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Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
AGED LOCHNYAR
TELLS CONQUEST
WITH y WOMEN
Civil War Veteran WOOed
and Won in Every
Part of World
By AUGUSTUS ROBBINS,
nited Press STAFF COrrespOndent

, United Press STAFF COrresD0ndent
WILKESBARRE, Pa, April 81
Charles w. Davis, n, civil war vet
eran, today broke the silence he has
maintained since his arrest on a
charge of biga&y and grand larceJty
that has resulted in % women i'll
various parts of the country claim
ing him as the husband who desert
ed them.
Putting reflectively at an ancient
black briar, the spruce, white hair
ed veteran, sat on cot in his cell,
where he is serving a three year SEN
tence for grand larceny, and spun a
tale of matrimonial conquests and
heart affairs which rival those of
Casanova.
Il have courted women all over
the world Yes, and lived with
many OF them as their husband, -
Davis began. But ! deny that !
married 22 women as the police
claim. ! did not legally marry that
maryland in some eases the bride
and | just signed license which
we bought in a bookstore and let it
go at that r."
Woman Claim Theft
The women's letters said Davis
deserted them, taking money, jew
els, some times clothing--in one in
stance the bridal nightdress,
II deny that l acted in such a
way the prisoner said seriously.
In every ease these women were
poor and lonely and l supported
them, gave them presents, brought
joy into their lives
My grandfather was supreme
court judge and my father was q
minister and later become president
of university. i went to school
there. l fought in the civil war.
Then | roamed the world rs sol
der of fortune
Reninisces Of Past
The shabby, stopped figure in
prison clothes, accused of running
off with old women's earrings and
purses, was forgotten. Davis story
takes the romantic youth to Europe,
where he spent thousands upon \
dancer in the Cafe de Paris of Ma
drid and tells of women in the OPP
ium den on the Barbary Coast and
the blushing brides he took in the
middle west.
He told more details of how he
bought the names of women from a
matrimonial agency.
Fifty for so cents / got them, "
he said with bland smile.
During his three years term Davis
hopes to produce n set of memoirs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
Strike Ties Up Pacific Coast Shipping
Fishing Industry
Newest Border
Activity!

CALEXICO, April 27.-A unique
shipment left here last night
for San Diego in the shape Of a
ton Of iced mullet from the Gulf
Of California, consigned 10 San
Diego. The fish are running in
grea.s schools In the gulf waters
and as they are Lot procurable
on the coast are in great demand
there. The fish are brought by
truck to Mexicali alive where
they are iced before shipping by
express The unheard.of CON-
bination thus exists Of fish ship
ments emanating from desert
town so miles from where they
are caught and nearly as many
feoi under the level Of the
waters that yield them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
RESUME WORLD
COURT DEBATE
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WASHINGTON, April 27.-The
debate over the world court issue
will continue today when spokes-
men for both sides Of the question
deliver speeches.
Secretary Of State Hughes in an
address tonight before the Ameri-
can Society Of International Law,
will back up President Harding g
position as outlined in New York
Tuesday.
Senator Watson of Indiana,
speaking before the Americas club
in Pittsburg will reply 10 the presi
dent in behalf of those republicans
who fear an American entangle.
ment with Europe as result Of in
ternational court affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
URGE S0L0NS TO
RECONSIDER DATE
OF ADJOURNMENT
36 to 20 Vote Defeats
Amendments to
Baker Bill
Assembly Passes Lyons
Bill Without
Opposition
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SACRAMENTO April 27.--The
assembly today by a vote of 36 to
20 defeated amendments to the Ed
win Baker reapportionment bill now
before tho lower house.
While unin. portart in their ds-
TAIL the vote on the amendments
was considered test of the fate the
re-apportionInent proposition will
receive when It comes up for final
consideration.
Reconsideration of the resolution
passed last night calling for ad-
.journment of the forty-fifth legis-
lature on May IA was urged in the
assembly today by Speaker Merri-
am.
Hold Up Resolution
Speaker Merriam told the assem-
blymen ne would hold the adjourn
ment resolution at the desk for q
day or so with the possibility of the
action by which it was passed being
expunged and the adjournment date
left undecided. .,..
The assembly today passed the
Lyons bill including insanitay as q
cause for divorce by a vote of 40 to
10. The measure received no out
spoken opposition Assemblyman
Lyons merely explaining its fen.
lures. Similar bills introduced in
past legislatures have been defeat
ed.
Ma jority of the measures passed
today were uncontested. They in
cluded:
Cleveland, governing the appoint
ment of rural school supervisors.
Badham, allowing Los Angeles to
enlarge its municipal museum.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
FEAR UNDERWORLD
TO EFFECT ESCAPE
CLARA PHILLIPS
L. A. Authorities Speed
Up Plans as Tips
Received
MYSTE r IOUS AID
Every Precaution Made
to Guard Lives of
Deputies
.MYSTE ERIOUS AID

LOS ANGELc:5, April 27.-Fear
was expressed by officials here to-
day that Clara Phillips, hammer
mTderess, may make another sensa-
tional getaway in Honduras.
Tips have BEN received from the
underworld that Clara friends who
engineered her daring escape from
the county bastle here following
her conviction of murder, will at
tempt to release her in the same
manner In the Central American re-
public, or if that is not feasible will
try to deliver her from her captors
during her return trip to this coun-
try.
Powerful underworld Influences
have already extended aid 20 the
"Tiger woman both here and at
Juarez, where she escaped capture
due to the protection of her mys-
terious associates.
Must Act Quickly
Officers having experience with
the easy going police methods of
the little Central American coun-
tries informed sheriff S officials
that unless they act quickly in get
ting to Tegiucigalpa, where the
"Tiger woman is now in teehni.
eal custody, they may arrive to find
that money and underworld influ-
ence have opened the doors and al
lowed her to disappear.
AS result Sheriff Traeger and
his aides are speeding up their
plans, and a party of deputies will
be dispatched southwark as soon as
extradition proceedings and trans
portation facilities allow.
Every precaution will be taken
to protect the lives of the extr;sdition
party which will consist of at least
three deputies and matron, all
heavily armed. According to under
world informants friends of Mrs.
Phillips are planning to "strong
arm the deputies somewhere on
their way back from Honduras.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
NAVAL BOAT WITH
STRONGEST RADIO
IN l.. A. HARBOR
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LOS ANGELES, April 27.-With
n picked crew of Irish sailors, the
most powerful radio plant on any
naval boat afloat, built along lines
of yacht, 1.-THE Omaha fastest
war vessel in the navy, is being
pointed out to fleet visitors here,
having just returned from 'shake
down" run to Magdalena Bay, on
the coast of Lower California.
The cruiser has three radio plants
of various ranges. The apparatus
is said to have a sending capacity
of 5000 miles, covering a radius of
which would be 10000 miles. One
Of the reasons the boat was sent t.
southern waters is that naval men
feared the powerful apparatus
would burn up amateur outfits in
Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
5 STUDENTS HURT
IN AUTO WRECK
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LOS ANGELES, April 27.-Turn-
ing over twice after it had crashed
into another machine at the inter
section of Wester navenue and Will
shire boulevard, an automobile ear
rying five University of Southern
California students finally STOPPED
upside down with the occupants
pinned underneath it.
Two of the five students, Edward
Abram, %, and Mel Lemon, -, the
latter of Pasadena, may die from
their injuries. Both boys received
skull fractures. Al Wesson and
Clifton and Dean MeCluskey, the
other occupants, escaped with minor
injuries.
Thomas Buckley, driver Of the
second machine, with two women
companions, escaped injury al
though the ear was demolished.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
Girl Drops $4,000
Suit Against Ruth
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NEW YORK, April o7.-Suit for
$4,000 brought against Babe Ruth
of the Yankees, by Dolores Dixon.
who charged the home run king
with attacking her last year, has
been dropped. Ruth s. attorney
stated today he is filing signed
confession from the girl to the eff
feet that the charges were " fran
ed up.
The suit was dropped just as
Robert McChesny was about to go
on the witness stand before Il SUI
preme court justice to testify con.
cerning the circumstances under
which the suit was planned. Dussel
said McChesny who used to live in
the same house with Miss Dixon,
heard details arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
Hang Youth AS
Brother Claims
He Did Shooting
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LAFAYETTE, Ga, April 81
George Baker, 10 years old, was
executed here today for the mur.
der of Deputy Sheriff Norton,
while his Is year old brother,
Ralph, protested that he alone was
responsible for the crime.
Baker walked to his death calm.
ly, wavingS farewell to crowd as
sembled in the Jail yard few min
utes before he was taken from his
cell.
The youth was rushed here from
Rome shortly before he was
scheduled to be hanged there, when
"a crowd assembled near the iail
and officials feared an attempt
would be made to save him from
the death penalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
What "A Hours
Did in Capitol
SENATE

SENATE
Passed Fellom bill regulating
rates OF employment agencies.
APPROVED nine hour day drug
clerk bill and several other meas
ues.
Public Health and Quarantine
committee killed bill reducing
membership of board of phar-
macy.
ASSEMBLY
Debated conGtitutionality of
budget amendment, deferring
final decision.
Passed Schmidt blu prohibit
ing blacklists.
Adopted resolution setting May
Ii as date for final adjournment.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
BAD CHECK DRAWS
TERM TO IA YEARS

Harry Carter, alias Mack Smith,
was arraigned in the superior court
this morning, charged with passing
fictitious check, to which charge
he pleaded guilty, and was senten-
ced to serve from one to ii vears
in San Quentin prison, by Judge
Franklin j. Cole.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
Baby Born Dead
Lives BY Sc
of New Serum
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HUTCHINSON, Kas., April 27,--
Baby Geraldine Riggs, born dead
and restored to life by the injection
Of adrenalin, was in local hospital
today fighting what appeared to be
winning battle.
The infant was brought into the
world by an operation after her
mother had died.
DR.. c. w. Hall, who performed
the operation, said the baby was
dead at the time of birth but heart
action was revived almost immedi'
atoiy after the injection of adrena-
lin.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
INDUSTRY SHOWS
81 PCT. INCREASE
OVER YEAR 1921
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WASHINGTON, April 27.-Ir-
dustTy throughout the country is
turning out its products at a great
or rata than in the boom year of
1920, the federal reserve board re-
ported today In its monthly survey
Of business.
Production in basic industries dur
ing March was eight per cer,. high
er than at the 1920 peak and 67 per
csnt above tho low point Of the do
preston year, 1921.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
" RABBIE IS CELLAR is
pRIED UP BY COURT
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LOS ANGELES, April 27.-Harry
Mardolis, an asserted rabbi, had his
cellar dried up today by court or
der. The "rabbi,' who has been
arrested four times on bootlegging
charges, is not, under a decision
rendered by Federal Judge Bledsoe
to be allowed to keep any liquor on
his PREMISES and must put up $1,000
bond as a guarantee OF their amity.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
Irish Blow Up
Movie House in
Fight Renewal
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DUBLIN, April 27.-Two women
were in q band of five which ex-
ploded q planted mine in front of
tho Grand Moving Picture Theater
in O'Connell street today.
a portion of the front of the
movie house was blown out and win
dows were shattered all along both
sides of the street.
Three pedestrians and one of the
bombers were wounded.
All the irregulars escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
10000 TONS JAVA SUGAE
GOING TO RUSSIA SOON
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HONOLULU, 4. H., April 81
Ten thousand tons of the Java sug
ar crop, will 90 to Russia this year,
according to Toxic cables received
here.
The cables said that Suzuki and
company of Kobe, Japan, had con
traeted to sell the soviet govern
ment 10000 tens Of Java sugar,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
Faces Sentence
for Staying
Mr.. Dooley
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.---
John Raymond OF San Francisco
tomorrow will fac, sentence on
charge Of grand larceny as a re-
suit Of having killed Mr.. Dooley.
Mr.. Doo,ey was . pct swan
Known to hundreds OF San Fran
ciscans--in Golden Gate Park.
A jury convicted Raymond OF
having shot Dooley and one NAL
lard duck TO death on the night
of January 22. The corpus de-
lecti was proven by tn, intro
duction as an exhibit Of Dooley's
dead bcdy-prese-yed on a cake
Of ice.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
LIFE BOATS
REACH SHORE
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa. Apr.
27.-Three life boats with survivors
from the Inflated Portuguese mail
steamer Mossamedes have reached
Port Alexander safely.
The survivors expressed the be-
lief that other boats which set out
from the Mossamedes after the yes
sci had grounded off Cape Frio,
probably have reached land also.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
"Class War; is
Cause of Death

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CHICAGO, April 27.--One North.
western University freshman was
killed and six other persons injur-
ed, one seriously, in an automobile
wreck which was blamed on a var
sity "class war" today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
5 DEAD IN FALL
OF SCAFF0LD
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Long View, Wash, April 81. -
Five workmen were killed late
Thursday afternoon when q seat
fold on which they were working
fell from the sixth and top story
of Hotel Monticello, which is under
construction by the Westlake Con
struction company.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-27
MOVE ON TO PIT
JOHNSON AGAINST
HARDING in 1924
Presidents Foes Say
Easy Matter to Line
Up Votes
WOULD SPLIT PARTY
Would Get Votes of Many
Hughes, Hoover
Enemies.
WOULD SPLIT PARTY
By IAWREICE MARTIN
nited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 27.--Sena-
tor Hiram johnson viii be urged, on
his return from Europe, to fight
President Harding for the Republi
can presidential nomination in 1924.
johnson probably will refuse.
Leaders Of the isolationist group
in the senate and outside of it, are
getting ready to put to johnson in
the strongest terms at their com
mand what they call an ''impera-
tive necessity" that he run on a
platform of excepting the United
States out of Europe
The issue. they will tell him, has
been made to order for him and
President Harding himself has made
it.
Has Good CHARGE
johnson told leading Republican,
senators before he left for his Eur
opean vacation, that he would not
be a candidate unless there was
some chance of beating Mr.. Hard
ing. But now Johnson friends
profess to believe that johnson S
candidacy would command the COW
eted support of many influential
Republicans who are angry because
of Mr.. Harding's attitude, not only
on the world court but on other mat
ters. notably federal patronage.
johnson would get, the handlers
of his presidential boom claim, the
support of the anti-Hughes and anti
Hoover republicans, of whom there
are many. Seldom has a high ad-
ministration official been the object
of so much bitterness within the
party as Secretary Hughes. The an
tipathy to Hoover is scarcely less
vigorous. Many republicans feel
that Hughes and Hoover have Mr..
Harding under their thumbs. They
would nov only support Johnson, but
would help him under cover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24

MRS. O'NEILL ENTERTAINs
 BAND CT ALTAR SOCIETY
 Mrs. c. A. ONeill entertained her band of St. Pauls Altar society Mon- day with an all-day meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
Lawn Festiual In Full Suing Wednesday
 Euening

With visions of luscious, ice cold watermelon and heaped-up ice cream cones floating around in ones head, the time passes only too slowly until o'clock on Wednesday evening, when the ladies of the Parish Inn provement association of Our Lady of Sorrows church are planning a lawn festival at 1915 Eleventh street, south, unless old MT. Wealth. erman plays havoc with their plans again.
 Besides the watermelon and ice cream, fit refreshments for the most discriminating, homemade cake and candies will be sold at booths pre- sided over by pretty girls, bewitch- ing in their summer frills.
 Here children will find entertain ing games and contests planned for their amusement, and the grownups | if they will but lay the dignity aside, can easily forget the worries of a hot summer day in the diver sions thought up by fertile brains for their especial pleasure.
 The business man and girl are in vited to stop by on their way home from work. Mothers are requested to leave off fixing supper for daddy and the kiddies one night and let the ladies of the Parish Improvement as- sociation shoulder their burdens for them. Mothers, fathers, big sisters, little sisters. big brothers, little brothers, babies and all are invited to follow the trail to the lawn fes- tival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24

tell in an exciting manner of a thrill ing time with cloud bursts, hail and storms, chases for trains and land slides. Miss Holt also tells of meet ing Birmingham people in the west having crossed paths with the H. R. Dombey's in Denver an dthe Earle Burwelrs in Casper.
 Mrs, Edna Gockel-GUssen, accom- panied by her two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, will leave Tuesday for Biloxi. making the trip by motor. She will also be accompanied by her sister, Mrs. James Drakeford Of omaha, Neb. They will return August 1.
 Mrs Herbert Tutwiler and chill dren leave Tuesday for Warm Springs, Virginia.
 Friends of MT. and Mrs. John ". Patton will regret to learn that their little daughter, Sarah Medora, fell recently at Mentone, where they were summering in their cottage, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
Blue Ridge Delegates Are Enthusiastic
 Ouer Trip

Back Home and Broke" is a sad story, sometimes, but not when it's told by an enthusiastic bunch of Blue Trianglers who've just come back, full of elation over ten days spent in the mountains of North Carolina.
 Until one has spent some time at Blue Ridge, attending a conference or jus+ vacationing, it's impossible to know what there is about 1t, so diff ferent from other mountain resorts. Very often returning delegates whose stock of descriptive adjectives does not keep pace with. thelr en- thCsiasm. describe Blue Ridge as be- ing "the nearest heaven of any place in the world" And it is nearer heaven than many places, both liter ally and otherwise. One gets the lm- pression of being placed, for the tme' above the petty struggles and worries of a work-a-day world. But It lsn the view of the mountains that makes Blue Ridge what 1t IS, It lsh Robert E. Lee hall or the rustlc cot tages it isn't the hikes or the swim ming pool fed by mountain streams, and 1t isn't even the people, ent1reiy' Everyone comes back with a s1ngle' lasting impression; some enjoy most of all the mountain laurel ana rho dodendron, which grow in such Wllo profusion, while others are charmed
 
 they are seen from the long veranda of Lee hall. But, without one eXcep- ton, the universal memory or Ihe place, the thing every Blue Hlase visitor gains and keeps always IS the spirit of Blue Ridge.
 The Birmingham delegatlon, com posed of a round dozen girls repI sentative from the three local blue Triangle clubs, and led by Miss Fran ces Bomar, soon made it's presence felt at Blue Ridge by way or iuses wells and poppy songs, all "rItten at and produced by homegrown Ialeht, ,,is
 MT. F. M. Jackson, proud or nis ms home city's delegation, snoWeu niS appreciation by piloting them on
 motor trip up to Mount MitcIeii, n, Grio of the meccas of all North Sai oitha tia tourists. MT. Jackson IS spenulhs onr summer at Lake Junalusha' s,sa Rlue Ridge, in what the glrls reiuse to call a cottage-they say IL is After ten days-ten glorious, snarkling days-fun of run heaIInta. he'd,,a1 Ewing congenial association, Ned cleNed Stunt-making, wherein wit lha t,'SN- with wit. thoughtful, serious ard discussion of world propi5G;,tns' and hest of all quiet, restful nl1utea , t;on and communion with the Man of the Mountains in nature a bouse of worship, the delegatIon, of 4Trned to Birmingham retresnsu to hodv mind and spirit, ana reauS .ho ta,I the stay t-home members or pIne V W. c. A. clubs all "oo"t
 Ridge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
SOCIAL LITE CLUB EVENTS 4 FASHIONS

Chattanooga, Sand Mountain and Collinsville.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Rivers of Atlanta and Mrs. J. H. Cleveland of La Grange, Ga, arrived Tuesday to visit MT. and Mrs. A. L. Fuller and MT. and Mrs. H. F. Cleveland in Norwood.
 Miss Martha Riley selman is the guest of her uncle, Dr. w. A. Selman in Atlanta.
 Mrs. Joseph R. Bibb of Memphis ar rived Monday to be the guest of Mrs. Fisher Tynes.
 Miss Mildred Bledsoe will leave Wednesday for a trip to Huntsville, Ala, after which she will visit friends and relatives in Fayetteville and other points. She will return home after months visit.
 Miss Frances Bomar has returned from Blue Ridge, N. C., where she has been attending the Industrial confer ence held there.
 Cards from Miss Marie Bost, who is spending six weeks in Black Noun tain, N. C., tell of the delightful visit she is having there. She says the weather to her is like fall, though the natives say it is the hottest they have had in years.
 Miss Elizabeth Edwards. who has been attending house party in Wheeling, w Va, left Monday for a motor trip to Cleveland, Ohio, where she will be the guest of her cousin, Miss Louise McManee.
 The victora Rebekah Sewing club will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. E. F. Evins, 5020 Grand avenue.
 Miss Louise Brenneman is visiting her grandmother and other relatives in Mobile.
 Mrs H. Runion is visiting relatives in Mobile.
 Mrs. James Radio has returned home after a visit with MT. and Mrs. H. G. Billingsly.
 Miss Jamie Mae Higdon spent the week end with her cousin, Miss Anna Reid in Holt.
 Miss Helen Smith of Mobile has just spent week here en route from Auburn, where she has been attend ing summer school. While in Bir- mingham she was the guest of Mrs. Frank Gamble.
 Miss Pattie Childers, who has been spending some time at the Riviera in Biloxi, will visit Mrs. H. R. Cogburn in Mobile before returning to her home.
 Miss Margaret Fearn has just r-. turned from a two weeks visit to relatives in Mobile.
 Mrs. Horace Van de Voort, wife of Dr. Van de Voort of Bessemer, who Is tot nf a W0T1an'S n iliary to the American Legion, and acting secretary pro tenn of the same organization, has been spending sev- eral days in Mobile in the interest of the approaching state convention of the organization, to be held there in