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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
THREE MEN HELD AS SUSPECTS IN MEMPHIS ATTACK
Merchant And Wife Still In Unconscious and Critical
 Condition

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 25.-Three suspects. two white men and ne- gro, still were being detained today in connection with the police inves- tigation of the woundlng of J. l. Maicnthal, manager of womans garment store, and his wife. at their home here early yesterday, but with detectives assigned to the investiga- tion reticent as to their theory as to the motive which prompted the attdCk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
.883 .883 INJURED AS
 WOODEN CARS
 LEAVE RAILS
Scene Of Horror In Brooklyn
 Borough Staged In Business
 Section As Passengers Are
 Suddenly Hurled To Death FAULTY CONSTRUCTION IS VERDICT OF PROBERS Mayor HyIan, Former Work
 CT On Road, Charges Guard Rail Rotten And Accident Had Inception In Switch

NEW YORK, June 25.-Elght per sons were killed and S3 injured today when two wooden cars plunged from a Brooklyn elevated structure into the burroughs busiest intersection. The killed included two persons in an automobile which was buried un- der the elevated cars.
 The two-car train, we'll filled when It Jumped the rails. ripped through guard beams while hundreds of pas sersby stood spellbound in terror and fell on It's side to the pavement, d mass of spi;ntered debris
 Carrying with il q mesh of electric trolley wires. the train hurled to the pavement amid spurts of blue flame and cracking wife. As screams of the pinloned passengers, many of them transii1ed by Jagged -Ctions of broken wood rose above the crash. flames shot from underneath the cars and drove back pedestridns M no ran to the scene. The driver of d deliv- cry truck, the radiator of which had been caught under the failing train, rose. white and trembling from his seat, burst into tears and stagg gered away Two women, shaking as if with palsy, their faces bleeding from cuts, climbed out of the wreck and walked after him.
 O O o
 Flames Added Terror.
 Within a few minutes a dozen pieces of fire apparatus and police patrols had broken through a eordon ot several hundred bystanaers. A score of ambulances arrived as the firemen fought to choke off the flames.
 Policemen, ambulance, internes and employees of the railway. welding axes feverishly, extrieated one after another of the victims. Two hours were required to clear the wreckage of the bodies of living and desa.
 Edward Parcsl9, Bng-otT or the ! train. who escaped Win u s4r&:cia, was arrested, charged with hoaicis4s.
 While hundreds of employees with 5e wreckaee cars removed the debris.
 lContinmed on Page T,xol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26

Auto Kj11q Receptjue To Presidency
St. Louis Tug
 Slowly Losing
 To Riual Cairo

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 25.-The towboat Cairo reduced the lead of her rival St. Louis by five miles today in the unofficial race from New Orleans to St Louis, accord sng to the wireless operator at 5 i, local office of the barge line. ' ne St. Louis was reported to- Tight to be at Horseshoe Bend, 92 sniles below Memphis, and 653 miles above New Orleans, while the Cairo was struggling against the swift current 24 miles south at Bend Island 65.
 The boats with their barges carrying coco tons of freight, are expected to pass Memphis late Tuesday night or early Wednes day, as adverse current conditions will retard their progress as they approach this city, according to officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
$5,000, ,000 IN BONDS UNDERWR|TTEN FOR NEW COAL COMPANY

PARLIAMENTARY Pa. June 25.- Special "A syndicate of local banking houses has underwritten an issue of S5,000,000 first mort gage bonds of new Alabama coal company. The company will rep resent consolidation of the Co., roma, Empire and DeBardeleben coal companies of Birmingham, of which Henry T. DeBardeleben of that city will be president. East ern capitalists have purchased an interest in the merged companies, which have mineral lands in northern Alabama estimated to be worth more than S10,000, ,000. In 1922 total production of the three companies was 100000 tons of coal. Drexel & Co.,, Cassatt &s Co. and Graham, Parsons & Co. are the bankers handling the bonds. They will be offered for public subscription tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
SCORE ARE DEAD| IN NORTHWESTERN
 STORM OF SUNDAY
Tornado Sweeps Through North Dakota, Causing
 Heavy Damage

ST. PAUL. Minn, June 25.- Nearly a score of deaths and great property damage resulted from Sun days storms in the northwest, re- ports tonight revealed.
 Six persons perished when tor nado swept western Bowman and eastern Adams counties in North Dakota Sunday night. Twelve per sons were seriously hurt, one prob ably fatally and five slightly in- jured in this storm.
 Three persons met death in the vicinity of St. Paul by drowning or accident. One man was drowned near Huron. $. D., and at Goodwin, s. D., farm hand was killed dur ing wind storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
POISON FROM PEN PRICK CAUSE OF DEATH OF DOCTOR

SAVANNAH. Ga. June 25.- A slight prick from safety pin which he was using temporarily to fasten his sleeve cuff, proved fatal to pr. A. s. Rochester, To- cal specialist, who died here last week and whose funeral will take place in San Jose. Cal. this week pr. Rochester had recently open ed offices in Savannah.
 Having lost his cuff button, Dr. Rochester fastened his cuff with safety p-n and while so doing the pin slipped and stuck him. He thought nothing of the accident until infection set in. Efforts to save his life were fu- tile. The infection is said to have been gas bacillus, one common during the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
Disclaiims He's Poison Pen"
 Letter Author

NEW YORK, N. Y.. June 25.-- Declaring he had returned from abroad to vindicate himself and bring to justice the guilty parties, George Maxwell, president of the Authors, Publishers and Compos CTS Association of America, to- day pleaded not guilty tNa charge of writing poison pen letters to Allan A. Ryan. financier. He was released in 5000 bail. Mr. Max well was indicted last April after Mir. Ryan had appeared before the grand jury with the poison pen letters.
 The letters cast aspersions on the character of Mrs. Ryan, other socially prominent persons and Mr. Maxwell. Mir. Maxwell was in Paris when the indictment was found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
PROBE IS STOPPED

ST, JOSEPH. Mich, June 25.-The local court room will not have its present torridity increased by fur u CT testimony in the one-man grand jury investigation of the alleged inn in the House of David.
 The probe has been postponed un- til September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
DANCE IS OVER;
 GET OUT;;" ORDERS CHURCH LEADER

SHREVEPORT, La. June 25.- About 150 men and women in at tendance at a MethedistP Pres byterian union church last night at Cedar rove. q nearby factory town. went in q body from the church to q hall where a mara thon dance was in progress. broke up the dance, so far as Cedar Grove was concerned, and forced the dancers to leave town. The dancing contest was launCh- ed Saturday afternoon under ths auspices If the American Legion. Male members of the party which went to the dance hall entered and spokesman told the dancers;
 "This dance Is over. get out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
PASSENGERS SAVED

HALIFAX. N. S., June 25.-Passen- gers aboard the Royal Mail steam ship CaraQuet, which went agrG und on a reef 12 miles north of Bermuda. have been taken off the ship by tugs it was announced at the company's offices tonight Mail -Ss also re- moved and no casualties were re- ported The vessel was fast break ing up, it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
By RODNEY F. BUTCHER LcANed Wire To The AEe-HeraId

~ HICAGO. June 25.-Under the old fashioned rules, the first \ ] thing to do in making a rab V bit. Stew was catch the rabbit.
 But under rules laid down by the optical development society in convention here, the first thing to is to don ones rabbit catching glasses.
 Tailors and modistes haven't even a thin camisole on the optometrists when it comes to setting fashions. The convention, which about 1000 optome- trists are attending. has blossomed out with special separate goggles for golfing,' ash-sifting, gardening, bar-tending, dancing, burlesque shows, Alpine climbing and about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
AUTO CRASH VICTIM DIES

DENVER, Col. June o5-Thomas W. Dawson Colorado state historian and nationally known newspaper man, died this morning in Den yer hospital at 4:i0 o'clock. the third victim of the automobile ae- cident in Bear Creek canyon yes terday. MT. Dawson was with the group of newspaper men in Presi- dent Harding's party which arrived here yesterday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
DENIES MOVIE TRUST
nfnfr Methods Of Competition Are
 Charged Against Company

PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-John
 MeGuirk. vice president of the
 aiey company of America, in tes- jfying before the federal trade commission today, denied that the Stanley company or the Stanley Booking corporation, n, had resorted to unfair methods of competition in the motion picture business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
BLIZZARD ON TRIAL

LEWISBURG. w. Va, June With all legal obstacles clea. . away the work of illpanclns q Jur. to hear evidence in the trial of Will liam Blizzard charged with access sory to murder in connection with the armed march of miners, was begun today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
U. s. MISREPRESENTED
Lord AstOr Objects To British Att
 tacks Upon Prohibition


 LONDON, June 25.-(Ey Associated Press .)--Lord Astor, speaking today before charity organization on the subject of prohibition said that ever since the United States had inaugu rated it's great experiment the Brit ish liquor trade had been carrying on ant-American propaganda. He objected tn the deliberate attempts to misrepr 'ent everything associated with the United States. It was tragic thing that, while anti British propaganda in the United States had ceased, people were working in Eng land to misrepresent the attitude and actions of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
SUBCHASER BOOTLEGGER

NEW YORK, June 25.-The Mary E. Gulley, formerly a. United States navy submarine chaser, was brought in by the coast guard cutter, Semi nole today with cargo of l,o00 cases of liquor, valued at Sl00,0O0.
 which was seized after chase be- yond the three-mile limit last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
FIREMAN ELECTROCUTED
Steps On High Tension Wire Battling
 Blaze In New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, June 2J.-John Lacher AZ years old, member of the New Orleans fire department, was electrocuted by a live wire tonight at a fire in Laurel street poolroom. Another fireman was shocked but ms injuries were slight. A high tension feed wire which swayed against the building and caused the fii~, was cut, one end of it falling on gal vanized roof. Lacher was killed al most instantly IS he stepped from ladder to the heavily charged roof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
MORE NOTCHES ON GUN
Hunted Slayer shoots Two Members
 

n sHfVV0S
 Of Posse
 SUMMITT, N. J., June 25.-Luis Muccirino, hunted slayer, came out of the woods today and shot two members of a posse, who were hunt ing him after he had killed a woman and a man and wounded two other persons at christening part in New Providence last night. He es- caped after today's shooting amid shower of bullets from other mem hers of the posse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
MILF TON FEES. TO OPERA l [. C0AL COMBINE.

Consolidation Involving Frt 7 s10,000,O00 To s1.j 100000 In Alabama 2s ing Interests Effected EXPORT AND BUNkT . s,AL DEVELOPMENTS AkE. .,EEN Walter Moore Expected To Devote Interests To Private Holdings Dealing Regard ed As Merger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26

MRS. HILBERT H. GARY-The wife of the chairman of the United States Steel corporation is spending the Europe and will not return to her home in New York until fall This is the latest photograph of the weknown social leader to reach America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26

THE ALABAMA FORECAST: SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND PROF. ABLY WEDNESDAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26

ALA DANIA COINt0 T IVO OO IO4N
 IN 1923 HAS CALLED FOR 50 PER CENT MORE OF CEMENT MADE IN ALABAMA MILLS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty OF thick. beau.
tifui glossy. silky hair. do by all
means get rid OF dandruff, for II will
strive your hair and ruin 1t II you
don't.
1t doesn't do much good TO try to
brush or wash II out. Tho only sure
way to get rid OF dandruff is to dis.
solve Il; then you destroy 1t entire.
ly. To do this. get about four
ounces OF ordinary liquid arvon; Mp.
ply II at night when retiring; ,iso
enough to molston tho scalp and rub
II In gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most. II not NIL. OF
your dandruff win be gone. and two
or three moro applications will com.
plctcly dissolve and entirely destroy
avery single sign and trace of A.
You will find, too. that oil itching
and digging of tho scalp will stop,
and your hair will look and feel a
hundred times better. You can get
LIQUID nrvon NJ any drug store.
-Four ounces Ia MI YOU win need, no
matter how much dandruff YOU
have. This simple remedy move
! MISUNDERSTANDING :.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
Man Cornered After
Year or More

lila, I've got you a, last, old mani
Two been on your trail now for sew
cral days"
Now, what havo i done7 You
have n relentless sort Of expression
on your face"
You bet I have. Remember this
time last year, when you told mo TO
tackle you again in n year about
Joining our lodge. Well, the years
over and were out ON n large'sizod
membership campaign these days.
"By goily. / did practically prom.
lao. didn't II Well. have wanted
TO Join for some time. but tho dues
AFRO pretty stoep, you know, ana
Tve put II Off again and again
"well, you're corncrod now, Tom,
10 you might ms well surrender TO
tho enemy. There's going to BIO n
largo initiation ceremony next week,
and wen tnko you In then. Pre-
pare TO rido the famous goat"
II guess I'm doomed. all right
Ding Il, though. I viii hayo to
stretch my bank account lot be-
fore then. My wifo never In the
wide world would let mo attend that
initiation stunt OF yours without n
now suit. In fact, shea been hound.
Ing mo for ngos. SO. to tell the
truth, I'm cornorod from two sides.
"checr up. Youll live through t.
And let mo give YOU tip. DO YOU
know a place whorc You can lind n
largo selection of styles und pat
terms 10 choose from and buy on
credit, n you llko2 Chorfy's Is tho
place, nj 1915 Second ave, between
Madison and Spring, In the Rioltc
building, over tho pIg'n whistle
(TalSo elovator)"--AdycrliSomenL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
NEW SENATOR
HAS 1T TOUCH
Magnus ]ohnson's Office Is
Not Sound-Pro0f

WARRINGTON. Sept 20. -
How'd you lixo 10 DO a U. =. senae
tort Hts salary In so n day. his
clerks and stenognphcrs arc paid
by Uncle Sam. stationery comes
freq for travelling expenses no TO
cciycs 20 cents n mila he ncnds
out tons OF mail each year but
never pays postage and in add.
ton 70 all this no gets handsome
suites of offices equipped with pri.
yato waahroorns and even runnins
leo water.
Washington IN now making ready
for senator's return In December
from their vacation. which began
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
Blackheads Go Quick
BY This Simple Method

Blackhcada--biE ones or little
onss-sot ones or hard ones--on
a simple method that Just dlssoivca
them. To do this get about two
ounces OF calonitc powder from your
druggl st--sprinkle n little on n hot.
wet cioth-rub over the binckhendn
brlskly for few seconds--and wash
Off You'll wonder where tho black
heads have gone, Pinching and
squeezing blackheada only open tho
pores Of the akin and leave them
large and unslghtly--whilc tho sim-
pie application OF cnlonito powder
and tho water dissolve them right
| out. leaving tho skin soft and tho
pores In their natural condition.
Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
FIVE OUT OF SEVEN NEED
THE COMBINATION OF
PORT WINE AND OLIVE OIL
P0RT0LlVE

II you arc health worried--.f you
near secret ingredients in "medi,
cines''--you have at last found a
tonic and stimulant 10 assimila.
tlon In tho juice OF tho grape com.
bincd with the oil of tho olive.
Doctors. everywhere. and OF every
school. proclaim Portollvc is needed
by five persons out OF seven in this
ago OF nerve tension ana highly pre-.
digcsted foods.
Portolive contains port vino and
olive oil and other natural body
builders.
All druggists havo it.--Advertise.
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20

last aiarch--saiary nas COMO on ell
aiong-and tho great senate office
building. jis, across from tho capt.
,ol. 10 being redccoratcd and reno
waited.
Senator sfaEnus johnson Of Min.
nesota, he OF the ieon!ne voice.
win have to begin ut tho bottom
an he has been awarded an office
in tho basement an have several
other newcomer Several big un.
used rooms on that floor have been
converted into senators offices by
tho installation OF terra Gotta par.
tiuons 80 as TO givc each a private
office and reception room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
Hate ,o.1pc,i a good story. bu

Hate to-Hposi a good story. but
that yarn TO tho effect that a
sound.proor wall has been built for
tho ieaihcrlunged MInncsotan's OF.
flco Ia tho bunk.
Same as any other euito In the
building" says August Eccard. con.
strucsion engineer OF tho capitol
who drew tho plans. I'VE merely
installed a partition TO cut~that big
unused room in hair
Tho farmerscnator II not OK.
pec,ed TO arrive hero for some time.
Until then. as was recently pointed
out In tho Houston Pres. no will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20

lstreet. guess said Editor wal.
lace. "nut thero arc thousands OF
small towns like H.
You can giyo Mr.. Wallace the
small town every tlmo.
"And l want 20 tell you ha raid.
II want 20 tell you. tho people that
1.-Two Va tho small towns AFRO tho hap.
plent and tho eieaneHt and tho
healthiest there ara. They've got a
lot morn morals. t0o-oYen II they
arc up 20 all tho meden ideas.
Take Sank Centre. now. It's got
1000 people. Any Of them riehf No,
OF course not. There isn't a house
In town that cost over $4,000. Any
OF 'em poor7 Well. tlrsro may be a
few families. but you don't SEQ any
OF this grinding poverty that you
sec hero in New York.
Take II any way you want
brains. health. education. pleasure
the city can't offer a man a thing
that tho small town can't 80 ono
better"
"fsrains. reiterated Asa Wallace,
Maybe sou think Sinclair Lewis
was the only smart fellow that cyer
eams out OF Sank centrsg'
who olsoT' demanded. reach.
ing for who's Who
"weIi." said the man from zIAin
Street. FIRED carpenirr. tho first
private secretary 90 President Tar.
waa Sank Centre boy. And there's
a fellow by the nans OF johnson
who's ono Of tho deans al Columbia
university - teaches History or
mathematics or something. no wAs a
Sank Centre boy. And James T..
HendrSx-fash~r used to 10 head OF
the sauk Centre Horaid.-ho writes
that rod .hloodrd. hs'naa stuff you
rad IN tho magazines: he was
sauk centru boy. Ard Bob Nc
Ewsra. football coach al West Point
i---ha was a Hauk Centre Toy
mot 30 fast. please" 1 cut IN,
taking notes rapidly.
| Tho man from Main stree, told
mo no wouldn't trade sauk Ceniro
for New York. with Yonksrs
thrown In.
Now hero IN New York. /" hc-raid.
you have your hospitals and your
thoatera and your concert halls. hu,
out in ssuk Centre THO airs 40 puro
a fellow don't SO. alck. And every
mans got hIa car. and n he wants
TO hear Krslslor or any OF thosa foi.
lows no can hitch up tho radio.
We've got our gulf club. only /
don't play because II I did my wife
would say that II was able 10 play
golf ] might just as well stay home
land NOV tho grass.
We've got our high school ana
our library with 1900 volumes and
tho largest creamery In tho county.
Ever 40 often tho Masonic club
gives n dsnce-not ono OF iheao
stuck.up affairs where you've go, 10
wear n Tux. but whrro you como in
your business suit and call every.
body eiso by their first names.
Pretty Eirls. too" said Asa Wal.
lace. ''and ! urrierstnnd they bob
their hair and roll their own"
Ho Eazed out OF tho windows Of
tho Pennsylvania hotel TO tho street
where traffic cop was cndeavoring
to cxtricate grind organ from an
encounter with street car.
NO" said the man from Main
Street. ";ho big city hasn't got any.
thing on tho small town. Except i,
costs you more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
ny JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIT

NEW YORK. sept so.-I'yo had \
~ talk with tho man from tho
original Main Street. And how 10
Old knock the big cities,
The small town is nlcer-and ita
moro moral"
That's what found out when
talked with Asa Wallace OF Sank
ocntre. MINI. Mr.. Wallace IL a
country editor and he knows all
about small towns. And Sank Centre
Il tho town where Sinclair Lewis
came from. Sinclair Lewis. you 70,
member wrote Main strSt'D
''sauk Centre n tho original Main
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20

continue 10 hnvc Ills pictures snsp-
ped while draining tho crank-cass
OF his fayor:te Jersey cow.
Tho senatorial travelling allow
ance OF 20 cents n mile causes quito
a lot OF talk here. but como sena-
tors seem 70 think that It has Ger.
tain advantages. For instance.
there's Senator Carter Glass Of yir-
ginia whose arch enemy is Senator
Heflin OF Alabama and who. H. Is
believed. would gladly vote to 4ave
Helm $4,000 travelling allowance
at this rate II no would only prom
ise not 10 buy a round-trip ticket
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20

SO says Harry Smith. Dallas
oldest blacksmith IN point OF scrv
leo. Smith. who began his trade
hero 80 years ago. admits tho thai
automobiles and motor trucks hav,
cut in heavily on tho Smithy's busi
ness. lilo makes race horse shoes
at which work no Is Hkillful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-20
Blacksmith Still
Finds Much Work

DALLAS. Texas. Sept 20
frThere's stili plenty OF work for a
blacksmith. despite tho growing re
Placement OF horse by motor ve-
lklcles."
Evening star., 1923-04-29

cars, sprinkling lawns and for other
purposes which do not entail the use
of purified water. Under present con-
ditions, it would be too costly to at
tempt to establish an auxiliary sys-
tenn, as such program would involve
the laying of new pipe lines through
out the city, the installation of spe-
cial fire plugs and similar equipment.
The two conduits, when ready to
serve Washington water consumers,
will provide an abundant supply OF
water for the District, and conditions
are such that it is advisable to con-
tinue to use purified water for me-
chanfcal purposes which could be as
we'll served by ordinary river water.
The new concrete conduit now be-
ing built by contract by the Arundel
Corporation of Baltimore, under the
direct inspection and supervision Of
Maj. VI. c. Tyler, engineering officer
OF the District of Columbia, and his
assistants, under the chief of engin-
eers, Gen. l.. II. Beach Of the United
States Army, will be nine miles long,
ten feet high and ten feet wide, being
constructed in a horseshoe form. T..
D. Hardy of the United States en-