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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
.rience Is: ssDon't Get Sick Ln Berlin"
MUD SHARK BATTLES MAN
Logger subdue~ Fish Only After
 Terrific Fight


 PoULsBO, Wash. March s1.--A terrific fight between Peter Woten. q logger. and a I2-foot mudshark was staged on the flats just opposite the wharf recently. Woten won, but hc long will remember the event as the muddiest and hardest conflict of his life
 Just before dark a commotion in the shallow water attracted a group Of loggers, who are wintering here. They went to investigate. A large shark was found stranded in float. muddy pool, apparently unable to find his way out woten picked up q heavy club and gave the fish a severe swat on the head. Instantly there. was n swirl Flying mud and flew into a rage and waded into the pool after tho shark. The battle lasted several minutes.
 The shark used novel method to camouflage his position and to blind his adversary. tWhirling his broad tail around in the air he fairly stood on his head. which action scooped up gallons of the muddy mixture and bathed Woten, who rushed and swung continually at the big fish.
 Every time the shark swirled and threw mud on Woten he became racre infuriated. Once he leaped upon nailed shoes gripping tho tough hide. but the sea monster threw him back- ward into the pool.
 After a s0-minuts hard struggle Woten aimed q heavy blow whioh landed on the top of the sharkp 2 head. stunning him. This ended the battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
Woman Question Is Getting More Serious In New York With Much Talk NoU Raging

NEW YORK. March 2s-This woman question" is getting serious.
 Just when everybody thought he had it settled. no less an authority than JacintC Benavente, Madrid s most distinguished writer. begins the argument all over again. He Is fol- lowed by a dozen more or less erudite persons in pants and pettieoats. zach with the discovery that the question still exists,
 Solomon in all his harem wisdom didn't settle it. 1t seems, but left IL open for discussion. like the measles and the Ruhr.
 Caesar didn't settle it: in fact, there is an inspired rumor that 1t settled him.
 Statesmen granted equal suffrage in order to settle 1t, but the ballot acted like Pandora's box, from which fresh trouble flew.
 Now. according to reliable reports. there Is only one effective way to settle the matter and that Is by giv- ing Adam back his rib. Until that Is done there will always be a woman" problem and there's no so- lution like your own.
 Just Take Your Choice.
 But how, you ask. can we follow the advice of these learned seers when they all begin in different d. rections?
 Easy enough, Follow them all. and get nowhere, after which you can begin again. Follow none and die ignorant. Or better still, take your choice and see where 1t lands you.
 Benavente. from the altof heights of bachelorhood. says one way to solve the conundrum is to leave women alone. But even he admits the softening influence of his mother and says that for men who would be dissatisfied anyway marriage might not be se had. The women of all countries are alike. the playwright declares, and their new found inde- pendence is making them more so.
 Rachel Brothers, who wrote a Broadway play to prove that the way to happy homes is through recogni- tion of their possible failure. still clings to a belief in ideal lcve." Girls Demand Love.
 The girl of today, because she IS independent. is not going to marry for anything but love" Miss Brothers says .sThe only way for girl to know she's truly in love Is to put all her suitors on a months leave ef ab- sence.
 Miss Brothers has an idea that boys and girls should get together and dis cuss their ideas before trying to mate them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

But pr. Christian F. Reisner, pas tor of the Chelsea NJ. E. church, dis agrees with her.
 The trouble with the modern girl is that she's handicapped by hootch fathers and jazz mothers. and gets thrills out of pleasure instead of re- iigion." Reisner believes. The utter freedom with which young men and women discuss delicate subjects to- day breaks down the barriers of sex that should never be down" Houstain Speaks. eUseH
 Julian Houstain. expert in vamps, says this is the disgusting era or the rib sex. The clutch of the boa constructor and tho conscience of Machiavellie accompany the rouge and lipsticlS, he asserts, and this may be nice or not so nice, before or after alimony.
 There are still & flow who judge the flapper by her st1mach and her dolls. NJ Charles ScVtto. chef royal at tho Hotel AmbassHdor who caters to the Princeton boys and their fa- vorites. says dancing and cigarettes have totally destroyed the modern woman's appetite. He doesn't like It. because the refusal of his Rastro- homie inventions is extremely dis couraging to hts arts
 Mrs. Georgia Emery comes from Detroit to say that the doll instInct in the freed" woman should be ap- pealed to. F'Tcach her to <ilSc care of biz bouncing babies, v she'll be an ideal wife and moth'/ says this school specialist.
 Assemblyman Frederick l.. Hacken- burg has introduced at Albany B bill to show just how independent is the independent woman. The bill would set 6-cent maximum for breach of promise suits. placing women on a par with men as to what they get out of courtship.
 The measure brought flock of comment from New York feminists.
 Sure do away with heart balm" said Mrs, Rose Falls Bres. lawyer and editor. Tt often Is nothing but blackmail. If heart Is really broken no golden salve will heal It."
 And Mrs. Pauline O. Field took the opposite view.
 'No matter how independent wom- on are. they love harden when they love, and 1t hurts them worse when love ends" she averred. Heart money is necessary to teach male yamps a iesson."
 Mrs. Field here seized tho chance to say that mans love often Isn't worth more than cents--but, of course, that had nothing to do with the woman question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
GREEK REFUGEES ENDURING GREAT
 MISERY IN TURKEY
Crowded Into Filthy Stables, Thousands Suffering in
 Constantinople


 cONSTANTINOPLE. March 5i.-- Great misery exists among the thou sands of Crock refugees housed in the Turkish military barracks here. Within a period of seven days there occurred 297 deaths. Living and half-iiving. sick. dying and dead are all mingled together without scpara- ton, without pity, and without shame. Many of them are crowded into filthy stables where they he on the mud floor all day shivering in their last rags of covering. They are mostly women and children
 The Turkish authorities arc doing nothing to amellorate these condi- tlons. They simply Intern the refu- gees and say 1t Is not their affair. Yet the Kemallst officials on the Black Sean continue to send the wretched creatures here by the thousands, mostly by Turkish govern ment ships. They are all dumped in the Selimie barracks. It Is profi- table enterprise for the Turks, be- cause the refugees must pay their passage. They are charged seven and a half Turkish pounds each for the trip from the Black Sea to Com stantinople.
 Expe1 Population.
 Commercial speculation and gov ornment pressure seem, therefore. to be the motives which continue inc tragedy. The Turks have re- gently expelled the surviving Greek population of Trebizond and Erze- roum, thus aggravating the situa- ton.
 When the correspondent entered the largest of the refugee barracks there were more than dozen death stricken prostrate figures lying near the entrance. They were the sick for whom there is no hospital room. and who were waiting, day in and day out, for boat to take them over to the Creek hospital.
 In one of the corridors TIP refu- gees were crowded. Three of their number were dead. There was gen dants carried out an improvised stretcher on which lay 8 dead woman and child-happier than those they left behind. So at least a priest in dingy, ragged soutane with crum- pied stole round his neck and his fingers Tn q book of prayer told the wailing women. All around in the huge barn hundreds huddled in their coverlets and tried 10 sleep warmth into themselves.
 The wing of the barracks reserved for refugees contained 9.8s4 persons, of whom 3,g42 were in the uninhabit- able stables. The hospital across the water was full and the chief Greek doctor, together with some of his staff. was down with typhus.
 The American Near East relief has been carrying on the feeding of these refugees at the expense of about $10,O00 month. and an Ameri- can naval chaplain has interested the naval units in their welfare. The Near East relief is extending it's work by establishing hospital and a clinic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

 CAN BE CURED
Thousands Are Now Using New Treatment Which
 Is Sent Free

If you suffer from Pyorrhea. bleed ing or Liberated gums. abscesses. gum boils, loosening of the teeth. etc, send your name to the Martin Chemi- cal Co.,, Dept. 40. Independence. Mo-, and they will send you a full size dollar bottle of Pyrokur on free trial. If it cures, you are to send them q. Otherwise your report cancels the charge. You pay nothing until you. are satisfied
 This remarkable treatment is meet ing with wonderful success and is re- leving thousands of people. Many who think they have loose or aching teeth find that the trouble is in the gums and after a few days use of Pyrokur the pain is gone. the teeth become more solid and the foul breath is gone.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
| AP PE R OPPOSES
 MOD|F |CAT |0N IN PROHIBITION LAW
Senator Gives easons to Gov. Al Smith for Stand Against
 Wines and Beer

WASHINGTON. March 31.--wan- ing that the return of beer and light wines would mean the return of the saloon or its counterpart, Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas has an- nounced his opposition to considera- tion by congress of legislation to modify the Volstead act.
 capper has written letter to Gov. Al smith settling forth at length his reasonss for opposing sales of wines and Beer. His action Is taken to indicate that drys In congress will resist any modification of the prohi- bition law. as Capper is known to hold the view of the orthodox drys'
 .sIf tho sale Of beer and light wines were recognized. there must be a place fin which they may be manu- factured and sold" Capper continues.
 This would result In the return of the brewery and the saloon. or it's counterpart
 "The principal article sold in nearly every former saloon was beer. It was the one thing upon which the institution depended and upon which 1t lived The beer trade represented over 90 per cent of the volume Of the formr liquor business. The brewers in many sections owned most Of tho saloons. furnished license money, and frequently employed those who con ducted the business"
 o o o
 Fears Corruption
 Capper cited the findings Of a Senate committee whie hinvestigated activities of brewery and liquor in- terest prior to national prohibition and intimatcd that thes same forms of political corruption. secret con trol of newspapers, elections and po- litical bosses then revealed would be revived if beer came back.
 Remarking that CT jails in Kansas were empty on July 1 last year after a weakening of prohibition would in- crease crime.
 Regarding violations of the prohi- bition law he said:
 "Lawlessness and official corrup- tion were not initiated by prohibit ton. They existed before, and it was very largely because of the crime and lawlessness growing out of the license system that prohibi- tion became to be adopted.
 For congress to pass any measure which would tend to restore and re- habilitate to any degree the former brewery interests of this country would be backward step1
 Capper also took exception to the feature of Governor Smiths proposal which would leave enactment of en- forcement laws to the states. He said the courts have held that 1t Is the duty of congress to pass laws to enforce the federal constitution though the states may take concur rent action also.
 Thirty-three states had prohibition before the constitutional mendment became effective. and they found he one-h half of lsper cent limit the most satisfactory, capper declared.
 Because he regards Governor Cg44f4 fo. .l |. the enforcement of the federal con stitution, Capper said he felt that his oath of office prevented him from supporting the proposal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
CHICAGO WILL BUILD LARGEST ELECTRIC ! PLANT IN THE WORLD
Station Will Have Capacity of 100000 Horse
 Power

CHICAGO, March a0.-CBy Associ- ated Press .)-Electrical engineers the world over are watching Chicago In her attempt tC rear the largest cleo trlc power plant in the world--a sta- ton whose ultimate capacity will be approximately 900,000 horse power, or GOO, Q00 kilowatts. Tho largest plant now in operation anywhere has a ca- pacity rating of 230,000 lSilowatts.
 The new goliath, the project of the Commonwealth Edison company, pur- veyor of things electrical to almost ths entire Chicago territory, is ex pected to be In operation by August, 1924 The generating room. which is to house 10 huge steam turbo genera tor units. each capable of producing 10000 te 6o.o0o kilowats. will be slightly more than 800 feet long and i25 feet wide. Each generator will produce 6o-cycle energy at 12,0oo volts. Tho entire plant, comprising three principal units in addition to the turbine room, will occupy 72 acres of city property. Storage space Tor 300 GOO tons of coal is provided. Fuel requirements for the antici- pated normal operation, which is ex- pectcd never to reach capacity, will be about 133 ears of coal daily, or approximately 2.000,00o tons year.
 Economy of fuel was a chief aim of the designers, and to what extent
 
 successful is indicated by tho an nounoement that the same electrical out-put under the most efficient on- eratlng practice developed 10 years ago. would have required close to 8,5o0,00o tons of coal, or so per cent more than will be required In the new giant.
 Availability of super-high pressure steam boilers with which to operate the turbo-generators was tho princi- pal factor productive Of the higher mechanical efficiency. The especial " designed steam plant will feed tho turbines at $50 pounds 10 the square inch. which compares with pressure of 326 pounds in the local station of tho Commonwealth Edison company, the largest, and generally accepted as tho most efficient fuel-power pro- ducer now in operation. Fifty boilers five to each generating unit, make up the energy center. Five steel smoke stacks, 10 feet in diameter and 17b feet high. will carry off the smoke from their insatiable throats.
 Still another superlative appendage of the new plant will be its primary feed cables to other generating sta tions designed to facilitate the switching of loads during abnormal peak drag periods at tho smaller plants. These cables, 10 in number, and entirely underground, will be op- erated at s3.00o volts, to four small power housea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

repeating three times, T divorce you" the wife is sure to be careful. Mrs. Forbes declared.
 To satisfy the curiosity of the natives. who have deep dislike for strangers. and to allay. their hostiI- ity. Mrs. Forbes passed as wom- an bound for the harem of wealthy shiek. In one village, however, mob surrounded the woman explorer and pulled her from her horse. tall, gooG-looking Arab came along. beat eff the mob and took Mrs. Forbes to his harem, where he treated her with chivalry.
 "The harem women were pleased to see me- she said, 'but were puzzled about my color. I seemed to be too clean for them, as they at tributed my pallor to too much washing."A
 Life seems to be dull to the harem girls. When Mrs. Forbes asked them how they amused themselves. they replied. we don't. There's nothing to do but to eat and drink"
 But what do you do when you are tired of eating and drinking?" asked Mrs. Forbes.
 We sit" answered one pretty girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
INGROWN TOE NAL How to Tougher Skin- sssNAil
 Turns Out Itself

A noted authority says that few drops of "Outgro" upon the skin sur- rounding the ingrowing nail reduces inflammation and pain and so tough- ems the tender, sensitive skin under meath the toe nail that it cannot pen- citrate the flesh. and the nail turns
 "Outgro" is A harmless, antiseptic manufactured for chiropodists. How ever, anyone can buy from tho drug store a tiny bottle containing direo- tions---Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
The story that neOergends

EVERYTHING has been said about
 I the Steinway pianol... So wrote Ernest Schelling in 1913. And so has it seemed to each new generation, that the Steinway of its time achieves the summit of piano manufacture.
 But the truth is that the history of the Steinway is an endless story of artistic progress. Although the first piano made by Henry Steinway was, to Liszt and Wagner, perfection; though Berlioz and Rubinstein chose it above all other pianos; yet, even to these immortal dreamers it was not given to foresee the Steinway ofto~day. Now, Josef Hofmann plays Steinway whose tone and action are of beauty Franz Liszt. never could have imagined. Paderewsd and Rachmaninof speak through Steinway that is far greater than the one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

March 25. in the Greek calendar (April 6 in ours), Is celebrated by Grkeks as their Independence Day, because the war against tho Turks. IS2l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
DEvER LANDSLIDE IN MAYORS RACE,
 HIS COHORTS SAY
Chicago Republican Leaders Not Willing to Concede
 So Much to Rivals

CHICAGO, March 29.-A swing to Denver" according to supporter of Judge William E. Dever. democratic candidate for the Chicago mayoradty. is assuming such far more substan- tial proportions in the municipal campaign here than the swing to Cox" mirage of 1920, that some of sthe more enthusiastic leaders of Dever's campaign predicted Thurs day night that former Postmaster Arthur c. Lueder. his republican op- ponent, would not carry single ward.
 Republican leaders, however. laughed so loud at this suggestion that there Hay be assumed to be some doubt whether it is as bad as all that. but the fact seems 10 re- main that where Lueder started the campaign with a strong republican coalition behind him and with demo- cratic politicians have taken away an undetermined quantity of sup port which may give Dever, at the beginning conceded only an outside chance, the victory.
 Dever managers have lately con- centrated their efforts toward prov ing that Lueder would prove i'm efficient as the business mayor" the city is S-ying for. that his post of flee record was unsatisfactory, and that he would be little more than puppet in the hands of certain political interests.
 Lueder has thus been placed on the defensive and his packers and managers have had opportunity to do little else than attempt to prove that Lueder performed efficiently as post master and that he would make a very nice mayor.
 Democrats claimed Thursday that some 500,0oo persons had pledged themselves to vote for Dever. In asmuch as far more than s00.0oo are expected to go to the polls next Tuesday, 1t appears that the Lueder bunch will be hopelessly showed un- der or that the democrats are guilty of some little exaggeration in an attempt to kid the public"
 Republican leaders ridiculed the claim of such a great number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

That s100,000. 900 worth of goods ar. stolen from wharves docks and tidewater railroad terminals of New York city y-r. Is the estimate of an organization formed to fight the thieyery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

Coffee arabica. the tree from which we get our coffee, when under cultivation is not allowed to exceed 12 feet in height, but when wild sometimes reaches 20 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

that so delighted Richard Wagner!
 And the qualities that have endeared the Steinway to the greatest artists arc not embodied only in the concert grand. The inimitable singing tone, the remark able carrying power, the sensitive and elastic action are part of every Steinway that is made.
 For you who are music lovers, bue whose means are modest, perhaps the greatest chapter in the Steinway story is the one which tells how easily Stein~ way may be bought. In all likelihood you will find Steinway prices less than you have imagined. Certainly you will find the terms of payment SO convenient that you can make your purchase now. And you will find that the happiness that comes with possession of Steinway is story that never ends.
 iano from svith a cash deposit of nded oVer period of tsUo years. in bdrtiul exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
ALBERT wATTEs RoBBnD

Albert Waites. 1909 Avenue h, srcs pioye of tho Virginia Bridge company was attacked and robbed of tf0 uH two unidentified negroes late saturss day afternoon at Avenue A and Twenty-sixth street. Asking for . match, one of the negroes kicked hfxtz In the stomach when he stopped te roach in his pocket for ono. Sefzin& him by the throat the negro held him while the other ransacked his pock~ cts. He was then thrown Into pud-s dle of water while the negroes took to their heels. City Detectives O. Ms Bragan and R. J. Walton arc invsstf. gating the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

Thousands of birds, flying at night when it Is cloudy, become confused and are killed when they dash them : selves into monuments and light houses or other Instructions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

Antelope may be cxtsrminated A this country unless steps arc taken to protect them from sheep herdefe who wish the hunting ground fQt their sheep. says tho United 5tats4 department of agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

shares in the Standard oil company of New Jersey in 1920, according to the president of that company, Wal ter Clark Teagie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01

You purchase deposit of 1O and the balance sDi be extended period
 Used pianos accepted in partial exchange -
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06

campaign for early purchase and ship
ment of coal from the upper lake
docks TO points of consumption.
"G-That an effort also will be
made to bring about the prosecution
of road and building construction
work rs early in the season as possible
in order that equipment may be avail
able for large movement of seasonal
commodities.
Increase Storage Facilities.
"7-That all interested will be i'm
pressed with the necessity for loading
all cars to maximum capacity in an
effort to bring the available loading
TO 80 tons per car for the entire coun-
try: for unloading cars promptly; in
creasing storage facilities where neces-
sary and providing adequate siding
capacity to facilitate ioading and I'M
loading. thereby increasing the num-
Der of available cars.
"S-That every possible means be
adopted to increase the mileage per
car per day TO an average Of 80 for
the entire country. particular ntteH-
ton being given to prompt movement
through terminals and yards and 10
the issuance of embargoes when neces-
sity to prevent congestion