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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

He came on here about ten or
twelve years ago and proved a
clever boxer against some of our
best. He couldn't punch, how
ever.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
BOOZE SEIZURES EVOKE. COMMENT OF LONDON PRESS
English Newspapers Filled With American Date
 Lines

LONDON, June 24.-(By Associated Press.)-No subject in recent days has occupied mere of the attention of the British newspapers or given the public a better topic for ami mated discussion than the liquor seizures in New York.
 The London newspapers seldom before have printed so many dis patches under American date lines, and the greater majority of these relate to the liquor confiscations. The items are variously captioned, "Dry Comedy in the United States" "Meddling With Our Ships" The Prohibition Farce, The Wet Line Absurdity." Making the Atlantic Dry" and "America's Dilemma"
 The weekend editorials are couched in a sarcastic vein. Some of them manifest resentment and others are severely critical. All of them are eager to know what will be gained by test" case and whether the seizures will continue. Some of the writers take the British government sharply to task for what Is char acterized as its passive attitude and it's apparent Intention to make the steamship companies fight out the issue with the American government.
 Some of the newspapers take a stronger view of the situation and say the issue may lead to grave international complications unless the United States relaxes it's Fri diculGus laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
THOUGHT ASLEEP, BUT WAS DEAD, SEATED IN CHAIR
Mrs. Mary Lawrence, "AngeI Of Lovers Lane." Mys-
 teriousIy Murdered

CHICAGO. June 24. = Mrs. Mary Lawrence. aged S7, for years lived in a tiny isolated bungalow, near which runs Lovers Lane," so styled because of the many "spooning" cou- ples who fled thickly populated roads. Mrs. Lawrence, rocking slow ly on her front porch, often heard the terrified scream of a girl coming from mysteriously halted motor car, and rushed to the place and berated the motorist, as well as giving a few sound words of advice to the girl.
 Sunday, city and county authorities united in a search for a driver of a Ford sedan. whom they believe mur- dered the Angel of Lovers Lane."
 Mrs. Lawrence was found dead at midnight Saturday by her 15-year- old daughter, Ethel, in her favorite rocker on the front porch. her hands folded in her lap. Mrs. Lawrence was believed asleep by her daughter, who became alarmed when she could not be awakened and summoned neighbors. An examination disclosed a bullet hole behind the woman's right ear.
 Death was instantaneous. accord ing to physicians who held a post mortem examination.
 Neighbors have told police they saw a Ford sedan near the home, and. at the place where the car was said to have been, officers found traces of a struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
DRAFT MONEY, AS
 WELL 'AS MEN, |S HARDING PROMISE
Reiterates Former Statement That All Essentials Should
 Be Communicated

DENVER. June 24-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-President Harding first official act after his arrival here today for a visit of mere than 24 hours was to assure the soldier sick at the armys general hospital that. he would keep "everla stingly at out by the government to it's wounded and needy veterans of the World war and would "consecrate himself. his every endeavor, tc pre- vent another on the part of the United States"
 But" Mir. Harding said. address ing a group who assembled to wei come him and Mrs. Harding to the hospital, "I want to tell you if ever there Is another war, we will do more than draft the boys. If I have anything to do with 1t, we will draft every dollar and every other essen- tial."
 . To the sick in the wards, the Pres ident also gave a word of cheer, while Mrs. Harding went from cot to cot. handing each patient flower and leaving a message of love and good wishes as she passed on.
 Earlier in the day, soon after the arrival in Denver at 10 o'clock, the President and Mrs. Harding, accom- panied by Senator and Mrs. Lawrence l.. Phipps, attended church services. took a short ride through the city's parks, and then rested at the resi- dence of the Colorado senator until the visit to the hospital was made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
CLEANUP PLANS WILL BE MADE AT
 MEETING MONDAY
Executive Committee Will Discuss Campaign At Aft
 e rnoon Session

Plans for Birmingham's cleanup week beginning July will be mapped out at a meeting of the executive committee at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. Work will be allotted to the various c;vIc clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the League of Women Voters and the machinery off the clean-up set in motion. f
 Members of the committee as named at mass meeting Thursday after noon are M. H. Sterne. chairman; w. Mitchell. Major P. L. Pierce, Mrs. Frank Spain. Mrs. John M: Martin; Rev. E. M. Glenn, A. c. Chesney. pr. H. P. Hanna, W. c. Agee, Tram Sessions and a representative eacn from the fire department. board of health and city department of public Improvements.
 Mrs. Brenton Fisk of the League of Women Voters Is exepected to present some plan at the meeting for the division of the city into dis tricts each under a chairman. Ar arrangements have already been made in co-operation with life Insurance companies to put up posters and distribute literature calling for co-operation and showing the ad- vantages of a sanitary city.
 
 A watch, the face of which is smaller than 9 10-cent piece, is de- signed to be worn as a scarf pin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25

DENVER, Col, June 14.-President Harding turned evangelist Sunday and preached-a sermon to the Ameri- can people. Speaking from the rear platform of his special train at Colo rado Springs, near here, Mir. Harding said-the American people need more religion. Lack of it is making Americans sordid people, he de- clared.
 He thus confirmed publicly what many of his friends have known for long time-that he Is developing a strong religious trend of thought. The Presidents religion Is very real to him and he has the conviction that a deeper spiritual life is one of the country's greatest needs and one of the best means of meeting todays problems.
 T tell you, my countrymen, the world needs more of the Christ" said Mir. Harding "The world needs the spirit of the Man of Nazareth If we could bring into the relation ships o6 humanity among Ourselves and among the nations of the earth the brotherhood that was taught by the Christ we would have a restored world; we would have little or none of war. and we would have new hope for humanity.
 If we are going to make of this America of ours all that the fathers sought, we must continue to main tain religious liberty quite as well as civil and human liberty
 T should like to have America a little more earnest and thoroughly committed in its religious devotion We were more religious a hundred years ago, or even fifty, than we are today. We Nave been getting too far away from the spiritual and too much absorbed in our material ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
1 GOTHAM JEWELER IS KILLED IN HIS
 STORE BY BANDIT
After Nathan HebaId Is Shot Down, Spectacular Chase
 Follows

NEW YORK, June 24-After he had struck one of three bandits on the jaw in an effort to prevent their getaway with a tray of diamonds, Nathan Hebald. jeweler, was shot dead Sunday in his store in the densely crowded Rowery district near Williamsburg bridge.
 Get him, fellows" shouted the man as he staggered back from Hebalds blow.
 All three hold-up men fired in uni : son and Hebald fell, three of the bullets taking effect, one in his brain. one in his neck and one in his shoulder.
 spectacular chase followed up kenmare street, the wide thorough fare leading from the bridge. Sev- eral youths who saw the robbers flee from the store pursued their big black touring car on foot, lodging bullets fired at them by one of the pursued, who stood on the running board.
 Police communicated car and joined the chase, but were baked by dense traffic in the Bowery, which enabled the men to escape.
 More than 15,000 persons crowded adjacent streets immediately after the shooting, necessitating the use of reserves from several police sta- tions to untangle the snarl in the Sunday hegira to Long Island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
MANY BONDS SAG
 TO LOW, LEVELS
 AFTER FAILURES
Week End Rally Fails To Overcome Declines Experi-
 enCed In Street

NEW YORK, June -4-(By Associ- ated Press.)-Liquidatio by fright ened investors followed in the wake of two stock exchange failures and the accompanying absurd rumors of all sorts during the past week. and carried practically all of the bonds listed oh the New York Stock Ex- change to low levels, in numerous instances the lowest prices of the year.
 The rally of the last few days of the week was general, but in few cases restored listed bonds to the final figures of the previous week. Money continued easy and 1t was nothing in fundamental business conditions to warrant the heavy sell ing. Bond traders, however, followed to as Nigh as 12 points were not uncommon during the midweek pe- rod.
 New Offerings Hold Up.
 New offerings held up well in the face of the depression, the total last week reaching $66,632,9OO. The pre- vious week new offerings aggre- gated nearly S195, 900, ,o00. Investment houses reported fair sales of the new issues during the past week and nu- merous large Issues are to be offered during the coming week. including an issue of s45,000,000 farm loan bonds.
 United States government bonds suffered feast from the persistent fircf n last week and ended the week at levels slightly higher than those of a week before.
 Extreme losses In the foreign group were rather severe, but ma jority of these issues rallied during the latter part of the week and closed at levels only slightly lower than those of the previous week. French issues, perhaps, sustained the heaviest losses owing to the contin- ued unsettled condition on the repa- rations problem. Prague 71as were more than points lower. The Ser bian 6s dropped more than points on the week. oil company liens were the hardest hit in the industrial group, Marland issues losing 12 points and Piere Oil bonds 6t Losses off to 3 points were not un. common. A few domestic bonds held up against the selling movement and ended the week l to 2h points higher.
 O o o
 Rail Issues Recover.
 Railroad mortgages recovered most of their midweek losses and ended the week in fair demand. Lehigh and New York As were off more than S>points and Lake Erie and Western first 5s lost 12 points.
 New offerings included s15.000. 900 one-year per cent state of North Carolina coupons 1001a to yield 4.50 per cent; sSO0,000 three-year per cent Wheeling Steel corporation gold notes at par; s12,o00,o00 ten-year 612 per cent Pure oil company gold notes at 99 to yield 6 per cent, and s. 500, 900 twenty-year 6 per cent A. l.. Namm & Son mortgage bonds at 99 to yield 6.10 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
FOUR MORE AMHERST
 COLLEGE HEADS QUIT
Seven Professors Have Left Since Forced Resignation of Meiklejohn

AMHERST, Mass, June 24.-As a result of the board of trustees of ,Amhurst college busting President Ander Meiklejohn last Tuesday, four more well-known members have re- tired from the faculty. The follow ing men announced late Sunday that their resisnations had been forward ed to President George A. Plimpton of the board of trustees: Walton Hamilton. professor of economies; Walter w. Stewart, professor of eco nomics on two years leave as direc- tor of analysis and research for the federal reserve board at Washington; Albert Parker Fitch, professor of the history of religion and Biblical lite rature and former president of An dover Theological seminary, and Howard F. Hinners, organist, choir master and instructor in music.
 This brings the total number of men who have left Amherst to seven, Prof. John M. Gaus, of the political science department; Walter Agard, Greek instructor, and Raymond G. Gettell, professor of political science, having already resigned.
 It is understood that of the remain ing group of the faculty, from whom resignations are momentarily ex- pected, Clarence F. Ayers, associate professor of philosophy, who Is now attenQlnE SunnIileT SSHooi de thS Cht yersity of Chicago, already has his resignation in the mails for President Plimpton.
 Letters accompanying the resigna- tions of the four men Sunday said in substance that the action of the trustees in removing the college president and the way in which 1t was accomplished were to be de- plored, and expressed the opinion that it marked the halting of the lib- eral system which has prevailed at Amherst college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
MISSOURI DRY LAW EFFECTIVE NOW AND
 H00CH TO ADVANCE
Consumers Must Pay For The Hazards Of The
 Bootlegger

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June 24.- Missouri new dry law goes into ef- feet Monday and simultaneously all "hooch" will advance about 50 per cent in price. according to hints" dropped by various bootleggers, who say that the consumer will have to pay for the increased hazard the H. icit manufacturer and salesman will se forced to work under.
 The new law carries a penalty of imprisonment In the state peniten- tiary for not less than two years for the manufacture. sale or trans portation of "moonshine."
 Police records during the last week have shown marked increase in the number of cases of drunkenness. and police say it was due to the large amount of liquor dumped on the market at "cut prices" by those who anticipated the new law with fear.
 City officiers say they will use the new state law more than the federal laws in their arrests for liquor vio- lations, as the federal docket already Is damned with liqdor cases, while he state dockets will be clear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
'FL0RIDIAN KILLED

Police State That Mrs. Daisy vaught
 Fired Fatal Shot
 JACKSONVILLE. Fla, June a. Robert Shackelford, aged 47, chief field officer under former Sheriff Robert E. Merritt, and one of Gov ernor Hardee's chief investigators, was shot and killed here this aft ernoon at his home in Lake Side Park. Mrs. Daisy Vaught, aged 30, who was arrested, is said by police ot have admitted shooting Shackel- ford, claiming helf-defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
TWO LOSE LIVES IN AUTO PLUNGE DOWN MOUNTAIN
Sumner Curtis, Of Harding'S Party, And Denver Man
 Die In Wreck

DENVER, June 24.-Sumner Curtis of wast agton. representative of the republican national committee accom- l. panying President Harding's party on it's western trip, and Thomas French of Denver, were killed and two other men were injured seriously when the automobile in which they were mak- ing a mountain tour plunged off the road into Bear Creek canyon, 25 miles from Denver, late today. The injured are Donald Craig, manager of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald, and Thomas Dawson. Colo rado state historian and veteran Washington newspaper man.
 Thomas French, representative of the Great Western Sugar company. way to a hospital. The extent of the injuries sustained By Mir. Craig and MT. Dawson had not yet been learned. Was On Excursion Party.
 The accident victims were memb eSs of large party of newspaper corre- spondents, who, because President Harding was resting this afternoon, dropped their work and took an ex- cursion to thes mountains as guests of the Denver Press club. President Harding was not with the party.
 The route taken, leading over Lookout mountain, follows tortuous trail through the canyon. It was at an extremely sharp curve, near Ever green, at a point where a mirror is posted for the protection of motor ists. that the steering gear of one of the machines broke. according to the reports reaching here, sending tha car over the cliff into the creek bed below.
 Only a few members of the presi- dentiai party made the automobile tour of the nearby mountain parks. The invitation was extended by the Denver newspaper men to the visit ing correspondents, but was accept ed only by few, the majority re- maining in the city to accompany the President and Mrs. Harding on their tour of the metropolitan district and to the army general hospital.
 Craig Operated On.
 An operation was performed im- mediately at the county hospital in an effort to save MT. Craig's life. His scalp was severely lacerated and it was feared he had sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries.
 Mr. Dawson suffered fractured ribs injuries to his spine, lacerated foot and possible internal injuries, according to physicians at the hos ptal
 President Harding telephoned per sonally to learn the condition of the injured as soon as he received word of the accident. The President ex- pressed deep regret over the tragedy.
 The body of Curtis was taken to the mountain home of c. c. Gates, Denver rubber manufacturer. A broken steering gear caused the au- tomobile to drop off 75-foot cliff at treacherous curve and plunge into the rocky bed of Bear creek. French's body was brought to Dem yer, and the other two victims were taken to a hospital here.
 The four men were returning from Lookout mountain, where they had attended a luncheon extended by the Denver Press club. Curtis was dead when the Harding party and Denver newspapermen who followed in other automobiles reached the wrecked machine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25

report of the government which will be made July and contain the first announcement of the acreage planted to corn as well as the condition of that crop and of wheat on July l.
 Cotton will not be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
President Preaches Sermon
 On More Religious America

istence. It tends to make us sor- did people,
 The President referred to the world court as a moral issue, de- claring that his desire to give America again such idealism as ex- isted during the war as one reason for his seriousness in urging mem bership in the court.
 MT. Harding Sunday expressed himself as deeply pleased with the cordiality shown him thus far. Espe- cially was he pleased with the atti- tude of the railroad workers, thou sands of whom he has greeted en route. Their friendliness was sig nificant to him. He told friends to- day that he could count on his fin gers the "grouches" among the rail road men who have crowded around his private car at every stop.
 A telegram from A. D. Lasker, who has been conducting the trial trip of the Leviathan, announced the breaking of all world records for speed and for sustained speed by an American merchant ship. This mes sage greatly pleased MT. Harding. He called newspaper men into his car today for chat and read the message to them.
 The President and Mrs. Harding went to church here, then lunched at the home of Senator Phipps, and later visited the army hospital. He returned to the Phipps home for dinner and rested.
 Saturday night the President wrote the speech .he will deliver about 5 o'clock Monday afternoon at Chey- enne. He will speak here at noon Monday on law enforcement. leav- ing at once for Cheyenne. The party will arrive at Salt Lake City Tues de ha t,.t, may be called off, as it promises to be too strenuous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
TUSKEC|ANS \ N ]
 BRANDON MEET IN SECRET SESSION
Citizens Fear Trouble If Me-. groes Are Placed In Charge
 Of New Hospital

MONTGOMERY, Alaa June 24.- Governor Brandon this afternon met with a committee of Tuskegee citi- zens behind closed doors to discuss the situation brought about by an announcement from Washington that PresideN Harding will send a negro for disabled war veterans. Protest Of white citizens of the community was made recently to such action.
 In coming out of the conference. which lasted four hours, Governor Brandon said: We are still hopeful that President Harding will carry out what Tuskesee citizens believe to have been a promise on the part of the government for white physicians and officials at the hospital. Tho sending of a negro personnel, l fear, would be detrimental to the negro race in the south"
 Senator J. Thomas Heflin also cor. ; tered with the committee previous that he would file Q vigorous pro- test" to President Harding against the sending of negro officials to Tus- kegee.
 Tuskegee citizens expect develop ments in the situation, which, they say. Is strained, almost hourly. Re- ports are current there that two ne- gro physicians are already en route to assume duties in the hospital.
 The committee of Tuskegee citizens appearing before the Alabama execu- tive this afternoon numbered five. Although none of them would be quoted, they all expressed fear that trouble might result should the gov ernment place negroes in charge of the hospital
 Citizens of Tuskegee lay their claim on the government for white control of the hospital on . telegram said to have been circulated among them prior to the erection of the hos pital promising white authorities. The telegram, they say. was signed by an official of the treasury depart ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
FOUR MORE SHIPS WITH MUCH BOOZE IN GOTHAM PORT
Two British, a French And Italian Vessels Enter
 Quarantine

NEW YORK, June 24.-Four trans- atlantic passenger liners, two British and one French and one Italian, ar rived at quarantine today with large quantities of liquor under seal.
 The manifest of the White Star liner Cedric, from Liverpool, showed wet stocks to be 7,931 bottles of ale and stout, 1,156 gallons of wine, 60 gallons of spirits, 56 gallons of liquors and cordials.
 The Cunard liner Caronia's sealed supply consisted of 3,116 bottles ofa ale and stout, 4S gallons of wine, 47 gallons of spirits and her medical stores were listed as 23 gallons of wine and four gallons of spirits.
 The French liner Providence, from Marseilles, brought 2,694 bottles of wine for passengers and 70 bottles for the crew, 127 bottles of cognac and rum, 90 bottles of whisky and gin, 3S3 bottles of champagne, 214 bottles of liquors and 20 barrels of beer.
 The supply Of the Italian. liner Cente Verdi, making her first visit to New York. was not stated on the manifest, but it was all wines and liquors, and were locked and in charge of the ships surgeon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
MAN JAILED ON CHARGE
 OF HAULING WHISKY
J. C. Jinks Of Oak Grove Is Ar.
 rested Sunday Afternoon

J. c. links of Oak Grove was re- leased at 11:3o o'clock Sunday night from the Jefferson county jail un- der $500 bond following his arrest Sunday afternoon on the Montgom- cry highway on charge of trans porting liquor.
 Arrest of links was affected by Sheriff Reeder. who was riding on the Montgomery highway, when he met Herbert Mcbride, in charge of three liquor cars. Blocking the road, the officer affected the arrest of links after the other members of the party made their escape. One hundred and ten gallons of corn whisky was captured. Warrants will be sworn out Monday for the arrest Of MdBride and the driver of the third car.
 Jute mills of India have been 70 successful that they have caused the closing of many of those long estab- lished in Scotland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
THOUSAND HARVEST
 HANDS NEEDED IN THE KANSAS WHEAT BELT

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 2%.-Kan- sas will need 1000 harvest hands daily during this week to handle the wheat cutting, which is expected to be in full swing about June 30. George E. Tucker. director of the United States employment bureau. aR- nounced Sunday.
 Wheat in southern and central parts of the state has ripened simul- taneously, due to the heavy rains that retarded the crop in the south ern wheat belt.
 Only about 10 per cent of the binders were working last week. Tucker estimated. The large wheat sections around Wichita and Hutchin- son will need the greatest number of hands, according to labor heads.