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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
ARTHUR CROWDER
 CASTS FIRST VOTE

Voting on the municipal election for city commi ssion has already com menced, notwithstanding the fact that the election will not take place until October 10.
 Several votes were deposited yes terday with Judge J. P. Stiles of the probate court, under the provisions of the absentee voter law
 Arthur c. Crowder, who leaves Saturday for New York on business trip cast the first ballot
 How did you vote, Arthur asked friend who saw him deposit the ballot
 Democratic. of course" came the reply, with a smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
ANIMALS BRUTALLy
 TREATED, IS CHARGE MADE BY SOCIETY
County Humane Officer Has Too Many Jobs to Look After Welfare of Ani-
 maIS, It Is Stated

Alleging that mules and other ani- mals being used by contractors fn Jefferson county were being brutally beaten and that other animals are be- ing treated inhumanely. a delegation appeared before the board of revenue yesterday morning and asked that the duties of the humane officer be confined to that work alone.
 The delegation was headed by John w, Altman and Mrs. James Brannum of the humane society, who stated that Walter Dean, humane officer was holding down three jobs, mak ing it impossible for him to see that the animals of the county were hu- mane officer, MT. Dean is transfer man for the convict department and transfer agent for the insane.
 After the request of the delegation had been discussed some members were in favor of postponing action pending an investigation, and MT. Altman called the attention of the board to the law requiring one man to devote his full time to this work and in behalf of the humane society, demanded immediate action.
 Lacey Edmundson made a motion that the duties of the humane officer be separated from other duties and that such an officer be elected at the meeting Friday. Jerry Gwin amend ed this motion to allow the humane society to recommend a suitable per son for the office, which amendment was adopted, Edmundson, Gwin, Huey and Copeland voting for and D. c. Ball voting against. Mir. Ball stated that he voted against the motion as he wanted time for an investigation, and felt that the county should select its own employees.
 It was pointed out that the camps complained of were not county camps, and that all mules of the county, 131 in number, were all well treated and were in good shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
Estimates Made for < Larger Auditorium
 Submitted to Board
By H. w. scHAEFER

consideration
 submitted by the associated architects yesterday afternoon will
 taken up by the city Thursday October ou oy the board following Work on plans the original ordered suspended W the architects through resolution offered by adopted All commissioners present reeinp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
PERSONAL.

Robert Eouch who has just grad lated from the navy electrical school at Hampton Roads, Virginia. is spending two weeks with his par ents. MT. and Mrs. w. K. Couch at West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
LiUe Stock Programme Al ALaban1a State Fair to Be
 On An ExtensiUe Scale

Because of the fact that this live programme ed such extensive the Alabama Fair Secretary yesterday that additional barns n which % handle these exhibits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-28
nANKRIpTCY pETITION

Petition Of voluntary bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the federal court by William Daily for the Boaz Ten Cent tSore of Boaz, Ala Accord ing to the petition the assets of the concern are $5,7o0 and the liabilities $11T1272
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
THERE WERE o,17I SUICIDES
 IN THE UNITED STATES IN Isae

Tokio, Jan. 2s.-(By The A. P)-Rs. gardless of the naval programme of the United States, the Japanese programme requires completion of the eleht bat tleshi2 and .eightlcrBiser unit. said Vice Admiral kato. minister Of the navy, fin responding in the d. 4 today to an inter peIation as to Japan's view of Senato- Borah's resolution in the United States senate concerning cessation of Earship construction Japs.l's naval construction plan, however, the minister added. need not be carried out with the United State. as an imaginary enemy. He explained that he favored world crrtaiIment of construction, If practicable, and EaId Japan would adhere 10 such a plan.
 It was regrettable Minister Rato de- clared, that Japan's naval construction was interpreted as new expansion. vhef, really 1t was inaugurated a decade ago and was born Of imperative necessity Even if fully completed. the minister said wide margin would remain be tween the naval s,renNth of Japan ane the other powers.
 Speaking of the army. War AfInIstey Ianaka said Japan's forces had been organized solely 10 innure the safety of her territorial rigNts It was true. he declared, that, unlike in the past. neitb- CT Russia nor China could menacn Japan. as ,. was impossible tr conceive a Chinese | invasion across Korea or a Russian ai- tack on Saghalien. Any effective pia,. or defense. however. the minister alded must pre-suDpose the rocessity Of opAra
 tions beyond Japan's frontiers
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31

Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 3o.-Eleven per-, sons were burned to death early today in a fire which destroyed the Hotel Co., lonial here Four others. were badly burned and taken to a hospital where it was reported tonight that they proba- ply would not recover.
 A stream of persons was at the ~morgue today trying to identify the bodies of the victims. They met with only par t.al success. however. although police said jewelry and other articles on the charred bodies would probably lead, to discovery of relatives of all those burn ed. '' -s-.
 The body of E. G. Snyder, Brooklyn, was identified tonight by his wife after a friend had declared personal effects found on the body belonged to MrR Sny- der.s A woman who was with him had not been identified tonight h the cor rider of one room a mans body was fo;Vad, witch later was Identified as that of Frank Logan.3S, H55oken. Mrs. Mafy Schumacher Az Jersey City, was found in the room and no hope is he'd out for her recovery. Another woman, who refused to give her name. identi- fled the body of her compan:on. .who was burned to death, aS William Smith of Jersey City. She escaped unharmed.
 The body of Miss Daisy Grey. 27, or Jersey City was identified, as was the body of Miss Hester Peterson, 26, of Brooklyn.
 The register was burned to a crisp and there was TO means of learning the nEn,hs of the victims until they are Identified by friends.
 One wor.an in the hospital had aot been identified tonight, but the two men
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there were found to be Jos:a Bider of Jersey City and Richard, Dierksen, . dishwasher who lived at the hotel Dierk- sen, it was said in the hospital had lost his reacon. af-
 Bernard NJ. McFeely, director of pub lie safety in Hoboken, has ordered two investigations one by the police, into the manner in which the hotel was being conducted, and the other by the fire de- pertinent to determine how the fire start ed.
 According to. statement by George Groll. the night clerk, the fire started in a guests room,- but the man was out at She time. It is believed the guest had left a lighted cigar or. cigarette stub where it later set fire to the drapery. a
 Fire Chief Gilday tonight declared that he believed the. failure Of Groll to turn in an alarm promptly, as well as the physical condition of the victims at the time of the fire. was largely responsi- bie for the. heavy loss of life He. said whiskey bottles were found in some of the rooms, and added that had the oc- eupants been able to comprehend the warnings that were sent, he believed there would have been little. of any loss of life.
 The chief declared the building was 1 provided with ample fire escapes to which
 open corridors afforded easy access. 1 Tonight the bodies of Joseph Riker,, 29, of Jersey City. and Herman Linke, F. of Irvington, N. J. were identified. l Mrs. Schumacher. who was taken to a hosritaf died later. The other woman
 in the hospital was. identified as Miss ! Blanche Kehler, 5s,i of Jersey City.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
STEAMER WITH CARGO OF
 GASOLINE AFIRE AT SEA

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 30.. The Italian steamer Nettuno en route from Port Arthur. Tex, to Br.ndi5, Italy. was lowed into this port today by the coast guard cutter Yamacraw after being afire at sea.
 Captain Dersini attributed the saving of his ship to a nirscle-the explosion of her fuel oil tanks, winch literally snuffed out the fire after it had ragged unchecked for twenty hours.
 The blaze originated in the engine room from bursting feed pipe when the vessel was four days out from Port Ar thur, from whi.n she cleared on Jan. 21 with a cargo of gasoline and fuel oil At that time she was off the Florida coast in the vicinity of Bermuda. In few moments the Ne.tuno was a seething in- ferno amidships
 Seated in his badly damaged cabin to- day Captain Bersini described the hor- TOT through which he and the ships crew lived during the twenty hours the fire ragged unchecked in the ship wallowing helplessly in heavy seas. The crew fought with desparation to keep the fires from the gasoline stored in the hold of the vessel. The fight however, appeared hopeless. according to Captain E. rsini, and rnomentarily he expected the flames i 10 reach the EaNoline and blow. the ship to atoms.
 Practically every Ifeboat aboard the Nettuno had either been carried away or smashed by the terrible buffeting the ! tanker sustained during the hours the fire twisted and wrecked her engine room and cracked her steel decks and side plates. The fact that the crew had nc lifeboats in which to leave the burning vessel added to the seriousness of the ! situation.
 1 Captain Berstni praised the work oi i the chief engineers. Betteno and crosa
 as well as of Engineer Landi vioganni
 who volunteered 10 so below at the time the feed pipe burst to shut off the flow lot oil and rescue two firemen trapped 1T
 the freroom Vioganni was so severel,
 burned that Captain Bersini stated h, did not think the engineer could survive
 His clothing was burned from his bod!
 ard his flesh in many places literall!
 cooked. Vioganni and the two firemen
 3rancalaone and Losito. who also wer
 badly burned, were transferred to tn n Belgian steamer Kremlin on Jan. 2s ant sent to Newport News.
 . The Nettuno which Is owned ny tn Italian state railways. is bad.- damaged It is a vessel of 800 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
SENATOR REED SCORES
 DEPORTATION OF O'CALLAGHAN

Washington, Jan. 30.-The state>c de- pertinent, in recommending the deporta- tion of Donal, J. OCaliaghan, lord may or of Cork. ordered him back to prison or death" Senator Reed, of Missouri, de- clared in an address Mere today in which he asserted America hitherto always had welcomed political refugees" and held It's guns ready to fire in their defense.' The Missouri senator, speaking at mass ,cting held under the auspices of the American committee for relief in Ire land, added:
 lot any government do this deed and curses, hatred and contempt will be, and ought to be, visited on the perpetrator of that act for hundreds of years to come"
 Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, who also addressed the meeting, declared that if such a struggle for independence as Ireland is making had happened in any other part of t.e world with what enthu- siasm would not the United States has, ten to recognize the newest of republics. y
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
ADMIRAL KATO OUTLINES
 NAVAL PROGRAM OF JAPAN

New York, Jan. 30-Suicides in the United States during the year of 1920 numbered 6,171, including TOT children, members Of the Save-a-Life League were told here today by Dr. H. M Warren, president of the league This exceeded the figures Of the previous year by more than LOGO eases, he said, during the year 2,6o4 women died through self-destruc- ion. This is a large increase over the preceding year.
 The increased percentage among wo- men was ascribed to their entry in com mercial and political llfe Unhappy do- mestic relations and living conditions al- so were large contributing factors.
 The youngest suicide in the country during the past year was five years of age, while the oldest was 10s. More than 400 soldiers have taken their lives since the termination of the war, the report stated.
 Classified among the cases of seif-de- struct1on in 1920 were 75 presidents and managers of large business concerns 3S men reputed to be millionaires g veal thy women; "A lawyers; 5udges; 51 doctors; 40 actors and actresses; 34 col lege professors and teachers N27 college students; 24 brokers; 5s bankers, includ- ing 14 bank presidents 12 clergymen; } evangelists and 1 '. M. c. A. secretary
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
DANIELS ASSURES hNIDDIEs"
 NAVY WILL NOT BE scRAPPEn

Annapolis. Md. Jan. sG.-There will be no scrapping of the navy. at least. in the near future. Secretary -ieis told the rlidsh!DE'en il an address tonight before. the Young Mems Christian asso- eiation at the navy academy He urged the young future officers not to be alarm ed at tales that batt!eships soon would be supplanted by air fighting craft.
 There is greater need now than ever before for big navy and 9 strcug navy. both on, over and under tie sea-" Mir. Daniels said.
 The visit of Secretary Dariels today marked his lsst to the academy, for in a little more than four weeks hr will re- tire with the Wilson cabinet and he grew reminiscent of :he ei@ht years he has served us head of inc nay.
 'I have made Q number or trips here he sah. Hut :lis will be my last. I will be glad to retire from public life and get bac,; to the editorial chair, and brush ur in newspaper writing. and there is no 1 doubt that will have much to write about"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
. Trades .i to Fight Open Shop
 - ,aY s,r& iac- =
Massachusetts Council on Rec
 ord as Favoring a Nation
 Wide Strike. ..A X. - :.

Boston, Ian 30.--Cessation of work on all construction being. done in the jURited States by members of the Building Trades EInplpyers' association of Boston will be recommended to the international Affieers of the building trades department of the American Federation of, Labor as the result of action taken here today at the special convention of the. sLassachu- setts Building Trades council which as- sembled yesterday to. consider -theAeltua- ton resulting from the. building strike in this city q;
 Besides the endorsement of the Massa- chusetts council. the. recommendations also received. the approval of delegates from the other five. New England states, who said the recommendatioEs would be presented to the workers in thetr respec- tive staths fT,s. u't'' ! The e1ecutive board of the Massachu- sets council will confer klth American Federation of Labor offieiulS tomorrow 10 ! inform them of the facts in the situation here. H"a -@ -'4
 ' A. recpmnendatIon that all unions af- filiated with the building trades stop work when an attempt Is made to lower wages or change working conditions passed the convention unanimously -; s- '--
 James R. rMeehan of Lawrence. secre- tarY .loL. tne fMaSsachuseuS council ID statement said that the members of the buildinG trades industry viewed the pres ent strike in Boston as part and parce of the open'shcp movement being promot. ed by employers in certain industries oi ] this conntry------- ---.....---.-
 Tt is the sense of this convention
 the statement continued. that the Build ing Trades, Employers association o
 Boston has identifed itself with the opei
 shop campaign launched in this countr!
 to disrupt organized labor and breal
 down conditions that have taken nor than half century to build"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
SEARCHING PARTIES ARE OUT
 FOR MES. GLADYS WITHERELL

Los Angeles, Calf. Jan. so-The mystery surrounding the d:sappearance last Tuesday of Mrs. Gladys Witherel. wife of 0. s. Witherel, president of an investment company, is near solution, de- tectives who have been investigating the case said tonight
 More than 100 neighbors of the With erells, formed into squads ..i by city po- lice officers, today made q systematic search of the mountains back of Holly wood, where. the Witnerell home Is To- cated, The district was divided into areas and | squad went through each area carefully but without result.
 Prayers were offered in most of the Hollywood churches today for the return of Mrs. Witherell to her family, and pas tors asked their congregations to aid in the search.
 A L. Manning, under sheriff, who with q squad of men spent the day searching the hills surrounding Los Angeles, tonight siad that he expected the investigation to result in an arrest within a few hours
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
g FREIGHT CABS DETAILED
 ON THE DANBURY DIVISION

Botsford, Conn. Jan. 3o-Twenty- three freight ears were derailed late last night in wrecl; east of here, near the Monroe sattion on the Danbury division of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad. All but three of the cars were badly damaged and several of them weer practically demolished The cars were loaded with lumber, coal and cement and the wreckage was piled and scattered over several hundred feet of trackage. No one was injured.
 Wrecking crews from .Dahbury, New Haven and Maybrook, N. T., tackled the wreckage today and it was not until 8 o'clock tonight that one track was open ed It was not expected that the other would be cleared until tomorrow morning
 The freight train was bound from New Haven from the west. The cause of the derailrnent is not known. - -. /
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31

New York, Jan 3o.-Ths veil which for many months has completely hidden conditions In Russia. due to the action of Soviet leaders in barring visitors from the rest of the world. is being withdrawn g little bS the conference. now in ses- session in Paris, of the All-Russian con- .stituent assembly.
 The prominent exilcd Russians. who opposed the rule. Of Lcnine and Trotsly. are now submsrginI their differences in an effort to present a united front against bolsheyism. They are disclosing in Par is reports from associates still m Russia picturing conditions. imagined in part 'but not before .c,early prescnted tc the world which has wondered what was eo- ing on under the greatest of ali com Tunist experiments.
 -. These reports are being receivel Ly cable by Al. Sack. director of the Tius- sion information bureau, who is the au- thorizcd spokesman in this country of all the Russian elements opposed to tol- shevism attending the Paris cJufe .snce In statement today summing m lha ra- ports which have reached him. MT. Sack explains why the. conference is tn be re. -garded as an event of international i'm. portance, and incidentally he discloscs foI the first time that there is a famine fir Russian villages thls winter "probablS
 not less acute than in China" ! On the basis of the data he has sub
 mitted- he declares, on behalf of his as i sociates, that the downfall of bolshev 1 ism is inevitable. After this event hai
 tSAen place. he says. Russia will e.thet
 subulerge into complete anarchy. whicl
 means a lengthy political and econcni
 crisis for all Europe and the rest of th
 world, or she will begin to recuperatc DO ! litically and economically. thus openini
 the possibility for the entire world to re
 turn to normal political and economf conditions"
 '-rho importance of the Paris confer l ence." he added. "is in that it lays tn foundation for the unity of the Russ.9l
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31

democratic forces which will haps ts rs- place the bolzhevih and lead their coun- try 10 Tecuuerat.on. and secures fsr thfin sympathy and active cooperation Of inc entire democratic world"
 Tt is significant" the statement says that for the first time since the boisile- yiki came into power in November 1911. all the defnocTatsc forces in Russia have unite don one platform. which is the de- fense of popular rule and civil libcTties."
 Tie conference, the statement adds, is attended by both the liberal and the rey- olutionary leaders of Russia and also by the Russian diplomatic representatives abroad.
 The purpose Of the Paris conference, the statement continues. is to devise ways and means for the defense of the honor. the self-respect and patrimony oi Russia before the peoples ,of the entire world until such time when the peoples of Russia, by their own action and f-es will. will restore a legally constituteu Russian government. IL is being watched with warm sympathy by the statesman ia Paris and in Washington. Further more. the conference Is supported by many of the labor 9 | socialist leaders of Europe who here z e were either sx- pressing their sym ahty towards boi- shevigm. or protesting neutrality in the struggle going on in Russia. "At the same time, the situation with.
 in bolshevist Russia Is critical. The economic life of the country is destroyed.
 according even to the bolsheylst offlciz! data
 This winter not only the Russian cit ies and towns. but the Russian villages
 as well are going through the torments
 of starvation. This Is due not only to .
 ton. but also to fatal crop failure in ten central provinces or sussia. That mean,
 that thirteen. million people have begun
 10 suffer acute starvation this January
 and seven million already in December of the past year."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
AREAIGNING INVESTIGATION OF
 SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPT

Springfield. Mass, Jan. So.-Investiga- tion of the Springfield police department will be made by District Attorney Charles H. Wright, it was announced from the district attorneys office to- night. The investigation is the result of a mysterious letter recently sent to the The police commission and To- cal newspaper in which serious infrac- tioA> Of the law by members of the police department were charged.A .-s+
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
TAGEBLATT CALLS NOTE
 ON PREPARATIONS PIPE DREAMb

Berlin. Jan. 30.-"The Paris confer ence resolved itself into an aggregation of pipe dreamers. doing mental gynnas- tics with figures in billions. In the same manner that the Oriental seems to de- light in a, paradise through opium, smoke," says the Berlin Tagebiatt today in commenting on the decision of the supreme council.
 For Germany" the. newspaper con- tinues, "the action of the conference ex- cites only curiosity and certain de- gree of psychological interest: Germany vii have the opportunity in Brussels and London to dissipate these grandiose) pipe dreams. If these fine fanciful dreamers want to find in us a willing payer they should come down from the. clouds and put their feet on earth again."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
POLICE SEARCH IoHEs or
 ALLEN KfFtGEEs IN PARIS

Paris. Ian, Sn--T.ae houies Of soveTa 2iitn refd-e-s in i''r's. n1st,y says Wet" s'4sc'"i ? .E ;re sa..t'. ..r,.- on th. -;vurd ia.,; sl.as Of r... rcta-. pos- fs..' ant aEc1 lake 9a..1rfs ,Sa .:- Icslz WCrr made buf Cocc:i.cn.z In Ge- man ami Russian were ssizrd
 The Tcs'ps and L.bcr.e today puh- iishel repcr.s ot tho cx!steT,ce in Paris Of a soviet organization.
 During tho raids Nhe police seized B printing plant. the newspapers assert and discovered several documents intend cd for use as propaganda.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
UNION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN
 REPUBLICS ACCOMPLISHED

San Jose. Costa Rica. Jan. so.-rh, deleG.-ses of Salvador. Honduras ard Guatemala. who cane hHe 10 take mari in the conference Of representatives of tj,, hve Central American Republics, for tb. purpose of creating a Central American Union. left here fo. hon e today, hay ing successfully accc nplished their nls- sion. In bidding them farewell. JulIt Acosta, president of Costa Rica said.
 When you return hoTie tell your pea- pc that the government and peope of costa Rica recognize the importance ot the work the conference aeconpliyhe1 in the interest Of the prosperity of tbs four Central American states signing ths convention; the Costa f;scan gevern.,en; intends to request all the American nr- uons !" lSnd their moral aid to tha Cen. tral American Union"
 The pact inauglrating the Cen.r. American Cn!on was signed by the 1e;e safes Of Salvador. Honduras. Guate,aats and Costa E.ca. Tine N.caraguan dele. Saies declined io slg7 because f,ojr .-n erninent refusca 10 aIproye certain par7, of the convention.