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NEW PHASES OF IHE
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Revolver Mentioned by Ma
son Not in Offices of
Trading Company
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SAME CALIBRE AS ONE]
USED TO KILL BARTON
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Radiff Is Reticent About Insurance
Carried by Itarton in I’enn Mutual
Co. and Crows Angry
When Questioticd
New phases of the Barton murder
irysterx art: developing hourly. Detec
tives Eubanks. Crenhaw and Eyons
have been working umeaaitJgiy anti
are being assisted by chief Eagan and
.Assistant Chief Shirley. \n interesting
development yesterday was in regard
to a revolver reported to have been
«een in the office of lx>uia Walton,
who is held with K. K. Mason on a
charge of murder in connection with
the killing of M. O. Barton near Mulga
last Friday night.
Tn a statement made to the police
upon Ids arrest. E. E. Mason said:
“When the firm of W’ulton-Morrotv
went into bankruptcy on the 17lh of
last February, Walton and I packed
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M. O. BARTON
a number of things in h suitcase, in
cluding an old rusty pistol of .38 cal
ibre and brought these things to the
office of the Walton Trading com
pany, which has offices in the Jeffer
son County bank building. I do not
know whether or not this revolver
is still up there.”
Upon investigation the detectives
found that this particular revolver was
not in,the office of the Walton Trad
ing company, nut they found a num
ber of cartridges of .38 calibre. Barton,
the victim of Thursday’s tragedy, was
killed by a bullet of this calibre, ac
cording to a statement made by Cor
oner Spain.
There seems to be considerable mystery
concerning the additional $10,000 insurance
reported to have been carried by Barton.
No one will tell what agency wrote this
policy, nor will the authorities say when
it was written. U. A. Barton, father of'
the deceased, is responsible for the state
ment, but hud nothing more to say.
Mystery as to Insurance
Thus far it is known that the Penn
Mutual Insurance company wrote a policy
•upon the life of young Barton for $15,000
October, 1934. P. C. Ratliff, the agent of
this company, admits this. When ques
tioned last night by a representative of
The Age-Herald, Mr. Ratliff became
somewhat peevish, and remarked that he
couldn’t see ”\\l.at good it would do if 1
gave out any information.” Ho expressed I
his scorn for the police department in i
no uncertain words. “I don’t intend to i
be questioned by any reporter and 1 will !
not give out a statement,” he said wrath
folly. "It is true that we wrote a policy,
on the life of Barton. Of course, he was
aware of it; he had to be examined. I
won’t be subjected to any examination
by any man who represents a newspaper."
Bo saying he hung the receiver up with
a bang.
G. H. Garden readily gave informati6n
as to the policy which his firm, the Con
tinental Casualty company, wrote on the
life of Barton, and stated it was for $7500,
and had been written on April 3, this
year. The Maryland Casualty company
also admits that they insured the rrre
of Barton on April 1 for the sum of $10,
5)00. 'it is known and admitted by Walton
that all this insurance was paid for with
Walton’s notes, then being no cash in
volved in tlie transaction.
Alvin M. Douglas of the firm of Doug
las K' Ray. retained by the Barton
family, made the following statement last
right; 'Upon careful investigation of the
records in the probate court. I filial that
the Walton Trading company is a cor
poration under the laws of the state, of
Alabama, and is capitalized for $4000, of
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SUM AUE-UUULU
By WHS. J. B. REID
What would you think If your grocery
bill whs only $2 a month?
There is a woman In Jefferson county
wno has this consolation, Mrs. Janie V.
Ellis, who lives at Klmbrell, about 11
mil«i» below Bessemer. Her family con
sists of herself and husband. They live
on a farm, and raise everything they eat.
only have to buy their flour and sugar.
Neither drink coffee, but as she says, “in
stead we drink the good old-time butter
milk.’”' Besides having a plenty of home
cured meats, lard, canned and preserved
fruits and vegetables for themselves and
their guests, for they make you very wel
come at their home, they have a ready
and steady supply for the market. 'I hey
have great pride in the fact that Besse
mer consumes at good prices all of their
country produce.
Klmbrell is a very thrifty settlement,
with about 24 families, united by ties of
kin or good fellowship, and they are in
dustrious and enterprising. Tho spirit of
doing things Is very manifest among
them, and now (hey are busy with their
land, preparing it for the crop of lUlo.
They plant some cotton, but are close
enough to the mines for the men to make
“extra money if cash runs short. ’ Di
versification of crops is nothing new with
them. They have profited by their ex
perience and find the parcel post delivery
of great service in delivering their prod
ucts.
No doubt many families In 'the same
neighborhod could astonish you with the
size of their grocery bills. We had dinner ;
on the schoolhousc Iruwn. and it looked like
Christmas times, so many good things,
and all the results of a small farm. The
which $1000 lias been paid in. The shares
arc valued at $10 each. There are 100
shares, Mrs. Minnie Walton being the
holder of 08 shares and Louis Walton
tin* holder of one share. Barton also
l ad one share. The officers of the -com
pany were named as Louis Walton, presi
dent and treasurer, ami M. O. Barton,
secretary. As far as l know, the com
I any has complied with all the Alabama
laws regulating such corporations."
Mr. Douglas left unexpectedly for Mont
gomery last night, but it could not be
ascertained whether his trip had any con
nection with the case.
Very Successful, Says Shirley
Assistant Chief Shirley said: “We are
leaving no stone unturned, and 1 can
only say we are meeting with very good
success."
Detectives C realm w. Eubanks and Lyons
arc reticent as to what they are doing.
“We shan't stop work upon this case
until we have run down every possible
hie. New evlder.ee is being upturned
r»vpry clay, and gradually we are com
pleting the chain link by link.” When
asked If other arrests would follow they
replied: "Most assuredly, but when we
cannot say. If we cared to we could
make the arrest now. We are merely
waiting."
Louis Walton, when seen, said: "I
have nothing to say in regard to the
case. My counsel has advised me to
say nothing. However, i am not on the
verge of a breakdown. In fact. 1 am
in the best of health, and am confident
that everything will be explained sat
isfactorily when the proper time
comes.”
When asked whether or not he knew
anything about a revolver in bis of
fice lie hesitated and replied in the
negative.
“Did your wife know anything of
Barton's life being Insured so heav
ily?”
“There you go again,” he said.
“Didn’t I Just tell you L was not go
ing to say anything?’
Franklin, Stiles Ar Franklin, the lirm
which was mentioned by Mason as be
ing the one employing a Mr. Gorman,
whom he was to meet the morning
after the killing, said that they had
no such man in their employ.
\Y\ E. Voltz is no longer detained
by the police. He was not arrested
but was merely detained and asked
about the insurance which Barton car
ried. Voltz made the following state
ment last night: "I was very glad to
tell the police all 1 knew about the
insurance transaction, which was very
little. I merely helped Walton to get
a policy in the Continental Casualty
company. Of course, l know nothing
about the plot to murder Barton for
insurance. 1 am just a young man try
ing to make an honest living by the
sale of insurance and hope that no one
suspects that I am Involved in this
matter.”
Inquest on Thursday
Coroner Spain, when questioned, said
little. “I would be glad to give out all '
the information 1 have if it wouldn’t in
terfere with the case, but you know that
if L did we could never get the right par
ties," he vouchsafed, “i am going to
hold an inquest Thursday and then 1 be
lieve some evidence of a startling nature
will be presented. We are all working
hard and believe we will succeed In land
;ng the guilty parties.”
John McQueen, counsel for Walton and
K. W. Tutwilder, a nephew of Walton,
yesterday spent the day in the vicinity
of Mulga. "After going over the ground
thoioughly, I am very sanguine over the
ease and can say that I firmly believe
1 will be able to clear my client,” said
Mr. McQueen.
KRONPRINzf CAPTAIN
ANXIOUS TO REPAIR
AND TAKE TO THE SEA
(Continued (row I’nge One)
the Karlsruhe in midoceun and the or
ders changed. They insist that the
clearance was proper, but that orders
for conversion into a warship came
after they had been en route to Bre
men for three days.
Took Oath Under Duress
it was discovered tonight that three
officers of one of the French ships
sunk by the Kronprinz Wilhelm had
refused to take the pledge demanded
by Captain Thierfeld* r not to partici
pate iri the war against Germany and
that tlie> wen held aboard ship un
til today. All the British sailors took
the oatli but claimed it was under
duress. The French officers left here |
with the British on board the Cassand
ra. Tlieir identity was not disclosed. ]
Ten more cases of beriberi were re- j
ported aboard the Wilhelm today, i
making a total of 110, ^^cording to
latest advices. None of M* men will
l»t* removed. Besides eni<™enov sup
plies, 150 tons of coal and 50 tons of
water for port purposes were taken
aboard ship under government super
vision.
Further evidence that allied war
ships were upon the Wilhelm's trail <
was given tonight by Captain Lucas e"
the British ship Berwindmoor. who fol
lowed the German raider in.o the
tapes. He said that when the Wil
helm passed within the three-mil*
limit he saw her stern reflected by
a searchlight and that lie later dis
covered the light -had been thrown
from afar by a French cruiser.
W. II. Matthews, chief officer of tin*
British steamer Tarnar, sunk by the
Wilhelm, who sailed late today for
abroad, ke.pt a diary of bis experiences
on the German raider. Deferring to his
notes today Matthews declared that
'he Tamar was caught March 24. in
stead of March 25, as Captain Tiller-i
i ielder had reported.
“We were caught between 3 and 4
o’clock on the afternoon of Wednes
day, March 24," said Matthews, "10
days out of Santos for Havre with a:
, argo of 68.157 bags of coffee, valued ;
at $1,500.000. about two degrees south j
of the equator.”
“The captain took the commanding offi
cer of the boarding party in charge and
•bowed him our papers. They gave us
.A
dinner was prepared by the ladies of the
School improvement association, and en-j
Joyed by everyone in the crowd.
After dinner Alias Jennie Rosser dem
onstrated "the home-made fireless cook
er." She has caught the fever of the
times, "Made in Birmingham." The
cooker was of material available to
every farm home. Encased in a shoe
box with a closely fitted lid. and padded
with hay around two two-gallon tin
buckets—these buckets were recep
tacles for smalled boilers. The hot sand
stones were placed in the original
buckets, after being heated. Rice, Irish
potatoes and cabbage with cream dress
ing were placed in closed vessels. The
receptacles were made air tight, and the
draw did the rest. Aliss Rosser talked
>n the preparation of foods and their
nutritive nature. She held their atten
tion but they kept their eyes on her
‘magic box. In an unusually short time
1 inner No. 2 was ready, and the novelty
nf the cooking process gave renewed
ippetftes. Before we left we heard a
lozen women say. "We are going to
lave one of those boxes," and the men
vore working out the plans. This really
*olvos a very knotty prpblem to the
lousekeeper. With a firefeas cooker she
•an put her dinner on and go visiting,
•eturning to find the meal ready and
ivattlng for serving.
Country homes are being equipped
vlth commodities to lessen labor, and
vlth the independence of living from
our patch, without the dread of a
grocery bill, the luxury of housekeeping
s real.
The world loves progress and inde
pendence, and millions of dollars art*
>eing spent educating the people to live
it home, feed the people who live near
on. Reciprocity in business affairs
neans away with "hard times." Kim
>rell speaks from experience.
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tbout an hour and a quarter to get our
hings in shape to leave the Tamar.
"The German cruiser zigzagged back
yards and forwards along the line of the
jquator for the next three days, and at
• 1>. m. on Saturday, the 27th, picked up
he Coleby, which was sent to the bottom
■arly In the morning of the 28th. The sea
rocks of both the Tamar and Coleby were
>pen and a number of shots were fired
nto each vessel. Out of six shots fired
it the Coleby, two went jidld and the dis
ance wus onfy about yards.
"After sinking the Coleby, the Kronprlnz
.Vilhelm headed westward again, grad
ually working her way northward. At 6
/clock Sunday afternoon, the 28th, the
Wilhelm picked up a ship and headed in
ler direction for an hour at a speed of
ibout 15 knots. At 6 o'clock the Wilhelm
•ame to a sudden stop and went full
q>eed astern for 20 minutes or possibly
lalf an hour, for the expected prize had
urned out to be a British cruiser.
"Captain Thierfelder is a pretty foxy
diap. His idea was to keep his ship head
>n to the other fellow in order to prevent
;he other vessels from counting his fun
iels or making out anything else about
he cruiser which could not be seen from
i head-on view.
"The cruiser evidently gave chase, but
ifter running full speed astern for half
in hour darkness set In and the German
urned around and went at full speed to
lie eastward until midnight. Jn his ef
fort to escape the captain crowded on
iteam until the big steamer was quivering
ike a leaf under the strain.
"After midnight, the German finally
:urnod to the northwest anil went straight
iway. Monday at daybreak the hostile
vessel was nowhere In sight."
Describing the dash of the Kronprlnz
Wilhelm into Hampton Roads Matthews
said:
"Saturday afternoon the Wilhelm
moved northward very slowly. After
Sark, the skipper headed due west and
went at full tilt—as fast as every bit of
steam he could raise would carry him—
until close on to 9 o'clock. The night
was very dark and with all lights out
and portholes covered, the Wilhelm
•culd not possibly have been seen.
"At 9 o'clock the cruiser was brought
to a dead stop and In a few seconds we
were going at full speed astern. The
lookout evidently saw something which
he thought was one of the British cruis
ers lying off the Virginia capes. The
officers were very particular for the re
mainder of the night.
"After going full tilt astern for half
an hour, Captain Thierfelder again
started ahead and crowded on all steam.
1 could not tell which way we were go
ing then because there were no stars
out and I had no way to get my bear
ings. Twice after this vve came to sud
den stops, but each time the cruiser
started full speed ahead again and
shortly after 11 o’clock she showed a
blue light—signal for a pilot. The Ger
man evidently then was in the three
mile limit. Next morning when wre woke
up the Kronprlnz Wilhelm was in Ches
apeake bay. She passed into Virginia
waters with only the blue light show
ing."
Eate tonight it was learned that pre
liminary surveys of the Kronprlnz Wil
helm had convinced experts the ship could
not be made seaworthy in less than three
weeks. No official report to that effect
has been made, however. The Wilhelm's
pumps were working constantly and the j
bilge water from her pipes was unusually j
heavy. The leaks were caused by loosen- j
ing of her plates occasioned by rrequenl 1
coaling at sea and ramming merchantmen
when shots failed to sink them.
Commander Thierichens of the interned
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, who dined tonight
with Captain Thierfelder, denied intima
tions that ho had used his wireless while
in port here to communicate with the Wil
helm.
He had given his pledge to this govern
ment not to use his wireless, he said, and
he had kept the pledge.
VICTORIANOllUERTA
REACHES NEW YORK
ON SPANISH VESSEL
(Contfnned from Peace One*
ted States territory I should consider my
first duty to salute this great nation, as
many of its citizens have been and are
my personal friends."
Immigration and custom officials said
they had received no special instructions
from Washington regarding the landing
of General Huerta. He received the same
consideration granted to all.
/
WILLIAM R. NELSON
DIES IN WAS CITY
Founder and Owner of the
Kansas City Star
Passes Away
Kansas City, Mo.. April 13.—William
Rockhill Nelson, editor and owner of the
Karsas City Star, died at his home here
early today. Mr. Nelson, who was 74
years old. had been in ill health sev
eral months ana been confined to his
home since last December. Uraemic pois
oning caused his death, according to phy
sicians.
William RocKhill Nelson was founder,
owner and editor of the Kansas City
Star. Although he did not enter the
newspaper business until he was nearly
40 years old. he became one of the most
successful and prominent newspaper pub
lishers in the country. Before he tried
journalism he had made and lost a for
tune as bridge contractor and had tried
Ids hand with little success at cotton
planting in Georgia.
He was bridge building with headquar
ters in Indiana in 1878 when Samuel E.
Morss. city editor of the Fort Wayne
Sentinhl, came to him with an ambition
to start a newspaper-. Nelson had just
finished a bridge in Iowa and the county
sourt was to meet and approve his bill
the next day. He thought of turning
the money he received for the bridge work
into Morss' newspaper scheme, but that
night a freshet washed away the bridge
and Nelson’s work was never paid for.
"ft Is this incident more than anything
&lse which plunged me into the news
paper business." said Mr. Nelson. He and
Morss bought the Fort Wayne Sentinel,
ran It a year and sold it at a sufficient
profit to start a paper on a bigger scale
In Kansas City In the fall of 1880. This
paper, the Evening Star, quickly found a
place In the affairs of Kansas city, and
ill the middle west for it became stamped
with the thoughtful and vigorous person
ality of its chief editor. The partner
Morss withdrew on account of ill health
if ter a fewr months. Colonel Nelson —
whose title, conferred upon him by his
friends—was largely responsible for tic- 1
reloping Kansas City’s vast, park and
jther progressive movements "to make
Kansas City a good place to live in.”
The quotation was a slogan which lm
Always had above his desk.
NAME~DIRECTORS
TO ROAD MEETING
Chicago. April 12.—Insurgent stock
holders of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad tonight elected
Nathan E Amster of Boston, one of
their leaders, to the board of direct
ors. Amster was one of four new di
rectors chdpen, the others being W .
Emlen Roosevelt, William J. Matheson
and Charles Hayden, all of New York.
The three others had the backing of
the Sheldon committee, which repre
sented the majority stockholders and
the faction in control of the board.
There are 13 members altogether,
four of whom will be succeeded next
October. It was announced that Tim
othy S. Williams of New York is to
have a place un the board, through the
resignation of a director unnamed.
The minority faction declared to
night after their meeting that the fight
for control and reorganization had only
begun.
Resolutions contemplating a general
change in the government of the Rock
Island were adopted vive voce. One
provides that a committee be appoint
ed to consider limiting the directors
to five and to pay them salary for
their service, with the understanding
that they would devote their time to
the company’s interests. Another pro
vides for the appointment of a com
mittee of five stockholders to revise
the by-laws.
GADSDEN
Gadsden, April 12.—(Special.)—Greater
industrial and commercial activity is ex
pected in Gadsden during the next six
months than at any time in the city’s
history. This is the expression of busi
ness men throughout the city. One of
these, S. McGaughy, says: “I am satisfied
that the business interests of the country
have come to realize that we are to have
good times regardless of the European
war.” Mr. McGaughy expressed the opin
ion that the war will end not later than
fall. Traveling men in the Gadsden dis
trict report a steady improvement ol
conditions.
The session of the north Alabama presby
tery of the Presbyterian church will open
tomorrow night at, the assembly room of
the First Presbyterian church. Rev. ,1.
S. Foster, D. D., of Birmingham, will
preach the opening sermon, his subject
being, ‘‘The Divine Preservation of the
Saints.” Organization and election of of
ficers will take place Wednesday morn
ing The session will end Thursday aft
ernoon.
Arthur Cunningham of Alabama City
was arrested Sunday on the charge of
violating the prohibition laws. This
caused some surprise, as he had just
been in the courts, charged with the
same crime, and virtually promised to
stop handling liquor.
Rural school examinations on the sev
enth giade for admission to the county
high school will be held at many places
in Etowah county Friday.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Nancy Cameron, a negress in East
Gadsden. Saturday night. The identity
of lier assailant is uimnown.
Vice President Marshall 111
Globe, Ariz., April 12.—A slight ill
ness, it was announced today, will pre
vent Vice President Marshall partic
ipating in the celebration set for April
16, to mark the first filling of the great
Roosevelt irrigation reservoir in the
Superstition mountains. Mr. Marsnall is
at the home of ins fathei-in-law. \V. E.
Kiinsey, near Phoenix. Ills indisposi
tion resulted from a mild attack of
ptomaine poisoning.
t MIG EXPLOSION REPORTED |
t Aberdeen, Scotland, April 13.—(4:15 t
4 a. m.»—The Free Press publishes 4
4 the following telegram from Rer- 4
4 wick: 4.
4 “A terrible explosion has oc- 4 !
4 curred. Harbor street was w recked 4
4 and many lives were lost.” *
l 4 No details are obtainable as yet. 4
4 4 ,
t Lerwick is situated on the east 4 \
4 coast of Mainland, Shetland Is- 4
4 lauds. It is defended by an old fort 4
4 dating from the time of Cromwell, f
4 and is one of the chief stations in 4 ,
4 Scotland for the royal naval re- 4
4 serve. 4
4 Lerwick is the cupitai of the Slxet- 4 I
4 laud archipelago. 4
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TUESDAY, APRIL 13th—TODAY
Exhibition and sale for one day
only of original models from
“The House of
Collins”
Afternoon, street and party
Dresses
Designed by Harry Collins himself
“Art in Dress”
Expressed by exclusive models
In <rrof dr londre, chiffon taffeta, sri-oractte crepe, hand
embroidered nets, pompadour brocades, etc.
$27.50 to $100
These are all original
designs by Harry C’ollins.
the leader of American I
fashion designers — the
I Vi ret of America.
By
their
T ness
oiiginality in inter
preting advance styles, the
r h i s dis- creations of Harry
play will be Collins have placed
made this this firm high among
morning at the leading designers
9 o’clock in the women’s gar- of New York and
nent section on the second floor. Paris. ■
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lu Orderiiifs: Goodn Pleaae Mention THE \GE-HEHA LO
CLAIM M’ADOO AND
WILLIAMS PLOTTED
TO WRECK BANK
(Continued from I'niee One I
treasurer of the United States to with
hold the payment of the interest.
In this connection the bill alleges that
Mi*. McAdoo "had usurped" the power of
the treasurer.
The bill asks that Mr. Williams be en
joined from revoking the Higgs' designa
tion as a depository for the reserves of
other national banks or refusing to ap
prove it as such depositary. An injunc
tion to restrain Mr. McAdoo “from usurp
ing the powers’’ of the treasurer of the
United Stutes also is asked. The court
also is asked to find the sections of the
revised statutes dealing with the examina
tions of banks unconstitutional and void
if “they must be construed as they have
been and are being construed and en
forced" by the defendants.
The bank’s officers tonight gave out
a statement outlining at length their
view of the events of the last year which
led up to the proceedings of today, along
the lines of the sworn statement in the
bill of complaint.
Comptroller Williams issued this
statement tonight:
“l have not seen the bill filed by the
complainants, but have read the ex
tracts furnished the press.
“The recent investigations of the af
fairs of the Riggs National bank dis
closed irregularities and unlawful
practices on the part of certain offi
cers of sufficient importance to merit
their reference to the department of
justice and that department engaged
the services of Louis D. Brandeis of
Boston some weeks ago as special
counsel in the case, and it is consistent
with the attitude of those officers to
attempt by unwarranted and untrue
statements to place themselves and the
Lank in a position of martyrdom at
the hands of the administration.
Bank Is Solvent
“It is not the practice of this de
partment to discuss in the public press
the affairs of any national banking
association, but since the officers in
question have had the temerity to sub
mit this matter to the court this of
fice is prepared to show a condition of
affairs in the management of this In
stitution which fully warranted the
action taken by this office. The bank
is solvent. The interests of the de
positors have been safeguarded by the
actions of the comptroller’s office, but
it the methods and practices com
plained of had been permitted to con
tinue the results would have been se
rious. The evidence will abundantly
show .that it has been necessary for
this office to seek to terminate the
reprehensible practices of the officers
in question and their misuse of the
powers delegated to th^m by the di
rectors.
"The penalty imposed for failure to
make reports, the collection of whirl,
penalty they seek to have enjoined,
trows out of their unwillingness to
disclose the true nature of the trans
actions engaged in.
"The whole purpose of the depart
ment has been to require the bank to
give up the unlawful and dangerous
practices and methods which had been
in vogue for years past nnd which had
threatened alike the welfare and se
curity of both shareholders and depos
itors. and to require the bank to con
form to the plain requirements of the
national bank act, and to the regijla
lions of the office of the comptroller of
the currency.
Asked Information
"In its efforts to ascertain the real
truth in regard to the operation* and
affairs of the Higgs National bank let
ters were from time to time dire* ted
to the bank from the office of tin
comptroller of the currency fo» in
formation. These requests for data in
various cases were refused and on
March 30 the Higgs National bank
notified of the imposition of a pen
alty of $5000 under section 5213 of the
United States revised statutes, for its
refusul to furnish information to the
comptroller's otfice in regard to Its
affairs)
“On April 5 the comptroller of the
Be Joyful
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—and boost Birmingham
At Founts In Bottles
“Maid” in Birmingham
currency addressed a letter to the
l-ank calling its attention to various
false statements which had been made
by its officers under oath and wlmt
are regarded as deliberate efforts to
deceive the department and notified
the bank that 'in view of th<* unsat
isfactory and dangerous conditions
which have come to light as tho re
sult of the investigations of the bank
j by this office and the national bank
examiner; in viewr of the unreliability
of the statements made by your of
ficers under oath or otherwise, and
your long continued defiance of the
law and disregard for the instructions
of this office, you are hereby notified
that the comptroller of the currency
will, until further notice, refuse to ap
prove the Riggs National bank as ac
( positary for the reserves of other na
tional hanks.’ ”
Attached to Mr. Williams’ statement
are extracts from letters sent to the
bank at various times since July ‘2 2.
1914. which charge that officers of the
1 Institution had benefited personally
I from use of the bank's lunds through
| “dummy” loans and that a policy of
fostering stock speculation among
clerks and professional men had been
followed by the bank. Various other
allegations also are made to most of
which the bank’s bill of complaint
seeks to make answer. The bill of
complaint also gives extracts of gome
of these letters and the replies made
1 y the bank.
UNDERWOOD TO
SPEAK IN SELMA
Selma, April 12.—(Special.)—United
States Senator Oscar W. Underwood will
be the orator of the day here on the
occasion of the observance or Memorial
Day, April 26.
A committee from the memoership of
Camp Jones, United Confederate Veterans,
consisting of Maj. D. M. Scott. J. f.
Babcock and P. B. Sheppard, Monday re
ceived a letter from Senator Underwood
at Birmingham notifying them of his ac
ceptance of the Invitation to deliver thg
i add! css on the occasion of the observance
of memorial exercises at Live Oak ceme
tery.
The members of Camp Jones, the United
Daugthers of the Confederacy, and the
residents of central Alabama, are gen
erally delighted over the acceptance of
the invitation by Senator Underwood and
the distinguished orator will be greeted by
a. large gathering of the residents from
throughout this section of the state.
GERMAN OFFICER
HAS DISAPPEARED
London, April 13.—(2:51 a. m.)—Cap
tain Pfundeller, of the German con
verted cruiser Berlin, formerly a North
German Lloyd liner, has violated his
parole at Trondhjeni, Norway, and has
disappeared, according to Reuter's
Christiania correspondent
The Berlin interned at Trondhjeni
last November
Pans Anil-Tipping; Hill
Madiaoti, Win April 12. The Wis
consin uftfternhly tonight passed an
;»n ti-tlpplng Ml! which prohibits the
offering of any gratuity by patrons of
any hotel, r**xtuiirnnt, barber shop ov
any public service corporations en
gaged In the transportation of pafesen
gera, The pen ilty for violation is *t
fine of from $r» to $25.
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Deaths and Funerals
David Lewis
Th* hnrt> of Itavld Ik'Wls. aged 24 years,
w Mu died Hunda.v afternoon at a local in
firmary. wax sent to Aldrich Sunday
morning at 7 o'clock by the Johns I'nder
tsklng company.
John Howells
John Howells, aged 51 years, died yes
terday morning In a local Infirmary. Fu
neral services will he conducted from the
family residence, 414 Twelfth street, south,
this afternoon at 2 o'clock Interment
will follow In Forest Hill cemetery. The
deceased la survived by six < htldren.
John Link
Cullman, April 12'.—(Special.)—John Unk,
an old resident of Cullman, died last night
alter a very short Illness. Mr. Link had
been in the wholesale liquor business in
Cullman for a number of years and was
known and respected by a large number
of the residents of thlB county.
M’DERMOTT LEAVES
THE PRATT COMPANY
Auditor of Company Said to Have
Strong Indorsement for City 1
Comptroller
Harold McDermott has resigned from
his position as auditor of tho Pratt
Consolidated company, effective April J
In. The resignation is understood to
have been made several days ago, but
v as formally given out only yester
0 a y.
Mr. McDermott lias been prominent
ly mentioned lor the position of city i
comptroller and is said to have some
exceptionally strong Indorsements for
the position.
He has been with the Pratt com
pany since 1905, serving us auditor for
the past eight years.
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oven though there has been rfn
unusual call on the supply by
other members of the family?
If not, you are missing a modern j
convenience easily available in
every home. This comfort
maker Is called the
RUUD i
Instantaneous Automatic
Water Hoater
The RUUD gives you hot water
any time—any hour—and tn any
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