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The Republican., 1923-03-29
SPORTING

Boston Braves down Brooklyn Rob-
ms at Clearwater, Fla, s to 5.
Paterson defeats Pawtucket in
Eastern final soccer match, to 2.
With the help of American stars,
Oxford University won the Queens
Club track and field meet with Cam
bridge at London by a score of seven
events to four
The crew of Oxford University won
the saventy-fifth annual Oxford-Cam-
bridge race on the Thames at London.
Stroked by Mellon, an American, with
another American, R. Keith Kane, at
No. 4, Oxford secured an early lead
and never relinquished it, finishing
one full length ahead.
Walter Hagen's &C sets new record
for golf course at Asheville.
White Sox defeat Giants at San An
tonic in exhibition game, 5 to 8.
Jack Bentley has made up his mind
to play with the New York Giants this
season. Bentley has a lot of individ-
uality and should be drawing card.
They say that Joss Wizard has sent
out call for spaIring partners. If
Jess means to get into condition, he
will need the toughest sparring part
ners that can be procured.
Eddie Fitzsimmons, the southpaw
lightweight, will box Joe Florio at
Freep0Tt, L. l., on April 6.
There is talk Of matching Jock Ma
lone, who recently knocked out Mike
ODowd, to box Johnnie Wilson in the
near future.
Buffalo promoters signed Joe Lynch
to box Jabez White April ., and Gene
Tunney to box Chuck Virgins the
following week.
The general opinion of the sporting
writer's throughout the country after
reading the details Of Mike McTigue's
victory over attling Sikh at Dublin is
that the African is a much overrated
fighter.
An effort is being made to arrange
a bout in New York between Carl Tre-
maine of Cleveland and Terry Nc
Hugh of Allentown. The latter, owing
to illness, has been out of the ring for
months.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
GENERAL

Congressional leaders may force
Secretary Hughes to call off warship
moderuization plans.
Four bandits held up Samuel D.
Barber, assistant cashier of the South
ern Illinois National Bank of East St.
Louis and escaped with $4,000.
Lieut.. Gilbert 7. Baker of Frank
fort, Ind, and PriyaA Earl Thornburg
of Whittier, Cal, were burned to death
when their airplane caught fire after
falling at Bagley Field, Kokomo, Ind
Samuel D. Nicholson, United States
Senator from Colorado, died in Den
yer Carcinoma, or cancer of the liver,
caused death.
Builders in New York continue to
held constitutional.
Pronounced decline sets in in New
York stock market, industrials show
ing greatest loss. Other markets de-
pressed and close lower.
Textile council unions at Fall River,
Mass, meet to pass on manufacture
ers request that big New England
strike move be postponed to April 70.
Gladys Walton, film star, sentenced
at Los Angeles to serve three days in
Jail for speeding. Her request that
she be allowed to 90 home and get on
her old clothes was granted
} Author Of Piggy Wiggly corner
changes mind and releases stock to
+shorts" at 500.
Baroness d'Erlanger insists her
daughter is Peter Cooper Hewitts
child, while relatives insist he had
none.
! Henry Ford purchased 125,OO0 acres
of coal land On the Kentucky River in
Clay and Leslie counties at a price
said to run from $4,000 to $40, 900, 900.
| Army orders revealed the retire
ment, without medals, of Technical
Sergeant Lew e. Folk, who, with Wal.
ter Reed, was a pioneer In the cen.
A--st Ol yeMoW fever.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
FOREIGN

Turks give 4,5OO refugees at Mes
sina four days to depart under threat
of deportation to Asia Minor.
Son of Viscount Lascelles and
Princess Mary christened with impos-
ing ceremony.
Pan-American Congress formally
opens its session at Santiago, Chile.
DR.. Benes, Foreign Minister Of
Czecho-Slovakia warns treaties of
1919 are endangered. FOresees Russo
Polish alliance.
Foreign Minister Jasper of Belgium
to visit Italy in attempt to win Musso-
linis support Of Ruhr program.
British coal output for the week
ended March 10 was 5,713,O00 tons,
the highest for any week this year,
and compared with 4,995,9O0 tons a
year ago.
A powerful commercial radio sta
ton will be built at Sidney, n. S., by
the British Empire Steel Corporation
to maintain constant communication
with the corporations large fleet OF
steamers.
France plans to increase her wheat
acreage to 14,326,OOO acres by 1924.
The area devoted TO wheat this year
is being increased by about 1,l29,OOO
acres over the 1922 acreage.
Benjamin Turner, the first Ameri-
can to be tried in Mexico on a mur-
der charge, was freed after pleading
the unwritten law.
Stanley Baldwin, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, rejected in the House of
Commons suggestion that he con.
slider a propagandan campaign in
America for the purpose of bringing
about a more favorable revision Of
the British war debt agreement.
Costa Rica Congress authorized
President Acosta to negotiate a S3,.
600 900 loan, tine proceeds TO be used
in cancelling the cOuntry's external
debts.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

FALL RIVER, MAss.-FalI River
Textile Council votes to defer strike
measures till April 20.
BERLIN.-Communist band terror
izing country side near Essen, and
French send more troops.
RoME.-An attempt was made by a
Naples mob to lynch Vincenzo Tisbo,
one of the four brothers accused in
collapse of New York banking enter
prise.
DUBLlN.-Irish irreguIars ambushed
Free State troops in Wexford, wound
ing four. The national troops returned
the fire, scattered the rebels, killed
four and captured fifth.
VIENNA.-A revolution is impend-
ing in Jugo Slavia, according to Hugo
Radio, who became leader Of the oppo-
sition as a result of recent elections.
GOLDSBORoUGH, YORKSHIRE,
ENGLAND. - Henry George Hubert
Lascelles, son of the Princess Mary,
was christened in the presence of his
grandma and grandpa, the King and
Queen and a distinguished company.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.-The
body of Miss Agnes jeanette Brea-
zeale aged twenty-three, nurse at the
Middlesex General Hospital, missing
since February p. was found floating
in the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
LONOON.-His smiling Highness,
the Prince of Wales, was almost
mobbed by beautiful girls and women
when he attended the American Le-
gion ball. After foxtrot with Mrs
Gambler Cobb, wife of the secretary of
the American Embassy, His Highness
declared, "It was topping"
LEXINGTON, KY.-It was learned
by the Lexington Leader. from what
it considers reliable sources, that
Henry Ford has bought a tract of coal
and timber land covering about l25,OOO
acres in Eastern Kentucky. The pur-
chase price is said to be between ten
and twenty million dollars.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
HIGH SUGAR PRICE
WITHOUT EXCUSE
Secretary Hoover So Declares,
as He Tells Public Investiga-
ton Had Started March d.
REFUTES MANLY'S CHARGES
Progressive Bloc Press eAgent Blames
Commerce Department for Cost
notwithstanding Quotes
Records

Washington.-Demands now being
made for an investigation of sugar
price fluctuations "are about a month
behind" Secretary Hoover said, add
ing that such an inquiry had been
instituted by the government on
March 4.
The secretary said he was con-
vinced there as no economic justif-
cation for high prices of sugar and
that the Department OF Commerce
and other governmental departments
were investigating conditions in Cuba,
under authority of a law passed by
Congress, authorizin~ inquiry into
combinations of foreign producers Of
import commodities
Action OF Basil Manly, director of
the Peoples Legislative service form
ed by the progressive bloc in Con-
gress, who wrote to President Hard
ing that Department of Commerce
statements haC assisted sugar specu-
lators, was characterized by Hoover
as the circulation of legend.
"As l have repeatedly stated there
is no economic justification for the
high price of sugar, as there is an
estimated world surplus" Hoover
said Mr. Manly is about a month
behind the times in his proposed in
vestigation into the rise in price. I'm
der authority of Congress to investi-
gate combinations of foreign pro-
ducers of import commodities, this de-
partment, as soon as appropriations
were available on March 4, instituted
an investigation into the situation in
Cuba. AS the department has no
jurisdiction in domestic questions of
the kind, I informally suggested to
the chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission that it should undertake
this end Of the matter.
Il wrote to Senator Brookhart, Re
publican, Iowa, on February 26 in this
connection a letter which was read in
to the Congressional Record as fol
lows:
81 am in receipt Of your letter Of
February %. The only laws at all re-
lated Tn the subject TO which Won re-
fer are tbn restraint Of trade acts,
as all Drice and other war ragulatioDs
have beon long since repeaIed bv Con-
press. This departmert necessarily
has no knowledge of anv corner in
sugar as such matters are dealt with
nv tbe DaD9rfment of Justice and
Federal Trade Commission. As to
the ouestion Of sugar SUNNY. 4 world
survey made nv this deDartmnnt
showed that the stocks of sugar on
hand from last wear. plus the Droduc-
tfon of This wear. were estimated at
total of 1851 O00 tons. whereas the
consumDtion for the wear was estf-
mated at 19O35,G0O IONS. leaving q
Drob9b1a surnIus at the cnd of the
wear Of 47G,00o tons. Some mfscon-
cpntion has arisen because the es+i-
mated surplus at the end of the wear
showed decrease from the abnormal
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The Republican., 1923-03-29
MAY HALT u. S,
NAVAL PLANS
Congressman Butler and Mad
den View London Protest as
Justified Under Treaty.
DOUBT U. S. MAVY'S RIGHT
Secretary Hughes May Seek To
Drop rogram-EIeVation of Tur-
rets Seen as Renewal of Race in
Armament of Warships.

Washington.-The right of the
navy to go ahead with its moderniza-
ton program to place American bat
tleships on a parity in gun range
with the battle fleets of Great Britain
and Japan was questioned here by
Chairman Butler of the House Naval
Affairs Committee and Chairman
Madden Of the House Appropriations
Committee.
The point was made that officials
Of the navy in urging Congress to
provide funds FOR the modernizatfon
plans had based their arguments on
the impression that the British navy
had elevated it's gun turrets since the
treaty was negotiated. The state
ment by Secretary of State Hughes
giving Great Britain's fiat denial that
any gun turret changes have been
been made since the Washington
arms conference is declared by the
congressional chairmen to be an en-
tirely new development, which must
be considered before any steps to-
ward changing the American fighting
ships are taken.
In view of the opposition expressed
by Chairmen Madden and Butler, it
was indicated that Secretary Hughes,
who is now making a study of the
clauses of the naval treaty, may rec
ommend to the President that he Cr-
der the navay to abandon its modern
ization program.
Chairman Madden made the point
that the appropriation was author
lied with the distinct understanding
that the money should be used only
"if permissible under the terms Of
the treaty" THE appropriation was
authorized" he said, because we
were told that Great Britain had ele-
waited her guns and strengthened her
decks since the treaty had been sign
ed and that Japan was increasing the
range of her guns. Congress ap-
proved the appropriation because of
this information which now, We are
informed. is not true. In view Of
'-ii' NV CIV lIl0I.'' uO HoO peHeNe
the navy mas the rlght 10 use the
money ana 40 not thIhk the admin
lSIfallon "eSlTes preclpilaLhg a con-
lroFefSy hy making the changes con-
Iehl plaIeu'
chairman bulIer TOOK similar
view IN tne lace Oh recent develop
mehlS' ne Sald' 1T IS my opinion
'llaI we can not spend the money, be-
cause 10 90 so would violate the
5p'FII' II NOT the letter. OF the treaty.
even Il tne treaty permitted the
cAahses / oeheF@ that we should hes
l,ale before gong ahead with the eZ-
penolIuTe' lor 10 DO so would prob
amy SuMulate rivalry and renew
competition IN naval modernlzation.
ouch competition OF course would
De against the spirit OF the treaty"
referring to the report Of the Ap-
preparation Committee on the bill,
The Republican., 1923-03-29
FRANCE PONDERS TREATY
Submarine Clauses to Be Interpreted

Submarine Clauses to Be Interpreted
to Suit Exigency
Paris.-The French government
through it's customary channels in
dicates that failing an Anglo-French
mutual security agreement it may
be compelled to read the submarine
clauses of the Washington treaty in
a manner different from that of 9TH
er countries. Ratification is contin-
gent on German observance of the
naval clauses of the Versailles docu-
ment.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
RESERVE BOARD FARMER DIES
National Milk Producers Head Drops
Dead at Washinnton.

Washington.-Mil D. Campbell, Of
Michigan, who recently became the
dirt farmer" member of the Federal
Reserve Board, dropped dead while
playing golf at the Columbia Country
Club.
Mr.. Campbell, whose home is at
Coldwater, Mich was president Of the
National Milk Producers Association
and was widely known as practical
farmer.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
FEAR STAYS GERMAN RISING
Police Prevent Clashes Between Ma
tionalists and Reds.

Berlin.-Thc activity Of the Repub-
lican police and the Prussian or
der forbidding assemblages Of the
Deutsche Volkische and other home
guard organizations prevented any
anti-Republican demonstration. It
remains to be seen whether Prussian
Minister of the Interior Severing's
order forbidding the German Peoples
Freedom Party to gather will-suc-
coed.
The Republican., 1923-03-29
HOG ENToMBED FIVE MONTHS
Weight of Animal Had DwindIed from
25O to 100 Pounds.

Akron Ohio.-A hog weighing 25O
pounds, which was accidentally buried
under a strawstack on the farm of
George Helmick, a few miles south of
BarbeTton, last October, was discov
cred by hired man still alive,
scarcely able to stand and ouly wei
ing 100 pounds.
HelmiclI says the hog was miss
out of a drove of Il Immediately af
the threshers had visited his farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03

Writing paper made in this country is being used In India despite that Japan, England and contipentai Europe are offering theirs at lower prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
NEW YORK LITTLE INTERESTED WITH COMING TITLE co

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-After three great paroxysms and three lesser spasms of excitement over champion ship or ar-championship prize fights this summer New York now seems immune to this derangement, and the promoters are having a very hard time exploiting the tenth and last bout between Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee.
 Even though Leonard holds the lightweight championship and Dun dee the featherweight, the fact that they are to box for Leonards S bauble at the Yankee stadium Wednesday night seems to be tne of the things New York cares least about. Except for the fact that large banners bear ing 12-foot letters announce the fight across the facade of the stadium, the matter seems to be something of a secret.
 Dundee made the business error last week of allowing a popular de- cison to a Philadelphia lightweight known as Kid Wagner, and this added no thrill to the prospect for Wednesday.
 The high cost of fight tickets also has something to do with 1t. Ring side seats at most of the big bouts have cost s25 and up, and New York seems to be saving up for the Demp- sey- Firpo event, ringside tickets for which are now quoted at almost twice their face value.
 The race track crowd, returning from Saratoga, where Dempsey was seen in training, has made him no overwhelming favorite. On the basis of what the horse followers saw in Dempsey's workouts. they are offer ing only 21s to 1 on the champion to win. Bet brokers say the Firpo back CTS want 3 tO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
SHOOT AT LINGER LONGER LODGE TO BE HELD MONDAY

The first annual trap-shooting tournament at Linger Longer Lodge, in which a large number of the crack shots of the state will participate, will be he'd on the crest of Shades mountain Monday afternoon, the pro- gram beginning at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Teams from Linger Longer Lodge, the Birmingham Gun club, the Ems ley Grn club, the Alabama Power Gun club, and individual members of the Attalla Gun club, the Anniston Gun club and Bessemer Gun club and others will be among those shooting for high gun" for which a suitable trophy, significant of the organization of this new club, will be awarded.
 In the team chosen from the mem- bership of Linger Longer Lodge will be "Tackhole" Lee, Person Moore, Jimmie Gillespy, Theo Nelson, Ben Moore, Jr., Bill Turpin, Larry Miller, Barney Shredder, Sam Nance, Lovick Stephenson, Jr.. Jack Walton, Capt. Charles M. Hurt. Gus Jordan and Capt Russell Walthour, Jr.
 few ladies will also take part m the opening shoot, as ladies class will be organized as soon as the range Is worked out smoothly.
 The program will consist of 100 single targets, 16-yard rise, without entrance fee. Targets will be non registered. After the finish of the regular shoot number of individual contests will be arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
Americans Will Meet AussieS In DaUis Cup Finals

FOREST HILLS. N Y, Sept. D. (By Associated Press.)-Holding a commanding lead of two matches to one in defense of the Davis cup, America will play its two aces, Will liam T. Tilden and William M. John ston, against the Australian chal- lengers in two singles contests that will conclude the international cham p!cnship series.
 Victory in but one of three matches will clinch America's possession of the historic trophy for another year. Tennis critics look for Little Bill" Johnston. despite the spectacular set back he received Friday at the hands of James O. Anderson, to settle the issue when he faces John B. Hawkes. in the first encounter tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock. Tilden will oppose An derson in the final engagement.
 Regardless of its importance to the final decision, the Tilden- Anderson encounter should prove a thrilling Lattle between two of the most dy- mamie ard resourceful figures on the courts today. Last year they met in the final match of the challenge round and Anderson carried the American champion to five sets, but on that occasion Johnston had al- ready clinched the cup by defeating Gerald Patterson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
GIANTS LOSE BUT
 REDS SPASS CHANCE UP AND LOSE ALSO

The Giants put up vain but Stub born battle Sunday with the second- division Boston Braves at the Polo grounds, The New Workers suc- cumbed in the tenth inning after the Braves had-t tied the score with run in the ninth. The, score was to 2.
 The Giants slim margin of leader ship was retained Intact. however, for the Cincinnati Reds, only three games behind them. were beaten'in game with the St. Louis Cardinals, to 1.
 Pitts3urg. ih third piace, climbed to two games behind the Reds by virtue of an to 6 victory over the Cubs in Chicago.
 Uncle Hobbies Dodgers. after re- covering some of their lost ground in series with the Giants, took an- other. slide backward, losing to the Phillies at Ebbets field, 12 to 3.
 Only two games were played in the American league. The Yankees. boasting a commanding lead of 1872 games. travelled to Washington for two-game series with the Senators only to- collide with to 9 victory for the latter. They now lead by 13 games. L s-
 The. Browns, with the aid of Ken Williams twenty-sixth homer in the third inning. nosed out 4 to win over the Tigers in St. Louis
 Rain kept the Indians and White Sox idle in Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
SKY WILL LIKELY
 NOT GET CHANCE AT SHOWING OFF

NEW YORK. Sept 2.-Battling Skis modest intention to display himself in the ring with Jack Demp- sey and Luis Angelo Firpc when those two square off on Septem Der II probably will be thwarted. Siki, on his arrival here aboard the Ser engaria. said he expected to be in- troduced to the crowd as the chal- lenger of the winner. But, owing to several social errors which Ski com mitted in Paris, the boxing commis- sion officials at the ringside prob ably will find some convenient water bucket In which to drop the battler.
 As Ski has not yet applied for a license to box. the commission thus far has been spared the necessity of overlooking the reputation Siki ac- quired In Montmartre. Eventually, however, the problem will have to be faced. as Siki intends to look for matches in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
Johnny Wilson s Record As Queer As Any Fighters
By wEsTBRooK PEGLER


 NEW YORK, Sept 2..-when Johnny Wilson hove himself through the ropes and left the ring after lcs- ing his middleweight championship to Harry Greb, he bade adieux to the royal circle of the prize ring with a singular reputation as loser. When Wilson didn't lost a decision, he was pretty sure to lose money for some one. When he didn't lose his own. he lest some other mans. Ap- parently both he and the only man in the business who had any faith in him as a fighter, went down for a heavy loss in the fight with Greb, aside from the forfeiture of their stock in trade, which was the mid dleweight championship.
 Wilson's fight with Bryan Downey two years ago, in the Rickard bowl thousands of dollars, for he guar anteed and finally paid Wilson S37,500 and gave Downey a size able quota, which costs were not equalled by the aggregate receipts. Thereafter Wilson lost the custom against setups which every champion in recent years, except Eugene Criqui. has regarded as part of the spells. This work usually means about s1Oo,O0O to the titleholder and the decision bouts with the difficult Cndlie0BeTS are ueI6II6u uitll IhO cleanup has been made. WilsCn was suspended because of his row with Rickard over the money for the Downey fight and remained invalid for two years.
 KitiIea Sells Out
 His manager, Marty Kililea of Bos- ton finally despaired of reinstate- ment and sold Wilson's contract to one Frank Marlow of New York. Marlow claimed to have paid $50,000 for the document, saying he believed Wilson could whip the world and outlying planets at his weight. He cid pay something and it may have been as much as S20,000. Then, for last Fridays fight with Greb, Mar low and Wilson are reported to have bought $40,000 worth Cf tickets, eX- pecting that in the rush of people to set Johnny Wilson fight, there would be a brisk demand for passports at something more than the face price.
 Instead of this. however, New York was seized with an acute attack of obsequies of the champion. Some of the $11 tickets were being pressed upon disinterested passers by the Polo Grounds for as little as $2 or stick of gum by the time the fight CTS entered the ring.
 Wilson's one and only true vic- tory as champion, in almost three years. was the conquest of Mike O'Dowd in their return match, In which Wilson made good his peculiar boast: T may be a rotten fighter, but there's one man l can lick and that's Mickey, himself, O'Dowd."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-03
Wilson's Dam Wins In Game With Clifton, 3-2

FLORENCE, Ala, Sept. 2.--(Spe- cial.--Wilson Dam won a pretty l0- inning game from the Clifton, Tenn. team here by a score of to 2. De- loaca, who pitched for Wilson Dam, allowed the visitors but one hit. He str, ok out nine men and in the tenth innig struck out all three men, de- Cantewen, for Ellison Dam, hit a home run in t.,a third inning, but no one was on. The visitors took the lead on errors and walks in the third inning by scoring two runs, but Will son Dam tied it up In the fifth and won it in the tenth when man was scored before any outs were recorded. Score: K. Ii. E. Wilson Dam ..... g 9 Clifton
 Batteries:. Deloaca and Howell; Beasley and Sanford.