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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
HEAVY TOURIST TRAVEL

Tourist travel by auto through
Huntsville has been resumed and is
daily increasing during the last week
or more. The tourists are going to
their homes in the northern states
after having spent the winter in
Florida resorts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

v S. Root, federal prohibition
agent for this district, has gone to
Birmingham to take charge of the
duties of state Prohibition director
while Charles NJ Sartain is in Wash
ington comforting with Commissioner
Haynes on the Alabama muddle in
prohibition circles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

The Wills-Taylor baseball team has
won by a SCORE of to l the first
of a series to be played by that team
and the Huntsville High school team
for the city championship. There
will be five games in all. Wills Tay-
lor won the distinction last year and
they are trying to win again in this
series
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
WILL TURN GUINEAS
LOOSE ON BOIL WEEWL
Senator Garth Will Try Out Inter-
esting Experiment

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 3.-Col.
Winston f. Garth, member of the
Alabama senate and farmer of Mad
ison county, has decided to make an
experiment this season in which
every cotton farmer in this section
will be interested. He has decided to
place a large number of guineas in
his cotton. fields and ascertain if it
is true that these fowls will feed on
large numbers of boil weevils. In
other parts of the south the expert
ment has been successful, it is
claimed, but it is not believed it has
ever been tried here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
s275.oOo IN NEW BUILDINGS

New buildings TO the Value OF APP
proximately $4,000 are under way
in the city limits of Huntsville. ac-
cording to estimates made here to-
day. The buildings enumerated in
the estimate include the Yarbrough
hotel and apartment house, several
residences. 40 houses and bungalows
and $4,000 in cottages in subur-
ban addition. The 20 cottages be-
ing built in Merrimac, Dallas ana
Lowe village are not included, but
these would add about $4,000 to the
total it is believed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
sIPsEY WOMAN BURIED

Mrs. Dempsey EMS died at the,
lily home at Sipsey Wednesday,
burial took place at Oak Hill d
terry, near Jasper, Thursday q
noon. Mrs. EMS is survived bj
husband and eight children. J
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
!. NIX. LONG REsuMEs PRACTICE

After an absence Of four years. jim
Mckenzie Long, former Birmingham
attorney, has reopened offices in the
First National bank building, and
again will engage in the practice of
law here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
PRESIDENT HARDING
SENDS NES

WASHINGTON, May 3.-President
Harding. on being informed today of
the nonstop flight from New YORK
to San Diego of Lieutenants Mac
Ready and Kelly, sent the aviators q
telegram of congratulations, telling
them that they had written a new
chapter in the triumphs of American
aviation"
The Presidents telegram follows
Accept my most cordial congratu-
lations on the success of your rec
ord liking nonstop coast-to- coast
flight successfully completed. You
have written new chapter in the
triumphs of American aviation"
Army air service headquarters
also tclegraphed congratulations un-
der the signature of Major General
Patrick, chief OF the army air
service.
The transcontinental flight of
Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly
was the elimination of more than a
years effort by army air officers.
1t was conceived by them when the
project was first suggested, as a
preposterous idea both from an en-
cheering point Of view and physical
endurance OF the pilots.
Portland cement is ground finer
than flour. 1t would require approx
imately 100000 averaged sized ce-
ment particles to cover a glass plate
one inch square.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
MEMPHIS IS READY
To KEEP SAUNDERS
FROM GOING BROKE
Business Men To Take Field
In Stock Selling Cam
paign

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 3,-Memphis
business men today, carrying our
their expressed determination to sup
port Clarence Saunders in his cam
paign to sell $4,000 shares of Piggy
Wiggly Stores, Inc, stock and pre-
vent the president of the corpora
ton which recently created a Wall
street sensation from going broke,
tonight were whipping into shape the
organization which under direction
of s. II. Butler. president of the To-
cal Chamber of Commerce, will be-
gin Monday the drive proper for the
sale of the stock.
Mr.. Butler today named an eXecu-
tive committee of 10 Memphis citi-
zens with himself as chairman.
Civic clubs, labor organizations and
financial associations will map out
the campaign. w. W, Fisher, manu-.
facturer, was appointed chairman OF
the sales organization.
The city was d ided into % sec
tons, representing every business
and profession which the campaign
ers will intesively canvass.
Declines Bankers offer.
Mr.. Saunders stated tonight that
today he had received and declined
an offer from Buffalo. N. y, bank
ers," proposing to underwrite the
sale of the entire block of $4,000
shares. He declined. he said, because
of his unalterable purpose to continue
to protect 1.-The interests of those w-.o
have trusted me-"
The Piggy Wiggly head declined
to comment on report from Rich-
mond, Va, relative to an amendment
to the corporations charter which
would increase the capital stock of
IL. eIa &,
$4,000 shares, other than to say that
this was pursuant to the expansion
policy of the company, as voted re-
Gently by the directors and published
in advertisements.
The action of Memphis business
men in backing the Piggly- Wiggly
Stock sales drive followed Mr.. Saund-
ers' newspaper advertisement yester-
day in which he declared that if he
could not dispose of the class "A"
stock. s"Wall street is right" and my
private fortune will be wiped out,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Indiana, Illinois and Missouri" said
Lieutenant Kelly. "At the Missouri
Kansas line last night we ran into
faint moonlight. the moon being
partly obscured by clouds.
Il want to commend the weather
bureau for its accurate forecast of
weather conditions clear across the
country"
When they took off from New
York they were flying at an altitude
of 400 feet. This they maintained
for the first 20 miles, Kelly said.
For some unknown reason" he
continued, I'VE were unable to get
the full horsepower out of our en-
CINE at the take-off. In New Jersey
the voltage regulator cut out on us,
and we repaired it in flight
IF we hadn't been able to repair
it, we would have been compelled
to return to Mitchell field. We had
a pleasant trip and enjoyed every
minute of it.
Our highest altitude was 10000
feet, over the national forest in Ari-
coma.
Didn't HnOw Location.
For long periods we didn't know
where we were last night" Kelly
continued, but used our experience
in previous cross country flights in
holding to our course.
knew WHen we were over 81
Louis At Belleville. ILL.,, they had a
hangar illuminated, and it was easy
to find our way from St. Louis to
jefferson City. Mo. But from JEFF
ferson City to Tucumcari, N. NJ,
there were no lights to guide us
except occasionally the light of a
train. For long distance there
wasn't even the light of farm
house. The farmers had all gone to
bed.
When daylight came, we found
ourselves over Tucumcari and we
were certainly glad to see that town
for we knew we had made our
course.
by the way. we knew we were
over Tucumcari because there is a
large circle there--near the grave
yard"
The aviators said they didn't know
just what their plans would be now.
Kelly said that he hadn't considered
a transatlantic flight.
Il am not Interested in anything
like that" he said, "at least not
right now, but, who knows, our next
flight might be around the world"
Spurning sleep, the aviators were
to be guests of the American Legion
here Thursday night and make ad-
dresses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Some of the giant rock crushers
used at portland cement mills weigh
over 100000 pounds and can crush
900 tons OF rock an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Although the manufacture of port
land cement originated in England
in 1924 it was not until 1872 that
production was started in the United
States at Coplay, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
VALLEY
TOWNS COOPERATE.
IN HOSPITAL DRIVE
Much Work Being Done On
Morgan County Roads.
Y, NJ, C, A, Improved
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU /
THE AGE-HERALD


Simultaneous hospital campaigns in
the Twin Cities Thursday We're be-
ginning to bare concrete result. A
crew of workers took the field
Thursday in the second days efforts
in behalf of the Benevolent hospital
and reports received here at noon
from Hartselle and Athens stated the
campaign was progressing very sat
isfactorily in both of these cities as
well as in Albany and Decatur. Attn
ems quota is nearly subscribed 1T was
stated while Hartselle workers were
receiving much encouragement
At the same time a movement is
in progress to help the Cottage Home
Infirmary said to be the only negro
institution of the kind in North Ala
bama. A check today for 500 from
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Jones, the for
mer a prominent local cotton broker,
started the drive off well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
PIGGLY WIGGLY HAS
DOUBLED IT'S STOCK

RICHMOND, Va, May S.-An
amendment to the charter of the
PIGGY Wiggly Stores, Inc. of which
Clarence Saunders of Memphis is
president, increasing the capital stock
of the concern from 100000 shares to
$50, 900 shares was approved today by
the Virginia corporation commission.
corporation tax was paid on an
amount equalling $55.00e.000 capital
stock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
ROCK QUARRY BUSY

The demand for rock created by
the work on the county highways is
causing the rock quarry owned by
". B. McCulloch and located near
Fairview to be worked full time.
About 20 men are employed at the
quarry at present. The contractors
on the road expect to complete the
whole county construction program
during this summer requiring a huge
amount of rock. The complete coun-
ty program calls for the expenditure
of about 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
HERRlCK is ARREST
Former Congressional "Dare-I(
is Now Private Detectfvel

fOrmef tOnSresSlOnil 'Dare-Iv
is Now Private Detective
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The
of Manuel Herricll, occupation
vate detective" appeared todal
the overnight headquarters /
blotter with a charge of disoil
conduct entered opposite.
The former representative
ertswhile aerial daredevil of |
gress' was picked up by t
policeman who said he inter
after a young lady had compl0
that Herrick was annoying her.
policeman reported the prisoneI
been brought in only after tusX
When his case was called /
lice court, the district attorney
flee announced that numbd
women had asked for permissi
testify against the prisoner. He
appeared to conduct his own de
but after. consultation the he
was postponed until tomorrow.
YOU KNOW A TONIC IS GG'
when it makes you eat like hi
boy and brings back the COZ
your cheeks. You can soon fey
Strengthening, Invigorating Eff
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL II
60c.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
REMoDELING Y. NJ, G, A,

The local Y. NJ. c. A. which has
been undergoing extensive repairs
will be turned over to the painters
and plasterers next week The plumb
ing and wood work will be finished
during this week according to pres
ent indIcationss
Evening star., 1923-01-18
THREE HURT IN CRASH,
DRIVER OF: ONE CAR HELD
Girls Collarbone Broken as Autos
Meets. H. Groves Charged
With Intoxication.

A collision between the automobiles
4 Herman Edlavitch. 920 sth street,
and S. H. Groves, Dupont apartments,
17l7 goth street, occurred yesterday
afternoon at 10th and r streets. Mary
Edlavitch, Dora Edlavitch and Marie
Banks, residing at 920 Princeton
street, occupants of the former car,
We're injured. Mary Edlavitch sus-
tained fracture OF her coilarbone,
bruises. The three injured persons
were taken to Emergency Hospital,
and Groves was arrested on charges
of driving while under the influence
of liquor and colliding. He was re-
leased on bond in the sum of $1,000.
Mildred Swami, twenty years old.
l02 9Th street southeast, was knocked
down by motor truck. driven by A.
j. Mitchell, 421 * street, on 7th street
; near her home yesterday and slightly
| injured. She was treated at home by
a physician from Casualty Hospital.
Samuel Horowitz, forty-six years
i old, 1440 V street, sustained frac-
! ture of his left leg last, night when
knocked down at 14th and v streets
kins, 1914 Florida avenue. He was
taken TO Garfield Hospital In the
automobile that injured him.
While running across the roadway
at Gresham place and Sherman ave-
! nue. yesterday afternoon, Leroy
Smith, colored. four years old, IA
Harvard street, was knocked down
by the automobile of Richard Howes,
Gaithersburg, Md, and injured about
the head. He was taken to Children
! Hospital, where it was said he prob
| ably was not dangerously hurt.
Howes deposited $40 collateral at the
tenth preinct police station on a col
! liding charge.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
"JAZZ" CLOTHING
MAY COME UNDER
BAN OF DESIGNERS
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 49,
Style creators of Inasculine ap-
parel will fashion the coming sea-
sons satorial style at the semi
annual convention of the Associa-
ton Of Clothing Designers, which
is meeting here. The board of
governors will meet in executive
session today. A movement
against the so-called Jazz"
effect to mems suits will be
launched at the convention Of
the association, which dictates
masculine style for the United
States and Canada. Irving |.
Frankel, president Of the Cincin-
natl Club of Clothing Designers
and former head of the interna-
tional association, who will lead
the movement against "Toreador"
trousers: coats with waistlines cut
nearly to the arm-pits; coats re-
sembling the attire of a "Coster"
.Englishman, in their profusion of
buttons, and coats with flaring
skirts, said today that "jaZz"
clothing is not popular and will
never be-"
Evening star., 1923-01-18
THIEF HANGED BY MOB.
Victim Had Been Convicted of Cat
tie Stealing.

r GAINESVILLE Fla. January 49,
The body of Abe Wilson, negro, was
found hanging from the limb of a
near here.
Wilson was taken from the New
berry Jail during the absence OF
Deputy Sheriff Wright by a mob and
carried from the town. He had been
convicted Tuesday of cattle stealing
and had been sentenced to a fine OF
$500, or a Jail sentence Of six months
Newberry was the scene six years
ago of one of the largest lynchings
reported In Florida, when five negroes
were hanged at one time and another
shot to death following the killing
of deputy sheriff there.
In one section of Madras, out OF
every 1000 babies born In 1921, 522
or more than half, died.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
Have Color in Cheeks
Be Better Looking-Take
Oliv. Tablets

IL your skin is yellow-complexion
palIid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have bad taste in your mouth
a lazy, no-good feeling-you should
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets SUBJ
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
DIR. Edwards after II years of study.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color.
To have a clear, pink skin. bright
eyes, no pimples, feeling of buoy
ancy like childhood days you must get
at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con.
stipation. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results. Millions of
boxes are sold annually at l5c and SOC.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
FIND DIABETES PANACEA
AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY
Insulin Restores Sugar-Burning
Powers Of Body, Students
Declare.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, January 1S.--
General conclusions of physicians at
tached to the medical department at
Washington University, who have
been experimenting with insulin as
a cure for diabetes, are that no one
need die from that disease. it was an
nounced yesterday. Washington is
one OF four American universities at
which the new substance is being
prepared.
Insulin has been used in thirteen
cases of diabetes here. it was eX-
planned, and while the substance is
tentIy will restore sugar-burning
power in the body, so that life can
be prolonged until death comes from
some other cause. Unintelligent use
of insulin, however, is dangerous, it
was added.
Evening star., 1923-01-18

80 Sweaters reduced from $195 Navy brushed
WOOL with narrow stripes of white.
A few brown wool slip-ons in block patterns
also 81.
Almost all are perfect. Sizes So to ~ in the lot
DOWN STAIRS STORE =
Evening star., 1923-01-18
DANISH SHIP MISSING.
Steamer Newa Five Days Overdue
at Wilmington, N. c.

WILMINGTON, N. c.. January ID
Heide & Co., shipping agents. have
requested the Navy Department to
seek news of the Danish sSeamer
Danish port with a cargo Of cement
consigned to this port
The last reports of the Newa were
received on December 20. when the
ship was bunkering at New Castle
on -the-Tyne.
Agents of the vessel fear she has
been rendered helpless In the recent
storms of the Atlantic coast.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
BISHOP w. r. MCDOWELL
HEADS M. E. COMMISSION
District Divine Elected at Meeting
in Cincinnati to Consider
' Union Of Churches.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Ohio. January 1S.-
Series of joint conferences TO discuss
plans for unification of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and the Methodist
Episcopal Church South opened here
today and was expected to continue
with daily sessions for probably three
days. At separate meetings yesterday
Bishop W. F. Mcdowell. Washington,
was elected chairman of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church commission.
and Bishop Edwin r. Modzon, Nash
VILE, was chosen TO head the COM
mission representing the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
Plans submitted by the two
branches of the church will be care
fully considered in the joint sessions,
that any definite and final action
would be taken at this time.
The discussions probably will be
held behind closed doors, it was said.
Evening star., 1923-01-18
HUSBAND SHOOTS TWO.
Declared to Have Fired on Wife
and. Salesman.

RICHMOND. Va. January 1s.-Mrs
Lula Layne twenty six. was shot in
the abdomen and probably fatally
wounded and Arthur Denzler. a sales
man. was shot in the arm, in an affray
at the home of the woman's mother
here last night. Percy Layne, husband
of the woman, is under arrest IN con-
nection with the shooting.
Layne is said by the police 70 have
admitted shooting his wife and Denz-
Ter when he entered the home of
his mother-in-law and found the
couple there.
Evening star., 1923-01-18

DR.. Charles Nj. Sheldon, who would
abolish pulpits and pews from
churches, first came into wide prom
inence as author of "In His Steps" a
book of which the enormous total of
OOO.006-eopies have been circulated.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-02-24
TELEPHONES AND INSURANCE.

Your telephone costs you
nothing" said an insurance man
to a woman's club. IF it were.
not for the telephones that put
the city residents in close touch
with the city and police depart
ments, fire and burglary insur.
ance rates would have to be
raised. Resolved to the last an.
alysis all modern agencies will
be found working hand in hand
to contribute to the comfort, con-
venience and safety of forward.
looking citizens"
In the same way telephones
reduce automobile losses. Auto.
mobiles stolen in New York state
in 1922 we're valued at $12,OOO,-
600. New York City alone had
71O1 thefts of automobiles, val
ued at $8,000,OO0. Forty. three
states are advocating remedial
legislation to arrest losses from
automobile theft. At present in
surance meets losses amounting
to hundreds of millions.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-02-24
PRIVATE INHeRlTs FORTUNE

John Paul Jones, first class
private in the Tenth cavalry,
stationed at Fort Huachuca, has
received word from a reputable
firm of New York attorneys that
be is the beneficiary to the ex.
tent of $25. 900 in the will of his
uncle, recently deceased. The
estate which the fortunate SOL
dier inherits, is described as con.
sisting of $4,000 in cash and
SO, 900 in real estate.
sBut. aud even in good luck,
there is often a but" there is q
fly in the palatable dish which
Dame Fortune has set before
this fortunate young gentleman
of color. Jones, who is but 18
years old, has ambitions which,
with the money now placed at
his command, be thought could
be gratified.
Desiring an education, Jones
made application to the Harvard
University for matriculation pa.
pers. The president now writes
stating that Jones can gain
knowledge there, but he cannot
be granted the privileges of the
freshman dormatory. The San
ia Cruz Patagonian.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-02-24
"REDS". NOT WANTED.

Phoenix, Feb. 16.-Radicals of
all descriptions. especially mem.
bers of the I. w. w., will give
Phoenix a wide berth in their
wanderings toward the sunny
southland when the news of
their reception rendered five of
their alleged members by the 10.
cal police department is noised
about.
The men, Fred E. Smith, Rich.
ard Stone, Neil Hanley, Linley
Gordon and John Hartman, ar.
rived in town Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning.
. Inspector D. j. Lucey appoint.
ed himself a committee of one to
wait on the new arrivals and
persuaded them to become guests
of the city while sojourning
here, which was for a brief time.
They are gone, and all their
kind will be headed in the same
direction. according to the local
police.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-02-24
NOGALES LADY HoNORED.

At the annual convention of
the Grand Masonic bodies OF
Arizona, held at PRESCOTT, last
week, Mrs. Katherine Burgoon,
for many years prominent, &C.
tive member of the Eastern Star
of Nogales, was elected Grand
Secretary of the Grand Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Annie ST. Claire of Phoe
nix, was elected and installed as
Worthy Grand Matron of the
Chapter. She succeeds Mrs.
Elizabeth Wingar of Mesa.
Other officers elected we're:
Albert r. Buelman, of Tucson,
worthy grand patron; Mrs. Effie
Carr, of Phoenix. associate grand
matron; Joseph A. Ivey, of
Tombstone, associate grand pat,
ron; Mrs. Florence Drachman. of
Tucson, grand treasurer; Mrs.
Mary Weimars, of Phoenix,
grand conductress; Mrs. Minnie
Bennett, of Florence, associate
grand conductress; Mrs. Cora
Johns, of Prescott, grand trustee.
The 1924 convention will be
held at Globe.
The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-02-24
FAMOUS BULL FIGHTER COMING

Nogales is to have a real, honest
to goodness bull fight at an early
date, according to Mr.. Alejan.
dro Villasenor, who make ar.
rangements for it while in Mex.
leo City, and the famous bull
fighter, Caona, of Mexico City,
will be the main attraction.
Senor Caona. according to Mr..
Villasenor, is the most noted
bull fgter in the world, and often
gets as much as 10000 pesos for
participating in one fight; but be
has promised to come to Nogales
and give his services gratis in a
fight providing the proceeds OF
the fight will go to the Nogales,
Sonora, municipal hospital.
Real, thoroughbred fighting
bulls, are also to be imported
for this occasion, states Mr..
Villasenor, several breeders OF
high lifed animals, having made
donations of their best for the
occasion.