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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
BANDIT KILLED BY POLICE Discharged Man, Under In-
 fIuence of Whisky, Holds Up Negro Dancers

Columbus, Miss. May It.--tspeciaIJ While engaged in holding up negroes In dance hall in south Columbus this morning at o'clock. Fred Cor win. white man age 26. and dis charged soldier, was shot five times by Officers Lawrence and Cole and killed instantly.
 The officers were called to the scene and when they demanded that corwin submit to arrest he fired his pistol at the officers. it is alleged. and before they finally killed him he had fired the six times of his revolver at them.
 Eighteen shots were fired and it is regarded as a miracle that others es- capped without scratch. The room was filled with negro dancers, who fell to the floor or escaped through windows and doors when the firing began.
 corwin was shot five times, two taking effect in the abdomen, two i'll the hand and one in the breast.
 The killing was entirely justifiable. according to statements of the off cers Corwin's first shot barely missed Officer Coles head and he had close call for his life. Corwin was employed as a machin- ist at the plant of the Columbus Lun Der company. He had served in the navy and recently was discharged from the army after serving for a limited period in France His army and navy record was anything but good. it is said, He was under the influence of whisky last night and visited the negro l dance hall and proceeded to hold up ] the negro revelcrs,
 He had relieved several negroes of | various amounts of money when the | officers. reached the scene. I The body of the unfortunate young man will be shipped to Carmi. Ill.,. his home. Monday morning. C. T. corwin. brother of the de- ceased. will accompany the body to
 illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
SILESIA DENOUNCES
 THE PEACE TREATY
zu A..a.i...a pr.s.

London, May 1.-The chief presi- dent and central council of Silesin, according to wireless messaSe, have issued proclamation re- nouncing the peace treaty and de- fermining that the 'transference of the greater part of the upper si- lesia canot produce lasting peace but "only a peace desperation Tor SiIesia.'' The proclamation calls on the Siiesians to "Iet the world know we will not submit to such peace"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
168TH INFANTRY AND OTHER UNITS LEAVE
 FOR CAMP DODGE
By Assseistsd Prsss


 Camp Upton. N. Y., May II. Thirty-nfne officers and 1881 men of the 1osth infantry entrained here today for Camp Dodge. Iowa, where they will he demobiliEed- Other detathnents which left for Camp Dodge included four officer and 146 men of the tooth field siK- nal battalion and smaller units of the 18th engineers, Soth, 9eth and 1O2d coast transp0rtatiOn corps companies, 30eth aRmunitton train, 1O6th field stgnal battalion. 14Sth hOspital No. 3S. W
 A detachment of the Ssth coast artillery corps, the first and third anti-sircraft battalions, and base hospital No. s6 left for Camps Devons, Grant, Dix. Sherman Cus- ter. Taylor, Jackson and shelby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Shipyard Workers
 Buy Many Bonds
Rx Associatsd Press

Washington, May Advisory Loan subscriptions reports from 4s ship yards of the country received today by the shipping board showed total of $15,24S,OO0 raised by employees. The American Shipbulding company of Philadelphia and the Submarine Boat corporation of Newark. N J., sub scribed more than $2,oo0.00O eacn. while two others-Skinner Eddy of Seattle and the Cramps Shippuiidins company. Philadelphia. raised more than $1 100000 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Big SeaDlanes Ready to Continue .Jaunt
 When Weather FavOrs
sy A..oe,.,a Pr,,,

.Trepassey, N. F., May 11.--With
 the navy's transatlantic flight
 Euardships at their ocean stations,
 and the bis seaplanes NC-f and
 NC-3 declared after inspection to
 have been uninjured ny their long
 trip from Rockaway Beach. N. Y.,
 indications tonight were that the
 planes will start on their 1:4O-
 mile flight to the Azores at the
 first instant Commander John H.
 Towers decides the weather Is fa- :
 vorable.
 s Preparations are virtually com
 pleted, and 1t is believed the avta-
 tors will not sacrifice . favorable
 opportunity by waiting for the de-
 layed NC-4. The airmcn held a
 closed conference after examininE
 the planes today. hut the decisions
 reached were not announced.
 Officers expressed satisfaction with thf result of the coastal flignt here. although four times driven from their course b, shifting winds. such as are expected 1T midocean. they were enabled by theil navigating apparatus 70 correct error within two minutes.
 warning has been issued to the pub lie to be prepared for false starts, as | is intended to hop off with exception ally heavy loads of ftcI, and the plane may be compelled to return if the load prove excessive. Officers directing the naval flights sais the question of whether the NC-4 vii start with the other two planes depend upon the time she arrives here, as favor able weather may cause the NC-1 an NC-3 to start with little warning. Tn elevator of the NC. was injured b, pumping into a motor boat on landin and leak in the gravity tank of tn NC-s needs repairing. out these repair are not expected to take long.
 The start probably will be made with out further trial flights If weather cond tions in midocean soon become favor able. Conditions at sea were declare bad today.
 when the start is made, the plane probably will fly the rirst part of tf Azores leg by night. hoping to leas the fog area when they get 20 miles ot, The planes will be manned by crews , five. speed of 60 miles an hour is c, pected to be made, witn the weather d, Iter1nining the altitude. The planes vel terday carried 25.Ooo pounds each n overseas flight wiu be attempted vii 2S.ooo pounds burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Berlin Swept By Angry Wave
 OF Renaonstrance as Members OF Peace Mission Leaue Table
Settlement of Plume
 Not Yet Taken Up
ax A,,nniatsh Pres,

Paris, May 1.-The council of. four of the peace conference b. not yet taken up the questior Plume for settlement. accord the Hayas agency. .V
 The council of foreign minister's has nearly finished the work of delimitating tho Austro-Hungarian boundary, 1t is added. The reports of the various committees on this problem were adopted in their en- tirety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Lee County Went Over
 the Top With a Bang
By Associated Prsss '

Auburn, May 1L-Auburn and Lee county went over the top in the Victory Loan drive today with bang. it is an- nounced, and the R. O. T. C. unit at Auburn, under the leadership of Lieuten- ant Floyd came in for much praise for the assistance they rendered the county chairmep in making the drive success in this County.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
COTTON CORPORATION
 f WILL BE FORMED
By Associated Press

New Orleans, May 11.-Committees, appointed at cotton convention in Memphis this spring by Governor Pleasant of Louisiana, will begin work tomorrow on a programme for organ ization here May 14 of $100,000,60o cotton exports corporation, which will be formed at meeting of cotton men from every section of the southern cot ton belt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
RUMANIAN ADVANCE
 HALTED BY ALLIES
By Assseiatcd Press

By Assofiatcd Press
 Geneva, Saturday. May lO.-The Ru- maniau advance toward Budapest has been halted by orders from represent atiyes of the allied and associated powers. according to the Rumanian bureau at Bernc. The bureau sent the following message to the Associated Press here:
 "The American and English govern ments, through their representative missions in Vienna, have stopped the advance of the Rumanian armies upon Budapest The reasons are unknown, but probably are political
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
18th Division Troops
 Arrive at Philadelphia

Philadelphia, May 1.-The transport Edgar F, Luckenbach, bringing home from France 30 officers and 2329 men of the Twenty-eighth (Pennsylvania National Guard) division docked here early tonight. day ahead of it's sched- iile ------
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Demand for Kaiser's
 Extradition in Holland
sx A,,eei.ted Prs,

Paris, May -(Havas.l The Temps published a nots from the Dutch legation at Paris declaring that the d. mand for the eStradition of the former German Emperor has reached Holland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
RUMANIANS REFUSED

by Nss0c'dttu .
 London, Saturday, May 10.--The Hun 'garian war office reports a repulse of the Rumanians near Szolnok on the Theiss river, says Vienna dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. Rumanian retreat is declared to have been compelled. y Ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
ITALY TO CEASE PRESSING
 HER CLAIMS TO FIUME
By Associated Press

Paris, May 11-tHavas.(-Italy, ae- cording to the Echo de Paris, seems inclined to cease pressing, fer the time at least, her claim to Plume and to de- mand fulfiIlment of the treaty of Lon don, upon which her Dalmatian claims were originally based.
 In several of the newspapers tae view is taken that it is in order fer France and also to conclude a formal pact of Friendship and alliance, while in some quarters. regret is express ed that Italy was not invited to join the defensive alliance proposed for France, the United States and Great Britain In regards to the peace situation 50 far as Germany is concerned the al- lies arc firmly resolved to present a 1 firm resistance to the Teutonic re- quests and maneuvers, the Figaro de- ciares
 The Petit Parisien quotes CoIone! Henri. the French Jason officer, as specifically denying the rumor that the German deleration was to return to Germany He said. however, that Count Brockdorff-Ran the ehisf of5the delegation. would go to Weimar for conference with the government gAdvices from Versailles today stated | that the contemplated trip of Count 1 Brockdorff-R Rantzau to Germany was | believed there to be imminent. Some members of the German delegatior have left for home. They were the bearers, however of reports, etc, aud ] the personel of the party was various l " made up of technical advisers and
 assistants to the chief plenipotenti. aries.
 1 The Journal des Debats is another
 newspaper which comments on the re i ports that the German delegation
 would not sign tie treaty. but would leave France. and it declares thai these reports appear to be groundless
 By Assecisted Pv..s
 I Versai1les Nav 11--Additinno com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
By Assocjsted pve..

Versailles May 11.--Additional com- munications from the German peace mission were submitted today in sealed envelopes through the French lia son officers to the French foreign office. The foreign office alone was. cogniza 1t of the nature of the documents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12

Colonel Screws. the idol of Mont- gomery and every member of the 1e7th, was among the first to leave the first section of the train.
 He was met by Mrs. Screws, the sponsors and others It was just out side the station.f at the automobile the colonel was to ride to his home. the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
FORMER YALE
 SWIMMER SUED BY IRATE HUBBY

New York, Dec. 23.---One of the best swimmers and divers Yale has had, Arthur MeAleenan, Jr., was sued Sat urday in the New York supreme court for $15O,0OO damages by Edward L Carroll for alleged alienation of the affections of Mrs. Elizabeth Waters Carroll. Carroll is the son of the late John F. Carroll, Tammany leader.
 It is alleged that NcAIeenan enticed Mrs. Carroll away from her husband last September and the plaintiff claims that he had lived happily with her until that time.
 Carroll has filed an action recently to do away with the transfer of his wifes share to his mothers estate, which he claims he did when he thought she still loved him.
 McA1eenan was captain of the Yale swimming team when a student at the university when he proved to be one Of Max Schwartz's best taught men. His home Is in New York. where his father Is a pawnbroker, and with whom he has lived since he graduated from Yale.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23

Big Al Reich, fastest and most pow erfm of heavyyy yeight championship contenders, is confronted with that immortal Interrogation from Shakes peare--'to be or not to ibe?" That is the question for Reich who recently returned to the ring and thumped Al Roberts, the Staten Island Island Fire man, in two crimson rounds Reich has everything essential to the make up of a. champion save one vital ele- ment--heart. Towering six feet two and weighing 210 pounds Reich com pines 2 giants strength with aston ishing speed. He is the cleverest fel- low in the ring today and hits a death lealing blow with either hand. Reich would have been a champion long ago had it not been for a deplorable lack of confidence and courage.
 Reich was a noted shot-putter and discus-thrower with the Irish Amerf- cans of N. Y. before he took up she ring game. In 1913 he won the Ma tonal Amateur Heavyweight cham pionship in Boston and then turned professional. He made a favorable impression in his first pro- engage ment by stopping tough Sailor White in five rounds and Tse2 Logan in six. In his third professional bout Reich revealed the defect which has made him barrier to his progress within the ropes Carl Morris whipped hiGn in two rounds--so1e1y because Reich was scared to death when the burly OklahoInan started his "rough-hous- ing. Reich went right along fight ing however and scored ten knockouts over third and fourth raters before ancountering disaster again. Then Jim Coffey, the Roscommon Giant, dumped him in three rounds and Fred Fulton outgamed him and made the big Swiss-American quit in three rounds after being nearly out himself. Reich discourag ged, quit the ring.
 Now Jimmy Johnston, the boy bandit, has taken hold of Al. John ston has been q fighter himself and knows the game from every angle. He claims that he can install confidence in the palpitating Reich heart and make him a champion. Perhaps he can. Jimmy is a, sort of human pull moter to athiAtes who are unconscious of the real ability within them. Will liam A. Brady did it with Jeffries who as novice was inclined to belittle his own prowress. Kid Carter, one of the gamest men who ever fought, used to crawl under the ropes in his early rings days to avoid punishment. Stanley Ketcheu said that he was a badly scared boxer when he first started out. But he became champion ultimately. Al Reich can still reach the top if he will but emulate the performance of Jeffrisa Carter and Ketcheu.
 Copyright, 1919, by the Wheeler
 Syndicate, Inc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
CUBANS ROAST
 TANK BASEBALL
 PLAYERS THERE

New York, Dec. 23.---The team of American League ball players that in vaded Cuba. last fall has come in for 9, terrible banning on the island It has been accused of almost every thius, by the CuDans from burIesquing and lying down to putting d blotch on American honor and Uncle Sam's well known platform Of fair play.
 The Pittsburgh club went to Cuba directly after tae close of the National League season, and though the Pirates were hard pressed they won a major jty of their games
 Then a team composed mostly of bis 1eaGuers took the trip to Havana and called themselves the AlI-Americans. The team was made up of some real big league stars, and had an infieId made up of Pipp, Stock, Witt and Eicking, with George Burns, the hard hitting Athletic, in the outfieId.
 Jack Quinn was one of the team s pitchers, and saved the American players from being annihilated. The Americans won only three games out of ten. Quinn winning two of them by the slender margin of 1 to o.
 A lot of the American players be- came i'll, but the Cubans refused to take that as an excuse. The series was cancelled and the residents did about everything to the American players but ride them to the boat on a rail
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
" COBB ONCE
 MORE LEADSIN
 LEAGUE HITTING

New York, Dec. 23-Every game pitched by Carl Mays is included in the official batting averages of the American League compiled by Irwin M. Howe and promulgated last night by Ban Johnson. president of the or ganization.
 This. because it involves the con- troversy by which the New York Yankees have been unable to collect as yet their share of the Worlds Series money for finishing in third place, adds particular interest to the figures.
 Another point which must not be overlooked, however, has to do with Tyrus Raymond Cobb, who once again stands at the top among all hitters in the American League, and in both major leagues for that matter, with the remarkable average of .384 for 124 games.
 Cobb has been playing baseball in the American League for 13 years. and for 12 of these he has headed the list, stamping him once more the greatest hitter in the history of the game. Once he was dethroned by Iris Speaker, but in every other year he has stood supreme.
 
 place in the coveted 300 list, and 20 of these took part in 60 games or more. Bobby Veach, of Detroit earn ed second houors by batting 1855 in 139 games, missing only one game, while George Sisler of St. Louis and Joe Jackson of Chicago followed in order with 1852 and .351, respect ively.
 Babe Ruth, the home run king, was well up with the mark of 1922 in 13O games, while Eddie Collins of Chi cago, who did not miss a single en- gagement, earned an average of .319.
 Roger Peckinpaugh was the only member of the New York club to get in the select circle. He turned in an average of 1905 for 122 games. J. Franklin Baker had .293 and Del Pratt ,292, but most of the other Yankees were pretty well down the list.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
Chick Harley, Star of
 Western Football, May
 Sign With St. Louis

Chic Harley, halfback on the Ohio atate University eleven and a leading candidate for A1I-American honors, is a ball player of extraordinary abil- ity as well as a star of the gridiron. He will be graduated next June and scouts from major and minor league clubs who have looked him over have turned In favorable reports concern ing him to their employers. Business Manager Quinn, of the St. Louis American League club declares that Harley can have a tryout with the Browns next spring or summer, while the Columbus club of the American Association has offered Chick an out field berth for the season of 1920. Harley has not yet decided whether or not he cares to play professional baseball, but he has turned down 8 auznbeT of attractive offers to play aDzeaanzpnd Eoofha4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
FRANKIE MASON WANTS CHANGE
 ID BOX WILDE

Chicago, Dec. 23.-You have to give 1t to this Fort Wayne, Ind, kid, Frankie Mason. He doesn't appoint his manager to the task of writing his letters. He just digs up a pen and writes 'em himself and those who read the letter which follows undoubtedly will be convinced that Mason propels a pen as skiIIfuIIy as he does the padded mil.
 Little Mason, who has fought the best of the bantams, can't see why he can't get q shot at Jimmy Wilde, British fyweight champion. He wants to know why, and in his letter ex- plains a few things winch are very close to facts.
 The letter IS self -cxpIana tory, and here it is:
 q feel and believe you could be made to understand that I am the legitimate opponent for Wilde, for besides being able t0 practically make his weight, 105 to 1O7 pounds, which will guarantee to do. I have beaten every American hoy whom Wilde has defeated, including Pal Moore, John ny Rosner, Zulu Kid, and Joe Lynch, with whom I boxed twelve rounds to a. draw, referees decision. I also de- feated Patsey Wallace at Cleveland, May l.
 "Now, Wilde is a fIyweight. So am I. Then why not settle that question first, then take the bantams !pto con- sideration.
 You dwell extensively on the fact that Wilde is giving away weight, yet have been doing the same for years. Why am I not deserving of as much publicity and support as he, for I am American born and have always given my very best efforts to the boxing game?
 And when any of the bantaIns are considered, I have backing in real money, when they are ready to make the real bantamweight limit, which should be 116, as you know. T only wish to be justly recognized taa1oasxh hnneHt efhnrtA" 7-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
JACK SHARKEY lYANTSTO MEET
 WILDE ABROAD

New York, Dec 23-Jack Shar- key is ready to give Jimmy Wilde a return match, with the proviso that the bout be staged in London, twenty rounds to a decision. Joe Wagner the manager of Sharkey, admits that he has received an offer from his International Sporting Club to have his protege box at the opening show, but his answer, one way or the other, will not be made until negotiations pending with London promoters are settled.
 Sharkey can get hundreds of dol lars boxing dubs, so to speak, around these United States, so he is not par tfcular about boxing Wilde at home. T want to beat him again right be- fore his countrymen," said Sharkey today in the lobby of the Somerset Hotel, where he is stopping tempo rariIy q have the EngIishman' s number and I can stand him twenty rounds or more. I was getting strong CT after the frs: six rounds of the ten we fought in Milwaukee and had it gone four or five more I'd surely have knocked him out
 Wagner believes he can grab 8 for tune for himself and Sharkey by ap- bearing in three or four fights on the other side. ''Sharkey's style of bat ting will make a big hit among the Londoners," chimed in Wagner in the presence of his battler. Jack can hit as we'll as take it. He'll score so many points that the referee will have to raise his hand in token of victory
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-23
FOX, ENGLISH
 BOXER, DEFEATS
 LYNCH EASILY

New York. Dec. 23-Joey Fox, the little Britisher who claims the featherweight title, took our Joe Lynch into camp last night at the Newark Sportsmen's club in eight fast rounds Of boxing. Fox had g lead in six out of the eight rounds. He clearly out-generaIed the West Side lad; out-puuched him and made Lynch miss his famous left hook re- peatedly.
 Lynch got the surprise Of his life in the final round. The boys were fighting furiously close to the rope, Joey, unlike the slowthinking Joe Beckett, his countryman, saw an opening and shot his right to the jaw. He quickly followed with a left and then another right. The three blows in rapid order sent Lynch to the floor The house was in an uproar. Referea Slim Brennan started to count off the seconds. Lynch started to get up at the count of two. AS he arose to his feet the bell rang and the fight was over It was the first time in over year that LyJch has been knocked down.
 The crowd gave Fox 8 great ovation as he stepped out of the ring. And he well deserved it. The Britisher showed that he is not only clever boxer, but a good two-handed fighter
 Throughout the eight rounds. he kept darttng in and out, sometimes landing a left-hand jab and at other times poking the West Side boy with a left hook. Lynch tried his hardest to work Fox into neutral corner with the hopes of landing a sleep producing waIop. But the sagacious little Englishman kept moving about and refused to be cornered. Lynch weighed 125 and Fox scaled 123I rO11r7f7