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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
PLANE REACHEs CHICAGO

CHICAGO, August 24.-The west bound transcontinental mail plane on the last test trip from San Francisco to New York arrived here t 6;17, central standard time piloted by H. c. Thompson. Pilot L. Fl. Gar rison left at e:2O, 40 minutes ahead of schedule for the east. Two pouches of mail were left here and five were taken aboard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
LADDlE BOY TAKES TRIP
Pet or President Harding Installed
 In New Massachusetts Home

NEWTONVILLE. Mass, August 24 -Laddie Boy, airedale, pet of the late President Harding. was installed today in his new home here with Mrs. Harry l.. Barker, wife of the secret service man to whom Mrs. Harding gave hIm
 The dog was brought from Wash ington by Russell Barker, son of the secret service man.
 The newsboys tnroU ghout the coun- try are oon.ributug cents to be melted down and cast Into a statue O. Laddie Boy which Is 10 bo pre- scented to Mrs. Harding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
EGGS ARE LIBELED
1 400. GOO Seized in Chicago Held Un-
 fit For Human COnsnRption

CHICAGO, August 24.--Libels against 100000 eggs have been filed by the United States dis- trict attorneys office as result of seizures within the last week on the ground that they were unfit for human consumption. The eggs were shipped to Sopth Water street com mission merchants from points in Iowa, Missouri. Minnesota Nebras- ka. South Dakota and Massa achusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
CARRIEs 1e POUCHES

CHEYENNE, Wyo., August 24.-Pi- lot Allison, with the eastbound mail which left San Francisco this mtrn- ing, arrived in North Platte, Neb., at 7:09 D. m, central standard time, and took off again at 7:20 p. m, for Omaha, according to word reaching the air mall field here.
 Allison left Cheyenne at 4:o2 p. nl., mountain time. with 1s pouches of mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
SEARCH FOR RANDITs

JOPLIN, Mo, August 24-Two motor car loads of local police cf- ficers armed with riot guns and high powered rifles, went to vantage points along roads leading into the city tonight in response to a tele- phone call from Vinita, Okla, that men who had robbed the bank at Maize, Okla, were headed this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
GENERAL WILL MARRY
Former American Chief Of Staff To
 Wed In England.

LONDON, August 24.-Notice of in tention to marry was postponed on former chief of staff of the American army, and Miss Cora Virginia Mo- Intee today at the registry office of St. Georges, in tho Buckingham palace district.
 The marriag ge, it is understood, will take place here in the near future.
 Miss McIntee was described on the register as American spinster, age 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
WHISTLE SAVES SIX
Trainman Aroused Occupants Of
 Burning House Who Flee

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August 24-Awakened in the night by the din of a locomotives whistle and bell, Max O. Knoor. a railroad work CT. found his dwelling in flames. Five members of his family were led from the burning home by the father. Knoor thanked the crew or a Western Pacific freight train for saving six lives. The engineer of the train had blown the whistle while the fireman began ringing the bell when they saw the house burn ing, hoping to arouse the sleeping OccuDants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
RIDDLED BODY FOUND

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 24. The body of q negro, riddled with shots, and his hands tied together with handkerchiefs, was found late tonight in ditch along Kings road. three miles from Jacksonville. by residents who had been aroused by shots and had seen two negroes being pursued down the road by four white men. The white men, it was said, pistols.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
YOUNG WOMAN TO JAIL
Attractive GirI Charged With DriV-
 ing While Intoxicated

lnE W HIIt EHNUNICutCU
 CHICAGO, August LA very at tractive young woman, who gave the name of Elizabeth Stark, went to jail for five days Friday because q court decided she wasn't sober the nnght before when she drove an automobile up Sheridan road
 Samuel SaNton. a wealthy paving contractor and owner of the car, drew a $50 fine for alleged disorder ly conduct
 Saxton told Judge Walker the reas- oon his ear was zip-zagginG so when the cops caught up with it was be- cause Miss Stark was undecided which way to go
 My only regret" the court told him, lis that I can't sendf ~ou to the Bridewell instead " lng woman.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
ASKS MORE FUNDS .F0R HEALTH WORK
Appropriations Conditioned Upon Passage Of Four
 Mill Tax
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery, Ala, Aug, 24


 Mrs. J. G. Wilkins, representivS from Dallas, today introduced bill to appropriate S550oO for the state health department for matching fed eral funds in county organization work. and S15,OoO for the laboratory of the state health department. Ap- propriations are conditional upon the passage of the four mill educational tax. which will release money now used for education for other purposes. except that the bill provides that the S55,000 appropriation shall be made the first year regardless of the millage tax.
 A bill to change the method of electing and terms of office of mem bers of the pubic service commits sion was introduced by 10. c. Glover, of Henry. The bill provides that the president of the commission to be elected in 1924 shall be elected for six years instead of four as at pres ent: that one associate commissioner shall be elected in 1928 for six years, and the other associate commission er the one who received the highest vote in the 1922 election, shall have his present term of office extended two years, to 1928, when he must stand for reelection for six-year term, all members of the commission to be elected thereafter for six years terms, one every two years. This will avoid election of two members of the commission at one time, which results in two new men going on the commission every four years.
 Pharmacist BnI Passes.
 The bill of Representative Tyler Goodwyn, of Montgomery, which Ia aimed, 1t is stated, to improve tho standards of the pharmacists pro fession, was passed by vote of ss to I6 It provides that after January 1. 1927 applicants for pharmaciSts license must be graduates of class A college.
 Another bill passed by the house authorizes the transfer to the heirs of Emma Samson, heroine of the Civil War. of a section of state land the donation of which was author ized by tho legisla ture of 1899, but which has never been carried out. The bill was introduced by Goodwin, of Montgomery. Representative J. M. Parker, veteran member from Coosa, fin speaking for the bill gave Rraphic account of the famous exploit in which Emma Sansom guided Gen eral Nathan B. Forrest. under heavy fire, to ford in a stream which hao proven 8 barrier between the re- doubtable Forrest and retreating fedeal troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
ASSETS ARE FILED
Total For Defunct Barrett Company
 Placed At S3.595,427. .65

of the Barrett & Co., defunct cotton firm of this city. total $S,595,i2765 including debts due on open accounts totaling s1,102,962.33. according to the schedule in bankruptcy filed with Joseph Ganahl local referee in bankruptcy here early tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25

longed shutdown in tSe anthracite region, it was said was entirely an other question: but was not of inn
 portance at the moment. James A. German, secretary or the joint scale committee of miners and operators, whose presence is required at all meetings of both sides1 also left the city with the miners scale com mittee. His departure was another detail that gave today's action of the union delegates it's significance of finality. All parties to the long drawn out negotiations and confer ences held that all chance of avert ing a suspension of .~ning, whether prolonged OF short had passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
BURGLAR DISTURBED
Effort Of Thicf To Rob Jail Rolled
 By Police Chief

NATCHEZ,, Mich, August 24.-A burglar entered the Natchez jail. which is also the residence of Chief of Police M. II. Ryan, early yes- terday but before the official guar dian of the peace could descend the stairs to the lower floor to extend welcome, the prowlcr succeeded in making his escape, The appearances of the chief disturbed the intruder before he made a selection of the jail valuahles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
PLANTERS NOT YET OUT 0F THE WOODS,
 GRAY SILVER SAYS
Wheat Men Are Harder Hit By Depression, But Cot
 ton Market Better

Gray Silver, legislative representative in Washington of the American Farm Blu reau federation, numbering 100000 farm special article an analysis of the economic condition of the farmer this year as com pared with last and the outlook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
Plenty or Coal On Hand.

Tn statements made by members of the commission that operators had made every effort to reach settle nent, and in the opinion the com mission holds off the check-off, one Of the disputed issues. 1t was in- dicated that the report the commis- sion would make fixing the respon- sbility would lay much of the blame for a lack of agreement on the miners.
 Members Of the commission reiter- ated their assurance that tho public would have plenty of coal this win ter, despite a strike. An extra pro- duction of 100000 tons of bitumin- ous a month. which operators have guaranteed, would take care of all needs, with the supply of anthracite which will be on hand September 1. estimated to be 25.000,0 ,000 tons.
 The idea of sympathetic strike by bituminous coal miners was secuted The opinion has been ex- pressed here that such strike would be g conspiracy in restraint of trade and be punishable under the Serman anti trust law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
OF
 MINE STRIKE IS
 BEFORE PINCHOT
CContinued From Page one)

ment and the states. The government, through the commerce commission will see that the coal gets to the states and it's distribution will then be in the hands of state agencies.
 In lengthy conference with newspapermen, Friday, Hammond went over the whole situation as the coal commission has found it. His hope of a final settlement, he said was based on the losses that both miners and operators would face in the event of a strike, and substitute fuels used. The loss of markets that this would most surely entail, he pointed out, would mean loss in pro- fits to the operators, which would be very injurious, and loss of wages and suffering to the miners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25

Reputed because of jokes ascribed to him, Joe Miller really was & very serious minded actor, who climbed to a place of prominence in serious plays long before his death, which was August IS, 173s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25

Electric fans for the comfort of the spectators are being used in the tent of one circus in this country.
Evening star., 1923-07-25
QUIET TRAILS RIOT
OF 400 PRISONERS
Inmate of Home for Mental
DeIinquents, Napanock,
N. Y, Killed by Leap.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NAPANOCH, N. Y. July 24.-Quiet
reigns In the home for mental delin-
quents here after the riot Monday
night in which George Sheppard of
New York city, an inmate, was killed
and Jesse Christian of Ellenville. an
attendant, was seriously injured His
skull is fractured and little hope is
held for his recovery.
The riot occurred in the mess hall
when more than four hundred in
mates, acting on a pre-arranged sig
nal, attacked the fourteen unarmed
guards stationed in the hall.
The inmates fought with small
stools, their only weapons, while the
guards tried ineffectively to group
themselves together. 1t was five min
.utes before reinforcements heard the
row through the heavy closed doors
and came to the rescue.
After the riot had. been quelled and
the inmates were being marched back
to their cells in squad formation
Sheppard leaped from a staircase
for the back of an attendant In front
of him. He miscalculated his leap,
fell upon an iron stairpost and was
injured so badly that ae died shortly
after.
Evening star., 1923-07-25
LIMITED CAR SERVICE.

Limited street car service to Con-
gress Heights. effective today, has
been announced by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company in a
letter. to Julian A. Marceron. secre-
tary of the Congress Heights Citi-
Gems Association.
Two cars leaving 9th and PennsyI-
vania. avenue at 4:40 and 500 pm,
respectively, will make stops at the
following designated points only in
their run to the pit" in Anacostia:
9th and U streets northwest, 9th and
R streets northwest, 9Th and New
York avenue northwest, 9th and G.
streets northwest. 9th and F. streets
northwest. 9th and streets north
west, 9th and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. 7th and b streets north
west. 4 II and Maryland avenue south
west, 1st and f streets southeast,
Sth and G streets southeast and
Nichols avenue and Good Hope road
Limited cars will operate as such
from 11th and Florida avenue north
west to Anacostia, after which they
will make all regular stops upon
signal for the accommodation OF
passengers.
The cars will be operated at pres
ent on a temporary basis. However,
II the service Is well patronized and
ls satisfactory to the citizens Of
Congress Heights they will be made
permanent
Evening star., 1923-07-25
SENATORS PREPARE
TO EXPLORE RUSSIA
King and Ladd, Accompanied
by Frear, to Visit Interior
of Country.
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN. July 25.-United States
Senators Edwin F. Ladd of North Da-
kota, and William H. King of Utah
and Representative James A. Frear
of Wisconsin. who arrived here yes
te~day, prepared today to leave for
Moscow Saturday via Warsaw.
The party accompanied by an agri-
cultural expert. an interpreter and a
secretary. conferred with Colonel
William n. Haskell. who is en- route
to Switzerland from Moscow where
he directed the operations of the
American relief administration
The party mapped out an itinery
which provides for spending the first
week in Moscow. There they will
charter a special car and go possibly
as far as Siberia, returning along the
course of the Volga. Then they will
go to Armenia and Georgia. skirting
the Black sea to Odessa, thence to
the Ukraine and kiev and back to
Moscow for another week before
starting home by way of Petrograd.
Senator King said that the party
would investigate the Russian eco
nomic situation and would also look
into religious and political questions
for their own enlightenment in the
event tnat Russian aHalrS were QlS-
cussed in the next Congress.
1t is estimated that the trip will re-
quire six or seven weeks. The trav-
elers brought about 500 pounds of
their own canned food and a medi-
cine chest including "cootie" powers
and clothing for all kinds OF weather.
Upon their return to Germany. the
investigators plan to spend week in
the Ruhr. Senators King and Ladd
and Representative Frear were to be
dinner guests of Ambassador Heugh-
ton today.
Evening star., 1923-07-25
DISTRICT STUDENTS
HONORED IN CAMP

Three Washington boys in training
at the citizens military training
camp at Camp Meade have received
highest honors for the entire month
The board Of officers appointed to rate
the citizens military training camp
students for their aIl-around excel
lence have announced the following
ratings:
Honorable mention. blue infantry,
Company c, 34th Infantry, student,
Albert J. Kubelsis, 216 9Th street
southeast.
Best blue artillery student, John
Patterson, Battery c, 9Th Field Artil-
lery, 729 5th street northeast.
Best advanced red cavalry, Troop
G, Sd Cavalry, student, J. S. Nesbitt.
1748 p street northwest.
Medals also went to Harold r.
Stephan. 3540 Albemarle street north
west, for being the best in basic red,
Company c, 34th Infantry. student,
and to Nesbitt and Patterson.
The medals represent a mans gen.
eral excellence in ALI branches of the
work of the past month. A bronze
medal was awarded to the best stu
dent in each company taking the
basic red course. One was awarded
to each battalion for the best ad-
vanced red student. Similarly one
was presented to the best advanced
student in each battalion of whites
and blHeS.
Evening star., 1923-07-25
TR|NKLE SANCTIONS.
GUARDS FOR TRIAL.
Special Police Detail Sent to
Cumberland Court House
Following Conference.
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. July 25.-Follow-
ing the refusal of Richmond police
officials to send officers to Cumberland
Court House, where the trial or the
CARROTS Is scheduled to begin tomor-
row before Judge B. d. White, Maj.
John Otey Walker, chief Of Petersburg
police. today granted the request made
at the instance of Frank r. Bane, d.
rector of the state board Of public well
fare. with the sanction Of Gov. Trinkle.
Maj. Walker selected the following
Zen: Detective Ben MCGEE, in charge;
John Sanford, Jack Avery. John eagle
and Lonnie Gallon. The men have left
Petersburg for Cumberland Court
House.
Before leaving for Cumberland last
night Judge White. who had held sew
eral conferences with Gov. Trinkle dur
ing the afternoon, announced that ar
rangements had been made for suffi-
cient number of officers to be present
at the trial to preserve order.
Gov. Trinkle would not discuss TO-
day The published request of Judge
George ]. Hundley of the fifth judi
cial circuit, in which is located Cum
berland county. that the governor
designate Attorney General John r.
Saunders to direct the prosecution In
behalf of the commonwealth against
the CARROTS. Judge Hundley de-
clares that he regrets that he ap-
pointed N P. Bonifant common
wealth's attorney of Powhatan county
to take charge of the case.
The governor, it was explained to.
day. has no authority to direct the
attorney general what to do, except
in cases wherein the commonwealth
io Of I4 oft a
can. however, step in any case and
| take charge when he feels that tn,
commonwealth is not being properly
a efficiently represented.
Evening star., 1923-07-25
u. S.-ITALY CABLE
LINE is ASSURED
Western Union Company in Con-
tract With Italian Company for
Service Via Azores.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 25.-A contract
has been signed between the Western
Union Telegraph Company and Ital-
ian Submarine Cables Company for
the establishment of direct cable
communication between the United
States and Italy via Azores.
The Italian company undertakes to
lay cable from Fiumicino. near
Rome. to the Azores. and the Western
Union to meet it there with a cable
from New York. There will be a
joint station at the Azores. where
the cables will be physically con-
nected and messages will be sent di-
rectly, without intervening manual
relay, from New York to Rome and
vice versa
There has been some delay in OBJ
tanning from the Portuguese govern
ment the necessary landing rights at
the Azores.
Newcomb Carlton. president of the
Western Union, said:
This establishment of this direct
through route will put an end to
the embarrassing isolation of Italy
with respect to cable communication
with the United States and should
result at once in greatly improved
relations and a. heavy stimulation of
commercial activity between the re-
spectiye countries"
Evening star., 1923-07-25
HUGHES RUSSIAN
/ LETTER M|N|M|zED
Brookhart Says 1t Fails to
] Answer His Plea for Rec
!. ognition of Soviet.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Iowa. July 25.-Sen-
ator Smith w. Brookhart in state
ment declares that Secretary Hughes
letter to Mr.. Gompers in reference
to the Russian situation is III no
sense an answer to the information
he presented to the Secretary on MS
recent return from Europe. Senator
Brookhart says:
"Secretary Hughes letter to Mr..
Gompers in reference to RUSSIAN
recognition is in no sense an answer
to the proposition which / presented
TO the secretary and makes no re1er-
ence to 1t whatever. and is no indi-
cation whatever that he will not act
favorably upon the matter. whicn 1
bresented to him. :. .,o
Some of the propositions in the
letters to Mr.. Gompers were ois,
cussed by us. but 1 simply presented
TO him the Russian view as II was
given to me. For instance, upon the
question of propaganda the Russians
say that we have put out ten times
more of it against them than they ever
have against us and recognition
would end it both wa.r
Upon the question of debts tne
Russians say they are perfectly Will
ing to acknowledge their debt, but
that we sent two armies into their
country which gave moral aid ano
assistance to the c0unter-reVolution-
lists and we also sent arms and am
munition in government owned ships
which were used to kill their people
and destroy their property, and
therefore, they say they have claim
against us just as valid as the claim
of France against Germany and when
that is recognized they Will even
recognize the old czar debts.
I'm so far as these matters We're dis
cussed between Secretary Hughes
and myself they are wholly incident
al and did not relate to the main
proposition which / presented tc
him
Evening star., 1923-07-25
TRAINING AT S|MMSI
IN SPITE OF RAINS
Rifle Practice, Bayonet Drill
and Lectures on D. c.
Guard Program.

The rainy weather for the past two
days has not interfered in the slight
est with the training of the picked
non-commissioned officers of the six
companies of District National
Congress Heights, d. c., this week.
Yesterdays program consisted of
rifle practice during the morning,
bayonet drill from to pm. lectures
and practice in field fortifications
from 2:15 to 3:15. under the direction
Of Capt Pohl. who illustrated the
making of trenches in modern war
fare. From $3.50 to 4:30 Lampert
bridge was constructed over the
swimming pool, under the direction
of Capt. r. M. McCutchen of Fort
Humphreys.
Rife Practice Today.
Today's instruction consisted of
rifle practice this morning. pistol in
struction from l to 2 pm, lecture
on field fortifications from 2:15 to 3:15
by Capt. Joseph c. Sutton and saber
drill from $3.50 to 4:S0.
The Chow" is better this year than
ever before, last nights menu con-
cisting of roast beef. mashed pota-
toes and gravy. peas. bread. butter,
several varieties of pies, ice tea, hot
coffee and ice cream. First Lieut.
William F. JergenSon, commanding g
Company, and Lieut.. Thomas A. Lane
of d Company, mess officers, are as
sisted by Sergt. Wright. headquarters
and service company: Sergt. L. f..
Hunter, Company c, and Sergt. A. G.
Chism. and Cooks Edward J. Henning
and E. w. Smithson of Company ID.
Gen. Anton Stephan. commander of
the District militia. made an inspec-
tion of the camp yesterday and was
much pleased with the excellent re-
suits accomplished
To Show Motion Picture.
A five-reel motion picture. FLASHES
of Action showing conditions at
the battle fronts during the world
war and actual battle scenes will be
shown at camp tonight at $40
O'Clock, under the auspices OF Com
pany D, 121st Engineers, commanded
by Capt. Julian S. Oliff The picture
will be in charge of Sergt. Arthur
L. Millmore of ID Company and Sergt
Saun of the Signal Corps, and is free
to the public. 1t is one of the most
remarkable pictures made by the
Signal Corps during the war and
it is seldom that District people have
the opportunity of seeing such films
Tomorrow's program calls for rife
practice during the forenoon. build
ing spar bridges, infantry drill and
rigging during the afternoon
Wells ii. Heslop, 3l9 a street north
east. and Randle Kidwell, $40 Ala.
| bama avenue, Congress Heights, D
C.. enlisted in d Company yesterday