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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
KELLER REFUSES TO GO AHEAD IN DAUGHERTYCASE
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(COntinued From Page One.) demanded that the committee i'm mediately report favorably to the House so that he might present his evidence to an unbiased committee in the proper way"
 "I reiterate now" the statement said, that l am in possession of evil dence amply to prove Harry M. Daugherty guilty cf all of the high crimes and misdemeanors with which l have charged him.
 Keller Enters
 Mir. Keller came into the con- mittee room after a brief suspension of the hearing, requested by Jackson s. Ralston. counsel for Mir. Keller, so that he might confer with the Minnesota representative. When Mr. Keller asked to be heard. Paul How land, counsel for MT. Daugherty, de- manded that the committee proceed with the hearing in the regular order agreed on unless Mir. Keller desired to give testimony. in which event he should be sworn.
 Announcing that he did not have to be sworn, MT. Keller said his state ment had to do with the conduct of this hearing" and he demanded the right tc read it.
 "Is it your object to lecture the committee% inquired Representative Goodykoontz of West Virginia.
 q may" was the response.
 There followed a general hubub into which Chairman Volstead broke with a direction to Mir. Keller to "sit down.
 Refuses to Sit Down
 .'I refuse to sit down." shouted the Minnesota member. q want to read this letter and submit it to you now" he went on as he strode rapidly to MT. Volstead's desk upon which he laid the letter
 Look here" shouted the chairman, you haven't any right to control this proceeding; the committee controls it." s AS Mir Keller insisted on being heard he again was ordered by MT. Nolstead to take his seat.
 DO you refuse to hear me shout ed Mir. Keller.
 Well. i've will have you sworn; you can't bullyrag ol1is committed" tie chairman returned.
 Tt is improper for you to say that 'rejoined Keller. Twill say to you now that if l cannot be heard on this statement l refuse to prol ceed any more in this hearing. Nor do l expect to present any more evil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
Vital Statistics

The following list of births and deaths in Jefferson county was filed Wednesday MT. and Mrs. !. E. Stokes, 211s Fourth avenue. nor:~~ boy (date not given.1 Mir. and Mrs. L. Morris Goodwin, 1891 sixteenth street, north, Bessemer, Deeem- Der 1, grl.
 King street. Brighton. December I, boy. Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Walker. Green Springs, December 4. boy.
 MT and Mrs. James w Green. Birming ham Baptist hospital December I. boy. men, December 6. girl.
 MT. and Mrs. b. Prentice Knapp, St. Nincents hospietal, November 29 boy. Mir. and Mrs. T. II. Mason. Bessemer, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. C. salter. Bessemor. December 8, girl.
 Mr and Mrs. x w. Lamar. St. vincents hospital, December G. boy.
 MT. and Mrs J. D. Stentz St. Vincents hospital, December 9. girl.
 Dr. and Mrs. Marye Y. Dabney. South Highlands infirmary. December 10, girl. Mir. and Mrs. John T. Sparrow. South Highlands infirmary, December O. boy. Mir. and Mrs. Clarence J. Ketchum, 1911 Beech street, December B. girl. MT. and Mrs Joltn C. Mitchell, 101 Lewis street, Woodlown. December 5. boy.
 Deaths
 Mrs. II. c. Lang, Birmingham Baptist hospital. December 12, 47 years.
 Mfe. Mary Deop 1909 Avenue c, Decem- Der 12 29 years
 Miss Jane Franklin T. C. l. hospital, December g. 6S years.
 ". F. INorsythe, Ifllman hospital, De- cember II, G6 years.
 Tresa Gardina 15o4 First avenue, Fair, field, December T. 75 years.
 Mrs. Carrie King, r. C. [. hospital De oember 7 S6 years.
 James G. Snow, 251s Avenue E. Decem- Der 5. 73 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
WOMAN IN CASE MAKES. BOND AND IS RELEASED

Mrs. Jeffie Hall, awaiting trial on charges of violating the Mann act, was released Wednesday afternoon under $500 bond. Mrs, Hall and Martin L. Weger were returned to Birmingham from Boulder, Col, by federal authorities. It is stated by authorities that they left Birming- ham together in October Both pleaded guilty of violating the Mann white slave act at preliminary hearing before United States Com missioner Kenneth Charlton Tues day. Weger waived indictment pro ceedings in Birmingham and will be tried in the Jasper division of the federal court on January ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
P0WE B COM ? ANY
 CONCEALED BOOKS .OFF FIC|AL'S CHARGE
Utilities Board Accountant Challenges Veracity of As sociate Commissioners,
 Who Set Valuation
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sion had any report by me before it stating the original cost of the prop critics CT the amount of the working capital of the Alabama Power com pany.
 Charges Record Concealed
 The reason why have never yet made any sort or form of report to the commission upon the original cost of the properties of the Ala bama Power company, or upon it's working capital, is that when my representative, accompanied by MT. Mcdonnell, engineer of the commits sion, went to the offices of the Ala bama Power company and demanded access to their records, for the pur- pose of ascertaIning the facts re- garding these matters, I was told that their records of the original cost of all assets acquired by them before the date of January 1, 1916, could not be found. They stated that a search would be made and my as sistant did. in fact, assist the em- ployes of the company in making such search We searched in the vaults in the Jefferson County Bank in the vaults at Magella, in the storeroom on Norris avenue as well as in the offices of the treasurer of the company in the Brown Marx building. This search being fruitless and the records. showing what prop critics the company had acquired prior to January 1, 1916 not being found, the employees of the company agreed to continue the search and endeavor to find these vitally import ant and indispensable records, with out which my staff representative advised them the investigation could not proceed.
 Repudiates Their Statement
 "The fact that these records were not available was made known to the commission, and has at all times been known to them, and they have at all times known that I could not make any report whatever as to the original cost of the Alabama Pow CT eompany's plant and assets, nor upon it's working capital and there fore, they know that any statement that I have at any time reported upon such matters is entirely with out foundation.
 q was told last Friday, when l was out of Montgomery, the officers of the company brought to Mont gomery to the offices of the com mission a book which they z fned contained the long missing l.ifor- mation, which they immediately withdrew after the conference. Last Tuesday. when I was available, MT. Martin, president of the company, and Mir MacLetchie, treasurer of the company, brought to the offices of the commission book, which they refused to leave in Montgomery, but did say it would be open to my ex- animation in the offices of the company. This book was supposed to contain information regarding the cost of their properties acquired by the Alabama Power company prior to January 1, 1916."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15

dence l am through with you un- less 1 can present this statement
 "That Is just exactly. what we ex- pected from you from the start" de- clared Volstead. "Mr. Clerk. give us a subpoena for MT. Keller, anc. let the sergeant-at-arms serve 1t on him. He is insulting this committee and trying to run it to suit himself.'
 RaIston Withdraws
 Attorney Ralston then announced that in view of the contents of the letter submitted by MT. Keller. "there is nothing for me to do but with draw my appearance from the com mittee. which I do."
 Representative Yates, republican, Illinois, declared that Kellers course was "a grandstand play, so staged and intended" Several other mem bers broke into the general discus sion to say that the hearings should go on, and that MT. Keller should be summoned and required to tell about hIs knowledge concerning his charges against MT. Daugherty.
 Mr Rowland also urged that the proceedings go forward, declaring the Attorney General had a right to demand it.
 Finally the matter was put to a vote and the motion to continue ear- ried, Chairman Volstead emarking that if MT. Keller cant produce evil dence we will go on as bes. We can"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
INSURANCE MAN DIES

MOBILE, Ala. Dec. 14.--John Gail lard for 90 years secretary of the Stonewall Insurance company and one of the best known insurance men in the state of Alabama died here Wednesday,. He was 6 native of Claiborne, Ala. and came to Mobile when 12 years of age and had lived here ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
JOYOUS sAMENEss

From the Washington Star.
 Don't you find the monotony oi Crimson Gulch rather tiresome?"
 "Monotony is all right in it's place. answered Cactus Joe. "The comfort of looking on four aces, one after the other, is a heap better than the thrill of seein one or two"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
TWO HURT WHEN AUTO
 IS STRUCK BY ENGINE

MOBILE. Ala. Dee. 14.-(special) Ben Cody, 29, living in Criehton and Henry Canning, 70, of springhi1i were bodily injured this afternoon when an automobile which they were driving home from work in the shops of the Gulf. Mobile and Northern railroad, was struck by switch en- zine of that company in the freight yards The auto was wrecked. Each may probably lose leg.
 grave digger. The other parts were. in the main. capably presented. It was noticeable that most of the com pany spoke distinctly and a defect that 6ften mars a Shakespearean performance thus was lacking.
 Mr Leiber is giving theatre patrons of Birmingham an opportunity to see shakespeare's plays acted in accord anee with the best traditions of the classic drama. Tonight he will appear in Julius Caesar"
 Butterflies live only about tive months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15

500. The total value of county schools and equipment was placed at s932, ,0767S. upon which s447000 fire insurance was carried at an annual cost of $3,9632S. Total fire losses to county owned school buildings was placed at $S.000, from which loss total of sa,5oo insurance has been col lected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
TWO OF A KIND

From the Boston Transcript.
 What are you doing, Marjory?"
 "tse writing letter to Lily Smif.@
 But, darling, you don't know how to write,'
 That's no diffence, mamma; Lily don't know how to read.'.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of Annual Stockholders Meeting of Federated Bank and Trust Company
 of Birmingham, aiabamn
 N1tice Is hereby given that the annual stockholders meeting of the Federated Bank and Trust Company, of Birminghanl. Alabama, will be held on January 9. 1929 at 50 ?. m, in the auditorium Of the city nall of Birmingham. in Birminghani Ala
 That at said meeting officers and dircc- tors for the ensuing year will be elected and all other matters which may be legally transact ed and which may come before the mesting of stockholders Will be acted upon.
 r. A. RoSSITER. President,
 w. T. LATHEM, Vice President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
Netice nf stockhoi1lers, Meetine

The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama Home Building and Loan Association will be held at the office of the asso cintion 2026 First avenue, Birmingham Ala, on Tuesday. Dec 19. 1922. at } noon for thH pui rose of electing directors and ransaetng such other business as may come befcle regular meeting
 Ii. NJ. ROBERTSON
 President. gal A..,an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
Notice Of Application for Pardon or PoroIe

Notice is hereby given that Application will be made to the Governor of Alabama for the pardon parole of Robert Pack convicted and sentenced to the penten- tiary of Alahaina. for 20 years by the Cir cult court Of Jefferson County. Ala, on or about the 10th day of Nav 1915. for rob
 bery. ROBERT V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
Notice of stockhoiders' Meeting

The regular annual meeting of the stockholders Of the Alabama Home Mort gage Company will be held at the office of the company. 2g26 First avenue. Bir at p. rn., for the purpose of electins directors and transacting such other bust ness may come before regular meet ing. N. V. M. ROBERTSON.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15

Butterflies live only about tive months.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
OIL NEWS
Actual Drilling Operations Tenn
 pOrarily Suspended.

Foreman, July 27.-Actual drilling operations at the Ludlow test are temporarily suspended due to the storage ponds being pumped dry. Messrs. Frauenfelder and Amend have a crew of men laying water pipe to Flat creek, about two miles distant, and when this is completed they hope to have the water problem solved until the hole is completed. For the last two days these gentlement have secured the surrounding country and towns in search of pipe with which to erect this line, and have it com pleted within about half a mile of the water
 The hole stands in good shaps a. round HOO feet. The drillers have been working very carefully, testing the different stratas as they uncover them, hoping thatseach as it is found will be the one they are looking for.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29

What promised to Ee a dull and lis-less state campaign is now in it's last days redeeming itsef and begins
 0 show enough of the old time pep to please tie most of us. Every mail is worth going after as all the boys are getting red hot matter from all the fellows in the various races. It is an exceptional candidate indeed, who cannot read the literature of his opponent and find things about him. self that he wouldn't like for his wife to know To balance the dark side off, however. he can show by various irdors sements that he is 8 bully good fellow after all Entertainment for the voters, we should say, Cn the sur face of the troubled political seas. But according to the la.ost dope, there are undercurrents at work. Now and then a perisCope appears and some fellow yells, 'subInarine' According 10 ru- nor, near rumor and straight dope this and that organization has made out slate, held inside elimination contests, etcetera Be that as it may, it is the same old game shat our dad dies loved So well, and the great elim- ination contest, ratification and en- dorsement will take place as schedul- cd on the Sth day of August at which time every individual Demccras will retire to a little booth end make out his own slate, ratify his own choice and endorse the whole list with his signature a the bottom of the ticket. And that's what counts.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29

The rain question in this section was settled Wednesday afternoon very sat- isfactorily. We have heard no com- plaints of it's insufficiency. It was a heap plenty and is naturally calculated to spoil lot of nubbins, make 8 lot ot hay and send the cotton on is way. Growers stated that while the cotton was full of bolls, blooms or squares, according to it's age that the time had arrived when there must be moisture to mature the crop. While cotton is a dry weather crop it is generally con- caded that it requires some moisture. So far the weevil has been held down reasonably well and confidence in a fair crop continues to be stimulated
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
For Sheriff and Collector.

We are authorized to announce D. W. Bailey as a candidate for Sheriff and Collector of Little River County, subject 10 the action Of the Democrat ic primary
 We are authorized to announce J. Watt Duren as a candidate for Sh riff and Collector of Little River county subject to the action of the Democrat ic primary,
 We are authorized to announce A. T. Collins as candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of Little River county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary, August Sth.
 We are authorized to announce Lil- lard Johnston as a candidate for sher- if and collector for Little River coun- ty, subject to the action of he Demo- cratic primary August Sth.
 The News is authorized to announce Geo. Taffe as a candidate for Sheriff and Collector of Little River county subject to the action of the Democrat ic primary, August Sth.
 The News is authorized to announce F. M. (Gene) Harris as a candidate for Sheriff and Collector of Little River county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary, August 8th
 We are authorized to announce J R. Meredith as a candidate for Sheriff and Collector of Little River county subject to the action of the Democrat ic primary, August Sth.
 We are authorized to announce R L. Boyer, Jr., as candidate for Sheriff and Collector of Little River county, subject to the action of the primary, August Sth.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
WEATHER IS FAVORABLE
Most Sections of Cotton Belt Report
 Good Progress for Week,

Most Sections of Cotton Belt Report
 Good Progress for Week. Washington, July 26.-Most sections Of the cotton belt experienced another favorable week in the period ending yesterday, the Weather Bureau an nounced today. Unseasonably warm and dry weather prevailed in the western sections of the belt, but else where temperatures were moderate and the greater part of the interior districts received light to modera .c showers, only certain Atlantic coast sections suffering from too much mo!,j- ture
 Eastern sections of the Carolinas, including large producing areas in North Carolina Were hit by excessive rains, but elsewhere in the two states good progress was reported Several interior counties in Georgia also re- ported too much rain, but good pro- gress was reported generally with the crop fruiting well, though consider able shedding was noted. Improve ment was shown in Alabama, where despite their smallness the pants were fruiting nicely.
 Except in the northeastern section of Arkansas, very good progress was l reported in that state, Mississippi and 1 Tennessee, while conditions were fair | ly favorable in Louisiana.
 Late planted cotton in Texas and | the crop in western Oklahoma were suffering from dry weather, though general progress in Texas was de- clared very good and Oklahoma fair, though shedding was reported in those states and in some east gulf sections. Weevil in the eastern section was checked by the warm dry weather, but the pest was causing considerable damage in much of the south central and eastern parts of Oklahoma. The cloudy rainy weather in the more eastern sections of the belt, however, favored the weevil, and they were ra- ported numerous and destructive in Georgia increasing rapidly in east ern South Carolina and becoming more numerous in North Carolina
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
MethOdists Win Another.

The Methodists won another Thurs day afternoon in very pretty game With the Bretheren by a score of to 1. Brannon for the Methodists and Wal drop for the Bretheren were the box men. Both the pitchers did well. Two of the runs made off Waldrop were due to errors by his team. Counting earned runs the score would have been 1 and 1.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
For Representative.

We are authorized to announce Oscar l.. Davis If Foreman as can didate for the office of Representative of Little River County, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary August Sth.
 We are authorized to announce F. K Davis as a candidate for re-elec- ton to the office of Representative ot Little Rive county, subject to the &C., tion of the Democratic primary, Aug IL Sth.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
Notice Of Masters Sale of the Property of the Memphis, Dallas X Gulf Rail. road GGmnanY.

road Company.
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned Master in Chancery in the United States District Court for the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas will on August 18th, 1922, at the front door of the Court House in Nashville, Howard county, Arkansas, offer for sale and receive bids upon all the property real, personal and mixed belonging 10 the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Rail- road Company under the authority and direction of decree of the Unit ed States District Court for the Tex arkana Division of the Western Dis trict of Arkansas in the Equity cause No. AS wherein the First National Bank of St. Louis, Mo-, and others W ere Complainants and the Memphis, Dallas & Gulf Railroad Company are lothers were Defendants. Parties con- tenplating bidding at said sale will lind the details, terms and conditions thereof by reference to the decree a. foresaid in the office Of the Clerk of said Court at Texarkana, Arkan- lsas. Bids must be in writing H. c. Mechem, Master in Chancery.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29

That there is much interest in other states in oil development in Little Rly- CT county is proven by the fact that the News is constantly receiving let ters asking for oil news and reports from particular wells in the county Some of them seem impatient because the News does not have in every issue a full report from every well. The News wishes to state that it does keep in the closest touch possible with the activities at the various wells and that all worth while development news is published The layman has an idea that after a well is started drilling is continuous until completion. Our ob- servation has been that such is rarely the case. A prospect well may be months, or it may be years in drilling Troubles come, sometimes financial sometimes legal and generally just plain old troubles of one kind or an other. There are delays of weeks months and often a year CT more. In new and unproven field it is a long road to an oil we'll and requires faith perseverance, money and patience Trouble is a part of the wildcatter days work and patience is his middle name. That is what makes new fields possible. We are very sorry that we are not every week able to give you some fresh sensational oil news. Any oil man will tell you that it takes some thing more than big news headlines to make we'll Don't get impatient
 with this paper, but depend upon 1t when the big expected event happen' the News will De right there on tn; job telling you all about it. When tht operators are not stalling off old mar trouble and are daily making hole yot are apt to find the good news Of pro gress in these columns.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
For County Clerk.

We are authorized to announce K. E Huddieston as a candidate for the office of County and Probate Clerk of Little River county, subject to the Democratic primar August s.
 We are authorized to announce Locke Love as candidate for County and Probate Clerk of title River county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. August 9th.
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
For State Senator.

The News is authorized to announce the candidacy of John J. DuLaney for the nomination to the office of State Senator, of the 22nd Senatorial Dis trict, subject to the action of the Dem- Ocratic Primary
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
For Tax Assessor.

We are authorized to announce W. H. Childers as candidate for Tax Assessor of Little River county, subject to the action of the Democrat ic primary.
 We are authorized to announce Grover c. Thrailkill for the office of Tax Assessor of Little River county, subject to the action of the primary, AnquSt Eth
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
ar sircnii Jndge.

The News is authorized t3 announce B E. Isbau of DeQueen as a candidate for the office of Circuit Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic primary, August 8th.
 The News is auth ,rized to announce Judge Jas s. Steer as a candidate for Circuit Judge of the 9th Judicial Cir cult. subject to the action of the Dem- ncratic nrimaries. August Sth
The Little River news., 1922-07-29
For Chancery Judge.

The News is authorized to announce [. E. Johnson as a candidate for the office of Chancery Judge Of the 9th Chancery District, subject to the ac- ton of the Democratic primaries August Stn