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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
BILL PASSED TO PERMIT LANDING
 OF 10000 ALIENS
By Associated Press

Washington. June 20-The John son bill 10 permit aliens who sailed on or before June s last to land at American ports was passed late to- day by the House. The excess ad- mitted over the June quota estab- lished under the percentage immi- grafton law would be charged off against later monthly quotas. The measure was taken up by vote of III to 70 under suspension of the rules.
 The number. which the measure would permit 10 enter the United States at this time is estimated at approximately 10000 The bill now goes to the Senate
 During the brief debate Chairman Johnson of the Immigration com mittee declared the measure should be pressed to relieve congestion at various ports, especially New York.
 The bill was opposed by Represen- tatiVe Box, Texas, and Baker, Cali fornia, democratic members of the immi gration committee. Mir. Baker declared 10000 aliens were seeking admission to the United States where
 0,OOO0OO men are out of work
 He charged ;hat steamship com panies had deliberately violated the new immigration law by bringing aliens to this country by shiploads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
SIX NEGROES ENTER
 RACE FOR COUNCIL
 IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Rx Associatsd ressa

Jacksonville, Fla, June 20.--Jack- sonvlle's municipal election toInor- row which until recently was re- gsrded merely as Il ratification of the choice of officials in she pri- mary, will be enlivened by Fne entry of six negro candidates. TWO for councilman at large and four for t.e -oouncial from as many wards It IS the first time a negro has sought public office here In many years.
 Two negro candidates aLd their managers have been holding numer- ous mass meetings in churches and clubs and have been urging members of their race to turn out enmasse to the polls. The city democratic execu- tive committee, in statement pub lished today urging white electors to vote. declared the menace of hay ing negroes participate in the admin istration of the city government should bring every one who votes t, the realization that his or her volA Is as badly needed as that of their ne.ghbor.'
 Approximately 45 per cent Of JacS- sonylle's population is negro and It Is regarded foregons conclusion that the negro candidates will poll . heavy vote.
 Sheriff Doling has sworn in 200 special deputies for duty at the polls as precaution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
Negroes Charged
 With Poisoning
 Greenuille Woman


 GreenVille, June 20.-Two negroes man and woman were lodged in Jail al GreenviIle this afternoon by sheriffs deputies The negroes are charged with poisoning Mrs J. v. Moore, wife of a white planter living ahout SIX miles west of Greenville in Butler county.
 The negroes are reported to have purchased poison and placed it in the wafer bucket of the Moore family. Uuick work of the hastily summoned physician saved the life of Mrs. Moore. who was made deathly sick immediately after drinking tho water.
 The community Is very much stirred over the case, as il is the sec ohd poisoning affair during the past eight months.
 The negro woman Is said to have confessed and declares that it was her sister who put the poison in the water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
MANY OFFICERS ARE
 KILLED IN IRELAND
By Associated Press

Dublin, June 20.-Second Lieuten- ant Breeze of the Worcestershire regiment was taken from an auto mobile in which he was riding yes terday near Dublin. accompanied by three young women, and shot to death.
 The ear in which Breeze and his companions were motoring was held up by armed men who shot and bad ly wounded the lieutenant. Leaving two of the women by the roadside, tho miscreaents forced the third young womAn to drive them with the officer into the Dublin hills, where they stood Breeze up against wall and shot him to death.
 The bodies of three military offi- cers who were kidnapped yesterday while out walking near Perhard county Tipperary, were found today near Clonmel. It is officially re- porfed the bodies bore a number of bullet and shotgun wounds. and that each man had been blindfolded before he was killed. When the officers left their barracks. they were dressed in civilian clothes, They were not heard of again until their bodies were dis covered today.
 A soldier was shot dead yesterday in Carrick. At AtfRathcormack. county Cork, two civilians who faialed to halt. when challenged, were. shot and killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
 FRELINGHPYSEN COAL BILLS BEFORE SENATE
By Associated Press

Washington, June 20.-Senator Ere coal bills came before the Senate today. One would author lze the interstate commerce comnis- sion to make reasonable coal freign. rates and the other would establish a federal coal commission with pow CT to gather statistics of supply. de- mand and transportation.
 Urging adoption of the measures, Senator Frelinghuysen said it was the governments duty to kno.r something more about coal assert ing that while other commodity prices had dropped this year. 'anth- racite is going up, and nobody knows the reason why"
 Bituminous coal prices were low CT. he said. but production was down so far that people now indifferent about coal supply will be demanding drastic Legislation when the nes shortage comes"
 T don't want to attack coal pro ducers,' the New Jersey senator cons tinued. but no one is entitled to fight publicly for industrial facts. and they must not always think that they can come to the government for emer- sency relief for themselves, and then distrust and defy the government ! intervention. l think a great many coal operators really consider they can best exploit their industry by keeping up the speculative seasonal supply condition these bills are in- tended to destroy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
BRIDGEPORT MAN
 FOUND MURDERED
Body Taken From River With Hole In Skull and Weight
 Around Neck
Rx Associated Prsss

Shellmound. Tenn. June 2o.--A cor oner's jury today returned a verdict that the unknown white man, whose body was found in the Tennessee river near here Saturday with heavy piece of iron around the neck and hole behind his left ear. had been nur- dered, and two negroes are suspected of the crime.
 While mystery surrounds the iden- tity of the man, evidence points to the body being that. of an itinerant preacher. known only to the com munity as Rev. Smith" he having preached at Shelimound Tuesday night and left Wednesday with the expressed intention of going to the lock and dam on the Tennessee river. So far as can be learned, this is the last seen of Smith, he having never reached his destination.
 The body was found on the edge of the river by fishermen and Sheriff G. ". Coppinger notified. Prelimi- nary examination led to the belief that the man had committed suicide, but whom close scrutiny was made a largo hole was found in the skull, apr pArently having been made with a heavy metal instrument. The feet of tho man were shoeless and his pock- cts were empty.
 According to the villagers two strange negroes were seen passing in the direction taken by Smith shortly after the preacher left Shellmound and the opinion is expressed that they killed and robbed him and threw the body into the river.
 1t was learned that Smith lived on Sand mountain. near Bridgeport Ala. whore he Is said to have owned a small farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
BOTH SIDES SURE
 0F WINNING SEAT.
Campaign on Between Gom- pers and Lewis for Pres
 idency of A. F. of L.
By Associated Press

Denver, Col, June 20.-Supporters of Samuel Gompers and John Lewis. president of the United Mine Work CTS, who announced today his can didacy, tonight were marshaling their forces for the contest which will decide whether the veteran labor leader shall be returned to ration of Labor.
 Both sides declare they have mus tered sufficient votes to win. The Gompers forces went into action inn mediately following the announce ment by Lewis with a declaration that the veteran labor chief would be a candidate and had no intention of withdrawing from the race.
 Mir. Gompers stated. however. that "I consider the position of president of the American Federation of Labor so exalted and so dignified l would not stoop to politics to attain No man in this convention or out of 1t can truthfully say. and do not believe he would untruthfuliy make such a statement that l dis cussed the presidency with him or asked him for his vote"
 Except for his brief announce ment that he was candidate, Mir. Lewis, who heads the largest union in the United States, declined to make any statement. His supporters, how ever, were active and claimed that they had pledged more than 20. 900 of the 3S,294 votes in the con vention.
 Although electioneering on behalf of Lewis has been in progress hero for the last week, his announcement came as a surprise to many of the delegates. Many had believed that the miners chief would formally withdraw from the race instead of being a candidate.
 Labor leaders pointed out tonight that the candidacy of Lewis wou1d change the whole political complex ion" of the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
WOMAN PRESIDES OVER HOUSE FIRST
 TIME IN HISTORY
-------a---------'--f- By Associated PrAas

"ashlHBtoH, June 2O.---For the first time in history, according to official records, a woman presided over the House of Representatives today Miss Alice Robertson. a repub- lican member from Oklahoma, oc- cupying the chair for about ten min utes. She was greeted with ap- plause and cheers when Representa- tive Walsh, republican, Massachu- sets who was presiding in the ab- sense from Washington of Speaker Gillett, Invited her to weild the gavel.
 Roll was being called at the time on resolution for the creation of commission to represent the United States at the Peruvian centennial celebration. Somewhat embarrassed but in clear voice Miss Robertson announced the vote and relinquished the chair before any member had oc- casion to address her as Miss Speaker"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
Puff on Cigarette May Cost Women of
 Capital S25 Soon
By Associated Press

Washington, June 2O.--A puff on cigarette may cost Wash ington women s25, if a bill in- troduced by Representative John son, democrat, Mississippi, be- comes 8 law. The measure pto- vides that women who smoke in public places shall be fined s25 for the first offense and s10o For a second infraction.
 A similar schedule of fines is proposed for proprietors oe pub lie places, which the btll enumer- ates as dining rooms, cafes. thea tres, elevators, street cars and railway stations, WHO permit women to smoke ln their prem ises.
 Mir. Johnson said he had noticed too many women in Washington puffing languidly cn cigarettes in hotel Hobbies, roof gardens and cafes.
 Why I was walking down the street the other day" he sad, and l saw a young lady take a cigarette out of the hand of the young man she was walking with and take a puff herself. You can go to any hotel in Washing ton. to public functions and to places after the show and see women smoking cigarettes ''It is worse than whisky. The girls al college leara how to smoke and then go home ard teach 1t to the other girls so that smoking by women is con stantly on the increase"
 MT. Johnson added that ne had never smoked or chewed tobacco in his lifa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
ALL CLASSES OF
 STOCKS AFFECTED
 DURING COLLAPSE
By Associated Pres.

New York, June Follow re- cords of one to % years were reg istered during a luther collapse of prices on the stock exchange today. when sales totalled almost 1,250.000 shares All classes of stocks were affected, but invest ment rails, steels. oils and rail- way equipments were hardest hit. U. S. steel, losing more than , points, dropped to 71, the low est price since 1915, when it de- olined to 3S before the war boom lifted it to S9iz in the same year.
 Canadian Pacific, once favor ite of the international stock mar kets, including Berlin. was weak est of the rails, extending last weeks loss by four points to 10l. That quotation was the lowest since the 1s01-0S period, when 1t fell to S7.
 Oils, motors and railway equip ments were often without support, even at pronounced concessions, Mexican petroleum repeated it's recent low price of 10s, after ral- lying to 109. and Studebaker Baldwin and some two score of is- sues once popularly known as war brides" ended the session at losses of to points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
FATALLY SHOT IN
 DIPPING VAT CLASH
By Associated Press

Alexandria. Va. June 20. - Albert Knight Is blinded and dying of other wounds. and second man is believed to have been shot as result of a clash at dipping vat today. Augus- tus Killens, district vat inspector, surrendered and is being held charged with the shooting
 According to a statement made by Killens to Deputy Sheriff Fleming Jordan the vat Inspector had been watching vat which had been threatened with destruction. killens says two men approached the Vat and, upon seeing him, opened fire. He returned the fire with shotgun. and both men were seen to fall Later one rose and ran away. Knight was found shot in the eyes and the abdomen.
 Destruction of cattle dipping vats in this section recently has led to i'm tense bitterness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
GREAT AIR FLEET
 READY ID ATTACK
 SHIP WITH BOMBS
Vanguard of Attacking Planes Will Reach Target at g a. m., When Battle
 Will Begin
By Associated Press

Langley Field, Va. June 20.-The sreatest fleet of air fighting ma Nhines ever gathered in the United states in times of peace is resting here tonight to hop" from the field tomorrow in an effort to dem onstrate that capital battleships can rot withstand Rn ar attack.
 Across Hampton Roads at the naval Lsse several score of Uncle Sam's air loats are tuned up to take first ac- tion in the bombing of the ex-Ger- nan submarine U-117 which is to take place tomorrow off the Yir. sinia Capes. The Vanguard of at tscking planes will reach the target DO miles east of Cape Charles at a' m. nine navy machines parti- cluating in the operation
 Imediately behind the leading scouts will fly nine planes of the t-o-L type each of which will carry four bombs slunC in It's carriage. A torpedo plane division of five Martin hombers will follow with six bombs each to release four machines similar in type to those used by Lieutenant Commander Reid in the trans-Atlan- tic flight with four bombs each anu the column will be closed by a ma .iHo MI ps uANlSlon with SIX De fiAN- lands carrying two bombs apeiece.
 Flyers at Langley field do not cx- poet to have a chance at the U-I17. Expert opinion given unofficislly at Langley field does not expect even that the last planes in the navys formation will find it necessary to release their bombs. But provisions is made for the Langley bombers to finish the job If U-117 still remains afloat when the navy finishes. If necessary the army flight will con- s:st of 12 Martin bombers with six bcmbs apiece and eleven DeHsvi- lands carrying two bombs each. Flight commanders will be under no restrictions as to either altitude or speed. Should the U-117 still remain on the surface, guns of squadron of destroyers will sink her
 Officers of both army and navy consider most important. however, the second phase of the bombing tests to take place on June 2S At that time the battleship Iowa, radio con trolled. will be- cruising somewhere between Cape Charles and Cape Hem miles off shore. n The ayiators with no luther idea of the ships locality will take off at given time and search her out. If the Iowa Is located a shower of dummy bombs will be ralned upon her and the planes will return The Iowa Is not to be de- stroyed as she Is the only radio con- trolled battieship in existance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
WAR IS DECLARED. BY COAL OPERATORS.
Will Fight to Finish Freling- huysen Coal Industry Sta-
 Utilization Act
By Associated Press

Knoxville, Tenn, June 2o.-Char- acteriztng the so-called coal industry stabilization act" sponsored before Congress by Senator Frelinghuysen. as altogether unnecessary and in violation ef constitutional guar antees." J. F. Mccoy, secretary of the Southern Appalachian Coal operators association, today issued statement in which he declared uncompromising war by the association upon mani fest attempt to establish government control over private interests
 The National Coal association, com posed of bituminous coal operators. with more than one-half the soft coal output of the country, has taken a definite stand against Frelinghuy sens measure which, Mccoy says, will "stife the industry and destroy initiative. This altogether unneces- sary measure" Mccoy continued, Clearly violates constitutional guar antees, will prove curb to progress and place one of the greatest indus- tries in the world under virtual gov ernment control"
 One hundred and twenty-fiv mines in the southern Appalachian region are closed because of no mar ket and have not been operated since January 1 last. Many mines now in operation are known to be selling at less than cost. There are about 100 mines in Tennessee supplying an an- nual output of 10000, 900 tons and em- ploying between 5000 and 1000 per sons. This means that more than 15,ooo people in this statet alone are dependent upon the coal mining in- dustry for support. These figures give some idea of the magnitude of the coal industry in the United States. and it is inconceivable that the sena- tor would attempt to cripple it es- pecially t such a critical time.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
Serves Her Right
 for Leaving Train
By Associrted Press

Zion, Ill.,. June 20.-Mrs. Sarah Johnson, 21. of winthrop Harbor, near Zion, was in Zion jail today charged with triple violation Of Overseer. Wilbur Glenn Voliva's modest dress ordinance.
 Mrs. Johnson was arrested as she stepped from a train by chief of police Becker, and booked on the following counts:
 Wearing short sleeves, which exposed the arm above the mid dle of the forearm.
 Wearing blouse of transpar- ent material.
 Wearing a blouse with neck cut below the junction of the base Of the neck and the collarbone.
 Chief Becker made the arrest after the young woman told him:
 When you pay for my clothes. you can tell men what to wear"
 Her trial was set for tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
Seizes Officers Gun, Shoots Man
 and Returns 1t
By As,oci.tsd Pres.

Memphis. June 2o.--Seiz'ng a revolver from the holster of a passing policeman. William Truitt 23. ran a short distance away and fired three bullets into the body of George Gilmore, 40, a city fire man. He then walked back to the policeman and handed him the revolver with the remark, Now you can take me-" accord ing to the officers report. Gill; more died short time later at hospital. The trouble arose, Truitt told the police, over de- rogatory remarks Gilmore is al legged to have made regarding girls working at factory where Truitt's sister was employed.
 Ernest Thomas a planter of Lake Cormorant, Miss, died at hospital late today after ?n at tack on him, according to police reports, by Henry HUI, a negro. Thomas skull was crushed with flat iron, and he received sew erai knife wounds in the neck. According to statement 10 the police by Eugenia Stokes, a re- gro woman who was formerly servant for Thomas mother at Lake Cormorant, Thomas caine to her house here to get her to return to work for his mother. When she refus ed. she sald. Thomas slapped her. Hiil, tne brother of the Stokes woman. then attacked the planter with flat iron she told officers. Both negroes are held, charged with. murder.
 The third killing here today was that of Henry Morris, a negro, by Odie Harris. white. fol- lowing a quarrel in which the negro had been charged wi,h stealing some automobile parts. Harris has not been arrested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
PUBLISHERS FIGHT
 POSTAL INCREASE
Also Indorse Lee Memorial Chair Of Journalism in
 w. & |. University
IiA .A.sociaied Press

Ashevilie <. e. .fune 2o-Adoa. ton of resolutions urging post ponemeht of the scheduled increase in postal rates. effective July l, and indorsins a resolution to foster the establishment Of Lee memorial chair of journalism at Washington and Lee university. the nineteenth annual convention of the Southern Newspaper Publishers association opened at the Battery park hotel a. 10 o'clock this morning. e
 The matter of the postal increase was the paramount topic before the convention and F. c. Bell. past pres. ident proposed that the committee on postofficcs and post roads of the United States be infdrmed of pub fishers stand on the increase. r. G. Bell Savannah (Ga.) Morning News; Urey Woodson, Owensboro (Ky.) Messenger; and Charles D. Alt kinson Atlanta (Ga.) Journal, were asnaed on the committee to com- nuuicate with the Washington ot- ficials.
 Clark Howell Atlanta tia) Con ststution. made a motion that the Sou thcrn Newspaper Publishers as- sociation indorse the foundation # the Lee memorial chair of journalism at Washington and Lee university in honor of the south's Confederate leader. Gen. Robert E. Lee Ths question was put to the assembled publishers and unanimously adopted. X report by President Eugene Ans derson of the printing school at Macon was also an interesting fea- ture of the morning session.
 The convention was called to or der by the president, Marceleus tE Foster. Houston (Texasl ChroDicle, and Mayor Gallatin Roberts was fn- trodneed to the southern publishers and delivered an address of welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL.

 AIand Island Issuc h considered hy supreme council.
 Negro convict is hanged by neb h MIssissippi.
 Minority report oh Tswnsend bill l~ filed In Senate.
 Heavywefghts put on speed as time for bout approaches. Liauidation still market features cotton selling continues.
 STATE, Pike county centennial eelebrat tien opens at Troy.
 LOCAL BiFlmingha m built steamers dotting oceanA Of the wdrld. Much comment on .AGe-Herald's use of Alabama wood for paper. County's bonds at five per cent fail to find . market. Local importerss utilizing Warrior fl eight facilities.
 Jitney erainance incomplete, says NSnday forum.
 Wright indicted by Grand jury sn defamation eharge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
Bolsheuiki Pirates
 Haunting Minds of
 Hatteras Dwellers
By Associated Press

Washington, June -v.--Vision= of Bolshevik pirate crews sailing Cape Hatteras waters in true swashbuckling Spanish style. arc beginning to haunt the minds of fisher folk dwelling along that shore. Secretary Hoover has been asked to take hand in sowing the mystery of four coastisg craft vanishing completely IE fine weataer. 4 short time ago a schooler rammed into the s1nd- bars al the cape Wi;h all sails SC and her people missing. Ne explanation of her d.stopear- si.ce ias been fpund. Now wi,h ,siree other craft mystericJs.Y some. natives aiong the coast aiiu da'kly at crews of piratical Rua- sians hoyeilng al sea just over the sky line to seize peaceful mer- chantmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
DECLINES TO SAVE NEGRO
 By Aksociated Presa

dsulhs soii. Juac zv--PreS.dent nt Harding declined today to commute the death sentence of William Tur- ner. negro, held in the state peni- tentiary at Richmond. Va. on convic- tior of murdering Morgan Moore. Jr., near Alexandria. Va. Turner is sen tenced to be hanged next Friday. In refusing to exercise clemency the President Is understood to have fol- lowed the recommendations of Attor- ney General Daugherty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-21
THE WEATHER

Washington, June 2o.--Alabama apd Mississippi: Partly cloudy wealth CT with scattered thundesshowefs Tuesday and probably Wednesday. l:ttie change in temperature.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday. probably seat'ered tnundersnowers Tuesday: little .hsnge in temperat Ire.
 Tennessee: Partly e-oudy with seat cred thundershowei, TuesGay and probably Wednesday, little change in temperature.