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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
TRIES TO SUICIDE, BUT STICKS IN MUD
Englishman Proves A Well-known
 Resort Has No Water

SOUTHEND- ON-SEA, England, NOV. 17-Newspaper and other humorists for years have been playing with the idea that, because receding tides leave a wide belt of soft, dark sand along the Southend beach, visitors have to go to nearby beaches to bathe.
 Jealous supporters of other resorts have gone so far as to say that there is a mile and a half of slimy black mud at low tide between the board walk and the water.
 The limit was reached today, A constable, noticing wet footmarks in the street, followed them to the house of Frank Vandervord. The constable found Vandervord sitting in his wet clothes.
 Vandervoord declared that he went to the beach to commit suicide, and not only could not find sufficient water, but was in danger of being suffocated in the mud Then he went to public fountain, but succeeded merely in wetting his clothes. He was arrested, and will be tried for attempted suicide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
ROOSEVELT SEEKS BARS
Kermit Applies For Commission In
 Officers Reserve Corps.

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Among ap- |plications for commissions in the of ficer reserve training corps received yesterday at headquarters Twelfth army corps, 39 Whitehall street was that of Kermit Roosevelt of 29 East Sixty-ninth street. second son of the late President Theodore Roosevelt He applied for a commission Tn the field artillery with the grade of captain, the rank held by him during the war. Serving first in the British army. with which he participated in the Mesopotaman campaign, Captain Roosevelt transferred to the United States army after this country en- tered the war and served as captain in the Seventh field artillery of the First division.
 Former officers of the World war who desire commissions in the of ficers reserve corps must make ap- plication before midnight tonight, ac- cording to an announcement made at Governors Island. Members of the commi issioned personnel who served in the late war will be recommis- stoned in the reserve corps in the highest rank held by them during the war. No examination, it was an nounced, will be required of former officers other than a physical one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
COOK TRIAL HAS DRAMATIC SCENE
Judge RebukeS Former Sena- tor Bailey And Is In
 Turn Rebuked

FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov 1.-The last evidence in the pr. Frederick A Cook oil fraud case was presented to the jury this morning.
 A session marked by thrills reached it's most intense interest for spectators when Judge John M. Kill Its and former Senator Joseph Well engaged in the bitterest of mum Der of controversies which have marked the progress of the five weeks hearing.
 At the conclusion of the courts remarks. Senator Bailey said:
 T take exception to the speech by the court. It was bitter. vindicative, personal and was made to discredit me before this jury and in this com munity."
 The substance of the remarks by the court was that Senator Bailey, because of his prestige, was attempt ing to set himself above the court
 NO man can do this, no matter how he magnifies his own impor- tance." Judge Killetts said in effect. No man in Texas Is big enough to do this.
 The first development of the morn ing came when the government moved that it would waive its right to prevent Mrs. S. E. J. Cox, wife of s. D. J. Cox, one of the major de- fendants, going on the witness stand.
 She had expected to be called to testify in behalf of her husband.
 This was rapidly followed by Henry zweifel United States attorney, nov ing that A. Nj. Delcambre, another defendant, be found not guilty. Sweifel said because the government had not been allowed to amend it's bill of particulars, incorrect because of an error on the part of a typist. 1t had not made a case against Del cambre which would show his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
 Judge Killits replied that it was the duty of the government to do this because the prosecution of fed eral laws was benevolent duty and they should be administered with a view of both prosecution and protec- ton for the defendants at bar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
0NLY RECOURSE |S SUIT FUR DAMAGES.
Burden Will Be Placed On Whisky SIeuth Who Makes
 An Arrest

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17.-O. D. Jackson, federal enforcement direc- tor for Louisiana, late today ordered his men to arrest any person with a suspicious bulge in their pockets or who carry a suspicious package Place them under arrest, take them to a police station and search them, were the instructions. If you find liquor on the person prefer charges for violation of the prohibition law"
 Persons cannot be searched on the spot of their arrest without a search warrast, but they can be searched when placed under arrest and taken to a police station, MT. Jackson said. United States Attorney Louis H, Burns said the only recourse person upon whom no liquor was found would have would be a suit for damages against the man making the arrest.
 The order was another one of the moves of the prohibition authorities to clean up New Orleans, which be- gan with tho unannounced arrival here several weeks ago of "Izzy" Einstein, ace liquor sleuth of the federal forces. Einstein incidentally checked out of his hotel again today for the sixth time in as many days, bought railroad ticket for Houston, Texas, and had three huge trunks containing. his many disguises hauled to the station.
 Another development of the day was the announcement of Guy Molony, superintendent of the local police department, that no guests arrested during raids by federal men on cabarets would be locked up at the police stations. Six well known citizens, two of them wives of mem hers of the party, were arrested by federal agents in a cabaret several nights ago because 8 small quantity of liuuor was on a table before them, taken to a station and locked in cells. They gained their release / through an appeal to Federal Judge Rufus Foster. Today the federal authori- ties formally charged them with ille- gal possession of whisky. bonds were set nt s250 each, and they were or dered to appear Monday before United States Commissioner Carter.
 Director Jackson also announced today that charges of conspiracy would be filed against officials of the Young Mems Hebrew association owners on the Athenaeum, the largest auditorium in the city, which was raided early yesterday while the annual ball of the local stage hands union was fin progress. The union had rented the auditorium for the evening and holds the caterer who furnished the refreshments responsi- ble for bringing into the place the large quantity of champagne, whisky and beer seized in the raid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
LIGHT INCREASE NOTED
 IN WEEKS CLEARINGS
This Week Of Last Year Shows
 Almost Negligible Loss

NEW YORK. NOV. l7-Bank cIeaT- ings in the United states for the week ending November IS, as re- ported by telegraph to Bradstreet s Journal. New York, aggregate $7,170.- SS4.O0O, against $7,077571,00 last week with percentage of change last year.
 Following are the returns of this week wtih percentages of change as compared with this week last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
CAN AGREE ON PRICES

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. l7.-An- thracite coal operators can agree with each other to control prices for the benefit of the public without in ringing on the common law" al though they might be in danger Of prosecution under the Sherman law if they agreed to hold prices below maximum. Attorney General George w. Woodruff held in an opinion made public today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
LUCAS IS ARRESTED
Alleged Arkansas Embexzler Taken
 In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Nov. 17.-C. A. Lucas, former cashier of the First National bank of Fl Dorado, Ark, was arrested here today by federal of ficers on charge of embezzlement. It is charged that Lucas took s3,500 from the Arkansas bank in February 1922. When arrested he was em- ployed in a bank here. Lucas waived extraction proceedings. His bond war fixed at $5.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
BRIDE-ELECT IS BACK
 BUT WE'D TO ANOTHER
Girl Flees On Wedding Day With
 An Old Suitor

ELIZABETH. \. J.,. Nov. 17.-Eliza- beth Leiser, 9 years old. of S07 East Jersey street, Elizabeth, ". J., for whom the police of this city and New theory she had been Kidnapped, after her failure to keep an appointment to be married, has returned home.
 With her was Samuel Bnaris, 22, of 11S7 East Grand street, Elizabeth. He was her husband. but not the man an aunt had arranged should be her husband. That other man was John Shugrue, IT, son of d Roselle Park policeman. At last reports Shugrue was still seeking his bride- to-have been.
 Anton Leiser, the girls father. who had been made ill by the disappear- ance and by the ehagrin of turning away 200 guests who had assembled in banquet hall, yielded his paren- tai blessing after Binaris had prom ised to make good the cost of 200 chicken dinners and a 17-piece or- chestra. The guests had seen no reason why the banquet should be canceled and the 200 chicken dinners disappeared.
 The girl said she had kept com- pany with Binaris three years and became engaged to Shugrue only at her aunt's insistence She met Binaris four hours before the time set for her marriage to Shugrue. He pre- vailed on her to elope. Mayor John r. Kenah refused to officiate, point ing out that three days must elapse between issuance of a license and the ceremony. They were accomm odated. however, by John Dalton, Deputy clerk of Richmond county at St. George, s. I.
 The couple spent Friday in a room- ing house in East Thirty second street, New York, after the girl had sent her father telegram saying: Don't worry. l am married and happy and will be home as soon as possible" The father regarded the telegram as a message which she had been coerced into sending. But production of the wedding certificate satisfied him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

satisfactory settlement has been reached between the Journeymen Tailors' Union of America, Local No. 5, and the Chicago Association of Merchant Tailors on the matter of a new wage scale agreement whereby the union received practically all it's demands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Connecticut Salesman Held In Miami
 Killing

MIAMI, Fla. Nov. 17.-Julian c. Brain, bond salesman of Hartford, Conn, was indicted by the Dale coun- ty grand jury here this afternoon on a charge of manslaughter for the staying on October 2S. last, or Car . ence Ravmand Lee, brother-in-1aw of Chief of Police H. Leslie Quigg Of Miami, in the Hillcrest roadhouse near this city. Brain is in the Du' val county jail at Jacksonville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
HEFLIN HAS WEDDING
l.. 1T. Benson And Miss Gladys Striplin
 Are Married.

HEFLIN, Ala. Nov. 17.-(Special.) L. T. Beason of Snyder, Okla, and Miss Gladys Striplin of Chulafinnee were married at the court house Fri day morning, Probate Clerk H. II. Glasgow performing the ceremony.
 The bride is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. R. Striplin of the Chula- finnee section. while the groom is a son of MT. J. B. Reason, who former ly resided at Beason Mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
COTTON CROP BIGGER

According to the latest cotton re- port, there were 1901 bales of cotton ginned in Cleburne county from the crop of 1923, as compared with 1,610 bales ginned to the same date last year, November 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
cAME JS TJE
HaHin

? Heflin and Oxford High school basketball teams played a fast game on the local court Friday afternoon. The game was called on account of
 darkness, the score being tied. IF and 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

From one town in Brazil--Santos, in the State of Sac Furthermore than t,000,000 bags of coffee beans arc shipped each year to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
'HUPPA-H -HUPPA' |S
 UNUSUAL ] A N u
Easter Island Natives Have Different Kind Of TerpSi-
 Chorean ReVeI

BERLIN, Nov. 17.-(By Associated usual character on Easter island the volcanic speck of land far out in the Pacific ocean belonging to Chile. The Kanakas call it "Hupa- -Huppa,' and Is far more exotic than all the latest dances which have been creating sen sations in the ball rooms of Europe and America, according to Capt Alfred King of the German blockade runner. Seeadler. which during the World war had to take refuge at Easter island and remain there sew eral years.
 Captain King has just published an account of his experiences on the little island. which lies 2,300 miles off the Chilean coast: The ships band proved a great delight to the natives after they had become acquainted with the white men of the crew, who at first were looked upon as miracle men. The movements of the 'hupa- huppa" did not fit into the rythm of the German dance music and tho ships bandmaster had to improvise music more suited to the wierd gyra- tfons of the Kanaka dancing girls. The "huppa- -huppa" still awaits ex- ploitation by the European and Amer ican impresarios. who always are in search of an ultra-e exotic dance nov. city.
 While lying at anchor at Easter land, the crew of the visiting ship presented the king of the Kanakas with an old pair of trousers and looking glass, which now form part of the crown treasures of the island dynasty. Whenever the ships band gave a concert or played for native festivals the king would do honor 70 the occasion by hanging the trousers over his shoulders and suspending the mirror from his neck. The chief sport of the Easter islanders. when the natives are not engaged in dancing the "hupa-huppa," is hunting part ridges. The birds are chased by men on horseback until they are so eX- hausted that the men can catch them with their hands
 ] Former Duke In Business.
 Friedrich August. former grand duke of Oldenburg, has joined the dynasty of meat packers. He is now the head of a pig sticking" plant at Oldenburg. which is entirely pat termed after the large American es- tablishments and which is far ahead of any similar European enterprise as regards its modern equipment. The Boelts Corporation, Ltd, is the name of the former dukes firm. The plant will have an initial daily capacity of 1000 hogs, and later on will kill beef and sheep.
 Oldenburg is situated in the heart of the German hog raising district. of which Oldenburg. Hanover and Ostfreisland are the chief creators. but the new firm also will draw upon Holland and Czechoslovak for it's sup plies of live stock. Friederich August believes his firm eventually will be able to compete with the world mar kets with it's dressed meat products, especially hams, sausages and bacon. The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the grand dukes son-in-law, is work ing as an ordinary clerk in the new firms offices, where he is known as plain Herr Waldeck.'
 Another Friederich August, he who once was king of Saxony, has less interest in commercial pursuits. He is living the life of a country squire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
UnOther cOnUert tO the "Buy-M- Birmingham nlOUenle71t
 ---as he confided
 If to us.
---as he confided 1t to us.

On my last trip to New York said certain progress sive young business recently, T seized with impulse buy myself really fine suit of clothes and give Third Avenue, Birmingham of Fifth Avenoo, New York
 Not that like to strut . but good clothes in my mind rate the biggest asset young business possess. So picked of those exclusive estab- shments where the clerks put a different costume for the afternoon hours though they put out but Sc for an automat lunch told them if they had any 38 regulars in the private cabinet reserved for their Wall Street patrons something extra nice, you know.
 ''Yes indeed, said the salesman; heres a very choice pattern in the genuine Canterbury cloh only $o500
 Where had heard that name-Canterbury? y?-then thought of Blachs HckeyFreeman. Who taiors your Canterbury suts? asked. He proudly admitted that they were done by Hickey-Freeman and added: They make the finest clothes in America you know. Yes know, said . and my home clothier sells them for $7500. If there's nothing better Fifth Avenue, I'll wait till get back home and save $2000' So here am. Fit up.
 There's moral in this for you we'll as an ad for us The only thing you get in New York that you can't get here Is stung
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

on his estate in Silesia, 10 miles from Oels, the new abode of Frederick vii . liam, the former German crown prince.
 The one time Saxon king, who is one of the most democratic and in- fopmal of Germany's numerous pre- war potentates, big and little. appears as the plaintiff in a suit against Hans Reimann, an actor-poet, who is giv- ing public readings of his own works, which deal chiefly with popular legends with which the Saxon king Is surrounded in the popular mind Some of these semi-poetic effusions In the broad Saxon dialect have proved not wholly to the former kings liking, and he is seeking an in- junction to restrain Reimonn from making him the butt of ridicule which in days before the war would have constituted a grievous offense of lese majeste. Legal procedure is democratic Germany has been con siderably simplified. especially where former royalty is involved, and tn, papers in the present case are merely labeled "Friedrich August, vs. Hans Reimann."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
1 START CAMPAIGN
 FOR EQUAL RIGHTS
Women To HeckIe Congress For Constitutional Amend
 ment For Legal Equality

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Congress- men who are unsympathetic with the idea of a constitutional amendment making women the legal and political equal of men will be ruthlessly smoked out" in their home districts, according to battle plans drawn up here tonight by members of the na- tional woman's party.
 President Coolidge told q delegation of the women who called at the White House to urge their program before Congress, The women, there upon, withdrew to their field head quarters and announced strategy which will include:
 Circulation of petitions for thou sands of signatures.
 Personal calls as frequently as necessary, on senators and repre- sentatives.
 A deluge of letters on all con- gressmen who don't react" in proper manner.
 Picketing in Washington if the situation demands such drastic action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27

right lets 60. Jack started 70 put
EN- thru"
Up IN the bottle neck OF the boom
Jack turns tho email stick ropod
across ten feet above tho Hiuico open.
.ag Ia ths dam, Two logs. a yellow
pine stick rs inches thru and a cedar
| log a man could hardly span with
two arms. ride slowly az frat. then
faster. down the flood IN a RAGS 10 DC
flint thru the gap. Tho big cedar
wins. having tho advantage Of
weight II hesltates n split second
on tho edgr Of tho fails and then
sticks ia tail IN the air and goes
sliding down. sucked under tho boil.
Ing waters II appears a second
later. far down the chute hurryinE
along with express speed
In the foamlnE hole az the end Of
the chute Il lifts high In the air, falls
back with a heayinE splash and foes
swaytnR and scurryinE down the
stream. first Of the half million feet
to SO thru ON tho flood.
ONE SLIPS TInlU-BUT
TIM RIVER ~ CHEATED
Up above the dam the crew sklpH
and runs along tho hooms,icks and
over tho logs. moving slowly now In
broken ranks toward the siuics. Six,
teen foot pike poles. welded by
tanned arms. nhoo, out and Guide the
moving logs. showing them always
ahead. Hoaras nhouis-''flall Hair
-shril above ths swish aud plunge
Of the water over the dam. Then a
shriller cry. A river cat has slipped
between two logs and gone in Up
comes his head Toward him. over
tho buekinK ioEs. runs his fellows.
Pike poles are thrust q, him. Ito
grabs one and hauls himself 90
safety on the boom
The river. cheated OF its eaptirs.
flows silently onward. dragging is
fleet Of LOGS with sllyory water
fingers.
And now. a, the very brink OF tho
fall. there II Jam. A mass Of roots
on butt snhTis a, the opening and
stops with a groan that makes the
tlmt-rs bFacinR the headEatea oreak.
A shout. and five mon are hauling
and pushing, pixies thrown aside for
peaviss. rolling the loFa pulling tho
snaK. over AZ last she goes. with
roar. spun sldewiso thru tho gap
and hustled onward 10 the canyon
below.
Joe ridss log from ,hs pool. Glow.
~ down 20 the dam. singing his
mournfnl song while the falls crash
out their continual anthem. Right
up 20 tho brink Joe rides. 20 htep
calmly onto the hoons ~ the Log
Tits suddenly for It's downward
journey.
Wonder what's rr dinnerT'' ashA
Joe. with glance upstream. For.
upstream. In a stag shiri and cauiksd
shoes. Bin Llrdstrom. ers,whiio
cook and waiter AZ tho Halfway
House skips over tho logs al nitnbiy
AZ any Of them.
OTHER CREWS FIGHT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27
MEXICO BUYS
MACHINERY

hENico CITY. MsT. April 81
securing OF farm machinery made IN
ihe United States IL being made cas-.
Ter for the small farmers In Mexico
The government which inaugu.
rated a plan OF selling farm mnchin'
cry TO farmers AZ cost and IN som,
easss on credit for ono ysar. IL nov
making arrangements Tor tha sale d
machinery on longtime credit 10 CO.
operative societies
Small farmers win be organized
into eo-operatives and the machinery
VIII be sold thru tho operatives "a
tho individuals on credit. the coop
erativcs guaranteeing tho accounts.
a bin providing for credit even up
70 10 years has been passed BY the
chamber Of deputies and IN now up
10 the senate.
The department Of agriculture buys
the farm machinery In large quaint.
Ties In tho United States and because
OF this and tho fact that n secures
special freight rates. tho machinery
IL sold far below the price OF any pri.
yete companies No profit In made
by the department. IN fact the sales
department costs tho government,
money.
A. present there Is about iso. 600
worth OF farm machinery IN the GOV.
eminent warehouses. including trae-
tors. wagons and plowA A large
number % old q. \. army wagons
have been purchased.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27

CAN STAY FOR
DAY or SUMMER

Ihe family may stay for day or
they may rent n cottage for the sum
mer. Beaches are decidedly healthy
places for everyone. who shifts Al a
healthy coat OF tan. splashes and
swims In the water. hikes and pic
MICS
Not only does the city popuincs
enjoy the out-of-doors IN the sum
meriims. but ali thru the year hun.
dreds OF families start or FOR picnics
10 city parks, camping places all over
tho Sound. Bainbridgs and Vashon
islands are ths most inviting. Thou.
sands 80 beyond Bremsrton. where
the Rhodndendrons bloom profussly.
Bsihsrs enjoy tho waters OF Lake
Washington more than the Sound
because OF the warmer temperature
Of the former. MAdrona. being the
most popular OF the lake beaches had
an attendance OF more than $1,000
people last summer. while on the
sound Aih beach had 10000 pleasure
seekers
MOUNTAIN RESORTS
ARE VERY POPULAR
The mountain resorts are among
The most visited places Rainier Ma
tlonai Park leads them all On Lake
Cbelan and Lake crcseen, are found
numerous resorts Hoods canal on
the Sound. the Hen Juan Islands. the
Scenic Hot spriilgn rank among the
foremost spots for tourists
Those more fortunate IN means
own summer homes. Thsn. are found
on Lake Washington. Bainbridge aud
Vashon islands.
Seattle as a picnic city can look
the whole Northwest in the face with
pride. for ia few places are there
found 20 many beautiful picnic spots.
50 many resorts where the tired bust
meas man can find a chance 20 rest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27
Attorneys Come to
Blows in Portland

PORTLAND. Aprii Al. II. Car
ter. OF San Francisco. an attorney
representing tho Douglas Fir Ex.
pioiia,ion & Export Co. and Henry
W. Beer. government counsel. ex.
changed blows In court here yester.
day before Examiner w. w. Shcp.
pard during tho course OF tho fed
crai trade commission investigation
into charges Of conspiracy 10 fix
lumber prices by tho Douglas Fir
Exploitation company The hearing
closed Immediately after the fight.