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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
MOVE BLOCKED TO PROHIBIT
 HOLDING OF 2 STATE JOBS
SoIIie- Long Faction Fails To Put Over Bill Without Further Consideration
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU ]
 THE AGE-HERALD !

The legislative bloc organized by Representative Mike Sollie and J. Lee Long, before consideration of the revenue bill begun last week, was deserted by a large number of mem bers Friday when Mir. Long sought to bring up for immediate passage his bill prohibiting any official from col lecting more than one salary for his services. By vote of 47 to 99 the house sent the bill back to the Ju dietary committee for further con slderation.
 Mir. Long called up the bill by unanimous consent and offered s substitute which would have made the law become effective the moment it met the approval of the governor. The committee amendment recon mended that the law become opera tive at the expiration of the terms of present officials who are drawing more than one salary.
 In his argument in support Of his substitute and in opposition to post ponement, MT. Long declared that several state officials are now draw ing more than one salary. He con tended that an official should receive only the main salary attached to his office and that the drawing of more than one salary was in spirit vio- lation of the constitution.
 O O O
 sollie Backs Long.
 Representative Sollie joined in the argument in support of the Long substitute and declared that although the people love their officials, they are not longer willing to continue double salary system. Several mem hers of the house insisted that they We're not prepared to vote on the Long substitute at this time and de- sired to make study of it and it's effect. Among those who spoke in favor of postponement and re- reference to comrnlttee were Repre- sentative C. E. Werner of Tuscaloosa, P. o. Luck of Shelby, V. F. Kilborn of Mobile and F. E. St. John of Gull man.
 Mir. St. John made the motion to send the bill and substitute to the committee for further investigation and recommendation, and it was adopted.
 Passage of the compromise measure putting control of the legal profes- sion in Ala bama in the Alabama State Bar association was the only other feature of the days session. This bill was introduced by Representative F. E. St. John, who opposed the original one, and was passed without debate. Eight members of the house voted against it.
 Under the bill lawyers of each jul. dical circuit will name a member of special committee who will hea; all cases involving charge of unethi- cal practices made against attor- neys. Each lawyer In Alabama will be a member of the association and pay fee of s5 a year for the sup port of the work of the organization, in addition to an annual license of S5 to the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
HUNTSVILLE NATIONAL GUARD UNIT PRAISED
Adjutant General Comments En-
 gineer Outfit TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
HE hUE- HTha LD HuntavilIa Alu J,tIy 0r

HuntsVIIe, AIA., JUIy EI J
 Officers and men of Company D, 133d engineers, Alabama national guard, of Huntsville, are enthusiastic over a letter that has just been re- ceived by the commander. Capt. Ray mond James, from Adjt. Gen. Hartley A. Moon, who coHFms Hts on; ths: report Of an inspection that was recenuy nladereof the company by Capt Rus sell F. Walthour, Jr.. U. s. A. Ss,You can hardly realize how proud tEe stateSis of it's engineer organiza- tion, and the other towns of the Ten nessee valley will have to look to their laurels when it comes to organ izing and maintaining their engineer units on the same plane that you have established" the adjutant general writes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
LEARNING DREssMAKING

Twenty dresses were placed under construction by the Girls club at Burns academy Thursday. and next Monday they will gather to start canning for the county fair to be held at Gadsden next fall according to Mrs. J. D. Williams, county home demonstrator. Mrs. Williams is now conducting meetings of the kind all over the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
ESCAPE CLOUDBURsT

TeIegrams received here today stated that Mrs. H. $. Patterson and Misses Elinor Riddle, Ella Mae Hun ter, Lillian Green, Lillian Mann and Ita Stocks, dele gates to the national convention of the Business and Pro- fessional Women's Clubs at Portland. Ore, were safe from the cloudburst in Yellowstone Park. They were passing through the park Wednes- day when the storm v-as reported to have cut off 400 tourists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
MISSIONARY TO SPEAK

Miss Hattie Ledbetter, a returned missionary from China, who is visit ing her sister, Miss Minnie LeGrand' on Wilma avenue, will deliver an ad- dress Sunday morning at II o'clock at the Pentecostal Holiness church. Miss Ledbetter has adopted Chinese
 girl and the child will be with her during her address Sunday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
CAROLINA GOVERNORS PRESENT

Tine review of the south CaroIlna national guard regiment now in training at Camp Mcclellan, Friday afternoon by Governor Mcleod and his official staff proved to be one or the military interesting events Of the month at the training post, The North Carolina guard units were reviewed Thursday afternoon by Governor Morrison and several members or ms staff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
CLEANLINESS IS URGED

County Health Officer c. l.. Mur- phree issued a warning Friday in which it was stated that colitis, which is causing so many. deaths among children, is due to the lack of sanitation. Insanitary surround- ings is the basis of the disease and it is communicated much as typhoid fever is communicated, he said He urged the people of the county to see that their homes, is, kept clean and that dirty food be kept from pbil6rap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
NTRS CASH nIES

Mrs. Lillian Cash, whose death oc- cured at a hospital Thursday night after an illness of two weeks, will be buried at Edgemont cemetery fol- lowing services at the First Baptist church by Rev. L. N. Claxton. Mrs Cash is survived by three sisters, Mrs; Mary Wise, Mrs. Dora Parker ana Mrs. Lillie Wills, and two brothers J. s. and J. J. Salter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
REGISTRARS CLOSE BOOKS

Calhoun board Of reglstraTs HaVe ended their 1O-day period of keeping open books, the poll list of the county having been increased by the addition of Ill names during the 10 days. or the number registered by the Cal houn board 69 were males and Az fe- males.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28

The boil weevil is doing considers 2 damage in this section and the farm CTS are very apprehensive as to the outcome. If the weather will con tinue dry and hot the situation will not be so alarming, but if there is much rain the cotton will suffer to 8 very great extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
HAYs-DAVIs WEDDING

The marriage of Mss Vernia Sue Hays, daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. Elzey Hays, to William E. paws was solemniZed Tuesday afternoon at the home of the brides parents on Whitesburg pike. Elder T. B. Thomp- son officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
UNDERGOEs OPERATIoy

J. $. Rider, manager of the local gas company, who underwent an op- eration for appendicitis Thursday night was reported to be resting comfortably Friday. He was strick- en Thursday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
INsPECTs HEALTH WORK

Miss Jessie Mariner, chief of the bureau of nursing of the state board of health, was in Gadsden Wednes- day to inspect local work. She stated she found it satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
HEALTH OFFICER LEAVES

pr. G. A Cryer, county health offi- cer for Calhoun; and his family left SFriday afternoon for Shocco springs.
 R q Alexander and Mrs. Alexander left Friday for Warm Springs, Ga, where they will remain for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
BAND GIVES CONCERT

The first open air concert of the Greater Huntsville band, an organi- zation of young men and boys that was formed during the last winter, was given last night on Court square which was roped off for the purpose. The band is composed of about 30 pieces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
WEEK OF sOCIALs

.nanv social affairs for the past week They consisted of every nature o: en- tertainment. dances, theatre parties luncheons, bridge parties. In fact the society set has had nearly every available hour of the week taken up kaxith social of some kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
FINDS OLD COIN
p,ece Of Spanish Money Dated 177S
 Tn Perfect State

sYLACAUGA, Ala. July 2s..(spe- cial. )-J. H. Hastie has an ola con that was dug up in Talladega creek' when some workmen were erecting I;tion If is made of silver, and is a Spanish coin dated 177S, bearing the name of Carolus III. It is neatly made and is just as perfect as ohe of modern times. It is l45 years old and if lost here at that time, this sec axniored by Spanish some time about that date. Other Spanish relics have been reported found in this section torether with many Indian relics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
DR1yEs INTO LOCOMOTIVE

Frank Hickman, driving an auto mobile. Friday collided with freight engine at the crossing of Norton ave nue and the Louisville and Nashville tracks. He turned his car just before the accident and sustained gianc- ing blow. which perhaps saved ms life. The car was drasgeo se'erai feet down the track before 1t was disengaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
RAIN HELPS CROPS

The heaviest rain that has been seen here in several months fell Wednesday morning, bringing. an end 10 a drouth of several weeks In some narts of this region. The rain was or great benefit to crops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
BOLL WEEVIL ACTIVE

large hole was burned in the roof but was eXtinguished before gaining much headway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
BILL TO REGULATE INSURANCE AGENTS HITS SENATE SNAC
Senate Passes Bill To Unite Girard And Phenix
 City
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE GE-HERALD Mont

Saying it gave almost unlimited powers to the insurance commits sioner of the state, Senator Martin bitterly opposed passage of the bill of Senator Duncan, Limestone. wNich provides for giving the commi ssioner power 10 rebuhe or refuse licenses to Insurance agents and caused the bill to be postponed when it came up for passage in the senate today. Sen ator Duncan said his bill gave the commissioner authority to refuse to revoke license of any insurance agent who was found guilty of fraud. He said 1t was totally misunderstood, and that 1t did not give the commis sioners any undue authority.
 However, Senator Martin said it tended to make the com missioner "czsr' in the state toward the insur- ance world. and even allowed him to make whatever rules and regulations he saw fit.
 That's what we are here for, to make laws.' he said, and this bill lets them do everything in this wide world Let's get down to real busi- ness and get some work done and pass fewer laws.'
 Senator Duncan's bill was post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28

ston county in Jasper, Friday stated that he had travelled over large parts of Winston, Cullman and Walker county and that the farmers of these sections are cultivating more cotton and corn this season Boil weevils have made their appearances on cot ton. But the farmers of that com munity raised fairly good cotton last year in spite of the boil weevil and they hope to repeat this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
Commissioner Moore Seeks State Board To Supervise gricuh
MORE FUNDS FOR DEAF AND BLIND SOUGHT
S320 Per Capita For Talladega School Asked
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD ! MoutRomery Ala, July 21 ]

Five bills relative to the Alabama schools for the deaf and blind at Talladega were introduced by Senator oliver. Three bills raise the per capita appropriations for the schools Srom $SDQ to $320 t year. Another provides that memOer of the board of trustees shall be elected from the tenth district. raising the board to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
WOULD CUT SALARIES
 OF STATE OFFICIALS
c.x+ R;u Slashes Pay Of Cover nor To S6,00O
 crArr CAPITAL BUREAU ! L. A I n |


 A general slash in salaries of state osficials and employees is proposed Tn Li,l ;ntroduced in the house today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
PLAN RICKNER TRIAL

Plans were being made Friday to hold the second preliminary trial of Mrs. Evelyn P. Rickner, who was re- arrested under a federal warrant Thursday afternoon charging murder of her husband, Lieut.. James C. Rickner. Commissioner J. r. White side, who issued the warrant for Mrs. Rickner's arrest, stated the federal preliminary would be held one day next week. Mrs. Rickner continued her silence in her cell Friday. Her chief concern is the illness of her little girl. Marylyn, who is suffer ing with the measles tt the home Of Sheriff and Mrs. Knighton.
 The little girl was believed to be better and was said to be wondering at the absence of her mother from the sick room. Miss Grace Knighton, daughter of the sheriff, is also i'll and scme uneasiness is felt both over her condition and that of Mrs. Rickner baby. The federal premilinary will be held in the court room in the post office building, the date to be decided upon and announced after the attor- neys in the case reach an agreement as to the date on which the trial will be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-28
DEATH IF GEORG|A
 TROOPER REVEALS
 MILITARY TANGLE
Youth Was Being Carried On Rolls As Another
 Guardsman
ANNISTON BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD Annisfnn Ala Inly o1

William Upchurch, member of the 1oSth Georgia cavalry, died at the state hospital at Camp Mcclellan Friday of brain congestion. Some confusion was occasioned by the fact that Upchurch was being carried on the roll of the company by the name of John Innes,
 When the cavalry troop left his home station in Savannah last week to begin two weeks training at Camp Mcclellan, Upchurch was en- tered on the roll under Innes name. the latter reporting a few days later and being carried on the roll as a casual since his arrival at the camp.
 Upchurch became ill several days ago and his mother, Mrs. D. K. Up- church. and brother who had been advised of his illness reached the city Thursday night. After his death Fri day morning the body of the Georgia soldier was sent under military es- cort to his home Friday evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
Stand Until Germany Pays
POLICE HUNT WOMAN
Who HAS new GAME
Sold Spurious Agency Con-
tracts in East-Belieyed
to Have Made $4,000

Chicago, Aug. ga nation-w wide
search for woman who is believed
to have fleced members of her sex OF
more than $4,000 in recent months
through a spurious agency contract
game perpetrated in virtually the en-
tire eastern half of the United States
was inaugurated today by local silk
house.
The woman is described as pros
porous looking, sometimes appearing
with bobbed hair of reddish or vel
low cast, very small feet, weight about
1SO pounds and her age between 40
and AS" She is variously known as
Mrs. Bates, Wills, Dean, Wilson, Drew,
Hill. Castle, Stewart, Priest and Gull
yer. .-...
The culprit's scheme is to sell ex-
elusive agency rights for certain goods
in each locality. In many cases, re-
ports to the firm here indicate. she
has collected cash in full for her Offer
ing.
She has recorded cash sales to mil
liners, dressmakers, beauty shop. pro-
prietors and furriers in New York,
Massachusetts, Connecticut. Ohio,
Michigan. Pennsylvania, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
now is believed to be in North Dakota.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
OMAHA WATERLESS
WHEN WORKS CAVE in
Businesses Which Need
Fluid Compelled to Close
Improvement Friday

Omaha, Aug. 22.-Omaha suffered
today from a serious water shortage
due to a cave-in of the Missouri river
water works intakes. One drug store
sold water at IS cents gallon.
Laundries, barber shops, restaurants
and other industries in the operation
of which water is an essential, were
closed today.
City officials rendered the use of
street sprinklers to convey water to
hospitals, hotels and restaurants,
while the residential sections are left
to take care of their own water re-
quirements.
Surface springs within the parks,
artesan wells about the city and even
rain pools within low lying park dis
tricts, are being frequented by crowds
of men, women and children with
anything available that willshold wat
er
The Nebraska Power Co., announc-
ed free delivery of pure water to per
sons i'll in their homes.
An improvement in the supply is
not expected before Friday.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
GET ASHORE after
| NIGHT IN R0WB0AT
Four Young People Without
Food OF Water Pass
Night on Sound

Port Jefferson, l.. l., Aug. 22.-
Following a night of terror in a small
rowboat on Long Island sound, four
young people without food or water
and with only a single oar to keep
the craft headed into the waves as
they took turns padding toward
the shore, reached land at a point
near here shortly before noon today
and sent word to their relatives at
Northport, L. I.
All through the night fishing boats
from Port Jefferson beat back and
forth along the north shore in the
hope of finding the rowboat. At the
time the steamer Park City left here
this morning the rowboat was still
missing, and the captain and crew
scanned the waters of the sound all
the way to Bridgeport searching for
the boat,
The occupants of the boat were.
Jerome Candida, ~, son of DIR. Domi-
nick Candida of 214 Carlton avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y: Phiomena Castle,
12, of 1890 Eighteenth avenue,
Brooklyn: Miss Mary Rich, 27, of
H.,
and Miss Caroline Sparno, "a, of 1924
North Elliott place, Brooklyn.
A fifth occupant of the rowboat,
Margaret Candida, II, dove overheard
a mile from shore to recover one of
the oars which slipped ont of the oar
lock, and when unable to get back to
the boat because os the strong tide
swan to the Long Island shore for
A motorboat put out from North
port last night, but after two attempts
to come alongside was compelled to
give up, because of the high running
tide which threatened to bring both
boats in collision. The motorboat put
back to Northport for further assist
ance, At this time darkness set in
and the boats that went out in search
were unable to locate the rowboat
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
COAL men AWAIT
POSSIBLE j. S 5. ACTION
Miners and Operators Have
Not Left Atlantic City
After Disagreeing

Atlantic City Aug. 22.-Miners'
union officials and anthracite coal
operators who yesterday broke off
wage negotiations for their industry
were still in the city today awaiting
whatever communication might come
to them from the United States Coal
Commission or other agency of the
federal government.
On September l the present con-
of employment for all the unionized
mine workers in the anthracite re-
gion expires. Repeated attempts to
get an agreement as to the terms of
a contract to continue the employ
ment relations after that date have
failed even with the coal commissions S
Intervention.
Would Trounce Operators
Mr.. Lewis today reiterated his
statement that the union would lad
minister to the anthracite operators
the trouncing of their careers" The
operators had nothing to add to their
declaration that repeated offers on
their part to submit every point in
dispute to arbitration had been
fruitless. What government agencies
or ePresident Coolidge had in mind,
none of them pretended to know or
surmise
AS the matter stands, operators and
miners union officials have come to
disagreement on two de-
mands which the mine workers
spokesman have presented. One of
these is for union recognition. and
the collection of union dues by the
check-off'. The second is for an in
crease of pay of Sc per day for all
the men employed in mine workings
by the day and for 20 per cent
increase in the piece rates per ton for
coal.
Other Demands Not Considered
Nine other demands of the union
have never been formally considered
In joint sessions. So far as the
parties to the labor controversy are
it was conceded today that
failing entrance of some new factor,
or otherwise. the mines
would be tied up September l.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
Paonessa to Veto Police
Probe Resolution Passed
ByG. OPM Men in Council
START ON VACATION,
ARE QUIETLY MARRIED
Miss Laura E. Kelly and
Ralph c. Lawrence Send
News of Elopement'

Ralph C. Laurence. sales manager
for the. Autom ntive Sales and Service
Co., of this city, and Miss Laura T.
Kelly, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
I. II. Kelly of So Walnut street, were
quietly married at Glens Falls, N. Y.
Monday morning at 1890 O'Clock by
Rev. Mr.. Stanfield, the parents of Miss
Kelly were advised in special deliv-
cry letter received from her this
morning.
Mr.. Laurence and Miss Kelly left
the city Monday morning telling
friends that they were going on va
cation, They were Joined at East
hampton by Mr.. and Mrs. 0. H. Gun
solus who acted as attendants at the
wedding ceremony and who, with Mr.
and Mrs. Laurence, are now touring
the White Mountains
Mr.. Laurence was formerly mana
ger of the New Britain branch of the
Direct Importing Co., and for the
past year has been sales manager of
the Automotive Sales and Service Co.
on East Main street. Miss Kelly was
formerly manager of the ladies' de-
partment of the Connors- Hslloran
store on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
LIGHTNING BOLT HITS
SPIRE OF CHURCH
Congregational Church in Stanwich,
Conn.,, Burned to Ground
This Morning.

Stamford, Conn. Aug. 20. - The
Stanwich Congregational church In
the village of Stanwich, was complete
ly destroyed by fire early this morn
ing after the church spire was struck
by lightning bolt in severe storm
Efforts of residents nearby to save the
structure proved vatrY ths 1Uofs 81
the chnrefi being eiose1 and nps lad
ders by which they might reach the
spire, being available.
Greenwich and Converse farm fire
men who arrived at the scene were
too late to save the church but con-
trolled the flames from reaching IS
residences within a radius of 200 feet
from the doomed building.
The church of wood construction.
had been standing for 1875 years.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-22
IFS TRAVEL 800
miles ON 80 CENTS
Misses KoploWitz and NeWhart
Home After Long "Hitch-Hike''
SAW BERKSHIRES ON FOOT
Heavy Sweaters, Walking Sticks and
Canvas Haversacks Their Total
Equipment for 'Roughfng IT, In
New York and Connecticut.

Misses Beatrice Koplowitz, Julia
Koplowitz and Anna Newhart of IS
Dewey street returned yesterday from
a hitch hike" during which they
visited Massachusetts, and New York
states.
The girls left New Britain August
Is and the first day they made the
trip from New Britain to Housatonic
Mass, From Housatonic they went to
Camp Greylock, Beckett, Mass,
where they spent two days hiking
through the Berkshires. While at the
camp they were presented with canes
carved from hickory trees on which
the name of the camp and various in
signals were carved. From Camp
Greylock they hiked distance of IS
miles to Camp Copake, Caryville, New
York, where they stayed for three
days.
On the return trip they were forced
to hike from Caryville to Jacobs Lad
der where they encountered party of
New Britain people on their way to
New Britain. They reached New
Britain late Tuesday afternoon.
For equipment they carried heavy
sweaters, walking sticks and canvas
haversacks. They received their meals
at stopping places and during the en-
tire trip, a matter of 800 miles, their
total expenses amounted to 80 cents.
OF this, 25 cents was spent for meal
and S cents for a jitney fare.
Miss Beatrice Koplowitz said that
they met a great many parties of a
similar nature going in all directions
and that in speaking to them found
out that they had trouble in securing
rides, although Miss Koplowitz said
that they did not have any trouble of
this nature.
Miss Beatrice Koplowtz, a member
of the graduating class of the Univer-
sity of Vermont this spring, has made
many similar trips and says that she
finds it an ideal way to spend a vaca-
ton.