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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-11

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200 GINGHAL KITCHEN APRONS, at three for $780,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
MARTIN HUNTER AND MAUDE MOORE ARE FOUND IN WYOMING
Couple Wanted in Harth Mur- der Located-Man Arrested, But Woman Is Not Yet
 Taken Into Custody
By associated Press

Casper, Wyo.. December IS.-A
 man, said by the police to ne Mar
 tin Hunter, wanted for the murder
 of Leroy Harth, Knoxville, Tenn,
 millionaire. was in custody today,
 officers were searching for Maujc
 Moore. also wanted in connection
 with the case.
 Sheriff Royce said Hunter and The woman had been living a t Lovall, Wyo. until newspaper appeared in town with story of the crime and their pictures. They escaped in an automo- bile. The sheriff said he had .nfor- nation as to where the woman was to be found. but would make no statement pending her arrest.
 Knoxville Tenn December 1S.--i,rc- vious reports received in Knoxville tat Martin Hunter, wanted here in con- nection with the murder of Leroy D. Harth, had been arrested at Casper. Wyo.. were confirmed by two telegra ms received today by Sheriff W. T. Cate. The First telegram was addressed 10 the sheriff and was as follows
 Do you want Martin Hunter, Msuue Moore's husband' have him locked up in jail.
 The second telegram was addressed to
 Sheriff w. T. Cate" It said: 'G can give you the address of Maude Moore if you want it''
 Both telegrams were from Sheriff F. w. Royce at Casper, Wyo.. In view of the fact that Sheriff Cate had not pre- Viousiy communicated with the sheriff at Casper. Wyo., coupled with the fact that the sheriff at that place sent the mes sage to Sheriff Cate,' Knoxville, leads the local authorities to believe that Hunter has been arrested and told the Wyoming officer the name and address of the sheriff at Knoxville.
 The telegrams sent the previous day 10 the police of Knoxville were from Deputy Sheriff Lynn at Casper
 Sheriff Cate stated tonight that he was positive that Hunter had been arrested He sent a telegram to the sheriff of Cas- per advising that a reward of GOO will be paid for the arrest of Maude Moore.
 Maude Moore shot Harth the night of September 8, 1919. on the Kingston pike west of the city. The prosecution con tended that Harth was murdered and Maude Moore was convicted of first Ge- gree murder. receiving sentence of q years in the state prison A new trial was granted, and when the case was called for hearing July T, 1920, she failed to appear, and forfeiture was taken against her bondsmen for $tc.000. The woman left Knoxville between July b and 20 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
BOAT GOES UNDER BEFORE PASSENGERS AWARE OF DANGER
Launch in Sight of Land When Leak Is Discovered and Pumps Started, But He
 roic Work in Vain
By Associated Press

Augusta, Ky, December Is. Thirteen persons yer c drowned in the Ohio river when the United States steam launch Margaret sprang a leak and sank three miles be- low Augusta at 6 o'clock to- night.
 Those who perished are:
 The wife and two baby dausb-
 ters Of Maj. II. F. Pittman, in
 charge of the government dam at
 ChiiO, O., all trapped in the upper
 cabin.
 Cnpt. George Hart of the Mar garet. his daughter, Mrs. James
 Coffee, and her husband, James
 Coffee. also trapped in the upper
 cabin. All three were residents of
 Augusta.
 Dewey smith. Augusta; Thomas
 Sellers, Augusta; WelIon lilies, Augusta; William King, 6J years of
 age, Chiio. O.; William Hines,
 Nashville. Tenn; two unidentified
 men employed on the dam.
 The boa which was used al the government dam at Chilo, was bringing Il persons to Augusta.
 The launch was in sight of Augusta when the engineer. Dan Dykes, dis covered leak in the side of the craft. He started the pumps but the water came in too fast.
 Within less than five minutes, be- fore the passengers were aware of their peril, it was said, the boat listed and went under
 Jake Waiter, Jr., Augusta, floated in the cold water for more than a mile, clingins to board. He was rescued by man in a sl1iff.
 Major Pittman had sent his wife ano children on the boat to attend church in Augusta Sunday, and the workmen al the dam were invited to go with them. When the news of the tragedy reached Augusta searching party was organ ized to comb the river shore in hope that some of the missing may have es- caped watery grave
 The survivors, however were positive that none had escaped, and up to late to- night the search had been vain Nor haG any bodies been found Major Pittmar and his family formerly resided in Vr' ginia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
SENATOR TO YIELD CLIENT
Hardwick of Georgia Is Counsel for
 Soviet Ambassador
By Associated Press

Washington, December 18-Ludwig c. A. K. Martens. soviet "ambassador'' to the United States. whose deportation has been ordered by Secretary Wilson, may be surrendered to the immigration au- thorities next week by his counsel, for mer Senator Hardwck of Georgia in whose custody Martens has been since the institution of the deportation pro ceedings last March Senator HardwicK was to have signified his intention to the departmenet of labor to confer with immigration officials next Tuesday for the purpose of concluding the formality of the surrender of his client.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
DOUBLE-BARREL PANTS
 PROVE ANTID0TE FOR
 JERSEYS CRIME WAVE
By Associated Press

Paterson. N l., December 1S.- Louis Lenner today accidently dis covered an antidote for New Jer- sey's crime wave. Put on two pairs of trousers" is formulae.
 chill wind was blowing early this morning when Lenner had to- rush from his home to summon doctor for his sick wife.
 Two pairs of trousers will not come amiss," said Lenner to him. self In front of the public library two of the states many highway men urged him with revolvers drawn to throw up his hands.
 Search me-" said Lenner, con fident in the security of his double barreled trousers.
 The robbers left him, provoked after finding nothing in his out side trousers. They looked no fur ther for-well, two pairs of trousers are a bit unusual. Carrying a fat bankroll in his Timers" -Lenner stopped incidentally at the police station en route to the doctors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
SENATE MEASURE ID AID FARMERS
 PASSEDpy HOUSE
Resolution Is Amended and Now Goes to Conference or Adjustment With the Sen
 ate Measure
By Associated Press

Washington, December 1S.-fhe
 Senate resolution to revive the var
 finance corporation as a measure
 of relief for farmers was adopted
 by the House late today in amend
 ed form by a vote of PIP to 61. It
 now goes to conference for adjust
 ment with the Senate measure.
 The House struck out section 2 of the Senate resolution, stating the opih- ion of Congress that federal banks should allow liberal credits to farm Ars. The vote was 132 in favor to 20 against or the motion to strike out.
 The final vote came after five hours of debate
 Chairman McFadden of the banking committee, leading the opposition, characterized it as class legislation which would lead to imitation and charges that its proponents had de- luded the farmers into believing it would help them."
 "The farmers have been deceived" MT. McFadden said. They have been told this resolution will help them. No ad vance to farmers has been made by the corporation for more than year and could not be authorized under this measure. Instead, the corporation has made loans to such institutions us the International Harvester, the Bethl chem Steel and the Baldwin Locom otive works"
 Representative Mann, republican, Illinois, supporting the bill, said he did not see how it would do harm, and probably would do some good. &ep- resentative Mondell Wyoming, major- ity leader, said the bottom had fallen out of business because private institu- tions had not been able to extend the required relief. Revival of the finance corporation would help the situation, and could not under any circumstances. have a harmful effect, he said
 Representative Stevenson, dem mccrat. South Carolina, denied that the meas ure was class legislation.
 'The banks have gone the limit" he said, "and they cannot extend credits further. We must do it by selling stock of the corporation to the invest ing public"
 project was nothing else than putting the hand in the public treasury for .he benefit of special interests
 ',I don't believe, honestly, 1t is going to help the farmer in the way he ex- pects," he said. You will be called upon to revive the grain corporation and other government war agencies.
 Until the consuming public gets the benefit of these declining prices, I think nothing should be done to in- terfere."
 Representative Madden, Republican, Illinois, said the measure would add another billion dollars burden to the backs of the people.
 Already Europe owes us $12,00o, poo, = 000,7 he said. This would add another tNx~ k< 4tnt T high prices and does not aid the work ing people whose wages are being re- duced all over the country"
 Other speakers supporting the rcs- olution were Representatives Strong, republican, Kansas; SteagaI, democrat, Alabama; Tincher, republican, Kansas; Wingo. democrat, Arkansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
PRODUCTS AND RATES

Wheat, 30 cents bushel wool in the grease, 15 cents a pound, skirted, 20 cents a pound mutton and lamb, 214 cents pound; cattle, 90 cents ad valorem wheat flour, 20 cents ad valorem; corn. Is cents a bushel sheep, s1 a head if under year old and $2 a head if over 1 year; onions, 40 cents bushel peanuts. cents a pound rice. 2 cents a pound If cleaned, and 11A cents a pound if uncleaneA; po- tatces, 25 cents bushel: long staple cotton, cents pound and cotton oils, 20 cents d gallon.
 The committee asked the treasury department to compile a schedule of rates on wool products, which would be equal to the rates for inclusion in the bill when introduced, MT Ford D ney announced.
 Proposals to include sugar, hogs, frozen beef vegetable seeds, barley. flax. butter and potato flour and po- tato starch in the list were voted down.
 For the most part according eto members. the committee voting showed five opponents to the protectIonist measure and never less than three. Representative Rainey Democrat H. iinois, was understood to have in- formed the committee that he wou Id lead q floor fight against il.
 Demands for inclusion of many man ufactured products were made by sev- eral committee members, but Headers said these probably would vote for the bill on final passage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
l3 DROWN WHEN STEAM LAUNCH SINKS
UlNPRy, y,y:.sSs7DEN7ED CRIME
 WA.sss.sss s WEEPS VA TION
ZION CLAMPS DOWN LID ON EVERY VARIETY OF FEMALE TRANSPARENCY
By Associated Press

Zion, Ill.,, December 1S.-Two censors, armed with one dozen wooden shawls, were appointed to- day by Wilbur Glenn NOliva, over seer of Zion, to enforce an order against the wearing of low neck dresses in the Zion tabernacle. The censors, Mrs. W. M. Clendincn, wife of the mayor, and Mrs. IT. c. Pihl, are to place n shawl around my woman who violates the order, con- duet her from the tabernacle and surrender her to a waiting police mnn. \ sign has been posted across the front of the tabernacle warn ing Zion women against wearing dresses without collars. skirts more than three inches above the ankle, open work stockings, ''s-ray sleeves" or transparent blouses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
Standard Time Adopted
By Associated NPrcss

San Salvador. December 17.--Adop- ton of a standard time in Salvador, beginning January l. 1921, was an- nounced in a government decree issued today. Heretofore Salvador time has been approximately 8 minutes slower than Washington time. but under the decree it will be one hour behind, which will make the time in Salvador the same as central time in the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
TWO PLANES DAMAGED
Must Await Parts Before Resuming
 Search for Balloon
By Associated Press

Albany, N. Y, December 1S-Two army airplanes which left Mineola this morning 10 search for the naval balloon A-o59S, missing since last Monday when it left the Rockaway air station on a weather observa ton trip. landed here shortly before 1 D. m.
 Both planes crashed in making the landing on a muddy field, and were damaged to such an extent that the trip cannot be resumed until parts are brought here from Rockaway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
CHOSE WRONG WOMAN

Chicago, December 1S.-Out of thou- sands of shoppers thronging State street, Stanley Zeheccki, a pursesnatcher, chose Mrs. w. A. Middleton, aged 50. as a vic tim. He did not know she was a teacher of physical culture.
 After demonstrating a few jiu jitsu tricks, and regaining her purse, Mrs. Mid dleton surrendered him to police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS REPORTED REACH 150
By Associated Press Buenos Aires, December iS.--Rc- ports from MeDdOxa province late night estimated the dend in the enrtbGuakr nt 15O.
rx Assoc;ated press

Buenos Aires, December 17.-Men- doza City was shaken this afternoon at o'clock by an earthquake which was quite violent and lasted 30 sec onds. The tremor was repeated with violence half hour later. No details as to property damage has been re ceived The earthquake was also felt in the city of La Rioja, capital of the province of the same name, at 3:05 this afternoon. There were no eas- uaIties there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
ROB BANK OF s15, 900

Orangeburg, $. C., December lS.-Rob- bers entered the Farmers Bank at Par Ter s. C.. 16 miles from here, early today and after blowing the safe made their escape with $500 in cash and liberty bonds said to amount to s10000. The door of the safe was hurled through the front of the building and the interior of the structure partially wrecked by the force of the explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
Gist Of the News
GENERAL.


 Wage reductions and layoffs are in- creasing.
 Harding in line with Bryan and Reed on the league.
 Seek to prove poison plot in death of Shepard.
 Farmers are favored in exemptions from anti-trust act. Dr. Rumely Is declared guilty on two counts.
 Lieutenant Pat O'Brien dies by his own hand.
 Eastern forests disappearing. leaving west only hope.
 Huns flood marts with limitations of foreign goods.
 America becomes dumping ground for enrth's scum. Italian courage is extolIed by Ameri- can envoy.
 Cpbb will manage the Detroit base- bali club.
 Southern league will meet Monday. ture of market.
 Cotton goes down under liquidation by large traders.
 STATE Bullet-riddIed body is found on bridge in TuscalOOSa county. Midnight killer slashes throat of sleeping man at Anniston. FTeixht tr0ln Jumps track ana Wfecks house.
 Cashier of hank at Centerville conn mits suicide.
 Man shot to pieces in home by band of assassins.
 Death Is climax of fight between two ClantOn men.
 Offceholders under suspicion md inc quiry Is started.
 Jasper man sentenced to 90 years for murder.
 LOCAL pr. Barrett gives resume of city de- velopments.
 ChiIdren's live. at sl0 each this win ter.
 Building materials reach level and construction to start. Death penalty imposed on two men in circuit court.
 Active canvass of local unions in An ti-tubercuI0sls campaign. Anderson makes application for change of venue.
 Neroes organize for campaign work. Honorary degrees of Scottish Rite to be conferred.
 City to flight proposed advances of public utilities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
nr rnEp IL. GoRMLEY

Montgomery December 19-( Special )M. Henry, treas urer Jefferson county charged with illegal by him totang $2974942 C. Rogers former county charged with illegal toang $5 and illegal interest bearing warrants toang 10927379 the Board of Jefferson hensve of the financial condition Jefferson county given Governor Kby by five examiners public ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
Asked to Hold Gold
Ky Associated Press 4 naaa,,, har 1N

WaSnIngtOn, DecemDer IS.~-NdtIOHdI and other banks have been requested by John Burke. treasurer of the United States not to distribute gold coins for holiday purposes. The request is in line with the policy of the treasury to conserve the gold reserve, it was ex- plained today, but when gold is de- manded upon gold obligations. the de- mands will be met. Old gold will be paid however, and no s2,50 fold pieces will be issued, as the coinir.y of these pieces has been stopped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
TEXT OF REPORT

The report not including the varioas tables follows:
 Birmingham. Ala. December l. 199o. Hon. Thomas F. Kilby, Governor, Mont-
 gomery. Ala.
 Dear Sir; In obedience to lnstrue- tions from the executive office. through Hon. Charles F.. Mccall. chief examiner of accounts. we have made a careful and thorough examination ef the books and records of the board of
 (Coptian~.s Page Eight.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
AssAIL POLICE DEPARTMENT

Condemnation of police department heads by many of the newspapers grew Tn severity with each successive report of crime. while the departments operating System was reported as being revamped so that beginning tonight 300 more pa- trolmen are added to the daily force by granting each policeman fewer hours off duty
 Representatives of the jewellers of the city arranged with Police Commissioner Enright to have his force of detectives further increased Madison and Fifth avenue from Thirty-second street and Central park. They also announced that each jewelry shop would employ an ex- service man as an armed guarc
 Other organizations also took cognizance of the crime wave The Military Order or the World War, made up of former or- fcers. called it's members to meet Mon- day to tender aid in upholding the forces Of the law. Commercial organizations in Manhattan and Brooklyn also called meetings for Monday to discuss the prev alence of crime.
 Judges of the city asked the mayor in a letter to furnish them with a list Of dangerous criminals and those on second bail, so they might corral them TOT sp-ccy trials. District Attorney Swann issued a statement asking judges to fix nigh bah in criminal cases, suggesting sl0000 as minimum.
 From several sources today. police were told that Lucille Emma Brooks, arrested after the killing of Police Lieutenant Morton in a pistol fight with taxicap bandits, was the wife of a millionaire oil man of Chicago, said to be ill ID a western sanitariuni. An anonymous teie- phone call to police headquarters said skillful counsel would be provided her, and when she was arraigned today a law yer with offices in the Equitable building appeared in her defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
OMPLETE FRAMING
 EMERGENCY TARIFF
 ON FARM PRODUCTS
Measure Will Likely Be Pre- sented to House Monday With Request for Action
 on Following Day
By Associated Press

Washington, December 1S.--F'raming of an emergency tariff designed to protect 20 farm products was com pleted late today by the House ways and means committee. The measure probably will be presented to the House Monday with ,a request for ac- ton on it the following day.
 The bill was designated as the tordney emergency tariff. As drawn 1t would be effective for one year. from date of passage.
 fhe measure was agreed to after six hours discussion by the full member ship of the committee, which elected to hcnor it's chairman by giving tho bill his name MT. Fordney will pre- pare and introduce the formal draft. The committee broadened the original project of Senate and House leaders in Joint conference. The bill was said to have been planned as a comprehen- sivs measure to shield agriculturists from further price declines Repre- sentative Young, republican, North Da kota, chairman of the agricultural sub committee, indicated the ways and means committee members would urge it's passage before the Christmas re- cess
 Products to which tariff protection would apply and the rates agreed upon under the committee bill were as fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
MURDER MAN OF s5

Rockaway, N. J.. December 1S.-An- other brutal murder today was added to New Jerseys mounting nst of crimes William NJ. Lewis, an S5-year-old Civil var veteran, was found in his little home
 Continued on Page Txxal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
Jefferson Audit ShoUs
 Thousands Paid Out m
 Technically Illegal Way

County Treasurer Charged Up With All Payments tc Charitable Institutions County Auto Maintenance and Road Money Which Did Not Go to Lowest Bidder-Board of Revenues Bookkeep-
 ing System Criticized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19

The report was framed after inquiries which have continued for three months and after all vouchers, items and charges handled by the officials of Jefferson county between November 1s, 1918. and August 1. 1920. mad been inspected by the examiners.
 In addition to charging the treasurer and former treasurer with the amounts they are alleged to have paid out of the county treasury without authority of law ard announcing the total interest bear ing warrants now outstanding which can not be paid legally. the examiners re- ported the records of the county to be in bad condition and called for the establishment of such a system as will show the financial condition of the county at any ti,na
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
-pit, < , of Criminal Activities
 Continues Unabated In New
 York and Murders and Rob- berries Reported From All. Sections of Country
By .issocia.ed Press

New York. December 1S.-New York $ epidemic of criminal activities ragged un- abated today. Daring holdups and other acts of violence were reported from wide spread sections of the metropolis. No murders occurred but robbers footed a store in Brooklyn of 5000 in dry goods and bandits held up and robbed two Jewelry messengers of SIP. 900 in gems and money In addition. there were many minor burglaries and assaults
 Reports of various crimes were dis played to the public in eight-volumn ban ner heads on the front pages of all after noon papers
 Five New Holdups and Robberies as Police Spread Net for Bandits" said one
 New sl2000 Daylight Holdup." flared ar other. Bandit Takes Woman From q Cab in Park, and Bandits Bind Mer- chant, Rob Store" were typical of the rest.
 A Fresh Summary of Latest Develop ments' was placed in a front page frame with each new edition of most papers. The demand that Police Commissioner Enright must go, also was made in headline and editorial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
Is There Any Danger of the Overflow Putting Out the Fire

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