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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
SOCI E T Y
Birmingham P Q ople Are ActiUe In Sports
 Al Resort

With the approach of the annual summer horse show and the daily tournaments in one sport or another at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, the summer season has struck a most strenuous pace. Among the golf events participated in this week by practically all the southern set were a tombstone tournament, an approach and putting contest, driv- ing contest and 12 selected holes tournament.
 Among the more active In organiz- ing and supporting the sports pro- gram were: Mir. and Mrs. c. E Thomas of Birmingham, MT. and Mrs. George D. Crabbs and MT. and Mrs. H. H. Hoffman of Cincinnati, J. Churchild, F. W. Garter and $. r: Jones of Louisville, A. M. Cozart of Augusta, MT. and Mrs. Laurence McCormick of Memphis, Miss Mar gerry and George K. Dorrance and E. Hogg of Houston. Miss Evelyn and Miss Louise Fishburn of Roanoke. G. S. Wall of Lexington, Miss Fran cis West of St. Louis, Waldemar Won kessler of Atlanta and A. R. Michie of Charlottesville.
 The wide Casino lawns arc daily gay with tea and card parties while the younger set frequently complete 
 the Rates Mountain club veranda Dinners, dancing and amateur enter tainments supported by the colored and white orchestras fairly overlap each other In the Greenmrier mall- room. sunken gardens or surround ing clubs, while picnic excursions are made up into the surrounding mountains and numerous entertain ments are nightly given in the cot tages.
 Among the present leaders of the social life at White Sulphur Springs are: Baroness Emily Burkhardt, Miss Nancy Bosart. G. M. Barnes, MT. and Mrs. D. J. Kohlstaat and MT. and Mrs. Henry Pogue of Cincinnati. Mrs. H. Batre and Miss A. Batre of Mobile, Mrs. r. Crespi of Waco, Tex, Mrs. F. A. Calhoun, Mir. and Mrs. II. B. Garrett and Mrs. w. V. Phinizey of Augusta, MT. and Mrs. c. IA Van Fossan of Memphis, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas II. West of St. Louis. Col. J. c. Lewis of Louisville and MT. and Mrs. E. H. Randolph and Mrs. R. H. bowman of New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12

we should surely all realize that the Music Study club is very tangible asset to Birmingham, and so to be- long to 1t should be the real desire of all who want to see the artistic side of this great city developed.
 It would be a wonderful thing if many who cannot attend the concerts would buy the membership for young men or young women who are not able to buy for themselves and who love music.
 This Is done so largely In Boston for the great Symphony concerts, many tickets are sold to men who desire to see the Symphoy concerts continued and who give these tickets to music students.
 Membership"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
MRS. HOLMES HONCRS
 Sp. IGJIS NVSVrnD

Mrs. C. C. CIlpepper of St. Louis was honoree at a pretty bridge party given by Mrs. W. " Holm at her home in West End on Wednesday.
 A color scheme of pink and blue was carried out in the decorations and ices, which were served.
 The prize for the high score, a bridge set, was won by Mrs. I. II. Salter. The second prize, a set of bridge pencils, went to Mrs. c c. Gull peper, and the ,onsolation was drawn by Mrs. J. J. Cowan.
 Those playing were Mesdames c. c. Culpeppe@. A. W. Lane, P. A. Hick- man, A. A. Merritte, Charles Lconey, J. F. Price, w. K. Trechsel, c. E. Dodge, Carl Stier, Artuhr Marks, H. l. Barclay T. M, Edwardse Alto Hodges, D. c atsor. K. G. McGahey, James J. Cowan, l.. H. Salter, w. J. Whaley, R. D. Coffin n, Misses Marie Hickman, Srsie NorreA, Vivian Trechsel and tEe hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
You'U Get Rid of
 Blackheads Sure

There Is one simple. safe and sure way that never fails to get rid of blackheads, that is to dissolve them.
 To do this get two ounces of calonite powder from any drug store--sprinkle a little on a hot wet cloth--rub over the blac ckheads briskly-wash the parts and you will be surprised how the blackheads have disappeared. Big blackheads. little blac kheads, no matter where they are. simply dissolve and disappear. Black heads are a mixture of dust and dirt and secretions that form in the pores of the skin. The calonte powder and the water dissolve the blackheads so they wash right out. leaving the pores free and clean and in their natural condition.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
MUSIC STUDY CLUB

department Sunday Ageerad conducted by thu Birmingham Study the advancement of nter in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
MIR. AND MRS. ROUNTREE
 VISITS NIONTE CARLO

Cards received from MT. and Mrs J. Asa Rountree state that they, with their son, McIver, spent July Is, IA and 15 1t Monte Carlo, where they were delightfully entertained, being shown over the Grand Corniche road. the Kings Palace and the Casino, Monte Carlos famous gambling pal ace. On July It trey left for Rome Naples, Florence and thence to Ger many, Holland and England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
MISS MARTIN ENTERT- NED 1T HOUSE PARTY

Mrs. A. J. Vann Of Trussville is en- tertaining at a house party at her home this weekend in I, TOT of her sister, Miss Mary Lou Martin. The other guests of the hos party are Miss Adeline Douchenberry, MT. How ard Burnum, MT. Whorton Ma, tin and MT. Paul DaVison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
WHARTON FAMILY REUNION

A family reunion is being planned by the children and grandchildren of Mrs Virginia Wharton at West End for this week.
 MT. and Mrs. l. Il. Morgan ana family and MT. and Mrs. Prentiss Morgan will motor from their home in the Mississippi delta at Cleveland, arriving Tuesday.
 MT. John Wharton, w--o is In Madi- son for the summer. vii come to Bir- mingham and join Mrs. Wharton that they may be present at the reunion. Others, who will be present. will be MT. Lee Wharton of Birmingham and Mrs. Aldye Dickinson, daughter of Mrs Virginia Wharton, with aom Mrs. Wharton makes her nome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12

AMONG THE ATTRACTIVE VISITORS in the city during the month Miss Ruby Simmons of Atlanta who is the of Mrs E. Sims and Mrs R. E. Lowry in Woodlawn. Miss
 Simmons has been the honoee many social affairs during the past week-Photo by J. F. Knox
Evening star., 1923-01-06
MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED
IN CRASH WITH TRUCK
Plunges Into Tree After ColEding
With Machine at 1st and q
Streets.

Howard Clark, nineteen, of 1875 w
street was fatally injured when the
motor cycle he was riding collided
with q delivery truck of the Taylor
& Butler meat firm at 1st and U
streets shortly after 1890 o'clock this
morning.
Joseph Chase, eighteen, operator OF
the truck, who Is being held pending
orders of the coroner, declared to the
police that he was running his vehi-
Gle east on u street at moderate
rate of speed and that the motor cycle
came north on LIST street. Chase
turned his machine into 1st street,
but did not move quickly enough to
prevent a side swipe. The cycle
plunged into a tree.
Clark was rushed to Sibley Hos
pital, suffering from q fracture OF
the skull, but died shortly after his
arrival. Detective OBrien from head
quarters, Investigating the case, took
Chase into custody to await the In
guest.
Evening star., 1923-01-06
ssFire Trap in White House
Described by Col. Sheriff.

Existence of "f1re trap" in the
White House. described to the House
appropriations committee by Lieut..
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.. officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds.
prompted the appropriations committee
to include in the bill reported out to-
day an item of $1,000 for preparing
plans and estimates for f1reproofng
the Executive Mansion.
Col. Sheriff. explained he found that
the garret of the White House was in
very bad condition. and had examina-
tions made by engineers He also went
through 1t personally and found the
conditions were rather critical"
When. the White House was recon-
structed in 1902, Col. Sheriff. explained.
reconstruction was not carried up to
include the garret. so that there was
left & non-flreproof garret with wood
en- joists, SO that in a space about three
feet deep, right above the ceiling of
the third floor, was sort OF fire
trap"
In examining the big wooden joists
Col. Sherrill found one cracked quite
Evening star., 1923-01-06
WANTSU. S. TROOPS
TO QUIT THE RHINE
Senator Reed Declares Trou-
BILE May Break Out at
Any Moment.

Declaring that trouble may break
out at any time" involving the Ameri-
can forces on the Rhine. Senator
Reed, democrat, Missouri, today asked
the Senate to act at once on his
resolution, introduced yesterday, for
return of the American troops to the
United States.
The Missouri senator's attempt to
get action on his proposal started
another general debate on foreign re-
lations and the reparations crisis
during which Senator Brandegee, re-
nublfcan, Connecticut, said ne had
read that France intended to occupy
Coblenz. now American headquarters,
and Chairman Lodge OF the foreign
relations committee replied that he
understood the French plans regard
ing the Ruhr did not AFFECT the Cob
lenz area.
Reed declared the administration was
committed to return of the troops and
had carried out only In part the
pledge made by President Harding
in the 1920 campaign.
Quotes Cost OF Troops.
The senator estimated that Amer
lean occupation of the Rhineland
had cost more than $275.000,000 on
which account 6OIIHdhy hd<4 P6AN
about s34,000,000. He added there
was very little prospects OF getting
any more from Germany, at least az
long as France continues to stand
In the way with her insistence on
a prior claim.
There is no good reason for re-
tanning American troops along the
Rhine so far as American interests
are concerned" said Senator Reed.
Peace has come and every considers
tion demands their return. Why have
they been kept there? They must be
retained there for some other country
and not in the service of the United
States"
Declaring there was grave danger
-of France Invading Germany and
taking a part of Germany" and point
ing to troubles in the near east,
Senator Reed added that Europe Is
in a highly infiammable condition and
trouble may break out at any time"
Fears Embarrassment.
'If trouble does break out, It may
become embarrassing to our little
force on the Rhine" he continued.
IF France invades Germany. our
troops might be attacked, and the
moment word is brought to America
that American blood has been shed
the cry will go up to ayenge that
act"
"It is time to get our troops away
from that hell-pot they are brewing
over there"
Evening star., 1923-01-06

half in two" He explained that
places where the main diagonal of
trusses butt down into the horizontal
members of the beam had showed out
and broken the steel stirrups. Ex-
cept for the fact that they butt right
into the heavy brick side wall, he
said, they would long ago have fallen
and let the roof down.
From a fire hazard point of view,
this struck me as being dam
gerous," Col. Sheriff. told the COM
mittee. "In addition to that, in the
third floor of the White House, not
having any other storage place. we
have to store all the furniture taken
down for a function and put up
again, SO that IL a fire ever started
there the thing would burn up.
TN addition to that, in the dining
room there Is a wooden inner wall
that is about eighteen inches from
the main brick wall and all that
wainscoting Is just like a big fiue,
running from the first floor all the
way up to the garrett" Col. Sheriff.
explained.
"If there should ever be a lighted
match in there or any incendiary ef-
fort to set it on fire, it would go up
very quickly" Col. Sheriff. warned,
Evening star., 1923-01-06
TORTURE CHARGED
IN DEATHS Of TWO
Physicians Declare "Deyice"
Was Used by Mob in Pun
ishing Victims.
BODIES WERE MUTILATED
Mer Rouge Witnesses Describe
Conditions of Gruesome Find
in Lake.
BODIES WERE MUTILATED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
RASTROP, La, January 6.-Dr.
Charles W.~Duval and DR.. John A.
Lanford, pathoIoists, in report
submitted at today's session of the
open hearing of masked band dep
relations in Morehouse parish,
which Gov. Parker attributes to the
Ku Klux Klan, expressed the opinion
that the bodies of Watt Daniel and
Fletcher Richards were subjected to
some specially constructed device
designed for inf1icting punishment"
The report was based on the
autopsy performed on the mutilated
bodies of the two men after their
discovery in Lake La Fourche, after
a mysterious dynamite explosion on
the night of December 81. four
months after they were kidnapped
by masked band while en- route
from this city to their home in the
nearby village of Mer Rouge.
The report, in the case of Daniel.
stated that the body showed that
certain parts had been cut away.
The investigation went into its
second day with the testimony of
several witnesses on record in identi-
fication of the decapicitated bodies.
Courtroom Crowded.
As on yesterday, precautionary
measures were taken today to pre-
clude the possibility of any disorder
or demonstration during the hearing.
Under a court order sheriff's depu-
ties stood guard at the entrance to
the court, with instructions to search
spectators for firearms as they en-
tered.
]. L. Daniels, father of Watt Daniels,
was among those who testified in
Identification OF articles of clothing
and a watch found on one of the
bodies as those worn by his son when
he was kidnapped.
Other witnesses yesterday identi-
fed bits of clothing found on the
bodies and told of their appearance on
"a mysterious dynamite explosion
which wrecked ferry landing on the
bank and is believed to have re-
leased the bodies from weights which
held them on the lake bottom.
No announcement has been made
pected to be heard prior to the sub
mission OF evidence to a grand jury.
Nor can any authoritative estimate
be given as to the length of time
likely to be required to complete the
inquiry. That the hearing will run
through next week and probably
longer is generally accepted.
McKoin Under Bond.
DR.. b M. McKoin, former mayor of
Mer Rouge, who returned here yes
terday from Baltimore, where he
was arrested on a charge of murder,
was at liberty today under $4,000
bond.
Evening star., 1923-01-06
HOOVER DECLINES
TO SUCCEED FALL
Position at Head of interior
Department, rendered by
President, Rejected.

Herbert Hoover. Secretary of the
Department of Commerce. today de-
cIined the offer of President Harding
to appoint him Secretary of the In
terror to succeed Albert B. Fall.
whose resignation becomes effective
March 4.
This announcement was made off,
cially at the White House following
brief conference today between the
executive and Secretary Hoover. At
the same time it was explained that
in declining the offer to be trans
ferred to the head of what is looked
upon as one of the most important
departments of the government. Mr..
Hoover expressed desire to remain in
his present post that the activities
planned by him might be carried out
during his term of Office.
Would Continue Present Work.
It was explained further that at the
time President Harding offered the
Commerce post to Mr.. Hoover just
prior to the formers inauguration he
accepted with the announced deter
mination that It would be his aim to
make the Department of Commerce a
real commerce department" 1t was
said at the White House today that
Mr.. Hoover reminded the President of
this, and said that he Is of the same
mind and determination, and for that
reason he did not desire to be trans
ferred.
!. This official announcement sets at
rest all speculation regarding the pos
sibility of Mr.. Hoover being selected
as Mr.. Falls successor. He has been
persistently mentioned by the unott1-
cial cabinet makers since Mr.. Falls
resignation was made public.
Other GPossibilitiesn Listed.
With Secretary Hoover eliminated
from the list of possibilities specu-
lation now Is centered about Harry
s. New of Indiana, whose, term as
senator ends on March 4; John Hays
Hammond, now chairman Of the fact
finding coal commission, and Repre-
oming. whose long term in the House
comes to an end March 4.
1t also has been made known at
the White House that President
Harding will announce early next
week, probably Tuesday, a number
of important general appointments.
This announcement was assumed to
have reference particularly to the
expected filling of the vacancy on
the United States Supreme Court left
vacant by the retirement of Justice
Pitney, and to the gevernorship of
the Federal Reserve Board. 1t Is not
thought likely that the President will
make UP his mind regarding Secre-
tary Falls successor for some little
time.
Evening star., 1923-01-06
.RUHR EXPEDITION
LAID BEFORE FOCH
Military Movement Into Ger
many Now Regarded as
Inevitable.
POINCARE PUSHING PLAN
France Declared to Regard OPP
portunity For U. S. Inter
vention Passed.
P0INCARE PUSHING PLAN
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 6.-Premier Poin-
cares consultations with Marshal
Foch and the summoning from Lau-
same OF Gen. weygand have given
new impetus to the report of i'm
minent military operations, compris-
ing occupation OF the Ruhr valley by
forces at least sufficient to protect the
customs collectors who would be sent
there under the premier's reparations
scheme.
Inquiries at the foreign office today
elicited the response that nothing
could be said at this time as to the
nature and date of the French action
to obtain productive guarantees from
Germany. The opinion in political
circles is. however. that military oc-
cupation Of the Ruhr is inevitable,
and that 1t will be accomplished
shortly after January Is, IL not sooner,
unless the reaction in Germany to the
new situation gives NJ. Poincare rea-
sonable hope that something may be
obtained in the way of reparations with
out resorting to force.
Awaits Move by U. 8.
The expectation in official circles is
that Germany will wait a few days
for signs Of Intervention from the
United States; then, II that last hope
is blasted, she will show herself more
tractable, so that part of the coercive
measures, at least, may be avoided. 1t
is stated that any intervention by the
Washington government at the pres
xunfIId ho q "a
to the French government.
It is learned on good authority that
the time favorable for. American in
tervention Is considered in French
official circles as having passed.
There is a strong belief that, since
Secretary Hughes observed the great
est of discretion before the premierS
conference which gave France a free
hand, he will hesitate even more at
this time, when the French action to
obtain guarantees is, from a diplo-
matte standpoint, a virtually accom-
plished fact.
Germany will be given a hearing by
the reparations commission before
any action is taken on the French
fault on coal deliveries, the commits
sion decided today.
German Request Approved.
When the question came before the
commission it approved the German
request for a hearing.
Berlin was Immediately notified and
asked to send experts so they can be
heard by the commission next Mon
day.
Sir John Bradbury, the British men,
ber, attended the session. There was
no discussion of the merits OF the
case. The Germans are entitled under
the treaty of Versailles to present
ICnnfinned ON Pa ga q Column 2.l
Evening star., 1923-01-06
Parole May Free
GermanSpyOnce
Sentenced to Die

Lothar Witzke, one of the few
persona to be actually convicted
OF spying upon the United States
during the world war, probably
will be given the parole conces-
sions allowed in cases of ordinary
federal prisoners.
Witzke was sentenced to death
by the military court-ynartial be-
fore which he was tried at Fort
Sam Houston, but the sentence
was commuted by President Will
son to life imprisonment and he
has now been designated as "eligi-
Bile for parole" on May 20, 1885.
Arrested in Texas. in 1918, under
the alias of Pablo Waberski, the
prisoner claimed Mexico City as
his residence, and declared that he
was a Mexican citizen, but evil
dence was produced before the
court-martial to show that he held
a commission as cadet in the i'm
perial German navy and was
serving in the German merchant
marine during the early months
of the war.
After sentence was imposed he
was removed to Leavenworth peni-
tentiary. where he has since been
imprisoned. Recent cable dis
patches from Berlin have said that
efforts were being made to secure
his immediate release as the last
prisoner of war"
Evening star., 1923-01-06
j. S. BUSINESS MEN
TO ASK SOLUTION
ON PREPARATIONS
Chamber of Commerce to
Again Ask for Settlement
of Crisis.
INTERNATIONAL MEETING
WILL TAKE UP SUBJECT
Representatives Of Organization
From Thirty Nations Will
Gather in Rome.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American business interests, 1t was
learned here today, are preparing to
take up again, under leadership of
the Chamber OF Commerce of the
United States, the efforts to find a
formula for solution of the German
reparations crisis which were dropped
just before the council OF premiers
met in Paris.
Just what form the new overtures to
the governments concerned will take
or what channels of communication
may be employed was not disclosed.
The request from German business
interests that American business men
express Judgment on Germany's abil-
ity to pay, received recently by Julius
H. Barnes, president of the United
States Chamber. and on which de-
cision was deferred pending the con-
ference of premierS in Paris, Is
again under consideration by cham
ber officials.
International Meeting.
Mr.. Barnes and about 200 leading
business men of the country are plan
ming to attend the second general
meeting of the International Cham
ber of Commerce in Rome. beginning
March Is. The subject of reparations
program for this conference. together
with the subject of restoration of In
ternational trade and that of inter-
allied debts.
Representative business and finan-
cial men from thirty nations will be
present in Rome. and 1t is regarded
as possible that final decision on the
German request, asking for "the ap-
pointment of commission of out
standing character. ability and i'm
opinion on the reparations question
will be reached there.
Previous Action Likely.
At the same time. however, it is
regarded as possible that previous
action on the German request may
be taken by Mr.. Barnes and his as
sociates il IL is found possible for
them to sound out allied business Inv
terests in advance of the Rome meet
ing.
German commercial organizations
have not been admitted to member
ship in the international Chamber Of
Commerce, but it was said today that
German business interests were feel
ing their way toward participation in
the world discussions. 1t is possible,
though hardly probable, that Ger
man membership in the international
chamber will be granted before the
Rome meeting.
Dinner Here January II.
It was learned today that Mr..
Barnes would give a dinner in WASH
ington on January IL to Albert
Thomas, head of the international
labor Office at Geneva and formerly
French minister OF munitions. Mem
bers Of the foreign affairs committee
Of the United States Chamber will be
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Evening star., 1923-01-06
PAUPER,. Ex-PUBLISHER.
Richard StearD Once Wealthy, to
Sell Pencils on Street.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January g.
Once publisher and owner of daily
newspapers in Toledo, Ohio, and sew
eral Illinois towns, but now unable
TO obtain employment because of the
handicap of his age-eighty-five years
Richard Stearns yesterday applied
Sfor a charity permit to sell pencils on
the streets of Cincinnati.
Stearns informed the city officials
he was born in Charlton, Mass, but
left his home town when nineteen
years old to accept a position as
teacher in a school in Virginia, ILL.,,
where Stephen Douglas, Lincoln's op-
ponent for the presidency, also had
taught. Stearns stated that he had
known both men intimately.