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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
EIGHT PEOPLE DIE AS BIG CANADIAN HOTEL IS BURNED
Big Building Was Well Filled With Number Of
 Tourists

TORONTO, August 19-Eight per- sons were burned to death in the Wawa hotel. on Lake of Bays, Mus koka, Ont, when flames swept the building at 1 o'clock this morning. according to information received by officials of the Canadian National railways. The property s owned and operated by the Canadian Railway News company of Toronto.
 The fire disrupted telegraphic and telephonic communication so that the names of the victims will not be known until q relief train reaches here about midnight.
 Tho information here is that the hotel which contained 153 rooms. was well filled with summer guests. most of whom lost all their baggage and clothing.
 Muskoka is situated on Muskoka lakes, one of the most fashionaDte Canadian summer resorts. It is vis- ited each season by many Americans.
 Miss Bowker, 14, of Dayton, O.. was another of those who burned to death.
 The loss of all records made checking of dead and missing uncer- tain.
 The flames &ere discovered in an elevator shaft and were attributed to friction. Guests were notified quickly and 300 escaped in an Crder- ly fashion, not waiting to collect valuables.
 When the servants were notified of the fire they tried to escape by a lower door, which 1t Is believed. they found locked, Upon going back up- stairs they were trapped, it is thought, and jui..ped from windows.
 strong wind famed the rapidly changing breeze and soe n made 1t a huge flare. seen for miles around.
 The heroism Of George English, son of a riding instructor at the hotel, Is credited by many as saving their lives. He went through the dense smoke to warn those who did not know of the danger.
 The fire burned itself out. This morning nothing was left of the once beautiful hotel. but the gaunt top bling remnants of the huge fire places, for which the place was noted.
 Anxious survivors rushed about in futile efforts to ascertain whether their relatives and friends had es- caped. They made strange spec tacle, some hysterical, many weep ing, as they ran about in the lurid glow of the blaze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
TWO AVIATORS KILLED
Civilians Are Drowned When Plane
 CrnsheN Al san Ernnciscn

Civilians Are Drowned When Plane
 Crashes At San Francisco
 SAN FRANCISCO. August I9.-Two civilian ayiators were drowned Sunday afternon when their airplane crashed down through a heavy fog and into the bay of Golden Gate
 The aviators were Emmett Farmer. % years old, and Robert Langdon, 21 years old. The plane was out of sight of the landing field, making aq explanation Cf the accident difficult.
 Lieutenant Berner and Private Hunt of Crissey Field were serious ly injured when their plane struck a tree and crashed 40 feet To the ground at San Jose Sunday.
 After landing the plane, Lieutenant Berner was forced to take off at once, when children got in the path of the machine. Quick work on his part probably saved the lives of several children, but may mean permanent Injuries for the two fliers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
FIRST 0F ALLEGED
 GANG IF FL0GGERS HELD BY 0FFI FICERS
Three Men Arrested At Ma con In Act Of Beating
 Negroes


 MACON, Ga, August 4s.---TRe first gang of alleged kidnapers and flog- gers which have been terrorizing Macon for the last six months was captured here tonight by sheriff off cers. Three white men, brothers, II. F. Hudson. (. r. Hudson and J. c. Hudson were taken to Jail tonight after they had been captured, offi- cers said, while in the act of flog- ging two negroes.
 The capture of the trio is said to be due to the daring work of negro, Emery Roberts, whom the gang tried to pull from an automobile for the purpose of whipping.
 Another negro was whipped by the same gang a few minutes before, it was stated.
 Steps On Gas.
 When one of the men jumped onto the running board of the negro s automobile and commanded him to stop, the negro stepped on the gas and left the two brothers at the road side. The white man in the car whistled for his brothers to join him, but before they could do so the big automobile was plunged into an embankment.
 Persons passing the scene in other cars phoned the sheriffs office and immediately 20 ment were rushed to the scene in automobiles and motor cycles. The whole city and county anti-flogging squad was on the way.
 Three miles out from the city the sheriffs force claim to have come up on the members of the gang, struggling with the negro. Farther back on the same road was an un- tagged seven-pa passenger automo lIe' in which the brothers were said 10 have used. Still further back was coupe which also is said to have been used by the same gang
 Others In Party.
 There may have been others in the whipping party of tonight. The au- thorities are still Investigating.
 In the tonneau of the larger car the sheriffs deputies found three leather masks and one cloth mask. Another mask said to have been worn by one of the Hudsons as he jumped on to the running board of the negro's machine.
 There was a piece of heavy felt which was wet and which the sheriffs deputies said was for use as a gag. .,oao
 There also was a small sledge- hammer and several revolvers.
 The sheriffs force reported that tbe Hudsons had given them con siderable trouble in recent years.
 If was the opinion of the sherifrs office that the Hudsons were not at tached 10 any organized flogging band. but were operating on their own hook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
200 LIVESARE LOST DURING TERRIFIC HONG KONG STORM
About 30 Vessels CapSize In Typhoon On Chinese
 Coast

HONG KONG. August 19-CBy As sociated Press. )-More than 100 per sons were drowned and about 100 persons killed and injured ashore and about 50 junks and sampans caPsized during the typhoon ot Macao on Sat GrGaE.
 Many persons were ortombed when houses collapsed.
 Soldiers and firemen worked ener- eetically to rescue the persons Buried under the debris of fallen houses The floating plant of the Netherlands Harbor Works company was not dam aged, but the companys dredger, Rot terdam, dragged anchor and ground ed on a mud bank undamaged.
 Trees in the public squares wsre uprooted and the roof vas Llown off the Catholic Cemetery chanel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
ID LINED ] UP AND
 ROBBED BY THUGS IN R0ADH0USE RAID
JeWeIry And Rings Torn From Guests, Four Of Whom Are
 Shot By Bandits

DETROIT, August 10.-Seven gun men early today held up the Allen dale inn at Warren and Snyder streets. lined up ITO persons at the inn and obtained money and jewelry valued at several thousand dollars. Four persons, including one woman, were shot and seriously injured. One of the injured persons was said to be George D. Wilson, vice president of the Wilson Body company.
 The gunmen escaped in an auto mobile. A short time later an automo- bnle containing seven men. believed to be the same ones who held up the inn, was seen in Monroe, about 40 miles southwest of here. The night policeman in Monroe approached the automobile and was instantly shot and killed
 All Heavily Armed.
 Another bandit guarded the front door, while the firth guarded the rear All of the men inside the road house were heavily armed and those on guard flourished two guns They stripped jewelry from the women and money from the pockets of the men. In their haste the gunmen searching the guests tore diamonds from rings and stickpins with their teeth.
 Two of the gunmen stayed outside the roadhouse while three entered rom the front door and two from the back As soon as the men were in- side the door they began firing through the crowded dance hall Women screamed and faiHted. The bandits lined the walters first. One man guarded the walters while two went from table to table through the crowds.
 O O o Identified Injured.
 The identified injured guests at the roadhouse are:
 George D. Wilson, prominent club man and vice president of the C. R. Wilson Body company of Pontiac, Mich, shot in the right shoulder
 Joseph L. Weber, Detroit, shot in right knee.
 Miss Lucille Leroy. Detroit shot in right arm.
 Two other men suffered injuries, but were removed before police ar rived.
 The policeman killed at Monroe was Oscar Reinhardt, 30, World war veteran.
 Whether an argument at the road
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
Troops Are Placed In
 Many Parts Of Texas

DALLAS, Tex, August 19.-Texas rangers. under elders from the act ing governor were on the Albert Sunday night to check the floggings and kidnapping terrori1ng many sections of the state, at points 700 miles apart, across G wide area.
 Anxious Co avc.d, if possible. any crisis reQuiring n litar. action, Act ing Gov. T. w. Davidson spGrrod the rangers to energetic measures in half a dozen communities where they were on the trail of nocturnal whip ping bands.
 Victims in most instances hamp- cred the efforts to arrest and punish the masked and unmasked kidnapers,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
Martial Law Will Not
 Be Proclaimed Now

ATGANTA, Ga. August 19-Gov- ernor Walker declared here early to- night he was in communication with Adj Gen. Charles H. Cox, who had been sent to Macon to investigate flogging cases for the purpose, If necessary, of declaring martial law. The military commander reported the situation quiet in Macon and that he did not believe at this time mar tial law was needed, the governor said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
BATCHELORS GATHER
Unclaimed Members Of Parliament
 Organize For Independence

LONDON, August 19.-Thirty eight bachelor members of Parliament have vowed they will preserve their independence. They met at the first dinner of bachelor M. P's in the his- tory of Parliament.
 Stories of the party emphasize. of course, that nothing derOgatory to the ladies was uttered but the diners are firm in representing that the keynote of the evenings speeches was the happy continuance of sin gle blessedness.
 After the King had been toasted the party raised their glasses and drank to the best and most popular baChelor'-the Prince of Wales.
 Perpetual Celibacy," the toast of the evening was proposed by Sir Robert Horne former chancellor of the eNchequer, and one of England's leading bachelors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
GASOLINE STAYS DOWN
South Dakota Dealers Fail to Rais,
 Price


 CHICAGO. August 19.-It is prov ing harder to boost the price of gas oline back again than it was to lower it.
 Governor W. IT. McMaster of South Dakota, father of the gasoline price war permitted independent deal CTS in his state to raise the price back from l 6 cents to 20 cents, which was 6.G cents lower than the figure formerly prevailing.
 Subsequently, a committee of South Dakota independents came here to confer with Standard oil company officials, and Saturday it was unof- ficially given out that the Standard would meet any Accent boost effected by the independents.
 Now, however, the Standard has announced that only a small minor ity of independents have gone to 20 cents and the Standard will continue its present price of 16 cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
Catfish Fed By Electricity In
 Big Hatchery

PRATT. Kas., August 19- Channel catfish at the Kansas state fish hatchery are being fed by electricity.
 Large electric light bulbs are placed at the edge of the fish pond, and moths, millers and other bugs are attracted by the light. A curious catfish, fol- lowed by his more curious com panions, come to the top to see what it is all about.
 Result; Supper for the fish
 The Humane society is taking the attitude that as long as the bugs haven't sense enough to keep away from the light, why should it interfere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
PRIMARIES IN MARCH
Democratic Voters Will Get Chance
 Of Expressing Choice

DemOCrntic VOtcrs VIII Get Ohhnce
 Of Expressing Choice
 WASHINGTON August 19.-Presf- dential preferential primaries, held in 20 states will get off to start on. March IS, when the voters of North and South Dakota will be given an opportunity to name their choice.
 The. other dates, as announced by the democratic national committee, are:
 California, May 6 Florida, June 3; Illinois, April 8; Indiana, May 6; Maryland, May 5; Massachusetts, April 29; Michigan. April 2; Montana and West Virginia, May 27; Nebraska, April 15; New Jersey, April 22; North. Carolina, June q; Ohio, April 29; Ore gon, May 16; Pennsylvania, Yer mont, May 20, and Wisconsin, April L The date for the Georgia primary is fixed by the state executive commit tee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
Important News or The Day

Birmingham other Aabamian five killed Walton PAGE ONE planning
 
 Three killed series of Sunday hootngs in Birmingham and are PAGE  
 alleged of beating authorities assert PAGE ONE Nations assembly TWO Kwann expected to attend district convention which Huntsville Tuesday morning FACE THREE
  Mcclellan Saturday PAGE THREE of their lead in Dixie league with Bears hard championship PAGE EIGHT Disaster Prohibition Commissioner Haynes declares PAGE ELEVEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
QUAKE BRINGS PANIC
Popular Bathing Beach In EngIand
 SneS WnInrAnnntf

Sees WaterspOut
 BRIGHTON, England, August I9- Panic swept Brighton when a slight earthquake tremor was followed by the bursting of a gigantic waterspout off the popular bathing beach.
 Eight hundred feet high and 100 feet wide the towering wall of water rose two miles off shore, poised quiv- ering in air for a moment, and then crashed to the surface, pouring out In a racing flood toward the beach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
TRIBESMEN BATTLE
French Find strong Resistance In
 Atlas Mountain Region

Atlas MOUntnIn HcEIOh
 PAYS, August l9.-The French cam naign. against the unsubdued tribes in the lower Atlas mountain region of Morocco is being conducted under ex- traordinary physical and military diff faculties. Fighting now is taking place at heights of 6,000 and 5000 feet in barren country reached by traVersing more than 100 miles of ab- solutely bare desert, The tribesmen are fighting obstinately with modern weapons, which include some field guns and machine guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
IN NWALTONPLANEC CRASH
TOWARD
SWINGS

SWINGS TOWARD ENGLAND.-Premer Poincare of France delivering an address the dedication of World
 memorial Sunday declared any effort break the old little short of criminal Observers believe his ad of England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
KHAN MEMBERS WILL.
 ATTEND CEREMONIES.
Special Train To Leave For Chatt- anooga Monday, Carrying Coaches

A large number of members and officers of the Knights of the ku Klux Klan will leave Birmingham Monday morIiinf on special train
 for Chattanooga, Tenn, to attend the state naturalization ceremonies of Chattanooga Klan No. 54, to be held Monday in the Tennessee city. The train of five coaches will leave from the the Terminal station. Ap- proximately 25.000 persons are ex- pected to attend the exercises, when large class will be initiated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
BRIDE AND GROOM DROWN

HusDHnd Dies Seeking to Save Ills
 Wife's Life
 SPARTA, Ga. August 19.-Lester Brantley. son of J. IT, Brantley of this city, and his bride of two weeks were drowned in the Savannah river at Egypt. Ga, today. according b information received here. Brantley was drowned, it was stated in try ing to rescue his bride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
World Umderstands.

World opinion understands our intentions better each day, and looks upon the occupation of the Ruhr in more favorable light It under stands that charges of imperialism are false
 "The allies fought and lost their blood together during the war. It is impossible that this union, dedi- cated to blood, shall be futile. We have tried, and we shall try again, to reach an agreement with our allies"
 Poincare declared that despite the fact that England claims she lost much commercially by the occupation of the Ruhr the figures show that British expectations increased over 13 per cent since the occupation.
 o O o
 In Scope Of Treaty.
 saying that the Ruhr occupation was entirely within the scope of the treaty Of Versailles, he stated:
 Tt is a historical lesson that peace, based on justice, is always precari- ous. We are a peaceful nation, but it is reasonable to expect Germany to respect the treaty of Versailles.
 Germany signed the treaty, and she must make good her signature" he concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20
Speech Of PoinCare At Dedi-
 cation Of Monument To War
 Dead Interpreted As Fossil
 bIe Solution To Problem PREMIER ASSERTS WORLD NOW UNDERSTANDS RUHR Attempt To Split Allies Is No Less Than Criminal, Head Of French Government Says. Germany Must Pay, Threat
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE , Lenseh Wire ID The AEe- u ernld


 PARIS, August 19.-A sensational swing toward agreement with Britain was made by Premier Foincare, in a speech delivered at Charleville, where he dedicated monument to the war dead Sunday.
 Calling upon world opinion to save the entente, he declared:
 "The alliance has survived the war. Let us hope that the monument to the war dead is lndestructible.
 we consider any attempt to dis turb the entente no less than crimi- nal. We have searched for a solu- ton of the problem. Europe will not recover, morally or economically, until peace is established on the basis of justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20

THE ALABAMA WEATHER FORE
 CAST: PARTLY CLOUDY; SCAT TERED THUNDERSHOWERS ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-20

PERMITS FOR 57 NEW HOMES IN BIRMINGHAM IS. SUED AT CITY HALL FIRST WEEK OF THIS MONTH
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
COUPLE HURLED INTO
DITCH BY "ROAD HOG

road hog was responsible for
an accident near Hyattsville, Md,
late last night that may cause the
death of Chief Pharmacist Henry
b. Schreurs. 1861 Irving street
northwest who is at the Casualty
Hospital suffering from a fracture
Of the sltulI ana injuries TO his
body. In the same hospital lies his
wife. Her condition is not serious,
It was said today.
The pharmacist was driving his
machine toward Washington when
machine approached rapidly from
behind. The driver did not allow
himself enough space. and his ma
chine side,swiped Schreur's ma
chine, oVerturing it and throwing
both occupants out.
Constable Tom Garrison brought
the injured persons to this city.
According to the constable, more
than thirty automobiIists stopped
to see the injured man and his wife.
but they all refused to bring rhcm
TO the hospital here
The Maryland authorities a.,
making every effort 10 locate teH
driver of The car which atruck
S;chreurs' car.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
JEAN TTIOT'S' NEWS Of SOCIETY
Coolidge Boys to
Return to School
This Week

The sons of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge will bring their visit
to the White House to a close to-
day, as the fall term at Mercersburg
Academy, where they are students,
opens on Wednesday. Yesterday
morning the President and Mrs.
Coolidge and the boys, attended
services at the First Congregational
Church and were accompanied by
Frank w. Stearns, of Boston, who
is a guest at the White House.
President and Mrs. Coolidge and
their guest, with the boys, devoted
Saturday afternoon to a short
cruise down the Potomac aboard the
Mayflower. Mrs Coolidge is max
ing but few appointments, but one
of her callers last week was Mrs.
John r. Lambert, wife of a Boston
newspaper man who has recently
come to Washington to live. MI.
and Mrs. Lambert are old friends
of President and Mrs Coolidge.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17

been for several weeks the guest
Of Mrs. John j. Mitchell, jr.
Betty Moffett and William, jr.,
and George Moffett, young daugh-
ter and sons of Admiral and Mrs.
Moffett, viii leave Washington Sep.
TENDER III, for Gunston Farm
school. near Sunmervilie.
=
Albert L. Hopkins, of Chicago, is
a guest at the Lee House for O
week. u
WiIlmott Lewis, who has been
abroad for some time and who re-
turned to this country Friday aboard
the Mauretania, will arrive in Wash
ington today.
Mr.. and Mrs Basil Gordon re-
turned to Washington yesterday
after passing several months with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick l.. English, ut their sum
mer camp at Lisbon, n. I'll. Miss
Ruth Hitchcock, daughter of former
Senator and Mrs Gilbert Hitchcock,
has just completed a visit with Mrs
Gordon at Lisbon and also accom-
panied her on a trip to Quebec and
other POINTS in Ontario.
s.
Newbold Noyes, accompanied by
Mrs Noyes. who has been passing
the summer in Toronto, has returned
to Washington from New York. They
are at their country place, Merry
wood, i'm Virginia
s.
DR.. and Mrs. William G. Gwynn
have returned 10 their home in
Georgetown after spending some
time in the West. They visited
Banft Springs, Lake Louise, Vic.
toria, British Columbia, and toured
the Canadian Rockies and Cali
fornia.
Miss Betty Ridsdale and Miss
Nancy Hamilton, who have been
visiting Miss Barbara Hight at her
summer home, Woodland farm,
Canaan, y. H., since the closing
of the camp in Maine, where they
spent the summer, are returning 10
Washington today.
of Delaplane Manor. Delaplane. Va,
gave housewarming Oh Friday
evening for which they entertained
/ some 200 guests Including number
from Richmond, Washington, War.
renton and New York. There was
| A dance for the young people and all
manner Of original and entertaining
games were arranged for then
| elders Miss Mae Petty, of Wash
/ fngton, cousin of the hostess,
spent the weekend with her and was
| a guest at the housewarming.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
Mrs. Fitzsinlons Returning
After European Tour.

Mrs. Paul Fitzsinnous and her
son William H Vanderbilt, are re-
turning to New York aboard the
Majestic, which is due tomorrow,
after long stay obroad. In their
party are Mr.. Vanderbilt's fiancee,
Miss Emily ONeill Davies, and her
mother and sister, Mrs. Frederick
Martin Davies and Miss AUDREY
Davies.
s.
bassy, DR.. Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff,
who has been occupying the house
of the Assistant Naval Attache OF the
British Embassy and Mrs. Brown,
at 2 East Lenox street, Chevy
Chase, through the summer, has
moved into the house at 1902 Six
teenth street, which was occupied
last year by the former Second
Secretary of the Germany Embassy
and Nine. Hiesser.
Nine. Dieckhoff, who Is at her
home in Germany, will join Dr..
Dieckhoff some time next month
Mrs. Clarence Richmond Day and
her children will leave here the MID
die of next month to join Colonel
Day IN San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. Charles Selden, ir., and her
daughters. Miss Virginia Selden and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Selden, have
returned from Europe.
s.
Col. and Mrs. Daniel E. Devore,
who make their home at historic
Chatham. overlooking the Rappa'
hammock across from Frederi2ks,
burg, Va, are now at Poland
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
Wedding in California
OF Interest Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Washington
Merrill. of Berkeley, Cal, have SEM
out announcements of the marriage
of their daughter Beatrice Maud, 10
warren jefferson Davis. lieutenant
colonel in the air service reserve. on
Monday. August 81, at Lake Tahoe.
Cal. Mr.. Merrill came to Washing,
ton during the war as a "dollar-a.
year man" on the staff of Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce. and
he and his family made many friends
here.
colonel Davis has written exten.
sively and authOritatively on the air
service. He and his bride have sailed
Tor Europe and will visit .Japan he.
fore returning to this country. They
VIII be at home at the Hotel del
Coronado. San Diego, Cal, after
February !.