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Evening star., 1923-10-19
MANY OLD CASES
NOLLE PRESSED
U. S. Attorney Acts to Clear
DoCkets-Long List Re-
ported as Fugitives.

United States Attorney Gordon to-
day disposed of another large num-
ber of old cases which have accu-
mulated on the dockets of his office.
Justice Bailey ordered many of them
nolle pressed.
Among the cases stricken from the
docket are: John William Dickerson,
carnal knowledge; Crick j. Biondi.
non-support; John William Stein
baugh, joyriding; Arthur Yasema,
larceny; Samuel w. Phillips; Harry
A. Hopkins. non-support; Percy G.
Smith. non-support; Edgar F. Hack
ley, setting up gaming table: Samuel
f. Lynn, false pretenses; Frederick k
w. koppen; Thomas Martin, joy
riding.
The following were reported as
''fugitives': Charles E. Gray, John
Wesley Maddox. Charles u. Quick
James c. Briley, James H. Mccoy.
Lewis l.. Thomas. Samuel ]. Semler,
James +. McGuigan, Benjamin H.
Carter, all non-support; Thomas r. J.
Campbell, larceny after trust; Simon
Bailey, arson; Felix d. Richard son.
Reinhardt C. Weaver, Thomas War
field. Samuel T. Potter, Alfred l..
Virgins. Tony Wisconsin. Peter Car
ragher. Bernard Johnson. John d.
Mabens, Asbury Bolden, Robert Lee
Johnson. William Arthur Smallwood,
Frank Douglas, Walter T. w. O'Con-
nor, William CT. Blackwell and Walter
Frank holland.
Everett b. Pratt, John NJ. Haywood,
John Wran, Eugene Druver. Paul Par
del, Henry Garland, Paul F. Bardell,
Edmund Glover. John Edward Thorn
as. Bartelo Dusso. Joseph A Smith,
NOVEL; Allen, Rudolph w. Beckert.
John Kissenberger. Thomas John
Read. William H. Thomas. James Ar
thur Butler, John Henry Warren
Michael E. Adriani, James Beverly,
Harvey Talbert, James Edward Scott
Nathan NJ Bell. Charles w. Jenkins.
Abraham Albert Wolff. Isaac Patrick,
Charles Lee Mezick, Thomas Martin
Guy r. Lowen. Thomas j. Houke and
Pinkney a. Wood, all wanted for non-
support; Lawrence Keough. forgery
and uttering; John H. Jones. larceny
after trust: James E GateIey, Frank
A. Nelson, adultry; Darrell Price, grand
larceny; j. Frank Allison, forgery and
uttering: Harrison Coombs. grand lar
ceny; Max Benthall. false pretenses;
Harry X. Fawkes, forgery and utter
ing; Clyde c. Waltman. Raymond c.
Jones, grand larceny; Charles A. Tur-
mage, housebreaking; Percy Ford. joy
riding: Edd Wilson. false pretenses
Paul V. Mitchell, blackmail; Edith
Russell, false pretenses; James H
Riker, larceny after trust: John
Payne and Joseph Edward Johnson
assault with a deadly weapon: James
Crawford, embezzlement; Lewis II
Goodman, false pretenses.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 10 (Spe-
cfal).-Interest on the $50O,OOO bond
issue of Fairfax county will be paid
when it becomes due November Is
put under protest and with the stipu.
lation that the next inStallment which,
Will be due May Is, will not be paid
unless the city is given some definite
assurance that the concrete road will
be completed to the city lines. This
was decided upon at a meeting of the
city council yesterday afternoon, and
came as direct action on a suggestion
by Mayor Smoot
1t has been ascertained that a con-
tract exists between the city and
Fairfax county. This contract calls
for the expenditure of the money on
Loudoun, rather than from" Alex
andria to Fairfax, the route lying
over the Little River turnpike. four
teen miles to Fairfax Court House.
There was no time limit for the build
ing of the road, which was construct
ed to within two miles of the city
before all available funds were ex-
hausted
Wilson NJ. Farr, commonwealth's
attorney for Fairfax county, has as
sured Mayor Smoot that the contract
will be let for the city end of the
from the state highway commission
become available.
The city had contracted to pay half
of the. interest on the bonds issued
by Fairfax county to expedite con-
struction of this road.
Dewey L. Waters automobile this
morning skidded at the corner of
Washington and King streets and
smashed telegraph pole and knock
ed from the ground a fire hydrant.
The case was brought to police court.
where Waters was dismissed in the
absence of any evidence that he had
violated traffic regulation.
A naval exhibit by the naval gun
factory of the Washington navy yard
will be held in the torpedo station
here October 81 and again October 81,
November 1 and 2, the last three
dates named for the benefit of Wis
itors here for the laying of the tenn
ole corner stone.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
STAMPED PACKAGE USED
AS AID IN SHOPLIFTING
Carefully Wrapped Box Found in
Possession of Woman Arrested
in Department Store.

A carefully wrapped box, stamped
and sealed to give it the appearance
of a pareel-post package, is the latest
device used by shoptlifters to help
them rob department stores. an ar
rest by Mrs. c. A. Clark of the wom-
ems police bureau showed today
The prisoner, Alberta Christian,
who said she lives at Ais L street
northeast, was found carrying the box
in local department store Arranged
on the under side was a flap, according
to the policewoman, through which
the negress is alleged to have slipped
stolen articles.
The prisoner forfeited SIS collateral
today by failing to appear in Police
Court.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
RAIN ENDS LONGEST
DROUGHT IN EAST
Present Precipitation Believed I'm.
likely to Alleviate Conditions
Serious to Farmers.

The longest drought on record for
this part of the country was broken
today by rain that Is general
throughout the north and middle At
iantic states. according to the wealth
er bureau. Only a trace of rain has
been recorded in the last twenty-five
days, and the record was smashed by
the scant margin of an hour and a
half.
Although the rain was reported to
be moderately heavy over its entire
area, Forecaster Mitchell said the
precipitation would probably not last
through tonight and his prediction for
tomorrow is fair and cooler.
Clear weather, he said. will continue
several days. no southern air move
ments bearing more rain being in
immediate prospect.
1t is improbable. according to the
forecaster, that the precipitation will
be heavy enough to more than barely
relieve drought conditions that have
become serious in the northern states
particularly in New England. Anx-
ious inquiries as to the prospect of
rain have been pouring into the bu-
reau from farmers. but Mr.. Mitchell
holds no hopeful prospects as yet.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
TWO IN UTAH MINE
56 HOURS ARE RESCUED
Both Declare They Owe Their
Safety to Strong Timbers
Above Them.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BINGHAM. Utah, October 19.-
Joseph Norden, superintendent. and
Jose Ratalaza were rescued from the
UtahApex metal mine last night aft
er being entombed for fifty-six hours.
The bodies OF two others were located
in the rock pile near the place where
Norden and Ratalaza were freed. but
because of the immense pile of stone
and timbers it was impossible to res
ed for. The body of Dan Eden, the
foreman, was removed soon after the
cave-in which entombed the men.
Neither of the two rescued last
night was hurt. They attributed their
set of timbers directly above them
when the crash came.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
FIND SCENE WRITTEN
BY SHAKESPEARE PEN
Scholars Establish Identity of
Script-Press Defes America to
Buy Rare Manuscript.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October ia Shakes
peare discovery of the first magni-
tude' is announced by the Daily EN-
press on the authority of Vernon II.
Kendall, former editor of the Athe-
naeum
The announcement says that for
more than 100 years there has lain in
the British Museum 147 lines of manu-
script constituting an addition to a
play written by Anthony Mundy, the
Elizabethan writer, on the life of Sir
Thomas More. Published about the
year 1898, the play was corrected by
several hands, and it has been sug-
gested that one scene was written by
Shakespeare.
1t has now been established by
eminent scholars. according to the
present statement, that the handwrit-
ing of this manuscript is actually
that of the great dramatist, inasmuch
as il is identical with that of six sig
natures of his name which hitherto
have supposedly been the only exist
ing specimens of the poets calligra-
ply.
The Express asserts that the manu-
script is the most valuable in the
world, adding: 1T can never be
bought by the Americans unless they
buy the British Museum.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
SLAYS NEIGHB0R OVER
WIFE's SUICIDE; GIVES UP
Pennsylvania Husband Says Shot
Was Fired in Defense of
Own Life.
By the Associated Press.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, October 19.-
Brooding over the suicide of his wife
on September 9. Adam r. Heffner of
PottsviIIe shot and killed John Will
liams, a neighbor, in front Of the
county prison today and then walked
to the prison door, rang the bell and
surrendered.
The police said Heffner blamed the
suicide of his wife to her alleged
friendly relations with Williams
Mrs. Heffner, when accused by her
husband, threatened to return to her
mother, and he Immediately secured
a truck to take her. their three small
children and their belongings to her
mothers home. While he was maxi
ing these arrangements she shot her
self through the head while standing
on the porch of her home.
Today Heffner met williams as the
latter was leaving home to go to
work and walked down the street
with him. Heffner says they had an
alteration and when williams
reached, in his back pocket as though
to draw a gun he shot him.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
DRY ACT IS CALLED
'JACKASS STATUTE
Senator Moses AssaiIs VOL
stead LaW-in Interview at
White House.

A "jackass statute" was the verdict
pronounced on the Volstead act by
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
campaign committee, when he visited
the White House today. after a swing
through twelve states in the east and
middle west
Asked whether, in his opinion, Con-
gress would do anything about it at
ITS coming session, Senator Moses said
1t depended on whether or not the
baleful eye of Wayne B. Wheeler, sit
ting in the congressional gallery and
gaze. has lost it's potency"
requested specifically to give his
opinion of the Volstead act as re-
vealed to him during his trip, he re-
piled:
It's a jackass statute. ANY law
tnat declares buttermilk to be an al
coholic beverage of necessity is a
jackass statute"
The senator replied thus to a ques-
ton as to prohibition enforcement in
New England:
THE are more trucks crossing the
Canadian boundary and rolling through
the valleys of New England than there
ever have been trains run over the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad
The discussion which has ranged
about Gov. Pinchot's suggestion that
the President take over personal SUI
pervision of prohibition enforcement
and Gov. Pinchot's own efforts at en-
forcement also engaged the atten-
tion of Mr. Moses.
Gov. Pinchot has endeared him
self to the hardware trade with his
talk of padlocks." he said, "I pre-
dict there will be a boom in that
commodity"
Senator Moses concluded that he
was convinced from his trip that the
country was dry as to sentiment
and that Congress would act in ac-
cord with that sentiment, even
though such states as Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey would
vote wet if a test were made. He
said the purpose of his visit to the
White House was to arrange for a
conference later with President Coo
lidge regarding the political situa-
tion.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
MAY "SHOOT TO KILL"
TO STOP KLAN PARADE
Development in Election Situation
Youngstown, Ohio, Brings Warn
ing From Acting Police Chief.

By the Associa ted Press.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, October 49,
Developments in the situation here in
connection with the Ku Kluk Klan
and the mayoralty campaign today
included a statement by J. ]. Nc
Nicholas, acting chief of police, that
If necessary his men will be ordered
to "shoot to, kill'' to stop a proposed
Klan parade here.
McNicholas said late yesterday that
he would not grant a permit for the
Klan parade scheduled here for No
vember 10, that policemen would be
ordered to disperse such a parade by
peaceful means If possible, and If per-
suasion failed would be told to shoot
to kill
Evening star., 1923-10-19
SHENANDOAH FLIGHT OFF.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., October
ia scheduled flight of the giant
Navy dirigible Shenandoah over the
Antilles Field. the new athletic
ground of the New Jersey College of
Woman, during the dedication cere-
monies today was called off because
of bad weather The Shenandoah had
planned to strew flowers upon the
field. named in honor of the naval
TRANSPORT Antilles
Evening star., 1923-10-19
65 DIE In MINE.
Explosion in Chinese Coal Project
Reaps Heavy Toll.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. October ia dis
patch from Mukden received here to-
day says five Japanese and sixty
Chinese were killed in an explosion
in a coal mine at Lohutai The pit
is still filled with gas and relief
workers are unable to enter, the dis
patch says.
Evening star., 1923-10-19

Nine. Poincare, wife of the French
premier has the reputation of being
one of the best dressed women in the
world
Evening star., 1923-10-19

There are only thirty stars known
TO be within 100000, 100000 miles of
the earth.
Evening star., 1923-10-19

The reason so many f1appars let
their mothers do the housework is
because they don't wish the parent
to grow old from lack of exercise.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
LASTS
and LASTS

The eshoemakershoul
stick to his last
And the shoe-buyer is
stuck if they don't last.
But not here. That's
where our money.back
without an argument
guarantee comes In.
The fact is-Beck-Haz-
zard shoes dolast. Good
leather and goodwork-
manship guarantee
good wear.
The latest styles too.
Not in price but
in theshoes. See our
windows.
Worn on Fifth
Avenue but bought
around the corner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Birmingham's Big Wave of Home Seeking
By RICHARD E. JOHNSTON

NE building months
this acquisition of 264 homes at cost of
$751650 advanced that
that they might place themselves their families in homes and thus
Of good citizenship; the foundation of good government
There stable
ownership planted themselves the community
the who the building and loan association
building and loan associa
ton and that is why they lose anyones
building
community They lend the with which build homes
stable of monthly
the
footing with month
precisely the relation merchant who deposits $500
5000 month.
This that has acquisition homes calling
$780, has taken months $377 O00 which
other
money that finances the building of homes
fine form of self help The who invests the padup
monthly namen stock of the building and loan association while
drawing his aiding other at the
his The building medium
which together
with which to establish his family
Standing guard the double the the
than SO of its market value 1t
been made One Birmingham building loan did
than twice four months business this and all made
high records
Neither has the building loan injured other eg
sound securities than history during
Liberty War well
the offices reliable brokers the larger
The banks the
loan associations their The
Christmas Savings clubs the larger become regular savings
accounts in the same banks
Nothing anything That the
soundest of all truths
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
DOREMUS. DANIEL & co.

a a
by private wire to Doremus. Daniel e. Co:
NEW YORK, May s.-The rally holos
fairly well. but yet there has been
no concentrated attempt to depress prices
We thought yesterday afternoon that
rally was just ahead, and while II now
looks If the Improvement can be car
ried somewhat further, we are IN DOUBT as
to whether it is anything more than
rally against oversold condition. Ihere
are no outstanding signs Of aggressive. puy
ing and we have the idea that 1t were
better for the time being to be rather
cautious; and further. we think that stocks
bought yesterday with the idea of trad
strength tomorrow morning. ~. ..
Roscoe lockwood & Co.'S daily cotton
letter, by private wire to Doremus' Dahie'
NEW ORLEANS. May s.-A much bet
ter feeling took possession of the cotton
market today and prices were higher after
the initial decline, induced by the poor
showing of Liverpool. The demand was
steady rather than aggressive, and much
of it originated in the desire of traders on
the short side TO reduce their commit
ments. Buying for long account appeared
to be of the strongest character, and SEN
timent appeared to be growing more bull
sh among some of the most solid interests
in the trade
Points as widely apart as Spartanburg.
S. c., and Dallas. Tex, wired in that the
demand for spots was increasing. that the
basis was rising and that offerings were
light. Attention was called to the TACT
that at one time today October traded as
low as %. 26c. whereas last October that
month went as nlgn as ~ 3oc Wnen tHe
government was estimating the new crop
at 11,40o 600 bales. and there carry
over of 5000, 900.
James L. Bennett & Co.'S letter on grain.
by private wire to Doremus Daniel 4 Co.;
CHICAGO. May S.-Wheat: Market has
had a much stronger tone today. which
was not at all unnatural in view of recent
drastic declines. Shorts covered freely and
at times found offerings light. There was
disposition to even up pending the gov
ernments report this afternoon. The Liv
erpool market was steady relatively. Cash
demand was fair, with prices firm rela-
lively. and seaboard reported fair sales on
No. hard wheat at fair prices. Eastern
stocks Of wheat are being worked off
and gulf hard wheat is the cheapest wheat
in North America at the present time. The
season is late and the government report
is expected to confirm big losses in winter
wheat Corn rallied substantially today.
The market was oversold and the pit trad
ers have found it difficult at times today
to cover shorts. Cash demand was good.
Prices firm relatively. Weather conditions
on the whole are favorable with more
rains needed to give the crop a good start.
Export buying is of moderate proportions,
Provisions, in spite of the weak hog mar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, May s.-There was bet
ter inquiry for raw sugar today and prices
were steady with Cubas esta blished on the
ba sis OF &C, cost and freight, equal to
S0Sc for centrifugal. The sales included
rs 900 bags of Cubas at quoted prices,
5000 bags OF Porto Ricos at 7.7sc, de-
iivered, and 5000 at 5.9lc, and 5000 bags
of San Domingoes in port to Canada at
&C. c. i. T. New York.
The raw sugar market was firmer
renewed covering, accompanied by express
sions Of optimism with reference to the
ceedings reports OF better export de-
mand for refined and of an increased
trade interest in raws. The opening,
3 to points higher and prices continued
to advance trade and commission house
buying, with active positions at one time
showing advances of 80 to 3S points.
Realizing checked the upward movement
near the close and final prices were few
points off from the best and from rs to
3s points net higher. Closing: May. 6.3lc;
July, 6.37c; September sac; December
5.S4c.
The market for refined was firmer and
prices were unchanged to 20 points higher,
with fine granulated now listed at from
975c to 5000, although it was reported
that one refiner was accepting moderate
business at the old level OF $500. There
was better export inquiry reported and
il was reported that sales were made Of
500 tons to Italy. The domestic demand
however. WAS still light
Refined futures nominal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
Prices Of Bonds Move
Upward During Day


NEW YORK, May s.-Influenced by the
better tone of stocks bond prices moved
upward in todays dealings on the New
York stock Exchange, speculative issues
particularly rejecting the improvement.
United States government bonds held
fairly firm, fluctuations being confined to
4-32 of a point. There was some selling
of French government issues but changes
in this group were small.
Sugar company liens were in demand
in the industrial group. Punta Allegro
Sugar Is and Eastern Cuba Sugar Z rs
each gaining . points Cerro de Pasco
Copper SIS gained ~ points and Derby IS
jumped II. Bethlehem Steel refunding
IS were up Is. Losses of slightly more
than a point were recorded by American
Smelling IS and Fisk Rubber SIS.
International Great Northern Adjustable
Is. certificates up u and Carolina.
Clinchfield and Ohio 6s up l, were the
outstanding features in the railroad group.
Hudson and Manhattan refunding SIS were
off point. fractions We're irregular.
loss of ~ by Chicago Railway SIS being
the only important change.
Total sales par value, were s16.0o4.00o.
1t was reported in financial circles that
an offering of nearly 100000 in equip
ment trust certificates of the Central of
Georgia railway would be made within
few DAVIS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09

CHICAGO. May S.-Strawberries firm
Louisiana 24pint crates. So 25@3 SO;
Arkansas 24-quart crates $4.25@4.50.
Tomatoes steady: Florida repscked skies.
fancy, $s25@7.6o; choice, Sc. 25 G6.2
originals, fancy. $4.5o95; choice, 50. rs q 4.
Onions dull: Texas crates. yellow best.
50 25@2. so; poorer. 81; whites. best, $50
25; small, t2Q2. so.
u Sweet potatoes barely steady: Tonnes
see bushel hampers. Nancy Halk. H.15@
LIS.
Cabbage steady for goo dstock: Louis
lana barrel crates. flat -. 25G4.25; Cali
fornia s0-pound crates, $780,.
Peppers steady; fancy green. crates,
s375d425; poorer, low as 81.
Auction "Wednesday: Florida grapefruit.
BriEhts $3.25G3.75; Goldens, 75c q s4.0s;
Russets $236@3.66. (~rida oranges
Brights. $2.6o66. IS; Goloens. 32.s595.15;
Russets, t2.60@4.se.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09

NEW YORK. May s.-Cotton goods to-
day somewhat slower with prices increas-
ing slightly. Print cloths sold at 90 foe
1914 inch 64x60s Yarns declined sharply
on moderate sales. Raw silk unchanged.
Burlaps declined 15 points in light weights
and 20 points on the heavy weights. Trad
ing was light. Wool goods Gre distinctly
quieter. with some minor cancella tons and
revisions of orders reported.
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ket products, We're firm. with buying cred
tied to foreign shorts. Offsettng the drop
in hog prices of CSC. Receipts. We're $4,000.
with the market. weak at the finish. Top
was $s.-Doremus, Daniel & Co.
Stewards Letter
BIRMINGHAM. May S.-Liverpool quo
tations responded to our decline yester-
day. futures coming over slightly lower
than due and weakened further before our
opening Sales of 1000 bales were fairly
good. but their mddlings were quoted 10
points down. Manchester cabled business
al a standstill and traders feeling reac-
Our markets opened 10 to 40 points below
Mondays close on the weaker Liverpool
and overnight selling orders. May New
York opened under csc, while the
crop months were not so weak. After
the weak opening prices rallied and held
The advance Melted 80 to 40 points for
the day. Spots were generally unchanged
to As higher, with reports from Dallas OF
better inquiry. The July options adj
vanced about 10 points from the early
lows; however. 1t was regarded as mostly
technical and a natural upturn after the
severe break the market has had. There
was not much in the way of news. stocks
and grains had a better undertone. The
weather map was showery east of the
Mississippi river but the forecast was fair
and cooler. The weekly weather report
tomorrow is expected to be favorabl west
and not so good in central and unfavor-
able east. Sentiment has had a severe
shock. and can hardly be expected to re-
cover Immediately. but present levels GER
tainy look lok enough.-S. r. Stewart
e Co.
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HORSES AND MULES