and Mont
gomery.
The weather outlook for the weel
beginning Monday issued by the Wash
inzton office. follows:
West Gulf States: Rain Sunda!
night, followed by generally fair OK
ccpt for rains about Wednesday q
Thursday. Decidedly cooler first part
probably frost TO the gulf coast ant
freezing temperatures in the interior
rising temperatures middle OF week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
CRAZY RED STARVES
Hunger Striker Thinks He Is Pois
oned; Fears Electric Thrills.

Dedham, Mass. March 17.-Nick.
ola Sacco, radical, convicted Of MUIR
der. who is on a hunger strike. is suf.
fering from mental disease and
should be forcibly fed. Judge Webster
of the superior court was informed
today by an alienist.
DR.. Elisha Cahoon, superintendent
of the Medfield State Hospital for
the Insane. who made the report, said
Sacco appeared indifferent to the cir.
cumstances Of his trial and showed
no interest in things going on about
him.
The prisoner. he testified. had ex.
pressed the idea that he had been
poisoned by C spoon and had said that
some influence coming through the air
had sent electric thrills thro ugh his
body.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17

Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger. Of Mil
waukee. presiding at the trial, in
structed the jury this morning to
disregard any information that might
have reached them regarding the
threatening letter received by the dis
trict attorney.
63 Defendants at Trial.
Mr.. Elliott said he had intended to
keep the letter secret, as he did not
wish TO give the impression that he
was seeking to prejudice the jury
against the defendants in any way.
The close of the governments case
against the 63 defendants was near
ing completion as additional wit
nesses for the prosecution took the
stand today.
More than 30 witnesses have been
placed on the stand by the government
since the trial began Wednesday
They testified that certain liquor law
violators were accorded protection by
Gary city officials; that dealers in
Illicit liquor. who were not members
of the alleged ring were arrested. their
wares sold and the proceeds divided
among members of the alleged ring
that irregular methods We're practiced
by Gary officials in handling liquor
| cases, and that campaign funds were
collected by police from known "boot-
leggers."
Sensational Testimony Friday.
Floyd NJ. Durrell, former deputy
constable. testified that he and an
other constable collected campaign
funds among known liquor law vic
lators for use in the election of Mayo,
Roswell o. Johnson, Prosecuting At
torney Clyde Hunters and others.
Liquor was sold openly in cafe:
and SALOONS in Gary. according e
Federal Agent Luis Vein and Floyi
I Wright. who said they visited man!
places where they purchased whiskay
gin. wine, beer and brandy, which wal
turned over to Bert Morgan. fedora
prohibition director in Indiana, to b,
used ms evidence
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
BOOTLEGCERS
AND OFFICERS
IN GUN FIGHT
Hold Two Men Here After
Battle on Austin
Road.
ADMIT THEY OWN CAR
Claim Automobile Rented
and Deny knowledge
Of Liquor.
ADMIT THEY OWN CAR

Two young white men are under
investigation by prohibition agents in
San Antonio following the report Of
a gun battle between alleged boot
leggers and a number of Austin of
ficers, Friday afternoon. The men
admit the ownership of a car held by
Austin officers but deny that they
were using the car when the battle
took place. They appeared voluntar-
lily at the prohibition headquarters in
the Kampmann building at S o'clock
Saturday morning. Captain Frank
Hamer. of the Texas Rangers. is en-
route from Austin to San Antonio.
and he is expected to be here early
in the afternoon to question them.
According TO information received
here. officers stationed about seven
miles from Austin on the San An
tonic post road. 'endcaynrcd to stop
car containing loA of liquor.
Instead of stopping, the Fen opened
fire which was returned by the Off
GERS. They turned the car ground
and speeded back toward San Antonio
under a hail of bullets. One of the
a bullet. the officers report. Bottles
were thrown in the path of the pur-
suing car.
Claim They Rented Car.
Following the receipt of the in
formation here, dragnet was spread
throughout the city and description
| of the two men received by the
police. The ownership of the cur
was traced through the license num-
i Der and the home of the two young
men, brothers, was watched through
out the night, il was reported.
According to the story told by the
young men. they had rented the car
! to n man whom they had known for
some time and whose description cor
responded with the description wired
here from Austin. The man had
told them. they asserted. that he
wanted to make business trip to
Austin. Friday and since they had
known him for two years and Thought
him to be a reputable man. had no
hesitancy in renting him the car
Since the gun battle took place near
Austin they have had no knowledge
Of either the whereabouts Of the car
Dodge sport model. nor the mar
to whom they rented the car.
They had been out TO Medina Lake
they asserted. Hearing that they
were wanted they voluntarily came Il
| the prohibition headquarters.
Report Seeing Car Here.
According to n report received BY
prohibition agent. Friday night. d
car was seen going north on North
Flores street. The windshield of the
car was shattered. as il it had beer
struck by bullet and a man. who
appeared to be seriously wounded, was
in the car.
Since the identity of one Of the
men in the car is known. and the
other is thought to be wounded. the
officers are confident that the drag
net still spread throughout the city
will result in their capture.
The two young men who appeared
at the prohibition headquarters arr
being detained until the arrival Of
Cantnin Hamer.
1t is believed that the men bcins
sought by the police are members o.
a bOotlegcin~ gang operating regular
/ ly between San Antonio and Austin
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
40 MEN AND WOMEN
FORCED TO STAY OUT
IN BITTER WEATHER
Party Going to See Strand
ed Whale Is, in Turn,
M0rooned.

Brownsville, Tex. March IT,
Forty men and women of Browns
Vile returned here Friday after being
marooned on the dcsolate coast 30
miles below Matamoros, Mexico,
Thursday night in the midst of a
driving rain and bitter cold norther.
They went TO see the huge whale
reported stranded Sunday night, but
high tide and coast gale prevented
them from getting within three miles
of the animal.
Mexicans are reported to have seen
the whale alive in shallow water, with
a harpoon in its back.
The party of Brownsville people
spent the entire night OH the beach
after an attempt to return in automo-
bi'rs resulted in their sticking in the
mud.