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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
WARRANT READY FOR SERVICE IN
 NALL MILLS CASE
Husband of Slain Woman Denies in Part Statement Made by Ministers
 Widow
By Associated Press

New Brunswick, N. J., November 2. A warrent has been prepared for service by the authorities investigat- ing the double murder of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Elean- or Reinhardt Mills, it was said tc- night, by county official in close touch with the investigators.
 The warrant has been prepared" the official said. "and will be signed whenever Mir. Mott says 'Gov'
 It was reported here tonight that the deputy attorney general would re- turn to New Brunswick tomt rrow.
 Authorities working on the inves- tiGation of the double staying spent the day checking up discrepancies said to exist between the statement given by Mrs. Hall to the county prosecutor and the answers of her interview with reporters yesterday.
 The DC int raising the greatest at- tention detectives asserted, was that in her statement to officials. Mrs. Hall said she returned to her home at 2.30 o'clock the morning following the murder, after having sought her husband in vain al the church. A watchman at the New Jersey State College for Women told police that he saw woman entering the Hall home at that hour. In the account of her movements on the night of the murders. given to newspaper writ CTS, she said she did not reach home until 3.30 c'clock.
 Mills Denies Statement
 Looking up from his work in a coal bin in the basement of the school house where he is ianitor. James Mills today took issue with some of the statements made yester- day by the eergyman's widow, in an interview.
 Mills said that he met Mrs. Han at the church at S:30 o'clock on the morning of September 15. Mrs. Hall said yesterday that she was at the church at o'clock.
 T know it could not have been earlier than s:30," said Mills. be cause my children had already gone to school"
 ''rhe first thing Mrs. Hall asked me was: Was anybody sick at your house last night?' We then com mented On the fact that both my wife and her husband were missing. and I said: Maybe they have eloped.'
 "No,' was Mrs. Halls reply. T think something has happened to them
 At noon, when Mrs. Hall came to my house. told her I had not heard anything, and she said she had not  either. Then she went away. She Is incorrect in her statements in stating that she did not come to my house again at 5:30 o'clock. I remember that I had just returned with some ice and had 1t into the refrigerator. She stayed only a minute.
 Saw Her Again.
 T saw Mrs. Hall again at ' o'clock in Yer home I went there to ask her If she had any news. I stayed on the porch tt talk. She did not seem to take it as hard as I did. I had an idea that pr. Hall and nay wife had been together, but I did not think there was anything wrong. dodn't know why I ever suggested an elopment."
 Mills said that when he saw Mrs. Hell at the church at s:so in the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03


 Philadelphia, November 2.-Too much hard and continuous work is believed by friends to have been the chief factor that led to the sudden death of Thomas Dewitt Cuyler na- tional railroad figure, who was found dead in Pennsylvania raidroad private car today They had for some time warned him to Ego slow. telling him that for man of his years--he was 6S--he was working too hard.
 Mr. cuyler. who was chairman Of the Association of Railway Exeeu tives and q director in the Pennsyl- vania. the Santa Fe and New York New Haven and Hartford railroads, died as his car was coming into Philadelphia from Rochester. N Y.. where he spoke yesterday on railroad matter.
 A report made to the coroner's of flee gave the cause of death as acute dilation of the heart.
 The body was taken to Mrs. Guy ler's home at Haverford suburb. where relatives from New York and other cities gathered tonight to com plete funeral arrangements.
 President Samuel Req of the Pennsylvania system, in paying a lrlDOIe to ME tuyieF, salu AHdt nts death was Il loss. not only to the Pennsylvania railroad but to the all the railroads of the country. No personal sacrifice was ever too great for him to make to advance the in- terests of the railroads, MT. Rea said.
 Governor Sproul of Pennsy lvania. said that MT. Cuyler was leader In lall of the dertakings with which he was identified" His services to the transportation interests of the country. the Governor said, have been monumental In the restoration of the railroad properties of Amer ica."
 Announcement was made tonight that MT. Cuyler's funeral would be held Sunday afternoon at the Second Presbyterian church here and that interment would be private.
 MT. Cuyler was lawyer but most of his time was taken up with rail- road and financial affairs. He came prominently before the country in the 1 fcontinued on Page Tsyo.D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
CANAL SYSTEM HAS
 ASSEMBLY YARD
 AT TAYLOR'S FERRY
Power Boat Scott Arrives to Expedite the Movement of . Barges at Important
 Junction Point

Incident to the establishment of a general agency for the Warrior sec ton of the Mississlppi- Warrior fed- eral barge system at Birmingham, an assembling yard has been located at Taylor's Ferry. Loads and empties will be carried to and from that place to and from Cordova and Port of Birmingham by the power boat Scott"
 This will be the same as a rail- road switching yard. The through line boats from New Orleans to Mo- bile will go no further than Taylor's Ferry. which is al the Junction of Mulberry and Locust forks of the river, but will leave northbound barges there and hook on to south bound barges at this point. That will save an immense amount of time plying to head of navigation at Cordova and Port of Birmingham
 All vessels hitherto have been mak- ing the northbound ports with their barge tows and have lost the time going and returning. With the steamer Scott" doing the switch ing work the through line boats will make better time and carry more freight up and down stream.
 Economic Operation
 Cordova is 39 miles from Taylor's Ferry and Port of Birmingham is 19 miles. The steamer Scott" can make either of these distances in a short time and care for a large num- Der of through line vessels. IL is an economy in operations that has been worked or for several months by General Manager Theo Brent and associates. Final arrangements were made on the occasion of the recent official family gathering and con ference here and the arrival of the steamer Scott, which was borrowed from the Mississippi river for. this service
 The Warrior barge line continues to receive more offers of freight than it can handle owing to the limited craft. The car shortage has served to bring the river service into the limelighs as never before.
 Goods, From East
 Northbound traffic from Mobile and New Orleans Is reported as contin ually increasing. Average load of miscellaneous freight carried by the self-propellers is froHt TOO to 900 tons.
 Much of this is merchandise from New York and other eastern cities received from the Mallory line at Mobile. The variety of goods com ing by the Mallory line is understood to be increasing Recent up-riyer consignments consisted of cotton piece goodS toys. suit' cases. valves. leather bags, school books and-glass- ware.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
CLARA PHILLIPS ACCUSES ACCUSER
 0F HAMMER CRIME
Peggy Caffee Yielded the Weapon That Took Mrs. Meadows Life, Woman
 Declares on Stand
By Associated Press

Los Angeles, November 2.--Peggy Caffee wielded che hammer that beat the life out of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, according to testimony given here to- day by Mrs. Clara Phillips, on trial for Mrs. Meadows staying.
 Peggy Caffee was the states star witness against Mrs. Phillips and was accredited with being the only eye witness to the alleged staying by Mrs. Phillips.
 Mrs. Phillips told of the events leading to the killing last July, of Mrs. Meadows alleged statement that she was preparing to run away with Armour Phillips. husband of the ac- cused slayer. and of fight that fol- lowed between her and Mrs. Mead ows, and said that when Mrs. Mead ows was getting the best of the fight, that Peggy Caffee rushed in with the hammer.
 Peggy came with the hammer and struck at Alberta and beat her with 1t, and everything went black before my eyes" was the dramatic climax of her testimony.
 Was Tale of Jealousy
 Weeping and rubbing her eyes with a handkerchief, Mrs. Phillips gave her version of events surrounding the staying.
 It was a tale Of jealousy and aI- legged false accusations. which, ac- cording to the defenses contention, caused. her to go into "brainstorm" the day Mrs. Meadows was beaten to death with hammer.
 The defendant first related hap penings on the Friday preceding the staying. That night. she said, her husband, Armour L. Philips. accused her of spending the Knight with a man at Camp Baldy." She said she denied this and asked Phillips who tolo him that. Phillips, she said, re- piled it was Mrs. Julian McElroy.
 The next day, Mrs Phillips con tinued. she followed her husband to Mrs. McElroy's house and there heard him repeat the accusation. but de- claring Mrs. Meadows was his in- formant Mrs. McElroy. she said, told Phillips the charge was not true. that she herself was with Mrs. Phil lips at the camp.
 Mrs. McElroy. who testified to the same effect earlier in the day. also asserted she had made accusations against Phillips concerning his ac- quaintance with Mrs. Meadows. She said members cf both Phillips and Mrs Meadows families had begged Armour Phillips to cease his atten- SAOhc tO <AiOcItd NledQOWS.
 COrrOborates Mother
 Julian McElroy, son of the witness, corroborated his mothers testimony about the conversation the Saturday before the staying, also that he heard Phillips say he had planned trip" with Mrs. Meadows. McElroy also asserted that Mrs. Meadows had told him she loved Armour Phillips"
 Mrs. Phillips detailed the circum stances leading to the arrival of her self Mrs Caffee and Mrs Meadows t the hillside spot where the staying occurred and told of how the three talked over the relations of Mrs. Meadows and Mrs. Phillips.
 According to her, Mrs. Meadows ad- mitted that she loved Phillips and was preparing to go away with him.
 Then she slapped me and we
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
Seaport Amendment
 Will Pass, Says Oliuer

Washington. November 2.- FThe port amendment will be rat filed by the people of Alabama November [. according to a statement by representative w. B. Oliver of the Sixth Alabama district, who returned to Wash ington today.
 While in Alabama MT. Oliver campaigned for the amendment.
 "The people seem to be aware said he. that whatever benefits Mobile will benefit all other cities and sections of the state. There is apparNntly no prejudice against the amendment. For these reasons think the people will give it substantial majority"
 Mir. Oliver. reported business conditions in Alabama steadily inprovipg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
LABOR|TES LOSE LOCAL ELECTIONS
 IN GREAT BRITAIN
Conservative Candidates SuC- ceSSfuI in Capturing Places on the Borough Boards.
 Lloyd George Silent
By Associated Press

London, November 2-Almost the entire attention of the political world today was absorbed in the surprise of the municipal elections, in which labor suffered an over TO of the leading boroughs in the provinces show that out of 574 labor candidates, only 215 were elected. while the conservatives elected $50 of the 450 nominated
 In London there has been a simi- lar landslide. Labor had 573 seats on the old councils, but had only 253 on the now. Labor now holds only four London borough councils. namely. Battersea. Bermondsey, Pop lar and Woolwich, as agains. 12 councils formerly held, while in II London boroughs not one labor rep- resentative was returned.
 The complete reversal of the suc- cess labor had in 1919 in the munich pal elections is undoubtedly a severe disappointment to the labor party and the question on all sides is whether it forebodes similar land- slide in the coming struggle No doubt the action of the popular coun- cil in paying exorbitant unemploy- Ditnl uOAtS dHa lfc btiiociiSS VI tiiN labor party generally to indulge in costly reforms in the services for sanitation. education and poor relief, which, however beneficial to the community, have thrown heavy bur dens on the rate payers, have frightened householders into voting against labor.
 There is this difference, however, between municipal and political t1ec- tions, that in the former only very small percentage of the voters go to the polls. as compared with the po- litical contests, hence it is unsafe to draw inference from the municipal results. Nevertheless. the returns have caused a certain amount of dejection in the labor party, and satisfaction to those political parties opposing labor
 Women's Votes
 Sir Robert Horne, former chancel- Tor of the exchequer, in speech at Glasgow tonight. expressed the belief that the chief factor in the defeat or .labor had been the womens votes, and he believed the same tendenHy would be shown In the parliamentary
 Former Premier Lloyd George is still silent on his intentions, his silence giving rise to all kinds or speculations and rumors, among others that of his possible return to the liberal fold and the reunion of the coalition liberals with the Asuuithians Looking at politlcai history of the past six years. .his appears to be somewhat far-ietcneu speculation, but it is explained mere is considerable number in both camps fayoring the idea If MT. Lloyd George were disposed finally to separate from the conservative party; 7,
 This proposition leaves out oi count what would happen to nls con servative coileagues' like the Far ol sBalfour, who followed Lloyd 1eorke Into the wilderness. Anotner aus. tion arises-who should make the first move? Mir. AsQuith, who ls
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
HIGH BONDS FIXED
Three Men Charged With Trespass.
 ing at Mobile
Moh;Ia Novenohar

Mobile, November 2.-Overrul-
 pg request of the district attorney fsr a continuance of cases against James Mckenzie, Harry French and l.. R. McManus. who were held on chafges of trespass in connectitn n withN searching of private homes last Sunday morning. Judge Nor th- ern Clstsk in the inferior criminal e urt this morning heard enough eyi- oence to cause him to require bond of $1.o00 in Aach case, the grand totAI pr which is $t6.o0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
FATHER ACCIDENTALLY
 KILLS HIS DAUGHTER
By Associated Prexs

Fort Payne, NOVember 2.--News was received here that Miss Mamie Shankles had been killed near Syl- vania by her father, Henry Shankles. his gun firing accidentally when a door closed on it while he was plac- ing 1t on a rack after shooting a hawk The top of the girls head was blown off. The father Is reported prostrRxed-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
Roosevelt Tree on
 State Capitol Lawn
 Mysteriously Gone
Ky Associated Press

MontEomery. November 2.-The Roosevelt memorial tree planted on the Alabama capitol lawn by Boy Scouts last Friday. myteri- ously disappeared tonight and in its place the might watchman found note typewritten which read: Montgomery. Get this Alabama,
 TO all concerned;-The Daugh- ters of the. Confederacy are our mothers (war- mothers) and this is the south. There are no trees in honor of southern gentlemen in the capitol yard at Washing ton and our war-mothers do not want this one hers."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
APPEALS CASE
Chiropractor Fined $1O0 and Sen-
 fenced to 30 Days

Huntsville. November D. Special, E. C. Brack. a chiropractor who was recently arrested here on charges preferred by the Madison cou1fv board of health that he was practjc- Ing on human beings without a Ii- cense or doctors certificate, has been convicted in the circuit court after trial before a jury. fined s100 and sentenced to 30 days Imprisonment in jail. The jail sentence was inn posed after Brack gave notice of appeal and signified his intention of continuing his practice here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
MOVIE STAR VISITS
 MAYO INSTITUTION
Bv Associated pr...

RLchester, Mlnn-, November 2-- Wallace RStd, motion picture actor, arrived kere today to consult the Dec tors Mayo. MT. Reid recently suf- fered an attack of eye trGubIe, will undergo a thorough examination at the Mayo clinic. Physicians here to- night refused to discuss his condi- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
DRAPER AsSIGNEn

Admission, November 2.-(Specialgy John H. Draper a former federal prohibition officer, who was recently appointed as member of the state law enforcement squad, has been as- signed to duty in this section of the state and spent Thursday in Annlston in conference with Sheriff Parker and other officials,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
CHAMBER PLANS FLOAT

Selma, Novembe5 a.--(speciaI. .9-- The Chamber of Coinmerce will have a float in the big automobile parade to be staged on Thursday. November Is. the first day of the Selma Social Event. This was decided this morn ing at the meeting .of the board of directors of the cha'mber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
Applicants A admitted Into Conference Pledged Against
 Using Tobacco in Any Form
Bishop Murrah D. Jared That Use of Weed Would Elm barrass s,Sss Preachers Birmingham Men
 An < Sz1 Admitted to Trial Pastorates
By BENJAMIN BLooDwoRTH

Dec' sovember 2(Speeial Tobacco of h pal subjects of debate Alabama ferenc church today when the con
 ference the weed by the report of the committee onyytht tbeco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21
PIPE NOW ORNAMENTS WALL
indiana Man Has No Further Use for
n a. a Medium for EnIoyine
Quiet Smoke.

An indianapolis man whose WORK
kesrs him In his once all day long 90
caslonllly finds rccrcaiion In doluE
bits of odd jobs In woodworking For
three months he worked at spare
times. and as the spirit moved him.
NJ fashionlnr n Chinese pipe. Finally
he finished the 30 and took u 20 n
painter Tor the stains. aller and var
nlsh. The painter did y good ioh. and
the pipe was a beauty 10 behold-two
feci long brass knob and shared
bowl Il locked Ike a mandnrin's IA
vorlie Iie took the thing home and
In sori % ceremonial rite hilcd n
with bis fayorite tobacco. hrci u up
end drank deeply of iis drcam stuR-
Deeply and dream stun d right. he-
cause about half an hour later be- lag
rpravled unconscious on The hnor AZ
On upstairs hall until bic wife revived
him with cold towels Nov be Knows
all about the effects of the volatile
Substances In paints ard varnishea-
he also has a beautiful Chinese plpe.
smoked once. hanging OF the wall.
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21
TO PRESERVE HISTORIC PEN
Ina, Used b. ssersiay of stats
Hughes on irportan, Occasion
IN Care cf D. Ar.

The flagstaff psnholder used By Sec.
rriafy u State Hughes IN signing the
treaiies agreed upon By the delegates
rf sne recent cunfercnce on the linn.
hauon u armament In Washington
viii BE- preserved o. posteriiy In the
custody ~ ne Daughters of the Amer.
lean Re,oluiiou. probably IN Memorial
Continental hall uherc the trratics
wsrr signed
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uoolis FROM - states and territories.
and ls decoruisd with miniature ilT.
~ 9, nations. lnclud.ng che nine rsp
resented M the cunierence and several
81 the allied nueers % the World war
The voods were collected and fash
Ioncd into n penholier about ~ inches
lang By David FairhauEs ~ ChlcnEn
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b. last battle with ihg nriilsh u
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south Carolina came from a trr'
planted hy fhe statesman John e. Cal
houn
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21
DIONT Gel THAT SOVEREIGN
Probably Jenkins it Rsady 20 Admit
That Glue Had Remarkably oood
sticking Qualities

jenkins who bad sune io ihe shop
that said everything to make q few
purchases. huprenci 90 noiice sur.
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round Eoldrn r1Eie.
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glove hui che coln dli nni acC0mpanF
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the fout llr made = srcund attempt
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result
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nprfoached him 1ni slii Good eve.
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The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21

n ROWING nercrr daily. the hEhi
" between thr "llttle nav" men IN
the hou-s and thuse who support the
administrator Ideas un this matter
de,elupcd sumr nrcWorss hsi week.
Party lines arc hraken. and NJ.
radreit ~ Tcnnrssse. formrr chair.
man of the naval cummliicr. lcl
many ~ bis fellow icmocmis 30 the
support III the administration Tho
most effective arguments ~ ths latter
werc in letter from secreiury
Hughes rrad by Represrniaiivv RuE.
era lie urrei that the standard q
the naval irvuiy ~ Washington b.
maintained unless thc prrsiIre % the
United States vas O. D. impairsSi and
iis security pui 10 i-upurly Jimmy
Galllyan uf Massachusetts, urFcsied
that The navy b. turuei over % the
pulhihiiion commissioner
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21

sT'WO urruhliun rK.srrtier men.
4 Woo.iruf of Michirun and John.
run ~ south uakoia. united n thrrat.
tulng Attorney Grurrui uaurhcriy
with lmrrachmcui and in demanding
wholesale courts martial iu the War
department They asked that -.
beet committrr ~ thc house lnvesii.
gate the liquidation of wartime con.
tfacts. charging fraud and ouruupiiun
in thc salc u prupcrty at ridiculous
ly low prlcvs 10 fasurcd individuals
Serriary ~ War Weeks issucd a
rcnerul denial and invited luyesilrn'
tion
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21

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narye oaEeT
4 dif You told mo that a little
bird vus a.whlspsring 10 you when !
vas naughty. so ! knew q must b.
him. as there Was o. other little bird
shout 81 opeh-i the cage and TIE
eats eaten him That's what he's
rut iof tsiilng tales about me-
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-21

GENERAL SENENorr. Who calls
" himself niaman ~ an the Ccs.
SACKS a having his troubles In The
United States Cumlne 60 mise funds
a. rcnrw warfaw on so,lets. b. was
ARRESTED IN a civil suit rsultinE frum
theft ~ roo,is hy bis furccs and
then the government was ASKED o. d..
port him. and American ufhccrs iuli n
senate commliicc ~ the uutmrss
cummlltcd BY hls men ln siberia.