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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
TRAINS HALT AND MANY HOMELESS
 IN TEXAS FLOOD
Rio Grande Flood Waters Re- main High as Avlators and Others Rush to Give
 Assistance
By Associatod Press

Brownsville. Tex. Juno 2o.--Flood waters of the Rio Grande which yes- terday and today were out at Eagle Pass and Laredo and late today had reached the zapata, Tex, district 150 miles of here, driving Mexican far mers and goat herders into the hills on both sides of the river.
 Rio. Grande city reported that the river had risen to 2o.s feet above normal.
 Mexican national railroad line in Matamoros, announced today that op- eratlon of trains had been resumed betwen Monterey and cuevas. where a washout occurred Saturday.
 Three brakemen from a water bound freight train at cameraSe reached Matamoros today after hav- ing walked the right of way for SO miles in water from foot to five feet deep. The entire country is inun- dated they said.
 The actual stage of the river here is 19 feet. and the channel at this point can hold no more water, river men said.
 San Antonio. Tex. June ao.--Fnts of inhabitants of Piedras Negras. in doubt since Sunday night. when that town was isolated from Eagle Pass. Tex, by the. Mo Grande flood, was learned this evening In message to The San Antonio Express from Eagle Pass. The message said no lives were lost but the entire popu- iation spent Sunday night and Mon dayday huddied in three streets at the highest part of the town.
 The town Is without lights or water
 Three aviators of Kelly field, left today for McAllen. Tex, to assist in rescue work along the Rio Grande.
 The length of stay will be gov erned by the gravity of the flood situation In the lower Rio Grande valley, It was announced at Kelly field.
 To drop bags of foods over the homes of marooned farmers will be the first work of the aviators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
BONUS MEASURE BECOMES ORDER OF
 BUSINESS, 52 10 8
Tables Turn in Senate and Motion to Give Bonus Question Priority Is
 Put Through
nx Arnociatnd rrens

Washington, June 20.---The sol diers' bonus bill was made today, by a vote of 52 to 8, the special order of business of the Senate immediately after the final vote on the tariff bill unless it is disposed of before that time.
 Adoption of motion to this ef- feet came after an ail-day fight at the outset of which an effort to get the bonus before the Senate failed. Several senators gave formal notice that they would continue to press for action on tho bonus ahead Of the tariff.
 A move to upset ,the program ot fhs republican majority calling Tor action first on the tariff was launched by Senator Walsh. democrat, Massachusstts. who made formal motion that tho tariff bill bo dIs- placed by the bonus measure. Senator watson, republican. Indiana, move to lay, this motion on the table and his motion prevailed 5f to IF. Eight democrats supported the Watson mo . ton and two republicans voted against 1t.
 Historic Fight swnRed
 With the announcement of the result of this vote the bonus row began in earnest and waged for five hours. In the midst of it, Senator Watson of Indiana offered a motion that the bonus be made special order of business immediately after the final vote on the tariff and that
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
My FaUorite Stories Why the Cross Examination Closed
Bx IRYIN s. COBB


 schoomae mine the bad after he railway which One belonging with such violence that lit tie left of while carried to the hospital eakproof Naturally hs brought action for heavy damages.
 The chief croboang witness for the plaintiff skinny coal black who had riding the truck when the collision occurred and wh uckier than it's had escaped without injury On the stand the little darky stana version of the accident By his of telling the fault the defendant corporation namely the offending quite evident that unless his testimony could be shaken the jury would give judgment for the injured negro. My old school buddy representing the ne the witness brsky The dialogue something like this: You say the around the great peed?" "Yassuh ha's perzackly whut I seq" the did his bell took the tuxng" Mot time, suh." made effort check his speed before the o occurred?" That's whut l sex." you say the struck with great force's Shore did. :" And that you knocked high up into the aarl' "Yas, suh"
 high?"
 "Way up.p
 "Way up, ehi We'll how long did you stay up?" Not no longer n it took git down. this point that the e1aeed
 tCopyright. 1922 by the McNaught Syndicate, fue)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS Rail board chief den0unces proposed strike and predicts disaster. Marconi announces Invention of new radio wave control. Ford offer is denounced in fourth minority report of House committee. Bonus measure h taken up by Sem ate after hot debate.
 Six are killed when trnin hits auto near Macon. Ca.
 STATE NEWS Body of farmer found in river near Samson.
 Youth attacked with knife at picnic and badly cut Allexed negro as~aiIant of white woman will face trial at Annisten Frfday. LOCAL CIo~ get. s1Oy0oo for eperstion of department.
 Candidates to be sui.sed by women voters. Suspect wields knife in city jalI. Civic Association directors urgs auditorium work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

Attorney Black placed the state on the defensive from the beginning when he questioned the right of Horace C. Wilkinson and George R.. Carter to serve as special prosecu- tors iE the case without naming their clients. Judge Hefiin stated that he would allow them to assist in the prosecution If Solicitor Tate so desired. Solicitor Tate replied that he would like to have them.
 Vixen court convened Wilkin-
 son moved that the trial he com
 ttnued until July 1B en the
 grounds that he, as special pros-
 ecutor. was physically unable to
 participate in the trial. Foi1ow-
 ing WilkinsOn's motion, Black
 turned to him and said, "Whem
 ao you representa-, To this Will
 kinson replied, "1t is none of
 your buHiness."
 At this point the defense requested that Wilkinson be forced to name his clients or be eliminated from par ticipating in the case. His motion was in effect that in his opinion Wiikinscn was not appearing as an assistant attorney general or assis- tant circuit solicitor, but as "tlie representative of people who have a personal animosity to and antagon- ism toward the commissioners.
 Solicitor Tate. who was engaged in another case in criminal court, at tkis point left the impeachment hearing in the hands of Assistant Solicitor John c. Mccoy. who was given time to draw an answer to the. defense motion. Wilkinson left the courtroom with Solicitor Mccoy and did not return. The answer as drawn by Mccoy WAS to the effect that Wilkinson was not acting as an assistant attorney general or assis- tant circuit solicitor. but as the rep resentative of clients whom hs de- clintd to diyulge.
 Mr. Black reiterated his state-
 ment thnt an attorney who rep
 ressHts "disappointed and dis
 gruntI~d office seekers, should
 not be allowed to prosecute in
 the name of the state of Ala
 bama.v Solicitor Mccoy declared
 that Judge Wilkinson wss ap- penrinE on the snme status of
 many attorneys in other cases
 who assist the solicitor in the
 prosecution without challenge. The contention of Mir. Black was that the court has the sole right to say who shall assist in the prose- cution. Judge Heflin put the matter up to Solicitor Tate who was called back into the courtroom. At this
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
KEARN REPORT HAS
 THREE PARTS --R0BERTS

Washington. June 2o.- Special )-- The Kearns minority report on the Henry Ford bid for Muscle Shoals. bearing the signatures of eight mem : bers of the House committee on mili- tary affairs, formally presented to- day, is divided into three parts. 4 I. It Is severely denuncfatory of the big purse, inasmueh as 1t repre- s<nts that under that hid Ford, for so. 900 600, would receive property worth s107. .000, GOO. that the financial plan for reimbursinE the government is of the wild cat variety. that 1t fr deceptive and hypoeriticaI In it's np- peal to the farmers, fnasmuch na Ford's main scheme h to acquire an abundance of cheap power for mnnu- facturing purposes.
 Humorous Satire
 2. It is a satire on the extravagant statement of Ford's plans as made
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
First Woman Is
 Nominated to US.
 Senate Yesterday
By Associated Press

St. Paul, Minn., June 20.-A woman has been nominated for United States senator my major political party for the first time in the history of the country.
 This became apparent tonight when returns from half the precincts par ticipating in Mondays primary eIec- tion showed Mrs Anna Dickie Ole sen had captured the senatorial nomination of the democratic party from two male opponents.
 When 1.715 of the states 3,34s pre- cincts had reported, Mrs. olesen had a margin of 4,2O0 votes over Thomas Meighen, her nearest opponent. the count then standing: Mrs. Olesen. 1S,212 Meighen, 14,o29.
 Opposing Mrs. Olesen In the No- vember election will be Minnesota s junior senator. Frank B. Kellogg. who was renominated on the repub- lican ticket with other state officers indorsed by the party's state conven- ton. Henrik Shipsted, farmer-labor candidate, also will be an opponent
 The closest contest of the primary was that in the Third Congressional district, where Representative Charles R. Davis and Reuben Thoreen fought it out for the republican nomi nation, with Davis holding a slight advantage tonight, when 269 of the districts 27e precincts had reported With seven precincts missing Davis had 1928 votes and Thoreen i19,S03 in the unofficial compilation. To the country at large she may be Anna Dickie Olesen. but to this city of 5000 population she will al ways be Mrs. Peter Olesen. though even her husband, who Is superin- tendent of Cloquet's schools, insists that the Anna Dickie' be substituted for the Mrs. Peter" when she Is re- ferrad fn in new wsnan nerS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
SHRINER SPECIAL
 WRECKED; "A INJURED
By As.oclatsd Press

LendvfIIe. Colo, June 2o.-- Twenty-four persons were in- jured. four seriously. today when the first section of Denver md Rio Grande Western passenger train No. 2. enst bound. was wrecked nt keeIdar, 10 mites from LendvfH~. Spreading rniis were believed to have caused the nc- cfdent. }f
 The train carried many shrin- CTS returning from Bnn Francisco.
 The other injured suffered cuts. sprsfns and bruises, but continued their Journey.
 Three Pullman cars and the dining car turned over. while nm other Pullman turned partly over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
Posse Is Called Out
 to Assist Attaches in Keeping Order at Trial
Hx Aaaoeiaf.d pre..

Montreal, June 2o.-Extra con stables were rushed to she court house today to hold back the throng that tried to attend hearing on the sanity of Father Adelard pelorme, charged with murdering his half brother Raoui. Ottawa University student, last January.
 Women predominated in the crowd seeking to catch glimpse of the accused.
 Most of the day was spent with testimony bearing on statements made by Delorme to newspaper men prior to his arrest Several witnesses testified that he constantly empha- sized the fact that he was mentally competent. and when he was coun- selled against raising this question, he became angry and accused news papermen of emitting the most im- portant part of his statements Now he Is fighting against being sent to trial on the ground he Is mentally unfit to face a judge and jury.
 Testimony also was given that the priest insisted newspapermen should publish his appeal that little children be asked to pray for him and that his case be not discussed before them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
Charge Young Pastor
 Win Killing Wife
 end Mother-in-Lau
By Assoclated Press

statesboro. Ga. June 2o.--A yer dict charging Elliott Patrick. 2o- year -old former preacher. with kill- ing his wife and mother-ln-law. Mrs NJ. B. Dixon. was returned here late today by the coroncr's jury.
 Mrs. Padrick and the body of her mother were found in an automobile on a bridge over the Ogeechee river. between Clito and Dover. Ga- late yesterday.
 According to the story told officers by the finders, the young woman as. serted that her husband shot Mrs. Dixon and herself. She expired few moments later.
 Padrick, who was arrested shortly afterwards and hurried to the Rich mond county jail at Augusta for safe Keeping. told the sheriff. 1t was stated, that he had killed his wife because of her alleged attentions to other men.
 Tn a statement given out at Augusta today. the former preacher said his mother -in-law's death was accidental. She was ,shot. he said when she tried to prevent him from killing his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
HARDING IS VICTOR
 IN SUBSIDY FIGHT;
 VOTE ID BE TAKEN
President Accepts Senate Plan of Action and Writes Strong Letter on Import
 ance of Subsidy Bill
Rx Associated Press


 Washington, June 20.--Pres- tdent Harding tonight gave for mal approval to plans of repub-
 lfcan leaders In the House to bring the administration ship subsidy bill to vote nt this session Immediately after the tariff bill hns been sent to con- ference by the House.
 The Presidents position was stated in a letter to Representative Mon dell of wyoming, the republican leader, which embodied also detailed arguments advanced by MT Harding In favor of enactment of the meas ure at the present session.
 Weight of Opinion
 Public interest will not admit of a postponement of decision on the poll icy to the next Congress or the ap- preaching short session the Pres. ident said. but advantage will re- suit in delay of a short time. White House members. particularly, many of whom are now away from Wash ington, consult their constituents. The subsidy bill, he declared, Is needed to get the governments ship holdings into private hands and into economic usage, if for nothing else. and this question he held mot to be prejudiced by the old and wornout cry against subsidy
 sIt does not become ms to go on paying shipping tolls to the world" the President said; fur ther, "when our righteous pur- poses in trade are better pro- noted by serving ourselves in making our tenders in the marts of the worId."
 The exact time fixed for voting on the measure, the President said, in describing his agreement with House leaders is approximately such time as House members will be called in active attendance to send the tariff bill to conference"
 Text of Letter
 President e1arding.s letter to Mir. Mondell rel&i, in part, as follows:
 You have been addressed that I am in complete accord with the opin- ion of leaders among the majority In the House and that the final con- sideration of the merchant marine bill in the House might well be post poned until approximately such time as the House members will be called in active attendance to send the tar If bill to conference. I am writing to give formal confirmation.
 If 1t were practical to secure final action on measure of such impor- tance in the 60 actual working days of the short-term Congress, l would gladly postpone action until after the general elections and ask nenewed expression of the people at the polls. "Unfortunately for such program the national interests will not admit of such postponement, and I should
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
BODY OF FARMER
 FOUND IN RIVER
 CLEARS MYSTERY
With Strands of Hair and Blood on TreStIe as Clue Body Is Found in River.
 Woman Missing
By AssocIated Press

Samson, June 20.--Part of the mys- tery surrounding the finding of a pool of blood and some strands of hair early this morning at the Louisville and Nashville railroad bridge spanning Pea river. three miles north of Samson. was cleared this afternoon when the body of Benjamin Campbell a farmer of the rera community. was recovered from the river. Bullet holes were found In his head. It Is believed that the bodv of a woman Is yet to be re- covered
 MT. Whigam, section foreman of the Louisville and Nashville, dis covered the pool of blood. strands or womans hair and parts of wo- mans clothing on the trestle early this morning. A crowd soon gather ed and authorities in Samson were notified Preparations were made to drag the river and after hours of dragging. the body of MT. Campbell. with 8 bullet hole over the right ear, was recovered.
 It Is reported in Pera that five pistol shots were heard in that vicin- ity Monday night, and this morning a we'll known woman, as well as MT. Campbell, was missing. It is also re- ported that the two had had diffi- culties recently and the Trouble had resulted in shooting affair in which no one was injured.
 1t is generally believed in the com munity that the man and woman were at the bridge Monday night and the discussion of the old trouble arose, in which one probably shot tho other and then committed suicide, both their bodies falling in the river. The dragging of the river will be renewed Wednesday in the hope that the body of the missing woman will be recovered.
 The coroner has investigated the case, but no verdict had been ren- dered tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

Answering . letter from the nniOn chiefs to thc' board whieh declared the executives would authorire strike if she employ es demanded 1t. Chairman Hooper
 made categorical reply te the
 @fierce nssauita~ on the board
 for which he declared there was no ground.
 Disastrous Course
 With the degree of friendly. inter- est that feel In these organizations and with the recognition accord to their great serv'ce to their member ship. I am hopeful that they will not adopt a course that will surely prove disastrous to the organizations and unfortunate to the men compos- ing them," wrote Mir. Hooper.
 "It Ia reErettnbIe that such
 step fs contemplated nt a time
 when the country Ia juat entering
 upon m era of more stable in-
 dustriaI conditions, that gives
 promise of mn enlarged degree of
 prosperity to railway empIoyes.-
 Interest in Railway Peace
 Although Chairman Hooper said in his letter, which was addressed to R. Nj. Jewell, president of the railway employees department of the American Federation of Labor, that he felt no reply was required to the unions strike avowal. he expressed a will- ingness to go beyond the strict limits of my official authority in the interest of railway peace.'' He said he felt 1t his duty to reply because the threatened strike "contained such possibilities of loss and detriment" to the strikers. The chairman added that strike vote should not be taken on any misunderstanding of the action or attitude of the board, but declarel l the union chiefs letter manifested sa strillngly distorted conception of what the board has done and why It did it.2
 several statements were pointed out as distortions"
 Your statement that the board 6 last decisions states openly that pres sure of circumstances was such that the board was unable to dctermins Just and reasonable wages is not correct the letter said. @The de- Eefsion contains no such statement and none that ran he fairly 50 construed.
 ''sour statemenf that the gsonrd
 fdiiru to tHke into consideration
 the principle thnt even the lowest
 pnid railway employees, such d.
 section men and laborers. should
 receive nt least living wage K
 utterly bisefess.'
 MT. Hooper then attacked the con tlnual Isolation and accentuation'' of the minimum 23 cent rate for common labor. which he declared was made misleading by the union men.
 Tho 23-cent rate. he said. was found on few roads. mostly In the south. where the cost of living is usually low and where the me, are furnished free living quarters He
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
Negro Charged With Attempted Assault Is
 Hanged at Summit
By Aaeociated Frees

Summit, N1iss.. June zO.-Bob Collins, . negro chnrEed with having attemrted an attack on . white woman near here several months ago, wns lynched by . mob today.
 Marshal E. E. Blount of Sum- nit captured the negro last night near PontchatouIa. and this morning took him to the home of the young woman. She fs said to have identified hin as her assailant.
 \ nnob 4uienkly formed and the pe9re was taken From the mar ahaI and hanged to . tree. Not . shot was flreds it was satd, and the crowd, estlmated at 100 mens maSe - Aeun6netrataea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
BAPTISTS HOLD FINAL
 SESSION; MOTION SPEAKS
By Associated Press

Indianapolis. Ind. June 20. n The final business session of the fifteenth annual meeting of the northern Bap- tists' convention was held this after- noon. Moving pictures and an ad- dress by George W. Moton, head of the Tuskegee institute. negro school in Alabama. closed the convention. which has been in session here for the mast week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
KILLED BY TRAIN
ny 8SFpcIateu Tre99 ;lia Tune 20-A

Knoxville. June 2o.-A man be- lieved to be Harry Young of To- |ronto died soon after trainmen found him lying near the Louisville and Nashville tracks north of Knoxville with his skull crushed. lt is believed he was struck by train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

Contendng that the circuit court has jurisdiction in the Hugo Black counsel for the defense moved the dismissal of impeachment proceedings brought against Pres dent D. E. McLendon, Associate Commissioners w. B. Cloe and w. Dickson yesterday before Judge H. P Hefln The question of jurisdiction continued until today give the state time present the law that particular point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
CONSENT OBTAINED

Knoxville, Tenn. June 2o.--Consent to remove the remains of Bonny Kate. wife of John sevier, first sov- ernor of Tennessee. to Knoxvills for reinterment beside the remains of her husband. was secured today. The body now lies at Russellyille. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
KANSAS SENATOR SAYS
 WEEKS SHOULD RESIGN
I,v A.socIat.d pr~..

By Associated Prcss
 Topekn, Kan, June 2O.--Senntor Cnpper of knnsns, in n special dispatch received here tonight, declares that Secretary of War Weeks fs out of tune with the Harding administration and that if he does not resign. his resig- nation might very properly he requested by the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
PROPOSED WALK-OUT DISASTROUS--H0OPEF
Threatened Walk-O Out ofNine Rail Brotherhoods Played By Labor Board Chairman
Hooper Sends Stnging Reply to Union Leaders Asking the Wisdom of Demands for Which Strike
 Vote Is Being Taken
By Associated Press

Chicago, the striking railway
 their membership predicted follow the which strike being taken by nine ra letter from w Hooper chairman of the Railroad union leaders today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
Wilkinson Seeking To
 Continue Proceedings
 Loses Motions and Quits

Assistant Solicitor Left With Private Counscl Pros ecute Impeachment and Black for Defense Scores Victory for Accused Commissioners Attack
 ing Courts Jurisdiction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

This writer. among other valuable domestic colleagues. includes Mar saret and Ellen. sisters. that work in the kitchen. Before they start inc cooking. they set John Mccor- mack to singing something sad and nowerfui about Ireland. While they arc working he is singing. The re- suits gre admirable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

President Harding sees as many Americana as care to lvisit him, shakes hands with them, gives each pleasant welcoming smile rom under his bushy eyebrows. pr. Work, Postmaster General. says:
 'The President shakes hands with Al ner minute If there Is no music playing, and with more If there is music."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

Crime and whisky have gone hand in hand In the United States since JeffersoE,s day. Now drugs replace whisky in the partnership with crime.
 pr. Squire, medical head of the great Sing Sing prison, says that new convicts show among drug victims an increase of 41 per cent.
 whisky, eventually. destroys the moral sense after first destroying self respect. Drugs destroy Doen swiftly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-21

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