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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
EMSLEY BUSINESS MEN RECOMMEND FIVE CASH PRIZES Contest Begins April 2-WiIl
 Entertain the School
 Teachers
ENSLEY BUREAU 1 THE GE-HERAfD ! Ensley. Ala. March 20

A we'll attended meeting of the Ensley Merchants and Associate Busi- ness Men was held Tuesday morning. which was presided over by the presi- dent, J. K. Smith. A motion was made and carried that recommendation of the prize committee who recommend ed that five cash prizes be given in the next contest which starts April 2. The cash prizes are as follows: $500 first prize, S200 second prize, S150 third prize, s100 fourth, S75 fifth, two $50 prizes and three S25 prizes.
 Over 35 members of the associa- tion offered the use of their cars in bringing the visiting teachers to this district on sightseeing trip when they attend the state convention. which will be held in Blrmingha on April 4, 5 and 6. Members also plan to attend the luncheon at the Ensley High school on Wednesday at 12:30 o'clock, when they will be guests of the members of the Parent-Teachers association and the senior class. The banquet board will have places for 150 guests, and everyone is requested to be on hand promptly, as the lunch room must be in readiness for use of the pupils of the school, who have not been served at the previous lunch hour at the close of the 40-minute pe- riod. Following the luncheon the members of the association will be escorted to the school by the members of the senior class who have been properly instructed to serve as guides.
 COTTAGE PRAYER SERVICES
 A series of cottage prayer services is being conducted by the members of the First Presbyterian church on Wednesday and Friday night of this week, beginning at 7;30 o'clock Serv- ices will be held in the following places: Wednesday evening, Wood Smith, 2306 Avenue H: John Ander- son, 2619 Avenue F; B. S. Gilbert, 2301 Terrace Park. Friday evening: John Mcdonald, 2115 Avenue F; c. E. Lind. 2719 Avenue F, and J. S. Candy, 1716 Jefferson avenue.
 w. l.. BROOKS FUNERAL
 Funeral services over the ramafns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
AUxILIARY UNEMPLOYMENT

The girls auxiliary of the Seventh Street Baptist church was entertained by Mrs. w. R. Parker this week.
 Ready To Serve" was the subject of
 this meeting. The following program was carried out: Song, Take My
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
OREGON RAILWAY
IS IN DIFFICULTY
Willamette Valley Electric
Can't Pay interest

PORTLAND. May The oregon
i,,eetr.e railway. operating from
portland into the heart Of the Wi
annette ya.yy. Is unable to pay the
,,,,res, due today on It's ss,ooe, 900
IN statement W. r. Turner
PRESIDENT Of tho road, says
~We are not able 70 pay tho in
crest OF Oregon Electric Railway
Nsnds falling due today because OF
The unsatisfactory financial eondt
ten Of the road"
No indication was given as 70
that course may be pursued dur
,ne the ee-day grace period allowed
an the interest payment, under ths
terms OF the securing mortgage.
The oregon Electric was pnr
sh.sed in 1910 by the spokane
por,land & Seattle railway. and cS
ended from salem TO Eusenc
w,,h A branch 10 Corvallis. II;
,r,sen, financial difficulties are sale
A be the result Of tho competition
AZ buses. auto trucks and privately
owned automobiles
For some time il has been thought
mat the Hnl interests would refuse
a meet the roads constant def
s,S ana the failure TO meet the bono
sa,ersst may hring decision from
= Paul 10 allow the line 10 50
INTO reeelvership.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
LUMBER PLANT
SWEPT BY FIRE
DuwamlSh Waterway Mill
District Menaced by Fire

Tanned By a high wind Il Hpectae.
ular fire almost wiped out the plant
or the Washington Fir Products Co.
ON the Duwamish waterway. early
Tuesday morning, and mcnaoed SOW.
oral other lumber mills near by be.
toro the fire was put under control
By firemon.
Tho loss n expected 20 total be.
tween $4,000 and 10000. The fire
broke out In the engine room and
spread TO the dry kilns and the
main building. Flames shot 200
feet In the air, according 10 wit.
nenaos.
Engine Company 10 and Hose Com.
pany rs. in charge OF Battalion
Chief Harry Hale. arrived at tho
scene Il minutes after the alarm
had been turned In. and In 10 min.
uies more had elk hose playing
on tho firo.
Tho fire started at 515 n. M.
Prompt action OF the fircmen and
their heroic action IN battling the
firo undoubtedly saved the mills Of
tho Duwamish Lumber Co. and the
Bissell Lumber Co, adjoining. &C.
cording 10 August Toellner. who wit.
messed the entire affair.
The flames jumped 20 the office
OF the Duwamish Lumber Co. in
spite OF all The firemen and vol.
untocr workers could do. and com.
ple,cly destroyed II. with a loss Of
about $1,000.
The origin OF the fire has not
been explained. only one man. q
Waterman. being on duty Ia the
Washington Fir Products plant
when the fire broke out in the en-.
CINE room. The Washington FIR
Products Go. Is an export concern.
trading with Hawaii and Oriental
I ports.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
PHONE COMPANY HAS
TWO OTHER REC0URsES

The telephone company now has two
other rccour~s. ono the appeal 60
tho superior courts under the wit OF
review filed last week In Thurston
county courts by Corporation CoUn-
sci Kennedy. and the other a rehear.
ing before the state department OF
public works under the rate rchcdulc
which The company filed with the
board last Saturday.
Attorney Rupp for the telephone
company, took the entire morning
session OF the court in presenting
the case for HIS company and con.
cluded after tho court convened in
the afternoon.
Attorney General John Dunbar
opened the states case shortly after
: o'clock. following his failure in the
morning 10 have motion. calling
for the dissolution Of the temporary
restraining order. granted by the
court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
CLARA SUSPECT
ESCAPE Fooled
Romantic Hondurans Fail in
Attempt TO Free Woman
BY nERMAN ROnIErO

tNoPyflEhf, lptA ~ United ifeaD
TEGUclGALPA. Honduras, May
IAN attempt TO free from SAIL the
woman held here as Clare Philllp1,
Los Angeles hammer murdereaa. has
been discovered BY the police.
4 group OF romantic young men
real troubadours-o offered their as.
aisnnce TO her In the attempt com
munloating with her by notes sent
10 the Sail In oranges.
Tho woman held under the name
OF Mrs jesse Carson offered money
10 her guards ana intended 10 dash
from tho prison gates at ? o'clock in
the morning.
The fun plan was discovered By
the director OF police. He. however
does not attach a great amount Of
Importance 10 the scheme. believing
Il only the Vaccinations Of movie
mad" film lovers porpetratcd IN hpir'
~ % AHN'WluIN hhN iSHt
Strict watch IS being maintained
on the three prisoners, Carson, Mrs
II. NJ. Young. "of Poughgeepsie. y.
y" and Jesse Carson, who says he
il promoter OF American capital
lists.
Since the discovery Of the plot
prison attaches have been instructed
20 Use the utmost diligence in OBJ
serving every movement OF the
three. a group OF Honduran pho
tographers attempted 10 break the
new. seif.lmposed silence Of Mra. Car
son with visit 10 the jail They
exhibited some American newspaper
pictures OF Clara Phillips TO Mrs.
Carson and pointed 20 the marked
resemblance between the woman
who murdered Airs. Alberta Meadows
with "A hammer in n ~ OF Jealous
passion and Mrs. Carson.
She looked az them carefully. but
said nothing,
when the news men attempted 70
get the pictures back from her tho
1 Insisted that she be allowed 10 keep
them. and attempted 10 destroy
them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
TAXI MURDER
SUSPECT BACK
D. Emerson Corrigan Is
Lodged in Tacoma Jail

TACOMA. May I'D. Emerson
corrigan. alleged slayer OF George
Marsh. Seattle for hire car driver.
near here. April }. was In the county
Jail Tuesday awaiting arrangement
on murder charge.
He arrived from II Paso, Texas. nj
midnight. in tho custody of Deputy
sheriffs Fred Even and Glenn Bar.
ton, who drove back the green
Cadillac which corrigan Is alleged to
have stolen from Marsh. corrigan
was arrested in FL paso 20 days
after the alleged murder on a charge
OF trying TO pass a worthless check
at gas station. He was driving the
Cadillac At the time.
The deputies changed their route
several times on the trip to Tacoma
TO avoid any possible ambush along
the road. Corrigan was handcuffed
all the way and made no effort TO
escape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
MAN KILLED AS
HOIST BREAKS !!
Two Hit by 500 Pound Bar.
rel OF Asphalt

While working on The steam
schooner Davenport at tho Union
on Co. dock Monday evening"
Thomas Mccarthy. IS. was killed
and fellow worker. Frsd Walters.
was possibly fatally injured when a
Soo'pound asphalt barrel slipped from
hosting sling and fell upon them.
Mccarthy was terribly mansled
and instantly killed. Walters lodged
just as the barrel fell. He received
a broken leg and internal lnjursvB
and was taken 10 the city hospital.
Ilv.h men wero inexperienced and
had Just started on the job Monday.
Mccarthy lived at she Puget
Sound hotel. Walters lone II at
iot Battery ut Mccarthy has rcla.
tives in st. Louis. Mo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
-L|NCOLN'S KIN
T.. FEARED SLAIN !!
Murder Clues Are Being
Followed by Police

AURORA, H.. May Police In
s,sii=ating tho mysterious disap-
psarsnce OF Warren J. Lincoln. az.
,orney. and distant relative Of Abra.
Nam Lincoln. today announced they
are working on theory OF murder,
Following the lawyers disappear.
sncs. early yesterday. a blood
stained club was found in a nearby
rrerhouse. Parts % his night
clothing and woman's glove were
recovered from well near a road
along which were scattered letters
and ether personal effects OF the
missing man.
Stories that Lincoln lived Ia fear
o, death. that he told son. John,
that he was being trailed BY 4
andy.halred stranger. and tina,
rslShbors saw an automobile occu.
MED by q woman and tive men dash
las along an adjacent road about
the time he disappeared, were tbs
principal clues TO the mystery.
Hints that fire may have been used
10 cover many traces OF tho sup
posed crime were made when DR.
W. P. sherman. surgeon. declared
be sav a ere sunday midnight Ia a
field near tire Liaeoln home.
A man and woman were declared
10 have been standing about chs
blaze. while an automobile was out
lined By The light from the flames.
Lincoln vas estranScd from hi
wife He had considerable domcsti,
trouble. police said.
me hwycr was last seen Saiur
day night by tho son. John. who icf
bis fatssr. entering a motion plctur,
show. He was discovered MISSING
when an attempt was made TO sum
ncn him 10 the greenhouse which
he owned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
WILD SCENES
IN WHEAT PIT

CHICAGO, May L. Amid wild
scenes In the pit. grain prices broke
sharply ON the Chicago board OF
trade today. chiefly as result OF
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover's ap'
prevail OF boycott ON sugar.
Trade was active and the drop
rapid. May wheat selling Off four and
half cents from the days high at
1f:2o and stlll dropping.
The decline was further induced
by heavy deliveries OF grains at all
markets: reports that some of the
recent advances might be invcsti
gated and favorable crop reports.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
DRYS FIGHTING
WET SHIP RULE
American Vessels May Not
Garry Liquor Stores
ny WILLIAM J. InsII

WASHINGTON, May l.. Amcrl.
can ships ON the hish seas win con-
tinuo dry Ia spite or the supreme
courts ruling that outside tho three
mile limit vessels arc outside the Vol.
stead law.
This Was the opinion or govern
ment officials In practically an de
partments having 20 DO with ship
ping on liquor
The court theoretically opened the
way to making the Atlantic ocean a
great booze way" the practical dit
ficulties confronting American shir
owners making Il extremely unlikely
Officials said they doubted that ans
great number OF American vesseb
viii be wet when they Set beyond
81 a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
RUSSIA SEEKS
JAPAN TRADE
by CLARENCE DUBOsE

TOKYO. May l.--Russia has for.
mally requested resumption OF ncgo-
tiations for recognition and a trade
agreement with japan.
NJ. Joffe. soviet envoy. submitted
tho formal request, which is in a
conciliatory tone.
Joffe said that his government
was willing to assume responsibility
for the massacre OF Japanese Mt
Nickolaivsk--one OF the points upon
which the original negotiations broke
up.
II was considered here that Japan
may grant tho request for resump.
ton OF negotiations. but possibility
OF reaching an agreement was looked
upon as decidedly uncertain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FACTS ON PORT
STARTS ON PAGE 1

added commerce that Seattle attracts Thousands of
could not live here If this business did not come because
there would not be work to support lis
During the war, when unprecedented rush Of trans
pacific shipping suddenly began found Seattle prepared
and the whole maritime world knows how, for consider
able period this port ranked second only to New York
among the American ports
During that time the port in addition to doing great
patriotic service and spreading the fame of the city TO the
four corners of the world earned big profit The levy
on the taxpayers entirely eliminated and much money
laid aside for paying off bonds,
When the big slump after the armistice of course,
the profits disappeared in the ports business just they
did in many private businesses.
But it is to be Noted that instead of a 2-mll levy
have had only l-mll levy
AND YET, IN FACE OF THIS HISTORY OF OUR
PORT AND IN FACE OF THE MAGNIFICENT SHOW
ING 1T HAS MADE THE PROPAGANDlSTS ARE AT
TACKlNG IT ON JUST ONE GROUND NAMELY, THAT
1T Is LOSING MONEY" AND THAT 1T Is A GRIEVoUS
TAX BURDEN
Ii isn't losing money the other hand il is bringing
into Seattle right nj least S15000000 worth of bust
ness year.
II isn't grievous burden II is scarcely noticeable
factor on the tax rolls.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
Bellingham Bread
Prices Advanced

BELLINGHAM. May Bakeries
hero advanced the price OF bread
yesterday one and two cents loaf.
depending on the size. The raise in
price was started Saturday when
several bakers raised their prices
and were followed Monday by many
other dealers. The price will stand
at 10 cents for small ioavcs and
is cents for large, Il was announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
INDIANS
STARTS ON PAGE /

whether 4 was on a string. He said:
i think ] can get this The next
night be got up and tried 10 break
Il of. The light shone up quickly
and the people woke up. rs Mink
thsrt?" 'Yes. the poor old man ID
asleep on the floor" some one an.
sFered, for Mink had Jumped back
70 bed The fourth night Mink got
up and this time he broke the string
with which the sun was fastened
and ran out.
He had said To Raven: when
they try TO catch me when 4
run with the sun. III throw II
70 you, and you take II and iiy."
Az The young people ran after
Mink and when he was tired he
Inrew the sun TO Raven who
i'ew away with It, When Mink
had nothing TO carry he could
run faster, 80 he kept up pretty
Nesi with Raven a. the latter
hew with the sun. So when Ra-
ven was tired he threw the sun
70 Mink and he ran on with n.
IA their own country around pu.
~ sound. the parents Of Mink and
Asen now began 10 see light and
.asy said: Our children are bringing
,ns sun. 1t will be great for US. .
INC people from the country OF the
,aa gave up the chase for Mink and
raven were too fast for them.
"nen Mink and Raven got home,
'ne Old people said: Our children
I've the sun, our country win be
nsnt. II 1t we're not for our chill.
u'en, this country would stllI be
eafk One night when the light
sss not shining old Raven called "a
,'a MINK, Where is the light? why
spn ! you let 1t sinner" Old Mink
'1a the sun In his house because
lung Mink was carrying Il when
'ne boys reached home. Old Raven
uied for light but old Mink would
vn'y let the sun shine when he
wanted TO have ii light.
hoyachu"--That's all
me next story will be "The
s %osen Children" which tells Of
now . cannibaI woman stole
some children and how n little
'umpbaeked boy saved them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
Noted Bishop Dies
of Heart Trouble

WASHINGTON, May i.-Highest
dignltaries OF the Protestant Episco.
pal church will attend the funeral
here OF Bishop Alfred Harding. head
OF the Washington diocese and one
OF the best known churchmon of the
country.
Bishop Harding died suddenly last
! night from heart trouble
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
Organize Seattle
Life-Saving Club

In an effort TO make Seattle lakes
and bathing beaches safer for SWIM
mors this summer, tho Seattle Life.
saving club was organized Monday.
IL was announced by Sack West OF
the Red Cross. All candidates for
membership must be expert swim.
mers and be thoroly convcrsant with
rescue work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
FLOATING WAREHOUSES;
ARE NOT APPROVED

Two reasons were advanced 70
support this view;
I. Too much trouble" Ia main.
tanning the suggested floating ware.
houses ON tho fringe OF the three.
mile limit. which would be essential
60 stock bars on outgoing ships and
to receive liquor supplies from in.
bound vessels.
.. The almost certain action OF
The next congress ia passing a law
caullsing the leak in the Nolstead
LAW. which permitted the supreme
court 10 mako Us ruling. Congress
h believed certain 20 make an Amers'
can ships everywhere bono dry.
Manifold difficulties IN tho way OF
tho maintenance OF floating ware.
houses were pointed out today.
These include the obvious expense
OF maintaining such checking sta.
tons" including personnel and dc
tense measures against pirates and
the little known cost OF stopping 81.
gantic liners on tho high scas. Ex.
perienecd seamcn place the cost OF
such Htopv nj thouaands OF dollars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
RUSSIA
STARTS ON PAGE /

revolution for 1928. but met with dc.
lay.
AS for RussIs--they are not
working for Russia. They do not
care n thc country goes down 10
hopeless ruin. They arc using II az
a tool. simply because u IL beat pre-.
pared for demonsiratlye soviet oN.
perlmenta. It's people arc ignorant
and therefore respond 20 the emo.
tloual appeal OF the soviet leaders.
"As for America-you are overrun
with boishevils. Only you don't rec
oEnizo them. They are working daily,
quietly and cleyerly. 20 prepare the
country for Foyie,ism. Tho leaders
OF the movement. practically all Of
them. are well educated individuals.
They are busy among both the high
and lower classes OF people"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WAREHOUSE
STARTS ON PAGE 1

d,,tv 10 furnish the burden OF proof
that Waterhousc, and not Frank
yaterhouse & Co. must be respou.
sible for the loss sustained in build.
ing the FL Aquorio.
II must disagree with you there.
Mr.. Reams,r Judge Hall said. and
for the benefit of both sides. / want
10 aay that since the introduction
OF the contract between Mr.. Water.
house and the suretIcs, the burden
will be upon the defense. shall so
instruct the jury
CONTINUE EFFORT
TO IsfPEACH WITNESS
Continued efforts TO impeach tho
testimony OF Frank watcrhousc
marked the days trial. Otto Ramm.
former secrctary.trcasurer OF the
McAteer shipbuilding Co, and Har.
vcy Jenkins we're called os robuttai
witnesses for this purpose.
Jenkins testified that he conferred
with Waterhousc about the condl.
tIon OF the firm in November, 1920.
whereas watefhouse had testified
earlier In tho trial that he water.
houseJ had taken a strong dislike 10
Jenkins and never talked to him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
Railroad Magnate
Dies in California

p...DLANDS, Cal, May 1.--w.
yss rc Myers, Of Philadelphia, 81
p..o'd' vice president OF the
M .sya railroad system. died at
t-sr me, ~ home here today. He has
can. ~ ior some months. having
,or ~ % kedlands three years ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
* ON SISTERS YOUNG MAN

yo''s v.ner--Are you sure that this
~ right? az soins WI" !"
dear s ,all right? why. my
xoas. would trust him in Holly.
Kansas Sour Owl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
ALL ESCAPE WHO
lind II POSSIBLE

were among the aristoorais OF Rus
sIa who in 1919 and 1920 wcrc driven
from their estates by soviet rule.
Scarcely 10 per cent OF those people
so victlmized. according 10 Mime.
Ponifidino, still remain in the terror
stricken country.
IAN who have found II possible
70 10 do" she explained Tuesday,
have escaped. Those whom fate has
detained are worn out and starved
They have lost all ambition and
think only OF getting bread for TO
morrow"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
BRITISH REQUIRE
MEDICINAL LIQUOR

Great Britain has a law as strict
as American prohibition lawn rcauir.
Ing all vessels touching al It's ports
20 have on board a certain amount
OF medicinal liquor. II British ships
are prevented from entering Amcri'
can ports with this liquor. Britain
can prohibit American ships from
entering it, ports without II.
The decision Is also interpreted as
weakening the departments neEotia
tons with Great Britain as to her
cooperating in supprcsslng run
smuggling Off tho Atlantic coast IN
British registered ships.
With the court holding that rum
laden vessels may legally hover off
tho thrcc-rnllc limit. this government
officials said. can no longer maintain
its contention that all British rum
laden vessels are off United States
coasts with the express purpose OF
conspiracy 10 defeat our laws. Great
Britain win probably maintain that
IL cannot interfere with tho lagiti
mate activities OF sts subjects.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
yOI4STEsD BREACH
II POINTED OUT

Tho supreme court Itself pointed
the way 10 dry forces 10 stop tho
only remaining breach In the Vol.
stead law. Pointing ous that Il ruled
as it did solely because tho VolStead
act had failed to expressly state that
American ships on tho high seas fell
under the general ban. the court
continued "in 80 saying We don't
mean 10 imply that congress Is with
out power 10 regulate the conduct Of
domestic merchant veSseis when on
the high seas. for Il has long been
settled that congress does have such
power over them"
Railying on this ground. The dry-.
who arc Overwhelmingly in The ma
jority In the house and have safe
margin In the senate. Will early In
the new congress press for a law cx.
prcssiy including American ships In
The provisions Of tho Solstead act.
State department officials today
turned their attention To the inierna.
tional complications OF the decision.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-01
MANY CLUES
PHONED TO POLICE

Tho first response came from a
woman who tclephoned police she
had seen man and boy answering
tho description OF Werner and his
kidnaper. walking thru the streets OF
Schenectady. This woman refused
TO give her name.
The next clue came from w. Il,
Smith, who declared he saw a man
and a boy answering tho descriptions
boarding a downtown bound street
car n few minutes after the kidnap
ing occurred.
Another clue led 70 Albany. Har
old Bruchel told police he saw a man
and a boy aiight from n Schenectady
iaxicab In front OF the Union sta.
ton, Albany, at 210 n. m. today
They entered the station but emerged
in a few minutes and got into the
taxi again. He heard the man tell
the driver to go TO an address on
Hamilton st. He failed to catch the
exact number.