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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Conference Report on Farm Credit Is
 Adopted By Senate
By Associated Pres,

Washington. August 24.--The Sen ate put aside the anti-beer bill long enough tonight to adopt the confer ence report on the agricultural cred- It's, already agreed to by tho House, and sent it to the President for his approval.
 The measure as agreed to empow- CTS the war finance corporation to is- sue sIt500,000. .0o0 in it's own bonds and to lend sl0o0,o0 900 for fnanc. ing agricultnral exports. The. House refused to agree to Senate provisions which would allow the corporation to lend directly to European pur- chasers of the commodities.a but the compromise will allow the finance corporation to lend to anybody pro- vided satisfactory collateral is fur pished toit for the sums advanced,
 The extra s500.000.000 of war finance corporation securities author ized by the bill. it is expected, will be sold and the money utilized for purchase of railroad securities.
 conferees also agreed to eliminate The Senate provision allowing the war hhauce corporation to lend s2o0.- COG. 900 to- the federal farm land bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Air Ministry
 Issues Report
 On ZR-2 Wreck
By Associated Press


 London. August 24.--The Brit ish mir ministry tonight issued the following report concerning the wreck of the ZR-2;
 ..An admiralty representative at Humber reports that he visited the wreck of the airship ZR-2 which lies half mile south of the corporation pier at Hull. The wreck appears to bc In two por- tions. The whole vessel lies submerged In a nortbwestcrIy di- rcction in the river in eight feet of water. The tail portion only is showing, lying in about four feet at half tide.
 "snryivors escaped In E para chute and were picked up by tugs and small boats. Custom officers have been ordered to guard the wreck during the night and mir force officers from How den will patrol the river in mo- tor launch to look out for bodies which may drift in the river.
 ~The airship left the HOwden base yesterday for its fourth trial undcr command of FIiEht Licu- tenant Wann. She reported her position at various times through out tho day and proceeded to carry ont diffcrens tests which had bctn arranged beforehand At s o'clock last night she sig nnlIed the following mcsnMEe:
 "sWiii rcnntn out t0hTEkt 10 complete ncccssary trials. Sever al already hnvc been succesS- fully accomplished. Will land to- morrow
 'sThc cruise, therefore continued during the night and at o'clock this q. m. she reported she was flying In the BcighbOrhOod of HOwden from which place she hnd stnrtrd.r
 The report then describes the days operations. including re- ports of satisfactory progress and request that the Howden mir bnsc fly \ Kite balloon for a speed trial. The latter message was sent at $50 o'clock this after noon.
 "This." the air ministry con- tinucs, ..svas followed by . fur thcr messaEc, time 4s3O o'clock saying;
 "'Havc carried ont full speed trial. Landing at Howdcn at s.3O.',
 Tho abatement says the airsisip earlier in the day had asked both Howden and Puiham to keep landing parties ready so thnt shc might land at whichever place she found preferable.
 Tho statement concludes;
 .'The last wireless transmitted from the aIrshtp was nt 5,3f o'clock this afternoon when she acknowledged the receipt of rou- tine signals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
43 LiUes Are Snuffed Out
 When Mistress Of the Air
 Breaks And Falls Afan1e
Only Five of 49 Aboard Giant Air Liner Alive After Dir igibe Crashes Into Rver-Thousands Agape
 With Horror at Terrible Spectacle
By Associated Pres.

Hull, Eng, August 25.-Normsn C. Walker, rgger, the only American escape when the ZR2 destroyed here last evening reported early the night that he had ded but inquiry has established the fact that he is still alive. His home is in Commerce. Tex.
 Hull, Eng. August 24-Sxteen officers and of the United States and 27 officers and of the British met death today in the collapse of the digbe ZR2 the city of Hull
 Only of the Americans board the ifated craft escaped far could be ascertaned midnight
 Only five of the 49 who making the trial trip the rgible prior to the being United States are known to have been saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
BANK CASHIER AND DRUGGIST IN JAIL ION. SERIOUS CHARGE
Alleged They Held Up Taxi Driver and Took S65 for Tires Which They Said
 Were Stolen

Russsllville, August A. Especially
 Wilton Evans. cashier of the First
 State bank of Phil Campbell, and R. G. Clark, proprietor of the Clark
 Drug store, also of Phil Campbell.
 were arrested late yesterday after
 noon, and brought to RusselIville and
 placed in the Franklin county jail on
 a charge of highway robbery.
 Clark and Evans were arraigned in court today, and the date of their
 trial set for August 90. The court re-
 fused to allow bail in the case, and Clark and Evans were returned to
 jail by Sheriff Todd. There are also two other charges against Clark, one
 for carrying concealed weapons and
 embezzlement,
 Both parties are young men of
 business affairs in Phil Campbell, and
 the trouble which they are in has caused considerable excitement throughout the county.
 A number Of their friends from Phil Campbell were on hand to make
 bond. but the case is not baiiable. The robbery charge grew out of q case in which Evans and Clark some time last spring charged taxi driver iby the name of Hamilton, from his city, with stealing two auto castings. and claimed to have had the nu unners lsince the casings were purchased.- Tn place of having Hamilton arrested on
 the charge of stealing, Clark and Evans are alleged to have@drAwn a pistol on Hamilton and demanded pay, $65, for the castings.
 Hamilton was in Phia Campbell at the time. accompanied by the super- Iintendent of the telephone company, and from whom he had to borrow part of the money which he was forced to pay Clark and Evans. Hamilton returned to this city and had Clark and Evans arrested. who. In turn, had Hamilton arrested and charged with stealing. In the trial lthat followed. Hamilton proved. to the satisfaction of the court that he laid not steal the casinEs, but bought [ them from different party alto- lgether Hamilton was cleared on the charge of stealing. The grand jury made it's final re- port Tuesday morning and returned an indictment against Clark and Evans for robbery. Sheri<f Todd i'm , mediately left for Phil Campbell; and returned with the two men and lplaced them in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENMRAL

 seventy-two-hOur trip from Eng lnnJ was planned for tho ZR-2. Jndustriat outlook of nation stensI- fly improving. says Cris~ingcr. fanks oust Indians from lead by victory.
 Dormant stocks take another dip for tow records.
 Fieccy staple continues it's cIsns toward 15 cents.
 VIII build snother ZR-2. decIarcS Admiral MOffett.
 STATE
 Tubercul0sis In cattle k being cleaned up. serIes cf pasture field meets to I,s held this week.
 LOCAL
 Political campaign opened at Ns~ lam last night.
 i'iaysrcapd finals held at Fais- grounds. 3.f l 2.S Grand jur, ahJournk without re- porting On stephenson. & Chamber of Commerce bsekiuG Ford for Shoals. M Merchants fs ask injunetion ei ncreening law. Hunti.g war vetersAs to extend help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

per cent on war supplies sold by the government in France and shipped to this country.
 The House bill continued the dye embar go for three months was passed tonight by the Senate by a vote of 39 to p, and was sent to the Presi- dent for signature. The embargo would have expired next Saturday.
 Shipping Board Bill Sent
 The bill carrying 34S,5oo,oo for ex- penses of the shipping board until January l, next. and s2oo,oo0 for ex- penses of the disarmament confer ence was sent to the President to- night when the Senate and the House adopted a conference report on the measure.
 In conference a compromise was reached, whereby not more than six officials of the board shall be paid more than s11,000 annually. The House had at first insisted that not more than three should receive more than s12,5o0, while the Senate had favored no limitation.
 The bill was signed tonight by President Harding.
 No attempt was made to put through an amendment carried by the embargo bill extending the emergency tariff law from November 27 to January 1. It was explained that if no permanent tariff bill was in sight when Congress reconvenes, continuation of the emergency act then would be sought. Representative Longworth, re- publican. Ohio, author of the em- bargo bill. sat in the gallery with Mrs. Harding while the vote was be- ing taken.
 Among the first bills signed by the President at the capitol tonight was the measure providing for retention of Camp Eustis, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Hearty Acceptance
 of InDitation Is
 Expressed By Japs
Fly Associated Press

Washington. August 24.-Japan's s hearty and appreciative acceptance" of President Hardlng's invitation to participate in the Washington dis armament and far eastern confer ence. was expressed in note re- ceived at the s'ate department today from the Jape minister of for e.sn affairs.
 The Japanese government in ac- cepting the invitation, however. ex- pressed the hope that the agencies of the far eastern conference would be arranged prior to the meeting in accordance with it's suggestion that matter concerning only a few nations or which are accomplished facts not to be brought itno the discussions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

she had met him, Easter Sunday at St. Pauls church. She denied he had helped her to join the Catholic church. declaring no one helped her. and she had joined of her own free will and accord.
 Mrs. Gussman admitted she spent Monday and Tuesday nights before May 15, at the home of MT. Bender but did not remember the date but thought it was May 8. She did this, she testified, as more friends tele- phoned her if she went home her people would kill her for joining the church. Bender was her godfather, she stated. and after dinner that night she telephoned her parents and told them that she had joined the Catholic church and asked them what they were going to do about it. She said she told her father she would come home if he would promise not to punish her, to which she says he re- piled he would fix her when she got there
 Not Lockea Up
 In response to the question of whether Chief of Police Shirley and other officers. had not found her locked up at Bender's home May IS she told the court they found her there alone but she was not locked up. According to her statement as soon as she saw the offers she locked herself in closet so they would not find her there if they got into the house, she having locked both front and back doI after Mrs. Bender left the house about 11:30 o'clock. The officers had been there about thirty minutes she stated when MT. Bender arrived in his automo- bile.
 Mrs. Gussman stated she had been in the house since II o'clock and had slipped away from home as she was tired of being. punished because of her religion. Her father was with the officers when they arrived. she said.
 She said her parents forced her to tell them that MT. Bender had been named her godfather when they had her locked up at home. The witness denied she had m tde several attempts to getaway from home at night aft CT going to bed prior to her joining the church.
 Parents Pleaded
 She admitted that her parents had begged and pleaded with her for sev- eral years not to join the Catholi, :, church, and at one time took her to Texas to get her away from 1t. Elm | phatic denial was made that any In- | fluences were used to get her 10 Join the Catholic church. She told 1 the court she had read books about Catholicism but when asked to rame some of the books she did not re- member any. She said she asked questions regarding the faith of three sisters at the Catholic convent on the southside and all the Catholic. she knew. The witness admitted she had asked Mfr. Bender questions. but stated she had not asked Mrs. Ben deran questions. but had talked to hundreds of others.
 She testified that she had never talked to Father Coyle but once and |that was when she was l2 years, old and denied she had ever spoken to Miss Marce}la Coyle. Fatner Coyie 1 did not ask her to join thet church bur she told htni she wanted to join, she replied tn response to question of tcsatissss '. Fsse Tws>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

In the meantime Mir. Stephenson will be confined in the county jail. He took the courts decision in an indifferent manner and immediately entered into a short conference with his attorneys. which was interrupted by a number of friends coming up to speak to the minister.
 MrA Gussman. Stephenson's
 daughter. who was in the halI-
 way. manifested much delight
 when the news was brought to
 her. She had inst completed her
 testimony . few minutes before.
 Smiling. she clapped her bands
 together and exclaimed. @That's
 hne. am more than satisAed
 with the way the case has come
 eut.v
 Men and women thronged the courtroom. the corridors and in fact every available space was filled by persons anxious to hear every word Of tho testimony. Never before has such a crowd attended preliminary hearing here. according to court of- Mciais.
 Mrs. Gussman Last Witness
 Mrs. Gussman, the last witness to b. called by the state, took the stand at t0:25 o'clock, and in deliberate mahner gave testimony against her father. Never once did she look al him or her mother, who has been beside tho defendant since the hear ing opened Tuesday. Rev. stephen sons eyes lighted up as his daugh- ter entered the courtroom and he leaned forward in an effort to hear every word she uttered.
 For 50 minutes she was put through a grilling examination and cross -exarination by attorneys for the state srd the defense. She testi- fled that she was married to Pedro Gussman August Il by Father Coyle In St Pauls church Her parents did fnot know she was to be married, she told the court, and the morning of that day her father had walked with Der to the store where she worked
 Defense Objects
 The witness testified that she had never talked to her father about Father Covle, but they had had ais cussions about the Catholic religion In the family for years. She stated her father had often said in her presence lie wished the whole Cath i olic institiition was in hell. and hel mother had said she wished d bomt was undGr St. Pauls cathedral. A tHt4 ROlnQ dtlOt hCS P WI LIE 0CltIs' objected 10 what her mother hat said and Ane court sustained the ob jections Mrs Gussman testified tha her fatherl had told her if she dis not wish t@ cause the death of Father Coyle she lhad better quit going t. the Catholtc church.
 On cros}- examination the witness told the cburt she and her husband rented ronAs from Mrs. Marshall, 221' Fourth avelnue, by the week. and the, went therel the night they were mar sieA. She stated she was IS year. old, and tHst{ she and her family haS k been havihx dIscussions about tn, ,athotic cfAurch and her parents pun fshed her kr It. She then stopped ishe statedsAi last fall, when sh' s.xain startkd back to this church and jo,ned Spril 10. However, sh' denieu she slipped off to go '
 Net Hinla Easter Service
 When aak ed If she knew Fres 71sa1se sae adftstsd shs did. and sat'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Irish Parliament WiU
 Refuse Terms, Belief

be substantiatc ted by the fact that two of the under secretaries from Dublin Castle, Messrs. Cope and McMahOn had talk today win Robert C. Barton and Ramon J. Dugan. two prominent members of the Dali Eireanw. The confer ence lasted several hours and is thought to have concerned the contfnuation of the truce in the event of rejection of the govern ment.a terms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
ONE ZR-2 VICTIM
 NATIVE ALBANIAN
By Asxoriated Press

Greensbere. \. C.. August IA Ch,~f Petty Offtcer sladrte< Lays ! of Greennboro. who loot hl& llfel h the destruction of tAs zif-:s today. was . native of Alnbenaa. He was married to Mlse Mabel niAge n this city h 1918. His wiaew survtvsn hisn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Grand Jury Recesses
 Without Any Action
 Regarding Preacher
Mrs~ Gusaman Testifes Last of Witnesses in Rev. Supplements Preliminary Hearing, and When Her Father Was Bound Over Without Ball. She Ex-
 pressed Pleasure-Reconvene September

When the Jefferson grand recessed last night 63o o'clock action had taken the Edwin Stephen charged with the killing of Father James E. The grand will September the will probably peed number of additional will testify
 
 Mir Stephenson bound the morning by H. B. Abernay following preliminary hearing which Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Bx Asaociafed Press

BN Ab8OCIHT6U FfeSB
 Dublin, August 24.--rhe belief was expressed here tonight that the Dnil Eircsnp's answer to the proposal of Premier Lloyd George for peace in Ireland will he refusal of the terms. hut that the refusal will bc forwarded with arguments seeking to induce Mir. Lloyd George to continue the ne- Eofintions.
 Thfs belief was considered to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
GERMAN TREATY
 GIVEN APPROVAL
 0F BOTH SIDES
Little Prospect of Long, Drawn-0ut Fight Over Ratification-Text Not
 Made Public
By Associated Press

peTih, august %a.-Ine peace
 treaty between the United states
 md Germany was not signed to-
 day as had been Intended.
 The delay In signing rexulted
 from mn unexpected technical f4point raised iP connection with the
 fOrmaiities as arranged by Ellis
 LOring DrcseI, the United States
 cOmmissiOner and Dr. Fredertch
 Rosen, the German commissioner,
 yesterday.
 The ceremony of signing was to
 have taken place mt noon today nt
 the foreign office hut lt wns pro-
 posed at the request of Mir.
 Dresci. who asked the privilege
 of querying the Washington gov
 ernment on the mooted point.
 Washington, August 24.-The new treaty with Germany was laid before members of the Senate foreign rela : tions committee and was received by them with some expressions of un- certainty, but with a general show of approval
 The text of the treaty was not made public pending word of it's signature in Berlin, but it became known that the document reaffirms in exact language the principal features Of the peace resolution and gives force to various portions of the unratified treaty of Versailles
 first impression of approval as voiced by republican and democraetic committeeman alike and although fi- nal decisions were reserved there ap- ,1a 1a ttrkf 1,a | .he treaty would lead to & long or bitter fight when 1t is submitted formally for ratification. It's sub mission is expected as soon as the Senate reassembles a month hence after the congressional recess.
 Democrats Are Pleased
 Among the first to express a favor able opinion from the democratic side was Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska who as senior democratic member of the committee, led the fight for ratification of the Versailles treaty saving he had received a very favor able impression of the newly nego- dated pact,Mr. Hitchcock said he saw no reason why it should not be rati- fled promptly. Similar views were ex- pressed privately by other democrats although none would talk for publi- cation.
 Among the republican members the only enigma was presented by the attitude of Senator Borah of Idaho fnd Johnson of California. The latter is absent from Washington and Sena- tor Borah had not a word to say until he had opportunity for further study Of the treaty All the other republi- can committeeman are said to have a greed to support ratification.
 The treaty text, which has beer at Berlin under an inhi- Ibition Of secrecy requested by this government, first was laid before the Republican members today at a con.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
COMPLETE: SEARCH OF RLINS Rr uocia ed press

Macon. Ga. August 24.--Search in the ruins of. he Brown house, de- stroyed by fire early Monday, was completed late today. Only two more bodies were found during the day which brought the total known dead to Six persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
ONLY ONE AMERICAN SURVIVES DISASTER TO ZR-2
CONGRESS REC2g 5ES
 WITHOUT ACxr vG ON
 AN7T-BEER 1s EASURE
President Remains at Capitol Till Late Hour to Sign Bills-Dry Leaders Early in Night Abandon
 Effort to Hold Up Recess
By Associated Press

Washington August 2Congress Septe 21 without the Senate bill prohibiting the manufacture o'clock andth a
 President Harding the number of bills The be before him the last to be by the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
$1, 900 Contributors
 To Semi Centennial

The list Of those who have con7r tributed $1.ooo to The fund for the semi centennial celebration and
 the entertainment tof President
 Harding daring the week october
 22-27. as announced by Erskine Ramsay chairman of the finance scommi ttee, is as follows:
 The Age- H Heraid> staff and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
THE WEATHER

Washington, August 24.--Alabama Partly cloudy weather. with scatter ed thnndersho A4rs Thursday and probably Friday; little change in temperature.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday; little change in tenn perature.
 Mississippi Partly cloudy Thurs day and Friday. probably local thun- dershowers in southeast portion. not much change is temperature.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday. probably scattered thun- dershowers: little change in tenn perature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

Are you getting acquainted with "The Gumps" and "Winhie Winkle"? They are in The Age-Herald every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-12
BOYS ABSENCE ALARMS,
Police Asked to Make Search for
Gusts Scott-Betts

Continued absence from home OF
Gusts Scott-Betts. ten years old. sor
of Mrs. d. G. Scott-Betts, 1114 Girard
street, has greatly alarmed his moth.
err who had Inspector Clifford I.
Grant, chief of detectives, institute
search for him.
Mrs. Scott-Betts. at her home to.
day. said she was unable to under
stand why her boy had left home
He disappeared New Year day, since
when she has had no word from him
Gusts. the mother stated. had suf-
fered intense pains in his head. He
had attended a military school al
Bfuemont. Va, where he was captain
of his company, and his mother thinks
it possible that he may be at a farm.
house in Virginia
The boy was gentlemanly little
fellow, it is stated. whose conduct
undoubtedly would gain him friends
He has rather q large head and ears
light complexion, brown hair, blue
eyes and black eyebrows. When he
left home. his mother stated, he wore
X mckerbockers, gray cap and Boy
SCENT tan shoes.
cSpies of his photograph have been
sent broadcast by the police. and au-
thorfties Of other cities have been
asked to search for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-12
RECORD OF ACCIDENTS.
Wagon Demolished, Horse Fatally
Injured-Womau Knocked Down.

John Powell, colored, ffty-three
years old. II N street. and Gilbert
Powell. his twenfy-year-old son, We're
occupants Of a wagon that was struck
by a street car near Rhode Island
avenue and 9th street northeast about
= o'clock this morning. The wagon
was demoli shed, the two men injured.
while the horse was so badly hurt
that it had to he killed.
Mrs. J. H. Hoffman, thirty-five years
old. rs Maryland avenue nortfea st.
was knocked down by taxicab at
18th and H streets about $50 O'Clock
last might. She refused hospital treat
Inent.
Kenneth Hayes. ITO Livingston rca d
southeast. ran from behind a street
car at Nichols avenue and Cpsha "
streets Congress Heights. yesterda v
an automobile driven by Eugene
Lynch. foreman on District road
work. He was slightly injured.