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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
CAR SERVICE OFFICERS
 CONVENE AT MOBILE.
Semi-Annual Session Of Southern
 Association Being Held

MOBILE, Ala, oct. Special Leased Wire e.)-With approximately 40 members in attendance at the semi-annual convention of the South ern Association of Car Service of ficers opened here today.
 Various phases of car service were discussed by the convention and sev- eral recommendations will be made tC the American Railway associa- tion.
 The convention sessions were pre- sided over by R. G. Parks of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railway president of the association of Atlanta; J. l.. Carrier of the Nash vile, Tennessee and Central. Nash vile is secretary and D. w. Brantley w. Brantley of the General of Geor- gia. headquarters in Savannah, is vice nresident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
PLAN PARK WORK

It was announced Thursday that the initial meeting of the general Parent Teachers association of Fair lfield will be held Friday afternoon in Ithe Central High school. Mrs. c. c. EKefIy has been elected general presi- dent for the entire city and it is planned to have two units of the as lsociation here. Last year only one lunit was organized and that was at lGate Lodge.
 That the members plan extensive ldevelopme ents in the playground and lother equipment was disclosed Thurs day by Prof. B. B Baker, superin- ltendent of the school It is stated lthe members want the Fairfield Ischool to be equipped second to none lin this district in the matter of play lground equipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
NASHVILLE ROCKED
Distinct I3arth Shocks Felt In North
 

 Distinct Earsh Shocks Felt In North
 Carolina City
 ASIIEVILLE, N. C., Oct. 1S.-Dis- tinct earth shocks were felt at nearby points between 2:SO and 3 o'clock this afternoon, according to reports received here tonight
 At Hendersonville and saludA, it was said the shocks were very per- eeptible, but were not of sufficient intensity as to cause damage push it faster than any of the other little boys or girls.
 Theodore Won Eltz is leading man and looks very swank in his uniform of blue. Walter Hiers, as the press- agent supplies his inimitable kind of comedy. Frank Elliott, who has played "heavies" in a number of pictures for other companies, is seen as an ardent suitor of Bettys, while Norris Johnson plays Hilda, the gir, who contributes an important boost to the surprising solution.
 Elmer Harris, the author of the original story, is well known for his authorship of stage plays.
 The scenario of ''The Speed Girp was written by Douglas Doty, form erly a magazine writer and editor, and now a Realart staff author. Maurice Campbell directed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
KrwANIANs TO MEET

The Fairfield Kiwanis club will meet at the Fryel tea room Friday lat 12:30 o'clock. It Is probable that lthe club will make lans for a series Iof problems that are being worked lout. Secretary Halfpenny said that Ithe committees engaged on various tasks would likely report at the meeting. Tn Fairfield club will at tend the Jules Brazil party in Ensley in a body, it was stated, and will Imost likely despense with their meet ling one week from Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
SAYS ROADS ARE BAD

i Cards received from c. N. Gilley, cashier of the First National bank, are to the effect that he has motored 800 miles in Georgia and -touth Ala bama He added that 4e9 miles of the way had been rough and tough. Mir. Gilley, with Mrs. Gilley and their children, are motoring to Tybee and will not return to Fairfield before 1 November l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
INJURED MINER IMPROVED

INJURED MINER IMPROVED Ben Stewart. Gamble. Ala. who re- ceived a broken leg Wednesday aft ernoon in the Gamble mines. when he was caught beneath a falling rock while at work as reported much improved by Birmingham General hospital attendants late Thursday aft- ernoOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
COOLIDGE PLANS mn narr rRxr nEYHU
 IU FAOO 4 HE BULA

(COntlnued From Page One.) ipractically all the governors, includ- ling Governor Brandon and those who Twill accompany the chief executive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Synod has one representatives. The final decision of the Synod on the subject was laid over until the synod meets next year at Eutaw.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
Man SOUGHT HERE
FOUND ON ISLAND
M. H. Dinsmore, Alleged Defaulter
From D. G. Bank, Arrested
on Pacific Coast

Traced TO Whibby Island. twenty
miles east Of Everett, Wash, NJ. H.
Dinsmore. charged with the embezZle-
ment Of s21, 900 from the District Ma
tional Bank, was arrested yesterday
by a Department OF Justice agent, ac-
cording to word received here.
Dinsmore had been sought since
last March, when he disappeared from
his position. as teller in charge of the
savings accounts at the District Ma
tional Bank. Robert y. Harper. pres
ident Of the institution, said today
that the large amount OF money was
gotten away with by destroying de-
posit slips after the amounts had
been entered in the books of depos-
itors. thereby leaving 10 record OF
the money turned over to the bank.
Following his departure from the
city an investigation revealed the
S2l.000 shortage, which amount, how
over. was made good by a bonding
company. In checking up Dinsmore's )
accounts. II was stated. it became
necessary to call in the books OF all
the depositors in the savings depart
ment. DinSmore came to Washington
from Baltimore in 1920. He had been
bookkeeper in a business house. 1t
was said at the bank today that he
was separated from his wife but has
custody Of the only child.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
PRINCE GEORGES CITIZENS
ASK IMPROVED SCHOOLS
Appear Before County Commits
sloners at Upper Marlboro and
Request Changes.
Sp'c,al Dispatch to The star.


UPPER MARLBORO. August q
Large delegations from Laurel and
the Seat Pleasant neighborhoods ap-
neared before a joint meeting OF the
county commissioners and the board
~ education in the interest of bet
Ter public school facilities in these
,"mInUn!tleS. The meeting was held
N the circuit court room. Ogle Mar
bury introduced the speakers from
Laurel and George y. Palmer those
-aurei wants TO do away with
school houses known as No. ! and
NO. :. II being contended that these
buildings ar" insanitary, badly Ven
Tiiated and lighted and veritable fire
traps. The Laurel delegation asked
#nd county commissioners to have
III" legislature Of 1924 pass law
"HihQriIing the issuance of bonds in
7he sum ot $5o.00O for the erection
~ modern. hrick building in the
'emt"r of the Midway city.
The delegation from the Seat
pleasant neiehborhood wanted an in
d'"Sefn-nt Cf the proposition TO have
londS issued in the sum of $4,000
-'Hr th" erection Of a modern high
:"h"oi located so as TO accommodate
1npil~ from Ritchie, Seat Pleasant,
u j. understood that the county
lrurd Of education and the county
commissioners will formally indorse
7i3r~s projects. and that candidates
~ thc house of delegates will be
Questioned as TO how they stand on
.ronsiderable opposition TO these
bonds viii come from the rural sec
lions in the southern end OF Prince
Georges county.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
TRAINING SCHOOL QUIET
AFTER RAIDS ON 2 NIGHTS
b. fhe AsSocia ted Press.


MILLEDGETILLE.G Ga. August -
Armed guards who were placed
around the Georgia Training School
Tor Boys. near here, las night, at the
direction of Governor Walker to pre-
1eHt u possible return of a raiding
l.rrly, reported early today that the
might had passed without untoward
incident.
The institution. a reform school,
maintained without regular guards
or arms. was raided Monday and
Tuesday nights. according to school
officials, by band of unmasked men
seeking to fog Tom Thomas and his
wife colored attendants. The men
on each visit We're not interfered
with. but the young inmates, ranging
from six to eighteen years of age,
were alarmed. The negroes were not
1"und by the party. which later
rn-ted summary punishment to
negro said to be Thomas brother, at
Lis home. according to Sheriff Perry
This negro was reported to have
Il IN severely whipped
No reason for the search for the
TWO negro attendants could be as
Certained, Mrs Orian Manson su-
perintendent. said. however, that one
uf the leaders of the party was a
former employe of the school. She
notified Gov. Walker of the disorder
yesterday and he promptly took ac-
lion to prevent recurrence. No
arrests had been made early today. !,
Evening star., 1923-08-09
MINISTERS DISLIKE
AMERICAN WHISKY
Temperance Delegates Stirred by
Imputation That Bootleg Stuff
Is Gordon.
Special Dispa atch to The Star.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 8
Scotch that isn't Scotch at ALL"
This is the judgment of the mem
bers of the Royal Scotch Temperance
Commission. investigating prohibit
ton conditions in the United States,
after an inspection of samples of So
called Scotch" whisky seized from
bootleggers by the federal enforce
ment bureau here. They were shown
score of samples. including 500 bot
ties bearing the label Haig and Haig.
Just as we thought--it isn't
Scotch at ALL declared the members
OF the commission, individually and
collectively.
It's an insult 20 Scotland 10 call
John Malcolm Munroe OF the Church
OF Scotland, who explained that tast-
ing was not necessary to pass expert
judgment, because "the stuff does not
even smell like Scotch"
1t is the same wherever we GO
95 per cent of the so-calIed Scotch
being Smuggled into America never
saw Scotland" declared Archdeacon
Maclnder Burnie, another member of
the commission. IF Americans were
good judges of good whisky they
would not be paying the prices and
drinking the stuff that is palmed off
on them. All Scotch whisky is good
whisky. II all has to pass a high
test. There isn't any poor whisky
that comes out of SCOTLAND"
Scotland is to hold an election this
fall and one Of the issues will be
wet or dry" There are five mem
bers of the investigating commission
and. while all are dry advocates,
this does not prevent them from
waxing eloquent in defense Of real
Scotch as compared with the moon
shine counterfeitS that find their way
into this country. The commission
members decline to say whether they
think Scotland Will go dry.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
WHITFIELD HOLDS
MISSISSIPPI LEAD
Bilbo Almost Certain of Place in
Second Primary
Contest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSON. Miss, August 9.-Re-
turns of 210,0l4 votes cast in the
gubernatoriaI contest Tuesday, aus
tabulated this forenoon by the Jack
son Daily News. give Whitfield. 6S.-
694; Bilbo, 52.499; Conner. 42,273:
Franklin, S2.12O: Bell, 14.42S. The
figures included complete returns
from seventy-two counties and par
tlal figures from the remaining ten
With around 1900 ballots unac-
tain that Bilbo would enter the sec
omd primary on August % with
Whitfield.
The contest for lieutenant governor
between H. d. Money. son of the
late United States Senator Money
was close. Murphree leading by less
than 1000 votes
W. ]. Miller or jackson. former
state auditor, was leading Stokes V
Robertson. incumbent. in the fight
for revenue agent, by about 5000
votes.
Rush H. Knox Of Houston had a
majority of more than 5000 votes
over his two opponents for attorney
general, Clayton D. Potter, inculn-
bent. and NJ. Burch of Jackson.
John Power of Jackson secretary
Of state, was renominated over
Walker Wood of Winona, according
10 latest returns, as was Ben Lowry,
state treasurer, over II. 3. CuJabac
of Pascagoula.
T. NJ. Henry insurance commits
sioner, apparently was renominated.
defeating Bagnell Of Port Gibson.
Nomination in Mississippi is equiva-
lent TO election.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
TOBACCO ASSOCIATION
GROWS IN MARYLAND
Four-Fifths of Growers Now Mem
bers, Cooperative Body
Reports.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, Md. August 9.--The
Maryland Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton has total membership of 4.200
members out of $500 farmers produc-
ing tobacco in southern Maryland. ac-
cording to George I. Gardiner, man.
ager of the organization
Mr.. Gardiner said the association
was becoming better understood by
the tobacco growers. and that the
producers We're beginning to realize
that the ultimate solution of their
difficulties is in organization. At pres
ent, he said. 65 per cent of the tobacco
produced in Maryland is handled
through the association.
Mr.. Gardiner said the association
pever had claimed it was possible to
sell tobacco for 81, 75 and so cents
pound. Even the most enthusiastic
supporter Of the Tobacco Growers AS
sociation. he added. would see tho i'm
possibility of such u prediction.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
21OAUTOMOB|LES
HEADED FOR D. {.
Michigan Tours Caravan Ex-
pected r Cumberland by
Sunday Night.
Special Dispatch to THE Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND. Nd. August 9.-The
Michigan Tours Caravan. en- route from
Battle Creek, Mich, 10 Washington
d. c., is expected to arrive here SUNDAY
evening from Uniontown.
Preparations have been made to ac-
commodate the tourists, said to consist
Of 500 people in 210 automobiles. at
Peoples Park, national highway A
delegation of city officials, members o.
the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
and the Automobile Club of Maryland
accompanied by special United States
deputy marshals an dstate police. viii
meet the caravan at Grantsville on the
national highway, twenty-five miles wesI
of here, aud escort il TO the Peoples
Park. where it will camp for the night
1t is likely that supplies for the cor.
voy will be ordered from merchants Of
this city and delivered to the grounds
1t is desired by the local deleeatio.
that residents of this city 90 10 the
park TO greet the visitors. Sunday eve
ming. The caravan was scheduled to
have left Akron, Ohio, today. J. II
Brown of Battle Creek, is in charge o.
the Michigan Tours, whose member
ship consists of professional and busi-
ness men and farmers and their faui-
lies from Michigan and Throughout IL.
middle west
Evening star., 1923-08-09
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON JAIL DELIVERY
Prince Georges Commission
erS Deny There Is Any
Political Play.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. August
s.-The commissioners of Prince
Georges county George n. Wells,
Charles A. Ryon. William A. Duvls.l,
George n. Waters and George A.
Guide. disappointed considerable
number of citizens when they failed
to consider alleged lack of discipline
existing at the county jail here.
Witnesses Were Expected.
1t had been generally reported that
the commissioners would call wit
nesses in the matter OF the recent
Jail delivery, when all three prisoners
in the jail escaped, ami also in the
case OF the substitution of a person
Tor a man arrested for conducting
still in Howard county. The com
nIissioners held an executive session
and 1t was thought they were con-
sfdering these matters.
Upon adjournment the information
was given out from a supposedly
reliable source that the commission
ers had decided that they were with
out Jurisdiction, as all appointments
at the county Jail We're made by the
sheriff. This information later was
repuulated by two members of the
board. who fiatly denied that the
commissioners had even had the mat
ter up for consid ration
1t was currently reported about
the courthouse that politics was fiG-
uring in the situation and that the
commissioners, composed of three
republicans and two democrats, con-
sidered II unwise to agitate the mat
ter in view of the approaching cleo
ton in November This phase of the
situation was yehemently denied by
at least two of the commissioners,
who claimed that conditions at the
Jail had not been brought officially
TO their attention and that until il
had they could take no official
action.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
DANGEROUS BRIDGE
TURN is PROTESTED
Lanham Citizens Take Up Condi.
tion on Washington-Annapolis
: Defense Highway.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LANHANI. Md, August 9.-Citizens
and taxpayers of this neighborhood
are much agitated over what they
claim to be a dangerous condition
existing in the vicinity of the over
head bridge of the Pennsylvania rail-
way on the newly constructed Wash
ington-Annapolis defense highway.
Approaching the railroad bridge
after leaving the village OF Lanham.
the new road takes sharp curve
Leading onto the bridge. and the ap-
proach 70 the bridge is partially hid
den by buildings and foliage. About
100 feet from the bridge, and at the
sharpest point of the curve. thefr is
another sharp turn to the left rnarked
Bowie and Springfield This left
hand curve has roadDed sufficient
only for one machine, and on either
side Of it there are embankments.
Persons travelling over the new road
when approaching the railway bridge
come face TO face at about the point
Springfield road, with an embankment
ten or fifteen feet deep and abso-
lutely no protection.
1t is said that one or two auto
mobiles have already driven over
this embankment. but luckily no one
had been injured. July 90 last q car
containing Mr.. and Mrs 3. +. Corneal
and Mr. and Mrs. W. G Oden of Mount
Rainier went over the embankment.
The car was damaged but the occu-
pants escaped injury.
1t is argued by the citizens OF the
Lanham community that the curve on
the state road should be adequately
lighted; fences should be erected
around the curve. and there should be
shoulders (flls) on the county road
al its intersection with the state road
A. d. Harvey, chairman road district
No. 20 (Lanham), has taken the mat
ter UP with the president Of the board
of county commissioners. George y.
Wells
Evening star., 1923-08-09
CHURCHES LAUNCH
! SUNDAY BOYCOTT
Fight Is Spreading Against
/ Court Ruling on Sabbath
! Sales.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, August a.-The
churches of the city are already TAX =
ang up the matter of q wide open"
sunday for Richmond. This action
yo"k place following the recent de-
cision by Judge Ingram, whereby
food dealers and drug stores could
dispense food and soft drinks on
Sunday. along with ice cream. cigars
Knd tobaccos.
Churches Protest
Thc churches are protesting such
" decision. saying that the city does
rol want persons allowed to conduct
"u~Iht>S on the Sabbath. that II is
contrary To the spirit and history of
TIC city and that there is no need
Tor my such relaxation on the part
o. the laws.
The declaration was made that the
S!iF dos not want red, law for
,"iu"' law, and the churches agreed
fn3t they Will not violate the law
themselves and viii urge others to
5n>iatn from patronizlng the estab-
!ShutvutS which are keeping open and
ceiling to the puhic. All of the
j'f"ie$ta"t denominations entered in
20 the meeting. and individual pastors
Spoke Oh the subject and asked par
-NhonerS TO abstain from patronizing
: uch places and eucoura Sing viola
lions of the law
legislature May Act
tn" matter i certain TO be brought
I" the attention of the legislature
and the country members are tB be
;tSEed to prescribe til. same regula-
tlon&. ana. as the vast majority of
Ihc>e members are church mem mbers,
II Is believed that the bars will be
Put up good and high and that future
sales hereahouts will be made illegal
IT every way.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
Article President
Heard at Death
To Be Memorial

BUFFALO, y. ", August "a
specially prepared folder contain
ing reprint of "A Calm Review
of Calm Man." which Mrs Hard
ing was reading to the President
when he died, will be presented to
her by the Typothetae of Buffalo
The article, a description of
Warren q. Harding. was written
by Samuel q. Blythe, a former
Buffalo newspaper man. The spe-
clal folder will have on it's cover
a portrait Of Mr.. Harding with
his last words-"That'S good. go
on. read some more"
Five thousand other copies will
be presented by the Buffalo print
ers TO government officials.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
Seaplane Speed
Record Broken
AtPhiladelphio

by the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, August 9.-A
new seaplane speed record was
made at the Philadelphia navy
yard today when Lieut.. A. w. Cor
ton of Providence, R. l.. flew over
the Delaware, river course at the
average rate of 177.5 miles an
hour.
The previous record made a few
uays ago at Port Washington,
Long Island. was 115 miles by
Lieut.. r. Irving of Brooklyn. Both
flyers Will compete in the
Schneider cup race at the Isle of
Wight on September 2S.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
Boy POisOns F OOd of Own Family
In Plot to Kill Euery Member

halted at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon while coroner's inquest
was held, which declared that
Frank Bryson. "a colored boy, had
deliberately placed quantities of
poison in the baby's milk to kill it.
and also had scattered the poison
in salt, sugar, oatmeal and coffee
about the Hall>home with the con-
fessed intention of killing the
father of the child.
He admitted causing the death
. of the child because he was tired
of attending to it, and said that
he tried to kill his father because
he had been reprimanded for stay
ing out late at night
Evening star., 1923-08-09
MASONIC LODGE ASKED
TO HELP IN EXERCISES
Will Take Part as Separate Organ.
tzation in Laying Corner Stone
of Memorial
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.


FREDERICKSBJRG Va. August 8.
s--F'redericksburg1 Lodge. No. 4, a. F.
and \. NJ, has been invited to partici-
pate rs separate organization in the
exercises of the George Washington
National Masonic Memorial AsSocia-
rion in connection with the laying of
The corner stone Of the Memorial
Temple at Alexandria. Va, November l.
Grand Lodges all over the country
will participate, but only three subor-
diuate lodges in the state and but
few in the United States have been
invited 10 participate as separate or
Plantations. The Fredericksburg Lodge
l. WashinGton's mother lodge.
The other Virginia lodges invited
are the Potomac Lodge. No. 5, and
Alexandria- Washington Lodge, No. %.
y communication conveying this invi-
1ation has been received by w. J..
Phillips. master of Fredericksburg
Lodge, from James H. Pierce of Rich
muUd. grand master of MasonSN in
Virginia.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
PLAN FIELD TRIALS CLUB.
Game Conservation and Develop
ment of Dogs Aim.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ND

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, August Q
There has been much discussion
among the local sportsmen for some
time in reference to organizing a
field trials club, to be known as the
Rappahannock Amateur Field Trials
association. The purpose is to bring
together all the sportsmen interested
in the conservation Of game and to
encourage the development of q high
er and better class of bird dogs.
In recent years this section of Vir-
ginia has made marked improve
ment in the quality and breeding of
bird dogs for field use. One can now
find here both pointers and settlers of
the worlds best breeding. y meeting
Will be held here to discuss the fea-
Sibility of such an organiza ton
Evening star., 1923-08-09
DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
Inquest Absolves Driver in Hitting
Child.

An inquest held at the morgue to-
day in the case of William Saunders,
four years old. 622 Massachusetts ave-
nue.. who was killed almost in front of
his home yesterday morning by the
automobile of Henry Batson, 1893 L
street, resulted in the jury,s reporting
. verdict of accidental death.
\ Witnesses explained that the child.
:sacompanied by an older brother and
sister, started across Massachusetts
avenue to go to a store for candy.
William was walking in rear of the
others, it was testified, and stopped
10 place a stone on the car track.
Batson. driving his machine at a mod
crate rate of speed, appeared as the
child turned and started to retrace
his footsteps, the machine striking
and knocking him down.
Evening star., 1923-08-09
COUPLE WED 27 YEARS
PARENTS 18TH TIME

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BERKELEY SPRINGS. W. Va, A.
gust 9-The seventeenth child has
just been born to Mr.. and Mrs ". v
Hewett. II is d girl, weighing tweivs
pounds. Mr.. and Mrs. Hewett hay,
been married twenty-seven years az
twelve Of their children are living