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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
LONG TERM OF LEASE
 CAUSESCOMlNITTEETO TO
 TURN FOP.,,s SID DOWN
Two \ @n,inent Men
 Are Arrested for Giant Booze Graft
By Associated Press

Chicago July l6.-Harry w. Mager, former collector of internal revenue at Chicago. and Benjamin Mitchell, former member of the state legislature and widely known figure in state politics, were arrested to- night by government agents in con nection with an investigation of ''boozo graft" totaling more than $500. 00o Warrants served on the two charged extortion and conspiracy to extort.
 Based on a two-year investigation conducted by special intelligence agents, it was declared that evi kence was obtained to the effect that thou sands of dollars had been collected in connection with the enforcement of the prohibition law.
 Fifteen prohibition agents and former agents. a former high govern ment official and three former as sistant district attorneys. it was said, would be named In evidence to be submitted to a special grand jury. Explanations also will be sought from two former congressman, ac- cording to government agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
NINE MEN FLATLY
 REFUSE HARDING
 SETTLEMENT PLAN
Nothing Will Be Done by Ad- miniStration Until Bitumi- nous Operators Reply to
 Proposal Tomorrow
By Associated Press

Washington, July 15.-Coal mine workers whose walk-out in the an- thracite region and strike in the unionized bituminous field April 1, flatly refused today, through the of ficers and committeeman of their union to submit their grievances to arbitration under terms suggested by President Harding.
 They notified tho President of their determination. received re- sponse mentioning the responsibility they had assumed, and adjourned the session of their central oontrol- ling committee. holding it's members in the city. however. until Monday.
 Only a White House statement to the effect that nothing would be done until Monday when the bituminous employers are expected to respond to the same arbitration proposal was de- scribed to indicate the governments formally accepted the presidents plan. but bituminous employers are known to be divided. It was intimated tonight that some of them would ac- cept conditionally the arbitration proposals and also tender their mines to the government for operation, con- trol or other disposition.
 Will Operate Mines.
 One group in Pennsylvania Is ex- pected to refuse the arbitration pro. nnerDta mines notwithstanding tho strike, while the Ohio, 1llipols and Indiana operators are still discussing their plans. The last general meeting of the employers in the bituminous in- dustry will be held here tomorrow at p. m.
 Today's proceedings of the public committee of the United Mine Work CTS of America with 150 odd union spokesmen attending. went forward on the plan laid down by John l.. Lewis, president or the union. and other national officers. and plainly forecast on previous days. Recount ing the history of his negotiations with the government and the employ CTS, expressing his dissatisfaction with the terms of the arbitration of fer. Mir. Lewis in executive session of fered a lengthy letter ot refusal of the arbitration and moved US adop- ton. after many delegates gave their views, vote for the adoption of the letter was unanimous.
 Saw Harding.
 A committee then took the letter to the White House and saw the President briefly. The following statement was given out after they left:
 'trhe President met the policy com mittee of the United Mine Workers and received a written declination to accept the voluntary plan proposed for the settlement of tho dispute which is responsible for suspending mining activities. There will be no announcement of any government plan to relieve the situation until the response of the titumlnous op- orators is received. 1t IS expected to have their report Monday morning. The President did not comment to the mine workers committee on the decision reported except to say that he hoped they fully appraised tho re- sponsibility they assumed in declin-
 tcontinued on Page TeD)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
SENATE COMMITTEE. REJECTS ALL BIDS FORMUSCLE SHOALS.
Ford Proposal Turned Down by g to ' Vote-Ladd Will Advocate Detroit
 Mans Offer
By Associated Press

Washington, July l5.-The Senate committee on agriculture refused to- day to favorably report a plan for developing the governments s10s.- oo0 900 project at Muscle Shoals, and left the question to be settled on the floor of the Senate. All pro- posals submitted to the committee, including those of Henry Ford, the Alabama Power company and that offered by Senator Norris. committee chairman, for government develop ment and operation. were rejected by 8 majority of the committee.
 Henry Ford's tender was rejected. g to T, while the Norris proposal was voted down, g to 5. The other offers were disposed of without 8 record vote.
 Mir. Ford, however, will be submitted to the Senate by their proponents in the form of minority recommenda- tions from the committee. Senator Norris will make report urging &C., ceptance of the government owner ship bill, while Senator Ladd. re- publican, North Dakota, will present the bill he has already introduced providing for unconditional accep- tance of the Ford offer.
 Action to Be Delayed
 Failure of the committee to favor ably report one of the proposals was interpreted by some Senate leaders as tending to bear out their predic- tons that the Senate would not take final action before adjournment of this Congress. Had the committee approved one of the plans and a majority of It's members supported 1t for early consideration in the Senate, 1t was said, ther would have been more reason to expect the Senate to act quickly.
 Senators Norris and Ladd said they would offer their reports at an early date. Senator Norris expected to con- clude work on his draft tomorrow and Senator Iadd said the prepara- tion of his report would require only a few days. It was suggested that both opinions would be placed before the Senate for it's information next week and made available for publica- tion at the Haime time.
 Those voting for rejection of the Ford offer were: Senator's Norris, Page (by proxy), McNary. Reyes, Gooding. Norbeck, Harreld, Mckinley, all republicans, and Senator Ken driek, democrat, Wyoming.
 Those voting for favorable re- port were: Senators Capper and Ladd,
 tCOntinued from Page Four)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
DIAL WILL OPEN COTTON FUTURES
 PETITION AGAIN
Indignant Senator Will Carry Amendment to Act to Sen- ate as Whole Monday, Is
 Statement

Washington, July 15.-(Special.) } Finally resentful of the contemptu- ous manner in which the Senate committee on agriculture has treated amendments to the cotton futures act proposed more than a year ago by him, Senator N. B. Dial of South Carolina in the Senate today de- clared that on Monday he would transfer his fight from the commit tee to the Senate proper.
 The Dial amendments, based on the amendments of ex-Senator Conner of Alabama, which would balance the power of cotton exchanges and pur- chasers so that neither would have advantage. were reported to the com mittee by one of it's subcommittee without recommendation. The com mittee since that time has declined to act. Cotton exchanges have wsged ceaSeless warfare against the amendments and appar entiy with success. The majority members or the committee. unfamiliar with cot ton, have placed the fate of the amendments in the hands of south ern senators and those southern senators are among those who re- gard themselves as parrfcuiarly the friends of the cotton farmer. In the number are Senators Heflin of Ala bana. Smith of South Carolina, Car away Of Arkansas and Harrison of Mississippi.
 Delay Is Costly
 Said Senator Dial today. T intro duced the amendments in good faith I have begged the committee in and out of season to make some Kind of report
 Under the operation of the pres ent law, the people of the south are deprived of many hundreds of thou sands of dollars each year. We have now come to time when we have about collapsed in the production of cotton. Our people cannot stand the present oppression. l predict that next year many mills will close down for lack of raw material.
 Asking Little
 "All asks is for The committee to make some kind of a report. favor able or unfavorable. Then we can fight the issue out on the floor and in the open. The present law Is un- fair. unjust and prejudicial to the best interests of the cotton produc- CTS and southern people generally"
 unique feature of the situation is that while southern senators on the committee are making no effort to secure the report of the proposed Dial amendments, no one of them has stated in public opposition to them. Senator Dial now insists on show down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16

who have offered him financial as- sistance. He formerly resided at Houston, Tex
 Admits Identity
 Mrs. Phillips admission of her identity. the dispatch said. was made only after conference with her at- torney and after Sheriff Traeger of Los Angeles county, who is in Tucson to return the prisoner here. had re- fused to give her a letter sent by her husband, A. L. Phillips. on the ground that If she was Mrs. McGuier she should not be permitted to read an- other woman's mail.
 Immediately after Mrs. Phillips admitted her identity, the dispatch said. she was examined by a police matron. who discovered her legs badly marked with what apparently were finger nail scratches. These marks. in the opinion of authorities at Tucson, the dispatch added. were made by Mrs. Meadows after she had been felled by a hammer blow and before she had been beaten into in- sensibility. Other marks were found on Mrs. Phillips hands and one fin- ger had become badly infected and swollen.
 When told she would reach Los Angeles tomorrow. Mrs. Phillips was delighted.
 'I am tickled to death at that" she said in cheerful manner. I'm too tickled for words at the prospect of seeing my husband"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL


 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is big asset to yvomen's party.
 Two national strikes cause slow down fin business.
 German desire to pay ir imper- tant, Tnrdieu says.
 Maximiilan Harden defics assafi- ants.
 Scandal arises in England over awarding of titles.
 Canadian prime minister's visit to Washington comes surprise.
 STATE Early reports gubernntorial race in primaries indicates landslide for Brandon.
 Preliminary hearing of PeiI City woman charged with murder of hus- band heard Tuesday. Annual meeting of state farm bu- reau chiefs at Montgomery to dis close interesting facts. Prison inspector makes report on prison camps in Birmingham and other districts.
 Teachers certificates awarded to 100 at Tuskegee.
 Cotton warehouse at Opelika suf- fers heavy loss.
 Prominent CulIman man commits suicfdej Is buried.
 North Alabama highways under construction linking tri-cities. Conner indorses Mobile publisher to succeed Barrett as national commit teeman,
 LOCAL Bush indicted for many local bur- glaries.
 Markham, I. c. president, making tour, ia optimistic.
 Twenty-Five thousand dollar plant of air reduction company secured by Bunn.
 Crenshaw may stand trial for dou- ble murder. Prizes awarded as first radio ex- hfbition ends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
KHAN INJUNCTION
 SUIT DISMISSED
Rx Associated lPress

Louisville, July 15.-The in1unc- tion suit filed by Klan No, of New Albany. Realm of Indiana, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. against Robert w. Norris, mayor of New Albany, and G. Wesley McCulloch. chief of police. asking that they be restrained from interfering with a meeting the Klan proposed to hold on public street there tomorrow night. was dismissed in circuit court there to- day.
 Dismissal was at the plaintiffs request following the filing by the defendants of plea of abatement, denying that the Klan is a corpora ton organized under the laws of Georgia as set forth in the applica- tion for an injunction. The plaintiff was not in position at this time to prove it was corporation, but the case will be refiled, it was said.
 c. H. Freese of Tulsa, Okla, a Klan official, said meeting will be held as we cannot disappoint the people" Mayor Morris says 1t will not be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
Strike Bulletins
 From All Sections
By Associated Press


 New Orleans. July 15.--samuei Budge. chief of police of Morgan City, Ia,. was discharged late to- day by Judge Foster in United States district court. following his trial on charge of violating the federal strike injunction granted the Trans Mississippi Terminal com pany.
 Seventeen other defendants charged with injunction violations were granted trials by jury next week. These cases included 13 men arrested Tuesday night in Algfers following the alleged firing upon four negro workmen as they were leaving the Southern Pacific shops, and two men and two women, charged with intimidating negro, maid employed by the Pullman com pany.
 Knoxville. Tenn.. July 15.-Four hundreds clerks. freight handlers and station employees of the South ern railway here are taking a strike vote, it was learned tonight The re- suit will be reported to the district chairman at Chattanooga July 20.
 Macon, Ga, July 15.-William W. Platt, a boilermaker, who said he came here last night from Birming ham, was taken to hospital to- day suffering from seven knife wounds In the abdomen which he said were inflicted by stranger who took him to ride in an automo- bile.
 Platt, who gave his home address as Helena, s. C.. declared he had not come here as strikebreaker.
 Washington. July 25.-Seventy- five hundred members of the Broth erhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks. freight handlers, station and express employees of the Southern railway and it's affiliated lines arc taking a strike vote on the labor boards decision, reducing their wages. It was made known here to- night by Claude E. Pullian. vics chairman of the union for the South ern system.
 The ballots. which have just been mailed, are returnable July 20 at the brotherhood division headquarters in Chattanooga. Tenn, and 1t was em- phasized the result will involve only employees of the Southern system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16

Mrs. Phillips, who Is held in jail at Tuscon, Ariz., admitted her identity late today, according to a special dis geles Times. She previously had maintained she was not the woman wanted.
 Officers today investigated the story told before county grand jury yesterday by Mrs. Peggy Caffee. who said she had seen Mrs. Phillips beat Mrs. Meadows to death with a ham mer. The officers asserted there were several discrepancies in the story. They declared there will be important changes in the situation before the inquest Monday morning.
 Relatives Appear
 Fred A. Tremaine and Genora Ire maine. father and sister of the slain woman, were brought to the sheriffs office for Interrogation. Later the officers said they had some doubt as to tho truth of the charges of inti- macy between A L. Phillips, husband of Mrs. Clara Phillips. and Mrs. Meadows. as alleged to have been made by Mrs. Phillips to Mrs. Caffee prior to the attack on Mrs. Meadows The officers will interview neighbors residing near the Phillips home in an attempt to discover. they said, whether the intimacy charges were not a result of gossip.
 It was learned at the sheriffs of flee that Phillips. an oil promoter, is yell known among ell men in Taxas,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
Another Effort to Be Made 10 Rescue
 Hague Conference
By Associated Press

The Hague, July l5.-The central or non-Russian commission official ly took a new conciliatory step to- night, paving the way to, reopening of the conference, when M. Patyil president of the commission. sent a letter to M. Litvinoff. head of the Russian delegation. declaring that it was the unanimous opinion of the presidents and members of the three subcommissions that of M. Litvinoff wished to make a statement modify ing his previous declarations, the new statement would be taken into consideration. In such event it would be possible to continue the negotia- tions.
 M. Litvinoff conferred with Ed ward F. Wise of the British delega- tion today, after which rumors were circulated that the negotiations were to be resumed.
 The Russians said tonight that they have had no instructions from Moscow. but they insist that the other delegates hace misinterpretei their position on private foreign property nationalized In Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
Strike Developments

Peace negotiations the hopmn strike 
  railroads to willing attend meeting hearing effect settlement line with the boards rulings. E. F. Gble head of the maintenance of organization conference with President Harding, said there would be immediate wakout of his organization. Chairman Cummins the sd hearings will be started looking revision of tho portat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
S12,00O FIRE OCCURS
 AT VENEER MILL

Tuscaloosa, July 1H-(spe- cial.)-A warehouse filled with veneer of the Horne veneerine company here, was burned down Saturday, causing . loss of ap- proximateiy e1c.00o. fully in- sured. The origin of the fire is unknown.
 No damage was done to the plant or any of the surrounding structuRes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
DR. COOK DIles.

Chicago, July 15.-Dr. John waIltston Cook. nationally known aducatof and former president of tho NatiopA Ed- ucational association. died = hiz home here today following . pro- tracted illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
CANDIDATES TO GO TO SCHOOL.
 By Associated Press

Minneapolis. Minn., July 16.-Dem- ocratic candidates in Minnesota win go to school here next week to learn the latest campaign arguments of the party and to brush up on their ora tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
ABANDON HOPE OF EARLY STRIKE SET LElNENT
Western Railroads
 Refuse 10 Confer
 With Striking Men

Differences Between Two Parties Are Described Fundamental No Immediate Prospect of Main tenance of Way Strike Grable Declares
 After Conference at White House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
Los Angeles Man Caused Wife's Arrest Because He
 Thought She Was Insane
Woman Charged With Hammer Murder Admits Iden-
 tty-Accusations of Intimacy Between Husband and Dead Woman to Be Probed
By AssocI ated Press

Los Angeles July 5Becaue thought his wife Mrs Clara Phil
 lips and dangerous the community the husband Phillips told officers that she had confessed him that killed Alberta Meadows with thus bringing about her Tucson rz indictment according dwhic thexm de enuhlc tonigh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
By Associated Press

Chicago July 15The third week of the railway shopmn with negotiations following yesterdays separate rail executives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
BUY TN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age- Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-06
UMPIRE TEMPAM WILL.
|. NOT HANDLE GAME HERE

Tempany will not umpire the game
Sunday between the Buckaroos and
the Prnne Pickers us the result of u
telephone conversation between the
local director and the president of the
lague at Dayton. There will either
be an umpire from Dayton or some
other man from Walla Walla, but 1t
is certain that the Buckaroos will not
have the same official that had
charge of the game at Milton last
Sunday
The east end team Is reported to be
much stronger than 1t was last Sum
day and has plenty of pep They
are determined to get something on
the percentage column opposite their
name besides goose eggs. A large
delegation Of Milton-F -Freewater fans
are planning to attend the game here
and are expecting victory for tn,
Fruit Pickers
cna theN do 1t? Not according Il
Lpu Pinson ard his Buckaroos. Th,
local boys have been practicing hare
this week and are determined TO hav,
another scalp on their belt before go
going up against Walla Walla May IA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-06
GARRY ON SOLICITING
|. OF FUNDS FOR HOSPITAL

The following statement relating to
the Protestant hospital was made to-
day.
THE Protestant Hospital Associa-
tion announces that the campaign for
funds is progressing in good way.
Lodges and fraterhal bodies and or
ganizations of all kinds are being ask
cd TO contribute, either toward fur
nishing rooms or otherwise. Cash
payments at present are not so much
urged as are pledges to be paid after
construction work actually begins.
Any payments, however. are accept
able and made payable to the Prot
estant Hospital Association. of VIII
II. e. King is treasurer.
Some people have the idea that
certain individuals or organizations
arc fostering this hospital movement
which idea Is absolutely without
Foundation. IN faeI, no indsvidual-noi
organization started this movement
nor Is such guaranteeing its success
The movement originated in spon-
taneous and general desire of several
years development and is receiving
the cooperation Of various individuals
and organizations. Statements to the
contrary are prejudical and untrue
Anyone desiring further facts may Oh
tain same from the general committee
of which w. H. Mccormack is gen
eral chairman
"A countrywide solicitation fol
funds will likely be made within the
next two weeks, Mass meetings, fol-
lowed by work of the committees IN
the various towns of the county, WI
reach all sections of the county.
"A neatly framed picture showing
the exterior view Of the new hospital
as contemplated is on exhibit at tht
Peoples Warehouse. Everyone is in
vited to see this drawing.
"a meeting Of all committees Is
called for this evening at o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-06
Men We're Tied to Piow and
Burned Alive Before Big
Crowd Of Frenzied Men.
NEGROES HELD KILLED
II YEAR OLD GIRL
Chase After Murderers Was
Successful After Pursuing
Fusltlvss for 2s Hours.

KtRyINEs Tex. May 6.--iT. ~. Sd
Southern ..justice' was snieted out
to three negroes as daylight broke
over this little settlement. .whfic Il
crowd Of five hundred men, x women
and children looked on. They syere
burned, one by one. In d vacant lot xii
the business district, az punlshmeaf
for having ravished ana nurdefea
a seventeen year old girl as .sk6 Has
home from school ftrhufs-