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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-07-23

POSITION WANTED - STENOG-
rapher - Three years experience. -
Wentworth S532.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-07-23
FOR SALE

A great opportunity
Store for sale doing
8-12 thousand a year. 81
Aprons and silk underwear $
Price-$3,000. I
1928 S. State ST.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-07-23

FOR SALE. Just finished beauti-
full room bungalow, at 9425 Went
worth. Owner, 1896 Carpenter ST.
Phone: Stewart 2789.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-07-23
Sprains Ankle

Eugene Hogans, 80, Sal Dearborn
Street, ran to catch a car at Forty
seventh and State Streets, July IS.
He fell and painfully sprained his
ankle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
16 DEFENDANTS IN BATTLE TRIAL ARE
 HOMEWARD BOUND
Acquitted of First Charges, They Are Still Faced By Six Indictments In Connection
 With the Fight
By Associated Press

Williamson, w. Va, March 21.-Po- lice Chief Sid Hatfield and 15 other men of Matewan. found guilty today Of connection with the death of Albert c. Felts d private detective, last May. left for their homes late today. Unless there is a change of plans, however. they will be free but a short time Judge R. D, Bailey announced during the afternoon that the next case would be called April 12. There are stfll six indictments against the 16 men freed by a jury this morning, charger with the deaths of six Baldwin -Felts detectives who fell mortally wounded with Felts during the street battle last May
 large crowd gathered about the courthouse during the day in the hope that the Y defendants would appear. They were doomed to disappointment, however, for the Matewanians re- mained in the custody of Sheriff A. C.. Pinson until they left for their little mining town at 4:45 D. m
 State troopers stalked the streets of W Nit'idAlSoH Ill Idy, CdrrylnB r1Ot guns, but the city remained quiet and not single untoward incident was re- ported.
 The defendants had nothing to say regarding the verdict of mot guilty ans. they received the news of acquittal soberjy.
 Shortly after the verdict was an nonnced Wade Bronson. prosecuting at- torney Of Mingo county, handed his resignation to Judge R. D. Bailey, who accepted it, effective April l.. MT. Bron- son said that the salary attached to the position was insufficient to maintain bis family. and that he would devote himself to the practice of law. Sam uel D. Stokes, city solicitor of William son, was named by Judge Bailey to succeed Mir. Bronson. When notified of his appointment, MT. Stokes declared that, as prosecutor of Mingo countr he was determined to maintain law and order in the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
! SOLDIERS DIE
 IN BLOODY FIGHT WITH S|NN FEN
Civilian Passenger Killed and Others Wounded When Train Ambushed in
 County Kerry
By Associated Press

Dublin, March 21.-Seven mem
 bers of the crown forces, incIud-
 ing an officer, were killed. and
 IF were wounded when a train
 wns ambushed today, according to official announcement. The. attack
 occurred near Headford Junction.
 County Kerry.
 A civilian passenger was killed and two others were wounded. The cas- ualties among the ambushing party, with the exception of one man found dead, are not known.
 In addition to the officer who was Killed, the train carried 29 men of other ranks in the royal fusiliers and a number of civilians. It was heavily fired on from both sides as it f1eared the Junction and the troops detrained and engaged the party.
 The survivors among the soldiers held off the assailants for 50 minutes until reinforced by party of fusiliers which arrived on another train. The combined forces then drove off the rebels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

Hoover discusses prospect of trade with Russia.
 1920 sales and earnings of Bethle- hem Steel given.
 Shoot is urging an embargo against wool and meats.
 Bureaus ginning figures declared hy Heflfn to be inaccurate.
 Clnrn Hamon to appear in movie written by herself.
 Birminghnm girl weds AtIantan on days acquaintance.
 Coolidge assures businens that it may expect help. United States Chamber of Commerce will meet in April.
 Conflicting tendencies prevall in stocksy cotton quiet.
 LOCAL
 Few blOoded dogs have been killed in rabies battle.
 Metal works resume at Desaemer Fairfield and Anniston. < Postal savings want to reach distant worker.
 Broken faith is charged by two in dog killing.
 Cook pleads guilty to robbery and gets life.
 Traffic bureau saves merchants AaIf . million.
 w. H. Stockham gives e1OO,0OO to Chrfstian education fund.
 Road construction, to cost o66o,ooO, Stunned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
DORA MEN FIGHT
 DUEL TO DEATH

Jasper March 1.--tSpecial.) )--De- tails were received here today of a duel to the death between Henry Hurd. chief of police of Dora, and U. R. Hammer, coal miner, fou ght on the streets of Dora early yesterday.
 Reports to the coroner say that after emptying their revolvers at each other the two men reloaded their guns and continued firing until Hammer dropped and Chief Hurd fell across his body. both being dead.
 According to reports reaching Jas- per the officer was attempting 70 ar- rest the miner when the trouble started. Hammer is. survived by his wife and three children, while Hurc leaves a wife and one child.
 Tuscaloosa. March, Especial )-N. H. Hammer, one of the men killed in the pistol duel near Jasper Sunday. formerly lived here, and his mother. Mrs. Mary Jane Hammer, resides in this city. He also has. three brothers and four sisters living in Tuscaloosa county The body will be buried near here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Mandamus Denied
 By Supreme Court
 hCase of Riddle
By Associated Press

Washington, March A.-The supreme court today denied the petition of D. H. Riddle and others convicted in the Ala pama cotton fraud case' for a writ of mandamus to United States District Judge Grubb to correct the record of their trial so as to show that the yer dict was reached by jury of only Il men.
 Riddle and six other defendants were charged with having obtained money under false pretenses through selling iri- ferior- cotton as being of higher grade. Their objection to the alleged defect of the record was entered in order that an appeal might be instituted. Sentences ranging from IS to S9/ months were ini- posed upon those convicted. with fine of si0.0uv in the case of Riddle and s1 .DOv each in those of his codefendants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Today's Thriller
By Associated Press

Cleveland, O., March 21.-D. C.. Westenhaver today played the dual role of federal judge and attorney for the defense when John Duka, a farmer residing near Gainesville, appeared in his court without counsel Duka, who was charged with having in his possession prop erty designed for the manufacture of intoxicants, was found not guilty by a federal jury
 When Duka appeared without an attorney, Federal Judge Vest enhaver volunteered to represent the defendant If the district at torney is wiling
 Assistant District Attorney East man, representing the govern ment agreed. The jury was se- lected and the government pre- sented it's evidence. Duka was permitted to take the stand by his counsel and to be examined by the prosecution. The defense waived cross examination. T want for this defendant the same con sideration that any man who ap- peared with regularly employed attorney would receive. I move that the court direct verdict of not guilty on the ground that the information does not set forth an offense under the statuten Attor- ney Westenhaver said, addressing himself as the court
 Tt is the courts opinion that the information is not sufficiently ex- plicit." Judge Westenhaver ruled. T sustain the motion. The jury is directed to return verdict of not guilty"
 The jury did so. Recently Judge Westenhaver acted as. attorney for another liquor defendant, but the man was found guilty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
TEMPERATURE DROPPING
 FASTER THAN IT ROSE
By Associated Press

Washington, March 21.-The begin ming of spring today brought to the Atlantic coast region of the United States the highest temperatures ever recorded for March 21.
 Washington led nearly dozen cities ir the coastal region with an official temperature of S9 and street level temperature as measured by govern ment thermometers of 30. The capital sizzled and sweltered as in mid-July.
 New York reported record March 21 temperature of 80; Philadelphia 82; Boston S2; Hartford, Conn.,, S2; Port land, Me- IS; Baltimore, S8; Raleigh, Sb. and Norfolk 80.
 Temperatures were reported tonight, however, to be declining even faster than they went up, a cool wave having overspread the entire section of the country east of the Mississippi ana even extending beyond the river as evil denced by snow Tn southwest Kansas and freezing weather in the Texas pan handle, Morehead, Conn.,, tonight re- ported only 8 degrees above zero.
 The cool weather in the opinion If weather bureau officials, however will not endanger fruit trees which had been brought to the blossoming or budding stage by the abnormally warm weather of the last two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
.FORDNEY TARIFF
 ID BE FIRST BILL
 RUSHED THROUGH
Republicans Vote to Revive Measure and Pass Same Bill as Vetoed By
 President Wilson
By Associnted rrss.

I Washington, March 21.-The Ford thy emergency tariff bill precisely as vetoed by former President Wilson will be rushe dthrough Congress as the first important legislation of the extra session.
 Accedng to, the request of President Harding for the passage of a measure designed to help the farmers crying for protection against foreign competition. republican members of the House ways and means committee turned about today and voted to revive the Fordney bill after agreeing almost unanimously week ago not to consider any emergency legis- lation ahead of permanent tariff and revenue revision
 Senators Penrose, Shoot and McCum- Der, conferees from the Senate finance committee, agreed to the new pro- gramme, which. 1t was explained, meets the approval of the President Senator Penrose expressed the belief that the emergency measure would be in the hands of MT. Harding within 10 days after the convening of the special ses- sion April II.
 Several members of the House com mittee. including Chairman Fordney and Representatives Longworth and Green, conferred with Senator Penrose, who heads the Senate finance committee. after the former committee had reached it's agreement From this conference came the prediction that the measure would be rushed through the House un- der special rule and through the Sem ate, possibly under limitation of debate as enforced by cloture.
 SIX MONTHS LIMITATION
 The new Fordney bill will be presented with a six months limitation. but it's provisions will expire at an earlier date should the permanent bill be enacted be- fore expiration of the six months period. The House ways and means committee a. the end of an al-day wrangle ap- p5rently was in the utmost harmony. Calling in newspaper men at the close of the session. with members sitting around big table in their shirt sleeves. Chairman Fordney set forth the final programme, with everybody expressing arIr oval
 After dsposing of the emergency meas ure in the first few days of the extra session, the House will take up and pass the anil-dumping bill which will be fol- lowed by the allied measure fixing an American valuation on goods which must pay ad valorem duty
 Then will come the permanent tariff, which republican leaders hope will be broad enough to satisfy all interests in all sections demanding an upward re- vision, The actual work of framing it will begin tomorrow, hearings having been concluded at the last session.
 REVENUE REVISIONS
 While the House is at work on the tariff the Senate finance committee
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
SHOOTS MAN THEN <
 TURNS GUN ON SELF, BLOWING OUT BRAINS

Georgiana. March 21--Andrew c. Cox was shot here this morning and probably fatally wounded by Louie Palmer, an employe of the LouisvilN and Nashville railroad shops, who aft- erward turned the pistol on himself, blowing out his brains. death result ing instantly. The trouble is said to have originated last night when Cox assisted the town marshal in arresting Palmer. who was said to have been acting in boisterous fashion. Palmer was released on bail soon after his ar rest and met Cox on the street this morning when the tragedy immedi- ateIy ensued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
BOTH SIDES MUM
 ON PROGRESS OF
 PACKING HEARING
Representatives of Packers and Employees Declare Davis Asked That Status of Dis
 cussion Be Withheld
By Associated Press

l Washington, March 21.-After spending 3s hours in conference with Secretaries Davis, Hoover and Wallace, representa- lives of the five leading packers and of their union employees adjourned late to- day to meet tomorrow afternoon None of those participating in the conference would make any statement as to the progress of the initial efforts of the new administration in mediating a major la
 bor dispute.
 Representatives of the packers and or the employees coming cut of the con ference stated that Secretary Davis had requested all parties to make no state-
 ments regarding the status of the dis cusslons The labor secretary also sent word by his private secretary to news paper men that he had nothing to say regarding the conference and announced that the discussions would be resumed tomorrow following the regular cabinet meeting, probably at o'clock, but earlier if possible.
 MAY CONSULT PRESIDENT The tact that there are to De no morn ing conferences was taken to indicate that Secretary Davis might bring tns matter as revealed at today's sesslon to the attention Of MT. Harding and nsenl= bers of the cabinet. The recess will alsv allow the representatives of both sides to confer with others.
 The packers representatives. CAxs Never and James l.. Condon, were ln7 derstood to have finished stating thety cases at o'clock, having been intsfv rupted by few questions from the sfn@ ployes Whether the greater part q fne remaining hour and half was con- sumed by the employees in prese unK their side was not indicated. Nona 21 the conferees would indicate wfesEer there was cause for hope that the ques- tion at issue might be adjusted and strike averted.
 Secretary Davis heard the employees side of the controversy at Il o'clock. after both sides had assembled and the meeting had been adjourned unts o'clock The labor secretary, in gran t1Ax a private hearing to Dennis Lane, aesz retary of the unions, and Redmon Brennan, their attorney. gave them the same privilege he Lad previously sFeiA Messrs. Condon and Meyer
 FULL CONFERENCE STARTa
 The full conference then began O clock with the three cabinet membAfs the two representatives of each side Ss'Q the three-member department conciNas tion board present Two official repnsts CTS worked in shifts taking testimeny
 Unions allied with the butchers aha meat cutters order sent nine represegi s'.s lives to Washington to advise with Sa$ representatives of the employees, if t'ss's advice should be needed.
 Prior to the joint conference, J. @s Brennan of the International Brot7e3S hood of Firemen and Oilers declare4 that the allied unions would stand px the other employees.
 We will not yield. .' Brennan said fx it is necessary we can make the pa ck~ CTS stand sby their agreement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
LelUis Appoints Con1n1itte
 To Act on Kilby Decision
 h Alabama Miners Strike

Lewis and approved by the board k as follows
 W. c.. Van Horn, Terre Hnute, Ind, chairman; Andrew Watkins, Ohio. J. N. Zimmerman, IlIinoisi John OLenry, Pennsylvania, md William Green, secretnry-trensurer of the union.
 Mir. Lewis refused to make my statement on the attitude taken by the board toward Governor kilby's decision that recognition of the union Is not obligatory upon the Alabama conI operators. NIT. Lewis said the executive board re- viewed thoroughly the Aiabnmn strike and gave the committee full power to denI with the present situntfon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
 ENGINEER BLAMED
 FOR PORTER WRECK
Contributing Cause Failure of Fireman to Observe Sig-
 nal, Says Bureau of ; Safety's Report
By Assoslstsd Press

Washington, March M-Failure of Engineman Long of the Michigan Gen. tral train to observe and obey certain Porter. Ind. wreck in which s7 passen- gers were killed and 20 injured, the in- tevstqte commerce commissions bureau of safety reported today. A contribute ing cause of the wreck. the bureaus report added. was the failure of Fireman Block also of the Michigan Central train. to observe properly the signal indication at the crossing where the wreck oc- cured and to convey the correct infor- nation to Engineman Long
 This accident,'' the bureau declared, sAgain calls attention to the necessity for an automatic train control device to be used in connection with existing signal equipment for the purpose of au- toznatically controlling the speed of a train in case the engineman, for any reason, fails properly to observe signal indications and to operate his train ac- cordingly."
 BAD SERVICE RECORD
 The service record of Engineman Long. according to the report, shows that ne
  of rules and once aken out of the serv- ice on account of defective vision He entered the service of the Michigan Gen. trAl as fireman in 1890, was promoted to, yard engineman in 1900 and to road ungineman in 1901.
 The record then shows. the report said. that in October. 1901, he, was suspended 10 days for running off interloclSing signals aeaipst him; in September. 1907, he was 0uspended 10 days for failure to stop for telegraph signal not burning. and in De- cemhor of the sarnc year he was again suspended 10 days for, failure to stop for . block signal not burning.
 In February, 1909. the report continues. he wAs taken out of the service on ac- count of defective vision but the follow ing June was restored to service on ''ac-. count Of improved vision" April 1, 1914 the report says. he observed surprise test light out on telegraph signal" On April %. 1913, the report concludes in referring to his service. he was given record suspension 90 days. account col- lided with caboose car. flaS out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
TIGER OF FRANCE IS
 HAPPY TO BE HOME
By Associated Press

Toulon. March H.-Georges Clemen- ceau, Frances war premier. radiant with health and in the brightest spirits. returned here today from India, whither he went six months ago. He walked down the gang plank of the steamer Ormonde with step like that of young man, despite the fact that he is nearing his eightieth birthday anniversary
 Exchanging greetings with the prefect, Admiral Sagot, Andre Tardieu and mem bers of his family. M clemenceau said ::
 T am happy. All I have to say is embodied in this single sentence France lives; everywhere I have experienced it. wherever 1 went ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
By Associated Press

Indianapolis, March 21.--A com mittee with full power to take nc- tion on the recent decision of Gov. Thomas kilby, sole nrbfter in the Alabama coal miners strike, was appointed today by John l.. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers of America The appointment was approved mt the afternoon session of the inter- national executive board in session here. The committee will leave for Alabama immediately following the adjournment of the board, which ss expected to complete its present session about Thursday.
 v The committee ms named by Mir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
 PARKER AND HOLMES SENTENCED TO DEATH
Bx Associated Press

liberating 25 minutes, during which time the court was asked three times for addi- tional instructions the jury in the case against John R. Parker of Logansport, La, and Earl R. Holmes of Burton, Kan. confessed murderers of Winner M. Roberts at Mansfield, La, late today returned verdict of guilty as charged. Judge John R. Boone immediately sem tenced them to be hanged, the date of the execution to be fixed by Governor Parker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
To Fight 44-Hour Week
By Associated Pres

Pensacola, Fla. March 2i.--In his an- nual address at the opening session of the Southeastern Typothetae federation here today, President Roy F. Williams of Nashville declared that the federation should fight to the limit any attempt on the part of union labor to shorten the working week or to increase wages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED
 BY TRAIN IN GERMANY
Bx Assnciated Presa

Coblenz, March 21-Privates Thomas Hanenkrat of Strasburg, O.. and Law renee Murphy of Fl Paso, Tex. of the American army of occupation. were killed today when the Cologne express struck a truck which they were driving at Wefssenthurm. Private Lawrence Baker. the third man in the truck. was seriously injured.
 The bodies of Hanenkrat and Mur- phy will be returned to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
LIFE THREATENED
 SAYS WITNESS IN
 GREAT LOOT CASE
Baggage Master and Con- ductor Threatened Him With Death If He Talked,
 Hughes TestifieS
By Associated Press

Macon. Ga.. March 21.-ln his testi mony against 5S persons accused of con spiracy to steal express shipments from the United States government, W. A. Hughes. express messenger this after noon declared that two of the defend ants, Conductor w V. Meeks of Macon, and Baggage Master F, J. Morris of Al bany, Ga., had threatened to kill him. Hughes said he met Captain Meeks had been returned against them. The conductor was angry. he said and in re- sponse to his good evening"" shouted, i've been looking for you and I'm go- ing to kill you. I've a good mind to 10 it now"
 Later on the witness said thet Baggags Master Morris met him and said, ."If you'd keep your mouth shut, we'll get you out, but if you don't we'll kill you" This explains why. Hughes is being guarded. it was later announced by As sistant District Attorney E. Glenn Powers.
 That express messengers some times "collected as much as s1Oo trip was charged by the witness.
 SlVU "A l MT
 Ernest Fields, (Who has never been arrested), told me, in the presence of c. F. McMillan." said the witness, 'tha, on every run he hit the company for s100'
 Lee Dix, who had just come in from trip with R. S. McMichael," continued the witness, told me that McMichaoI had held everything on that trip except the car.'
  sustain an objection to the assistant dis tr!ct attorneys method of calling the names of defendants to ascertain what Hughes knew of transactions with them Hughes first testified against Charley Johnson, conductor, declaring that hs sold him inner-tubes, although he want ed outer castings.
 He identified suit, of clothing that had been dyed, which he said he sold to J. L. Johnson, baggage master, for s10
 POKER GAME COSTLY
 Johnson, Pearce, the news-butcher and I were playing poker one night" :" said the witness, when 1 went broke. took a shipment of cigars or shirts. I do not remember which, and sold them to J. l.. Johnson. I lost all the money I got from that shipment and then wrote Johnson three checks, two for s25 and one for $10.'
 One by one the witness continued through list of 20 names. telling of va rious alleged transactions in silver, hos iery, furs, oceans and other things. Hughes declared that Carlos Jordan told him he was wprt5Ng With the Louisville and Nashville reople and coull sell the crowd either dress goods or working clothes,'' said the witness T carried some silverware to my room that I had taken from a shipment. I had an order from the Prestwoods for silver ware. That day Jordan asked me if found the silver. Jordan had brought me the order from the Prestwoods l said yes and we opened the shipment and I gave him the silver"