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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
|CY WILLIAMS is
LEADING THE BIG
LEAGUE SKATERS

CHICAGO, May Icy" Williams.
Nationals, is having runaway race
for home run honors in the major
leagues. He has cracked out IS cir
cult drives, the record including to-
days games
The tribe of Williams is doubly
honored. however. as Kenneth Will
liams of the St. Louis Browns tops
the American league circuit clouters
with eight to his credit.
Babe Ruth, the king of swat"
cracked out his third fourbagger
during the day.
The senior major league has the
edge on its junior rival in the num-
Der of circuit blows for the season,
having passed the century mark,
with 1903 homers to its credit. The
American leaguers have 40. Players
who have made three or mt re
homers, including today's games, fol-
low:
National.
williams. Philadelphia. 10; Blades,
Harnett, Chicago, 4; Grimm. Pitts
burg. 4 Miller, Chicago, 4 Bottom
ley, st. Louis, 4; Mokan, Philadelphia,
a: Sand. Philadelphia, g. Kelleher,
Chicago, 8: Frisch, New York, 8;
Mann, st. Louis g.
o O o
Williams. St. Louis. s; burst. St.
Louis. 3; Miller, Philadelphia. 3;
Haustr, Philadelphia, 3; Ruth, New
york 5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
HOWARD GRADUATES
TOTAL FORTY-E
Final Examinations End May 10
With Exercises Next Tuesday

Following the conclusion of gradu-
alton exercises Tuesday morning.
May %, at Howard college, As stu
dents are to leave the halls Of the IN
stitution, their undergraduate days
gone forever. and for the most Of
them their school days over.
Final examinations at the college
are to end May 10. Commencement
exercises will start Sunday and end
with the presentation of diplomas
Tuesday.
Those who are to graduate from
Howard college are as follow:
Othar T. Afford, Edward Anderson
Clarence r. Bentley, Mrs W e. Bo-
harmon, j. w. Brit.on Virginia Cars
we'll, Homer Casey, Nellie Mae Casey
Ralph Clark, II. w. Copeland. b. G
Cowart, Verna Connell. Clara De-
Shazo Mary Il. Dew, Jessie Free ma n,
j. p. Gillespie, Jr. II. F. Gilmore. Mrs.
Eunice Graves. A. NJ. Glover, Samuel
l.. Heath, Robert w. Herring, Mabel
Hodges. Marshall Hogan, Bertha
Howard, Charles Hurst, F.. e. John
ston, b. r. Justice, Clarence Kelly.
Arthur King, Dorothy Koepp, r: e
Lambert Ir., Helen Lane, Fred Mar
tin, Mildred Mcdowell. l. w. Myers
/ T. Quinn, Mrs. Rocket, Dee sap,
Halle Stephenson, Mildred Smith. C.
f. stone, Alma Thorp, II. ID. IhomaS'
Rayner A. Tillman, J. G. Vaughan: II
G. Wheeler, w. l.. Williams ana Gar
Iene Wyatt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
BIG CROWD ATTENDS
OPENING OF BEACH
AT WEST LAKE PARK
Gun Artists To Perform Every
Night During Coming
Week

Large crowds attended the opening
or the swimming beach at West Lake
park Sunday. The beach has been
equipped much better and is said to
pc one OF the main attractions. New
diving boards have been installed and
the slides and other equipment are
said to be complete.
Performances will be held every
night during the coming week by the
gun artists, Miss Georgia Carson and
Z. A. Campbell, who are to provide
the headline attraction for the week.
Few women rifle shots in America
have the distinction of being able tC
even approach Miss Carson in her
shooting, and none have been found
to surpass her.
With Campbell shooting is said to
be an art. He shoots with ease, and
apparent little concern but withai he
has deadly aim. He is an Austria
liam = birth and carried off the
Inter-Colonial trophy in shoe ting at
Melbourne in 1899
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
WESTERN OUTFITS
WIN IN AMERICAN

NEW YORK, May 13.-The west
ern invasion of eastern American
league teams, marked by un-
usual success for a majority of the
visitors at the outset, was continued
today, all the western clubs winning
handilv. New York. Philadelphia
and Washington, which won a MIA
jorty of the games during the week
away from home, We're defeated to-
day. The Red SoX dropped all their
games. The first eastern tour Of
western teams in the National league
was profitable for the Reds and
Cardinals, While the Cubs lost
ground. The Giants increased their
lead and st. Louis and Cincinnati
moved upward
Excellent pitching and flashy field
ing attended all the American league
contests The Browns We're the
heaviest hitters and highest scorers,
Heavy hitting continued in the Ma
tional. St. Louis leading in runs and
Fits. The Braves We're weak on the
defensive. The Phillies failed to de-
liver in the pinches and had poor
pitching.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
CANS COLLIDE; NONE HURT

Robert Lee, 1929 First avenue. driv-
ing a Ford car. collided with an auto
mobile driven by w. p warren man +,
aear of one of the Hill groceries, 1903
Tenth avenue, north, near Seventh
avenue and Thirty-seventh street az
2:45 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Neither
man was hurt, but both cars were
badly damaged. Lee was arrested on
a charge of reckless driving. the
case was Investigated by Patrolmen
.,nbh and Cochran,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14

of the Memphis Southern association
club announced today. Lynn was at
one time with the Chicago White
SoX. Clarence Nemitz. pitcher, has
been released by Memphis to the
Greenwood, Miss, club of the Cotton
States league.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
BOY INJURED BY AUTO

Lafaye Haynes, six year-old son OF
J. w. Hayes. 104 Montgomery street.
was run down and seriously injured
when hit by an automobile as he was
running across the street in front of
his house at $50 o'clock Sunday
morning. The automobile was driven
by A. c. Blankenship, 230 Princeton
avenue,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
GIRL WHO FLED HOUSE
OF DAVID TO TESTIFY
Attorney General Arrives For Fourth
Week OF Investigation

ST. JOSEPH. Mich, May 13.-The
return of Attorney General Daugh-
srty to st. Joseph. with girl who
recently fled from the House of
David colony and who is wanted to
testify before Judge Harry Dlnge-
man, one-man grand jury investigat-
Ing alleged immoral conditions at
the colony, ushered in the fourth
week of the investigation.
Ester Widders. the new witness,
was found by the Michigan attorney
general at Mansfield. o.
Sometime tomorrow all the parties
to the investigation are expected to
hold a conference to decide upon the
future line of evidence desired, in
addition to that of three or four girls
the state has been trying to find
since the beginning of the ingesti-
cation. This conference was to have
been held Friday or Saturday but
was postponed when DR.. Dougherty
left ----es= -..----.s--.+- -s-.-e-
=
Many school roofs in New York are
Il hermit bf III
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
Chicks Release Lynn

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May byrd
Lynn. catcher, has been sold to the
Reading, Pa, team Of the Interna-
tional league Manager Johnny Dobbs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14

French airships must have a GER
tificate from the Bureau Veritas
stating that they are ready for ser.
vice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14
Contests Postponed

TERRITET. Switzerland. May "a
The Davis cup contests scheduled to
be played here have been postponed
until May 20.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14

Cement, lumber and fabricated
steel outputs were greater last year
than for any of the three preceding
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14

Second Sunday in June was first
officially designated as Children's
Day in 1857.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-14

Many school roofs in New York are
covered with netting to permit ball
games by the pupils high in the ar.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
CAPTURES TWO
CAR SUSPECTS
FROM ANDRADE

Harry Myers and a. J. Harsha
are prisoners today at the county
Jail as the result of wonderful
exhibition of quick thinking and
grit on the part of Mrs. j. r. Me
Donald, of the Mountain Springs
store, and Sheriff Gillett is serious
ly thinking of adding Mrs. Melon
aid as a member of his active staff.
Information reached the sheriff s
office yesterday afternoon that
Myers and Harsha had stolen ear
from j. II. Anderson at Andrade,
and were believed to be heading for
the coast. Sheriff Gillett called up
the Mountain Springs store, and
giving Mrs. Mcdonald a description
of the stolen ear and the two men
believed to be in it, asked her to
report any sight of it.
Shortly after talking to the
sheriff, Mrs. Mcdonald noticed u
ear coming up the grade, which
seemed to answer the general des-
cription. Although she was alone,
Mr.. Mcdonald being at work some
distance from the store, she jumped
into her own ear and drove it high
er up on the grade where she parked
it across the highway. When the
two men drove near the stalled
ear, she covered them with rifle
and told them to put up their hands
They left the ear at her order, and
one of the men made break to get
away. Mrs. Mcdonald fired a shot
over his head, and told him the next
shot would be right in his back.
The man evidently realized there
was to be no fooling and halted,
waiting for Mrs. Me Donald and his
companion to catch up with him.
Mr.. Mcdonald heard the shot and
upon reaching the store, found his
wife covering both hold-up men
with her gun. He relieved her of
her job while she telephoned the
sheriff's office. Sheriff Gillett
made the run to Mountain Springs
store in 40 minutes, and placed
Myers and Harsha under arrest,
praising Mrs. Mcdonald for her
GOODNESS and courage.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
GREATEST EVER
DICTIONARIES SAY
OF S. F. MEETING
Nice and Kepley Report
Lots of Work and

Deputy Sheriff Charles +. Nice,
and John NJ. Kepley, who attend
ed the Legion convention at San
Francisco, returned home Saturday
night after a week which they de
scribed as {, wonderful combination
of hard work and hard fun.
Kepley, who left for San Fran
cisco several days before the con
vention opened, had charge of all
the preliminary work in connection
with the endorsement by the con.
vention of the Swing johnson bill
and making hotel reservations for
other valley Legionaires. With the
help of Pat Thannum, Kepley
prepared the float which the Leg
ionaires had in the parade, and
which proved to be Il splendid sue
cess.
Nice represented Imperial Val
ley in the . 40 and 81 promenade,
which he pronounced as the - fin
est and widest he had ever seen.
The valley men took it upon them
serves TO make tnelr presence known
to the whole convention, and not
even the Texas delegation headed
by National Commander Owsley,
and accompanied by "the old gray
mare,' received more attention
than Imperial Valley and Boulder
dam.
Although the city was overerowd-
ed with eX-service men, many of
whom were bent on having good
time, there was no disorder of any
kind and Chief O'Brien of the San
Francisco police department,
through the papers, stated that a
more orderly convention had never
been held in San Francisco. The
convention had its own provost
guard, and minor offenders were
checked up by the guard who had
little to do along this line.
as souvenir of the convention,
Kepley brought back large go
gallon Texas hat, which was
adopted by the convention as the
universal headgear for delegates.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
THREE VISITORS
BEING HELD FOR
INVESTIGATION

Three men whom the sheriff s
office believes may be wanted in
Los Angeles or the middle west,
were arrested this morning at II
local hotel and are held at the coun-
ty Jail pending investigation by the
district attorneys office. Follow
ing a "tip'' given him, Sheriff
Gillett, accompanied by Under
sheriff Bert Underwood, visited the
hotel and questioned the men, who
had registered as Robert Lee, w. B.
Davis and B. Boucher. The two
latter were accompanied by women
who registered as their wives, but
subsequently admitted they had
only accompanied the men from Tia
Juana.
At the Jail the men gave their
names as G. A. Yeager, M. w.
Harris and ID. G. Webb, this order
corresponding to the registration
given above. The men were travel
ing in sport model Chandler car,
which had no registration certifi-
cate in it, but which Harris claimed
as his. The sheriff ordered it moved
to a local garage until the investi-
cation against the men is cOmplet-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
GRAND JURY NEED
NOT ACT in CASE
OF BO0TLECCERS
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The SUI
preme court today held that per
sons charged with violations of the
national prohibition act, before
coming to trial in federal courts
need not always be taken before a
grand jury for indictment.
John Bredc. appealed to the SUI
prcme court on the grounds he had
been brought to trial on criminal
information brought by the district
attorney and had been sentenced to
$500 fine and 60 days Imprisonment.
Contending that this constituted
an "infamous crime and punish
ment within the meaning of the
fifth constitutional amendment,
prescribing that Before trial on an
infamous crime the accused must be
presented to and indicted by grand
jury, Brcdc sought release from
custody on a writ of habeas, cor
pus. ,Ygtq
The court directed that Brede be
retained in custody. ~ o-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
IMPERIAL FARMER
DIES INSTANTLY
FROM RIFLE SHOT

Lonnie Miller, 81 years of age,
was almost instantly killed Satur-
day afternoon eight miles west of
Imperial, when he accidently shot
himself with 90 calibre rifle.
Miller and his wife had loaded
their household goods on Ford
car. as they were moving from their
location west of Imperial to another
ranch near Clark s corners. AS
Miller reached the seat of the ear,
he noticed 90 ealibre rifle on top
of the load, and fearing it would
slide off once the trip started, he
asked Mrs. Miller to shift it. Be
fore she could reach it, however.
Miller turned and grasped the rifle
by the muzzle and started to drag
it toward him. 1t became stuck and
he gave quick short tug to release
it. There was a shot and Miller
slipped to the floor of the ear with
a bullet through his heart. The
rifle trigger had caught in bed
spring, and as he pulled it toward
him the gun went off.
According to Mrs. Miller, her hus-
band made no sound after slipping
to the floor, and apparently died
instantly. The sheriff s office was
notified and NUndersheriff Bert I'm
derwood, with District Attorney Ut
ley, visited the scene of the shoot
ing and made an investigation. The
body is at Lemons funeral parlors
awaiting funeral arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
Lloyd G Gorge
Likes Kentucky
Corn Cake

WITH LLOYD GEORGES
SPECIAL ENROUTE TO IN
DIANAPOLIS, October %. -
Southern hospitality, David
Lloyd George thinks, is worthy
of all the praise sung il its pe-
half.
AS he set out today to resume
his speaking tour he said he
would never forget the fried
chicken, corn cakes, oyster soup
and other southern delicacies he
got during his two days stay
in Louisville.
His daughter, Miss Megan, also
left Louisville with regret, she
said, for while there she did not
have to attend single speech
making function.
~ hate speeches. said Miss
Megan.
Lloyd George will speak to-
night at q public meeting i'm
Indianapolis, according to the
program as it stood this morning.
Late tonight Lloyd George
will leave for Marion, Ohio,
where he will visit President
Harding's tomb and greet Mrs.
Harding.
He spent Sunday visiting Lin
coins birthplace at Hodginville,
Kentucky, six miles from Louis
VILE and made no speeches.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
~ Charges Are
BroughtAgainst
Okla. Governor
BY S. A. BARKER
By United Press Leased Wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 22.-
Governor J. G. Walton is accused
of "wilful neglect of duty, incomp-
etency, corruption in office and of
fenses involving moral turpitude y
in an impeachment Indictment read
in the lower house of the Oklahoma
Legislature today.
The Indictment, presented by w.
f. Disney, chairman Of a committee
which has investigated the state adj
ministration, climaxes the long bat
tie between the governor and his
opponents, with the Ku Klux Khan
as one of the main issues put to the
front by the executive.
Twenty two charges were enumer-
ated in the report. They accuse the
governor of exceeding his author
ity by the following acts:
l. Appointment of Charles H..
Baskin as judge of the second Ok
lahoma judicial district while he
was serving as n member of the
housc of representatives
9. Appropriation of funds from
the state treasury for private use by
placing his chauffeur, II. P. Ed
wards on the payrool of the health
department.
3. Preventing grand jury from
convening in Oklahoma by declara
!. tion of martial law. The grand
jury was to investigate charges
against the governor.
4. Use of official influence and
power to obtain private credit and
property. Under this charge the in
dictment said the governor purchas-
ed a $4,000 home after disposing
of $4,000 in notes to E. w. Mar
land, nationally known oil man. The
charge declares that purchase of
the notes by Marland "placed Gov
ernor Walton under great financial
Continued on page ~
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
1--WE Will Assume
Our Share of
Reparations"

AK LA CHAPELLE, Oct. %.
1--WE want to found an indie
pendent, free state completely
separated from Berlin Leo
Deckers, who with DR.. Guthardt,
led the separatist uprising Sun
day and proclaimed a Rhireland
republic, declared at the head
quarters Of the new movement
today.
"We are anxious that the
Rhineland republic be under a
law similar to that Of Belgium,
thus avoiding wars. ---,r.r-.-...
1--WE expect some difficulties,
especially in the British zone,
because of the partial attitude
of the authorities in charge Of
the occupation, but Is million in
habitants of the Rhineland will
smash any resistance.
1--WE will carry out the repair
ations obligations and the stipu-
lations of the Versailles treaty
in proportion to the number Of
Rhineland citizens, - Deckers
said. ,..
but we hope that the allies
will be easy with us in exchange
for positive security they now
enjoy
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
MOVE IS LAUNCHED TO HAVE
SUPERVISORS ACT in NAMING
OFFICERS FOR co. HIGHWAYS

AS a result Of the recent valley
visit of George T. Gihoy of Los
Angeles and r. c. Brewer, of San
Diego, both inspectors in the state
division of motor vehicles, def
mite move has been launched to
bring before the county supervisors
the matter of appointing state patrol
officers for the county highways,
according to a wel[known LOCAL
automobile dealer.
The increasing number of auto
mobile accidents makes the need of
patrol officers imperative and it is
pointed out that Imperial County is
one of the very few. throughout the
state that has not take nadvantage
of this system of protection.
Forty per cent of all automobile
registrations collected by the state
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
q Yr. Old Kansas
City Boy Winner
Speedway Classic
by United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct. 22.--
Harlan Fengler, 90 year old Kansas
City boy, won the $50 mile Kansas
City Speedway race here Sunday
before a crowd of $4,000 Fengler
averaged 1l3 2.5 miles an hour in
a racer constructed by George L.
Wade, Kansas City sportsman.
Eddie Hearne in Durant Special,
was second and Jimmy Murphy, his
team mate, third. The winner was
given a prize of $4,000.
Most of the Ia racers who parti-
cipated prepared to ship their ears
to Los Angeles, where the next big
automobile speed test will be held
Thanksgiving Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-22
Rt1INELAND SECEDES FROM GERMANY
Ho0dless Coup
By Separatists
Comes OUerniQht
BY CAV. u. anOAT.

BY Ct,1.A .I. 11COAT,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
BERLIN, October ga
blow against which the German
republic has been steeling it.
self fell Sunday. Citizens of
the Rhineland area put on
Green Red and White arm
bands, armed themselves and
declared a separate republic.
Aix Ia Chapelle, Mayence,
Duren and other important ci-
ties of the buffer country be-
tween France and Germany
were seized by the separatists.
The French and Belgians oc-
cupying the strip of territory
in which the uprising occurred
did not interfere.
The o,lt. .lseas of the Stresemann
government, r'1rrr equipped TO meet
the revolt and harfasscd by trouble
in Bavaria and economic difficult
ties, was that the separatist revolt
was premature; 1t was understood
at first that9Herr Smeets and DR..
Dorten, who all along have been
the recognized leaders of the Rhine
land republican movement had not
authorized yesterday proclama-
tions. At AK liz Chapelle most i'm
portant of the Ithincland cities
seized, the proclamations, which
were posted about the city were
signed by Leo Deckers and DR..
Guthardt, more or less Independent
separatist agitators.
Every one lad known that the
plans of the organized Rhinelanderc
mad been to have the Republic pro
claimed next Sunday, not yesterday.
The government, getting much OF
It's information from French sources
III the occupied areas, could only
cling to the hope that this uprising
might divide the separatists against
themselves. 1t remained to be seen
whether Smeets and Dorten would
rail- in line.
DR.. Matthes President
DR.. Matthes, who has been pro-
posed as provisional president of
the first Rhincland republic, is re-
ported by French sources to have
formed provisory government ut
Duren, This would seem to indl-
cate that the recognized leaders of
the separatist movement were with
those who started yesterdays coup.
SO far comparative calm appar-
entity has marked the progress OF
the seraratist revolt.
French sources reported an un-
important clash of troops and
aeparatists at Maycnce ut dawn to-
day, after which the revolters were
reported to have withdrawn ten
porarilv to the outskirts.
The seizure of AK la Chapelle by
.he separatists was accomplished
quietly Sunday morning.
Advocates Of the new republl"
apparently Numbering less than
10000 thousand, moved shortly af-
ter midnight, at Il time when Ger
man inhabitants loyat to the Reich
were asleep. Organized groups of
citizens. distinguished by their arm
bqnds in the Rhineland repnblic
.olors, moved to allcted positions at
public buildings.
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