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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
JUDGE DECISION
TO GO AT RACES

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Preferring
to rely altogether on the decisions of
the race judges, thee Jockey CLUB
controlling most of the high-class
races in America, is said to have de-
cided that news photographers and
movie men must keep away from the
finish lines and take no pictures or
close finishes. A proposal to base de-
clsions on photographs snapped by
mechanism at the very instant of the
finish also has been abandoned, be-
cause of the delay which would be
necessary in announcing the win
ners.
The objection to the photographing
of close finishes arose from the incl
dent at Louisville, in which Zev was
declared the official winner IN a
close finish with In Memoriam. News
pictures indicated the Kentucky
horse won. 1t was suggested that
the cameras saw the finish from a
false perspective, but in any case the
authorities prefer to stand by the
judges verdicts, believing them right
800 times out of 1000.
The Jockey club is said to be cold
also to the desires of Pierre Wertnel-
mer, the Frenchman, owner OF the
French champion, Epinard. who
came heer to arrange some special
international races between Epinard,
Zev and, perhaps, Papyrus. However.
Wertheimer may be abel to arrange
some races with Harry Sinclair or
other American horse owners as In
diyiduals
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Tiger Prospects Titular Game To
For 1924 Season Be Played Here
On Grid Is Good Saturday 2 P. NJ.

The central and north Alabama
high school championship game will
be played in Birmingham on Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. This was
finally announced by Prof. w. j..
Baird, president of the Alabama High
School Athletic association, and Gull
man County High school and Coffee
High of Florence, VIII be the con-
testants.
These two schools won tho right
to play for the title by eliminating
Shelby County High and Tuscumbia
High, respectively, and according to
an agreement reached by Principal
Greenhill of the Cullman High school
and superintendent Appleby of the
Florence schools, Monday afternoon.
the game will be played on Berry
field at Howard college.
The four teams that were Compel
ing for the state title were chosen
by a committee of five men, COM
posed of Coach Dobbin of Howard
college, Harry Strong. George Rey-
nolds, Tram Sessions and Jerry
Bryan, selected by President Baird
and the teams were declared the ones
with the strongest claims at the con-
ference.
Coffee High eliminated Tuscumbia
High In Florence last Friday when
game Schlosser, star end for Coffee,
got out of the sick-bed to get into
the game and scored the lone touch
down by running So yards across the
goal line after picking up fumbled
ball.
On the next day Cullman High
eliminated Shelby High by winning
to over the Wildcats at Berry
field. The difference between the
teams was wider than the score
would indicate for the Cullman
eleven had two touchdowns called
back and were penalized for off-side.
Coffee High has not been defeated
this year and under the direction of
Coach Hibbet has been making an
enviable record in north Alabama.
The Cullman delegation, under the
tutalege of Coach Pugh, has downed
many tough opponents this year and
sprung more trick plays in the game
Saturday than any other team seen
in action here this year.
The grand finale will be put on
Saturday and both teams are work
ing hard for the clash. Both teams
came through their game without in
juries and will be in better shape for
the game Saturday AFTERNOON than
they were for their last one.
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Crimsonettes Practice For
First Game With
PantheretteS

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 10.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Crimsonettes. statefham-
ptons last year in basketball, will
present very weakened combination
when they meet the birmingham
Southern sextette here Friday night in
the opening game of the season. Loss
of several stars, and the absence from
practice of several capable reserves
of last year, indicate that Coach Nc
Gauly will have to build practically
a new combination this year.
Louise Strebile, Captain-elect Hal
lie Wright, and EX-Captain Chita
Namitt are three regulars who did not
return to school. Gladys Greer and
Claire Storrs are two other regulars
who are in school but are not out
for the seXtete this year. MISS sure pie
is expected to return to school alter
midterm and will do much to bolster
ing up the team. The loss of these
five players practically disrupted the
team, but all is not exactly gloom at
the Capstone.
OF the co-eds who earned insignias
last year, Louise Nuckols Mary Rob-
ertson, Virginia Shellbourne, and
Virginia Donovan are certain to be
given preference for the squad Miss
Nuckols played forward in excellent
fashion last year, and is showing bet
ter speed and ability this year. As
running center, Miss Donovan was q
team and should be in better form
this year Mary Little, a regular OF
the % team, is back and out for prac-
tice and is showing up well.
Mary Fits, who played great deal
of last season but failed to make a
letter, is shooting the oval with great
accurateness and should make cap
| able running mate to Miss Nuckols
until Miss Strebile returns to school
Another youngster showing up well Is
/ Clifford Baker, former Tuscaloosa
High school star. Cornelia LeaVy is
another gold prospect for forward. OF
last years reserves, Sidney Morton
Edna Gray Borden and Gertrude Clapr
are doing pleasing work at the guard
positions.
Altogether, Coach McGauly is not
overly pleased with his players as
the initial game draws near but Is
confident of having the Crimsonettes
play good game against the Pan
| therettes. Practice is>> held every
night at the gymnasium, and the
squad is increasing every night.
The game with the Birmingham
Southern seXette is the only game
that has been settled definitely. How
ever. plans are underway to meet
practically all teams that the 'Bama
goods played last year. Efforts are
being made to have games with NJ
S. c.. w, at Columbia, Miss, Woman 5
college in Montgomery, MontevaIlo
Peabody's institute al Nashville
Middle Tennessee State Normal,
| Nashville Y. w C. A., Jacksonville
State Normal and other girls teams.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
AT 'BAMA IN 1924

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Dec. 1Q.-Hopes
and dreams of a football champion
ship for 1924 are already imbedded in
the mind of University of Alabama
students,
The triun. plant march of the Grim
son to southern gridiron supremacy
in 1923. only to be halted in the final
game of the season, served to dis
courage little and already inventory
on what to expect next autumn is be-
ing made.
Here is the way followers of the
crimson are summing things up,
many of them:
Coach Wallace Wade will be back
for three years.
Coach Bully Van de GRAF VIII be
back in charge of the line. Coach
Cohen will direct the backfield.
Three letter men will be the only
losses, 1t Is believed now, AL Clemens,
w. C. Baty and, Tom Newton being
the trio.
Reports on the campus are that
Bull Wesley. star lineman of 1922.
is to return
"Shorty" Propst, all-southern ceen-
ter; Pooley Hubert, star fullback
Buckler tackle: Jones, guard; Comp
ton, tackle, and Camp, guard, will be
some of the stars expected to again
shine on the Alabama team.
Alabama's freshmen eleven this
year claimed the southern first-year
championship. defeating every team
played with the exception of Missis
sippi A. and NJ, freshmen whom they
tied at Starkville. Mary promising
candidates are expected to be gath
cred from the rats"
The schedule is expected to be- a
representative southern conference
card with Kentucky, Georgia, Geor-
gia Teach and one or two other con-
ference teams appearing on it.
All in all, followers are predicting
banner year for the tides
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Germans And French
Play Football Game

MAYENCE, Germany. Dec. 10.-(By
Associated Press, 1--WE are glad to
meet in sport and forget politics.
was the greeting of the captain of a
German association football club in
introducing ten other members of his
team to the captain of team COM
posed of French civilians stationed
here, when for the first time since
1914, German and French athletes
met in competition.
sport makes brothers of us all, ="
responded the captain of the French
players, and the members of both
teams warmly shook hands.
Both teams played in keen rivalry
and a great spirit OF sport was evil
denced by the immense concourse of
German and French spectators in the
stands who Joined in applauding the
good plays of each team. The French
won five goals to none.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Luque's Wife Sues

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 10.-Adolfe
Luque, pitcher of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals. Is being sued for divorce by
his wife, Sonora Eugenia Vafces
L.uque, according to Heraldo de Cuba
today, which publishes court notice
saying the first proceedings have
been filed. The couple have an eight
year. old daughter. Olga Luque. The
Cuban twirler, who led all major
league moundsmen last season, is
managing the Havana baseball team
in the Cuban National lea>re this
winter. No cuse for the divorce pro-
ceedingS was given.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Orioles To Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec 10.-Colum-
bus will be headquarters for spring
training for the Baltimore Orioles,
chan pions of the International
league, according to statement
made here today by Secretary S. A,
Spivey, of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Toronto Maple Leafs of the
same association trained here last
year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Tennis Ranking Made

PARIS, Dec. 1o.-tBy Associated
ss.)-Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet
and Rene Lacoste have been awarded
the highest rank among French
tennis players for 1928. The an
nouncement has Just been made in
the official classification OF the
French tennis federation.
All three men, with handicap or
minus 1913, will be known as the
ranking number ones of the play
ers of France. Their names are
printed alphabetically in the classi-
fication so as to avoid any possible
deduction that one is placed above
the other.
Suzanne Lenglen is ranked SUI
preme among the women players.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Dempsey To Appear

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. 10
The state supreme court late today
denied the application of the state of
Missouri for write of prohibition
to prevent enforcement of a circuit
court Injunction restraining police
from interfering with a boxing pro-
gram in st. Louis tomorrow night. at
which Champion Jack Dempsey will
appear in an exhibition bout.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Team Given Banquet


LINEVILLE. Ala. Nov. 1o.-(Spe-
GALA banquet given in honor Of
the football team at rhe State Secon-
Diary Agricultural school, fostered by
two of the .Lineville matrons. Mrs. o..
l.. Dunn and Mrs. J. +. Willingi1am,
They were aided by a number of othei
women and the business men of, the
town.
At the close of the banquet formal
meeting of the IL" men was held for
the purpose of electing a captain for
the football teeam for 1924. Two BARI
lots were taken, each of whith
showed a tie vote. 1t seemed i'm
probable that any man would, change
his vote, so it was decided to have CO.
captains. Ohio Mitchell, right guard,
and Errett Preston, quarterback,
were elected.
OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE l8
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Conecuh High Wins

CASTLEBERRY, Ala Dec. 10
Especial Leased Wire. )-Conecuh
County High trounced her second
opponent of the bask etball season at
Georgiana, the local outfit trimming
Georgiana High 10 to 10.
Goodwin and Reynolds were big
factors in the Conecuh victory.
Georgiana supporters said it was
the first game their team had lost
Stree the 192122 season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Yanks Awarded Title

CHICAGO. Dec. 1O.-6By Associated
Press.)-The board of directors Of
the American league, meeting here
today, formally awarded the 1928
league championship to the New
York American League club and
voted to give individual awards to
George Sisler and Babe Ruth. the two
players decided to have been of the
greatest value sto their clubs in 1922
and 1923 respectively. The form of
these awards was not decided on.
The board also sent message of
coincidence to the relatives of wild
Bill Donovan, killed the wreck of
the Twentieth Century Limited at
Forsythe, n. Y, yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
BROOKLYN Club Wins

CLEVELAND, Dec. 10.-The Brook
lyn Riding and Driving club and the
Cincinnati Polo club won this after
Moons matches in the mid-western
indoor polo championship tourna-
ment. Fort Thomas (Kentucky) de-
feated the Kirkland club of Cleve-
land 91a to ~ in the first round Of
consolation play.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Shocker Not For Sale

- CHICAGO, Pee. TO- (BysAssociated
Press. )-Ufban Shocker, the st. Louis
american league pitcher. waoshas az |
piled to Commissioner Eandfs to be
declared free agent, will not be sold
or traded by the St. Louis club, it was
said here today by President Phil
Bail. George eiSsler, who will mani
age the Browns next season.. wants
Smoker back, Ball said. I. "
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Yanks To New Orleans

YANKS TO NEW ORLEANS e. =.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-(By Associ-
ated Press. 1.-The New York yam
KEGS today closed a deal with A. j.
Heinnemann of the New Orleans
club of the Southern association to
train at New Orleans next spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Williams Is Captain

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 1o.-Norman
H. Williams, of Chattanooga. half
lick on the 1923 eleven, was today
elected captain of the University of
Chattanooga football team for next
year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11

THE "CHRISTMAS Gift Sugges-
lions" in the Classified Section cut
down the high cost of Christmas.
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The Washington times., 1923-05-22
Girl Becomes Blind
After Predicting
She Would

RICHMOND, Va, May o.
Doctors at Memorial Hospital
are baffled by the case of
Veronica Crump, of this city,
involved with Narcisse P. Denis,
former Montreal priest, in an
alleged attempt to obtain
$1,000 from a Richmond bank
on a forged certificate of de-
post.
Miss Crump, they say, has a
hallucination that she inherited
$75, 100000 and that her mis-
sion is to uplift the negro
race. She was admitted to the
hospital two weeks ago, soon
after her arrest. Another for
mer priest, John J. Gallery, Of
Newton, N. j., and Helen Car
roll, a trained nurse, OF the
same city, who came here a
few months ago to become Miss
Crump's companion, were ar
rested at the same time.
Miss Crump went blind, &C
cording to the hospital doctors,
five days after she had predict
ed that she would do so. The
doctors believe her blindness is
due to nervous hySteria.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
MAN WHO STAGED HOLDUP
WITH TOOTHBRUSH FREED

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23.-Gov.
ernor Donaney pardoned Ben E.
King, of GAINESVILLE, serving a ten
year sentence for holding up a man
with a toothbrush while intoxicated.
A world war veteran, King is the
sole support of an aged mother.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
SEE VOLCANOES
DOING WORK
Of WORLD
Scientists Expect Heat to
Produce Electrical Energy
for Future.
By ELSIE MCCORMICK.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

New York, May 23.-Will world
race for volcanoes be the cause of the
next dar?
With the coal supply shrinking
rapidly and the fight for diminishing
Oil fields assuming international pro-
portions, recent experiments in the
utilization Of volcanic heat may bring
new detectives into the race for in
dustrial power.
If experiments described today by
DR.. Nikola Tesla are successful, in
dustrtal supremacy may shift to ia
pan, Italy, Mexico and the countries
or Central and South America, leav-
ing continental United States, which
possesses only Mt. Lassen, of Cali
fornia, in. a comparatively unfavor-
able position. The active craters of
the Hawaiian islands. would, there
fore, become immensely valuable.
DIR. TesIa's Statement.
There is every reason to believe
that volcanic power may prove to be
new and important source of in
dustrially-applied energy" said DIR.
Tesla. Natural resources Of this
kind exist in a great many countries
and We now have means on hand to
transmit the power to any distance
virtually without loss
Perhaps when wireless power
transmission becomes commercial the
obstacles which now hamper enter
prises OF this character will be re-
moved. If such large resources of
energy were made available without
great expense. then undoubtedly all
countries would be eager to take pos
session Of them"
Experiments in the utilization Of
volcanic heat have already been made
in various parts Of the world, ac-
cording to DR. TeGla.
Such an attempt was made for
the first time some years ago at Voil-
terra, ITALY," he said. 1.-THE expert
ments were encouraging and grad
ually the undertaking was developed
so that, according to reports pub
lished some time ago, about $4,000
electrical horsepower are generated
and transmitted to distant cities by
the three-phase alternating system.
Several other such projects have
been brought to my attention lately.
among which the proposed exploita-
ton of the Hawaiian volcanoes seem
most important"
DIR. Tesla added that he is keenly
interested in such projects and Is
ready to cooperate in their develop
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
LACKS BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
CANNOT GET MARRIED

NEW YORK, May 22.-Daisy
Heath and Faustino B. Urbano, both
were denied marriage license by
City Clerk Cruise.
Daisy's mother, Mrs. Florence
Heath. declared Daisy's age to be
sixteen
Daisy had given her age as
twenty-four and her occupation as
nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Urbano said he was twenty-nine,
an architect, and a native of Samar
Philippine Islands.
The city clerk advised Daisy to
produce birth certificate in case
she desired to marry without her
mothers consent. She asked:
"How can /? was born in ST.
Johns. Antigua, British West Indies,
and they've been entirely out of
birth certificates there since long
before my generation was even
thought Of
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
INSTALLS RADIOS TO
CUT USE OF NARCOTICS

NEW YORK, May 22.-A-eom
plete radio outfit with more than
$50 headpieces is installed in Beth
Israel Hospital for the use Of each
patient in. the wards. Louis j.
Frank, superintendent, said yester'
day that he believed wireless would
diminish the giving of narcotics and
sleeping potions, ease the patients
minds and help recovery.
night after night" said Frank,
'many patients have nothing but
blank walls to stare at and their
minds are continually on their all.
ments. They are restless and NOR.
bid; they can't go to sleep. The
installation of the radio is bound
to help many cases."
Individual headpieces, it was ex.
planned, will supplant the horn,
which would disturb some patients
too i'll to listen to broadcasting.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
.LOREE OFFERS
SECRETS Of
SUCCESS
President of Delaware and
Hudson Railroad Describes
Early Career.
LEONOR FRESNEL LOREE,
BY Himself

LEONOk FRESNEL LOREE,
BY Himself.
College Student, Railroad Surveyor, In
ventOr, Railroad Executive, President
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Com
pany.
copyrighted, 1923, by Cosmopolitan
News service.)
NEW YORK, Nav 22.-Im.
mediately after my graduation from
college, in 1877, entered the EN-,
pIoy or the Pennsylvania railroad
ana as result Of a few years
services IN surveying I gained a
practical knowledge of railroad
engineering. In my early years
was thus formed the foundation
and groundwork for INV life work,
and l subsequently devoted my best
efforts to the attainment Of further
success along these lines. It was
the turning in my business life
when / went to work as a railway
surveyor.
Being OF an inventive turn Of
mind, l have always given special
attention to the devising of mechan
tcal devices to facilitate the opera
ton OF the country's railroa'3
systems. In this respect, / have
had a gratifying measure of sue
cess, and many of the devices in
troduced by me have been success
fully adopted by some Of the larg
est railroad lines Of the country.
They include new systems oil
tram dispatching, the so-called lap
passing tracks for single track
operation, remodelling of freight
cars, construction OF the first
articulated locomotive with the
Walschaert valve gear, and the
upper quadrant system Of soma
phore signalling. 1t was also my
privilege to revise and systematizt
the accounting systems of railroad
companies which I have served.
For the past sixteen years I have
been president Of the Delaware and
Hudson railroad system and of the
thtrty-four companies affiliated with
1t.
The prosperity Of this great lane
is contingent upon the development;
and operation of its Transportation
system. This Is a matter which
should have the fullest cooperation
not only OF railroad managers, but
also Of legislators, shippers and the
public generally. Everybody has a
part to play and every one can
help.
Tomorrow: Seymour l.. Cromwell
president. New York Stock Elk
change.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
NOTICE TO
THE PUBLIC

If you have any
friends or rela'
tives who intend
ed coming to the
Shrine Convention
by automobile, but
were misled by
false and malicious
reports. please no.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
TWO MEN ARRESTED
FOR THEFT OF TRUCK

PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-Sam'
uel Blum, of Moore street, near
Sixth, and Samuel Cohen. Seventh
street near Wolf, were arrested
early yesterday morning by Dec
tives Benz and Boyle on a charge
Of larceny and receiving stolen
goods. The men are charged with
stealing a truckload Of sugar valued
at $1,000.
The machine, which was stolen
from Ninth and Reed streets, was
later recovered at Twenty-second
and Wolf streets. Robert Crawford,
the driver, disappeared with the
truck. Benz and Boyle located
Crawford and through him obtained
the information that led to the
arrest of Cohen and Blum.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22
Trade in Stolen Gems
Is Now Affecting
Real Business
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-
TRAFFIC in stolen gems is car
ried on to such an extent that
the local sales are being affect
ed" o. S. Hudis, partner in the
New York diamond firm of j.
Braunstein and company, i'm
porters, declared here today.
"The diamond business in
America has been dealt a big
blow by robberies and the slow
return to normal of the demand.
So serious is the danger of rob-
berry to one carrying valuable
stones that / am afraid to return
to Chicago because of the num-
Der of daring holdups in that
city"
Hudis said he was carrying
with him over 100000 worth of
diamonds.
The Washington times., 1923-05-22

ment, especially through the applica-
ton of the wireless transmission sys-
tenn, to the study Of which he has
given many years.
View Of GeOIOgiSt.
DIR. Edmund o. Hovey, chief geol-
ogist of the American Museum OF
Natural History, stated that he be-
lieved the successful utilization OF
volcanoes would be postponed until
scientists had learned how to predict
severe eruptions fairly long time In
advance. Observatories at kilaueat
Hawaiian Islands; Mt. Kttmai
Alaska, and Vesuvius, Italy, are al
present working on this problem.
"It Is true that volcanoes offer 9
practically inexhaustivle source OF
power through heat" DR.. Hovey
stated. "A small cone in the neigh
borhood of Vesuvius has been tun
neled and piped for hot water. SINH
lar borings have been made on the
slopes of Kilauea, as means OF
testing the internal heat of the noun
tain and experimenting with ways OF
using it. Mauna Loa. however, has
thus far proved too active to permit
any tunneling.
Scientists are by no means ever
certain of the causes OF the volca
noes"