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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

ferred pending advices from Paris.
 When the committee adjourned after four hours debate to meet again next Tuesday some members of the American group appeared dis couraged over the prospect for any early agreement on submarines, al- though negotiations are to continue.
 The American compromise plan, presented after the British effort for complete suppression of submarines had been shelved. proposed 6o,oo0 ton limitations for Great Britain and the United States instead of the, original American figure of so.ooo tons each. and virtually status quo for the other three powers.
 The British delegation. falling Co obtain favorable action on suppress sion of submarines. accepted the new American reduction scheme. The French group indicated that it would be unacceptable, but deferred full. answer pending Paris advices. Japan flatly held out for the full 54,000 tons in submarines under the original American "5-5-s" ratio plan. Italy accepted the compromise plan. condi- tened on submarine tonnage parity with France, the Italian delegates contending that 31,500 tons would be the correct limitation for both France and Italy.
 The French delegation indicated that 1t would not oppose parity with Italy in submarines as well as capital ships, but withheld approval of any tonnage limitation of less than the 90,Ud0 ton figure suggested by French experts. Under 8 status quo, France would have about 42,000 tons in submersibles.
 Legitimate Weapon
 The American group made 1t plain that while it had great sympathy for the British viewpoint In opposing all
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HOLD THREE IN
 CONNECTION WITH
 FINDING OF BODY
Man Whose Body Was Taken From Warrior Believed That of Oscar Carter of
 Near Montgomery

Jasper, December 24-(Special.)- Three men are being held here to- day in connection with the finding of the body of an unidentified man in the Warrior river near Sanders bridge three weeks ago. Those un- der arrest are Coleman snoddy. his brother. and Robert Brown. From in- formation received by the authori- ties. they believe the body was that of Oscar Carter, whose home Is said to be about eight miles east of Mont gomery. An investigation has been in progress since last night.
 Developments In the case. as given out by officers today, are as follows;
 Several weeks ago at mining camp north of Manchester. where snoddy was removing dirt from the coal, assisted by young man who gave his name as Oscar Carter. a dis turbance developed During the night Snoddy his brother. and Brown went to where D. M. Hester was spending the night and informed him that Carter was causing considerable trouble, and asked Hester to take Carter to the home of Deputy Sheriff J. R. Mooney, four miles away
 Chain Reported Missing
 Hester, according to reports to the officers, refused to take the man to the deputy. but offered the use of his car to the three men, who, with Car ter, left the mining camp. They did not go to the home of the deputy, but instead came on toward Jasper, stop ping at the home of the snoddy brothers where, according to the au- thorities, they secured two automo- bile chains. When the car was re- turned to the camp early next morn ing, the reports say, it contained one chain. When the body of the man was removed from the river an au- tomobile chain was fastened to the left leg.
 The Snoddy brothers, officers say, admit carrying Carter through Jas per and east of Jasper over the Boldo road. Six or seven miles out on this road, they claim to have turned the man loose and ordered him to leave Further connection with the case Is denied.
 The Boldo road runs east from Jas per and Blackwater creek enters the Warrior river two miles from the crossing a few hundred yards above Sanders bridge. There is also a road leaving the Boldo road and intersects the Bankhead highway three miles this side of Sanders bridge. Officers say it is possible. that the body of the dead man was placed in either Blackwater creek or the Warrior. The crossings are up stream from the point where the body was found.
 Oscar Carter was a man about 30 years old. He was about six feet, weighed 165 Or ITO pounds, and had dark hair and a dark complexion. He is said to have worn a rather shabby suit of clothes and a macki- nav coat. He claimed to have come to the Manchester mines from point eight miles east of Montgomery He had been at the mines about 10 days. when he disappeared. The body taken from the river, according to reports at the time, was clothed in a macki. naw coat. -
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By Associated Press

Paris, December 24---"There was no question at the London discussions of France abandoning the guarantee given by the Versailles treaty for the payment of repatations by Ger many" Premier Briand declared in the Chamber of Deputies this after noon, replying to an interpolation by Louis klotz. the former minister of finance.
 MT. Lloyd George at no moment suggested that in the forthcoming conference France should be asked to- make the slightest sacrifice. The entente between France and Great Britain is as complete and as strong as possible."i
 M. Klotz had expressed the fear that the London conver tIons had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

Individuals. civic and fraternal or ganizations, and relief bodies have united not only to properly convey the idea of the day by donating in the spirit of giving. but to give where gifts are actually needed and will do a real economic good.
 In thousands of Birmingham homes where the pinch of want Is not, nor never has been felt Christmas will be observed in the good old-fashioneu, wholesome way. which makes the day the happiest of the year.
 There the shining Christmas tree, the annual dinner and the faimly re- union are inherent parts of the day. enjoyed alike by young and old.
 The Day of Days
 To the infant mind, it is the day of days. To them the allegory of Santa Claus is real Gifts come iron a fairy hand and not as from one in- dividuai to another. The shining tinsel is real gold to their eyes.
 The influence of Christmas will be truly felt on all sides today in Bir- mtngham. There are more than the usual preparations to make it memorable Christmas.
 Just as the new chimes ring out new message from the church tower, new spirit for Christmas is being born by the many efforts of all agencies to make the 1921 Christi mas more typical of ,the Christ like spirit than any before in the history of the city.
 The poor and needy, the destitute and hungry will be cared for and fed and none shall want
 City Gifts Today
 It was with all reverence of the Sabbath that the municipal Christ mas tree gift distribution was to be yesterday, but when nature inter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
Christmas for All
NORMAL CONDITIONS
 IN PACKING AREA
Ey Associated Press

Chicago, December 24-With the withdrawal of police motorcycle squad which has been stationed at the stock yards for three weeks, in connection with a strike of packing house workers. police reported today that normal conditions have been re- stored.
 Dennis Lane, secretary treasurer Of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America asserted however that there had been no defections from the union ranks. High packing plant officials said that they had more men than they could use and reported numbers of strikers applying for their old po- si ions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
PROPERTY LOSS IS HEAVY AS STORM
 STRIKES 3 STATES
More Than 100 Are Injured. Buildings Are Demolished. Relief Organizations
 Quickly Formed
By Associated Press

New Orleans. December 24.-
 The total death list due to the
 storm which struck late yester-
 day In eastern Arkansas md
 swept early today through north
 ern Mississippi and northwestern
 Louisiana stood tonight at A.
 four whites and 10 negroes.
 
 Memphis Tenn, December 24. Thtrty-six persons. two white
 men and 34 negroes, were killed.
 and more than 100 injured in
 tornado which struck late yeS- terday In Crittenden county, Arkansas, and dipped into auitman, Conhomn. Carroll.
 Lefiore nnd Yazoo counties in
 northern Mississippi early today
 before passing to the southwest, leaving In It's wnke trail of
 wrecked farm buildings,
 Virtually all the inJured are
 negroes.
 ClariSeViIIe. Ark, reports nine
 dead and ID injured in that town
 and nearby farming SettIements. Coahoma county, I2 dead and
 number injured; Carroll and Le-
 fore counties, five dead, and np-
 proximatcIy % iniuredi Quitman
 county. five dead and several in-
 jmed, and Nazoo county. five
 dead and seven injured.
 Payne Harrison. crushed to death when brick store at CIarkeville col lapsed. and William V Turner. d planter, who rode into a fallen eiee- tric wire while viewing the damage 10 hls plantation near Marks. are ,he only white persons known to have lost their lives in the storm.
 The storm struck first in the Ii cinity of Clarkeville, Ark. late yea- terday, demolishing small farm buildings and damaging number of the more substantial structures through a stretch of territory twe miles in width and f5 miles long.
 Crossing the Mississippi river. the storm apparently descended next lu the vicinity of Marks. Miss. aboAl 50 miles south of Clarkeyille. raziaa buildings on the Turner and Mark plantations and Jumping into th, nearby counties of Ief1ore and Car. roll, destroyed a number of build. ings north of Malmaison and Valles Hill, and on the Roebuck. Rhoade. and Dawson plantations near Green wood. Several buildings on tn. Young plantation near Rising Sun also were demolished
 Eight Killed
 In Coahoma county the storm swept the Lacy and Oberst plantations. Eighi were killed on the Lacy place and four on the adjoining plantation operated by W. J. Oberst
 Virtually all the negro cabins on several plantations seven miles south of Vaughn Station, in Yazoo eouney were leveled.
 All of those killed in Crittendea county, Arkansas. were crushed ,o death in the collapse of the brick store building of Banks & Danner at in which number oi
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.s.------- MEXICAN BANDITS
 SHOOT THREE MEN
By Associated pres.

Albuqurque, N. M, December 24.- Ramon Echevarria of Almeda, near ehre, has been advised that his three brothers. Juan. Felipe and Eugenio, were shot to death by Mexican ban dits near Torreon, Mexico, December IA. After the killing the bandits robbed the store of the brothers and fled The information was containei in letter from Echeyarria's bother in-law. Ramon Echevarria claims to have had all his property confiscated by Francisco Villa several years ago. after which he came to Alameda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
France WiH Not Make
 Sacrifices on Preparations
 Premier Briand Declores

compromised the rights of France, that the result would of necessity further increase the tax burden ot French people, while the Reichstag was decreasing the taxes of the Germans, which were already less than half the taxes paid by the French.
 T cannot think of decreasing our taxes" M Briand said, but we must avoid further increasing them. and that is one of the things we are go- ing to do at Cannes"
 Referring to allusions made to the Washington conference. the pre- mier cried: Tt is a great thing; it is great guarantee-an event that associates four nations to assure ac- cord in the Pacific and to discuss In common the difficulties that may arise there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

GENERAL Conference of Weeks and FOrd,r experts halted. 9t Indiana streams overflow banks. Notions for new trial are denied. France disheartened over confer ence of two prime ministers. Order restored at rolling mill, DeynIera's oath makes Irish in England aliens.
 STATE People win lasting victory over league, Kilby says. Canadians seeking farm land datn Nearly million is spent by south ern Bell in Alabama. ta Shepherd announces candidacy for state senate.
 w LOCAL Thousands of packages to be dis tributed at Capitol park. Street loses first round In fight to oust Cioe.
 klu I>Iux offers aid in policing the county
 Jerry ,Gwin tells of Dunn contract. Business trip to Mexican cities planned.
 Christmas services nt city churches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
HEAVY CRIME WAVE STRIKES NEW YORK ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
Four Killed and Six Injured in Series of RobberieS and AS- SaultS-AIIeged Bandits
 Captured
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 New York, December 24.-Instead of 8 city of good will, New York became a center of crime on Christ mas eve.
 Police records showed that in the last 24 hours four persons had been killed and six injured in a series of robberies and assaults in the city proper and neighboring communities.
 In two instances, however, bandits fell into the clutches of the police. who asserted they had wrung con fessons of their crimes from prison CTS Tho crime chart shows:
 An armed man entered the Bronx home of Carl Mollar, jeweler, nor tally wounding him, and seriously wounding his wife, Ursuline. A man giving the name of Alric wesling was captured after a blocks chase by motor truck driver, who alleged had seen him running from the Mollar home. Mollar identified wesling be- fore he died, according to the police, who declared the prisoner had con fessed.
 The police closed the case of the two holdup men who last night raided a United Cigar store in the Bronx and wounded two detectives. one bandit, shot dead, today was identi- fled as Nelson Levy. with a long criminal record. Joseph oats drove up this morning to a hospital in En- glewod, N. J., and reported he had been shot by highwaymen. He was detained on suspicion that he was the other bandit who had participated in the Bronx robbery and who had been shot.
 Confession Alleged
 Captain Evens. of the Bronx de- i tective department, declared he had l been so identified and had confessed taking part in Ii other robberies in most cases involving United Cigar l stores,
 1 The. police were still searching for the holdup men who. shot Leon Sol till in his Bronx saloon last night. while in New Jersey a posse was looking for man held responsible for the brutal murder of a hve-year- old girl in a New Brunswick hotel. 1 The assailants of Philip $. Hony- wood, member of a titled English family, also were still at large. ;, Five robbers entered the Brooklyn office of Captain Gilbert C. Wright. | treasurer of the Lighter Captains union and at pistol point robbed his safe of $20 and took $104 from union member who entered the office | to pay his dues. The armed robber robbed Nathan Blackman, a Brook l lyn merchant of s175, while Frances Woolen reported that the ticket booth of the Brooklyn motion picture house, which he manages had been robbed of s100.
 Three footpads took $60 from Thomas Stankofsky In the Bronx after beating him unconscious. Two of them were captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
MERCHANTS DO BIG BUSINESS

Linevllle, December 24.-(Spectal.) Lineville merchants have been en- toying full trade during the holt days Previous to the holidays trade was better than 1t had been for a year or two. People in this section seem to be more optimistic than they have been in quite awhile and 1t is generally thought that the farm CTS will make a good crop next year. This, together with the fact that a great deal of money is being real : ized from various other sources. makes the outlook for better times much brighter. Christmas, with all it's joys, is bigger and better in Line vile this year than It has been Cor several years. and the spirit of ops timism abounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
WEEKS GETS CAKE
By Associated Press Pfpn Darap,har O.

Washington December Si An an army fruit cake prepared bv the bakers and cooks school at Fort Ri ley, Kansas, will form part of The Christmas dinner of Secretary Weeks. The cake was made from the recipe in the army cook book and is simi- Tar in every way to those baked for the soldiers Christmas dinner It was received today as a present to the secretary from the students at the school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
TROOPS TO SAIL By Associated Press

New York, December 24.-The larg- est embarkation of troops in America since the war, 1.500 men, will sail from Philadelphia January 3. for ser- vice in Hawaii and Philippines, it was announced at Governors Island today. Among them will be many re-enlisted men from the Rhine army of occupation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
THE WEATHER

Washington, December 24.-Geor- gia: Cloudy and much colder sunday : probably rain in the coast; Monday fair, colder in east portions.
 Alabama: Generally fair and much colder Sunday, cold wave in south portion. probably freezing tempera- lures to the coast Sunday night; Mon day fair.
 Mississippi: Fair and colder sun day. much colder in southeast portion. probably freezing temperature 10 the coast Sunday night; Monday fair and slightly warmer in north DOT ton.
 Tennesseea Fair and colder Sunday; cold wave in east portion; Monday fair. rising temperature in west DOT ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
SHEFFIELD FURNACE IS BLOWN IN, GIVING
 EMPLOYMENT TO 500

Sheffield. December A. = The ..Hattie" furnace of the sioss- sheffield Steel and Iron company was put in blast this morning af- ter being idle for 10 months, gfv- < ing employment to more than ooS men. t-t !
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vened, 1t was decided the huge and bulging stocking of Birmingham should have the distribution of it's contents this afternoon, on the real Christmas day. Children will receive their city Santa gifts at 3 o'clock at Capitol park
 At o'clock the annual Elks Christ mas tree distribution will take place.
 At D. m. the Women's auxiliary of the American Legion will have a Christmas tree for the disabled sol- diers at the Hillman hotel. At noon they will give dinner for needy ex- service men at the Chow House At Ensley the Elks will distribute baskets. The Salvation Armys dis tribution yesterday brought joy to many for today
 Christmas in Homes
 In the many homes of Birmingham Christmas will be truly enjoyed. The tiny candles on the green Christmas trees will send glad rays into the shining eyes of kiddies happy with their nc ,S toys
 The festal boards will groan with all that is good, for Christmas dinner always has its place in the day.
 Today is Sunday, so the Christmas of 1921 will be more reverent day than is the usual wont. Church serv- ices will all emphasize the meaning of the day and bring out the Christ mas message with clarity. Pageants. cantatas. aratorios and speciol choir renditions will bring forth Crhistmas music.
 Christmas for All
 In the humblest hut of the city to the most palatiai home on the hill 1t Is Christmas day
 There Is no barrier of race, creed or affluence.
 It is Christmas to all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
Real Christmas Spirit
 To Mark Magic City
 Holiday Obseruance
Fifteth Celebration in Birmingham Takes Place Today. Children Will Be in Element-Churches to Have Fitting Services--Municpal
 Tree at O'Clock

Christmas Day will be celebrated Birmingham ftieth today the history spirit the day been dominant it will be the City December 25, 1921.
 Preparations have made all sides reach all homes and all sections of Birmngham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

E. c. HORTON Observer Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at p; ms' sVth meridian time December 24. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
Japan Wants Full
 Proportion Under
 Hughes 5-5-3 Plan
France Awaits Instructions From Paris Before Accept ing American Compromise Offer-Proposa Provides 6OO00 Tons for England
 and the United States
nx Arsocinted Press

Washington December compromise  when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25
CARROLL JURY IS
 UNABLE ID AGREE
Vote Stood Eleven to One for AcquittaI of Aged
 Man
: By Associated Press

Shelbyville, Tenn, December
 24-After approximately 20 hours
 of deIiberating, the jury in the
 case of W. n. Carroll. charged
 with the murder of pr. G. E.
 Horton at Wartrace. Tenn, May
 22, reported this evening thnt the
 vote stood II to 1 for squittai.
 Following it's report the jury was
 discharged.
 When a vote was first taken. ac- cording to statements tonight by the jurors, the count stood 10 for ac- quittal and two for conviction, one man going over early in the case. During nearly a day and night then a lone juror, W. B. Pierson, held out for conviction.
 The trial of Carroll has been in progress since last Monday, four days being taken up in testimony
 Arguments for acquittal were based on testimony that the defendant was temporarily unbalanced mentally when the killing occurred, that pr. Horton had invaded" his home and that Mrs. Carroll was guilty of infi- delity to her husband.
 Prosecution evidence tended to show that these allegations were not true, that MT. Carroll made home lifs undesirable for his wife, that none of Mrs. Carrolps 'health' trips were efforts to be with the physician, and that Dr. Horton was man with scrupulous regard for the sacredness of mans home.
 son's Testimony
 One feature of the trial which aroused considerable comment was the testimony of Gordon Carroll son of the defendant and his divorced wife. whose alleged relations with pr. Horton, the defendant says, led to the killing. Although testifying that he found his mother registered at Nashville hotel as Miss Alice Carroll. he declined to say what effect this had upon his affections for her.
 Throughout the trial, the aged de fendant presented.a a pitiable spectacle when, under the scathing charges of the prosecutor or during the mo- ments when defense attorneys pie tured the first years of his married life. he frequently gave way to his emotions.
 From the time that the case ended yesterday a. 6:55 o'clock until to- night. when the judge asked for report no word was sent from tho jury as to it's status. It was not in- dicated when the trial would be heard again.
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Black Reaction

MT. Cannon saidlhe lamented that organized labor in America was being broken up by black reaction" and the oppression of capitalism" and said the reason for this condition was that union leaders went in for phrase ology instead of applying the Marx ian spirit Where our organization differs from the Gompers bureau cracy, the socialists and the social labor party is that those three don't want to fight" he said. adding:
 "We must enroll members who will be soldiers-who win do what they are told-so that we will be militant and not a debating society"
 Among the organizations amalga- mated in the workers party were the Finnish Socialist federation, Hun garian Workers federation, Italian Workers federation. Jewish Workers federation. the Jewish Socialist fed eration and the Workers Educational association CArbeiter Bildungs ver- ein).
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group of six men at table in one corner of the hall made all the nominations for committees Ion be- half of the American Labor alliance and the Workers council"
 \ Of the 146 delegates. 94 represented the former organization and IS the latter. Their slates were accepted without discussion.
 Henry Waton of Buffalo, who had been denied a seat as representative of the Marx Engles institute, pro- tested.
 q demand to be heard on a point of information" he shouted. Others cheered and booed and Waton retired. Some of his sympathizers took up the cry, but they were quickly removed from the hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-25

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