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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Napier to St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minn.. March 2O.-Sam l.. Napier. pitcher. has been obtained by St. Paul. of the American associa- tion, from Atlanta, of the Southern association, according to word re- ceived here today from the Saints training camp at Fort Smith, Ark. Napier formerly was with the Cincin- nati Nationals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Wilson Giiuen Release

JACKSON, Miss, March 2O.- Lefty" Wilson, pitcher, who joined the Nashville Southern association club here two weeks ago. has been given his unconditional release by Manager Jimmy Hamilton because he refused to report to tho Laurel, Cot ton States league, club. it was an nounced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
PYORRHEA

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Mobile Meet Opens

MOBILE, Ala, March 20,-MobiI' opens it's third annual season of thor oughbred horse racing at the fail grounds this afternoon under the aus pices of the Business Mems Raclns association. Eleven days of spor will be conducted. The concluding day will be a week from Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Maywood Scores K. o.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 20.-Ray Maywood, New Orleans welterweight, knocked out Gene Martinell, local battler. in the sixth round of a sched- uled eight-round bout here last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Walker Is Suspended

NEW YORK, March 20.-The state athletic commission today announced the suspension of Mickey Walker, welterweight champion. and Charley Nashert for unsatisfactory conduct in their bout at Buffalo, March II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21

reasonable length. for. as the putting green is not a billiard table. and it is subject to outdoor conditions, no one consciously controls a long putt.
 Copyright, John r. Dille Company)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21

Danny Clark. old time BarOn. is at second. hut 1t is mn Inter csting fact thnt Birmingham has filed its claim with Brooklyn for
Evening star., 1923-11-27
SHRINE WEEK LIQUOR
DESTROYED ON DUMP
529 Gallons Taken on Way Into
District During Convention
Poured Away.

Five hundred and twenty nine gall
/. Ions CT Scotch whisky. corn liquor
and beer. which bootleggers had
hoped would gurgle down the thirsty
throats of throngs here during Shrine
week. trickled yesterday. instead.
among old shoes. tin cans and other
assorted junk on the dump across
the Highway bridge in Arlington
county. Va.
All the liquor was captured in
Maryland by the cooperative efforts
OF the District and Maryland prohi-
bition forces. who declare that the
liquor was to have been brought into the
District and sold during Shrine week
Thirty-seven automobiles also were
confiscated.
Upon receipt of the court order
issued by Judge Morris Sopher of
Baltimore and brought here by VIII
liam Belsher. prohibition officers
from Baltimore, Charles Williams.
custodian for the seized liquor. as
sisted by five men. spent an hour and a
ConfiScated goods.
There were SO cases of beer. con-
tanning 1856 pint bottles: % cases of
Golden Label Scotch whisky, con-
tanning IL quart bottles to the case,
and cases of corn liquor, each case
containing 66 gallons, sS gallons and
SO gallons, respectively.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
Former Shipmates Hit Top
In Spheres Widely Apart

"Rummy" Bill ruminated on the CO.
incidence: -
II guess both Of us have made our
mark" he said "Hartly's skipper or
the biggest ship aflot and I'm king
of the bootleggers."
Mccoy was held on a charge of il
legally transporting liquors in his
schooner, the Tomako. and furnished
So. 900 bail from a handbag he carried
Then he went over to Brooklyn, plead
ed not guilty to an indictment con :
tanning the same charge, result OF
the seizure of the schooner Henry
Marshall. the first ship Of British reg
istry to be seized outside the three
mile limit on carrying charges.
He was released on $4,000 bail, which
he pulled out of the same handbag.
There was s68,000 in that handbag.
said "Rummy" Bill. proceeds of the
sale Of liquor to rum runners along
the New Jersey coast.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
MAD AUTO RIDE ENDS
IN DEATH OF CHILD
Man About to Be Confined in Asy
lum Dashes Through State
With Girl.
Ry tho associa ted Press.

By tho Associa ted Press.
HARTFORD, Conn. November 27.-
George Kenneth Whiteside. whom
New Haven physicians were preparing
to confne for mental arrangement,
and Miss Wiliford L. Wheaton. left
New Haven in an automobile this
morning apparently to elope. dashed
up to Hartford at sixty miles an hour.
knocked down and killed John Fe-
dora, eight, at Park and Main streets,
this city; sped north on Main street
on the wrong side of the street at
about fifty miles an hour and era sh d
into four automobiles. The Fedora
hoy was Knocked under the wheels
of a trolley car and his body cut in
two.
Whiteside and Miss Wheaton were
only slightly injured.
Both were taken to hospital and
later Whiteside was sent to the
Hartford Retreat for observation and
confinement
Only few details of whitcsides
mad ride from New Haven could be
learned. Motorists who were passed
by the car on the Berlin turnpike say
it was going at least sixty miles an
hour. A policeman on traffic duty at
Park and Main streets when the car
ran down John Fedora says 1t was
going at least fifty miles an hour
then and passed so close to him that
he fell against his "stop-and-go" sign
Evening star., 1923-11-27
OPEN WINDOW ROOM
WILL OFFER DINNER
Thanksgiving Feast Will Be
Served Tomorrow at Blake
School.

Pupils OF the open window room"
of the Blake School will entertain
school officials at their annual
Thanksgiving dinner at the school
tomorrow at noon. These children
under the direction of their teacher
Miss Mary NJ. O'Brien. hold Thanks
giving dinner each year as get-to-
gether event for school officials and
promoters Of this phase of public edu-
cation in Washington.
The class is made up of grades 4. 5
and 6. 1t is primarily for children
Underweight and undernourished. Two
lunch periods are provided daily--a
midmorning lunch of cream soup and
raisin bread, and in the. afternoon
clinic also is held at the school every
Monday afternoon from l to $50
o'clock, to which the public is in
vited
Among those invited to the dinner
are snpt Frank W Ballou. Asst:
SuPa K9beTt L. HayGoss a. de
struction; DR.. Joseph A. Murphy. med
icai inspector of the schools; Dr..
Harry Ong, school physician: SeIden
NJ. Ely. supervising principal of the
fifth division: DIR. Rebecca Stoneroad
director of physical training; Walter
S. Ufford, secretary Of the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis ::
Mrs. Edgar Grant, director of the
children's health crusade; Miss Emily
Scrivener, administrative principal
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president Of
the District Congress of Mothers and
Parent Teacher Associations, and Miss
Mary NJ. O'Brien.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
SENATE ORGANIZING
, EASY, SAYS LODGE
Tells President No Trouble
j Anticipated in Settling
Disputes.

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, re-
publican leader of the Senate, discussed
the problems of Senate and House or
Eanization today with President Cool
idge. Mr.. Lodge predicted that diff
culties in the organization of the Sem
ate would be smoothed out with ease,
but described the House organization
as matter of some uncertainty"
Upon his return to the Capitol Sem
stor Lodge called number of re-
publican leaders into conference.
They included Senator Watson of
Indiana, who communicated to Senator
Cummins yesterday the preference OF
some leaders that he retain only the
commerce chairmanship; Senator Cur
tjs of Kansas, the republican whip;
Senator Rrandegee of Connecticut.
chairman of the committee on commit
tees: Senator Moses of New Hampshire
who has been mentioned in connec-
1on with the Office of president pro
tenn: Senator McNary of Oregon. a
member of the committee on commit
tees, and Senator Mccormick of Illinois.
The republican Senate leaders Were
unusually secretive after their con-
ference Senator Lodge was named
as spokesman, but told nothing of
the three-hour conference except that
Senator Cummins. having been elect
ed President, would remain in that
post until successor Shoulu De
chosen.
Senator'S Lodge and Moses. imme
diately after the conference. went to
Senator Cummins' office, but he was
out. and they planned to see him
later. After Tearing whether Senator
Cummins will relinquish the post of
President or committee chairman, an
other conference of the group of lead
ers was planned.
House progressives at a conference
today appointed committee, consist
ing of Representatives Nelson, Wis
consin; La Guardia, New York, and
Woodruff. Michigan, to negotiate with
republican leaders with regard to
House organization and modification
"f House rules Mr.. Nelson said that
the committee would outline the
groups demands in a general way
and seek to obtain assurance Of con-
Cessions.
Details Of the progresslves' program
will be whipped into shape for pres
cntation to all members of the bloc
at a conference Friday morning. BY
that time 1t is hoped the attitude OF
various republican leaders toward the
Eroup demand will be made known.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
President Buys
His Own Turkey
For Thanksgiving

President Coolidge will cstab-
lish precedent Thanksgiving
day by buying and eating his own
turkey.
Heretofore it has been the GUS
tom from time immemorial for
the President to accept one of the
numerous gifts of mammoth tur-
keys sent him from admirers in
all parts of the country. Such
gifts have been offered the Pres
ident this year. il is understood.
but the President has decided to
choose his own fowl.
The Thanksgiving dinner at the
White House this year will be
private affair and there will be no
guests. Asked as to how he would
celebrate the holiday, the Presi-
dent called attention today to the
Thanksgiving proclamation he is
sued not long ago, calling on Citi-
zens to repair to their places of
worship and give thanks for the
blessings of the past year. He
indicated that he would follow
the sense of the proclamation
himself.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
POLICEMEN FACE
RUM-RA|D INQUIRY
Officers Broderick and Mus.
seIman Accused of Neq-
Iect of Duty.

Charges of neglect of duty were
being prepared for presentation to
the police trial board today by Chief
Clerk E. b. Hesse OF the police de-
partment. with Policemen Broderick
and Mussleman of the sixth precinc ct
named as defendants. They are to be
charged with failure to take action
against an alleged liquor manufactory.
operating at 20s z street oposiate the
frst-named policeman's home.
Friends of the policemen TODAY
were emphatic in statements that
preterring OF the charges was not
warranted While Broderick could
not be located, his wife stated he had
told her of reporting the fact that
such house was in operation some
time before the raids, which resulted
In seizure of still there last week.
Maj. Daniel Sullivan, chief Of
pouce, admitted today that the i'm :
Vestigation which was conducted dis
closeu the fact that Broderick had
made some report to some one of the
operation of this house but decIa
the investigators did not find he re-
ported 1t to Capt. Il. f. Doyle of the
sixth precinct.
Police circles today were exnect-
ing important developments at the
trial next SATURDAY.. Other noIfce
men may be accused. it was said.
capt. Doyle. at the sixth precinct sta
tion: today referred inquirers to Mai
Sullivan or Commissioner Oyster The
latter inaugurated the Investigation
Evening star., 1923-11-27

ference In cost between that and the
usual meal Among those who pledged
70 do so are Mrs. John w. FriZZell.
Mrs. Charles p. Grandield. Mrs. Ellis
Logan, Mrs Harvey w. Wiley. Mrs.
J: w. Bulla. Mrs. Amy Leeds. Mrs. C..
\. Chipman. Mrs. A. X. Wine. Mrs.
Ernest Daniel, Mrs. Edgar c. Snyder.
mrs. Frank Fuller. Mrs. G. G.. Seibold.
Mrs. d. c. Croissant. Mrs. Harry L..
Stroh, Mrs. Donna w. Crabtree. Mrs.
G. f. Farrell, Mrs. A. Fl. Williams and
Mrs. w. A. Winklehaus.
When the president. Mrs. John w.
Frizzell. proposed the plan it met with
Grandfield said: Il don't see how any
one could decline a request like this.
and ] think 1t is a privilege to help
in this way. The work for the chill
dren overseas is 80 practical and so
successful"
Evening star., 1923-11-27
DAUGHERTY AWAY,
HA[TS CRAIG CASE
President Will Take No Ac.
ton on Pardon Until At
torney General Returns.

President Coolidge will await the
return to Washington of Attorney
General Daugherty. who now is in
Columbus, Ohio before taking action
on the appeal for a pardon for
Charles L. Craig. controller of New
York city. who is under sentence to
sixty days in Jail for contempt OF
court.
The Department of Justice. mean
while. will continue its study of the
case and reports are to be submitted
from time to time TO the President.
Solicitor General Beck already has
furnished the Executive with infor-
nation he requested yesterday. With
these reports and information at
hand. Mr.. Coolidge is expected to take
action one way or the other after a
conference with Mr.. Daugherty.
II. Edward Machold. speaker of the
New York assembly. conferred today
with President Coolidge. and later was
the guest of the Executive at luncheon.
The conferences were understood to
have TO do largely with the New York
political situation. but the Craig case
was discussed at some length.
Speaker Machoid also conferred with
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, who talked over the Craig
case with republican leaders last Sat
urday in New York.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
STEAM SHOVEL FINDS
FORGOTTEN GRAVES
Skulls and Bones From Family
Burial Tract Dug Up in
Excavations.

Skulls and bones came up with a
lot of dirt in a steam shovel yester-
day during excavation work at Illi-
nois avenue and Decatur street
Police investigation tended to de-
velop the possibility that the place
was the site of an old graveyard of
the old Marshall Brown tract. proba-
bly, used as a family burial plot.
Three skulls and numerous bones
were found. Inside one of the skulls
was a penny dated 1912. 1t is be-
llevcd that the coin was used on the
cvelidS of the corpse and that the
corpse was laid out in about 1920 or
1925.
The remains had been in the
ground so long that no trace of wood
from the coffin was found.
The bones and skulls will be Gre
mated by local authorities. Orders
were given to keep a sharp lookout
for further discoveries of a similar
nature,
Evening star., 1923-11-27

tions committee to replace the Gorgas
steam plant, sold recently to the Ala
bama Power Company, as prelimi-
nary step to sale of the property to
Henry Ford.
In the last Congress Mr.. Mckenzie
was ranking republican on the House
military committee, which after an in
Vestigation of offers for Muscle Shoals
recommended it's sale to Mr. Ford
Mr. Mckenzie. according to his secre-
tary, favors such a sale, but is op-
posed to making il contingent upon
duplication at government expense
of the Gorgas plant
Evening star., 1923-11-27
INSURANCE MEN FIGHT
LICENSE SUSPENSIONS
25 Massachusetts, Companies Seek
Injunction to Halt Alleged Re-
taliatory Action in Missouri.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, November
27.-An injunction against Ben c.
Hyde, state superintendent of insur-
ance, to prevent him from suspend
ing Missouri licenses of twenty-five
fire insurance companies of Massachu-
setts when they expire the first Of the
year was granted in the Cole county
circuit court here last night by Judge
David II. Harris of Fulton.
The controversy between the Mis-
souri, Insurance Company and the
Massachusetts companies arose No
vemher 2, and again on November Z.
when notices were sent out by Hyde
to the Bay state firms announcing
that when their licenses in this state
expired they would not be renewed.
The notices explained that the H.
censes would be suspended under the
retaliatory insurance law of this
state because permission to do busi-
ness in Massachusetts had been de-
MED the Kansas City Reciprocal In
surance Exchange of Kansas City by
the insurance commissioner Of Massa-
chuSetts.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
FRATERNITY MEN DUPED.
Kappa Sigma Members Cash
Worthless Checks for Brother"

The police are on the lookout for
a young man who claims to be a
member of an ari"tocratic family in
Georgia and who has pa assed worth
less checks on six members of the
local chapter of the Kappa Sigma.
Fraternity.
The youth came to the local fra
ternity house about a week ago and
succeeded in convincing the members
that he was a brother fraternity man.
He remained at the house and in a
few days left without paying his
board bill. Officers of the fraternity
here have received word that the
youth is wanted on charges Of similar
offanses committed against other
members of the organiza ton and in
d number of southern frat houses.
The worthless checks amount to $50.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
By the Associated Press

BY the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, November 27.-Many
years ago Herbert Hartley and Will
liam Mccoy were shipmates as ap-
prentice seamen on the old training
ship Saratoga.
Yesterday Capt. Herbert Hartley.
outwardly calm, but if the truth be
known. bursting with pride. stood on
the bridge of the Leviathan as she
steamed into her dock after breaking
all speed records for a western voy-
age across the Atlantic ocean.
Yesterday "Rummy" Bill Mccoy,
skipper of the rum smuggler Tomako.
which with Mccoy and his crew of
seven is in custody of federal authori-
ties. paid out $4,000 in bail on two
federal liquor smuggling charges.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
FARMERS ON WARPATH.
Mexicans, Armed and Mounted
Commit Depredations.

MEXICO CITY. November 27.-Spe-
clal dispatches received from Vera
Cruz by Ell Munto says that agrarian
elements, well armed and mounted.
are committing depredations in vari-
Gus parts of the state of Vera Cruz.
Among numerous places where the
bands are alleged to have been oper-
ating are Coyol and Palmillas.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
WOMEN'S CLUBS BACK
GOLDEN RULE DINNER
Members to Eat Special Menu Next
Sunday and Give Savings
to Near East.

The Federation of Women's Clubs of
the District of Columbia, meeting at
the Hotel Roosevelt yesterday after
noon. took formal action heartily ap-
proving the plan for golden rule din
ner. Most of the women present signed
cards agreeing TO eat a golden rule
dinner on Sunday. December ., and
give to the Near East Relief the diff
Evening star., 1923-11-27
MCKENZIE WILL OPPOSE
MADDEN'S SHOALS PLAN
Illinois Representative Against Du
plicating Gorgas Plant to Meet
Ford's Terms for Project.

Representative Mckenzie has sent
word from his home in Illinois that
he would oppose expenditure of ad-
ditional government funds on the
Muscle Shoals, Ala, project 1t was
announced at his office today that he
would fight the proposal of Chair
man Madden of the House appropria-
Evening star., 1923-11-27
HOME TO BE INSPECTED,

Annual inspection of the temporary
home for ex-Union soldiers and SAIL
ors. at 9Th street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, will take place
next Saturday. at pm, according to
an announcement today by John Mid
dleton, president of the board of
management.
Refreshments wiIl be served.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
BLAST KILLS THREE.

OATMAN. Ariz., November e.
Three miners were killed yesterday
when two boxes of powder exploded
in the winze Of the 700-foot level Of
the United American mine here.
The bodies of two men were blown
to pieces, while third miner was
overcome by fumes and was found
1sadi III the mine.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
PENALTIES RENTED
OVER WOODS VETO
Philippine Legislature Votes
Unanimously for Delinquent
Taxpayers.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, November 27.-The bin re-
mitting penalties on delinquent land
| taxpayers, vetoed by Governor Genera
Wood. was unanimously passed over
the veto today by the Philippine legisla
ture. The bill now goes to Washington
for President Coolidge's consideration.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
WILL PATROL BORDER.
Mexicans, With Planes, to Keer
on Lookout for Smugglers.

By tho Associated Press.
NENICO CITY, November 21.-A
squadron of military airplanes,
equipped with machine guns and
wireless telephones. will leave Mex
fco City today for Tia Juana to patrol
the California border against smug-
Glers.
Capt Julian Nava Salinas will
command the squadron.
Evening star., 1923-11-27

Between five and six million tons
of coal are produced weekly by the
mines of Great Britain.
Evening star., 1923-06-29
T0DAY'S COTTON PRICES,
Crop Deterioration Reports Caus,
Brief Rally.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady; July, 27.4O; Oc-
tober. 24sS; December. 24.44: Janu-
ary. 24.15; March, 240s. Trading in
the cotton market was comparatively
quiet early today, and prices made a
generally steady showing. The OPEN
ing was to 25 points higher. with
the more active months showing ad-
vances OF to 8 points.
One OF the private crop reports is
sued made the condition 69.1, com
pared with T0.4 last month. Will. an
other placed the condition at 6s2 and
the indicated yield at 10 10000 bales.
Futures Q1:45 am.)-Bids steady;
5uiy, 2L25: october, 24.s2; December.
NEW ORLEANS. June 29.-Cotton
futures opened steady; July, 27T2;
October, 24.30; December, 238i; Janu-
ary. 23.75; March. 1853. Private bu-
reau reports. indicating crop dete-
points in the price of cotton around
the opening Of the market today, in
the face OF rather poor cables The
scattered rains in Texas and better
crop accounts from that state, to-
gether with the breaking of the heat
wave in the western belt. caused
moderate selling, under which prices
were to 10 points under the close
Of yesterday by the end of the frs.
hour of business.
Futures G1 a;m.l-Bids quiet: July,
27.46; October, 24.15: December, 1916;
January, 23.69; March. 23.61
NEW YORK, June 2s-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady: July, 2725 to
27.29; October. 24.75 to PATS; Decem-
Der, 24.20 to 24.23: January, 23.s5 to
1887; March, 23.80 to 1882. Spot cot
ton quiet; middling. 1855.
NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-Spot
cotton quiet and unchanged. Sales
on the spot, 303 bales; to arrive, 4s4;
low middling. PITS; middling, 2s75;
good middling, 1926. Receipts, $50;
stock, 1902.
Evening star., 1923-06-29
MARKET CLOSES HEAVY.
Tired Holders Sell Stocks-U. S.
Steel at New Low.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated fress'
NEW YORK, June 29.-Professional
speculators for the decline again
succeeded in depressing prices in to-
day's stock market The bear ele-
ments were aided by continued de-
preston of commodity prices, weak
foreign exchanges and stiff money
rates Losses ranged from l to
points. Sales approxfmated S5o.ooo
shares.
The closing was heavy. Abundant
evidence of liquidation by tired hold
ers encouraged more aggressive short
selling in which United States steel
registered a new minimum price for
the year. The customary week end
covering caused some stocks to snap
back fractionally in the final deal
ings.
Selling Of railroad shares was ag-
excessively conducted after midday
and when Union Pacific. Canadian
Pacific. Northern Pacific, Great
Northern preferred and Chicago and
Northwestern dropped 1% to 3h
points, mostly to new low prices of
the year. the general list also be-
came considerably weaker. Quite a
number Of industrials and special
ties established new low prices for
the year. including u S. Alcohol.
Famous Players and Sears Roebuck
at declines Of 3 points each.
Evening star., 1923-06-29
HUPp HAS NEW MODEL.

DETROIT, June 29.-The Hupp Mo-
ton of a new model within ten days,
says President Hastings. Operations
ere now. being curtailed in different
departments as materials are being
worked up into the last of the old
models. Operations will be. resumed
full force as soon as. changes are
made at the factory, which will not
take more than two weeks.
The company has approximately
1900 untitled orders on hand. The
new model will be brought out at
q slightly increased price.