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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
MAJOR MARTIN AND AIDE ARE SAFE
 FTE1SEVEN DAYS LNFROZEN TVZLDS
Major K. |. Martin s Oun Story
 OfHis SeUen-Day Fight For Life

completely exhausted feeling whenever we stopped. The snow was four feet deep and there were bear tracks as large as those of elephants. The larg- est 1 ever saw.
 'yThe first night and day there had been the slightest kind of . breeze. On this sixth day there was still only gentle north wind; but it was very chilly and made the night almost i'm possible to bear.
 We left camp at in the morning. going on down stream and at 8 o'clock arrived at trapper's cabin. The head of Moller bay was only three miles away, but travel was possible only on the rocks on the edge of the stream. We were constantly breaking through the ice and snow crust was too weak to bear us.
 Cabin Found Deserted
 ''The cabin was deserted, but we found scant supply of food. There was some flour and pickles and salmon bellies. I made hot cakes for the first time in my life, but they sure tasted good.
 We were so weak we could hardly stand. All the previous seven days I've had been existing only on liquid condensed food we carried with us. After two hot cakes, we feel asleep. without blankets, awakened and had more hot cakes, five this time. We slept again and had creamed salmon and hot cakes for breakfast. We were still very weak. N4
 At noon next day a brace of nal lards lighted on the bay in front of the cabin and we killed them with the trapper's rifle. Roast duck and hot cakes for dinner, and man, but they were good
 Harvey went out on reconnaissance and killed two Alaskan rabbits. We had too much food. After a southern breakfast of fried rabbit hot cakes and gravy, we put the cabin in order and left for Port Moller at :45 o'clock.
 We followed the beach for 20 miles, arriving at the Pacific American can nery at Port Moller at 6 o'clock. It was our first sight of humanity since the crash. &
 What a grand and glorious feeling. safe at last. We were carried across the bay by Joco native to the can nery and the authorities were most negotiable and solicitious of our well fare. There was plenty of delicious food and rest where tie fires did not melt down into the snow. And not the least of their generosity is a bath ana astsliaFe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
|S)dALETS WIN
 ' MANY DELEGATES BY FRENCH VOTE
POincare Forces Buried Under Tide Of Favor
 For Left Wing

PARIS, May 12.-A political ava, lanche to the left, returning large nun, bers of socialists and marking the vir, tual disappearance of Premier Poin. cares national bloc, appeared to be the result of the French elections, on Stht basis of returns available at 8 80 o'cloch Monday morning. .
 The composition of the Chamber oi Deputies will be almost eompletely changed, the returns indicated.
 In political circles 1t is predicted that President Aiillerand may resign, in accordance with previous declara. tiOns he has made.
 It is believed that Poincare, as a re- suit of the heavy socialist gains at his expense, will cancel his scheduled con, ference with Premier Macdonald of England on the subject of the Dawes report.
 Socialist candidates to the Chamber had been winning heavily earlier in the evening, but the results were mostly from the southern departments. which are normally radical, and Poincare's supporters hoped better showing for the bloc national would be made in the northern provinces.
 Speculation Arises
 Political observers already are specu- lating on how the significant swing to the socialistic and liberal left may af- feet Franee's attitude toward the ex- peFts' report. It is realized that if the left groups gain a complete victory, Poincare either will be forced to aban- don his uncOmpromising attitude and accept Premier MacDOnald's concili- atory program, or he will cancel his meetings with Macdonald.
 Returns indicate that the communists have registered gains in the Paris suburbs. The left forces won a con siderable victory in the third Paris sec tor.
 The reyulsion from the right is reflect cd in the fact that Leon Daudet, royal ist leader, obtained only $50 votes in his own district, against 3,500 votes for his opponent, ex-Premier Paimleve.
 Briand, another former premier, has been elected from the department of thk T.0ire- Tnferient-e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
WOlMElV MA
 LEARN ABOUT
 HOW TO VOTE

Special demonstration of the bal- lots to be used in Tuesdays cleo ton will be given at 3 o'clock Mon- day afternoon at a joint meeting in the Municipal market of the League of Women Voters and the WomeTi's Christian Temperance. Union,
 Any women in doubt regarding the procedure of the election Tues day us requested to attend this meet ing. Mrs. w. N. Maloney and Miss Nellie D0wd, chairmen of the wom- en in industry committees of the two organizations, will speak also on the early closing plan that is being adopted by many downtown stores. A special effort is being made by these two committees to have the 10-cent stores of Birmingham close earlier, a
 Mrs. J. NJ. Hankins is scheduled to give report of the National League 1f Women Voters convention in But falo. Refreshments will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
LAST FLIGHT HAD BEEN STARTED
 NV SEVEREST OF COAST STORMS
Three Remaining Planes Rest At Attu Island Waiting For Moment To Hop Off On 676-Mile Jump To Tip Of Japanese Empire-Course Of Delayed Chief Not Yet Determined

CORDOvA Alaska, May 11-By Associated )Mira acuousy death after crashing mountain completely wrekng for former gpane Seattle of four United mechanic Staff Sergeant ya Harvey safe tonight Port Mo 100 miles of Chgnk Alaska Alaska peninsula Island.
 The two American yators who emerged unscratced from the spntered of the the mountansd hour and half after leaving Chgnk Hbo
 Island shortly before April their their started tramp the north cfic shorelne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
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 By F. U, RUD0LPH AMUNDsoN. Especial. esrrespendent of the North A,ss;. Amsstcss NsxssARsr sr.,a Alliance ssd ans
 PORT MOLEER. Alaska. May 11.-- fBy Wireless via Cordoya to Brenner- ton,s Wash. Mai. Frederick Martin and Sergt., Alvin l.. Harvey arrived at 6 o'clock last night at Port Moller, one of the Pacific American fisheries sta tions and canneries. Both were an good physical condition despite their hazardous trip, which Major Martin himself described as follows:
 @We left Chignik at II o'clock on the morning of April 90. intending to make the portage back of Chignik. We had been flying only . little over an hour when we. encountered heavy fog. At F 80 p. m. we crashed full against the side of mountain. The ship was total wreck but neither Harvey nor myself was hurt. The fog covered everything and it was i'm possible to see.
 We attempted to reach the Pa cific shore line by guiding ourselves with . compass, but the snow and fog were so blinding it was impossible to keep our direction. We would walk ia few feet and back with the compass only to discover we had in that short distance moved in the wrong direction.
 Sleep in FuseIase.
 Finally. we retraced our steps in the snow to the ship and made our selves as comfortable as the zero wea- ther would permit under the wiY3s of the fuselage. We slept in the fuse lage in our fur-lined flying suits, us- ing part Of the ship for fuel.
 I've remained there next day on ac- count of the fog. Then on the morn ing of May 3 we tried to reach the Pacific coast again. but the fog still blinded us. Finally we reached snail stream, running northwest. We fol- lowed this all day, as we could not have seen where we were going other wise.
 "That night we slept in an alder thicket. We spread alder branches on the snow and lay down in our ordinary clothing without the fur flying suits.
 .sAEe were afraid to continue toward the north shore line because we had no information about the inhabitants so VIC returned next day to the ship. We remained there the night of May 3. Next day we tried again for the Pa cific coast, leaYing at 5 o'clock in the morning. 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
{ MEET DEATH AS GERMAN REDS
 BATTLE FACISTI
Trouble Breakes In Halle At Dedication Of Von Moltke Statue

HALLE, Germany, May 11.--six communists and one policeman were killed Sunday in bitter ciashes dur ing German Day" disorders,
 4 score of communists and six po- licemen were seriously wounded in the fighting and dozens of Reds" have been placed under arrest.
 Expected disorders broke tout after monarchist fascisti had poured into Halle to hold a monster demonstration on the occasion of dedicating . mon ument to Field Marshal yon Moltke. Communists arranged ter dem onstratiOn, and heavy ponce guards were placed on duty throughout the city.
 Early Sunday night thousands of communists had been locked in the Peoples park at the edge of Halle, and were being released under police guard.
 MOnarchiaI CoIors Everywhere
 Tue old monarchial colors were dis played everywhere throughout the city during the day, but not a single re- publican flag or a red banner was to be seen.
 There was .au impressive scene when, at the dedication of the von MoItke monument. Colonel Duester- berg stirred the throngs with the dee- laration: A
 "We intend here to form again the mighty kaiser's empire! ]! 8
 Cheers echoed across the city while the crowd joined the blaring bands in Deutschland Ueber Allies.
 Seven thousand fascieti swere pres ent at the ceremony. They were mem bcrs of the so-called Fatherlandish' organizations and other war societies which desire to see the return of the monarchy in Germany.
 General LudendOrff, freed from blame in the beer cellar revolution" at Munich, was there. Prince Oskar of Prussia, fourth son of the kaiser, had left his Potsdam home to listen to the cheers of the monarchy mad throng. General Maercker recalled the glory of the militaristic days, while Admiral Scheer and Count Luckner typified sea power that had passed, but that might come back again.
 Prepared for Battle
 The reds" had hoped to break up the demonstration. but the fascisti, in invading the "red heart of Germany" :" as Halle is called, had ctme prepared to do battle. Once the communists looked on the ranks of monarchial en- thusiasts, swinging in seemingly end- less lines toward the monument they realized that those who started any thing would be tempting fate.
 Some of the more ardent reds wanted trouble, and got 1t. but event. ually police succeeded in dispersing them. Those who had been locked in the Peoples park to prevent trouble after the main clash were released in small groups when they promised to go home quietly.
 Police had searched ~retlsf coming into the park and had found a number of resolvers and billies which were conFiscated. The police gaardsI pre- vented any organized groups from en- terine the center of the city, and this probably aveFted more serious blood f .4.a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
DIVORCES CROWD
 MERIDIAN DOCKET
Seventy-Five Separation Suits
 To Come Before Court

MERIDIAN, Miss, May 1O.-(Spe- cial. 1.-The May term of chaRcery court of Lauderdale county will be convened Monday morning, by Chancellor George c. Tam of Hickory, Miss. The term is. for four weeks and win be featured by the number of divorce suits to be tried, there being a total of 751, most of which involve white couples.
 Army Drive To Start-The cam paign to raise $500 for the support of the local branch of the Salvation Army, which starts Monday night, has already been aided to the extent of more than $3,000 pledged in advance contributions. according to J. G. Rep sher and I. V. I4egg, joint chairmen of the committee of the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
SEIZED BRITISH BOAT MAKES BOND; SAILS
Captain Of NarkeIta Posts S2,50O
 With Authorities At Mobile

MOBILE, Ala, May 11.-The Brit ish yawl Narkeeta, which had a cheq- nernd career with the federal authori- ties here, made $2,500 bond today and sailed for Nassau. Bahamas, her home port. The Narkeeta came ip here Feb ruary go, was seized by the federal government. has been in custody of the court since them Captain J. F. Clark put np the required amount with fed eral court yesterday aud took his yes sel,
 On arrival here. Clark told a genuine hard luck story. He was en route from Nassau to Tampico with hqnor and, caught in storm, iettisoned 000 cases and put into Mobile. His papers ahow-
 him railing with tbat much liquor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
CONTINUED CAVE-INS
 DELAY RESCUE WORK
Forty Men Trying To Dig Out
 Five Trapped In Mine

GILMAN, Colo. May IL Contin- ued eave-ins in the Black Iron mine Of the Empire Zinc Mining company here early today delayed efforts of a retcue crew of 40 men in their effort to dig out five miners who were en- tombed by . fall of sulphite ore yes tefday.
 Whether the men are alive is not known. When first reported officials of inc company expressed fear for the lives of the five. since the cave-in came without warning, and may not have given the workers time to take refuge in a drift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12

The candidates have one day left to put the finishing touches on their cam. paigns before tho voters fare forth on Tueaday to settle all the arguments with a flood of ballots.
 Some of the campafeners propAbly will feel more or less lost during the closing stageH. since q state law bars fhem from making charges or attacks axainst their opponents during the 24- henr period before the polls open.
 With all signs pointing to q total vQte in JeffeEnon county of 30,000 or eseree~tIss heaTiest in history, the DO iti4at c1fzfS spent the weekend E a 6sS2s <l|S NiiinS1S ls Ae k0afsl 6f revenue race. ih which 1a eandEdaies aft entered
 They finally concluded tIiat the high man probably will receive something lika 13s000 votes and that the candi; date whs runs fifth and barely man ages to saueeze in win have to muster in the ueiehb0Ehood of 5000 ballots. trants. the oId-time politicians predict that the xete will be ''badly split up.
 Many BaIlsfs
 N0tcf4 inside the H{fmlnEnam etty limits will have their hands full when they 60 to the polls. In addition to the regular. state and county ticket, they will vote on the courthouse re- noval issue, q $500 900 school bond issue. a $a50.0O0 public library bond issue, and two increased tax Ievies to care for these bonds.
 The city referendum will be con ducted at the regular primary booths, but separate boxes will be used and different election managers will be in charge.
 The proposal to move the courthouse to the Capital park site win be lost, according to predictions of the most competent observers. Faiiure of the present revenue board to submit a def mite plan, coupled with the cramped financial condition of the county and the pressing need for highway improve menfs. more county schools and hospi- tai extensions have caused the voters in the outlying territory and the city precincts to look with disfavor on the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
lNTSTRTAL ENTERED
 IN HAYNES CASE
Haynesville Jury Unable To
 Reach Verdict

HAYNEvILLE, Ala, May H. Special -The jury in the trial of Russell Haynes, charged with the kill ing of Hugh Reeves. was unable to reach . verdict. and mistrial was en- tered at II o'clock Sunday morning.
 The case went to the jury at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
 The trial has attracted large crowds to the courtroom, both Haynes and Reeves being well known citizens of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
PRISONERS P ESCAPE
 IN STOLEN MOTOR
Take Physicians Automobile
 And Ride To Freedom

RALEIGH, N. O., May 11.-Armed with knives and an overseer's pistol, Otto Wood, serving 30-year sentence in connection with the staying of A. w. Kaplan, Greensboro merchant, and J. Fl. Starnes, under a five-year sen- tenee, stole the prison physicians au- tomobile and escaped from the North Carolina penitentiary here today.
 JUNIORS SELECT BOSTON
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
TO TEACH SWIMMING
Annual Lessons To Begin At Hatties.
 burg Y. M. c. A. Monday

HATTIESBURG, Miss. May 11.- Especial. )-Beginning Monday and con tinuing for one week. the annual swim ming lessons given ut the Y. NJ. c, A. will start. The work will be uuder! the direction of George N. Bryan, direc- tor of boys work. Boys 10 years old and up will be admitted,
 At the monthly meeting of the Home Demonstration club yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Sandifer at McInnis Springs, a discussion was held on producing and marketing straw berries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
OBTAIN COAL NOW,
 IS PLEA OF HOOVER
Consumers Urged To Prevent Shortage By Summer Buying

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Secre- tary Hoover today appealed to the na- tion's coal consumers to prevent coal shortage by laying in coal supplies during the summer.
 He urged industries to purchase their stocks during the slack coal season to prevent congestion on the roads dur ing the fall, which, he said, would tend to increase coal prices and create a shortage.
 The appeal was made in letter to secretary of the National and State Trade association in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12

? After many hardships, they finally reached a trapper's cabin. situated on a southern tip of Port Moller Bay, last Wednesday morning and they obtained food and warm place to sleep Yesterday the fliers, feeling refreshed in mind and body walked to the beach and were able to flash the first message of their safety to the world early today after being reported missing ten days.
 The message from Major Martin, which reached here at 1 :i5 o'clock this morning, came from Port MOller via St. Paul Island, and was worded as follows:
 Crashed against mountain in
 fog on 3Oth at 12:3O. Neither of
 us hurt. Ship tOtaAwreck. Our existence was duo. to- concentrated
 food and nerve. Arrived at
 trxpfYrs cabin ssHthtfost- peint of Port Glpller Bay earning 5tli, | exhausted Found food. Rested 1 three days, walked beech. Await.
 ing instructions"
 Thought They Saw Plano
 To the tale of Major Martins fate weird feature is contributed in the minds of those who have been studying the episode here. in the fact that two men at Port MOller thought last Sun day that they saw plane 10 or 15 miles from Port Moller, notwithstand- ing that the point at which Major Martin hit the mountain the previous Wednesday was at least 30 miles from Port Moller. Major Martins plane was last seen by an authentic observer when a trap per on Lake Chignik saw, him flying about 400 feet above the frozen waters half hour after he had left Chignik.
 The air fleet commander left Chignik in so great storm that the other members of the expedition. then wait. ing for him at Dutch Harbor, and Lieut.. Clayton l.. Bissel, who made all arrangements for the flight from Seat tie to Attu Island at the western end of the Aleutian chain had considered 1t certain that the commanding off cer would not fly that day. Although the day had dawned fair and clear at Dutch Harbor, northwest gale soon started, and violent winds carrying much snow arose almost the moment the Seattle had taken the air.
 Major Martin had flown to Chignik April 20 from Kanatak. This journey of 10O miles was made in such q storm that he alighted midway in Kunlik Bay and for 30 minutes, with snow beating into his face, studied maps and the surrounding landscape, in an effort to get his bearings. The next day he went down with leaking crank case and was found in Portage Bay near Chignik by a United States destroyer. At Kanatak he installed new engine in his plane, as it rocked and plunged in the water. M
 Ready For Longest Hop
 The three remaining planes of the expedition, under command of Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith, reached Attn Island, Friday, and, according to latesk ad. vices were awaiting favorable mo ment to make the jump of SIS miles across the Boring sea to Paramashiru Island in the Kuriles at the north end of the Japanese empire. This hon is the longest in the 27,000-mile circuit of the earth as being made by the fleet.
 The planes Chicago, piloted by Lieu tenant Smith, the Boston, by Lieutenant Leigh Wade and the New Orleans, by
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
Nashville Woman Chosen Southeastern League Vice President

DENVER, Coi0.,. May lI.-B0stOn, Mass, today was selected as the conven- ton city for the 1925 convention of the National Junior league by delegates in attendance here at the an ual con ference. Miss Cornelia Keeble of Nashville, Tenn, was elected a vice
 ''-rt for the southeastern district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
FIRE AT '. M. c. ~.
Basement Blaze FiIIs Railding With
 Hmaka: 0eenpants Dastnrkad

A small. fire in the basement of the T. MO "A dorlnitory building on Twentieth street. north, caused a gem eral alarm about F o'clock Sunday night, bringing motor trucks to the scene and eansing occupants of the building to pour out into the lobby and street. carrying with them clothing, suitcases, iewelry and what other val uabIes they could gather quickly. Smoke filled the building, but. it was soon discovered that there was no fire of consequence, and the men returned to their quarters. The fame i'd the basement, emanating from q pile of trash, was soon extinguished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
THE WEATHER

Alabama--Falr Monday and Tues day; rising temperature, Dlississippi- Fair.
 Tennessee Fair. Georgia---Eair.
 Conplete weather datn will 70 feHN6 on Paso 1tsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
WNTTER DTEs

MEDINA, N. Y., May l1.--George M. Kennan, @, traveller, investigator and writer, died last night after three days illness of paralysis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
OFFER ACCEPTED 4
Rea Gross to Erect Building As Walter
 Reid Hospital

VASHINGTON, May ll.-Ihe ot- fer of the American Red Cross tO erect a permanent Red Gross building at the Amy Walter Reed General hospital hars at a e0sk Of $160. 900 was accepted today by Secrstary Weskgs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
ONLY | DAY OF POLITICS IS NOW LEFT All State And County. Candidates Must Rest
 Gases Tuesday STATUTE OPERATES IN 24-HOUR PERIOD Dope Favors Bond Issues. Court House Moving
 Is Doubtful EXPERTS PREDICT RECORD EXPLOITING City Questions To Be Voted
 On, But At Special
 Boxes
STATUTE OPERATES
 IN 24-HOUR PERIOD
EXPERTS PREDICT
 RECORD BALLOTING

Managers Of the various boxes in IeffsFeon county are requested to phone returns In Tuesday's primary to The Age>E5eraid office, Main 4900, as soon as counted. Wednesday morning editions of The Age-Herald will cover the state and county races, as well as the referendums on court house It. noyaI and the school and library
 bond issues. in detail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
COMMANDERS PLANE
 COMPLETELY WRECKED:
 PLIERS ESCAPE INJURY

Long Trek Through Alaskan Wilderness Ends At Trappers Cabin On Boring Sea Coast t---Survi- val Due To "Concentrated Food And Nerve" Flight Leader Reports To Washington