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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
NUSHER IS LEADER IN
 THE FIRST LAP

THE PAS, Man, Feb. 23.-Sam Branteau, the Indian musher o1 Grand Rapids, Manitoba, driving his own team of eight dogs, arrived at the warehouse of The Pas Lumber Company, fifty miles from the start ing point of the dog-derby, at five minutes after four o'clock yesterday afternoon. With the exception Of Sure Bjorkman, of Winnipeg, and of whom no word has been received, all the other contestants arrived at the same spot within ten minutes after Branteau.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
RAIDS LINE UP
 MANY LEADERS OF
 IRISH IRRECULARS

DUBLIN, Feb. 23. - More than twenty members of the Irish 1rregu- lars, among whom rumor has it that Ramon De Valera is numbered, have been captured by crime investigators of the State Government in raids which were carried out yesterday. No confirmation of the report of De Valera's presence among the pris- oners, which was rumored before the raids were made, has been obtain able.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
PREPARING OF RICH
 CASE STARTS TODAY

VALDEZ, Feb. 23.-Thc Hich case from Seward, which was tried last week and resulted in a disagreement of the jury, was called again this morning. The special venire of jur- ors, who arrived on the last beat, is being pressed into service and many of the old jurors were excused, the Cordovans returning on the North western.
 In the damage suit of Torrance Sullivan ys. the Blum O'Neill Co.,, the plaintiff was given a verdict for $2,250.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
POWDER PLANE. IS SCENE OF
 EXPLOSION

ALTON, H., Feb. 23.-As the re- suit of an explosion which occurred in teh plant of the Illinois Powder Company near Grafton, sixteen miles from here, yesterday, six men are reported to have been killed. Fire which started from the explosion was said to be endangering the con- pany's dynamite magazine.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
DYNAMITE CHARGE GOES OFF TOO SOON:
 THREE ARE KILLED

ARDMORE, Okla, Feb. 23. A charge of dynamite which was being lowered into an abandoned oil we'll on the property leased by the Carter Oil Company eighteen miles west of here, preparatory to shooting the cas- ing, exploded prematurely near the surface of the well. Three men were killed and two were injured in the catastrophe.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
AGENTS FIGHT IN DARK WITH
 B00TLECCERS
Underground Stills Give Only Light in
 Battle

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-Fighting hand-to-hand in the darkness of a sub-cellar, where only the glow of fires under two immense whiskey stills gave light enough to carry on their movements, three prohibition agents yesterday succeeded in sub- duing and taking into custody two men who are in Jail today charged with violation of the Volstead Act The liquor stored in the place, and the distilling apparatus, valued at $2O0,000, were confiscated.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
BRIDGE FOREMAN
 BLOWN TO BITS BY
 EXPLOSION DYNAMITE

SPOKANE, Feb. 23. Charles Haynes Derrick, foreman on the new bridge of the Union Pacific Railway over the Columbia river at Kennewick was blown to bits today when half a case of dynamite exploded. Derrick was experimenting efforts to break the ice-jam that had formed about the piers of the bridge
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
SHRINERS TO BUILD
 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
 FOR LARGE STRUCTURE

PORTLAND, Feb. 23. - Contracts have been awarded for the erection here of a hospital for crippled chil- dren to be financed by the Order of the Mystic Shrine. Announcement of the final preparations for the construc- tion was made today. The building will cost S175,OOO, with total cost, when fully equipped, of $26O,OO0. sub- contracts are being let today.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
POWDER PLANT IS DEMOLISHED
 BY EXPLOSIONS

COLUMBIA, Kan, Feb. 23.-Accom- panied by detonations which shook up towns within radius of fifty miles, two explosions occurred at the plant of the Hercules Powder Company at Turck, Kansas, near here, completely domolishing the plant. Five men were seriously injured, two probably fatally.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
LEADERS BLOCKED BY FlLIBUSTER ON
 ANOTHER BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb 23. A fili- buster which was begun yesterday in the House by opponents of bill proposing the purchase of the Cape Cod Canal by the Government, was terminated today after Republican leaders sponsoring the bill made it known that they would not press the measure at this time.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
HAS HOT TIME IN IRELAND

According to letter received at Fairbanks recently, Paddy Breen, we'll known old-timer of the Interior, who went Outside about a year ago, had the misfortune to visit fighting community in Ireland with the result that he was shot through the spine of his life.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
SUBSIDY BILL EHEADED FOR
 lTSLAST RITES
Pet of Administration s Projects Appears
 Defeated

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Buffeted by another days filibustering in the Senate the Administration Shipping bill last night appeared to be headed toward it's doom. It appeared likely that not later than Saturday will wit ness a motion to recommit the subsidy legislation, or to displace it with an other bill
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
MINERS PLEAD GUILTY
 CONSPIRACY CHARGE

WELLSBURG, W. Va, Feb. 23. - conspiracy in connection with the Cliff tonville strike riot of last July, which cost the lives of seven men, each pleaded guilty today and was sen fenced to three years in the peniten- tiary.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED

BERLIN, Feb. 23.-As a conse- quence of yesterdays disturbance when French soldiers fired on a German crowd with fatal results, martial law has been declared at Bochum.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
FRENCH FIRE
 POINT BLANK < AT GERMANS

BOCHUM, Feb. 23. - Two French soldiers yesterday afternoon fired point blank into a crowd of Germans gathered in front of the Law Courts killing one man and severely wound ing two others.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
LIBEL WINS TWO

QUEBEC, Feb. 23.-Jean Lebel won the second heat in the International Dog-Derby, run over thirty-six mile course when he covered the distance in three hours and fifty-eight min- utes. He also won the first heat yes terday over a forty-five mile course.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
FORMER AMBASSADOR ILL

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-Charle- magne Tower, former Ambassador to Russia and to Germany, is critically i'll with pneumonia at his home here.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
FIVE EXPLOSIONS DEMOLISH PLANT,
 THREE ARE MISSING

GRAFTON, H., Feb. 23.-Three workers, who are still missing and are believed to be dead, and a dozen slightly injured was the toll taken last night by the series of five ex- plosions which demolished six build ings of the Illinois Powder Company's s plant near here.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-23
GERMANS REPLACED
 BY FRENCH OFFICIALS

ESSEN, Feb. 23.-It has been de- cided by the French Government to re- place German customs officials throughout the Ruhr district with French officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
MOSQUITO CONTROL AND NEIL O'BRIEN FEATURE LUNCHEON

Nell OBrien, one of Americas deans of minstrelsy, delighted mem bers of the Kiwanis club at the luncheon Tuesday with humorously philosophical talk and a number of hot ot-off-the-skillet' negro jokes. MT. OBrien introduced a little profess sional prescription with his laugh evoking talk, when he urged business men to look about them daily for the humorous situations that happen about them unnoticed.
 Mosquito control program for Bir- mingham was outlined by W. A Har- denbergh. county sanitation engineer. He pointed out that work, to be ef- fective, must be gotten under way by March Is, shortly before the mos quito breeding season commences. He outlined the proposed program, in- cluding cost and method of exter- minating the pest.
 Frank s. Gullett, representing a motion pictue concern, made pie lures of the club members as they left the hotel. The reel will be shown in a Birmingham theatre for two weeks, commencing about February 15, he said. At the next luncheon, the Glee club of Howard college will sing, acordincg to announcement by o. Gordon Erickson, conductor, and member of the Kiwanis music com- mittee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
COUE OFFERS CURE. FUR EDITH VOICE AND HEART ACHES
Mary Garden Finds Herself Singing Better and Better" as Result of French
 mans Phrase

BOSTON, Jan. 30.-Singing masters may soon think of quitting the busi- ness if Monster Coue enters the field of voice production. Mary Garden, who is here with the Chicago Opera company, does not say this in so many words, but her enthusiasm for the Coue method leads one to infer E it. She called room full of visi- tors to witness that as a result of 2 repeating a variant of the day by day" formula she has improved her voice "a hundred per cent"
 Day by day I am singing bet ter and better," she repeats when she retires to her couch at night and when she gets up in the morn ing. She declares that theN results are "marvelous' and she has only been practicing uto-sggestion a month.
 Even the old fogies' (the critics she meant) have been sincere enough to notice the improved quality of my voice." said Miss Garden, "so it must be true"
 Miss Garden was seriously uneasy and Respondent month ago when E bronchial trouble had almost com pelled her to cancel her singing en- agreements.
 There was no evidence of Bostonian sedateness at all after the lecture this afternoon when Coue's appar- ently irresistible personality had an opportunity to exercise its persuas- i've sway. The two thousand people present swarmed into the street and surrounded his automobile cheering, waving their handkerchiefs and blocking the way for five minutes.
 Heals Marriage Trouble
 Auto-suggestion as a healer Of marriage troubles seems to be some. thing which Boston is specializing in. Hotel lounges. in the streets and in the crowds at the lecture hall I have overheard several men and women tell their friends, You know We are getting happier and happier since we caught the Coue idea" or the same thing in other words. It was said quite seriously, too, though with contented smiles.
 During the day Coue has been questioned a lot by newspapers and other callers. Several asked him if auto suggestion can cure drunkenness and broken hearts. I don't know why Bostonians are moved to bracket them together. However, Coue told them that both are quite curable but added cautiously: "Drunkards are not always willing to be cured. l have only met one in America" leaving the questioner to figure out exactly what he meant by the latter part of the phrase.
 coue speaks tonight and again to- morrow morning before going to New Haven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
HOM DOCTORS
 TREAT COLDS ] AND TIE FLU
First Step in Treatment Is a Brisk Purgative With Calo- tabs, the Purified and Re- fined Calomel Tablets That Are Nausealess, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by experience that no medicine for colds, coughs. sore throat and influenza can be de- pended upon for full effectiveness until the liver is made thoroughly &C., tive. That is why the first step in the treatment is the new. nausealess calomel tablets called Calotabs, which are free from the siekening and weakening effects of the old style calomel. Doctors also point out the fact that an active liver may go a long way towards preventing influ- enza and colds and is one of the most important factors in enabling the pa tient to successfully withstand an at tack and ward off pneumonia.
 One or two Calotabs on the tongue at bed time. with a swallow of water that's all. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with your cating, pleasure or work. Next morn- ing your cold has vanished. your liver is active, your system is puri fled and you are feeling fine. with a hearty appetite for breakfast. Genu- inc Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages. price thirty- five cents for the large, family package ten cents for the small, vest-pocket si7e.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
ACID IN q TOMACH
 SOURS TIE FOOD
Says Excess of Hydrochloric Acid is Cause of
 Indigestion 2

A well-known authority states that stomach trouble and indigestion are nearly always due to acidity-acid stcmach--and not, as most folks be- lieve, from a lack of digestive juices. He states that an excess of hydro -chloric acid in the stomach re- tards digestion and starts food fer mentation; then our meals sour like garbage in can. forming acrid fluids and gases, which initiate the stomach like toy balloon. We then get that heavy, lumpy feeling in the chest, we eructate sour food, belch gas or have heartburn, flatu- lence, water-brash or nausea.
 He tells us to lay aside all dI- gestive aids and instead get from any pf farmacy four ounces of lad Salts and take a tablespoonful in a glass Of water before breakfast, while it is effervescing, and furthermore, to continue this for one week. While relief often follows the first dose it is important to neutralze the acidlty, remove the gas s-malSing mass, start the liver, stimulate the kid neys and thus promote free flow of pure digestive juices.
 lad Salts is inexpensive and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia and sodium phosphate. This harm less salts is used by thousands of stomach sufferers with excellent re- sults.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
H'FARLAND IS STILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Ed Mcfarland, 3S13 Fourth ave- nue, north, who was shot Monday night at 7:45 o'clock when Shelburn Johnson, 15, SPA Forty-second street, fired into a crowd of young men in front of the band practice hall in Mill Village, Avondale, was still in very serious condition at a local hospital Tuesday ght. Henry Tid- well, $500 Third avenue, who was also struck by one of the bullets fired by young Johnson, was con- valescent at his residence Tuesday night.
 z. H. Mangum, superintendent of the Advondale Mills made the follow ing statemens Tuesday regarding the affair:
 ''The shooting occurred in the street in front of the Avondale Mills band hall-not dance hall--which building has only recently been com- pleted and adjoins the home in which live Miss Malone and Miss Pope, the Avondale Mills Community nurses, and Miss Cunningham, the matron of the mill nursery. It occurred about 7:30, just as Professor Jordan was dismissing the juvenile band class and just as the members of the older band class were assembling.
 Young Tidwell, who was shot, was on his way to the gymnasium for basketball practice. MT. Ed Me- Farland, who was more seriously wounded, was present to listen to the band practice. His niece is a members of the band. He and his brother, MT. Cyrus Mcfarland have been employed by the company for a number of years, one a carpenter and the other in charge of the mill laundry. Mr. Ed Mcfarland is a Christian gentleman and member of the Baptist church and has charge of Sunday school class of boys"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
CRUTCHER CONVICTED OF GRAND LARCENY HIN FORTS DIVISION

Thomas E. Crufcher, 22 years old of Boyles. was convicted of grand larceny Tuesday night by jury in criminal court following an all day trial on a charge of robbery. The in- dictment upon which Crutcher was tried alleged in two counts that he, with three Tarrant City youths, held up and robbed the Mechanics Cafe, 2o2e Second avenue, south. Sunday night, January IA. Judge William F.. Fort presided at the trial.
 Crutcher was placed on trial at 9.30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The state, represented by Solicitor Jim Davis sought to prove that he with Jerry Jernigan, Clarence Thomson and Richard Simpson of Tarrant City, held up George Hagopian, pro- prietor of the Mechanics Cafe and took approximately SS5 after having eaten supper in the restaurant about 9:s0 o'clock Sunday night. Accord- ing to the testimony of Hagopian two of the boys held pistols on him and took money from the cash reg ister
 Crutcher testifying in his own be- half denied knOWledRe or the dlISBe1 robbery. He admitted that he and his companions were in the cafe about 9:38 o'clock on the night of the robbery. He stated that the four had been drinking liquor and that after they had ordered some sand wiches he gave Hagopian a S5 bill in payment. He then turned to light a cigar, he stated, expecting Hago- plan to place his change upon the counter. According to Crutcher, Hagopian claimed the bill was S2 bill and refused to give him any change. This incensed him, he stated, and he slapped the restaurant pro- prietor. Hagopian started for a pis- tol, Crutcher declared, and he ran.
 The case reached the jury at 5:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The yer dict was returned about o'clock Tuesday night.
 The trial of Crutcher is one of the speediest disposals of a capital crim- inal case in the annals of the Jeff ferson criminal court. He was ar rested January 16, as a suspect in the robbery. The grand jury was convened and indictments returned against Crutcher and his companions January IT. They were arraigned January 20, and Crutcher was tried January 30. The boys indicted with Crutcher in connection with the al- legged hold-up will be tried Wednes- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31

The following list of births and deaths in Jefferson county was filed Tuesday:
 Births
 MT. and Mrs. James o. Taylor, Tarrant January 26; boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. G. Watkins, lrondale, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Niarhas, 6os St.. Charles avenue, January 24; girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Preston B. Harrel Bir- mingham Baptist hospital. January 24; MT. and Mrs. Emmet Lybrand, Birming- ham Baptist hospital, January IS; boy. MT. and Mrs. Gordon Sholes Birming- ham Baptist hospital, January 23; boy. MT. and Mrs. Ebert J. Holcomb. Bir- mingham Baptist hospital, January 24; 2 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph c. Applewhite, Bir- mingham General hospital January 1s; e'lli Mr. and Mrs. Rufus\J. Russell. BPS South Twenty-second street, January 24; Mr. and Mrs. Cation Milazzla. 221s Ems ley avenue, Ensley January 24; boy. MT. and Mrs Mekhiorre Pizzatole. s1e Seventeenth street, Ensley, January 1S; ; Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Harris. 1s1s Avenue D, Ensley, January 1S; boy. ,.o
 MT. and Mrs. Il. II. Nann, 22OO Avenue G, Ensley, January 24; girl.
 Nr. and Mrs. Alfred Loekhart, 737 Fifth avenue, Boyles. January 20; boy nue E. January 1S boy.
 Mr. and Mrs; Henry ". Helberg, 1ss Clara aysn1s, Ienuary ...l, IT; boy; yi.,, r,r.t
  avenue, north, January 26; boy
 Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Taylor. General hos pital. January 8; boy. Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Nicholls. 12so Third avenue, north. January 8; boy
 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Summer, Hillman hospital, January PC; boy. Mir and Mrs. William Naber, 1925 Cot ton. avenue, January 26; boy.
 z and Mrs. Nash B. obenchain, lb17 90 Mr. IT, and % Mrs. George Allen Williams, 12S No. Mine, Wylam, January 25; boy, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Worthington' fSo First avenue January 23; girl.
 Deaths
 Luther T. Goodwin, Wenonah, Ala, January 29: 30 years.
 Mrs. Lessie Hood, Birmingham Bap- tist hospital. January 29; 27 years.
 Mir and Mrs. Herbert l.. Harris, 140o Thirty-frst street, Ensley, January 26; ]; five months.
 Mrs. Mary A. Copeland. South Highlands infirmary. January 27; 56 years.
 Mrs. Sallie Howard, 3913 Second ave nue, north. January "A; AZ years. Miss Mary F. Graves, South Highlands infirfnary, January 22; 2s years.
 Vivan S. Marcrum. 2417 Thirty-first avenue, north. January 25j three months. Mrs. Susie F. Crom. 2331 Thirty-fourth avenue, January 2T s9 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
BODY OR POLICE OFFICER WILL GO TO WETUMPKA


 Funeral services for Officer Ro- bert L. Hamlett, age s2 who died suddenly at his residence, 2726 Ave- nue F, Monday night, were conducted at his residence at 4:30 o'clock Tues day afternoon by fellow Knights Templar. The body will be sent We'd nesday morning at o'clock to We tumpka, for funeral services, accom- panied by Capt. E. F. Devine, Sergt. c. N. Kicker and Officers W. W. FL lard and s. T. Eddins. friends of long standing.
 Officer Hamlett had only recently recovered from an attack of pneu- monia. He had returned to his duties last Thursday afternoon. He was relieved from his post, at the terms inal station, at Il o'clock Monday night, going directly to his home where he died two hours after his arrival. Death was attributed to heart attacks.
 officers Hamlett became a police man March l, 1918. He is survived by four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
,ri.ceIInneons Shower


 Mrs. Stanley Hollock entertained at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday aft ernoon. honoring her sister. Miss Fannie Mae Minor, whose marriage will be an event of next month. The guests were greeted by Mrs. !. J. Chisolm and in the receiving line were Mrs. Hollock. Mrs. J. W. Minor and Miss Fannie Mae Minor. The guests were then invited upstairs to see the beautiful trousseau of the bride elect.
 In the dining room the guests were served a salad plate with coffee, Mrs. O. N. Adams presiding at he coffee urn. Suspended from the chandelier were five white wedding bells tied with pink tulle. A huge basket of pink and white carnations centered the table, which was also strewn with pink and white sweet peas and ferns. Assisting in the dining room were Mrs A. c. Davis, Mrs. D. H. Sparks and Miss Lou Sloan. Rose bud hints and salted almonds were passed by fourNlittle girls, Sadie Rae Gardner, Myra Joe Gaines, Margaret Clark and Mary Lee Vines, dressed in fairy frocks of pink and blue. Mrs. M. M. Hughes also assisted the hostess.
 During the afternoon, Miss Dorothy Patterson sang several solos, accom- panied by Mrs. l.. R. Vines. Little Frank Bush, Jr., dressed as messen- ger boy, presented the honoree with . telegram bearing good wishes from Everybody" Baskets containing the gifts were presented to the bride- elect by the four little girls The beautiful home was decorated throughout with baskets of cut flow CTS carrying out the color note of pink and white. About fifty guests enjoyed this delightful affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
PROGRAM OF wsY

Musical program arranged by MT. Carl McCool begins at s D. m. stand ard central time: l. Opening announcements and tuning in.
 ?. Selections, "Birmingham's Five Aces"
 3. Piano solo. "Laughing Waters Miss Elizabeth Colvin. 4. Vocal solo. My Sun" Mir. Gar land Morgan, accompanied by Miss Valla McCool..
 ,. Violin solo. "serenade," Mir. Carl F. McCool, accompanied by Miss Eliza beth Colvin.
 6. Piano solo. selected. Miss valla McCooI.
 '. Vocal solo. "when To. and I Were Young, Maggie" MT. Garland Morgan, accompanied by Miss Valla McCool; violin obligato, MT McCool.
 g. Piano solo. Prelude in c Sharp Minor,r Miss Elizabeth Colvin.
 10. Violin solo, "Paraphrase on Paderewskfs Minuet," Carl F. Me- Cool, accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Colvin.
 II. Selections, Birmingham's Five Aces.
 12. Closing announcements and signing off.
 Market Quotations Service
 Begins at p. n., standard central time:
 1. Closing quotations New York stock exchange, New York cotton ex- change. New Orleans cotton ex- change, CMcago board of trade fwheat, corn and oats), and Liberty bonds.
 2. Quotations: Morris avenue( Br- mingham) on fruits, produce live stock. beef. hides and tallow, and poultry; local (Birmingham) securi- ties.