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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

Two competing gasoline concerns in Dallas, Texas, are conducting a cut-price war which the local consum- CTS are greatly enjoying, apparently oblivious of the fact that after one of the belligerents is crowded to the wall, the consumers will reimburse the other in full with interest for their temporary enjoyment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

After man has studied the sub ject of woman for about ten years, he realizes that there are some things as mysterious as electricity and just about as dangerous to fool with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
NO BOTHER TO HIM

Singleton: It's such bother deciding about vacation"
 wedmore; Tt don't bother me. The boss tells me when to go and my wife tells me where"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
On the Job G,ifel

Willis: How is the efficiency expert eeming on at your office ?"
 Gillis: Fine. He was such a success for the boss that we em- ployes hired him for a week."
 Did he make good?"
 Did he? He showed us a new way to beat the time clock, taught us a lot of brand-new excuses for being late and how to hook the boss cigars without being caught"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

There is hope that the thieves who carried away the Bibles from an Okla homa City hotel will carefully read and digest the eighth commandment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
ONE OVERLOOKED

In Alaska President Harding took the pledge never to harm a dog or a horse. But what about the suffering elephant?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
A REASONABLE DEMAND

Citizens of Florence and the Ten nessee Valley are right in asking for a law enforcing a one-line charge on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
should Remove the stain

Alabama cannot afford to have the stain of convict leasing upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
THE AGE-HERALD
FREDERICK | THOMPSON. .... President

Entered at tho Birmingham. Ala, postoffiee es secona-clnss matter under act or congress. March 6. 1879.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
BEATS Man
IN HOTEL
LOUNGE
Stylish Woman Creates *.
element at Wardnian Park.
Crowd Looks On.

Much excitement was created
IN the lounge Of the Wardman
Park Hotel early last night when
ia smartly dressed young woman
stepped up to C. H. Mason,
Fourteenth street automobile
dealer, cuffed him twice on the
face, and beat him with a slight
walking stick which she held.
Made No Resistance.
Mason. who resides at the hotel.
according to eye witnesses, did not
resist the punishment administered
by the young women. The auto
mobile dealer is merely said to have
exclaimed to her in an offended
tone:
Lady, 1 do not know who you
are"
Upset over the woman's rashness
and the possibility of notoriety,
Mason pleaded with the manage
ment of the hotel today to keep
the matter from the papers.
Scores See Attack.
Scores of men and women were
sitting in the lounge when the cpl.
Sode happened, and are today con-
occurring as to what events led to
the woman's actions.
Some Of those who live at the
hotel with Mason, who is a bache-
lor, said that business differences
may have led the woman to be-
come her husbands champion.
Mentioned Her Husband.
The woman is credited with max
ing q remark to Mason that she was
doing something for her husband"
Attaches at the hotel TODAY. who
evidently had been instructed to hush
the matter up, referred to it AS a
family squabble" and too silly to
speak Of"
Mason is in the automobile bust.
ness at 1903 Fourteenth street north.
west.
Mason DOdges Questions.
When pressed to make a state
ment, Mason, at his Fourteenth
street office, denied that he was
the man the woman struck. He
appeared nervous and he made
every attempt to evade pointed
questions.
Shortly after the incident hap
pened one of the excited women in
the lounge called the Sub-T precinct
police station for aid. When an of
ficer was dispatched. however, to in.
vestigate, he was advised there has
been no trouble"
The Washington times., 1923-12-15

There will be busy times for the
latter during the next week. Hun
dreds Of children in the city will de-
pend on the reconstructed TOYS for
their Santa Claus remembrances and
none of them should be disappointed.
First Time Attempted.
The work of the commission is
an innovation this year. Another
year and it will function untram-
melled by the necessity of organic
ing.
In hundreds of WASHINGTON
homes there are many toys which
have been discarded by children,
who have outgrown them. These
are the stock on which the COM
mission wishes to draw. So Good
fellow families now have a chance
to resurrect these former plaYroom
favorities and make them do double
duty. They will be just as accept
able in the homes to which they
will be sent as any toys possibly
could be. Certainly they will bring
joy to the hearts of hundreds of
children finding them in their
stockings Christmas morning. Mrs.
Arthur G. King, of the Argonne
Apartments, heads the commission
and will be at headquarters in
charge.
10 make them available many of
them will require a certain amount
Of repair work. This must be done
by volunteer workers. There will
be plenty for each Of them to do,
for the time Is short in which the
work must be completed. The
quarters furnished by the Saliva
ton Army are ideal for the activity
to which they are being so gener.
Ously lent.
Needs of One Family.
Practically all of the appeals COM
ing to the Good Fellow Exchange
OF The Washington Times and
Washington Herald in the last mails
tell stories of the need of clothing.
One family, consisting Of nine
children, asks for shoes, stockings
and something in the way of bed
clothes. The mother declares they
Continued on Page 2. Column a
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
ARLING Ton.
REFORM
Asked
Divorce Committee Makes
Drastic Recommend tlons
q Clear NJ 81 andaI.

Il Recommendation Of the
committee Of three lawyers 81
Arlington county appointed last
June by Judge Brent to investi-
gate and advise upon divorce
conditions in that county are
followed, divorces in Arlington
circuit court hereafter will be
difficult to obtain.
The quick-and-easy Arlington
divorce is scheduled to become a
thing of the past. At the June
term Of court, Judge Brett called
the attention Of the grand jury
to the deplorable number Of di-
vorce cases piled up and still
pyramiding in Arlington &C unity
Plan Drastic Reform.
The grand jury promptly en-
powered Judge Brent to appoint an
investigating committee, and this
committee, after months Of thorough
luNCSIlBdtAOH INTO the 1G0 cases
filed since January, 1928, las placed
before Judge Brent the following
recommendations:
~ This committee respectfully
recommends to the court that all
testimony as to the residence Of
the parties i'm divorce cases be
taken orr tenuS in open court.
(2) In cases where residence is
claimed by reason Of the fact that
one Of the parties Is rOOming or
boarding, either, in the county, ut
least one member of the house
hold with whom the party Is
rOO1ning or boarding shall be pro-
duced as q witness.
(3C That no case should be
entertained by the court unless
the same is filed by an attorney
licensed in Virginia duly admitted
to practice before this court.
Respectfully submitted,
(SfgneO FRANK l.. BALL,
WIN. G.. CLOTH.
III. II. THOMAS.
The lori tenus" of the first para
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
OUT
HIS PL In
TO STATE
LEADER
Letter Sent Elrod Contains In
structioI1s etina Here
Monday to Map Details.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Services.

Official announcement was
made at the White House today
that President Coolidge would
be a candidate for the Republican
Presidential nomination in the
South Dakota primaries next
spring.
The President wrote letter 20
Sam Elrod, former governor Of
South Dakota, and his chief sup
porter in the recent Republican
State convention, authorizing him
to ente: his name on the primary
ballots in that Ytate.
Formal Declaration Soon.
The letter Is understood to have
been rather of personal nature,
and likely will be followed next
week with more formal declara-
ton which will make the Presa-
dents position definitely clear on
ali points raised. Whether the let
ter already sent to Elrod will be
made public was not decided at the
White House this morning.
There will bs meeting Of the
South Dakotans interested in the
Coolidge candidacy here Monday.
At this meeting, 1t is understood.
definite plans for the primary win
be made and the situation thorough
~ canvassed.
Charles H. Burke. Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, who Is a South
Dakotan, formav Governor Elrod
~ n n%Hnvnn vwpt1l. vHnv&1n3~Nn - -. &As~.
meeting.
Some confusion exists in the
minds Of the Presidents political
advisers as to just what compliance
with the South Dakota primary
law entails in the matter Of decla-
ration, and the letter to Elrod was
construed as a preliminary Motif.
cation" which will serve until the
intricacies Of the law can be thresh-
ed out.
Situation is Complicated.
The situation is complicated in
this respect by the fact that while
President Coolidge was the winner
Of the recent proposal convention,
the platform adopted by the con-
vention was in some respects radi-
caIly opposed to the policies az
enunciated by Coolidge in his recent
The principal point of difference is
on the bonus, the South Dakota plat
form having Endorsed the soldiers
bonus, while the President is opposed
to it.
Supporters of Senator Hiram John
son have raised the question of
whether the successful candidate OF
the convention does not have to make
his formal declaration of candidacy
on the platform itself.
This and similar questions will be
brought up and threshed out at the
here next week. Meanwhile,
the Coolidge managers consider they
have played safe in the Elrod let
ter, dispatch of which was an
today.
DOnithen, Ohio Manager.
It was also ascertained today from
official sources that Hoke Donithen,
Of Marion, Ohio, a close, personal
friend of the late President Harding
for many years, has been finally DE-
termined upon by the Coolidge
to manage the Presidents
in Ohio.
A atficiaI encouragement % AAis
The Washington times., 1923-12-15

dacy. The message said, in part:
There could be no more noble
spirit than that which animated
you in making your announcement.
1.-THE state government over
which I preside has no alternative
but to fight until the rebel forces
are defeated. Otherwise the honor
of the army and the honor of those,
who, in the past, remained loyal
to the central government. would
be stained forever"
In q message to President Obre.
gon, General Flores said the revo-
luton was not general but was con.
fined only to several districts. He
Continued ON Page p Column A
The Washington times., 1923-12-15

to Adolfo de la Huerta, civilian
chief Of the revolutionaries. and
Plutarco Elias Gales, suggesting a
conference.
The Sinalo governor appealed to
de la Huerta Ito consider well his
attitude and to spare no effort to
restore peace in the republic"
General Flores appealed to the
patriotism of de Ia Huerta. point
ing out that a continuance Of the
present trouble might lead to revo-
luton embroiling the whole coun'
try.
In his message to General Gales
the Sinaloa governor congratulated
him upon his generous action in
1ANQunciug hiA PRESIDENTIAL candip
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
Help Children of Poor
Keep Faith In Santa

Discarded toys and toy members needed by the
Christmas Toy Commission which has opened Headquarters
IN rooms turned to by the Salvation Army at COG
E street northwest - = -
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
SENATE AGAIN DEMANDS
SHIPPING BOARD DATA

The Senate today reprimanded
the United States Shipping Board
for failing to fulfill a request made
last February for the names and
salaries of it's attorneys.
A resolution, sponsored by Sena-
tor King, Democrat, of Utah, direct
ing the board to reply Immediately,
was passed by unanimous vote. It
stated the information was desired
because a previous request had
been refused by the boards direc-
tors.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
:. GARRETT GETS a YEARS
AS MINISTER'S SLAYER

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 15.-Lar.
kin c. Garrett. che of the brothers
VINO figured in the fatal shooting
of the Rev. f. s Pierce, was found
guilty by a jury at Cumberland
To-Day and sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary.
Ills brother, Robert o. Garrett,
recently was giver five years for
the same offensc. The killing of
the minister was the outgrowth of
trouble between him and the broth,
ers, and attracted wide attention.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
Olive Branch Offered
In Mexico Revolt
BY international News Service.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15-Federa troops the offensive
against the rebels in the State of Jasco advancing in the
direction of Guadaaara the second largest city the
public according advces from the battle front today.
General Angel Flores of the State of Snaloa who
renowned his presidential candidacy in effort
civil war, attempting mediate between the rebels and
the
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
RUPERT HUGHES
SUFFERS Loss
Of WIFE
Author Pays Touching Tribute
to Spouse Who Died
in China.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 15.-
Melancholia, induced by a long
period of illness from neurasthenia.
was assigned today as the cause
for the suicide of Mrs. Adelaide
Manola Hughes, i. thirty-nine, beauti'
full and accomplished wife Of Major
Rupert Hughes. famous novelist
and motion picture director.
Mrs. Hughes ended her life at
Haiphong, China, according to IN
formation in a cablegram received
by the famous author last night.
Suffered Breakdown.
Major Hughes received the mes
sage on returning TO his home from
his work at the Goldwyn studios. 1t
came from the manager OF the Stand
ard Oil Company's properties at the
point where it was believed Mrs.
Hughes body was taken ashore from
the steamship on which she was sail
ing for Saigon. Cochin China. She
was on a trip around the world in
an attempt to regain her health.
Mrs. Hughes suffered a break
down while with her husband at
Hollywood. She underwent a seri-
GUS operation eight months ago. She
had reached Japan in her world trip
just before the earthquake and
sailed for China from Yokohama
just before the tremblor.
Major Hughes planned to meet her
in Paris in the spring and return to
America with her.
Noted for Verse.
Mrs. Hughes was noted for her
verse and for her stage ability. She
was the daughter of a famous
actress, Marion Mould. She was
born in Cleveland, Ohio. and IVA e
Major Hughes second wife. They
We're married in Jersey City in 19OS
Two children by her first maria ra
survive
In statement Issued after recaiv-
Ing word of his wife's death. Major
Hughes characterized her as "fhe
wittiest and, therefore, the saddest
OF women
Il let her go because I Thought
Continued on Page 2. Column IL
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
VICE CHARGE IS
AIRED NFOX
TRIAL
Drunkenness and Association
With LeWd Women Is Al
legged in Court.
By B. v. STURDIvANT.
International News Service.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 15.-Phil E.
Fox, Ku Klux Khan editor on trial
here for murder after staying Attor-
ney w. 8. Coburn here on Novem-
Der s, this morning began the fourth
day OF his battle for life with all
cards on the table.
His counsel pleaded insanity, State
attorneys refuted this and outlined
q definite motive for the Staying.
Witness after witness took the
stand for the defense and testified
% to Fox's' good character when he
lived in Texas. All added, however,
that he went mentally wrong" dur
ing the latter part of 1918, shortly
after he had an attack of influenza.
Asks New Questions.
Only a few brief and pertinent
questions were asked by attorneys
for Fox. Solicitor General John T.
Boykin, chief counsel for the State
then took the witnesses and sub
5ected them to the most grilline
crogs-questioning heard in Georgia
criminal courts.
He held them for hours, delving
into every nook Of the defendants
past life. 1t was during these ne
RODS OF cross-questioning that the
GNGS0 A~NCdASO AIS IIlDIlVG.
Solicitor Boykin charged Fox with
being on a three-day drunk prior tn
the Staying Of Attorney Coburn: de.
clared he was frequent visitor of
disreputable houses, and said he
was an associate of lewd women
The State is fighting one of the
strongest batteries OF defense char.
acter witnesses ever presented in a
murder trial.
Agree In Testimony.
Their testimony was practically
the same and can be summed UP in
the following manner:
Up until 1918 Fox was a brilliant
newspaper man and very prominent
1n Dallas political and social circles
In 1913 he fell victim to an at.
tack Of the influenza and never
Continued on Esse 2. Column %
The Washington times., 1923-12-15

Are Freed BY
Coolidge

President Coolidge today
committed the sentences of
all the so-called political
prisoners still remaining in
Federal penitentiaries for
war time offenses.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15

Just overnight TO PIMEHURST. NJ. G., Tor
n WsahanA e WomdsscN apoKAr-1AAMA
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
THE WEATHER

Fair and slightly warmer
tonight; lowest temperature
about 25 degrees. Sunday
increasing cloudiness and
warmer; gentle to moderate
so1therlY winds.
The Washington times., 1923-12-15
GERMAN AND BELGIAN
OFFICIALS TALK ON RUHR

BRUSSELS, Dec. 15.-Herr
Roediger, German charge d'affaires.
conferred today with Foreign Min.
lister Jaspar regarding future ad.
of affairs In the Rhine.
land and Ruhr.
The Belgian official delayed a de-
cision until he could consult with
Premier Poincare, Of France.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
CREEK PRINCE
REFUGEE HERE
Tells OF Trial in Athens for
Treason

NEW YORK, Jan. ts.-Prince An
drew OF Greece. exiled for hts part
in the last Turkish war, arrived in
this country yesterday on a brief Wis
II TO HIS relative by marriage. the
former Mrs. william n. Leeds. wild.
ow Of the tin plate king.
Andrew learned OF the death OF HIS
brother. the late King Constantine.
while NJ sca.
a graphic story OF his trial for
treason by n revolutionary court.
martial al Athens. after four former
Greek officials had been summarily
executed. was told by the prince.
He was arrested for "betraying his
men" he said. For time the prince
WIS confined 20 his home at Corfu.
While there. he said, "A foreigner
came 70 him and offered the services
OF five Adventures 10 assist him to
escape from tho country.
Il knew what awaited me In tho
trial NJ the hands OF those lrrcspon.
sible men who still control the af.
fairs Of my native land" Andrew
said. but somehow had a Fremont.
ton ! would not be executed ] dc.
cided 10 take a chance. Finally the
day OF trial came.
The revolutionary committee that
was going 20 try me offered my wife.
tho princess, the royal box at tho
court, whore she could have the best
view OF the proceedings. However.
she refused. The trial was not very
pleasant was found guilty and
sentenced TO Punishment. Twenty
four hours later I WAS aboard Brit
ish cruiser, bound for London"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
ABANDON KELSO
RIVER SEARCH
Two Dead and 10 Missing
Toll OF Victims

KEflSO. Wash. Jan. iS.--Scarch
for bodies OF victims Of the kelso
disaster has been practically alan.
doned
The known dead In tho disaster
still remains at two. q. O. MELON.
aid and Harry Kirk. both OF whom
died Of injuries on the day following
tho diaastsr.
The known missing are Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Huntington. Lloyd Hunt.
lngten. W. n. Heartily. Luther Hall.
Emil Johnson. John Godfrey and
Earl Ponnel. all OF Kclso. Ralph
Chamberlain. Alberta. Canada: W. n.
Croaks and Robert Tiusnd OF
Tacoma. w. 4. Philo Of Portland.
nen Barr and Arlelgh Willard OF
Woodland. wash. w. v. Buck. Kai.
ispcll. Mont. Alien Chisholm. nd
dress unknown. John Cooper. DE
rider. Ia. y. ~ beacon. Seattle.
Wash. whose hat war found In the
wrrckage.
Besides these is known missing.
Mrs. r. Harris and hvr two young
children have not been heard from
since they we're seen near kciao IN
their automobile ahout the hour Of
the DISASTER. according 10 A. r..
Haner % Napayine. Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18

PARIS. Jan. Belgium and
Italy approved and Britain did not
oppose Frances plans 20 inflict fur.
ther penalties on Germany for repair.
atoms defaults. II was announced to.
day.
Replies were received by France
from Italy and Belgium. acduicscinR
In the proposal 90 erect a customs
barrier around the Rhineland Ruhr
England, while not approving this.
raised no objection 20 measures con.
corning the left bank OF the Rhine.
France replied TO Germany's pro.
ties, against occupation OF the Ruhr,
stating the action was not OF mill.
tary nature and WIS not an act OF
war. II IL only n matter OF pro.
tectlng the French civilian mission.
the reply stated.
Marshal Foch has not asked add.
tlonai troop Tor the Ruhr. and the
army Of occupation there now mum.
bers about 5000. Il was semi. official.
~ announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
GERMANY
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

men and Essen failed 20 lead to nc.
fioua trouble.
Frances punitive measures were
put into effect deliberately here and
there thruout tho Ruhr today.
French engineers. who had been
stationed at Essen. scattered myn.
teriouaiy TO various sections Of the
occupied area early today. They
refused information regarding new
sanctions
French headquarters deciar-
ed the occupying forces ARE not
going into the mines them
selves hut hunted at eonfisea
ton. Some Of the mine Off
GERS Of the fuel companies are
To he taken over but the
French prefer Ia proceed slow.
~, with their new measures.
The Germans met these moves
with the same passive resistance
that characterized their attitude TO.
ward the invasion but some big In.
duntrinlis,s Of the Ruhr fear hunger
may defeat plans Of both French
and Germans Food Is scarce
Prices are ou,pacing the crashing
mark. Miners. tho best workers
now earning 10000 marks week.
are IN desperate position.
At the outside but two
months supplies remain In the
occupied AREA and with France
holding canals. highways and
railroad. and the prospect OF
complete Cessation Of work nj
many Of the biggest mines and
plants Of the Ruhr. tho situa-
ton II serious.
Tho German coal confcrees an.
nounccd they refuse TO confer with
the French. tho last word having
BEEN said.
a barber in "A little village near
Essen sold picture postal cards Of
the occupation yesterday. To-day
his shop was a wreck. smashed TO
pieces by a German crowd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-18
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SWINDLE
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

were represented on the New York
stock exchange.
The Beach Royalties company
would be placed upon the exchange
shortly. investors were Informed. and
the stock was to jump to par imme-
dlateiy.
Disclosure OF the activities OF the
firm was made whom j. c. Raymond
reported his dealings 10 Patterson
Raymond invested s45oo IN Beach
Royalties
When Patterson and Detect.
ives Norris and forknrr called at
the apartment Of I he two on
"Wednesday night. Ruhenstein.
who passed under the name Of
l.. &. Ruby. offered Ia bribc The
officers. Patterson said.
In his complaint Patterson charges
the two falsely represented them.
selves thruout The firm has no
other offices. excepting a branch Of
flee at Tacoma. the complaint al
ieges. Tho Beach Royalties company
located at Wichita Falls. Tex. has
not paid up capital and is stock
will not be placed on tho exchange.
Patterson also charges that tho
purporfed transactions In General
Motors stock was entirely Imaginary
and the money advanced 10 investors
merely a comc-on bait 10 attract fur
sher investments.