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Many fans are of the opinion that
Dominican Lyceum will have "a job
on its hands to point the way to the
knicks. The knicks failed to make
an impressive showing in the In
dependent loop, but during the last
Two weeks 1t has acquired several
talented tossers. who have strength
ened the club considerably. Averill
or Fisher. knickerbocker fingers,
probably will draw the mound as
Signment
Manager Pete Haley of the Lyceum
combination will choose his hurler
among Grazzini. Mcconnell and Bray
ton: If Mcconnell Is drafted. the
knlcks are in for tough afternoon.
for the Lyceum boxman has been
performing in stellar style.
Old rivals Will meet when the
Petworth nine strives to NOW down
the Mohawks. There is not much to
choose between the teams Buck
Grier, pilot of Petworth, intends to
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WAR WHITES OUTSCORE
GREENS IN POLO GAME

War Department White team, aided
by the stellar play of Lieut. Jadwin,
took the measure of the War Green
quartet, to 4, yesterday in a polo
match.
Lieut.. Jadwin registered eight
goals, beginning his point scoring in
the third chukker
Capt. Walsh, Lieut. Jadwin, Col.
Palmer and Col. Nargetts composed
the winning four, while Capt. Rich
ardson, Maj. Parker, Capt. Wipprecht
and Col. Morris performed for the
War Greens.
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SANDLOT TEAMS PRIMED
FOR BENEFIT DOUBLE BILL

OTS of the four Independent League that will clash the
bargain attraction tomorrow Griffith Stadium the benefit of
the Catholic Community House have finishing touches
in preparation for the affair Base ball Of the first
order should n eachg game
will be awarded knickebocker
and Dominican yum nn who take field 23O o'clock the
similar will VoiH the
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sBatted for Leverette in sixth.
tBstted for Mcclellan in ninth.
Tran for Hooper III ninth.
'Batted for Lyons in ninth.
igton . o o 8 2 o o 1-7
Two-base hits-Elsh, Collins. Stolen bases
b. -...a. oacrlfces-kamm Mcclellan.
Goslin. Double play-Ruel to Harris. Peck
paugh to Judge. Left on bases-chicaso. s.;
Washington, 8. Bases on balls.of Leverette.
8; off cvengros. s. off Lyons, L; of johnson,
8; off Russell 2. Struck out-By Leverette,
3; by johnson. 8; by Russell, l. Hits-of Lev.
erette. in innings; of cvensros. in = in
SON in innings; off Russell, in 4 innings.
Wild pitch-Cvengros. Winning pitcher-Rus-
SELL Losing pitohsr-Cvengros Umpires-
Messrs. Nallin- -Dineen. Time of game hours
and Is minutes.
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CLUBS ARE WELL PUNCHED
In COAST AND ASSOCIATION
Fewer Points Separate Leaders and Tailenders in
the Pacific and A. A. Wheels Than in
Ban Johnson's Official Organization.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK, July 25The American
ball whose championship of
Both Association the
of the kind that
fans
Detroit and Philadelphia leader ender respectively
League today ia
Paul Minneapolis the American
in
Pacihc Coast circut
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long. He started the sixth. but re-
tired only two men while giving
three bases on balls. a hit and un-
corking wild pitch. When Lyons
relieved him. the fans, RENE bering
Ted's battering Monday, greeted him
warmly.
A neat squeeze play was worked by
the White SoX in the second inning,
with Mcclellan doing the bunting to
bring Sheely home.
With the Sox three runs to the
good. Manager EverS withdrew
Catcher Grouse and sent Ray Schalk
behind the bat as the Bucks came up
in the fifth. The change seemed to
do no good.
Three lightning double plays were
worked by the Griffs. That Judge
Peck-Judge affair in the eighth was
a whizz.
Goslin took advantage of Sheely's
trance in the fifth to steal home with
the winning counter. Earl had taken
Schalk's throw and endeavored to
snare Harris off first. He went to
the ground and sat there looking dis
gustedly at Umpire Dineen while the
Goose stepped to the plate.
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ITALIAN WINS AT PARIS.

PARIS. July 25.-The Olympic
weight-lifting championship for
heavyweights was won by Tonani of
Italy with 1,035 points. Aigner of
Austria, was second with 1893 points,
and TANNER of Esthonia, third with
995. Tonani is the worlds champion
in all clasSea
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CUBAN NETMAN SCORES.

OTTAWA, July 25.-Cuba defeated
Canada in the first match Of the
Davis cup tournament. Rogello Paris,
Cuban singles champion, won from
Jack Wright of Montreal, 10-S, SIS,
IS, 60, 6-3
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGIE

Buffalo. 6: Jersey City, 5.
Toronto, 5; Newark, /.
Reading, 8; Rochester. 7.
Baltimore, 5; Syracuse, /.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
St. Paul. /; Toledo, o.
Kansas City. S; Louisville. 4.
Minneapolis, 8; Columbus. Z.
BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
HAserstown. 8; waynesboro, 6.
Frederick. IL; MartinsburK. S.
Chambersburg, 6; Hanover, 4.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Portsmouth, 8; Wilson. o.
Petersburg, 16; Norfolk. 10.
Richmond, Is; Rocky Mount, IL.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Morristown, S; Bristol, 2.
Kingsport, 8; Knoxville. /.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta. 45; New Orleans, 81
Memphis. 49, Little Rock, 4.
Birming ham. 81; Mobile, 30.
Nashville. 8; Chattanooga, /.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Augusta, 8; Charlotte. 4.
Asheville. II; Spartanburg. s.
Macon, 8; Greenville, 5.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Greensboro. 4; Raleigh, g.
Danville, "A; High Point. 8.
Durham, IL; Winston-Salem, 8.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

CANES TODAY. CANES TOMORROW.
Washington At Cleue.
No gSmoA New York at Chicago.
Boston at St. Louis.
Phila. at Detroit.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES
WashinEtaa. 2, Chicago. &
Detroit, 8, New York. 4 g innings,
allow teams to catch trains).
Philadelphia, 5; st. Louis, o.
Boston, 10; Cleveland, 90 In
ninGB).
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SOUTHERN AsSOCIATJON

Atlanta, +5; New Orleans. -.
Memphis. l3; Little Rock, 4.
Birming ham. 81; Mobile, 10.
Nashville, 8; Chattanooga, !.
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SOCTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Augusta, 8; Charlotte. 4.
Asheville, IL; Spartanburg. s.
Macon, 8; Greenville, 5.
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Buffalo. 6: Jersey City, S.
Toronto. $; Newark, /.
Reading. 8; Rochester. 7.
Baltimore, S; Syracuse, l.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Greensboro. 4; Raleigh, g.
Danville, "A; High Point. 8.
Durham, IL; Winston-Salem,6 8.
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Yankee diamond athletes upset CAL
culations when they turned in a g.
to-4 victory over the Yellow Cab
tossers G. Dakin, winning boxman,
was in top form throughout, as he
was touched for only five wallops
and famed nine batters.
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APPALACHLAN LEAGUE.
Morristown, S: Bristol, 2.
Greenviue. s; Johnson City, o.
Kingsport, 8; Knoxville, !.
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BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE,

HAserstown. 8; waynesboro, s.
Frederick. IL; MartinsburK, S.
Chambersburg, 6; Hanover, 4.
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Portsmouth, 8; Wilson, o.
Petersburg, 16; Norfolk. 10.
Richmond, Is; Rocky Mount, II.
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Tiger Athletic Club advanced in the
Alexandria Junior League by routing
the Virginia Gray Juniors, II to g.
Gator of the Tigers led both teams
a. bat, as he drove trio of wallops
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

st. Paul, /; Toledo. o.
Kansas City. S: Louisville. 4.
Minneapolis, g.; Columbus, Z.
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Annex No. 2 lowered the colors of
the Liberty Loan nine, to 4, in the
Treasury Interbureau circuit. Talbot
of the losers had a fine day at bat,
connecting for a homer and two sin
giles in five times at the plate. Darr
also shone for Liberty Loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
FUNERAL IS HELD
 FOR MR. HOWELL
Veteran Engraving Man Buried
 At ElmwOod

Funeral services for W. T. Howell, 43 years old, president of the Enter prise Engraving company, who died Wednesday night following a severe at- tack of influenza complicated by pneu- monia, were. held from the Fountain Heights Methodist church at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Rev. J. $. Per singer, assisted by Rev. W. D. Nor ris, officiating. The body was laid D rest in Elmwood cemetery, Vice in charge.
 MT. Howell had only recently recov- cred from protracted illness and his death following a short attack of in- fluenza complicated by pneumonia came as shock to hundreds of friends ip and around Birmingham.
 Born at Camden, Miss, he, with his parents, removed to Atlanta in his early youth where he obtained his edu- cation and subsequently fitted himself for his chosen profession with the At lanta Constitution. In 1904 he moved to Birmingham and established the En- terprise Engraving company, continu- ing at it's head until his death.
 He was a prominent lay worker in his charge, active in business, social and fraternal life of the city. He is survived by his wife, his parents, Mir. and Mrs. w. D. Howell of Warren ton, Ga.; two brothers, Clarence and Percy Howell of Atlanta, and one sis ter, Mrs. Tom Jones of Tampa, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
WILL POSTPONE UTILITIES SALE
 FOR WEEK, PLAN
B. R., L. & P. Not To Go On Auction Block Till
 April, Belief

Probable postponement for week at least of the auction of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company was announced Thursday morning by interested parties.
 March "A had been announced as the day on which the utility property would be offered at public auction. It was said Thursday that the compila- tion of necessary details in regard to the property would take more time than had been thought, and. postpone ment of the sale would, in all pro5a- bility, be necessary.
 It is the desire of the present op- orators to get all matters concerning the operation of the company in order so that the property may be placed on the market with details such os franchises, most of which have been arranged, and kindred phases of the business, in settled form.
 When the sale is made the B. R. l., & P. property will be handled without connection with the Tdewater proper ty. The latter utility is said to be operating at such 6 loss that it is not marketable. The chief trouble with it, it is said, is the heavy bil. conse- Quent of keeping trackage in order cast of the Terminal station where the street car tracks cross some sixtE of seventy railways, entailing aIf anfaual repair bill of approximately S4OO0O
 It is believed the B. R. L. & F. com. pany will be placed on the auction block some time during the first week in April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
Il POWER FIRMS UNITE TO SERVE
 CENTRAL STATES
Designed To Link With Shoals In The Hoover
 SuperpOwer Plan

NEW York, March 20.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-Eleven electric power manufacturing companies, representing $315,000000 of invested capital and serving five east-central states, today linked themselves in a cooperative dis tributing system to be known as the Coal Field Supetior Power group.
 The group controls approximately 40 stations developing two million horse power which tap the principal cities of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, serving a population of 7,25O,000.
 E. s. Thompson of the American Waterworks and Electric company, in announcing formation of the system, pointed out that the states included thus became a unit flanked on the north by the New England super-power system, and on the west by the chain of stations in the Chicago district.
 Mir. Thompson declared all these easily could be linked into a single group of interchangeable power manu- facturing and transporting untis and predicted that such an amalgamation would be effected within a year. Thus, he said, the east from the St. Law renee river to Montgomery, Ala, would be ready to hook up with the national superpower system advocated by Secre- tary Hoover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
I9 HURT IN WRECK
 OF MEMPHIS TRAIN
Engine And Several Cars Leave
 Rails At Cicalla, Ark.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 20.- Nineteen persons were injured. none seriously, today when a westbound Rock Island passenger train was de- railed at Cicalla, Ark, 30 miles west of this city.
 Spreading rails were said by railroad officials to have caused the accident. The engine, baggage and mail cars, two coaches and the diner were plunged into a ditch.
 Fireman 0. E. Vann of Little Rock suffered a broken leg and possibly in- ternal injuries. c. H. Squires also of Little Rock received severe cuts and bruises.
 Engineer Claude Hemphill injured his ankle when he leaped from the cab after applying the emergency brakes.
 Passengers whose injuries consisted of bruises, shock and minor fractures were Jack Smith, Bl0ssburg, Ala; Phil lip Huffman, Milwaukee, Wis; Syl- vester Sweat. Duscoda, Ark; W. O.. Winters, Dinnison, Texas; John J.. Sherran, Appleton, Wis.,; Frank Sel- man and Miss Aline Gaudet, Hot Springs, Ark. ESeret Harbor, Blythe vile. Ark. Mrs. NJ. F. Dean, Little Rock, and Abe Lewis, s. l.. Dickinson, Mrs. Hattie l.. R. Wilkinson, c. Eich- burg, A. NJ. Crawford and Mrs. Fred Wilson of Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
ALABAMIANs INVOLVED
Three Face Jail Sentences As Re.
 suit of Austin's Activities

Three Alabamians formerly connect ed with the federal prohibition de- partment are now under six-month jail sentences as a result of liquor scandals unearthed in this state through inves- tigations supervised by Conrad W. Aus tin, general agent for Prohibition Com- missioner Haynes.
 They are W. B. Ford, former assist ant state director; John Wilson and Ice Moody, former dry agents. Their trial several weeks ago was sensation al and witnesses told how they con- fiscated 40 quarts of liquor they had seized in raids. There also was evi- dence that a certain favored circle'' had received free gifts of high class liquors.
 The specific charge against the for mer agents was that they had con- spired to violate the dry laws. Judge w. I. Grubb fined each of them $1 ,0OO and imposed jail sentences of six months. New trial motions now are pending.
 Mir. Austin, before his resignation, spent some time in Birmingham inves- tigating these cases. The resignation of Charles M. Sartan as state dry chief closely followed the indictment of the agents. The cases threw the federal enforcement department in Alabama into a state of Reorganization, and this situation has continued this year with arrests of several high officials in Mobile on various charges. Trials of some of these officials are due to begin next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
ARRIVAL OF RECESS
 SAVES SCHOOL PANIC
Woman Dies At News Of Grand
 daughters Safety

NEW ORLEANS, March 2O.-The approach of the recess hour probably prevented panic today when 600 small children marched out of McDonough public school No. 16, Touro street and St. Claude avenue without knowledge that the big building was blazing to such an extent a general alarm had been sent in. The entire building under the roof was ablaze when the flames were discovered. It was only few minutes before the recess period and when the teachers lined up the chill dren to march out of the building the youngsters thought the clocks were a little fast. It was not until they emerged from the structure they learned it was ablaze.
 Mrs. Emily Bedrenne, grandmother of Miss Emily Bedrenne. one of the teachers, dropped dead when she ar rived at the fire and found her grand daughter safe.
 The school was in the center of a downtown district with large Latin population and hundreds of panic stricken mothers and relatives of the children rushed to the scene. Each teacher had her charges in body and an immediate check showed all safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
PREDICT PRIORITY
 FOR BONUS BILL
Shoot And Watson Say Expense
 Must Be Known

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Repub- lican members of the Senate finance committee indicated today that they would seek to give priority to the sol dier bonus bill over the revenue meas ure for immediate consideration by the committee. Action to this effect was generally predicted.
 Senator Watson of Indiana, a re- publican member of the committee, said such a move probably would be made this week and Chairman Smoot has said he believed it would be acted upon favorably. Both pointed out that it would be necessary for the committee to know what expenses the government would have to bear before deciding on the rate schedules of the revenue bill.
 While democrats have taken no stand on the program of the cOmmitte in it's consideration of the two bills, no oppo- sition has been voiced to the proposal to give the bonus measure priority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
1Q,12S,47S BALES
 1923 CROP TOTAL,
 IS FINAL REPORT
Slight Increase Over Pre- vious Year Shown
 By Figures

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The total cotton crop was 10,12S,47S equivalent 500 pound bales, exclusive of linters, last year, as shown to- day by the census bureaus final re- port of the season.
 estimated would be turned out after the March canvass.
 A crop of 10,021 600 bales was es- timated last December by the depart ment of agriculture. Last years crop was 9,762,O69 bales.
 The number of running bales was 1O,159, ,490, including 242,177 round bales counted as half bales; 22,426 bales of American Egyptian and 785 bales of Sea Island, compared with 9,729,306 running bales, including 172, 2,1S2 round bales, 32,S24 of Ameri- can-Egyptian and 5,125 of Sea Island in the 1922 crop.
 The average gross weight of bale for the crop was 1885 pounds, com pared with 501.7 for the 1922 crop.
 The 1923 crop in equivalent 500 pound bales by states follows
 Alabama, 586,412; Arizona, 77,504 Arkansas, 626,306; California, 54,- 346; Florida, 12,345; Georgia, 5S7,- 969; Louisiana, 367,658; Mississippi, 6O2,S0S; Missouri, 120.449; North Carolina, 1,O17,325; Oklahoma, 655,- 356; South Carolina, 769,416: Ten nessee, 22G,622; Texas, 4,339, ,940; Virginia, 50, ,25O.
 All other states, 33,672.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
RICHARD WAS 'BUNKED'
 INV FILM DEAL, HE SAYS
Promised Legislation Didn't Materialize, He Tells
 Committee

WASHINGTON, March 20.-More reels of the famous fight film ''deal were run off today before the Daugh- erty Investigating committee by Tex Rickard. the promoter, and Thomas c. Spellacy, a former department of justice agent Their testimony partly corrQborated and partly conflicted with previous stories told the committee. In his nightly statement summing up the days developments, Attorney General Daugherty declared that Rickard had "exonorated" him from failure to pros ecute film exhibitions and that Spella- cy's testimony mainly was "hearsay.'
 Rickard, in two lively hours on the stand, told of his part in the contract for widespread exhibition of the Demp- sey- -Carpentier fight films in 1921, but said he had been "bunked" by his as- sociates, had made little money and had been twice fined for his part in the exhibition.
 Muma Confirmed
 Spellacy confirmed generally the statement of Gerald O. Holdridge re- garding the story told them by Jap Muma and it's involvement of Mir. Daugherty, Edward E. Mclean, the Washington publisher, and others. He quoted Muma as saying Daugherty sug- gested that Muma should get ''cut" in the profits of the exhibitions but disclailned Holdridge's version that the attorney general suggested a 50 per cent ''cut."
 Muma became En even more inter- esting figure tonight through futile efforts of the committee to locate him. He failed to respond today when his name was called, although Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, in charge of the testimony, said Muma's lawyer had promised his appearance. Process servers now are on a fresh hunt for him and Senator Wheeler expects him before the committee shortly.
 Rickard said that Muma, telling of influence in Washington, suggested exhibition of the fight films upon as- surances that law would be passed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
DEATH REVEALS
 SECRET MARRIAGE
Husband Comes To Pay Wife's
 Funeral Expenses

ROME, Ga, March 2O.-The death of Miss Catherine Farr, pretty 17-year- old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. l.. A. Farr, of Alabama Road, last Friday night. has revealed an unusual love romance.
 Today George Bray. young Roman, who recently went to Detroit to accept q position, appeared at the Farr home and told the parents that the daughter they had lost was his wife and de- manded to be allowed to pay the fu- funeral expenses. Bray learned of the death of his wife through his brother, who knew of the secret marriage, and hurried to Rome, but arrived too late for the funeral.
 A strange feature of the affair is that the bride failed to divulge her mar riage or send for her husband after be- ing told that she could not live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
ST. LOUIS IN MIDST
 OF WORST" SNOW
Central Illinois Also Reported
 SnOw-BOund

ST. LOUIS, March 20.-Thc heav. fest snow storm of the season here to- day was attended by serious injuries to two men and woman, who fell on snow-covered sidewalks, traffic conges- ton in downtown districts and serious crippling of transportation and tele. graphic in regions south and east os here.
 The storm started early this morning and showed no signs of abatement toe night.
 PANA, H., March 20-The heaviest snowfall of the season covers all cen. tral Illinois following 15 hours of cone tinuous showing. Telephone, telegraph and electric wires are down, and rail. road trains were seriously delayed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
PLANES HALTED
 TO MAKE READY
 FOR OCEAN TRIP
To Rest Twelve Days In Seattle While Pontoons
 Are Fitted

SEATTLE, Wash, March 20.-Maj. Frederick l.. Martin, commanding, and three other officers flying four planes, arrived here today and tonight had settled down to 12 days of preparation on Sand Point aviation field on Lake Washington, just north of the city, for the hardest test expected in an attempt of the United States army to circum- navigate the globe in the air. Three of the flyers, Major Martin and Lieuts. Lowell H. Smith and Leigh Wade, travelled today from Vancouver, Wash, to Sand Point, 195 miles, in two hours and half. They were joined later by Lieut.. Erik H. Nelson, who came from Eugene, Ore, today.
 The flight, formally started Monday at Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, was halted here for adjustments to meet the difficulties of driving the machines from the United States to Japan. This, reckoned by far the most severe part of the course, that is expected to con- duct the fliers back to Los Angeles in September. led to the decision to equip the machines here with giant pom toons.
 On the journey from the United States to Japan, 4,16S miles on the course as mapped out along the coast of British Columbia, Alaska and through the Aleutian Islands of the United States to the Kurele Islands of Japan, the machines are not expected to touch land. They are to lie tied to big mooring bouys that are being in- stalled for them. Mooring places have been or are being prepared at Prince Rupert, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, north of here; at Sitka, the old Alaskan capital; at Cor doba, the copper port of the north; at Seward, ocean terminus of the govern ment's new Alaska railroad, and at Chignik, lone fish canning station on the mainland of Alaska, and at Dutch Harbor at Nazan, and at Chicagoff, in the Aleutian Islands.
 Up to and including Dutch Harbor radio or cable communication with Washington, D. O., exists at all these points or has been especially provided for the world flight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
TAKEN FROM REEF
 AFTER g MONTHS
California Professor And Wife
 MarOoned In South Seas

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O.-Dr. E. M. Loeb, scientist, formerly a member of the University of California faculty and Mrs. Loeb have been res cued after more than nine months on wind-swept reef in the south seas, 375 miles from Samoa, according to a message received by Mrs. J. E. Allison, of Berkley, mother of Mrs. Loeb. The steamer Buford effected the rescue.
 The Loebs visited the reef while making a study of the polynesian peoples. Continued storms prevented their leaving. They finally got a letter to Samoa in an open boat. The rescue followed