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PARTS) NUMBER 9
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Today
No Haymarket
Repetition.
The Kaiser’s Mania.
Carpentier’s Swift Work.
Schwab's $62,000,000
Pill. 1
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
\
Chicago «alls grand Jury In special
session, to Indict swiftly various
labor leaders arrested—to soms ex
tent on suspicion. The crimes were
atrocious, as deadly to organized
labor as to organised society. But
these crimes have been compared,
with reason, to the famous Haymar
ket Wiling of policemen. The law
should not Imitate the killers and
lay Itself open to stispicions, as It
did before—of killing a certain num
ber "to get even," regardless of
guilt. That would be more danger
ous than the original crime.
Von Tirplt* says the once Kaiser
shows signs of religious mania, and
his friends are worried. That is the
Associated Press report.
The Kaiser showed signs of reli
gious mania when he started on his
war, declaring that the L*ord was
fighting for him. That was time
for his friends to ba worried. A little
worry and restraint then would have
saved the derm an people much
trouble.
mm ne was emir
thought God we# with him. Now,
perhaps, he U eraxy because ha thinks
tha Lord haa tumad against him.
Bat It matters little alnoe ha la oat
• f office With or without God, bo
can do nothing without an army,
While Oarpontlor was knocking oat
Cowls In about two mlnutea. owners
of wireless outfits wars listening for
news of tha fight as It progressed.
Bat there was no fight to speak of.
Cowls oomparad to Carpantler was as
small as Carpantler compared with
Dempsey. Carpantler did his work
more swiftly than Dempsey did hie.
Wight records show that, pound for
pound, tha Fran ohm an is tha batter
tighten It le not surprising, for
Carpentlor'a weight Includes a higher
Peru on tags of brain and every blow
starts In the brain. Muscles only
obey mental orders In all those
fights tha Importance resides In this:
They prove that fighting is the
one thing that interests all men. Not
a cheerful outlook for war's early
MB Sbhwubfs Bethlehem company
has awallawed the lackawanna Steel
ooDpaay. paying stxty-two millions
Car the mouthful.
There will ho agitation In the King
dom of tha Lam be. not knowing
whether to Buy or «V'. or go fishing.
Whose that go fishing will be wise
tamba.
Bdhwsfc ts an able steel man. great
MtfpbuUden. But Gary, of the big
pompsny, has not been idle daring
i1 the last ton years, and the things bo
• **« bought from Cuba to tha Far
Worth west would make Santa Claus
cnvfoua If a big stsel fight oomes,
H wtn he worth watching.
Whs stealing of ISM,009 Liberty
hoods from the Chase bank develops
a asw Idle fit rascality, according to
the police.
A woman asked a Jeweler to buy
some of the bonds. “Bring them
■round and I'll 1st you know," said
ha She brought them, was held np
and robbed of the bonds In the hall
natslda tbs jeweler’s office. Ha of
cmirsa knew1 nothing about It and
was spared tha danger of receiving
stolen goods. The lady asks: “la
there no honor among thieves?"
There Is net
Dojis says that in 19 years
hJs idea of a spirit hsartn will
"Swoop the world and spiritualism
wtH trips out all rellgiona"
Whs Doyle pictures of heaven or
the after world show you spirits with
bullet holes la their temples and me
diums bringing them Seek to talk
i tha drfyel of a village grocery store.
Doyle does net know human beings
<f he thinks they will exchange
heaven of harpa wings, singing, gold
and glory for a material heaven
which oould be built up out of a sec
tion of West Oh Ice go. Even Moham
med's heaves la better, because more
exciting
T* UtT the federal reserve bank
psaosd the one billion mark In Its
•apply of veld. In ltll It passed tbs
two billion mark. Two dare ago the
mark had passed three billions. This
does not teotnde other sold hoardings,
•r oor cold tonnage locked up In
walshs* Hogs, chains, tooth filling*.
eSa The whole thing In Itself
amoonta Is nothing—$10 or |49 for
each Inhabitant, one-twentieth of a
pearls Ioooma for the United States.
Bnt It makes this nation envied by
all other nations Gold to Christian
ity le more than the Kaaba stone to
Mohammedans and whatever your
tneory ef money, gold la power, Is
/ real. _
The debts of tb* world’s nations as
they stand now amount to $100,009,000
according to the National City Bank—
juat twice what they were when the
war ended. Economizing seems not
to have been successful. What dif
ference three billions could make In
a debt of four hundred billions U
hard to understand. But Europe
thinks all would be well If sha could
only use our gold. A little "real
money” makes much difference. Di
viding It by the earth’s population,
ovary creaturh on earth. Including
aora-eyed babies on the Nils and
criminals in prison, represents a debt
•f about $36*.
f
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PLEASED WITH APPOINTMENT
Troy, May 13.—(Special.)—W. C.
Starke has been appointed post
master at Troy by President Hard
ing. Judge Starke has served as post
master here before, having served
two terms in the republican ad
ministration before President Wil
son went into office. His appoint
ment is satisfactory to tha people
generally. Troy has been without
a postmater for a year or two. This
appeintms.it plaoaa one Is office.
Committee to Decide
If Understanding To
Hike Gasoline Exists
McKellar Resolution Proposing Inquiry Is Adopted by
the Senate After Brief Discussion With
out Roll Call
By Associated Pm*
Washington, May 13.—Investigation of the recent nation
wide increases in the price of gasoline was ordered today by
the Senate.
Without a roll caff and after
•nlj brief discussion the Senate
adopted a resolution proponing
the Inquiry, offered by Senator
MfKellar, democrat, Tennessee.
'J’hc investigating committee
would determine and report
whether there had been an nnder
standing hftwrfn the rtHo««
companies to raise prices.
I rplni} his resolution. Senator
McKeJIar said stocks of crude oil
la the country were greater than
ever before and that price* were
below what they were some tim /+
ago when the price of fcnsQ* ,
was less than at this time* ^0* ^
Campaign Will Be Conducted
Entirely Within the Mem
bership of the Meth
odist Church
By Associated Press
Hot Springs, May 13.—Declaring
that one of the urgent matters fac
ing the Methodist Episcopal Churcm,
South, is the care of superannuate
ministers and their dependents,
speakers told delegates to the
nineteenth quadrennnlal general con
ference of the denomination here to
night that every support must be
given a plan to raise a fund of |10,
000.000 or more for that work..
The meeting, held under the aus
pices of the board of finance, brought
to a conclusion this week’s program
of the general conference.
The speakers Included Bishop W
P. McMurray, Louisville, Ky., and
Dr. L. E. Todd, St. Louis, secretary
of the board of finance.
Details Explained
Details of the plan, which was au
thorized by the conference earlier
in the week, were explained and it
was brought out that the campaign
would be conducted entirely within
the church membership. Announce
ment of adddltional details will be
made by the board later and the ob
taining of subscriptions will start
oarly in 1924 it was stated.
Each charge In the church will be
asked to obtain a minimum amount
equal to the amount assessed for its
pastpr and presiding elder during
the conference year 1922-23. Sunday
schools, Epworth Leagues, Women’s
auxiliaries and Laymen's organiza
tions also will participate in the
campaign.
Partial disposal of one of the
major matters to coma up at this
session was accomplished at today’s
business meeting when the confer
ence authorized a coramisssion of 18
to study reorganization and. consoli
dation of the various church boards,
bords.
Members of the commission will be
chosen by the special committee.
Each stat econference late today sub
mitted the names of one minister and
one layman. The committee was still
in session late tonight passing upon
the qualifications of the nominees.
The commission, which will report
at the next general conference four
years from now, will contain the
names of several women, it was
said.
MOB STORMS JAIL,
BEATS PRISONERS
By Associated Praia
Imdowici, Ga„ May 13.—A masked
mob stormed tha jail hero early this
morning, taking two white prisoners
out and beating them severely. The
men were Bartow Middleton and
Carlton Toung.
They had been placed In Jail here
by Sheriff Wilkinson two hours be
fore, on a charge of stealing cattle.
Many shots were fired as the men
were taken out.
$190,000,000 FEDERAL
ROAD FUND STRICKEN
FROM BILL BY HOUSE
By Associated Pr«i»
Washington, May 13.—The House
today voted to eliminate from the
post office appropriation bill the Sen
ate amendment under which $190,000,
000 of federal funds would be made
available during the next three fiscal
years for state aid highway improve
ments. In place of this provision,
however, the House attached as a
rider to the measure the "good
roads" bftl passed recently by the
House but as yet not acted on by
the Senate which provided appro
priations of $65,000,000 for the. com
ing fiscal year, and $75,000,000 for
ths 13 months period beginning July
1, 1923.
Miss Elizabeth Streator, Mis
sionary Worker, Suffers j
Broken Thigh at Hands
of Mob, Report
By Associated Frese
El Paso, Tex., May 13.—Mias Eliza
I beth Streator. a Methodist mission
la ry worker of the Torreon district.
| is at Durango City suffering from a
'broken thigh bone received when she j
| was thrown into an irrigation ditch
i by a member of a Mexican mob that
! drove her and five co-workers, Mex
| icans, from San Juan de Mezqultal on
I May 4, according to reports received
from the interior today.
Rev. J. P. Lancaster, presiding el
j der of the district, received news of
j the mob's action in a telegram at
Torreon City and hurried 14 Durango,
j according to advices received here by
j Mrs. Lancaster, who said her infor
mation was that one of the Mexican
j workers was also badly injured. The
co-workers consisted of one woman
and four men.
Miss Streater Is about 40 years old.
She formerly taught at the old Me
ridian Female College, Meridian,
Miss. Miss Streater is a Methodist,
but is an independent missionary, ac
cording to her friends here. She has
been in Mexico several years and
more than once has narrowly missed
death during revolutionary days, her
frierffls say.
BEAUVAIS DENIES
SALE OF LETTERS
By A«*ociaU>d Prws
Montreal, May 13.—-Specific denial j
• that he had ever sold any letters
to lawyers of James A. Stillman,
who Is suing his wife for divorce, |
was made today by Fred Beauvais, j
Indian guide. At Poughkeepsie yes
terday It was stated in court that
Beauvais had sold four letter* ad
dressed to him by Mrs. Stillman for
$15,000.
Beauvais said he had seen nobody
connected with the Stillman caae
tills week In Montreal; that he had
never received any such letters as
were described in court; that he
did not know Edmund Leigh, the
detective said to have paid him the
j money, and that the whole thing
was untrue from beginning; to end.
Beauvais accused by Stillman of
being the father of the boy, Guy.
said Mrs. Stillman was “an absolute
ly pure and innocent woman.**
CELEBRATE JAMESTOWN DAT
By Associated Press
Newport News, Va., May 13.—
Jamestown Day was celebrated at
Jamestown Island today with appro
priate ceremonies conducted under
the auspices of the Society for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Unveiling of a statue to Pocahontas
was postponed until June 3. Three
hundred and fifty years ago today
the first Virginia settlers came to the
Jamestown Island from England,
moored their three small vessels to
the trees that lined the beach and
set at the task of establishing a col
ony there.
CLASH OVER NEWBERRY CASE
By Associated Press
Washington, May 13.—The Net -
berry case caused another sharp clash
today between Senate republicans and
democrats. Senator McKellar, demo
crat, Tennessee, attacked Senator
Newberry, charging him with pur
chasing hit seat and when Senator
Townsend, republican, Michigan, de
fended the case, the exchanges be
came so heated that Senator McKel
lar was twice reprimanded for al
leged violation of the rules by Sen
ator Tlobineon, Democrat, Arkansas,
presiding temporarily.
Static Noises Eliminated
By New Radio Invention
By AiimUM Pres#
Chicago. May 13.—Elimination
of the crackling and bulling ac
companying radio signals, which
has proved one of the greatest
obstacles in the development of
that science, has been accom
plished by United States army
experts, it was announced today
The invention, which separates
all static noises from the radio
signal, was perfected by MaJ, J.
O. Mauborgne, signal officer Of
the Sixth corps area, and Dr.
Louis Cohen of George Wash
ington university, consulting en
gineer of the war department,
after more than two years' ex
perimentation.
The separation o£ signals from
static noises caused by the elec
trical charges in the atmosphere,
Is accomplished by a drain coil
of wire, the length of which va
ries with the distance from which
signals are received. The
strength of the signal is not af
fected by the attachment.
Another recent Invention is a
resonance waive coil by which a
radio receiving set may be
plugged into an ordinary electrio
light fcocket and radio received as
well as with an aerial. This In
vention, on which a dozen pat
ents arc pending, was perfected
by MaJ. Gen. George O. Squer,
chief signal officer of the army.
A similar invention was an
nounced here by B. F. Mituaw
several days ago. Miessner, who
was a government expert during:
the war. said his work had been
separate from the government
investigations.
The draining coil was hooked
up for the first time yesterday
with Major General Squler’s de
vice and found to work perfectly.
Dr. Cohen said. Signals were
picked up with perfect clarity
when static conditions were espe
daily bad.
The electric power line method
of transmission holds tremendous
commercial possibilities, accord
ing to Dr. Cohen, who said that
power companies had been co
operating in the experimental
work fully.
“eliminating static noises has
been one of the most serious
problems in radio development,”
he said. “Due to the electrical
charges in the atmosphere, espe
cially in summer, even the larg
est stations must shut down at
times. The device perfected by
Major Mauborgne and myself
separates the static noises from
the signal, grounds the noise and *
leaves the signal clear and dla
tict.
“This is a new and radical de
parture in receiving radio sig
nals. The method consists In re
ceiving the radio signal, passing
It through a very long coil, which
drains off the Interfering dis
turbances and leaves the full
gtre&f tfe signal without noises*”
G. 0. P. PENALIZING
AHCAN PEOPLE
Tariff Bill Proponents Raising
Tax on Everything Going
to Make Book or News
paper, Charged
By Associated Prw*
■^T&sh'ngton, May 13.—Republican
proper nts of the pending tariff bill
^-^rged flpday ln th« Senate
-■% Underwood of Alabama,
%° V* ocratic leader with “penaJis
.ie American people in their ef
1 ■. ts to secure knowledge, education
and the advantages that grow out of
educational development.” He was
discussing a 6 per cent inoreaae in
the present duty of 15 par cent ad
valorem on ink which the Senate ap
proved.
"In this bill,” Senator Underwood
said, ”the majority are raising the
taxes on paper of all kinds; they are
raising the tax on printers 'ink; they
raising the tax on everything that
goes to make a book or a newspaper.
It may be said that it ia only a cent
or two, that it is onl ya small amount,
but when the tax is increased on
every item in a bill which covers 4,000
articles, a burden of taxation is im
posed to a point where men of moder
ate means in the United States are
deprived of the advantages of life
which they are entitled to have be
cause prohibitive taxes are levied at
the custom house for benefit of spe
cial interests that are already proa
pering aud growing rich.
rtemaad Prohibitive Tariff
"It seems that those who believe ln
a protective tariff now have reached
point where they demand a pro
hibitive tariff, and eo far as they
are able they propose to build up a
tariff wall so high that no impor
tations can come in, and that the
American manufacturer may have a
monopoly behind the tariff wall and
exploit the American people to his
heart s desire.”
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Ne
braska. offered an amendment to con
tinue the Underwood rate, but it was
rejected, 31 to 15.
Presenting official figures to show
that American ink manufacturers not
only dominated the home market, but
exported large quantities of ink, the
Nebraska senator declared that the
proposed tariff was “typical of the
vices ln the bill.”
He averted that an Increase In the
Ink tariff at this time could not pos
sibly sene any purpose of protec
tion, add'^t that if protection were
needed It was amply provided for In
the existing law.
"All that increasing the rate will
do,’’ he said, "will be to give a 11
eenre and an opportunity to the Ink
manufacturer* of the United States to
Increase their prices without any hope
of competition from abroad to aave
the consumers.”
Senator Smoot of Utah, ranking re
publican on the finance commutes,
defended the 6 per cent Increase, say
ing that tt was necessary because
provision Was made tn the bill for in
creasing the protection on the ingred
ients of ink. He gave tt ai his opin
ion that the Increase would not be
borne by the ultimate consumer, but
probably would be taken care of by
loca) competition.
BOTH SIDES MOVE
FOR EARLY TRIALS
Bj Auo«l»t«d Press
Chicago, May 13.—While police
were attempting today, through re
ported confessions of three men, to
determine actual slayers of two po
licemen shot to death during Tues
day night's labor bombings, steps
were taken by both the prosecution
and defense to bring about the
speedy trial of those already indicted
in connection with the slayings.
These included "Big Tim** Murphy,
head of the gas workers’ union, Fred
Mader, president of the building
trades council, "Con" Shea, who di
rected the teamsters strike in 1904,
and five others.
Meanwhile police had rounded up
more than a d*y.«n suspects and
added them to about 100 now in
custody. The latest arrests, it was
repoited, resulted from statements
made by Harry "Smash" Hanson,
who yesterday refuse- to accept his
freedom on a habeas corpus writ, it
being Intimate*' he feared violence if
given his liberty. Tsadore Braver
man and Robert M. McCloud, both
under indictment, are others report
ed to have furnished the police with
valuable information.
CIST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL
Women are becoming peace-makers
la (we big parties.
Positive policy needed by France,
Tardlea declares.
Five new record* made at S. L A. A,
track meet.
Morvlck wins Kentucky derby by
comfortable margin.
Shoals fsestlos eaases bareaa to
break wltk bloc.
Hall Is laying foundation for 1994
elections.
Rep a hi lean Congress at laat baa
gone to work.
British public gets only silly re
ports from lifted States.
Mach equipment la being ordered
by nation’s railroads.
STATE
Shipping board members are
studying state’s report. #
Small Dallas farm to be battle
greaed of Alabaata Episcopal church.
Fewer weddings and more divorces
In UN, statistics shew.
Road association la aeeblag to keep
bonds la Alabama.
State committee .may revoke action
os selection of Bessemer district
ladge.
LOCAL
Throngs crowd theatre to bear
bond Issae debated.
To coadact funeral today for vic
tim of ear accident.
Police aab yegg and fell attmnpt
to crack Irea safe.
Baroas defeat Travelers In final
game, B to 4.
Realtors of state to organise here
sept Wednesday.
To bslld barges la Birmingham for
Booth America.
Educational day will be observed
by Presbyterians.
TO pay fitting trfibste to mothers
Ip charebes today.
Docket trial -of principal la dual
Italian slaying.
I'pward swing of district Industries
Is felt on all sides.
Big pipe plant placed on thorough
co-operative basis. .
Funeral services of Mrs. Bankhead
at Jasper today.
Senator White’s committee to open
fight on bonds.
Mechanic held by police on statu
FRANCE APPEALS TO AMERICA
TO JOIN IN INTERNATIONAL
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION BODY
!
1 zr-r
Fertilizer Guarantee and Elim
ination of Gorgas Plant Be
lieved Essential to Bid’s
Acceptance
By HUGH W. ROBERTS
Washington Bureau. The A#e-H«reJd,
MO Devtdeen HniUtUa*.
Washington, May 18.— (Special.)—
Henry Ford may obtain possession of
Muscle Shoals. The Indications are
that the House committee on military
affairs will recommend that the Sec
retary of War enter into a contract
with the Detroit manufacturer. But
the secretary will be restricted to
enter Into the contract on certain
term a.
All of the terrna cannot be learned.
Two of them are known tonight. One
Is that the Gorgas $5,000,000 steam
plant, ow'ned Jointly by the govern
ment and the Alabama Power com
pany, be eliminated from the list of
properties that, the government will
turn over to Ford. The other is that
Ford be required to bind himself to
produce 40,000 tons of nitrate per
annum during the entire lea.se,
whether at a lose or profit, and to
suffer tho abrogation of other terms
of the contract In the event he should
fail to make good regarding the pro
duction of the nitrate.
Forty thousand tons of nitrate
would mean a fertiliser production of
between two and three million tons
per annum. If Ford accepts the con*
ditlons, he may acquire Muscle
Shoals. In view of the hesitancy dis
played by Ford In amending his ori
ginal offer by the addition of posi
tive concessions unequivocally ex
pressed, the idea obtains that he will
not accept the terms. is said to
be determined to possess Gorgas and
to be unwilling to produce for one
hundred years an amount of fertiliser
equal to half the total production In
. the United State* todays The original
Ford offer Is being amended by the
house committee by a vote of 11 to
10. Ten member* stand for the Ford
offer as originally written.
If the anti-Ford margin continues
to make good, the terms offered Ford
will not be acceptable to Ford, it is
Indicated.
While It la denitely known that
there will be no positive action rela
tive to the final disposition of Muscle
Shoals until after the election the
coming fall, the idea grow* that the
government ownership and operation
scheme of Senator Norris, chairman
of the Senate committee on agricul
ture, will eventually prevail.
NEGRFcANDTdATE FOR
NAVAL ACADEMY FAILS
TO PASS MENTAL TEST
By Associated Press
Annapolis, May 13.—The announce
ment today of the results of the April
examination of candidates for ad
mission to the naval academy show's
that Kmil T. Holly, the negro ' ap
pointed from New Tork city by Rep
resentative Anegore, did not pass {ho
mental tests.
Under the system at the academy
papers are marked hy thee Instruc
tors who do not know' to what can
didate they are assigning marks.
The examination was taken at va
rious points under civil service rules
and 393 out of 679 wrere successful.
Twenty-seven enlisted men Out of
74 who were examined also passod.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
REACHES NEW YORK
-'c " Hi a j vi'o
Wiedtfeld, newly appointed German
ambassador to the United States, ar
rived today on the U. S. liner "Amer
ica/’
The diplomat said he had no par
ticular message for Americans at
this time, except to tell them that
he came with the distinct Idea or
Increasing friendly feeling between
Germany and America, and "covering
up the last traces of the burled
hatchet."
"I am figuratively shaking hands
again with America for my country,"
he said, "and I believe that is a to
ken t that our old acquaintances will
not b« forgotten and that mutual re
spect, service and friendship will be
quickly revived."
HARDING MEETS WITH
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
By Associated Press
Absecon? N. J., May 13.—President
Harding met the members of the
Atlantic county republican organiza
tion today after playing a round of
golf in the forenoon. The President
had been Invited to a luncheon given
by the republican leaders here, but
greeted them personally Instead, and
after partaking of a sandwich in-,
formally with Senator Edge, his host, 1
returned to the links for another
round of golf.
Senator Frelinghuysen, of thie
state, who Is also a guest of Senator
Edge, attended the luncheon and an
nounced his candidacy for remon
Inatior. The senator told them of
his work In Washington and of his
desire to serve another six years
there. William S. Runyon, candi
date for the republican gubernatorial
nomination, was also present.
Erring Husband Is
Sentenced by Court
to Kiss Wife’s Foot
By Associated Press
Chicago, May 13*— After an at
torney had asserted Constantine
Yodas, charged with beating his
wife, “was not fit to kiss bis
wife's foot/' Judge Hnns in po
IJc court today disagreed.
“I think ke In fit to kiss his
wife's foot.*' the Judge said, “and
I no order/'
Yodas looked wildly abont,
slowely got to htc kaees and
| smacked his wife's shoe twice.
“Now yon’rc on probation/' tbs
Jodgs told him.
Proposal Would Give U. S.
Dominant Voice in Action
Which Commission Takes
America, However, Would Not Be Bound by Any Decis
ions of Commission Which She Did Not Approve,
Is Interpretation of the Invitation
By Associated Press
Genoa, May 13.—France has appealed to the United States to partici
pate in the proposed international commission to investigate the Russian
situation. The American ambassador, Richard Washington Child, in
formed the Associated Press tonight that such a proposal had been sub
mitted to him by the French delegation.
The ambassador understood that the French proposal suggests that the
United States, if the invitation is accepted, would have a dominant voice
in the action of the commission, hut would not be bouml by her accept- i
ance to any decisions of the cdmmission which she did not approve.
If the United Slates accepts, francs would agree to the Russians being ;
represented on the commission.
j rentier Moyd George and M. Bar
fhou wore in private conference for
two hours this afternoon, apparently
without reaching an agreement for
solving the Anglo-French deadlock
on the plans to continue the discus
sions of the Russian problem. The
sub-committee on Russian affairs
also met and argued for more than
three hours without definite results.
Mr. Lloyd George will have a con
ference at his villa, tomorrow morn
ing with Baron Hayashi, M. Barthou,
M. Jaspar, and Signor Schanr.er, in
an effort* to reach a compromise.
I'rogrewn la Reported.
After the meeting of the subcom
mission, Sir I'M ward Grigg, secretary
to the British prime minister, said
there had been progress, but gave no
definite explanation of Its nature.
The French and British delegations
were asserted to be well on the road
to an agreement, but nothing definite
was reached Accounts of the meet
ing by members of other delegations,
however, give little indication that a
compromise is any nearer.
The Russians have announced ttmt
they will not accept any plan ex
cluding them from tne discussions.
On one thing all the delegations
agree, the inviting powers, *he little
entente, and the Baltic entente as
well as the neutrals, namely, that
somehow the United States must be
Induced to partleijmte in the mixed
commissions
The French under secretary of
state Informed the Associated press
that he st^ll felt confident of an
accord. France Is still unwilling to
hove Russians sit with the mixed
commission discussing Russian fin
ances. but suggestions have been
made that a special commission of
Russian experts be formed, which
may be called in by the commission
when It desires information.
Rii*«iana >*>t to Accept.
Again the Russians declare that
they will not accept Any such plan,
as that would not be dealing with
them on an equality basis, and it is
difficult for tho delegations to find
any plan appealing to both French
8nd British and yet not offensive to
the Russians.
The afternoon meeting of the sub
commlsslon was chiefly an exposi
tion of the views of the powors
which had not entered into the dis
cussion at the morning session.
Japan. Poland, Switzerland, and
Sweden, sb well as France and Great
Britain, set forth their views. Vis
count Tshll supported the British
position that the Russians should
participate in the mixed commission.
He regarded the task of the Genoa
conference as too Important be
lightly abandoned, since it really
concerned the reconstruction not only
of Europe but the whole world. He
finally expressed the hope that the
French would agree on some method
of procedure.
M1. Motta, ex-prcsldent of Pwitzer
land. preferred that the mixed com
mission should be named by the con
ference, but it might be possible to
have the governments participating
In the conference name the commli
slon Outside of the regular sessions.
Tie favored having the Russians par
ticipate, and said that Switzerland
was enthusiastic about the proposed
i truce an * expressed the hope that
\ the truce would be a preliminary to
a lasting yeace pact.
TWO BADLY HURT
25-FOOT PLUNGE
Three Other Members of Auto
mobile Party on Way to
Bessemer uffer Cuts
and Bruises
Tuscaloosa, May 13.—(Special.)—
Two girls were badly hurt, three
others received cuts and bruises
about the face and body and two
young men, all of an automobile
party, escaped without Injury to
night when a touring car in which
they were driving to Bessemer,
missed the bridge six miles out on
the Huntsville road and turned
somersault, landing at the bottom
of the deep out on the A. G. H. rail
road, a drop of approximately 26
feet.
The Injured were moved to a
house nearby and a call telephoned
to the city. Miss Agnes Allred and
Miss Mary Croker sustained broken
ribs and several cuts and bruises
about the face and body. Both re
side in Bessemer. Mrs. Jack Rey
nolds of Bessemer received a scalp
wound. Miss Billie Croker of Bes
semer received several bruises about
the body and face. Miss Gertrude
Gregory of Tuscaloosa received
slight injury. Both live In Besse
mer. The party drove down from
Bessemer early Saturday afternoon,
returning to Bessemer with thc-ni to
night when the accident happened
MEANEST MANlORCES
MOTHER TO TRAVEL
AS DOMESTIC SERVANT
By Associated Tress
Washington. May 13.—'The meanest
man yet discovered. In the opinion of
United Stales immigration authori
ties, is a Spanish alien domiciled in
America who returned from a visit
to the old country recently travel
ing as first cabin passenger on a
sumptuous liner, in the steerage of
which he had established his old
mother, classifying her as a “domes
tic servant."
Secretary Davis, although con
cealing the man’s name, in honor to
Mother's Day, signed an order Sat
urday. declaring that “the facts as
founded one who has learned to
honor and revere motherhood * and
the mother would be admitted to the
United States for six months.
The son was required, however, to
give a $500 bond, to be held by the
immigration authorities to guarantee
that his mother “will receive at
your" house the treatment to which
a mother is entitled''
In addition the son will be re
quired to report monthly to Mr Da
vis to assure that the aged woman
gets consideration.
THREE ARE KILLED
: Catastrophe Is Blamed on Au
toist Who Tried to Cross
Ahead of Train
By Associated Frees
Batavia, N. Y., May 18.—Three
dead, 23 In hospital In this city and
a score or more with minor Injuries
were the casualties in the wreck of
the Black Diamond Express on the
Lehigh Valley railroad at North Le
roy today. Two women, still uncon
scious late this afternoon, were
among the more seriously injured.
The wreck, according to Engineer
Moser of the Black Diamond, was
caused by the attempt of Thomas R.
Brody to get his automobile across
the tracks at the Lake street crossing
ahead of the train. The engine
struck the automobile squarely,
tossed It ahead and ran Into the de
bris, which lifted the front truck of
the engine from the rails.
The train was moving at 65 miles
an hour, Engineer Moser said, and
when its speed was checked b*y the
derailed engine, it buckled and five
cars, which were pinched out.,
crashed down a 40-foot embankment.
They were the smoker, a day coach
and three Pullmans.
There was wild confusion among
the passengers as the cars went over
the embankment. Word was at once
telephoned to the nearest station and
physicians were sent from Batavia
and Leroy. A special train also was
made up at Buffalo. Many of the
injured were brought to Batavia by
automobiles before the relief trainj
arrived.
L. E. Clay of Portland, one of the j
dead, boarded the train at Batavia,!
the last stop before, the wreck oc- '
curred. He died after being brought
to a hospital here. Mr. Clay was a
representative of the Curtis Pub
lishing company. Thomas R. Brody
of Leroy, driver of the automobile.
; was hurled 300 fee? and was almost
I instantly killed. E. E. Corner of
j Niagara Falls was crushed to death
j in the day coach.
PRINCfOF WALES IS
HURT BY POLO PLAYER
By Associated Press
Manila, May 13.—The Prince of
Wales, who arrived here this morn
ing suffered a blight injury during
a polo game when a player behind
him hit a ball that struck the prince
a glancing blow over the right eye
brow cutting a gash an inch and a
half long. It was necessary to take
two stitches In the wound.
The wound Is not serious. The
Prince retired from the game and j
returned to the British cruiser Re- |
nown. He was unable to attsnd the 1
dinner and reception that Governor
General Wood had arranged for him. 1
It was announced the prince will re
sume the activities of his visit to- ,
morrow.
FREE PUBLIC RADIO CONCERT
At the invitation of The Age-Herald the Alabama Power
company will give a public radio concert at The Age
Herald building Wednesday evening, beginning at 8:15
o’clock. Powerful equipment will be installed and those
who have not had opportunity of listening to the radio will
have opportunity to hear under the most favorable cir
cumstances.
The public is invited.
SECRETARY FLAYS
Some of Offers Comparable to
Glorified Shell Games, Mer
rill Declares Before
Committee
By AwooltUd Pnn
Washington, May 13.—Proposition#
which have been mads to the fovort*
ment by private Interests to leas# «f
purchaso its Musclo Shoals vaftf
power and nltrato proportios war#
given scant support by Osoar G. Mer
rill, executive secretary of the fed
eral power commission, lo testimony
today before the Senate agriculture
committee. He said many of the
offers were “long on what the gov
ernment puts up and short on what
the private interests supply" and
some of them, he said, wer« com*
jsrable to "glorified shall games.**
With reference to the offer of
Henry Ford, Mr. Merrill declared
that the government by accepting
the proposal would be granting "a
sheer outright subsidy" to the Da
trdlt manufacturer. He criticised tha
F°rd proposal further as containing
"unreasonable" terms and asserted
that Mr. Ford "Is not going down
there »o much as a philanthropist as
lor the purpose of obtaining tha
cheapest power In the world" for
his manufacturing Interest.
Battmatee AsmuU Return*
The witness In ths course of a
discussion of tho value of the shoala
properties gave an estimate of $8.2*0,
000 as the probable annual return*
provided primary and secondary in
stallation of 850,000 horsepower la
accomplished H# set against that
figure an operating eost of $7,200,
000 a year. He told th# committee
that both figures were. In the very
nature of things, sstimates but s&ld
that he believed other engineers, cal
culating totals based on th* sama
facts and accompanied by the same
assumptions, would arrive at some
what similar results.
Mr.' Merrill believed that energy
produced on the Tennessee river
plants could b* sold at from four
mills to flvs mills a kilowatt hour,
and that a fair profit would be de
rived at these figures. The Ala
bama Power company, according to
the witness, is selling Quantity power
In the same section at six to six and
a half mills per kilowatt hour.
*««• Political Influence
Mr. 'Merrill's Inferential opposition
to the various offers which have been
submitted to the government was
followed bj a request from Chair
man Norris of the oomrelttee for a
.statement regarding the senator's
bill which would set up a govern*
ment controlled corporation to de
vejop the properties Mr. Merrill did
not oppose, that sort of a program
but be said that the ch!«f difficulty
presented by It wae the Influencs
of politics He did not believe, ha
eaid. “that any legislative body ever
would pay the price for oompetent
men” whioh would be requtred to
properly manage the undertaking.
The witness In connection with his
discussion of the private offers ex
pressed the fear that they would
not result In the benefit to the en
tire southern eeotion that would be
contemplated by Congress in enact
ing legislation to turn over the Ten
nessee river development. He ex
plained that there wouuld be diver
gent opinions as to what should bs
done with the power, whether it
should be used in industrial develop
ment or to the manufacture of fer
tiliser. and he did not know bow th#
question of policy oould satisfactorily
be settled.
Interpretation of the contracts of
fered the government wae another
point upon which the witness dwelled
at length, declaring In that discus
sion that there were many questions
contained In them that might lead
o long drawn out legal entangle
ments.
Cobb Begged for
Life, Is Testimony
nr AmooMH ffw
Stillwater, Ok la., Mm y 1*-—Tsst*
mony that Beckham Cobh, govern
ment student at Oklahoma JL and 1C
college, cried, "Oh, Baddy, don't
shoot." before he was slain by Bart
Gordon, another student, on a resi
dence street here, was glvon by two
witnesses at Gordon's preliminary
hearing today. Gordon was bound
over for trial without ball. The de
fense offered no testimony.
Two witnesses said Gordon oetw
tinued firing -at Cobb when the lat
ter lay on hla back with hta hands
raised Two others said Cobb was
In a kneeling position after the first
shot. None of the witnesses, on be
ing questioned, testified to seeing
the slain man attempt to draw hi*
revolver.
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NOT TO SEEK RE-KLECTTOW
By Associated Press
Houston. May 13.—William S. Car
ter of Cleveland, president of the
International Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen, an
nounced today before the delegates
to the twenty-ninth triennial con
vention of the order that h« would
not be a candidate for re-election as
president of the organisation he has
headed for 1* years, it was learned
tonight from an official source.
Memphis Capitalist
Arrested on Charge
of Killing His Wife
By iuocliBd Frua
MemphU. May 13.—Mile. G.
Bucklnaham. capitalist aid head
of an iMuraicc agency kero, was
arrested tonlcht a warraat
issued la Madliaa eoanaty. Mis
slsalppl. charslns him with tha
kllllnc af hla wife. Mrs. Locals#
Harris Buckingham. whs was
shot aad fatally woaadod near
Plekeaa. Mias., last Tnooday whlla
ea route la aa automobile with
her hosbaad from Biloxi, lHaa. tU
Memphis. Backlughaab who
clalmi the ahsottag af Xrb
Buckingham was accidental, waa
released aa ItMM bon#.