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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
r AR FEDERATION
 ID GARRY SHOALS FIGHT ID CONGRESS
Ford Proposal Indorsed and Immediate Resumption of Construction Work
 Is Urged

Florence, January 21e-At the final session of a two-dsy conference of the southern group of the American Farm Bureau federation here today, delegates representing half the agri- cultural states of America, declared Intention to carry their fight for de- velopment of government property at Muscle Shoals direct to the halls of Congress.
 The conference indorsed the pro posai of Henry Ford to lease the prop erty and, by resolution. urged imme- diate resumption Of construction work. declaring that is would be "an enomonic crime to longer postpone development.
 Support to the agricultural biocs Tn Congress was pledged and an amortl- zation plan recommended TOT iin- ancing the Muscle Shoals pro1ect without taking dollar from the treasury" Income from the property would pay the interest and retire bonds under the farm bureaus m ancing plan.
 Marketing Inefficiency Doomed
 Fiva complete cooperative market ing organizations for major crops and like number in process of or Ranization promised to rid agriculture Of It's inefficient marketing system according to a report read by J. T. Orr, president of the Texas Farm bureau. :.
 "waste, inefficiency and graft which caused a national scandal Tn our market system" said the report, have been replaced by the appllca- tior of logical economic principles.
 Such cooperative marketing, MT. Orr said, meant the salvation of the American farmer.
 Enthusiasm Marks Adoption
 Enthusiasm marked the adoption of the resolutions which were finally embodied into one group and sum marized as follows:
 we pledge ourselves to the de- velopment of the waterways of the nation for transportation and power purposes insofar as economically feasible, specifically urging at this time the development of the St. Law renee deep waterway and irrigation and power projects of the far west.
 several hundred farmers repre- senting the many thousands In or eanized agriculture from 15 southern states. as well as delegates from the west and far west, after careful in- vestigation of the dams and power plants at Muscle Shoals believe 1t to be an economic crime to continue to allow this development to lie idle and uncompleted.
 .As a means to proper development we unreservedly indorse Henry Ford's offer to lease and operate the power and nitrate plants.
 we reiterate the stand taken at the last meeting of the farm bureau federation in indorsement of the Ford offer.
 I've recommend that Congress au. thorize the issuance of bonds neces- sarv to complete the dams at Muscle Shoals. This will avoid the necessity of taking funds direct from the treas- ury. Henry Ford's offer would pay interest on such bonds and the first earning from the sale of electrical energy would emortize the bonds.''
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yeparate Trials for { Small and Vernon
 Sought by Attorneys
Hv Associated Press

waukegan.i Ill, January zi.--Afsu- ments on a motion for separate triais for Gov. Len Small and Vernon Cur tis. on charges of conspiracy to em- bezzle state funds were continued to- day by Judge Claire c. Edwards Tor one week when attorneys for the de- fense notified him that MT. Curtis was under quarantine In his home. Tha governor and Mir. Curtis were to have entered their pleas of mot guilty today.
 Judge Edwards approved . request bv the state that MT. Curtis counsel er,ter his plea for him next Saturday if he ia unable to appear on that day. The judge voiced objections to con tinued delay in the case.
 Alexander F. Beaubeip. Waukegan representative of the governor, and James s. Wilkerson, assistant attor- ney general, both disciaimed respon- sibility for the delay and told the court they were anxious to dispose of the preliminaries and get started on che actual trial. Mir. Wilkerson char scterfxed the motion for separate trials as foolish"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

~hN hhlAA Jeffers charges G. Q. F. seeks to hoodvvink negro. Democrats plan hot campaign in Harding's state.
 Tardieu says Poincare ministry is only transitional. Great Britain cannot agree to . resumption of naval competition. Muscle Shoals contract will be sent to Ford this week.
 STATE One hundred and five hogs 20 on sale at Centerville. Champion pleads for full vote on January 30. Chorus girl is held at Mobile on forgery charge.
 Selma doctor wins in damage suit.
 LOCAL Minister of Pastors union reply to pr. BarnweII.
 Structural mill resumes all hut one steel plant of T. c. I. Board of revenue says city is not sharing responsibility. Drive organised for Jewish relief. Harrison tells why he favors pulp lie dancing.
 Auburn alumni te start drive Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
Birmingham Future
 Closely Linked With
 Big Merchant Marine
Frederick I Thompson, Alabama Member of the Shipping Board, Is Achieving Results by His Vigorous Tactics-Talks About Real Value of Ocean
 Commerce and Rates
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

800 Davidson Building.
 Washington. January 21.-(Spe- cial. .)-'In my work as & commis- sioner of the United States Shipping board l have kept constantly be- fore me, and have sought to empha- size the view. that 1t is the interior. and tho producing and consuming the prime and major benefit of an adequate merchant marine for this nation"
 This expression. which at first glance appears untenable. but which when analysed Is almost self evident. fell from the lips of Frederick I. Thompson, a commissioner of tho United States Shipping board. If the Interior will be more benefited by a developed merchant marine thar the ports, 1t becomes apparent how necessary to the life of the nation. a developed merchant marine will be. And thus Is indicated the real i'm portance of the work in which the United States Shipping board Is en- gagged.
 Mir. Thompson is an Alabamian who came to Washington to do big work and has made good. He Is one Of those individuals about whom 1t Is a pleasure to write. For 1t is only necessary to cite the record. To do him credit, one does not have to re- sort to fulsome praise or flattery.
 Wilson's Selection
 Tn the summer of 1920. former President Wilson was busily engaged In selecting members of the United States Shipping board. He was re- stricted by provisions of law to the extent of selecting not more than four of seven from one of the po- litica1 parties, and of choosing rep resentatives of the seven sections of the United States into which the country, for convenience. had beer divided.
 When the President considered the representative men of the states which touch the Gulf of Mexico. he was impressed by the record which MT. Thompson had made both as
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My Fduorite Stories
Establishing an Identity
B IRWIN s. COBB

He wavefed and rched and abbsd he ran to catch aped of those who the platform and at he with considerable violence somewhat tesy gentlemen alongside him.
 had of time e condemnng eye upon passenger of know why he did ate when entering a public vehicle.
 reproved, vison upon the face of the other. sDye shee when gotta thish earl" he asked q did"
  NEver hear an'body call my nanne?"
  .Evsr hear sn'body speak bout mel"
 "Certanly not" .sf ~Then how hell did you know 1t vras me?"
 Copyright 1922 by the Central Press Associstion)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

A 1no railroad workers strike
 st will be on their own account.
 It will not be a strike of sym-
 psthy for the mine workers. All
 prospect of this has passed.
 This correspondent Is also author Sxed to state on behalf of the United Mine Workers that strike by them is regarded as inevitable unless the operators change their present plan of procedure. There appears to be no prospect of such a change. Fur ther. officials of the United Mine Workers have reached a tentative agreement covering the following points:
 Points of Agreement
 1. Onion miners will go on strike throughout the country March 31 unless an agreement Is reached with ehe operators on or before that date. The miners will not go back to work until ar agreement Is reached. They 60 not propose to pick up their tools and dig coal until there is definite understanding as to their wages. awYn 1.her words, the procedure of I919 will not be repeated. At that time the miners resumed work while the question of wages was being ad- susted- They worked several months while President Wilson's bituminous wage commission took testimony and formulated an arbitration decision. The miners regarded the decision as unsatisfactory, but were bound to able ty 1t. They don't propose to be bound again in any such manner.
 Must Be National
 2. whatever agreement is reached | I~x r,ot of q agreement. The miners don't. pro- pose to reach 57 kinds of agreements covering as many fields. They are out for an agreement covering at least a big, representative cross sEction of the coal fields, such as the central competitive field. which VIII serve as the basis for wage agree me nts in the outlying districts.
 a.. An increase in wages will ne acmanded of the operators next month. The increase will be justifieo che miners claim. by shcwings or mIners' earnings. The amount of the miners pay. rather than the wage scaie, will be made the basis or tne claim. The wage scale doesnI ov much good at present the miners claim, when working time Varies from enc to three days week
 Publicity Drive Expected
 {. The miners expect the coal op- erators to follow their usual proceo- ure and open shortly an extensive nublicity campaign in which tns ,a,uIio will be urged to buy coai Eeayiiy in anticipation of strike. They also expect the operators eo court public good will tnrousn .ne nrs.entatfon of compilations and tan- ,,istions showing miners earnings m
 -tsir favored fields. They expect - comhat this with publicity cam r.isn of their own, showing actual Earnings of hundreds of thousands oi thair workers. Those earnings, tne miners claim, have been so low that
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immediately ana Asslstaht CitVf Ao'' Christian. with Officers Ives and Smith rushed to the scene of the kill ing. They locked all the entrances to the building until the arrival or Coroner J. D. Russum. 0Dear and Mrs. Hunnicut were taken into GUS tody. O'Dear being held for investiga- ton. Mrs Hunnicut was transferred to the county jail.
 Upon being questioned as to the shooting Mrs. Hunnicut, who has been in a hysterical state if mind since the killing. reiterated her statement that 1t was an accident.
 Wilson. who was employed by the Empire Coal company as d machiniss at one of their mines, is survived by a wife and four children. According to Mrs. Hunnicut, her hxsNs.nd. s. F., Hunnicut. yo'Dear and Nifaon were employed at the same mina.
 Wilson's body is at Browns un- dertaking chapel and will be sent to Empire for burial.
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The tragedy occurred at 2914h Twenty street, where Mrs. Hunnicut had engaged a room follow ing her arrivel. Carl O'Dear. brother in-law of the dead man.. was an eye witness of the shooting and substanti- ates Mrs. Hunnicut's statement that it was entirely accidental
 According to oDear. he and Wilson were seated in Mrs. Hunnicut's room. She was standing In front of the fire. Wilson handed her .s2 caliber re- volver. which she broke. emptying the cartridges into her hand. When she closed the chamber she snapped the trigger, sending bullet through Will sons heart. On being hit. Wilson arose, staggered to the door, where he fell dead across the stll.
 Police xnsestfgate
 The police department was notified
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PASSENGERS MAROONED By Associated Press

Syracuse. N. Y., January 21.-Sev- snty-five persons are marooneo .hoard the ferry boat FerdinandI fast on the rocks in the St. Law renca river, near the ~ Osdensburg iirhthouse. according to dispatch tonight from Ogdensburg-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

a man of business and as a citizen interested deeply in civic affairs. Then 1t was that W. c. McAdoo. who had Just retired from the cabinet, spoke to the President of the ability of the Mobile newspaper editor. Dr. Carey Grayson said highly compli- mentary things of MT. Thompson. Senators from all the Gulf states hastened to indorse him. The Pres ident hesitated no longer. He of- fered the position to Mr. Thompson. But MT. Thompson demurred. He was deeply in love with the newspaper game. His two newspaper plants could not we'll afford to lose him
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ONE KILLED IN WRECK By Associat~d Prens

Ottawa, January 21.-One man was killed and at least 12 persons were injured tonight when the Canadian Pacific express from Prescott to Ot- tawa ran Into a broken rail and plunged over an embankment. Haw- ley Whit, the engineer. was the man killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
UNITED MINE WORKERS AUTHORIZE
 AGE-HERALD CORRESPONDENT TO MAKE POSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
If Railroad Workers Strike It Will Be on Own Account and Not Out of Sympathy for Nations
 Coal Miners
By HARDEN CoLFAx Special Correspondent
(copyright, 1922, by Age-HeraId)

Washington January 2There will be joint strike of and railway employees April
 Mine Workers of America positively Nor will there be offensive workers consideration and is dead. will notb resurrected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
Ed Wilson Is Killed From Shot of Woman;
 Accidental Is Clain,
Tragedy Happens in North Birmingham-Mrs Linnle Iunnicut, Held in Jail, Is Hysterical and Claims
 Accident Which Brother-in-law Substantiates

Honeycutt jail for having shot North Birmingham Both Wilson and Mrs Hunn Empire, having been only short time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
NEGRO TAKEN aso AsNIsTow

Admission. January '2I.-tspecAl.) ) I. B. Berry, a small negro boy. who Is reported to be IS years of ago. but who looks younger, was rushed to Anniston tonight from Gadsden to escape a mob which is reported to have sought him following the death of Claud Sissons, newsboy. who was cut to death late in the afternoon by the negro at the corner of Fourth end Chetnut streets.
 Berry is the second man to be sent here for safekeeping from Gadsden within a month. a white man being brought here about a month ago.
 The negro admitted cutting the iit- tie boy with knife during a fight. which occurred after they had fig ured in a collision on the streets. the white boy bleeding to death in 30 minutes after the knife wound was inflicted. The dead boy was the son of a widow and was well liked in Gadsden.
 Reports from Gadsden Saturday night were to the effect that a moo was being formed in Gadsden for the purpose of securing the prisoner from the county jail here and lynching him for the death of the white boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
GADSDEN BOY IS
 SLAIN BY NEGRO
Paper Carrier Stabbed to Death on Crowded
 Street

Gadsden, January )- Claude sissons. 13-year-oId newspa- per carrier, was stabbed to death on Chestnut street in front of the Duna- way drug store by L Berry. negro youth. The two boys became involved in row. according to persons who witnessed the killing. when the negro struck young Sissons. As the white boy returned the blow. it Is stated. Berry drove his knife into Sissons' stomach, cutting a gash from which he died in less than an hour.
 Berry attempted to escape, but was caught and jailed. Young Slasons was bright lad, had severed as carrier for both local papers and was popular with his comrades. Berry, though young, has frequently been in trouble and is said by police to bear a bad reputation.
 The killing. which occurred on a prominent business street, where many shoppers and pedestrians were passing. created great deal of ex- citement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
NORWEGIAN STEAMER !, ABLE TO KEEP AFL0AT
By Associated Press

Boston, January 2l.--Radio mes sages received here tonight from the Norwegian steamer Mod, In distress 1.200 miles east of Halifax, said she had patched up some of her trou- bles'' and will probably be able to Keep afloat until assistance arrives
 New York, January 2f.-The steam ship George Washington. reported by wireless tonight that she was unable to locate the Norwegian steamship Mod at the position where she was reported in distress, The message added that other steamers in the vii cinity had been requested to watch out for the vessel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

The Age-Herald carries the full day and night Associated Press dis patches seven days a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22

London January 22.-The vad- ean hss officially invited the for eign cardinals to come to Rome. according to n dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-11-24
Hopewell

Hurreh for tn, demncr ats!
Mrs. Prentice returned 20
Arkansas last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Vinyard are
over in Kansas working
Orville Thompson has gone
TO the mountains to find hlms elf
a homestead.
The Merry Nations spent a
pleasant afternoon Thurs day
with Mrs. Rockhill. Mrs. Finkle
carried off the prize in the first
contt st.
We enjoyed listening to an
excellent sermon by Rev. Rich
Of Springfield Sunday at the
Liberty school house.
Mud throwing caused many q
good candidate to loose out.
There is never anything gained
by such-only dirty mouth.
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pany them. but he just sat in the
corner murmuring home. FL
nally they took hold of him,
lifted him to bis feet and led him
out to the coach. He looked il
all over, his face frightened, lie
said home, quite loud, made for
the dug out. and before they re-
allied what was happening, he
was returning with his scarf.
winding it about his head and
neck, stepped into the coach,
murmuring "home," all the way
to Lamar, Movella tried in ey-
erv way to get him to talk, but
he was practically mum except
for the one word. Mike stood
the trip fine and Switzerland,
although he drove a little fast.
made the t-ip into Lamar in fine
shape. Y9ye!!a Loaf no time
getting back t. Iowa with her
father.
Switzerland insisted on &C
companying them all the way.
They took Mr. Dumond directly
to a hospital, where the doctors
gave her every hone of ha father
recovering his lost meu1.y. The
blow 90 the head, the surgeon
tpld her had suai,en the gkull in
one place; but by a very care
full operation, Miss Dumond, |
have all hopes of his MUD beinr
reatored.n
Il have only hundred dollars
at present, Dr.. Blank. but do
your best and YOU will sat cvcry
cent Of yon~ pay some day
Never mind that, little ui~,
1 have a friend, a Mr.. Pfil brook
IN your town, and | know all
about your struggles to nav
debts, that won't worry N. for
one moment, all l ask how, Miss
Dumond, is to return to vour
school and leaye your father en-
tirely in my charge. and | am
sure l will have good news to
phone you before many week ="
MoYella ani Southerland went
back to The depot and both went
their way to their separ ate
homes, but not until he hnd
made Movella promise to s-nd
for him when her father was
ready to leave the hospita,, 80 he
could see him on safely home.
Thus they parted.
About six weeks from that
day ne got a letter stating the
following Sunday she would be
at the hospital to take her father
home.
To be continued
The Democrat-herald., 1922-11-24
The Fifty Mile Trail
By Clara Herrick
Continued

The doctor patched up the
wound and said that the man
would soon be himself again and
urged the three to eat heartily
of the food which Southerland
had brought, saving that il
would help t0.ksep them warm
and settle their nerves, so thev
stood around and talked and a'e
and enjoyed the fire which they
almost hated to leave.
But We must not tarrv here
longer than needs be" said
SoutherIand. "I will drive the
rest Of the way " Moyella and
the wounded man were to occupy
the coach.
AS Movel!a moved about the
dug-out, she caught u glimpse e
Of som ethin4 hanging near the
door and rrshad toward. it.
It's papa's scarf! On. it's
dear old papa's scn"fw. The m8n
drew near and were all atten-
ton. AS she turned she noticed
a form crouching in the cor
ner, Daddy! Daddy" she
screamed, but it made no i'm
preston on the man.
"Oh, my papa! and he doesn' t
know mev'
Yes. young lady, that's the
man, | know now. was in my
coach on the Goth day OF Novem-
Der, two years ago, | was telling
you about. | know those eyes =,
yet the expression is different;
He certainly looks like q wild
man."
Yes, but | would know my
father if he hadn't had a shave
or hair cut for a quarter of a
century. Papa, don't you kno W
your daughter, Movella"
''What's your name, man?"
Still another puts a question
"Is this your homef'
Homa." "Oh. he can say
home. Papa, don't you remem-
Der Movella and mamms?"
Home, home' is all he would
attempt to say, all he seemed IL
have on his mind.
The driver said he thought he
was able to go on and they pre- -
pared to go, Sutherland and
Moyella attempted to coax the
man Of the dug-out 10 accom-
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Notice Of Contest
DEPARTMENT OF THE iNTERloE
United Stntes Land Office

Lamar Colorado. Oct, ~, ls2s.
To George ". Hcuard of onine. Colo. Unknown
sddrsss Contcst0c:
You arc ,raby notified that James c. Crias-
man. who gives Graft. Colorado, his post.
Office address. did on Sept. 2s 1922, file In tnis
Office his duly corroborated application to eontes
and secure tho cancellation of your homes cad
Entry No. Serial No. OlTG5i made July q. 1890.
for tho nciI re4 of Sec 20. and MS nls, ~ no 4.
Section 81. Township g. Range 80. West sixth
principal. Meridian md grounds for his con-
grounds for his contest he alleges that the said
George W. Hcnard. has failed to eatabllsh
residence on the said land: that he has wholly
abandoned the same: that these defaults now
exist and have eSisted for more than six
inotnthn and day last
past and are not and were not due to his employ
mcnt in the Army Navy OF the United States
rs private soldier. officer, seamnn. marine ma
tional guardsman. or member OF any organization
fer offence or defence authorized by Congruss
during uny war in which the United StatgJ may
be engaged with Germany or elsewhere.
You are. therefore. further notified that the
said allegations will bo taken confessed. and
your said entry will be concclod without further
right to be heard either before this Office on
appeal II you fail to file in this Office within
tw, niy days after the Fourth publican OF this
notice. shown below. your answer. Under
oath. specifically responding to these allegations
of contest together with due proof that you
have served n copy Of your answer on tho said
contestant either in person or by reEistercd
mail.
You should state in your answer the name of
the post office to which you de9re future notices
to be sent to you.
Siles Z. Speckman. ReGi ter.
Date OF first publication Nov.
:: second a. - 10
The Democrat-herald., 1922-11-24

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Catarrh

Cstarrh is local disease, Greatly
influenced by constitutional con-
ditions. HALLS C&TAHRl!
MEDICINE is 4 Tonic and Blood
Purifier. BY cleansing the blood and
building up Che System, HALLS
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normal conditions and allows No
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All Druggists. Circulars iicc.
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Locals

Stay with the COW, the sow
and the hen and Baca county
will stay with you,