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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
SONGS BETRAY AGE
RecoIIecting old Time Ballads Indi-
 cates Personal Knowledge

One of the surest methods of re- vealing your age. when you wish to conceal it IS to recall past popular melodies. Beware of tie popular song if you are sensitive about your age. As historical record of pe- riods in recent American history can compare with the songs of the hour.
 You may hide your birthday spoon. you may hush your sisters too re- vealing "reminiscences, you may de- clare you never saw cable car, but temptation will whisper in your ear when some one begins to recall "In the Good Old Summertime" The time will come when the banana famine just now rampant in the song world will reveal just as certainly the age of these fair flappers who today are singing it at work and play.
 Contemporaneous memory will cheat them of the womans heritage of prolonged youth just as Sweet Adeline' has spoiled many women's plans. You sit around after dinner in party of friends. Some one tells how his father used to sing'My Darling Nellie Gray" He pictures poor Nellie on her way to Georgia there to wear her life away" You note he has left out the part you all ways liked so well-that about her floating down the river in d little red canoe. Beware. You will want to contribute. But keep your wits about you.
 If some one begins to bring up the war songs don't get your war songs mixed. Remember that it was in the Civil war that the sweet potato came springing from the ground and not in the World war.
 Do not display your memory with that one Tor You a Rose" That was in the sentimental period of the popular song. If you do the party will make mental reservations or your age. Keep your eyes open when they begin to draw you out by asking what was the first jazz song. As soon as you mention one young woman in the party will exclaim that she does not remember "a time when there was no jazz.-New York Sun and Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
CITY IS THRONGED

From the seven counties around Selma, the people came to the fair, to the circus, to the baseball, to the football and to Selma, Friday. The streets from early morning were lined with automobiles, buggies, wagons and every conceivable ve- hicle which with the incoming morn ing trains brought crowds that packed the sidewalks, filled the cafes, hotels and trading places un- til II o'clock when the Hagenbach and Wallace street parade wound slowly down Broad street from the circus and fair grounds in North Sell ma and encircled the city like Grants army did Richmond and swept the sensate mass of laughing. playful children. sedate men and women, beaux. bellies, flappers and jellies, wooing and wooed. white and colored, into the yawning jaws of the circus and the fair. This and more, is what glad, happy and pros pering Selma enjoyed and laughed at between 9 o'clock in the morning and o'clock in the evening on this, the forth-second day of melancholy autumn,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
PLAN LADIES' NIGHT
Second Event Of Kind To Be staEed
 By Troy kfwaniana.

TROY, Ala, Oct. 12.--tSpecial Leased Wire.)-Plans were formed Thursday night for the second ladies' night at the Kiwanis club and the date was set for Thursday, November s. Henry Minchenor presided over the meeting. Committees were appointed to ar range the program for ladies' night by President George Panhorst. A guest of the evening was Judge L. H. Brassell. who recently came to Troy to practice law and he made & witty response to his introduction by Owen Moran. The club voted to present to Herman Moll and tho members of his orchestra tickets of admission to the Pike county fair for every day next week. That was done in appreciation Of the Kiwanis club of the splendid musical programs given by MT. Moll and his orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
MIST ENTER SCHOOL

Superintendent ". W. Benson an. nounced Friday that the month or grace" given by State Superintend- ent of Education J. w. Abercrombie before it would be compulsory on Decatur children to enter school would expire Monday and that all students between the ages Of $ ana To years must report for study or else be reported by the truant off cers. The new high school building not being ready for occupancy Sep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
RAIL OFFICIALS VISIT

Considerable interest centered Tn the recent visit here of President W. l.. Maypother of the Louisville ana Ma shville railroad, and Vice Presi- dent Evans, Harry Walter, chairman of the board of directors, and other officials of the system. Not for sev- eral years has so many high officials of the railroad visited Decatur. They spent their time at the Louisville and Nashville shop yards. During thelf stay a new engine replaced the one which had pulled the special for the officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
OPENS NEW STORE
Birmingham Merchant Estab1ishes es Dry Goods Bnsiness In Parrish

PARRISH, Ala, Oct. 12.-(Special) A. Fenegold. Birmingham merchant, has established a dry goods store in the building formerly occupied by Nose Zavalo. Mir. Fenegold is in per- sonal supervision of the business at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
TO OPEN REVIVAL

Rev. L. B. Wages, pastor Of the Parrish Baptist church, announces that Rev. Clarence Palmer. widely known young Baptist preacher. will begin revival here Sunday, October 14. Mir. Palmer will be in the United States only a short while longer as he plans to leave for China within few weeks, where he is to enter the missionary field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
MISS POINTER VISITOR

Miss Ruth Pointer. secretary of the Alabama Chldrens' Aid society, with headouarters in Birmingham, was here part of this week in the inter- est of children who had been recom- mended to her society for assistance. Miss Pointer took two Morgan county children, who were without parental protection, to Birmingham with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
RAIN AIDS IN FIGHT TO CURB FOREST FIRES
Expect Another Week To End Fire
 Menace

ST. PAUL, Niinn.. Oct. 12.-Timely showers which, visited northern Minnesota during the last "A hours relieved the forest and brush fire situation, so that c. M. Corzet, as sistant state forester at Duluth, to- night ordered the rounding ID or emergency fire fighters with the idea of beginning mastering theil ont tomorrow unless there is a seri- ous change for the worse.
 MT Conzet thinks another week will see the end of the fall fire sea son which. though threatening dur ing this week, has been one of the quietest in the history of the state forest service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
AUTOMOBILE Is sToLEN

Thursday night James Wiley, pres jdent of the wiley-Fe CO, lost his touring car. Mir. Wiley attended the Kiwanis luncheon and left his car parked in front of the Chamber of Commerce rooms and after the lunch con, the car had disappeared. The tag number is 5T292.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13
FAIR BIG SUCCESS

The community fair at Rogers school house Friday was great suc- cess in every way. Exhibits from the surrounding farms were brought in during the morning and arranged with exhibits from homes. In the afternoon a public decision was made by the judges, the value of the va rious articles being explained. There also was q display of fine poultry, mules, milch cows and hogs. A live stock judging contest by the men and boys was held in which they used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13

score cards. Frank Boyd of the eX- tension service of Auburn, Judge Key member of the county health unit. and others made talks in the afternoon Supper was served by the ladies TOT the benefit of the school improvement fund and a good sum was realized. In the evening slides showing soil build ing by the use ofSwinter legumes were shown by Mir. Boyd followed by a picture show, given by Isaac Notes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-13

tember 15 explains why the period was postponed, Secretary Benson stated. Every student must attend school at least 100 days during the session.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
WANTS Martial Law
TO CURB FLOGG|NGS
Adit. Gen. Cox Will Recon-
mend Strenuous Move in
Macon 1t Is Understood

Macon. Ga, Aug. 30.--With three
alleged leaders in the recent "fogging
wave" in custody. Adjutant General
Charles II. Cox was on his way today
to Atlanta to report to Governor Cliff
ford Walter on the situation here. 1t
was understood he would recommend
declaration of martial law.
The three suspects were caught in
the act of logging two negroes,
Two automobiles found near the
scene of the fogging contained masks,
small sledge hammer and a piece
of heavy felt apparently y gag. The
three men gave their names as S. R..
c. F. and J. C. Hudson, brothers,
residents of East Macon. They re-
fused to talk.
Emery Roberts. one of last nights
negro victims. is credited by officials
with the capture OF the trio. One
man jumped on the running board Of
Roberts automobile and commanded
him to stop. Instead, Roberts
speeded up his car and the man on
the running board whistled for the
others to Join him, Roberts drove
his car into al embankment.
Passersby telephoned the sheriff
and the anti-fogging squad rushed
out In time to capture the three.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
LONDON, PESSIMISTIC,
AWAITS FRENCH NOTE
Downing Street Expectant But Dis
couraged After POincare's
Speech of Yesterday.

By The Associated Press.
London, Aug 20.-Downing street
was in an expectant but pessimistic
mood today while awaiting Frances
latest note on the reparation question
due shortly. The infiexible tone of
Premier Poincare's speech yesterday,
together with prophecies that the
forthcoming note would show no al
teration in his attitude, struck chord
of encouragement among those iden-
titled with the foreign office.
One official expressed the hope that
the French premier's note would at
least indicate Frances willingness to
reduce the occupation of the Ruhr to
invisible" proportions in return for
the abandonment of passive resistance
by Germany.
Most British officials make no at
tempt to conceal the fact that they
despair of reaching an early settle
ment They foresee nothing but in
dependent action on the part of Great
Britain in dealing with Germany.
The expectation was that the
French note would be handed to the
British embassy in Paris today and be
to London by courier ar
irving tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
Express Demolishes Sedan While
Owner Stands by as Only Witness
Emil NOvack AbandOns Car
When 1t Stalls on Elm
Hill Crossing as Train
Approaches.

Emil Novack OF 201 Beaver street,
had a narrow escape from death
about 1880, standard time. last night
when a Ford sedan which he was
driving was struck by the White
Mountain express in charge of En-
gineer w. f. Crowley of Boston at
the Elm Hill crossing.
At the the time OF the accident it
was getting dark and the road was
wet. Novack drove up to the crossing,
which is a grade crossing unprotected
by gates, and as he went onto the
rails his rear wheels skidded and he
stalled the motor. Looking up the
tracks he saw the train about 500 feet
away bearing down on him at a fast
rate of speed and without attempting
to start the car he jumped out a mo-
ment before the train struck it, toss
ing it to the side of the tracks about
so feet from the scene of the accident.
The car, which is about two months
old, was totally demolished. The loss
is partially covered by insurance.
Novack said he could not positively
say whether or not the danger sign
was lighted or the signal bell ringing
although he said he did not hear the
bell ringing.
At the time of the accident the
train was going south and Novack
was going toward Elm Hill alone in
the car. Novack suffered no injuries.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
GROVE AND DLNONNO REFUSE TO QUIT
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD AS REQUESTED
BYMAYOR; WILL WAITTOBE REMOVED
Upton IN new YORK,
TO CHALLENGE FOR CUP
Veteran Yachtsman Wants
to Race Again-Shows Di-
plomacy in Baby Contest

New York, Aug. 20.-Sir Thomas
Upton arrived today on the Cedric
and confirmed reports that he would
challenge for the Americas cup in
1925 with his fifth Shamrock.
Sir Thomas came here to supervise
the return to England of his %
meter Shamrock which was used as a
trial horse in 1920 against Shamrock
~. He plans to race the meter
boat in England next year.
The veteran yachtsman, who plans
to remain in the United States
several weeks, said he might take in
the fishermen's races at Gloucester
and perhaps yachting events at New
port, l.. J.
Sir Thomas looked considerably
younger than his 73 years.
Il will challenge in 1924 for the
1925 races and expect to build a
boat that will lift the cup this time"
declared the Irish baronet But
whether l win or lose I can say that
I've been racing for % years, on the
british coast and l don't want to
meet better sportsmen than Ameri-
cans. If they have made mistakes it
has always been in my favor.
IT have cabinet of the finest cups
in all England yet would surrender
all of them if l could lift the cup
which has been in this country for
70 years If / can't get it for a long
period I'd like to take it back to
England for a few weeks anyway"
Sir Thomas expressed his delight at
4 hn seranaHn which hn rprpiNpi from
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
Seven Burned to Death
Three Are Still Missing
In Fire at Hotel Wawa
REFUSES TO serve IN
POLICE INVESTIGATION
Alderman Conlon Dislikes
G. 0. P. Method of Sc
lecting Committee

Alderman Frank L. Conlon of the
sixth ward the only democrat Sc
lected by republican members of the
common council to serve on the police
investigating committee, called at the
office of Mayor A. M. Paonessa this
morning and announced his intent
tion of refusing to take part in the
investigation.
The alderman scored republican
members of the council for their
hand picked committee. He felt
| it a lack of proper respect to the
mayor to bring in a list of names
which they themselves had selected
rather than allow the mayor to name
representatives Of the press today
that investigation of any department
would have his backing if in the
honest opinion of the public, an in
vestigation was desrous. He did
not feel that politics should be played
in SO important a matter and the
present investigation he feels, is based
on political grounds. Alderman Con-
Ion was out of the city at the time
the action was taken by the council.
Upon his return he learned from re-
ports about the city that the republi-
can members had selected a COM
mittee and that he had been named.
He was not in accord with the meth
DDS adopted by the G. O. p. nor with
the circumstances surrounding the
probe into police department affairs.
hence his refusal to act
The committee will probably meet
in the latter part of the week to or
ganize. 1t will be necessary to wait
until the next meeting of the common
council before the vacancy caused by
Conlon's refusal to act may be filled.
1t is understood that the committee
will investigate allegations that sew
eraI men were appointed to the
regular police force after they had
passed the maximum age as provided
for in the charter, The police officials
readily admit the possibility that men
have been named under such con-
ditiens, but assert that the common
council investigators are barking UP
the wrong tree" since they claim the
civil service commission alone handles
questions of age. physical condition,
etc. furnishing the police commission
with the list of eligibes from which |
are made. The civil |
service commission is now out of eX- |
stence, but there have been no ap- |
pointments since that body was done |
away with by charter amendment.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
BUSINESS MEN and
PRES. IN CONFERENCE
Talk Over Relation Between
Government and Industry
Regulation Limited

Washington, Aug. 20.-Business
conditions throughout the country and
the relation of government to bus-
ness were discussed at a conference
today between President Coolidge and
some of the nations leading business
men as represented in the chamber
of commerce of the United States.
The delegation of business men was
headed by Julius NJ. Barnes, president
of the chamber and included A. G,
Bedford, vice president of the cham
Der and chairman of the board of the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey; John
NJ. Fahey, banker and publisher;
Lewis Z. Pierson of the Merchants
association of New York: Willis H.
Booth of the Guaranty Trust Co. of
New York; Fred I. Kent of the Bank
ers Trust Co. of New York; Charles
+. Weed of the First National Bank
of Boston, and Elliot H. Goodwin,
vice president of the chamber.
Mr.. Barnes left with the chief exc
cutive a statement as to the position
of chamber on such questions as op-
Grafton of the railroads, merchant ma
rine and taxation. as set forth in re-
ports which had been approved by the
chamber as a whole.
THE dominant theme of the whole
statement" said Mr.. Barnes, was
that organized business wants govern
ment regulation limited"
One of the recommendations sub
mitted was that the government
should soon embark on policy which
|, ,nY,t
ion of its ships. AS to railroads, Mr..
Barnes said the chamber favored in
l general way the plan of consolida-
ion to which the executive branch of
he government had been committed |
inder President Harding. The pres
mt tax law was held to be faulty in |
hat its super-levies is driving capital
nto unproductive enterprises.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
Musical Comedy Bellies Testify In
Attempt to Save Their Husbands
Wives of Fuller and MCGEE
Tell All They Can to
Hayward-Talk to Re-
pOrters.

New York, August 20.-Louse
| Groddy McGee and Florence Ely
Fuller, Broadway musical bellies,
Louise Groddy McGee and Florence
Ely Fuller. Broadway musical bellies.
were revealed by United States At
torney Hayward today as his most
active agents in running down evil
dence against their husbands, Ed
ward Nj. Fuller and Frank MCGEE
principles in the most sensational of
current bucket shop prosecutions.
They are gathering information.
furnishing testimony and producing
witnesses that are invaluable to the
government case" said Mr.. Hayward
They are unquestionably doing it
out of loyalty to their husbands They
believe that by helping to clear up
this whole mess they will be tighten
ing the punishment that faces their
husbands, even though they seem to
be discriminating them"
Emerging from the seclusion in
which they have sought refuge since
the spectacular fall of the bucket shop
with its 100000 losses to 1000 in
talked TO newspapermen in the offices
of their husbands counsel.
First they were photographed in
pal poses by a single photographer
admitted to their presence-Mrs.
McGee, petite and vivacious. Mrs.
Fuller a bit taller, smilingly taciturn.
Stories False.
"All the published stories about me
having been million dollar bride
were absurd" began Mrs. MCGEE.
Newspapers had told of trousseau
including kings ransom of Jewels,
1 queens wardrobe of gowns. with
automobiles bearing the crest of for
eign makers, mansion or two, and
lther gifts.
Frank was in no position to Law
sh things on me-" said the wife. |
ANY way. | was satisfied with Just |
him."
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
Police drag RIVER
FOR nine DROWNED
Believed to Have Struck OBJ
structiOn-Victims From
Three Generations
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
st. Paul, Aug. 20.-Al available
police at South st. Paul assisted by
scores of civilians, today We're drag
ging the Mississippi river for bodies
of nine of the ten persons drowned
when their launch sank in the Mis-
sissippi river last night
At attempt also was being made to
locate the il-fated 80 foot craft to
learn definitely what caused it to go
under. Those who perished were
Mrs. Pauline Martinelli, her three sons
and daughter-in-law, two grand
children, Miss Margaret Mahn. IS,
sister of Mrs. Andrew Martineli and
Frank and Robert Gaultier.
The body of Mrs. Pauline Martinelli
was the only one recovered last
night.
Coroner Meeker was of the opinion
that the boat had run afoul of some
obstruction just below the surface of
the water. The river is extremely
low where the accident occurred
New Britain herald., 1923-08-20
Summer Vacationists Had
Just Quit Dancing When
Alarm Was Sounded
Many Were Injured
Employees Suffered Most
Several United States
Citizens on Casualty List.

Huntsville, Ont, Aug. 20.-Sever
women arc known to have died, three
are missing and 25 persons were in
jured in a fire which early yesterday
destroyed the fashionable Wawa hote
on Lake of Bays
The dead Miss X. Roger, Cleveland
O.; Marjorie Bowker, IA, daughter OF
C. G. Bowker, general manager of the
Central region, Canadian National
Railways; Mrs. James Alexander
Toronto; Miss Annie Lee, Toronto:
Mrs Barratt, Hamilton, Ont. and two
unidentified women.
The missing: Mrs. Elizabeth Kro-
gan, Cineinnati Miss Phyllis Berman-
da, Thorold, Ont, and an unidentified
woman servant.
The hotel filled to capacity with
summer vacationists, a majority of
them from the United States had just
quietted for the night otter a gay Sat
urday night dance, when flames start
ing in an elevator shaft quickly trans
formed it into a furnace from which
guests fed in their night clothing
leaving everything behind them.
who rushed downstairs from their
rooms in the tower. only to find the
exit by which they hoped to escape
blocked. They hurried back to the
tower and climbed to the roof hoping
to be rescued. A ladder was thrown
up, but proved to be too short. One or
two leaped and suffered serious injury
or death. The others went down into
the flames when the roof crashed.
Miss Kittie Carroll New York. one
of those who leaped, suffered a frac-
tured leg and cuts on her left arm
which necessitated the taking of 136
stitches.
Most of the 25 injured were hurt in
leaps from windows, though few
suffered burns before they could es-
cape.
Fire Marshal E. P. Heaton has sent
a half dozen inspectors here from
Toronto and it was announced that
thorough investigation would be
conducted.
Reports were current that the fire
was caused by lighted cigarette or
by friction in the elevator shaft.
brldil DoneTly, lOTOnto youIn, WIFI
five other young men, heard the fire
warning and rushed to the elevator
shaft In the hotel rotunda and hauled |
out fire house 1t failed to work.
Guests in night attire fed to end |
rooms on the main floor of both wings. |
Six maids, frightened by the flames
below, ran to thereof a ladder thrown |
up to rescue them was six feet too |
short. Several perished. Others jump
ed and were seriously hurt.
Marjorie Bowker, IA year old victim
was rescued by her father, c. G.
Bowker, general manager Central Re-
gion, c. N. Il. but she dashed back
despite his protests, to help save
others. She was trapped amid the
flames.