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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
NEGRO KILLED BY
 SPECIAL OFFICER
Officer States That Negro At- tempted to Draw Gun-Shot
 Without Cause, Says Negro

Thomas Eaton, negro of Dayton O., who was shot and fatally wounded yesterday about noon by Special Agent R. c. Shirley of the Frisco railroad died last night at 12:36 o'clock at Hillman hospital where he was carried following the shooting No charges have yet been preferred against Officer Shirley, pending the coroner's inquest which will be held some etime today.
 Shirley declares that he met Eaton directly after the latter had gotten off an incoming freight train which had pulled into the yards of the railroad. The officer stated that he ehalted the negro for investigation. and that the negro cursed him and attempted to- reach for his gun. Shirley stated that he took no chances and fired at the negro three times. each bullet taking effect. Eaton was struck once in the abdomen, once in the right arm and one bullet passing through his body just below the heart.
 Sergt. M. P. MeDuff, acting head of the bureau of Identification, police department, finger printed the negro yesterday afternoon at the request of railroad officials. During the pro- cess of finger printing the negro, Mo- Duff stated that he was told by the then dying man that he had been finger printed in Dayton, o. The print of the negro was not found on the local file and those taken yes terday have been forwarded to Day. ton for Identification by Sergeant McDuffJ
 Eaton, all during his conscious mo- ments while at the hospital, reit- erated his first statement that he had been shot without cause. He says that he did not have a gun at the time of the shooting. Shirley declares that the negro did have gun. al- though the weapon was taken off his person while he, Shirley, was calling an ambulance from the yard office, which is some distance from the scene of the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
ID TAKE VOTE ON
 ANT|-LYNCH LAW
Bill Not Made Constitutional by Changes, Opponents
 Claim
Rr Associated Press

Washington. June 29. - An agree ment to vote finally on the House anti lynching bill was reached today by the Senate judiciary committee with indications that the bill would be re- ported to the Senate by a divided vote and without Fundamental change In the House plan.
 In amending the bill today, the com mittee adopted proposals by Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, designed to remove some of the constitutional points raised against the legislation, which has been urged by negro and other organizations and opposed by members of Congress from some northern as well as southern states. The Cumming amendmept would re- quire a statement. in federal indict- ments against those alleged to have participated in lynchings, that the state in which the lynching occurred had failed to give the victim the con- stitutional protection required Opponents of the legislation, which would give the government power to indict members of lynching mobs. said that the committee revision did not save the bill, in their opinion, from being unconstitutional. The senators said, however, that they favored the passage of the amendment bill and putting the question again before the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
Rathenau's s Stayers
 Quickly Captured
 by Berlin Police
By Associated Press

Berlin. June 29.-Virtually all Ber- lin was commenting today on the rapidlty with which the police have tracked down persons alleged to have been responsible for the assassination of Dr. Walter Rathenau, the foreign minister.
 When the murder was committed five days ago in quiet section of Berlin. the disguised assassins drop ped out of sight for a short time, leaving no clews whatsoever. Moth ing was obtainable except contra dictory reports of casual witnesses who happened to be in the neighbor- hood where the crime was perpetrated. Today the police claim they have the man who drove the murder car and also the owner of the car. and in ad- dition they have received full con- fessions from various alleged ac- complices in the deed.
 The police assert that certain lieutenant, who they alleged was con- cerned in the killing of Rosa Luxem- berg, the radical socialist. was one of their best sources of information in running down the assassins. This man was given the third degree" for AS hours and finally succumbed to the grilling and divulged names of per- sons he accused of having been implicated in the plot to kill Rathe- nau, 1t was his testimony that en- abled them to round up the conspira- tors, so the police say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
PLANS FOR CIVILIAN CAMPS MUST BE CUT
Corps Area Commanders In- structed to Remain Within
 Appropriation
By AssocIated Press

Washington June 29.-InstructioTs sent out by the war department to- day to corps area commanders -di- rected thar training plans for this summer for the civilian, military training camps, the organized re- serves and the national guard be cut sharply to conform to the re- duetion in appropriations for the purpose made by Congress.
 Under the revised plans not more than 27,000 young mel IT and 27 years of age, can be cared for in the civilian training camps this year, each corps area being limited by@t the new instructions to passinf. 5000 stu dents through it's camps. For the officers reserve corps the total to be called was cut from 18,009 to 4,5U0, although an additional 900 reserves officers will be used as instructors.
 Sum Not Allotted
 The army appropriation bill makes a provision of S5.00Gs00t for the training of enlisted personnel of the organized reserve, corps during the year but the corps are commanders were advised that it had been found impractical to attempt allotment of this sum among the arsas. The or ganized reserve system is still n so early stage of development that in many localities the task of getting together an experienced group of noncommissIoned officers to organ lize reserve units is. hardly started. The area commanders we. asked to submit reconimendations as to what use they could make of the fund for training enlisted reservists under existing conditions in each area.
 Number Unknown
 Lacking financial estimates from adjutant generals of the various states, the exact number of national guardsmen .o be trained this year is still unknown. It is hoped that virtually all of the recogniz. q guard units will spend 15 days in camp. Plans for a four-day ins s-ruction camp for {, |. I'd officers and non- commissioned officers as we'll as target practice for th guard except during the encampmen period have been dropped because of curtailed appropriations and the annual state rifle competitions aligned from the years events.
 An announcement today Et the war department indicated that because of the condition of available appro-. r.iations cavalry and L .ilIe.y units
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
TONI HIGHTOWER
 SERIOUSLY HURT
Automobile and Highland Ave- nue Street Car Collide.
 Driver Injured

Thofnas W. Hightower. 922 Four teenth avenue, automobile salesman, was seriously injured about o'clock last night, when the automobile he was driving collided with an out bound Highland avenue street car on Twenty street between Ave- nues E and F.
 Ridouts ambulance was summoned and the injured man taken to St. Vim cents hospital where it was found ing wheel of the auto, which was broken in the collision, had pierced his lift side, causing a wound about four inches in length. He also sus- tained injuries about his head and legs. Last night his condition was reported serious by hospital author ities.
 T. R. Stewart. motorman in charge of the street car, stated that High tower was headed downtown and that the street car was en route to the end of the line. He stated that Hightower was riding the street car rails directly in the path of the car, Stewart said that seeing an impend- ing accident, he put on the emer- gency brakes and brought the car to a standstill. He stated the auto mobile crashed into the street car, completely wrecking the front end of the automobile and doing consid- erable damage to the car.
 Owing to the serious nature of his injuries, Hightower was unable to give his version of the accident. Off, ficers Eiland and Cobb investigated the accident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
FRASER MENACES
 LEAD OF M 'CUMbER
Returns From 930 Precincts Show Tariff Father Only
 $500 Votes Ahead

Fargo, N. D., June 29.--Menacing the early lead established by Sena- tor Porter J. McCumber in his con- test for renomination, Lynn J. Fras- Ter, nonpartisan, had cut the sena- tors lead to $500 in returns avail able early tonight from yesterdays statewide primary in North Dakota.
 His margin was shown when ST. 900 votes had been tabulated or ap- proximately five-eights of the total estimated republican ballots
 When 930 precincts out of s,064 in the state had reported McCumber had 49,s93 votes and Frasier A6,6S4. Ormsby McIIarg. the third candidate, was out of it with only a few hun dred votes.
 At that time Governor Nestos, in- dependent, had lead of 21,000 over B. F. Baker. nonpartisan. for the re- publican gubernatorial nomination. In 94O precincts Nestos boiled 59,S1O votes and Baker 39,47S. H. L. Steg- ner received only a few hundred votes.
 Late Report
 For republican senatorial nomina- ton. 1.091 precincts gave:
 McCumber, 54.125; Frazier. 49,033.
 For republican gubernatorial nom ination, LOST precincts. Nestors, s. 26s; Baker, 43.671.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
Rockefeller Estate
 10 Remain in Family
By AssocIated Prra.

New. York, June 29.-All but $1oo,- 900 of the great estate of William Rockefeller. and rated as one of the Rockefeller. and rated as ol the worlds richest men. will remain in the Rockefeller family, under terms of his will filed for probate today.
 The S100.000 goes to the only ex- ecutor named who Is not a member of the family--John A. Carver, law yer, who drew the will.
 The rest of the estate-variously estimated at from s100. 100000 to $200.000.0 900. goes Il four equal shares to MT. Roc'sefeller's four chil- dren: William c. Rockefeller, Percy A. Rockefeller, Mrs. Emma Rocke- feller McAlpin and Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge.
 Provision Is made in the will that their inheritances, when they die. shall pass on to their children, all though none of the estate was put in trust except a quarter of Percy A. Rockefeller's share. which was made a trust fund for his children.
 There were no beques.s to charity. Nothing was left to old family re- tainers. nor to any employees of the Standard Oil company, with whom MT. Rockefeller lad been familiar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
BANKER TALKS ON TORRENS SYSTEM
Chicago Expert Tells Realtors of Advantages of New
 System Over Old

Chicago has given the Torrens system a rigid test and 1t is grow ing more in popularity every day, and I believe that Alabama should adopt the system as soon as 1t is possible" declared R. E. L. Brooks, expert in speaking before members of the Birmingham Real Estate board last night at the Chamber of Com merce auditorium.
 Mr. Brooks passed out credentials of the system, Torrens system title blanks and other forms of printed material that Is used in the pro- posed system. Close examination of the papers was made by the realtors present, as the Birmingham Real Estate board has the question up for consideration for the past two months.
 Warning was sounded by MT. Brooks to the local realtors over de- lay in getting the matter before the legislature, saying that a long and bitter fight might be expected from those who deal largely in abstracts and land titles.
 In every state or county where the system has been put into use, it has proved tremendous success, cutting down cost, eliminating delay and lessening mistakes in the work of real estate and property dealings in general" said MT. Brooks.
 No action was taken on the question by the realtors last night, deferring it until a later meeting of the board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

Census department in, bulletin Of Alabama manufactures in 1919 credits this state with a production of goods valued at ..s492,730. 900, an increase over 1914, when goods val ued at s17s,7s7,QOO were produced, of 175.6 per cent.
 Jefferson county reported 2f per cent of the total number of wage earners and 39.6 per cent of the total value of products
 The report shows a marked short ening of the working day in 1919 compared with 1914
 Birmingham is credited with I7,2s4 employees in manufacturing estah- lishments and manufactured products valued at s127,2l4, ,000
 Data Tor State
 The 1919 and 1914 data for the states in order named are given as follows:
 Number of establishments, s,654 and s.242. increase 12.7 per cent
 Persons engaged, 120,8S9 and S0,053, increase 35.7 per cent.
 Proprietors and firm members, s,s14 and 3.S1o, increase 1s.2 per cent.
 salaried employees, s,s15 and 7o25, increase 39.7 per cent.
 Wage earners Beverage number, !, 10715a and 7s,717, increase ss.1 per cent.
 Primary horsepower. 62s.s75 and 445,762, increase Al per cent. . Capital. s455,592,733 and S227,505,- 432, increase 1003 per cent
 Salaries and wages, ss117,6Ss,2 ,2o5 and s42.34S,200, ino-eass t77.8 per cent.
 Salaries, s1s.5s74o5 and ss.451.s2 increase 119.7 per cent.
 Wages, $99, 300 and S3s,Se6.235. increase 1923 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
ID SELECT OFFICERS. FOR GOLD BRIGADE
Summer Offensive of Ameri- can Legion for 5000
 Members to Start

The. summer offensive for 5000 members to be put on by the Ameri- can Legion, Birmingham post No. l, is progressing nicely. It was stated yesterday that Col. Monte U1lman and Col. Jack winslett completed the organization of their regiments and that today at 12:S0 o'clock a dutch luncheon will be served to the several captains at the Joy Young cafes Twentieth street.
 Colonel Ullman and Colonel Wins lett belong to the Gold brigade. which is under the command of Gen. Tom c. Estes; Col. Jim Simpson. chief of staff
 The captains that are to serve with Colonel winslett are: Morton simp son. Dr. Ross spier, Joe Nelson, Frank Dixon, pr. Cecil Gaston, Pau. Angel. Julian Caheen. George L. Bales, J. L. Walthall. pr. R. P. Ash worth, Leslie Fulenwider Aubrey c. Cooper, Ben F. Ray, J. K. Taylor and Basil A. Wood.
 Colonel Ullmans captains are: Dr. J.<F. Hardin. R. H. Bethea, Horace Wilkinson, Headley Jordan. J. ". Pruitt, pr. G. Walsh, Jap Foreman. D. K. McKamie, Colonel O'Bear, J. B. Ard. Jr.. Rogers Bite. L. c. AL bright, o. c. Carmichael, T. o. Hutto and Chappell Cory.
 At the luncheon plans for the of fensive will be finally adopted and every captain will be given an op- portunity to help select his assist ants.
 General Estes of the Gold brigade said yesterday: T am out for the scalps of the Blues; there Is only one solution that will please me. and that is for some one in the Gold brigade to win every prize offered and for the brigade to lead the Blues, unouestionably."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

Dominant character of the audi torium site referendum has been the steadiness which the same ideas have been advanced by the participants.
 In the last mail came the vote of one of Birmingham pioneer. richest, most generous and most be- loved citizens. Ills vote was like that of the vast majority. It read this way:
 For Smiths park site: for build ing now with the money now in hand; for 8 large auditorium" This universally esteemed citizen sided with the majority of the very repre- sentative vote that has been cast on this question.
 It was all one way yesterday, only ten ballots, but all for Smiths park, all for building now with the money now In hand and all for an audi torium of not less than 5000 capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

The vote is much like some of those cast for large bond issues, not large but reflectiRg the community,s atti- tude.
 Total vote to date follows:
 For Smiths park site ...... 32O Eighth avenue site ...... 100 Some other site ........ 42 For building now with the
 money now in hand ... 426 Opposed to building now with
 money now in hand ..... 426 For 10000 seating capacity .. 221 For 5000 z3 For 5000 to 10000 -...... 20 For 1&,OOO Q Other votes included 22 for 5000; 8 for 5000 and so on.
 Those wishing to cast their ballot on auditorium site, It's size etc, can do so by filling out The Age-Herald ballot and forwarding to Age-IIera1d office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
ONE HURT WHEN AUTO
 AND STREET CAR COLLIDE

P. W. Griggs, resident of Wood lawn, was struck by an outbound Tidewater line street car. while in his automobile, last night about 10 o'clock and painfully though not seriously injured. The accident happened at the intersection of Seventy y-sixth street and Walker avenue, when Griggs attempted to cross the street car tracks. s
 Griggs was removed to St. vincent's s hospital in the invalid carriage of Vice Undertaking company. but was later removed to his home. The auto mobile was considerably smashed up from the collision. Call officer Jones investigated the accident, but made no arrests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
COUPLE COMPOSE DIFFERENCES OVER
 JEALOUSY--- GO FREE

Mrs. Jessie Lawley, who was accused of assaulting her hus- band, ". c. LawIey. of Lewis- burg, with B weapon was freed yesterday, when the case pend- ing against her was mol pressed by Judge H. B. Abernethy. The charge was dismissed on the statement of Mir. Lawley that he did not wish to prosecute his wife.
 Jealousy is said to have been back of the trouble in which Lnwley vas shot three times, once in the shoulder and twice in the neck. The shooting took place on EIeventh avenue, north, between Twenty-thfrd and Twcn- ty-fourth streets on Saturday night, June 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
 OF MEN'S BIBLE CLASS
 AT S0UTHSIDE BAPTIST

On next Sunday. the recently elected officers of the Mems Bible class of the South Side Baptist church will be installed as follows:
 P. T. Burns, teacher; W. H. Gray, assistant teacher; T. D. Hutchins, president: T. H. Twining, vice presi- dent in charge of membership; A. E. Hale, second vice president, in charge of absentees; T. B. Daugette, third vice president, in charge of social activities; T. c. Taylor. fourth vice president, in charge of religious work: A. c. Dickinson, secretary; E. ". Gay. assistant secretary: George Johnston. treasurer; Frank M. Dixon, press; B. M, Parkes. librarian; W. ]. Thornton, music; Mrs. W. J. Thornton, pianist.
 Prof. P. T. Burns, teacher of the class, will take up the lesson for July 2. The public Is cordially in- vited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
SOLICITOR IS ASKED
 TO ARREST SCREIBER

Atlanta, Ga, June 2s.-Request that Solicitor General Boykfn issue war rant for bringing to Atlanta Dr.. Eugene Screiber of Macon to answer charges of passing worthless checks and leaving an unpaid board bill was made here late today by Paul P. Jack son, professional bondsman, who re- turned from Macon where he said he identified Sereiber as man whose bond he had made on such charges here.
 Action in the matter was expected to be taken tomorrow by the so- licitor. Jackson went to Macon where Screiber, after having been ordered by masked men to leave town, is held on charges of desertion and support of his minor children in Boston, said the man had used sever al aliases here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
$492, 73O, 900 Is Value of
 Goods Manufactured In
 ALaban1a i7 Year of 1919

F Rent and taxes, $1o,2ss.0oo and ss4e,840, increase 422.e per cent. ,-Cost of materials. $500, ,os4.290 and $107,411,434. increase 179.9 per cent.
 Value of products s4s2,720.39 and $17S,797,e3S, increase 175 per cent.
 Value fdded by manufactur- s1s2,- os6,6O5 and $,1,3SO.1ss. increase 16s per cent.
 Jefferson County
 Jefferson county Is CT dited with 40 manufacturing establishments, which employ 2s,so9 persons (av- age number), drawing $22,0Qs,6S7 in wages.
 Cost of material used in the Jeff ferson county plants is placed at $132. .65S, 900 and value of product was $196,19s,s00. Value added by n.anu- facture whs s62,5S9,o00. Primary horse power used was 290,262.
 Average number of persons en- gagged in manufactures in Alabama cities in 1919 and value of products are given as follows:
 Anniston, 2,6s5 employees, products valued at $11,104.000.
 Bessemer, 2,107 employees, products valued at S:8.442.000.
 Birmingham, 17,264 employees and products valued a s127,214,000.
 Dothan, 2so employees and value of products $1,76c, ,000.
 Florence, TIA employees and value of products sS,7s70e4.
 Gadsden, 2.s52 employees ard value of products s13,s25,000. A Mobile, s,223 employees and va.-e of products $27 7,413.000
 Montgomery, 3.65S employees and value of products s21,101,00o.
 Selma, 1,700 employees anG value of products s9.483.000.
 Tuscalsoosa, 404 employees and value of products $1,560,00s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
Births--Deaths

The following list of births and deaths In Jefferson county was filed yesterday:
 births MT. and Mrs. c. McDanief Hooten. S333 Walker avenue, June 30. boy. MT. and Mrs. Maurice Quinn, 1924 Twenty-sixth avenue, north, June 16. girl.
 MT. and Mrs. W. M Brown, 1os3 Thirty-third street, north, June 27. girl. MT. and Mrs. James Frank. Wood Town infirmary, June 25, boy. MT. and Mrs. A. M. Copeland, Powderly, June 27, girl. MT. and Mrs. Preston Pearson. 1927 Avenue G,NJune 27, boy. Mir. and Mrs. D. M. Mckenzie. Bir- , mingham, June 2s, boy.
 Deaths
 No deaths reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
AUTO, STOLEN FROM
 ATLANTA, RECOVERED


 Cecil Reed of Atlanta is in the city jail. charged with the theft of an automobile from that city some time last week, and which was recovered by Detectives Helton and Bragan. three days prior to he date the Nin-. formation of the theft reached Bir- mingham. The car is said to be the property of a MT. Hill of At lanta.
 Detective Bragan saic that the car was confiscated for investigation while stored in a local garage, last Monday. Reed called at headquar- ters last Tuesday. inquiring fer the vehicle, which resulted in the offi- cers arresting him for investigation. Yesterday a telephone call was re- ceived from Atlanta oncerhing the automobile, to the effect that 1t had been stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
 JOHNSON IS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Dothan. June 2s.-Will Johnson of Taylor was instantly killed last night when a wagon he was riding in was in collision with an automobile driven by Edward Pippin. of Dothan. The latter said his car skidded when trying to pass Sthe wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
WARRANTY DEEDS

Warranty deeds filed in probate court yesterday were:
 Rachel M. Lanier to Hattie Samuel, lot Is, lot 16, Kenilworth-ls2,0 ,00O
 Ermine Drew Darden to w. P. Me- Lennan, lot IS. block 6. woodlawn- S3,000.
 H. s. Meade to zelel Pesha. lot at Avenue H and Eighteenth street s2,S00.
 Birmingham Realty company to Mrs. James Leonard Hirsh, lot 80. block 5, Birmingnam-S4,500
 T. A. White to F. G. Alexander, 5 lot 6 and z, block 792. Birmingham -$1300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses issued in pro bate court yesterday were:
 A. F. Jones and Mrs. Lena Fallin. James Albert Otwell Ensley, and Miss Willie Mae Faucette.
 w. B. Paris, 1nglenook. and Miss Martha Ann Law.
 Clinton B. Lenderman, Ensley, and Miss Mae Bowles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
DlSTILLING OUTFIT

Oscar Franklin, negro resident of Adamsville, was brought to the coun- ty jail last night by Deputies Arnett and Pittman of Brookside. charged with distilling. The negro, accord : ing to the officers, had complete distilling outfit at his residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
NOTICE OF DIssOLUTToy

Notice of dissolution was given in probate court yesterday by the Bessemer Drug company and the Jefferson School of Dental Me- chanics. Incorporators of the Besse- mer Drug company were John c. o'Dell. T. c. Buckshaw and John B. Cole; of the latter corporation, Far rar McCrummen, Mrs. Leona lone McCrummen and Alex c. Wade.