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Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
No More "Clara"
Escapes If L. A.
Has Her Own Way
by United Press Leased Wire

ROS ANGELES, July 1.-two
Thousand tons specially hardened
tungsten and molvbenum steel has
been ordered for construction work
in he new county Jail, in order to
maize such simple and unannounced
departures as that of Clara Phillips
impossible in the future
pc jail will be housed in the up
per sthree floors Of the new Temple
of Justice. The supervisors decided
on Che new sawproof steel today
after the advisability of using va
nadlum steel had been discussed.
1.-The next time we get n Clara
we want to keep her and not spend
thousands of dollars sending to Cen
tral America for her, said Super
visor Bean.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
GOVERNOR OF N. M.
MAY GIVE PARDON
TO EDITOR MACEE
Predicts Political Cleanup
As Result of
Trial
by United Press LeaScd Wire

LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, July IA
Prediction was made in political cil-
cles here today that Carl G. Magee
editor Of the New Mexico Stat,
Tribune of Albuquerque, convicted
yesterday of criminal contempt of
court and sentenced to one year s
Imprisonment, will never serve Il
day in jail nor pay the $4,O5O i'm
posed upon his newspaper ror def
ance of Judge David j. Leahy.
Since his statement ut the time
of the arrest of Magee that he
would not interfere in the ease
until il had been concluded in
court Governor "Cowbov - Hin
k.e has consistently refused to talk.
But from the governor s attitude
and because of the political situa-
ton, Magee s paper pelng the oniy
Democratic newspaper in the state,
the whole state expects q pardon
for Magee, not only on the sentence
for alleged criticism, but also for
the sentence on the charge of Grim
inal libel, out of which. grew the
present case.
Comforting in Capital
Magee is in Santa Fe today, con
ferring at the capital with various
political leaders. Judge Richard IL.
Hanna, his chief counsel, has left
for Albuquerque to prepare Magee $
defense to the fifth citation for
criticism. In addition, Hanna also
must prepare his own defense to two
charges accusing him of unprofe3-
sional conduct and showing cause
why he should not be suspended
from law practice.
Magee today said: "The case
terminated as we all expected. |
had charged Judge Leahy with be-
ing controlled by Romero and with
running his force as part of po-
litical machine.
"The whole proposition.Was pre-
pOstcrous as Il matter of court pro-
cedure, but it served the purpose of
making it obvious to everybody but
Judge Leahy and his gang what !
said was true. Good will come out
of the trial. The public sees and
viii demand the remedy. | shall
continue the fight without Il let
up. #ftt
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
FIRE WIPES OUT TWO IDAHO TOWN,
Offers to Sell
His Baby for
$4,000

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July IA.
George Bombey, 81, wa; ques-
toned by police today in their
lnvearlga ZION OF a report he had
offered to sell his six h-onGlis
cd daughter for $4,000.
BcmblCys young wife AID
child were sent to the detention
hcme pandlng competition OF the
investigation.
Detectives who wer.; 70 Bonn
brcy's apartment posing as bust
ness men, said he renewed the
Offer to sell his child.
According to detectives Bonn
brey said he n3sdsI the money
and that his wife was agreeable
TO the sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
SEARCH HILLS FOR
MAN WHO SHOT
WIFE IN DISPUTE

BERKELEY, Cal, July IA
Berkeley police today were search
ing the hills to the east for Walter
r. Morris, shipping clerk, who shot
his wife, wounding her in the leg,
late last night when she attempted
to persuade him to surrender to the
police seeking him on warrants
charging assault and battery for
attacking his employer, Fred Ham
blcton. San Francisco shipping man.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
BEGIN SUIT TO
RECOVER BILLION
IN DEL. PROPERTY
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN JOSE, July l4.-Ncw claim
ants to the estate of the late Charles
Christopher Springer, which is said
to total So 2,000,000,000, most of it in
real estate upon which II large part
of the city of Wilmington, Del ,
stands ,have started action here for
the recovery of the property.
The foremost claimant here is
Mrs. Hulda c. Burnett of San Jose,
who claims to be the greats great
granddaughter of Springer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
Army Wins Out
i'm Balloon Race

WASHINGTON, July IA The
army won the national elimination
free balloon race at Indianapolis on
July 4, with the ship piloted by
Lieutenant R. S. Olmstead. the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association an
nounced today. His balloon travel
ed 40 80 miles.
Lieutenant j. b. Lawrence, pilot
ing one of the navy's entries, took
second place with distance of 29S
l-10 miles. H. E. Honeywell, civ
ilian entry, took third place, com
ing with nine-thenths of mile
equaling Lawrence s distance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
automobile with flanged wheels
which followed the train.
Joe's Cooking Makes

Joe COOKING MAKES
Surfeited with wild scenic grand
eur the party came at dinner time
to new gIories, the glories of Joe
Galder's cooking. All sat down at
big board tables in the railroad
camp eating house and ate Calder S
fried chicken and custard pie. Mr..
Harding congratulated Calder on
the quality of his dinner and the
beauty of his twin chin. Calder
and his cooking, the president said,
are sure to put the hamlet of Tun-
mel, Alaska, on the map.
The transport Henderson with the
presidential party arrived at Sew
ard at | p. m. yesterday. Fairbanks
will be reached Sunday and plans
are now to take three day auto
mobile trip over the Richardson
trail to get an intimate view of the
resources and possibilities of the
country. All have been told to be
prepared to rough it and to do
battle with mosquites.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
WEAR ARMY HATS
to SUBDU E OIL
WELL AT BEACH
By United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, July l4.-Signal
Hill's S "bcrserker oil well,' which
has been running wild forsfour days
and throwing mud, salt water and
rocks all over the landscape, may
be subducd today by oil workers
armed with old army helmets, who
are planning to approach the mouth
of the man-made volcano and tear
down the derrick.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
ARREST SUSPECTS
IN FORGERY CASE
by United Press Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July l4.-San
Francisco police today were advised
OF the arrest in Santa Barbara, Cal.
last night of Charles, alias Robert,
Doak and Claude Doak, alias c. Gar
rick, accused of muleting San Fran
CISCO and Los Angeles bond aud
brokerage houses of approximately
$4,000 through the alleged sale OF
forged bonds.
The warrants on which the men
were arrested were sworn to by san
Francisco brokers and charged en-
bezzlement
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
YOUTH ACCUSED
OF MAIL ROBBERY
ny United Pres. Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.--Pos.
tai authorities here today claimed
possession of evidence connecting
George Franklin, Nogales, Ariz., pos
tai clerk, with thefts of money from
the mails.
w. /. Madeira, postal Inspector,
Informed his superiors that he had
trapped Franklin with marked
money. Thousands Of dollars in
mail assembled al Nogales for Mex.
lean delivery were taken by Frank.
lin, according 10 Madicra, who
claims the youth has made n full
confession OF his activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
Eight Convicts
Beat Guard and
Escape Prison

PHILADELPHIA, July IA Eight
convicts at the eastern penitentiary
over.powered guard and escaped
by climbing wall today.
The prisoners We're fully armed
and after beating the guard into
submission, scaled the prison wall,
leaped upon a passing truck, threw
the driver out and speed away
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
$25O,OOO BLAZE
IN Los ANGELES
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July l4.-Last
night S fire in the manufacturing
district here, which imperiled an en-
tire city block and destroyed three
small factories, caused damage
amounting to, approximately $3.50
600 it was estimated today. The
blaze was caused by a bonfire set
by two small boys playing near the
studio of the Edwin Flagg company,
stage scenery painters.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
GASOLINE WAR
LOOMS in l.. A.
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 1i,-Fur-
ther evidence of an impending price
war between independents and the
big companies was found today in
an increase of filling stations down
town and along the harbor boule-
ward which are selling gas al the
wav from rs TO 13 cents gallon.
The big companies are still selling
at 10 centS with a 2-cent cut under
that for buyers Of scrip books.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
FALLS TO DEATH
By United Press Leased Wire

PHILADELPHIA, July IL
Clarence b. Sweet, president OF tbs
National Lumbcr company, Blue
field, w. Va, either fell or leaped
to his death from window on the
fifth floor OF the Belevnc SiFatford
Hotel here today, police reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
Wheat in New
Low Record
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July 14.-Wheat again
dronped to Il new record low since
1914, on the Chicago Board Of Trade
today. July wheat slumped to %
5-s. CLOSING at 98M. September
futres dropped to a new low since
1918. selling at 9S Is and closing
at 9SH. December deliveries dro0-
ped to $1.01 Is and closed at 1.01X.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
Germany Takes Responsibility for Lusitania Sinking
Advises Don't
Stop Wifey
Trying to Die
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA
If friend wife wants to commit
suicide, don interfere. Tell her
Go to it. old gall For if in
terfered with wifey may sue for
divorce for crue't ty and get ali
mony. Mrs. Gladys a. Furkart,
singer and actress, gcis divorce
recently on those grounds. Along
with the divorce she obtained
$40 monthly a'imony and al the
household furniture.
snc said when she tried to kill
herself last May he- husband
wouldn't le. her. Told her it
was too expensive pleasure and
there was nothing to pay for the
funeral Another sorrow was her
husband s preference for his dog
to his wife's company.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
SO HOllanders
Die; All Europe
Suffers in Heat
by United Press Leased Wire

AMSTERDAM, July ll.-Sixty
persons died in Holland from the
effects of terrific heat this week.
Temperatures throughout Europe
averaged 90 degrees, most intense
here and in London, where it was
hottest in II years.
Berlin, too, suffered its hottest
day of the summer Friday, ther-
mometers registering 93. Paris,
celebrating Bastile Day, sweltered
in unprecedented heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
CALLED HER CLARA W
PHILLIPS; SHE SUES

LOS ANGELES, July l4.--Be-
cause he called her ~''Clara Phil
lips and told their five wear old
child to get her mother hammer,
Mrs. Clara Mcmillan is suing her
husband for divorce here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14

WALLACE, Idaho, July 14.-Six
hundred persons are homeless and
property worth %l,000,000 is in ruins
today !. Il fire which destroyed the
town OF Burke, seven miles east of
LCro, late. yesterday.
The entire business section and
practically ali the residence distric.
were wiped out.
tiX hundred men are iohleSs.
one woman was burned severely
while tempting to save her furni-
ture.
First reports greatly exaggerated
the number of homeless. The fire
#. rted in u school house from Il
epark from Il passenger train in the
camp of Upper Mace. Driven by q
high wind, the flames swept up to
the narrow canyon in which the two
mining communities are situated,
loaping from building to building
and through timber, unchecked.
Dynamiting Useless
The residence section of Burke
was directly in the path of the ON
rushing flames. Several homes
were dynamitcd, but the attempt to
hold the flames on the outskirts of
the town were futile.
gust of wind carried burning
timber and glowing ashes across the
canyon which separates Burke from
the Hccll mining property. Then
the flames ate their way across the
mine and leaped back across the
canyon to the business section.
The fire was checked just before
il reached the surface buildings of
the Hercules Mining Company, one
of the richest siNer-lead mines i'll
the world. Many of the families
rendered homeless have been
brought here.
The Shoshone county chapter of
the Red Cross and business men here
are acting as Il relief committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
ATTENDANCE AT
EVENING SERVICES
HOLDS UP WELL.

Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the union service at the city
party tomorrow evening. Rev. A. +.
Worthy will preach on the subject,
Is Christ Sufficient 2" and Il large
crowd is anticipated. These union
services are very popular with the
people Of the city, as has been at
tested so far by the attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14

NEW YORK,-Rober Magruder
faces 10 years in Jail. He was
convicted on "a counts of looting a
bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-14
MANY HOMELESS
In DISASTER AT
MI Ming TOW N
One Woman Burned
Severely in Effort to
Save Property
MANY ARE JOBLESS
Entire Business and Many
Residences of Burke
Destroyed
MANY ARE JOBLESS
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
BURKE, Idaho, July IA
With the long battle with the
flames finally olded, author
itics were today making care
ful check to a5certain' if arH
were killed in the million dollar
fire which last night wiped out
Burke and part of Mace, both
mining towns.
. Reports were eagerly await
cd from nearly 200 refugees who
Travelled eastward before the
advancing flames and believed
to have fought shelter in the
forests on the other side of
IT, Cour d'Aler1 mountains,
ut Thompson Falls, Mont.
Mace was less seriously hit
than Burke, as q west wind
kept back the flames. All the
surface workings of the famous
Hecla mine and part of the
Hercules plant were destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
ATLANTA BIDDER IN
 AUDITORIUM MILL. ARRIVE WEDNESDAY
Next Lowest Bid Read May Prove Lowest Chamber Board to Investigate
 Thursday

J. W. Leroux, president of the At lanta Construction company. will be
 in Birmingham Wednesday morning to make bond for his company in
 anticipation that further tabulation
 of auditorium bids reveal that it's
 Manasco. Birmingham building pro-
 moter, to whom the contract WAS
 awarded by four to one vote of
 the commission last week. This
 was learned Monday, when o. l..
 Bum, secretary Of the Chamber of
 Commerce., to whom numerous com
 plaints regarding the legitimacy of
 tho award have been made, received
 Q telegram stating that MT. Lerorx
 would come to Birmingham at once
 to represent his company. Mir. Bum
 also announced that the Chamber of
 Commerce is gathering data on a1-
 legged defects in awarding the con-
 tract, to be submitted at the board of directors meeting Thursday aft ernoon at 2:3G o'clock.
 Inauguration Guests
 Both Commissioner w. E. Dickson,
 who has charge of the auditorium project, and Manasco were in Mont
 gomery Monday attending the i'm augural ceremonies for Go A,rnor W. W. Brandon. and no information was given out from their offices. Com missioner Dickson told The Age-He
 aid Saturday that he would not be inclined to rush signing of tho con- tract.p He said the signing would
 be deferred "at least" until Wednes-
 day, when the comni ssioners are ex-
 pected to have returned from Mont
 gomery.
 Awarding of the contract to Man
 aseo was made by the commission
 upon motion of Dickson and over protest and negative vote of Commis- sioner w. l.. Harrison, who declared
 that Manasco was not known as a contractor and the commission had no assurance as to who would build the audi torium or how 1t would be handled If he were awarded the con- tract. The commission overruled him, however. when Dickson an- nounced that Manasco's bid was $10.- $50 lower than that of the Atlanta construction company In reading the bids to the conlmis ission, Dick son first omitted that of the Att lanta Construction company and later inserted it. Complaints Pour I'm
 Immediately after the award was made, complaints began to pour in to the Chamber of Commerce, accord ing to MT. Bum. They were referred to J. D. Moore. president, who de- clared at once that the commission should hold up signing of the con- tract until the chamber had time to investigate. The following telegram was re- ceived by Mir. Bum Monday:
 You are advised that the Atlanta Construction was incorporated in 1915. J. w. Leroux, president, will be in Birmingham Wednesday morn ings witn surety company's represen- tContinpcd on Page Eightcen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
Age-Herald Pictures by Airplane

The AgeHerad today readers full details of Lieutenant Dowe Montgomery Monday, by word The photo graphs this brought to Birmingham from Montgomery aane Monday afternoon Two staff photographers Baird and St John dispatched Montgomery take of the days events for readers of this The with his plates brought to Birmingham by Maj J. A. Mener mander of the One Hundred and observation squadron
 
 parade shows those historic appeared from the air.
 Incidents of the flight: Major Mssner left Birmingham Monday with Herald arriving Montgomery 950 the miles from Birmingham the capital Curtis plane Returning plane left Maxwell field at Montgomery at 230 against terrific headwnd and arrived in Birmingham 4 Photographer Baird his dark The Herald building 435 All the pictures ready for the 65 Within the engraved went to the for Age Herald readers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
.KLANSMEN TELL IF ARMED IMG
 IN BAsTR0P STORE
Witnesses Say Retaliation Feared From Mer Rouge. Citizens--Probers Open
 New Ground

BASTROP. La., Jan. 16.-New
 ground was opened today by states attorneys in their task of unraveling
 the mystery surrounding the kid
 naping and staying of Watt Daniel
 and Thomas Richard. victims of
 black hooded kidnapers. and by the statements of two members of the Ku Klux Klar put into the record recital of an assembling of Klans- men in a store here in anticipation that Mer Rouge citizens might sweep down on Bastrop in retaliation James F. Harp and "Jap" Jones, farmers of Bonita, a village in the southern part of Morehouse parish. both members of the parish Ixlan or ganization, testified that after the Kidnapping of Daniel, Richard and three other men on the Mer Rouge Bastrop pike August 24 last, dozen or more men, kansnen, gathered in a hardware store here, armed them selves and prepared for eventuali- ! ties.
 1 Both insisted that the klan had
 no part in the Kidnapping but that the gathering of the klansmen was deemed advisable as precautionary measure in view of intense feeling prevailing in the parish. "Why did you klansmen walt up
 that night?" was asked of Harp.
 Tt takes long time to tell that story Harp said. Heard Mer Rouge Arming 'We heard the people of Mer Rouge had guns and a regular arsenal and We thought they might come over and blame the Kidnapping on the klan. We knew they were mad and | up in arms about the Kidnapping of
 Richard a week before and we were afraid it would be laid at cur feet"
 Were you armedT "Yes."
 Did you have your masks?' s9vo." Jones testified along much the
 same lines as Harp as to the gather ing in the Bastrop store. Tt was a serious thing" Jones
 said. We had discussed it and de- cided 10 be prepared" 1 Did you believe it was the klan who did the kidnaping?" was asked of Jones.
 "No. but did want to know who did" he answered.
 Made Round of Stores Jones told of making the round with his friends in Bastrop stores, trying to learn who might be respon- sible, but without result. At no place, he declared, could he find informa- tion as to who was in the party of
 men who took part
 The watch at the hardware store continued until midnight l "Did you hear of any preparation
 made to lSidnap Daniel and Richard7' Jones was asked. tf ! "No-none.'
 | "Did you 4eend any meeting in which the n'iuet of Richard and Daniel was diseussed?''s was another question.
 | "Yes, about six weeks prior to the
 Kidnapping we met in the court house
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
Rrnndon outlinine Policy

Governor Brandon delivered an s1- dress in which he outlined in esss, eral way tho policy which will g7ssSs him during the next four years. men tioniug many of the things which he included in his platform wheH ke became a candidate for governor
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
ITALY STILL SEEKS
 ENGLISH ERIENDSHIP

ROME, Jan. 15.--Premier Musso- lini told his cabinet today that Italy had never proposed a continental combination against England, but had advised France to limit her military action in the Ruhr valley to the utmost and not shut the door on U possible agreement.
 if an entente were formed which could give Europe peace, it could not. in Italian opinion, succeed without Great Britain. ftaly, said Mussolini had no coal and could not allow her. self the luxury of isolation. Italian policy had been inspired by the prin- vaaslss of the memorandum of Lon don for safeguarding Italian inter- esLS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; no change in temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
DEMONSTRATIONS BRING
 nc CROWDS IN GERMANY

BERLIN, Jan. l5.-Government headquarters and the press generally apparently are obtaining consider able comfort from the national pro- test meetings held Sunday, enthu- siastic reports of which continue to arrive. The demonstrations are said to have brought out huge crowds. There were no disturbances.
 Today's reports from Essen also impressed official quarters, espe- cialiy because of statements that the French were finding themselves In quandary owing to their hilure to whip the mine owners and operators into line, after the federal coal com missioner had Issued an order pro- hibiting producers to furnish coal on French and Belgian orders.
 These instructions of the coal com missioner followed resolution passed at a special cabinet session on Sunday and did not represent the personal initiative of the official coal controller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16

ESSEN, Jan. 15.-The, deadlock involving the complete breakdown of all negotiations in the economic field between the French occupying authorities and the German mag mates in the Ruhr is creating a crit ical situation which the French will meet tomorrow with penalties, mili- tary, economic and financial. The exact nature of the penalties the French general staff refuses to dis close, saying that instructions from Paris are being awaited.
 Meantime the military occupation of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen has been completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
Critical Situation Develops at Essen Following Deadlock in Economic Farley Between French and ans--Boch-
 um Occupation Completed COAL ORDER SUSPENDED. BY ENGINEERS OF ALLIES, Berlin Enthusiastic Over Protest Demonstrations Held
 Throughout Nation Sunday. Paris Officials Express Their Satisfaction Over Advance
By Associated Press

BERLIN, Jan. 15.-A clash be- tween German demonstrators and French troops occurred at the rail- way station at Bochum this evening. The French fired, killing one person and wounding several.
 The incident followed political demonstrations on big scale. Sev- eral thousand persons collected in front of the town hall, where the French general had his quarters, and cheered the German republic, then marched through the streets. A number of young communists made counter demonstration, cheering the Third Internationale and the French Communist league.
 The police were unable to handle the crowds and toward evening the French troops had to intervene. 1t was about 8 o'clock in the evening when they opened fire near the rail- way station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-16
ALLIED ENGINEERS
 SUSPEND COAL ORDER

PARIS. Jan. 15.--The allied engi- neers commission at Essen, acting in agreement with the French gov fresh information received to sus- pend for 24 hours the order given Tor the requisition for the pithead of the coal due the reparations ac- count. There Is ground for hope that the mine owners will withdraw their decision, announced this morn ing, to comply with orders from Der lin to cease deliveries of eeal and coke to France.