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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19
Ruppert Home
 Burning; Cop
 Sounds Alarm

New York, Dec. 19-The sound of a poiceman's night stick beating upon his front door was the means of informing Col Jacob Ruppert, own CT of the New York Yankees, that his Fifth avenue home was op fire today.
 The patro1Inan on the beat saw flames leaping from the chimney and turned in the alarm No damage was done. The colonel, his wife, mother and sister were sleeping in the house at the time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19
ii INJURED AS
 TRAINS CRASH

Charleston, s. C., Dec. 19-Only the fact that they were riding in a heavy steel coach saved passengers in death today when the car was struck by mail and express train on the Sea board Air Line here.
 Eleven persons received injuries but will recover.
 The car was dashed from one side of the street to the other. Most of the injured were negroes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19
WOMAN BURNS
 IN HOUSE FIRE

New York, Dec. 19-(I. N. S.)-One woman was burned to death and two others were seriously injured in a fire
 which swept the residence at 426 East 16th street early today. The dead women was Miss Annie Otto, aged 30, daughter of the owner of the house. Her sister, Agnes and her mother were injured by leaping from a window.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19
FACE FIRING SQUAD AFTER
 QUICK TRIAL
Irregulars Resume Attacks in Dublin and Cork Districts-Dublin Newspaper Plant Bombed De Valera Gets Tip and Evades Capture by Free State Troops.

Dublin, Dec. 19(I. N. S)-Seven Republican Irregular prisoners executed at Mount Joy this morning the Irish Free State government.
 The executed to day uy workers They arrested Kildare fortnight rails threatening
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19

GOOD SKATING AT SEASIDE.
 The Board of Recreation announces that ice skating is excellent in the section around the bath house at Sea- side park. Many children and grown ups are enjoying the fine skating.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19
WEATHER:

New Haven, Dec. 19-Weather fore cast: For New Haven and vicinity: Fair and continued cold tonight; We'd nesday partly cloudy and warmer
 For Connecticut: Fair and con tinued cold tonight; Wednesday fair with rising temperature; fresh north and northwest winds, becoming south erly Wednesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-19

The growing power of labor fin the world is exemplified again in Australian elections. The La Dor party gets 34 seats to 27 for the nationalists. Premier Hughes has returned, the last of the war prenliers to hold this great office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

The Montevallo company has here tofore been operated by convict miners leased from the state. It is understood that the receiver of the Montevallo properties recently made a proposition to the governor, where by the price charged for convicts would be considerably less than pro vided in the existing contract. This was done by the receiver, it is said, with view to keeping the proper ties in operation.
 In the communication filed with
 the referee from the governor and
 associates the statement Is made
 thnt the state cannot accept the
 proposal of the receiver for re-
 duction in convict hire as it would
 mean n ioSs to the ~ts,te of ap-
 proximately 50 per cent from the
 sum which the contract nets the
 state.
 The Montevallo company prior to the bankruptcy was working about 300 convicts. II is understood that the chief idea of the governor In of- ferlng to take over the property is to keep these convicts busy and to get adequate returns from them for the states treasury
 The next meeting of the creditors of the Montevallo company has been set by Judge Dryer for February If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

 MaximiIian Harden ridfcuIes new reparations proposals. German answer evasfde. Andre Tar dieu thinks.
 Three favorites pIny winning In stock trading.
 Reactions set in in cotton market after good week. Ireland to work out own problems, Barnes declares.
 Desire for higher education sweeps women of orient.
 Lenine desires return of cream of Russian brains.
 Contractors adopt wage agreement designed to prevent trouble. Bankhead plans to press miners relief measures.
 STATE TuscaIoosa doctors to start drive for GOrRas memorial. Plans being made for exposition at Muscle shoals.
 Hoard will fight to protect state in Meridian case.
 LOCAL New ss50.OOO temple to be ready by July 15.
 state will mid sheriff if legally pos sibIe.
 Entries for dog show will he closed Tuesday night.
 Second semester of Law class to begin tomorrow. General Buliard to visit Auburn on February 22.
 Sheriffs fight for funds becomes more complicated. Chfidren's Aid society seeks to force payment of $40 county war rant.
 To perfect organization of county for Gorgas me emorial tomorrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Receiuer Outlines Status
 OF Situation NoU Existing

Val J. Nesbitt, receiver of the lMonteVallo Mining company last night said the governors proposal to take over the properties for the state was a matter for the trustee who would represent both creditors and company. He also outlined the reasons which made i necessary for the company to seek relief in the bankruptcy court.
 "Of course the governors proposi- ton was made to me simply as re- ceiver of the property and I filed it with the refree," said MT. Nesbitt. The receiver has no authority to act on such matter That phase of it will be for the trustee to handle when he is named following the meet ing of the creditors February IA. My idea Is, however, that the state can get the property if it pays it's value, but the state could not expect to acquire 1t for less than it's value If the state is going into the mining business l imagine good many properties would be offered to it un- der present conditions.
 The trustee to be named will rep resent both the property owners and the creditors, and before he would make a sale he would have a very careful and accurate appraisal made. This would show the real value of the property and even the creditors themselves would insist on the prop erty being represented at its true value.
 Tn this connection 1t might be well to call attention to the cause of the bankruptcy of the Montevallo Mining company.
 "The company has on hand at the mine 33.000 tons of coal which has already been mined and is piled up. Originally the company had orders for all of this. These orders were can celled by dealers located all over the south, some of them as far over to- ward the coast as South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
By FRED IT. GORMLEY montgomery Bureau The Age Herald. 22I-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, February 4.--(Spe- cial l)--Governor Kilby and the state board of control and economy for the state of Alabama have proposed to the receiver of the Mcntevallo Min ing company to purchase the Ald- rich mine, which is now in the bank rupt court, and to pay the full value of the assets as listed in the sched- ules and to meet all liabilities of the company as they become due.
 Governor Kilby late Saturday made public the proposal of the state fol- lowing the submission of the pro- posal to the federal court at Birming ham by Val J. Nesbitt, receiver of the company. The proposal was made Wednesday, but was not made public until 1t had been filed with the court
 The total debts of the company, as shown by the. schedules. are s574,- 04s.47. while the total assets as listed are s65S,600.
 If the federal court should accept the proposal of the state, the con- victs which have been leased to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
SENATE LIKELY ID
 HOLD HEAR|NGSON
 PROPOSAL OF FORD
House Military Committee De- cideS to Begin Consideration of Offer About Middle
 of Next Week
By Associated Press

Washington. February 4.--Arrange- ments for House hearings on the offer of Henry Ford for the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power plants were made today and indications developed that the Senate also may hold near : frss.
 The House military commltee, which Las Secretary Weeks report on tae Ford offer pending before it, decide l at meeting today to begin hearings about the middle of next week with Secretary Weeks and army engineers as the first witnesses and representa- tl,es of the Detroit manufacturer to be called later.
 Southern senators, led by Senator Harris, Democrat, Georgia, who has expressed regret that Secretary Weeks did not also send his report to the Senate said today that despite this they would attempt to obtain immediate Senate hearings. Senator Harris announced that when the Sem ate meets Monday he would present and ask immediate action na resolu- ton instructing the Senate agricul- ture committee to proceed with con- sideratfon of the report sent to the House. Senator Harris stated such action would permit all necessary pre- liminary work in the form of hear ings, etc, to be conducted while the House IS acting So there would be no delay in the Senate in disposing of any bill or resolution the House may pass on the subject, and would enable the Senate to be in position to initiate congressional action should the House not do so within a reason able time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
STATE OFFERS TO BUY AND OPERATE COAL MINES OF THE BANKRUPT MONTEVALLO MINING COMPANY
CHlNO-JAPANESE TREATY IS SIGNED; FARLEY DELEGA TSS DEPART MONDA v
Mellon Announces
 Huge Offering of
 Farm Loan Bonds
By Associated Press

Washington, February 4-The largest offering of farm loan bonds ever made was announced tonight by Secretary Mellon.
 The 12 federal land banks will make combined offering Monday of S75,O0o,o00 of per cent federal farm ioan bonds at the price of S102M and accrued interest, at which price they will yield approximately 470 per cent to callable date and per cent thereafter.
 The bonds. MT. Mellon said, will be dated November 1, 1921. due Novem- Der l, l941, and callable at the op- tion of the issuing bank after No- vember 1, 1881. They will be issued in coupon form exchangeable for reg istered bonds. Interest will be pay able May 1 and November 1.
 This Is the largest offering of farm loan bonds ever made" Mir. Mellon said. but in view of the gen readily absorbed, and as the funds ment market and the continued strong showing of the federal land banks, 1t Is believed that it will be readily absorbed and as the funds will go directly to the farmers of the country, it should do much to im-. prove the agricultural situation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

1 The actual cost of production or this coal was between st50.000 and s200,000. The company also had coal actually sold and delivered for which l it was unable to collect amounting to about S100,0o0 This represented between s250,000 and $300,000 of the companys cash assets tied up in coal and 1t was greater burden than 1t could carry.
 The bankruptcy was decided upon in order to get temporary relief. A moratorium was necessary to meet the unusual situation
 This is the condition I have found in my actual investigation as re- ceiver ofthe properties"
 The bankruptcy of the MontevaIio Mining company was caused by the goernor's refusal to cancel the con- let lease held with the company, Is the statement of ". S Lowell presl- dent of that concern.
 "A week before the bankruptcy proceedings were decided on," said MT. Lowell" the officials of the com pany went to Montgomery and held a conference with the governor. We showed him that we had been piling up coal at the mines and were unable to realize on 1t on account of lack of demand caused by the warm weather and other conditions beyond our control.
 We plead with him to relieve us of the lease of the convicts held with us, because we were not realizing on their upkeep and the tremendous overhead entailed by that cost. The governor refused to cancel the lease. There was nothing for us to do under the circumstances but to file the bankruptcy papers.
 Tt does seem an anomaly that after years of crusade to get convicts out of the mines. the state seems to de- sire to get into that business on it's own initiative"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
PULLMAN OFFICER IS
 ACCIDENTALLY HURT

Cullman. February 4.-(Special.)-- in the hospital here severely injured from a collision which he had with Wm. Lessman near the Methodist church in West Cullman Wednesday,.
 The accident is said to have been accidental. MT. Lessman, 1t seems. thought that MT. West was going around the corner towards town and accordingly steered his car to the o2- posite side of the street. MT. West, who was on his motorcycle started to turn at the intersection or the streets, when the collision occurred.
 Mir. West was thrown against the Lessman car, loosening his teeth and inflicting painful injuries about his head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
LORENO DECLARES GARDNER IS NEGRO
 WHO STRUCK HIM
Although Identified, Police Will Hold Penick Until h. jured Man RecoVers
 More Fully

Tom Lee Gardner, negro, arrested Thursday night by Thomas E. Street, special officer, was identified yester- day by Toney Loreno as the man who attacked him and his wife in their store the night of Jannary 25. | When the negor was brought be- fore him Loreno asked that he put on his hat, and afte rviewing him moment stated that he believed him to be the man who struck him. Lo- reno, while still weak, is somewhat improved over his previous condi- ton.
 The Identification of the assilant follows closely upon the arrest of Dan Penick, who was taken into custody Friday morning by City Detectives Moser and Brown, and who, 1t Is stat ed very closely resembles the negro Identified by Loreno.
 Both negroes are of dark coffee color and very close to the same build, and while Penick carries a scar along the left side of his face, similar scar is also a prominent feature on the left side of Gardners' head, just slightly higher up than Penicks.
 Will Hold Penick
 While Lorena, in his present con dition has pointed out Gardner as his assailants, the opinion in some quar- ters is that the injured man is not yet in condition to be sure of himself and that due to the close resemblance of the two negroes, Yesterdays iden- tification should not be taken as con- elusive. According to the police de- partn,ent PenielS psilii not be taken before Loreno for several days until it is believed that. the mind of the injured man Is sufficiently clear for him to identy his assailant with out question.
 "Penick was arrested on verified evidence and fact, stated the city de- tectives and while due to the remark able likeness of the two negroes, either might possibly be the man wanted but the corroborated evidence we have on hand points almost con clusiyely to Penick as the assailant.
 While Chief McDuff refused to make statement in reference to the two men in question, he issued orders shortly after the arrest of Penick for the release of Will Weir, Robert Moore and Ceciel Ford the three re- maining negroes who were being held as suspects in connection with the crime.
 The tendency of Loreno to vary in his description of his assailant, has made it additionally difficult in run ming down the man wanted, said Chief McDuff, and the only thing that can be done under the circumstances is to postpone any final action in regards to the case until there is a more com plete recovery of the injured man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Outrages Continue
 Spread in Ireland
 With Several Dead
By Associated Press

Dublin, February 4.--Michael Col lins. the provisional president, has informed a deputation for Derry that the provisional government intends to establish an advisory committee to counsel 1t on matters concerning northeast Ulster.
 Outrages continue. including shoot ings and robberies. Two "black and tan" constables. Kershaw and Gour- lie, were shot dead in Clare county last night. A farmer was killed by shots fired through the door of his house near Thierles.
 There was much discussion today regarding the proposal of MT. Col lins that all parliamentary repre- sentatives in Ireland meet and try to achieve unity. The Irish Times points out that this proposal leaves the door open for further confer ences. It says:
 But before Sir James Craig con- sents to consider MT. Collins pro- posal, he Is entitled to seek assur- ance that the new policy and the new constitution would recognize Ire- lands place in the British empire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Law Cites State PolUer 10
 Carry Out Kilby Proposal

company for the mining of coal at Aldrich would be continued in the mine. but would be under the super vision of the state and not account able in any manner to the lessee. Sew eral states now own coal mines which are operated with convict la Dor. Among them Is Tennessee.
 Governor Kilby. in making public the states proposal. mentioned that the Aldrich, coal is a good domestic coal and the operation of the mine by the state would be a means of con trolling the price of coal to the con sumers. In recent months many com plaints have been made about the prices of coal, the contention being that reductions have not been great enough.
 Alabama laws do not prohibit the working of conyicts in coal mines. They will prohibit the leasing of com victs after January 3l. 1924. but there is nothing to prevent the use of con viet labor in the mines The bill which provides for the abolition of the lease system at the end of next
 tContinued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
BRoTHETtHooD CHIEFS TO MEET
 By Assoclated Press

Cleveland, O., February 4.-Rail- road brotherhood chiefs will proba- bly meet here early next week, it was learned today, to consider the invita- tion sent them by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Work CTS of America. asking the transpor- tation brotherhood executives and the other executives of the Is railroad or ganizations to meet the miners rep resentatives in a joint conference to consider combined action to combat further wage cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

at 10 a. m. at which time R trustee will be appointed.
 When the receiver filed with the referee the proposition made by tho governor, that official was naturally much interested because of it's effect in taking care of the creditors. In order to be fully informed Judge Dryer immediately wrote to Judge J. J. Mayfield in Montgomery asking in formation as 10 whether the state had full authority to execute the con tract 1t proposed with the receiver. He asked to be referred definitely to the law in the matter In order that he may pass judgment upon the mat ter when the issue formally arises.
 The text of the proposal made by the state is as follows:
 Text of Proposal
 Montgomery, February 1. 1922. Hon Val J. Nesbitt, Receiver, Monte vallo Mining compaly, Rirn'ng-
 ham, Ala.
 Dear Sir: Tn reply 10 your two let- ters of January 1, 1929, one to MT. c. B. Rogers, chairman of the board of control and economy. and the other to Hon. Thomas E. Kilby, gov ernor of Alabama. relative to tho lease contract between the state of Alabama and the Montevallo Mining company of convicts, the state of Alabama, acting through it's govern or and the board of control and tContinued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Proposal to Buy and Operate Mines One Of Most Sensational
 EUents in Industrial History
Governor Offers to Assume Liabilities of and Pay $8455153 Cash for Property Heretofore Operated by
 Convict Miners Leased From the State

The state of Alabama through it's board of control and has offered purchase the entire properties of the Monevao Mining whose affairs pending the bankruptcy court before Referee E. H. Dryer
 The proposition has been formally submitted to the Val Nesbit, and duly filed by him with the referee.
 The proposal signed by Thomas Kby C. Rogers and William F. Feag of the board of control
 The of the Monevao listed with the referee S658000 and it's liabilities $574 O4847 The offers all the company liabilities and all debts they and in the balance liabilities 55l53
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
M URDE RMYSTERY ]. IS DEEPENED BY
 NEW DEVELOPMENT
Former Wife of Slain Moving Picture Director Declares His Real Name Was
 Not Tay'0f
By Associate rsss

New York, Febf 3s.hrs.
 F. T.. Robins, forr1s -sste e5 yA
 Ham Desmond Ts sHsss s1p1s f
 Anxeies motior sturo cirseterf tonight told cf aarr4seo iif<
 with the mu sss aar rho.
 she said, then wess bp Ai real
 name. William Csae ghsm
 Desne Tanner. She s she
 could throw no light on the mys-
 tery of his death.
 Los Angeles, February 4.--The mys- tery surrounding the murder of Will liam D. Taylor. motion picture diree- tor. in his home here Wednesday y night, was deepened today by the discoverey that he formerly was known as William Cunningham m Deane-Tanner.
 The inquest held today lasted less than 45 minutes and resulted in an open verdict, the jury declaring Tay- Tor came to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by an unknown per- son with homicidal intent
  ment in the inquest testimony was that the bullet which ended Taylor's life ranged upward after entering the body, on the rear of the left side. s.bout four inches above the hip and lodged near the shoulder. This indi- cated, according to detectives, the slayer fired from a reclining position. or that Taylor was bending over when the shot was fired
 Miss Mabel Normand was the only one of the number of motion picture actors and actresses subpoenaed who was called to the stand. She testi- fled she called on Taylor Wednes- day night leaving at 7:45. or about 15 minutes before a shot was heard by the neighbors. Mrs. Douglas Mac Lean, one of those who told of hear ing the shot. was at the inquest, but was not called to the stand. de- tective, however, testified Mrs. Mac Lean told him that after she heard the shot she went to her door and looked across court and saw a man standing at Taylor's door.
 The detective named two others who, he said, told him they heard shot The coroner's jury asked him if they gave any explanation why they made no investigation at the time. He replied they said they thought the sound might have been made by an exploding tire. The de- ceased was referred to as Taylor" throughout the inquest.
 Search for the person described by Mrs MacLean and for Edward F. Sands, former butler and secretary for Taylor. continued and the po- lice ran down numerous fruitless clues. It was admitted for the first time by the investigators that Sands fig believed to be in or near Los An eeles. He had been sought for sew eral months on grand larceny charge. Investigators said they. had che word of a witness they believed reliable that Sands was in this city last Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
no KILLED IN WRECK By Associated Press

Tokio. February 4.-One hundred and ten persons were killed and numbers of others injured when . railway train was buried by an ava lanche at Itoigawa station, accord- ing to dispatch from Nagano today The victims were for the most part farmers. workmen and railway em- ployes who were engaged in clearing snow from the railway tracks. Medi- cal relief has been dispatched to the scene irony .agano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
EBERT FIRED FROM UNION
 By Associated Press

btTIIHi tDI udI IesIuent Ebert. on his 51st birthday today. was again thrown out of the saddle makers union. A general meeting of the union at Cologne voted zoe to g in favor of his expulsion on the ground that his actions had been damaging to organized labor. The Rote F'ahn tRed Flag) today at tacks President Ebert in an appeal to the proletariat to support the rail- way strikers, saying. Ebert earns 300 900 marks yearly and has 400,00 more to entertain--but not the work ;. men. Do you wonder that he forbids the hungry railway workers to strike? stand by your fighting broth CTS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
GEORGIA BANK CLOSED
 By Associated Press

Marietta, Ga, February 4.-The Marietta Trust and Banking company was closed today by order of the state bank examiner after an examination of the institutions books. which, it was charged disclosed irregularities. The bank had capital stock of S125,000.