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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
OFFICERS SUSPENDED
FOR REFUSAL TO AID
THEIR DYING COMRADE
BY Associated Press

Chicago, March 26.-tive officers were
suspended from the detective force to-
night after witnesses had accused them
of hiding behind telephone poles and re-
fusing to answer the dying cries of their
comrade, Detective Sergt Patrick
O'NeilI. who was fatally shot Wednes-
day night while trying to arrest Tommy
O'Connor, an alleged gun man, who ~
charged with Staying at least three men
While the search for O'Connor was
being extended today to all parts of the
country, Charles Fitzmorris, chief of DO.
Ice, concluded his inquiry into the events
leading UP to, the death of ONeill Ac-
cording to witnesses, the six Officers
from the detective bureau surrounded
the house in which O'Connor was sup
posed to be hiding while sought for muir.
der. a
Neighbors told Of being aroused by
several shots and Of finding five of the
detectives hiding behind telegraph poles.
paddy O'Neill has been shot," one Of
them was quoted as SAYING, "and we
are afraid to go into the back yard unit
reinforcements arrive"
Meanwhile, according to witnesses the
dyiag officer was heard to cry Joe. :.
three times. Detective Sergt. Joe Ro-
nan, O'Neills partner. heard the cries
and began to weep but no one went to
the assistance of the wounded man. ac-
cording to witnesses. until the arrival of
police wagon full of gray-haired patrol
men who had been held in reserve at
a station.
"You had better not go back there or
you will get shot" witnesses said one
Of the five detective bureau men told
the older patrolmen.
N'What do you think we came here
for?" was the sretort.,
I'VE came to get O'Neill and we are
pa trolmen led the way to the wounded
man, who was then unconscious. He
died on the way to the hospital.
According to the testimony. O'Neill hay
for more than IS minutes without any
effort being made to aid him after he
was shot and there was no attempt to
pursue the slayer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
EVERGREEN TRUCK
GROWERS ARE IDLE.
But Only Until New Crop
Garden Produce Is Ready
for Market

Evergreen March 26.-(Special.) with
the nine-carload crop of radishes out OF
the way, Conecuh county truck farmers
are temporarily idle. so far as marketing
is concerned. until the first week in
April. when shipments of English peas
and cabbage will get under way.
Three or four cars of these vegetables
probably will be shipped to the northern
markets, to be followed by Lima beans
okra, sugar corn, string beans. cucum-
bers and tomatoes. A total of between
700 and 800 acres has been planted to
these crops, according to estimates made
by ]. p. King, secretary of the Conecuh
County Truck Growers association.
These are divided as follows: English
peas, 70 acres; Lima beans, ESQ acres
okra, 10 acres; sugar corn, 100 acres;
string beans, $50 acres; cucumbers, 80
acres, and tomatoes. 100 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
HARDING SENDS MESSAGE
Complies With Request of Group of
Irish Leaders
BY Associated Press

Washington, March 26.-In response to
a request by group of Irish leaders In
this country, President Harding sent to
New York tonight message of SYM
pathy for the Irish relief movement, TO
be read at a relief meeting to be held
there on April 8. The communication
was transmitted to Morgan ]. O'Brien.
chairman Of the New York relief COM
mittee, and was as follows:
IT wish you the fullest measure OF
success, not only in the great benefit
performance at the Metropolitan opera
house on April 3, but in every worthy
effort to make becoming contribution
on the part of our people to relieve dis
tress among the women and children in
Ireland. The people of America never
will be deaf to the call for relief in be-
half of suffering humanity, and the
knowledge of distress in Ireland makes
quick and deep appeal to the more for
tunate of our land where SO many of our
people trace kinship to the, Emerald ISLE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
HELD IN
STAMPED|NG CASE
Object to Shipment of Cattle
to Germany as a
Present

Trip, S. D.. March 96.-Fourteen men.
all of whom are said to have been i'm
plicated in the stampeding of the six
hundred head of cattle at Scotland We'd
nesday night, were arrested here today.
They were searched and four were
charged with carrying concealed weapons.
They were fined S and costs. The others
were freed.
The cattle had been collected to be
sent as a gift to Germany from the
Germans of this community.
Several of the men said that although
they were members Of an, ex-service
mems organization in Scotland, S. d.,
they wished to make it emphatically
understood that they were in Trip as
individuals and not on authority of any
organization.
According to unofficial reports, they
admitted to officials that they came here
for the purpose of liberating the herd
OF cattle that had been donated by the
farmers of Bon Homme and Hutchinson
counties and which had been corralled
here for shipment to Germany. The ship
ment was carried out this afternoon
with several hundred farmers standing
by, armed, it was said, to see that there
would be no interference.
The cattle we're driven here yesterday
from Kaylor and were guarded closely
by the donors throughout last night, but
no effort was made to cause stam-
pede.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
Started Sky:Scraper Colony

From the Life OF WhitelaW neiu, "
Royal Cortissoz Scribners).
The sky-scraper was undreamed or
until Whitelaw Reid laid the corner
stone Of The Tribune building IN is'e
The Florentine campanile that he then
lifted into the air gave his contempor-
aries what was, for them, greater sem
sation than their descendants have re-
ce;vea from Manhattans tallest towers
yoyaGers coming up the bay hailed It
with establishment, little imagining the
formidable structures it foreshadowed.
The Skyline it broke was that Of an es-
sentially flat. lowlying city. In Reid 8
ewes New York was not then precisely
beautiful So we may judge from the
instructions he sent to Clarence Cook In
$50. with request for series of archi-
tectural articles. what / want he
wrote els first crisp editorial on the
prevailing lack of architectural taste in
New York, the dreary miles OF brown
stone fronts. the worthlessness OF brown
stone as material for building, the
monstrosities given us by our wealthiess
men," Then article after article was to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
Arguments Are Concluded

Chattanooga, March 26.-Arguments IN
the case of Chattanooga Steel company
against the Tennessee Coal, Iron ana
Railroad company, involving claim for
81 100, 900 for alleged breach OF contract
were concluded before Chancehor 1. -
stewart here today and taken under ad-
visement.
The compliments charged that the
Tennessee corporation had contracted 70
deliver 10000 tons Of steel at stated
price, and that when the market TOOK
an up-shoot refused to comply with the
terms of the agreement, causing heavy
losses to the steel company and pre-
venting the completion Of its plan. Ihe
defense was based on the claim tnat tn1
steel company was not suIricien.y o
ganized To enter into iesAi con'ia'
the amount of steel involved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
From the the Himalaya Forests

From In the Darjeeling Market Place.
by Marietta Neff. in Asia Magazine
Northward from Darjeeling the view
of the Himalaya Mountains IL in
spring When the gray clouds break
they reveal crystal ramparts, lifting
far to east and west and majestic
panorama Of range beyond range In the
blue distance. The primeval forest no
longer extends to the snowline. There
are bare spots and grainfields and
hundreds of tea-gardens. But the far
Their mountains are clothed with great
trees and with tangie of ferns and
creepers, bamboos climbing palms and
wild flowers. The hill-tribes living in
these solitudes are very dissimilar in
features, dress and habits. but alike in
their half superstitious awe of their
great mountains and In their quiet
friendliness Sometimes woman from
the Himalaya forests appears in thu
parjeeling market-place. bearing on
her back, it may be, 4 bundle OF fagots
for fire-wood. burden less beautiful
to western eyes than armfuls Of scar
let rhododendron blossoms or strange
hued orchids would be. but no less
precious to the heart Of dweller in
. land of unceasing rain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
TENNESSEE TOBUY
ANDREW JOHNSONS
FIRST TAILOR SHOP
Little. Di|apidated Building
Where Former President
Began Career Will Be
Preserved

Nashville, March ga delapidated
little building at Greeneville, in eastern
Tennessee, upon the front or which once
hung the sign: "A. johnson, Tailor"
and which was the place where Andrew
johnson, the man who succeeded Lin
coin as President of the United states,
began his business career, Will be
bought and preserved by the state OF
Tennessee.
A bill has been passed by the Ten
nessee legislature providing for the
purchase of the building and its main
tenance as state relic. Its picture has
adorned Tennessee histories for, years,
but the commonwealth has been slow
to take steps to preserve the building.
The little tailor shop stands, at the
corner of East Depot and college
street in the sleepy little town where
johnson, who was born in Raleigh, N.
c., emf grated at the age of Is, Having
served his apprenticesh to tailor,
johnson opened his first shop In
Greeneville. After year he was mar
ried to Miss Eliza 'McCardell, to whose
lot it fell to teach her young husband
to write and undertake other educa-
tional preliminaries, as Johnson knew
only his letters when he became head
Of his own house, having never attend
ed school a day in his life.
Johnson's political career began as
alderman of Greenville. He then served
as mayor, was elected to the lower
house of the legislature, then state SEN
ator, afterward to Congress, became
governor of Tennessee, serving Two
terms, United States senator. military
governor of Tennessee, was elected as
vice president of the United tSates and
became President upon the death Of
Lincoln. His final political office was
that as United States senator from Ten
nessee.
Johnson, while governor of Tennes-
see. once resumed hts vocationalsimple-
ments He had formed a strong friend
ship in the Tennessee legislature Tor
w. w Pepper of Springfield, staunch
whig and once blacksmith. Despite
| their irreconciliable political creeds,
the personal relations of Johnson and
Pepper were extremely cordial. Pepper
| became Judge of the Seventh judicial
district in 1854 and after visit TO
| Johnson, then governor, set about ma X
! ing a present to his friend, fashloning
a shovel which he sent with note ex-
planning it was intended as memento
of a friendship that was proof against
ali political differences.
| johnson, to show his appreciation OF
| the token, took up his scissors and nee
| die and made a handsome beaver clotn
coat which he pressed and sent 70
Pepper. 1t was splendid piece 81
! workmanship probably the last of that
Kind of work johnson ever did, and ex-
| lists to this day, the property Of w. W
Pepper Of Springfield, Judge Peppers
only surviving son. The coat was
made about II years before Johnson
| entered the White House and the
movement to preserve his old tailor
shop in Greeneville by legislative en-
/ actment has revived that story OF the
tailor President.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
Red Men Not Red

New York.-The American Indian is not
a red man His actual color Is yellow
and he Is akin to the Japanese, Chinese
and Koreans.
SO says DIR. Clark Wissler OF the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History in the
Mentor Magazine.
Scientists now believe that the Indian
migrated to America from Asia via the
Bering Straits and Alaska, DR.. Wisslef
SaVg.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
BY HILL

on their bill of fare long before the
coming % the white man.
George Bird Grinnell, the man that
knows the most about the Indian, says
this in First Families of America" his
article on the original Americans. in the
Mentor Macazfne
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE
SALE SET FOR MONDAY

Denver, Colo, March 26.--Confirmation
of the sale of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad to the Western Pacific
Railroad company for five million doliais
to satisfy judgement of the Equitable
Trust company of New York, today was
put over until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
APPEAL no WALLACE

Sioux City. Ia, March 26.-Direct APP
peal was made here tonight to Henry
C. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, by
Hanford c. MacNider of Mason City,
commander of the Iowa department of the
American Legion, to prevent the ship
mcnt from the Atlantic seaboard of the
contribution of GOO South Dagota mich
cows for the German government.
The twenty-seven car special train
passed. through Sioux City tonight en-
route to Baltimore, Md, the embarkation
port. Action of Commander MacNider
followed the failure of an attempt here
by MONAGHAN post, branch of the
American Legion, to secure an injunction
preventing the cattle leaving Sioux City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

The next thing doing that Is little journey 10 NOR
wood Boulevard, Chestnut Hill or Forest Park where
snr;no 10 in full tide-where the clothing them
selves tender green where the crab apple the redwood
the dogwood and the violets in bloom-where the
breath of the and the breath of the earth mge IN
odors that make the heart leap for joythe WILDWOOD
where whispers her shy secrets to reverent ears as
she sits at her and the wondrous web beside
which cloth of gold shoddy stuff Yes might see
some rabbits and Bob WITHSTAND if you've ever been
a boy you know what that
Why not let step two you back to nature and
the days when you really lived?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
OFFICIALS STILL H0PEFUL
LOST BALL00NlSTS ALIVE
BY Associated Press

Pensacola, Fla. March 26.-Officials
at the naval air station here declined
tonight to give up hope for the safety
of Chief Quartermaster G. r. Wilkin-
son and his four companions, who
have been missing since March %,
when they left here on a free balloon
hop. Search of all the area to which
the wind might have blown their craft
has been made by dirigibles, seaplanes
and eagIeboats without success.
Failure to find the balloon or the
basket is taken by officials as an in
dication that the balloon either drifted
ashore at some uninhabited~a and un-
frequented spot or that the men and
their craft were picked up by some
fishing boat which refused to put back
to port with them. The search is being
continued, and officials say they will
not abandon hope for three weeks. the
duration of the usual fishing cruise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

. During the World war Germany mafiu-
featured articles entirely OF paper for
her army They included paper Irvine.
paper cloth. feed bags. artillery packs.
water buckets. blankets. kit bags, sad
die bags. canteen covers snd knapsacks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
National Bird

New YorlS.--The Pilgrim Fathers did
not invent roast turkey Indians in
the southern states domesticated the ma
tional bird and made him regular item
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
New Home Of
JEMISON AND COMPANY. INC.
and -

JEMISON AND COMPANY. INC.
and
JEMISON-SEIBELS INSURANCE
AGENCY
Now under construction at corner 30
avenue and 21st street
Encouraged by the reduced
cost of building materials and
labor, Birmingham people need
ing homes are greatly exceeding
the usual activity in construction
work during the early spring. The
demand for the popular priced
suburban lots is greater than IN
several years and the same is true
of the higher priced lots in the
Country Club district and other
choice residential sections Of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
BUILDING HOMES
ALL OVER CITY

Not only is there an unprece-
dented amount of home construc-
ton going on in Central Park, but
many are taking advantage OF the
low prices offered on the few re-
naming choice building sites in
the Country Club district and
other Of the more desirable sec
tons and large number of new
homes are already assured for
this season. We have been able
to assist materially in this home
building activity by financing them
on the attractive and liberal plans
we are able to offer by allowing
the loans on new homes to run
for as long as Is years with small
semi-annual payments on the prin-
cipal.
PLAN IMPROVEMENTS ON
FARMS THROUGHOUT STATE
We are also placing many
loans on farms, which indicate the
determination of the farmers Of
Alabama to improve their proper
ties, to prepare for diversifica-
ton, to abandon the one crop sys-
tenn, and to stock their farms with
better cattle, hogs and other live
stock. All Of these things, we be-
lieve, augur well for bigger and
better things for Birmingham and
the entire state, Alphabetically,
commercially and industrially.
Jen1lSOn and
4 Company, Inc.
Jemison Real Estate &
Insurance Germany
211 N. goth Street. Phone Main $3.50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

The new Belgian Academy Of Letters.
which is being organized along the lines
Of the famous French academy. will be
the first institution of its kind in Eu-
rope to admit women to full member
ship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
Why Not Live
Once More

If you could step across a line from
grim reality into fairyland, how long
would you hesitate?
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
800 PASSENGERS
RESCUED FROM SHIP
The Mormugao, From Lisbon
for New Bedford. Grounds
on Block Island.

Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HnaALp.
PROVIDENCE, April 2s.-The Portu-
guese steamship Mormusao. bound from
Lisbon to New Bedford. which wen.
ashore on Black Rock on the southwest
side OF Block Island at 4:5o o'clock
this morning. was resting easily on the
rock tonight and II was believed she
would be noated before daylight to-mor-
row.
Late this afternoon the destroyer Nc
Cullogh and a mine sweeper sent out
from Newport took on 400 OF the AS
passengers and carried them to New
Bedford. The steamship carries a crew
of III men.
The Mormugao struck during a thick
fog. Attention of the coast guards was
first called to her by continued whistle
blasts. They could barely make out her
lights through the fog. Capt Teale and
his crew, who put out immed lately in
surf boat said they found her about
mile or shore. apparently resting
lightly on the low rocks that run out
from the larger Black Rock She had
pounded littic and had started her
seams slightly. but danger Of further
damage was not considered great unless
there Is a change in the wind during
the night.
The Mormusao. commanded By Capt
Vidinko. Is Of s,s7s tors. She sailed
from Lisbon on April a. and touched
at Fayal in the Azores. on April 20.
Her passengers are mainly Portuguese
immigrants
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
u. S. STEEL PRICE CUTS
RAISE WESTERN RATES
Pittsburgh Plus System Is
Blamed for the Anomaly.

CHICAGO, April 2s.-Recent price re-
ductions by the United States Steel Cor
poration advanced prices on the Chi
cago steel market w. G. Pickering. at
to-ney for the Western Association OF
Rolled Steel Consumers, testified to-day
in an open session OF the Daley joint
legislative committee which is investi-
eating an alleged building trust here.
Mr.. Pickering blamed this condition
on the Pittsburgh plus" system OF sell
ing steel, through which. he said. prices
were made on a basic price at Pitts
burgh plus freight to the consuming
point regardless OF whether the steel
actually was shipped from Pittsburgh
or from some nearer point.
Other witnesses declared this system
had added $4,000 to the cost OF steel
needed in the Illinois State road build
ing progra mme and $4,000 to the cost
of steel for one buiinS here. They
called it IAN arbitrary discrimination in
favor OF Eastern manufacturers and
ha mpereS the Industrial development Of
the West
Mr.. Pickering declared that ~ per
cent OF the countrys building steel was
made in Pittsburgh and not 20 per cent,
the figure he said was asserted by the
United States Steel Corporation.
The New York herald., 1921-04-30
COMMERCE CHAMBER
FAILS ON TAX VOTE
Confusion in Casting Ballots
Prevents Members From
Going on Record.
TAKE NEW REFERENDUM
Adopt Declaration Urging the
Government to Keep It's
Hands Off Business.

Sseo'af Dessatch 70 YHE NEW YosK HnALD.
ATLANTIC ClrY. April 2s.--Confusion
In taking vote at the closing session of
the ninth annual convention OF the
United States Chamber of Commerce re-
suited to-day In the failure OF an attempt
to place American bueiness on record
as favorins a sales tax and q repeal of
the luxury tax. After a heated debate
the question of the saies tar was ordered
submitted Immediately to the member
ship. Owing to Misunderstanding IN
the vote. the resolutions committee asked
that q new referendum be taken that
would be clear and conclusive.
The chamber adopted a declaration
Of principles on American enterprise
which urged the Government to adopt
a hands OFF, policy toward business
except for the purpose Of preserving a
fair and active field OF free competition.
We condemn avoidable strikes, lock
outs and all combinations that need
lessiy limit output or curtail distribu-
tion on the part Of workers, owners or
managers of industry" the declaration
continued.
In It's final session the chamber called
upon the Government to give clear.
positive declaration OF It's policy toward
the establishment and maintenance Of
WorId peace anu ol oroSr anu ohoo.
standing In the commercial intercourse
of nations.
The chamber went on record also II,
favor Of the esta blishment Of a court OF
tax appeals. the adoption by the Gov
ernment OF policy Of less burdensome
rates on capital gains and income re-
cetved from business. and the considera-
tion by tho Government at once OF in
ternational debts. with a view to finding
solutions which are just alike to our
Allies and to ourselves"
Opposition was voted to Government
ownership or operation OF railroads and
to a general cash bonus to soldiers. How
ever. the chamber approved construct
i've measures az may be directly calcu-
lated to enable ex service men to culti-
vate the soil. build homes or obtain vo-
cational education"