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day devoted to impanelling jury,
Mrs. Roster, reduced by nine months
in Jail TO a mere sembiance OF her
former self, managed for the most
part 10 maintain a calm attitude.
Woman Breaks Down
Judge Barrett permitted the pres
ence of the Roster baby, Richard,
who is a year old, in court, despite
Mr.. Speisers plea that he be excluded.
Richard sat quietly in the arms of
his aunt Mrs. Ralph chappelle of
New York. The Judge said he would
decide later whether he would allow
the mother to hold tho child,
At the close of the morning ses-
sion. Mrs. Roster broke down and
sobbed In the sheriff's room she said
tearfully:
II am trying TO stand It, but IL is
so hard" She would not eat until
told that If she did not she would
not be permitted to hold her baby
She then surrendered and for As min
utes-almost tho entire recess
huggeu and Kissed the child.
Following the close of court it was
reported that the defendant was
placed in the care OF a physician who
said that she was suffering from an
attack of Indigestion.
Among those called as witnesses
were Mrs. G. Mathewson Of Factory
VILE. Pa. mother OF Christy Mathew
son. the famous baseball pitcher She
is a grand aunt of the defendant.
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NEGRO Is INJURED
In ACCIDENT ON
|. & N. CROSSING

iision he jumped from under the
steering wheel. and escaped injury.
Jumped to safety
In giving his version Of the acct
dent, Cain said that he was held up
from crossing the tracks, at the
Louisville and Nashville station, first
by an outbound passenger train. Cain
said that while his truck was stand
ing in front of the passenger station,
the passenger car, with its white oc-
supants drove up. AS the train clear
ed Twentieth street. Cain said he
moved forward. but in doing so, was
first struck by the passenger car.
Cain said that he cut his car to the
left and kept going and that the
next he knew was the glaring light
of the engine headlight, and that he
had jumped to the ground and to
safety
Cain alleges that the flagman dlf
not flag the crossing, or that he dld
not see him. He also said that Engi-
neer Cannon did not blow his whistle.
Both ears were showed about 90
feet down the tracks before the
engine was brought to a halt. The
truck was torn In two separate pieces
and the passenger car was wrecked
to a great extent. No arrests had
been made late last night
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MURDERS DID NOT
OCCUR IN ORCHARD,
AFFIDAVITS SAY

sedan returning at high speed. 1t
turned from Easton avenue near tie
park and disappeared.
Investigations secret
The county prosecutors. in an ef-
fort to shroud their investigation in
secrecy have removed their head
quarters to Bound Brook, n. j.
In certain quarters the statement
OF the two signers of the affidavit
1t is not being accepted unqualified.
These detractors point out that IL
contradicts evidence already taken
from persons living in the vicinity
of the Phillips home that they heard
the screams and shots on the farm
on the night of the double staying.
That the examination OF Mrs. Hall,
tho widow of the rector, in the
prosecutors office. when she was
closely scrutinized by woman whose
identity has not been fully re-
vealed, was even more eerie and
mystifying than at first reported, be-
came known in connection with the
announcement OF the obtaining of the
affidavit This woman, the proseea-
tors now say, was only a decoy.
Sitting directly across the room she
was supposed to abosrb all of the at
tention of Mrs. Hall, while the rec
tors widow was being closely scrut-
inized by the two men who are now
said to have made the affidavit. The
authorities have declined to make
public the result of this elaborate
plan for examining Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. Clarke Questioned
The love notes of the rector's and
Mrs. Mills, which were made public
today, shed an entirely new light on
certain phases Of the case, the au-
thorfties said The Minnie" of these
notes, Mrs. Addison T. Clarke, has
been questioned regarding her move
ments, particularly on the day on
which the bodies OF the rector and
the choir singer were found. She
was asked whether she had ever
taken any pastry to Mr.. Hall This
she is said to have denied, but has
admitted. according to the authori-
ties. carrying a package into the
Church of st. John the Evangelist,
the day on which the crime became
public. The authorities said they had
not accepted her explanation that
this package contained nothing but
the vestments Of the slain rector.
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Mikell of Atlanta and Bishop Thomas
F. Gailor of Tennessee will arrive
this afternoon. They will be the
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Jemison, Sr., while in the city. Bishop
Thomas d. Bratton of Mississippi will
also arrive this afternoon and will
be the guests of Mrs. Arthur C. Crow
der.
The bishop elect, Mr.. Mcdowell,
and Mrs. Mcdowell and the children
and Mr. McDowells mother will
probably arrive this morning. Mr..
and Mrs. Mcdowell will be guests of
the Rev. and Mrs. Middleton S. Barn
we'll while here and Mr.. McDowells
mother will be with the Rev Oscar
DeWolfe Randolph. rector of st.
Marys-o the Highlands, and Mrs
Randolph.
Others who will arrive this after
noon include Bishop Robert c. Jett
of the southwestern Virginia do
cese, Bishop BeverlylD. Tucker of the
southern Virginia diocese and Bishop
and Mrs. Charles NJ. Beckwith of
Montgomery.
Tomorrow's event is expected to be
the most notable in the history of the
Episcopal church in Alabama
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ALLEGED DESCENDANT
OF JESSE JAMES JAILED

The claim to be direct descendent
of the noted outlaw, Jesse James, and
having bottle OF liquor In his
pockets, according to the statement
of Detectives W. X. McAdory and W.
F. Lee, proved the undoing of AL
ford Luger, who gave his address
rs Mt Vernon, when arrested last
night about o'clock
The detectives said that Luger enter
ed sandwich stand on the south
side and ordered light lunch. He
offered the reference as payment for
his lunch, the officers said, that he
was Jesse James son, which resulted
in the proprietor calling for police
aid Luger is also alleged to have
forfeited bond last week for his
appearance in court for alleged in
toxication, in addition to having
charges of drunk and violation of the
liquor law docketed against him last
mir hit
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BAILEY Is KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
CONTINUED From Page One,

10 feet away from the car. Before
the driver could stop, the witnesses
said, the front wheels of the car
passed over the PROSTATE form Of
Bailey, who sustained a fractured
skull. fractured shoulder bone ana
internal injuries.
The deceased settled in Brighton
80 years ago, this month, removing
there from Shelby county. where he
was reared and educated. Baxley
took an active part in the civic life
OF the community in which he lived.
and was one OF the active leaders in
having Brighton incorporated as n
city. Mr.. Bailey was unanimously
elected marshal of the town, which
office he held for three years.
Surviving Mr. Baxley are his
widow, formerly Miss Nina Cosper of
Shelby: three daughters. Mrs. Wilkes
McCorkle, Mrs. c. l. Farley and Mrs.
George fHuddleston of Washington,
ID. c.; one son, Homer Bailey, two
brothers, Tom Bailey OF Texas and
Ben Bailey of Nebrask and two
sisters.
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BIRMINGHAM IN LEAD
OF BIG LEGION PARADE

New Orleans, October ESPECIALLY
The parade this afternoon was easily
the feature of the convention thus
far, and 1t was in this long hike
that Alabama slipped over a Knockout
punch Birmingham was in the van
guard.
BY "politing around during the
morning, the Birmingham delegation
gained a good point where they were
given the honor position in the Ala
bama dele gation. This delegation was
grouped with seven other states In
what was called the fourth di-
vision and Birmingham was in the
lead.
Gen. II. E. Steiner, department
commander OF Alabama. was placed
in charge of the fourth division and
his entire staff was composed OF
Alabamians.
The fourth division was composed
of delegations from Alabama, Kansas,
Knetueky, South Dakota, Michigan
Indiana, California, Texas. New
Hampshire and Maine The staff Of
ficers of the division were: Chief
of Staff George Lewis Bales. Biz
mingham; aides, Matt Murphy, Fran
els Brown. Joe Yates, Hedley Jordan
and W. f.. Bare, all OF Birmingham
Congressman Lamar letters, of An
niston = James Laurie and w s Smith
of Montgomery, and Col. Dallas
Smith. 4s
The thousands along the streets
remembering. Aiabama's part In the
war cheered her to the echo.
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Mrs. -. NJ. Espey, who is play
wright and producer, having preseft-
ed her Merchants Carnival" in sew
eral southern cities is one Of Biz
mingham's most brilliant women; she
is valued member of the League Of
Women Voters, an enthusiastic, mem
Der of the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy, and a staunch member
Of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Espey has given great deal
Of her time to the writing and stag
ing of plays and pageants. and she
knows how to write a play, and after
she has written it, she knows how to
produce 1t.
In riot of color and a blaze OF
beauty Birmingham is going to see
for the first time my Merchants
Carnival on October "a and 25," said
Mrs Espey in speaking of this COM
ing event. Children are lovely the
world over, but / have never In any
of the cities | have ever given my
Merchants Carnival seen more at
tractive children than those right
here in Birmingham.
And just as Birmingham can boast
of beautiful children, so can she also
boast of beautiful misses and ma
irons, handsome youths and chival-
rous men, approximately 900 of whom
will take part in the Merchants Car
nivai next week.
Novel and Unique
One thing about my Merchants
Carnival and ii has been comment
ed upon everywhere 1t has been pre-
scented, is that it is novel and unique
The sketches, skits, rhythmical
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dances, songs and verses are all diff
ferent from anything l have ever
seen, and they always make hit
with every audience that sees them.
IN Augusta. Macon. Quitman, At
lanta and other places where l have
presented my Merchants Carnival !
have had the most unstinted and IN
reserved cooperation from every
body. and again l doff my bonnet to
Birmingham in this respect, for a
more generous public | have never
seen.
Mrs. White and | both want to
say just here that the merchants of
Birmingham are princes; they are the
most loyal whole souled, splendid set
OF business ben | have ever met, and
their cooperation has been phenome-
nal for Ii is to them we owe the
OF opportunity of presenting the 'Mer-
chants Carnival
Brief synonsix
A brief synopsis of Mrs. Espey's
clever Merchants Carnival" reveals
the curtain rising on the first act"
1.-THE Bill Posters Dream showing
a huge billboard across the stage
filled with attractive posters Of
houses having a part IN iHc car
val. Enter the bill-poster BY the
way, this bill-poster viii be repre-
sented by one OF Birmingham's prom
Using young business men, who is
born actor and most original ard
witty in whatever character role he
takes. His lines will carry many a
local "hit," which Will be hugely en-
joyed and appreciated.
The bill-poster, growing weary OF
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MRS. ROSTER IS ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Philadelphia Woman Charged
With Killing Husband and
Stenographer

Philadelphia, october 1S.-Mrs.
Catherine Roster, who on January Il,
shot and killed her husband, Oscar
Roster, and his stenographer, Miss
Mildred Jerry" Reckit, in Rosters
advertising agency, came to trial to-
day Assistant District Attorney
Maurice J. Speiser. in charge of the
commemorative case, elected to try
the defendant on an Indictment
charging her with the murder of
Miss Reckit alone, a procedure
strongly opposed by John r. X. Scott.
chief counsel for the defense, who
urged that she be tried simulta-
neously on this and the indictment
charging murder OF Roster Judge
Norris S. Barrett ruled i'm favor of
the prosecutor.
only two taiesmen had been sworn
in at the end OF the days session.
Throughout the long, wearying court
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MONTEVALLO COAL
CASE DISMISSED
State Recommended Such AC-
ton-Company Now Pay
ing Its Debts

Montgomery, October 1S.-(special)
The state of Alabama Wednesday
dismissed its legal proceedings
against the Montevallo Mining COM
pany in which it sought to show that
the company was net bankrupt and
not entitled TO the relief provided by
the bankruptcy laws. The motion
for the dismissal of the states case
was made by Judge James G. May
field, special counsel for the state,
when the cases. were called in the
United States circuit court Of appeals
on appeal from the federal court at
Montgo mery.
When the state brought the case IT
insisted the Montevallo Mining COM
pany, which operates the coal mines
at Aldrich, was not bankrupt and
entered the bankrupt court only for
the purpose of breaking contract
with the state for the employment cf
convict labor in mining coal. The
state lost in the lower court and APP
pealed to the circuit court.
Since that time the trustee of the
company has practically completed
the payment of the company's in
debtedness to the state and has en-
tered into new contracts for the use
OF convict labor at the price paid by
the company before ii sought relief
in the bankrupt court.
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his sticky job puts aside every
thing and lies down for a pleasant
snooze.
Enter the dream queen with her
fairies who dances around the bill
poster and leaves him a rosy dream.
The Brides Dream of Home
Scene: A sun parfor. The act be-
gins with the entrance of the bride
and groom from their large evening
wedding Carrying out the bill-pos-
ter,s dream) The bride. fatigued un-
der the strain Of the wedding fes-
tivities, rests on the settee and loses
herself in a unconscious reverie.
In coming to herself she tells the
groom that she has had a wonderful
dream OF all the things that they
both need in their new life to COM
plete their happiness.
The groom assures her that her
dream shall come true. They seat
them selves. and then the carnival
proper begins. The various business
houses that are represented them one
by one. are presented to them in
most unique, artistic and unusual
way, each setting forth the merits
OF his or her establishments and the
wares they carry.
Holding Court With Her Subjects
This scene is an ensemble of all the
participants in the play and will
present artistic grouping and tab
leaux. The Spirit OF Birmingham en-
ters and expresses her delight at the
recent celebration and sets forth in
a beautiful manner why all should
patronize Birmingham splendid
progressive merchants and institu-
tions Song. Curtain.
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LOVING TOKENS MELTED
TO FORM TREASURES FOR
NEW EPISCOPAL BISHOP

pal bishop of Alabama. Still another
is the gold head of walking cane
which was the property OF the be-
loved DIR. Beard, one of the first rec
tors of the Church of the Advent in
Birmingham.
Everything about the jewels to be
presented to the new bishop are ex-
pressive of some sentiment in con-
nection with the church. Precious
stones contributed were not put into
the cross. but were worked into the
fob, which is part of the gift.
The cross and chain are especially
elaborate, all being made by Brom-
berg & Co OF Birmingham. Every
part of the cross bears some symbol
of the church or of the life of Christ
or of the Holy Trinity.
Distinguished churchmen will ar
rive today for tomorrow's event, as
we'll as prominent laymen from all
parts of the state. Bishop Henry j..
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nothing at hand to give relief. And
after two or three days you got over
it. 1t took that time for the stomach
to right itself naturally. But why go
through such misery? II you chew
one or two Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's after eating you can have pie
and cheese, doughnuts. baked beans.
steak and fried onions, sausage and
so on for your three meals day and
not have a sour stomach with gas,
belching. fullness, pressure and the
misery that comes from an acid
stomach due to indigestion. The rea-
son is that these tablets supply the
stomach with an alkaline effect that
neutralizes the acid, hence the
stomach becomes calm and sweet. If
you fear you are chronic dyspeptic
and afraid to eat get so cent box
OF Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets OF any
druggist and get back into your eat
ing stride.--Adv.
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ROBINSON MUST FACE
CHARGES OF HAZlNG

annapolis, October 1g.-Midship-
man Bruce Robinson Of Chandler.
Ariz. will be placed on trial before
naval court martial here tomorrow
on charges of hszing a fourth class
man. 1t has been in recess for the
last two days since completing the
trial of Stuart II. Hawkins, Spring
field, Mass, also a first class man.
the verdict in whose case Is ready to
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ADULTS CITY BOOKS

Gadsden. October 1s.-fSpecial)-
A. B. Stringer of the A. b. stringer
Audit company OF Atlanta, who has
been auditing the books OF the City
for the past week, covering the pas
year UP To October 1, viii complete
his job today and the city will then
know just how 1t stands financially.
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be transferred TO Superb ende1
Wilson for review.
The specific offense aars "a
against Robinson has not been stated
but is understood to be that 10 crn
PEELED plebe to execute the physical
exercise known as the IS 5toentN.' T.
The board Of investigation stlI I,
engaged in probing hazing susrsI =
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BALDWIN ELECTED
Made Vice President of Radio
Organization

Chicago, October 1s.--An organize
ton. comprised entirely Of owners Of
radio brtadcasting stations, has been
perfected, il was announced today as
a result of the convention of broad
casters. George S. Walker OF Denver,
Col, was chosen president of the
organization, te be known as the Ma
tional Broadcasters' league.
Other officers chosen follow: Ar
thur II. Ford, University OF Iowa,
first vice, president, w. j. Baldwin,
Birmingham, second vice president;
F. A. Smith, Chicago, secretary. A..
j. Westland of New Orleans was
elected a director.
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The WEATHER
By Associated Press

Wa shington, October 1s.-Forecast:
Alabama and Mississippi. Fair Thurs
day and probably Friday: slightly
warmer Friday.
Tennessee: Fair Thursday and Fri
day, somewhat warmer Friday and in
west portion THURSDAY.
LOCAL DATA
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Why Have a
Sour Stomach
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets After
Meals Insure Sweet Stomach
From All Dyspeptic Distresses.

You have probably been through
the experience when your stomach
went sour and filled with gas and
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Merchants Carnival Is Most Eagerly
A anticipated and Sure to Be Gala Event
Mrs Frank White Chairman, Mrs Prdue Enthusiastic Over
the aion Are
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Mrs j. Wb t director eheal o affair this whole it is
hg
.. her h heard t in the ny o
n Ian in the he is
Is though noughN her tale ig ~
i the talents of other wondf Mrs
is h and o b
No of st. Pau.
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NINE STATES ARE
RUNNING FAV0RlTE
SONS FOR OFFICE
Continued From Page One,

tinue the fight for the legislation
until it has been enacted into law"
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I z. c. HORTON. Observer.
1 Summary OF observations made at sta
Mons of the United States Weather Blu
! reau during tho "a hours ending at Z p. M.
| Ahth meridian time. October is 1922:
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iision, he jumped from under the
steering wheel. and escaped injury.
Jumped to Safety
, 1922-11-21

COUNT the days. until Christmas and save the
" dollars for that occasion.
, 1922-11-21

Every day one million gallons OF
wa.er are used IN Dondon for making
gas
, 1922-11-21
4 Choice of Thee Policies.

HERE are the pertinent facts regarding the mer-
IL chant marine problem that now confronts the
country and which the congress will attempt to
solve if not at the present session, then when the
new congress conyenes:
The United States government found itself at
the close of the war in possession of n fleet con-
structed during the war emergency at n cost of
$4,000, DOC, 600.
A large portion Of that fleet, particularly the
wooden ships, was utterly useless for practical mer-
chant shipping purposes because the spoce required
for its own fuel was SO great that no profit could
be made out of space available for transportation
of paying cargo.
Until some other arrangements and a definite
plan could be agreed upon the government oper.
ated some of the ships at n loss which formerly
ran into hundreds of millions but which has now
been cut, to about $50,0GO,O00 a year, below which
the loss cannot be reduced.
The ships must be operated by either the gov
eminent or private operators or they will deterior-
ate, and a high cost must be paid for caretaking.
A plan has been devised under which the govern
ment would dispose of ships which it is now op-
Grating at a loss of $50,000,000 a year and permit
them to be operated by private operators to whom
the government would pay about 100000 600 a year,
in return for which United States mails would be
carried regularly, ocean transportation service
would be maintained for the development of Amer
lean commerce, and the ships would be subject to
the call of the government as auxiliaries of the
navy in case of war.
Therefore, the country has before it the question
whether it shall abandon the ships entirely, or con
tinue to operate them at a loss of $4,000, 900 a
year, or sell them to private owners who will op-
crate them under n plan which will cost the gov.
eminent $30,000,000 a year. The ship subsidy bill
is opposed on the ground that it contemplates pay
ments from the government treasury to the oper-
ators of private ships. Opponents of the bill ig-
more the fact that the government is now paying
$50,0000,000 a year in deficits for the operation of
ships that do not render as satisfactory q service
as would be held under private operation.
The whole question resolves itself into a choice
of ore of three policies.
abandonment of an American merchant
marine.
2-Government operation at a continuous loss
of $4,000, 900 per year.
3.-Private operation under a subsidy of $3O,OOO,-
900 per year.
, 1922-11-21
Desert Sage.

My feet are treading The city streets.
But my heart is far astray.
Over the distant desert hills
Where the sage grows cool and
gray.
Where the scent Of the sage Is keen
and sweet
That flies on the wind away.
I heary tho noise OF the busy town
And the crowds that pass me by;
my thoughts " away 10 the
distant hills
As wild birds homeward fly,
I am one with the hills and the fra
grant sage.
The wind and the autumn Sky.
And ever the western winds. do blow,
From the Land OF Yesterday.
Where tho silvery plumes of desert
sage
Fragrantly bend and sway;
(oh. my feet are treading the city
streets
But my heat IS far away
Edith Osborn.