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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
HILL CASE SUSPECTS
FACING ARREST SOON
Three Men Will Be Extradited
From Havana, Solicitor Says

Solicitor Jim G.. Davis stated Thurs
day afternoon that as yet no re-
port had been received that three
suspects in the Hin Grocery COM
pany robbery, supposed to be living
in Havana, Cuba, had been arrested.
The Hin robbery occurred several
weeks ago. James Wells has been
convicted and sentenced to serve Is
years in the penitentiary in connec-
ton with the robbery. Wells Is be-
ing held in the county Jail pending
an appeal to the supreme court.
The arrest of the suspects in Ha-
vana is expected momentarily, it was
stated. EXtradition papers will be
obtained as soon as possible.
These suspects are being sought
following indictments returned
against them by the vent grand
inrV
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
! BRITISH THRONGS|
READY TO RUSH
TO u. S. SHORES
Continued From Page one)


than 90 per cent of the total can be
admitted in one month. three months
reservations indicate that at least 49,
600 Britons (about 46, 200 to be exact)
will be departing Americanward be-
tween July l and October /.
The British quota will be exhausted
much more promptly this year than
1t was last. On the basis of present
estimates 1t will be exhausted in five
months.
Most of these British emigrants
will come from such centers as Shelf
field. Manchester and Birmin CHAM In
England, from northern Ireland, from
Glasgow in Scotland and few from
the shipbuilding districts of Wales.
Are Good Emigrnnts.
American officials in London de-
scribe them as the cream of Eu-
ropean emigrants, hard working, law
abiding men and women, who readily
adapt themselves to social and politi
cal life in the United States. They
will settle largely in the eastern
manufacturing centers of America.
There will be very few farmers
among the Britt emigrants to
America. The farmers are go
ing to the colonies. under an extern
sive emigration schem which has APP
propriated millions of pounds to set
tie Australia, Canada and other do
miniops with British agricultprsts.
There is no prospect for an early i'm
provement of the trade situation here.
That is the chief reason why British
ers without jobs are going to Amer
lea to find them, or why Britishers
who already have jobs are going to
America to find better jobs. Taxa
ton and lack of adequate housing ac-
commodation are other domestic rea-
sons that persuade the Englishman to
leave his homeland.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
SENT TO ASYLUM
UNDER PROTEST;
REMAINS MONTH
Kept telling The Doctors He
Was Sane, But They
y Thought He Joked

CHICAGO, June 2s.-Eor two
months Felix Politowicz kept telling
the doctors that he was perfectly
sane.
The doctors agreed with him and
winked at each other. The joke was
certainly on Politowicz, who was in
various asylums during that time
through clerical error. it devel-
oped Tuesday, when he was released
on a writ of haveas corpus.
Politowicz went to the county
building to pay his taxes. carrying
$50. He thought $50 little too
high, however, and went to the
county court room about it. There.
was an insanity warrants out for
John Politowicz," and as soon as
Felix had announced his name. he
was at" Two policemen took him
to the psychopathic hospital,
They undressed me there and
choked me with a towel and my $50
disappeared" he told Judge David.
II stayed at the Elgin asylum a
month. protesting that I was the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
PLAN NO DEMONSTRATION
Condemned, Freed Negroes Not To
Deliver Sermons Sunday

CONDEMNED, FREED Negroes Not To
Deliver Sermons Sunday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 2S.-Re-
ports that negroes whose cases on
charges of implication in the disor-
ders at Elaine. Ark. in 1919, were
ordered dismissed Monday by the
Arkansas supreme court, would
speak in Little Rock churches Sun
day We're denied today by their at
torneys who said no demonstration
of any sort was planned.
The negroes obtained their freedom
at the penitentiary walls Tuesday
when prison officials declined to ac-
cept them into the penitentiary
where they were brought by the
sheriff of Lee county. in whose Gus
tody they had been placed to await
retrial on change of venue from
Phillips county in which Elaine is
located.
The supreme court Monday sus-
tanned the motion of the defense
seeking dismissal of the cases on the
grounds that two terms of court had
passed without the negroes being
retired. In two previous trials they
were found guilty of murder and
sentenced to death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
ALLEGED FORGER HELD
Cliff Howell Obtained Morphine
FrauduIcntIy, Agents Charge

Cliff Howell. 1924 Seventh avenue,
north. was given a preliminary
hearing before United States Com
missioner Kenneth c. Charlton
Thursday morning, following his ar
rest on charges of forging prescrip-
tiCns to obtain morphine sulphate,
and was bound over to await action
Of the federal grand jury under a
$500 bond.
Howell is the second alleged forger
of prescriptions arrested since the
recent roundup of drug addcts and
dope peddlers' began. Mrs. Jessie
Jenkins. alias Mrs. Jessie Powell, was
the first.
The crusade against the violators
of the Harrison narcotic act has been
in progress since June 6, under the
direction of r. F. Madray. federal
narcotic inspector. More than ~ per-
sons have been bound over to await
the action of the fall terri of the
federal grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
SHORT PEGS
JIMMY WILDE

Jimmy Wilde has gone from the
rms ana into the permanent records.
He won't be heard of much more ex-
cept in reminiscent stories of great
battles and great fighters. There's
nothing less interesting than an ex-
champion, how he did what he did
when he was good, unless it's an ex-
newspaperman, retired to the secre-
taryship of the Butter and Egg
Board. telling how he scooped the
the East Side Merchants alliance,
demanding cluster lights on Locust
street.
The town has been full Of ex-
champions from time to time, Willie
Richie, Freddie Welsh, Pete Her.
man. Johnny Coulon, Jess Willard.
Mickey O'Dowd, Jim Corbett. Jack
Britton. Johnny Buff and Bat Nelson
could deploy in Broadway crowd
sand never be recognized except as
Some pug with cabbage ear"
They used to know the sweet sound
OF roar from ten thousand fevered
thoats but their importance vanishe ed
y with the last echo of the final cheer.
Wilde. though, will always be a
heroic name on which to hang the
ring. He and his bride hiked miles
across country in Wales when Jimmy
left the coal pit one afternoon to
keep his first date as professional
fighter. for which he got $3.50. She
was with him the night that he
slammed Johnny Kilbane by returning
TO the battle after two knockouts
and finally pitched on his face as
rigid as rod from the finishing
right hand of Pancho villa. In the
same ring, you may remember, only
two weeks before. Kilbare had taken
q amt ~tf
BILE. staying down and id ms lhe Soc
0nds and his title away when ais
strength plus the courage or f.nmy
Wilde might ha"o a1rrfeC him
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
STATIONS TO CHANGE

Several changes will be made in
the contract stations of the Birmng-
ham post office effective Monday,
according to announcement, Thursday
by Postmaster r. b. Smyer. = The
changes VIII be as follows: Station 6,
now in the Ideal Millinery company.
to the Louis Pizitz Dry Goods COM
pany; FairYiew station, with Thomas
c. Carper "a charge at present. will
be turned INer to Rankin l.. Brown
ing. The South Highlands sta
ton. will remain the same, as will
the station at the Hagan- Dunlap
Drug company
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
MRS. HARDING WANTS
SCOUTS PROTECTION
Says She Feels Safer When Boys
Protect President

TACOMA, Wash, June 2S.-Mrs.
Warren G. Harding feels safer when
Boy Scouts ard in guarding the Presi-
dent, according to telegram re-
ceived from the Presidents party By
HARRISON +. White, local scout
master.
Mrs. Harding states she felt safer
when Boy Scouts aided in guarding
the President, the message said.
PLEASE make offer to local commit
tee for services of small guard Of
Boy Scouts"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
ANCIENT TURTLE IS
FOUND. UPON ISLAND
At $50 Years, Creature Shows Signs
OF Old Are

WASHINGTON, June ga tur-
tie left on the Tonga Islands by
Capt. James Cook. the English mari
ner, in 1878, was found there last
month by Capt. Il. T. Pollock, gov
ernor of American Samoa, according
to report to the navy department.
Despite the established proclivity of
the species toward records for lon
gevity, the turtle exhibited signs of
extreme age, Captain Pollock said,
adding that it was blind, and when
walking "creaks like an ov' cart"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
SAVES TWO SAILORS,
RECEIVES AZ CENTS
Japanese Imperial Government
Thanks Ship Mate For Deed

PORTLAND. Ore. June 2S.-Two
years ago Paul Weber, master of the
sailing ship Reuse, then first mate of
the steamer West Cayote, saved the
lives of two Japanese sailors during
typhoon outside the harbor of Yok-
kaichi, Japan.
Tuesday he received his reward. 1t
was a. check for AZ C, drawn on the
Yokohama Specie bank, and accom-
panied by formal note of thanks,
signed by /. Inouye, treasurer of the
immortal government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
FEAR CONGESTION AS
FOREIGNERS POUR IN
10000 Immigrants Due To Reach
Shores SUNDAY

NEW WORK, June 2S.-Congestlon
in New York port Sunday, when the
new immigration quota allotment be-
comes effective is expected to be so
great the Norwegian American inc
the Norwe gian- American line today
announced 1t had diverted the Ber-
gensfjord, due here Sunday, to Philax
delphia. Twenty liners are due Sun
day with between 10000 and 1900
immigrants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
.TEUTON GROWS RICH
BY SIMPLE METHOD
Merely Removed Dollars From Let
ters From America To Germany

MUNICH June 2S.-Chief Postal
Inspector Pfaffinger grew rich over
night by the simple practice of open
ing registered letters from America.
and stealing the dollars Americans
were sending to German relatives and
friends.
He lived high and entertained
freely. Then he told people that the
Virgin Mary had appeared to him
in a vision and instructed him to
do good. So he took some more dol
lars out of registered letters. and
built a church.
Federal authorities Investigated.
He got:
/. Six years imprisonment
g. A 100, 000-mark fine.
g. Ten years loss of citizenship
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
5000 TOURISTS EN-
ROUTE FOR EUROPE
Three Liners Carry Americans
Away From TOrrid Heat

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Out of the
glazing heat of New York harbor
three liners sailed for Europe Tues
day, carrying in all 5000 tourists
bound for Paris, London. Deauyille.
Eastbourne. Marienbad, Vienna and
other gay vacation capitals of Eu-
rope.
Reliance and America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
LOST IN MOUNTAINS
F0RTYsE|GHT HOURS,
POSSE FINDS WOMAN
United States Cavalry Used
To Locate Miss Min
ME Austin

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, June 2S.-After
andering for As hours in the noun
tains near here. Miss Minnie Austin,
aged 26~of Kansas City, was found
today by posse that had been scour
Ing the country near here since Sun
day. Miss Austin had gone for a
canter in the canyon and sunday
night her horse returned riderless.
"A detachment #of United States
cavalry was called out to aid in the
search, and airplanes from Albu-
wrong man, and was finally sent
to the Dunnipg asylum. Finally my
brother law found me there under
the name of Joseph Wisignowsky
and brought me here"
County hospital authorities admit
ted that they had held Politowicz.
without proper warrants and he was
released.
1T is increditable that such
thing could have happened in this
age" exclaimed Judge David.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-29
6-FOOTER WEEDS MIDeiET
Unique Marriage License Issued At
New York


NEW YORK, June 2S.-After a
courtship which might be entitled
"He STOPPED To Conquer six-foot
Ben Theller secured a license Tues
day to wed 40-inch Dora Veg. mem
Der of midget troupe.
Ben's bride was all smiles, at about
the level of his waistine. She is
playing at a theatre Where Ben is
the deficiency engineer"
Miss Vieg owns to 50 pounds
against Ben's 200.
qurque were preparing to join in the
hunt when word was received that
the woman had been found.
You KNOW A TONIC is GOOD
when it makes you eat like hungry
boy and brings back the color to
your cheeks. You can soon feel the
strengthening. 1nvigoratine Effect of
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC.
G0C,--AdT.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Poss
Die Within Six Hours at
Their Marietta Home

MARIETTA, Ga, Oct. S.-Mrs.
Nancy Caroline Poss, IS years of
age, died Sunday morning at her
residence on the Marietta and RIOS.
we'll road. John S. Dobbins & Sons,
funeral directors hardly had time to
return to Marietta after embalm.
ing her when they received a mes
sage that they would have to go
back, as Mrs. Poss' husband, David
Poss, Is years old, had died less
than six hours after his wife.
A joint funeral was held this aft
ernoon at 2 O'Clock from Mt. Zion
Baptist church in Post Oak district,
and interment' was in the church
yard, which is just across the road
from the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Poss, and on ground which MIR.
Poss had donated to the church.
The Rev. Ralph Donehoo and Dr.
Reeves, of Roswell, officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poss are survived by
one daughter, Mrs. J. c. Spruell,
and five sons, c. d, w. T., c. T..
J. M. and w. N. Poss, all of near
Marietta, together with a large mum
Der of grandchildren and other rela
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poss had been resi-
dents of Post Oak district in Cobb
county for many years and were
highly respected. Mr.. Poss operat
ed store in connection with a
large farm and was well known
throughout the county.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
HOWARD THOMPSON,
FOUR TIMES MAYOR
OF GAINESVILLE, DIES

GAINESVILLE, Ca, Oct. S.--2Ar.
Howard Thompson, one of the best
known figures in the public life of
Georgia, a former United States
marshal, and four times mayor of
Gainesville, died at a .ocal hospital
at 3 o'clock Monday morning.
Mr.. Thompson was seventy-one
years of age. lie had peen in i'll
health for some time and underwent
an operation for appendicitis week
ago. His death comes as a shock
to wide circle of friends through
out this section of the state.
Funeral services will be held from
the First Baptist church of Gaines
vile, at o'clock wednesday after
noon, the Rev. E. F. Campbell and
torment will be in the Alta Vista
cemetery.
Mr.. Thompson had been a practic-
ing attorney in Gainesville for many
years and had completed his fourth
term mayor short time before
his death. He had previously served
III Inc same Office IN lJU4, IJU0 anu
1922, had been a member of the city
board of edI"ation or more than
20 years and had served as a trustee
of the state university and the north
Georgia Agricultural college for
about the same length of time
In 1914 he was appointed by Pres.
ident Wilson to the '-og+ of United
States marshal for the northern dis
trict of Georgia and served in that
position until 1920, when he was
succeeded by Claud Bond, who held
the office until the beginning of the
term of the incumbent, Walter ker-
marshal Mr.. Thompson made his
marshal Mr.. Thompson made is
headquarters in Atlanta.
Prior to his appointment as mar
shall Mr.. Thompson had served for
twelve years as solicitor general for
the northeastern circuit superior
court, and had been candidate for
congress from his ne district.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters, Mrs. j. o. Fl. Walpole'
of New Holland, and Mrs. j. A.
Merghon. of Gainesville; one broth
err. E. B. Thompson, of Thomas
Vile. and two sisters. Mrs. S. c.
Dunlap. ST., End Mrs. W. d. Wheel
cbeI Of Gainesville
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
FOR
OGLETHORPE BONES
TO START TUESDAY

GRAMMAR, Eng. Oct. Sg-COn-.
firming the action of the rector and
council of the Church of All Saints
here, Chancellor Ernest Childs to-
day gave DR.. Thornwell Jacobs au-
thority to excaVate for the body of
General James E. Oglethorpe, first
governor Of Georgia, who was
buried in the midle of the chancel
of the old church. DR.. Jacobs, who
is president of Oglethorpe universe
ty, plans to have the bones OF
Georgia's founder removed to At
lanta for interment there. in a.
special shrine to be erected on the
campus of the university.
The work of excavation will be
started tomorrow under the super
vision of DR.. Leslie Wright, rector
of the church, and DR.. Jacobs.
While it is progressing a religious
ceremony will be conducted. The
disinterment will be made with the
utmost reverence" it is stated, and
no reporters or photographers will
be allowed in the church while it is
progressing. If no obstacles are en-
countered it is expected the body
will be found within two or three
days. Further permission then will
be required for it's removal to
America but it is not anticipated
that the authorities will stand in
the way.
Only two or three residents of
Cranham filed objections to the ex-
and these were overruled
as being without sufficient weight
Or 1egalitV
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
WOrM NeZvS
Told In
Brief

| DE.NNER.-Gas explosion kills
six men in coal mine at Palisades,
| Col.
MEXICO CITY.-President Obre.
gon, who has been reported seriously
i'll, is much improved.
LONDON.-British presses in
crease denunciation of feebleness in
Ruhr policy and what it calls Brit
ish surrender to Poincare.
WASHINGTON. - Severe earth.
quake tremors are recorded at
Georgetown university chronological
| observatory.
MONTREAL.-Lloy George has
to cancel some speaking engage
ments in Canadian tour because of
hoarse throat.
CHICAGO.-Greek Catholic priest
wife as she kneels in church appar.
emily to make confession.
NEW YORK.-Grover Bergdol!
will return to United States and serve
sentence for draft evasion, his moth
er declares on arrival from Germany.
PARIS.-Poincare makes passing
reference to Lloyd George as a for.
mer prime minister who continues to
disparage French policy in his ar.
ticles and lecture tours.
OKLAHOMA CITY. - Oklahoma
legislature is called in special ses-
sion October II to consider Cover
nor Walton's Impeachment proceed
ings.
NEW YORk.-Nicholas Murray
Butler says wild platforms or wild
candidates can not win electoral vote
of pivotal states in 1924 presidential
election.
LEXINGTON, Ky.-Price Mclean,
center of University of Kentucky
football team, dies of injuries receiv-
ed Saturday in the game with the
University of Cincinnati.
PASIR.-Official circles give cold
reception to Stresemann's speech in
the reichstag, and declare German
chancellor has failed to diminish
French suspicious against Germany.
WASHINGTON. - Ellis Searles,
representing United Mine Workers,
asserts that non-union coal operators
have given substantial encourage
ment to communists and other de-
structiVe reds"
PORTLAND, Ore.-American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor convention decides
to devote its efforts to organization
of workers rather than rely wholly
upon legislative action to correct in
dustrial evils.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cool
idge is unalterably opposed to can
collation. by the United States Of
debts owed by European countries,
but believes in liberal settlement,
White House advices say.
BOSTON.-Mrs. Gladys Parrish.
widow of l.. w. Parrish, former Tex
as representative, is found on Mount
Agassiz, New Hhapshire, after in
tensive search by summer residents
and villagers, Bethlehem, N. H, dis
patch says.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
OYSTER KING GIVEN
HEARING; MAY LOSE
USE Of j. s. MAILS

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Hearings
were begun today by the postoffice
department in proceedings seeking to
deny the use of the mails to William
Lee Popham, self-styled oyster king,
Of Apalachicola, Fla. The hearings
will be closed to the public and may
continue over a week.
The exact charges against Pop
ham are not being revealed at the
department under the law, but he
was cited to appear under section
1929 of the revised statutes, which
authorizes the postmaster general to
prevent passage through the mails
of matter by any person or company
upon evidence satisfactory that such
person or company is engaged in any
device for obtaining money or prop
erty Of any kind by means Of false
or fraudulent pretenses or promises.
Under the practice Of the postoffice
such citations or charges are not
made public unless a fraud order is
issued.
Popham appeared. at the hearing
accompanied by his counsel, Philip
D. Beall, of Pensacola, and Eugene
r. West and G. n. Brown. of Wash
ington.
. T. r. Hodges, fish commissioner of
Florida also is in Washington in
connection with the case.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
Father, Mother and
Babe Missing; Police
Hold Suicide Theory

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Oct. S.-Po-
lice today were investigating the dis
appearance of George j. Schiefel-
bcin, his wife, Rebecca, and their
twenty-two-months-old boy. Their
automobile was found last night on
the bank of the Kaw river here.
Along the bank and in the car were
found several articles of clothing be-
longing to Mrs. Schiefelbein and the
baby. A note found in the car writ
ten in feminine hand and addressed
to the husband indicated that Mrs.
Schiefelbein contemplated suicide.
1t said: I'VE waited for until Z
o'clock and you did not come. We
ended it all in the river. 1 love you
so much my heart aches. 1 hope
your mother is satisfied"
Police are working on the theory
that Mrs. Schiefelbein drowned her
self and baby in the river and that
the husband, upon finding the note,
also committed suicide. The hus-
band was employed in the Santa Fe
shops here.