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Evening star., 1922-03-31
MORSE AND SONS
CALLED |NTOCOURT
Conspiracy Trial Delayed as
Points of Law Are Raised
by Defense.

Charles w. Morse, his three sons
and the eight others recently indicted
on charges Of conspiracy to defraud
the United States and the Shipping
Board in connection with contracts
for vessels during the war. were
called for arraignment this morning
before Chief Justice Mccoy in Crimi-
nal Division /. Instead of enter
ing pleas to the two indictments
pending against them the accused,
through their counsel. filed demurrers
to the indictments. Arguments on
the questions Of law raised by coun-
sci for the defense against the valid
ity of the indictments were scheduled
for Friday, April :.
No offense against the United States
is charged in the indictments, say the
lawyers in their demurrers. If the
facts set forth show any conspiracy.
it is claimed, 1t is only one to cheat
ping Board Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, of which the United States
was only stcOkholder. At the time
Of the alleged conspiracy-April Is.
1911-it is pointed out. it was not an
offense against the United States to
which the United States was a stock
holder.
Indictments Called Faulty.
The counsel for the defendants
claim that the indictments fail to
show that any money paid by. the
Shipping Board to the Groton Iron
Works or to the Virginia Shipbuild-
ing Company was the money of the
United States or that the vessels
constructed by these companies were
the property of the United States.
Any alleged false statements were in
reference to acts to occur in the future
and do not constitute an offense
against the United States, the de-
PENDANTS claim, and it is also pointed
out that the indictments fail to al
lege that the loans and advances
made to The two companies were ever
IN fact paid to these corporations.
Counsel also assert that the indict-
ments are faulty, for failing to show
what amounts would be due the de-
iendantS uncer an accounting in re-
lation to work in progre.s oc on com
pletion Of vessels under the various
contracts.
Those indicted with Morse are his
sons, Irwin A, Harry F. and Benja-
min w. Morse; George NJ. Burditt Ne
hemiah II. Campbell, Rupert NJ. Much,
Philip Reinhardt, Leonard d. Christie
William W. Scott. Richard o. White
and Colin II. Livingston. Mr. Burditt
appeared as his own counsel and filed
his demurrer. Mr.. Livingston was
represented by Attorneys Charles A.
Douglas and William E. Leahy. At
torneys Conrad H. Syme and ]. w Bel
ler appeared for Mr. Scott, and Attor-
ney Joseph w. Cox for Mr.. Christie
The other defendants were represent
ed by Attorneys Wilton j. Lambert
Rudolph H. Ycatman, w. Bissell
Thomas of the local bar and Nash
lockwood of New York
Evening star., 1922-03-31
TAX INFLUX MAY NOT
REACH $40O, 900, 900
Treasury officials Doubt If March
Is Collections Will
Touch That Sum.

Prospects Of the income and excess
profits tax collections from the March
IS installment reaching the 100000
900 mark appeared today to some
Treasury officials. to be slender.
On the last day of the month, when
the great bulk of reports from the
collections should have been reported,
the daily statement. announcing fig
ures as of March %. showed the total
proved reports to be s3S6.609. .05l.70.
Secretary Mellon in discussing prob
able returns recently declared it
would be evident that the first Treas
ury estimate of $460,00O.000 for the
March Is collections was too high.
The next estimate was placed, ne
said, at $500, 100000, and there was
some doubt whether the receipts
would reach that figure.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
TO PUSH SCHOOL REPORT.
Senator Capper Will Call Joint
Committee to Expedite Work.

Senator Capper of Kansas. chair
man of the joint congressional COM
mittee on public schools in the Dis
trict, said today that he hoped to call
the joint committee together the lat
ter part of next week, so that it
could get down to work on a report
on the school situation here.
A hearing before the full District
committee Of the Senate on the school
teachers pay bill, which was arrang-
ed for last week. Is to be held Mon
dag afternoon and probably for day
or two thereafter. This hearing will
prevent a meeting of the joint COM
mittee before the latter part of the
week.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
MAN DIES ON TRAIN.

Frederick A. Howard. forty-one
years old, Wilson. n. c., en- route to
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore
for an operation. died on train be
tween Alexandria and this city about
noon today. His body was takei
from the train in Washington.
George Howard. brother of the de.
ceased. and DIR. Albert +. Williams
his attending physician, were Will
him when he died. His body will be
taken to his late home.
Evening star., 1922-03-31
GROCERY STORE ROBBED.

Burglars visited the Sanitary gro-
Gerry store at 1st and P streets last
night, gained entrance by breaking
the lock on the front door, and stole
quantity of meat and groceries.
They made a bungling attempt to
break open the safe with a crowbar.
Evening star., 1922-03-31

For Colds. Grip or influenza
and a Preventive. take Laxative BROMO
QUININE Tablets. The genuine bears the sig
nature OF F.. W. Grove. Ire you get
BROMOD 3Oc.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1922-03-31

The Prince of Wales possesses an
envelope addressed to him at ST.
James Palace that was returned
through the post marked Insult
ciently addressed"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
DEFENDANT ENTERS
PLEA OF GUILTY OF
VIOLATING MANN ACT

At hearing before United States
Commissioner Kenneth c. Charlton
Tuesday morning, Martin L. Weger
and Mrs. Jeffie II. Hall plead guilty
to charges OF violating the Mann
white slave act, and We're recommit-
ted to the county jail in default of
1000 bond for Weger and $500 bond
for Mrs. Hall. 1t was stated that
Mrs. Halls husband expected to make
her bond during the day.
Weger, taking advantage of the
right given him under federal laws,
waived indictment proceedings in
Birmingham, and asked that the trial
be heard in the Jasper division of
the United States district court. This
request was granted by Judge Charl-
ton. The next session of the Bir-
mingham division of the federal
court does not convene until March
and 1t was stated that Weger wished
to have sentence imposed at once
SO as to allow the intervening months
to shorten whatever sentence may e
imposed.
Weger and Mrs. Hall were placed
in the county jail Monday upon their
arrival from Boulder, Col. in the Gus
tody of United States Deputy Mar
shals H. A. Mcintyre and Mrs. 1. An
derson of Denver. They are alleged
to have left Birmingham together
some weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
LEGISLATURE TO BE
ASKED FOR 100000
FOR CHILD WELFARE

Mrs. L. 3. Bush. who is at the head
Of the state child welfare depart
ment, will ask the incoming legisla-
ture for $4,000 to conduct the work.
OF this amount, $4,000 is proposed
to be devoted strictly to saving
children.
Mrs Bush made this statement in
an address before the Alabama Man
ufacturers association yesterday aft
ernoon. She made special plea for
change in the system so that chill
dren will not be taken from their
Mrs Bush also laid stress ON the
dren. in private homes rather than in
public institutions, declaring that.
with utmost economy, 1t cost 60 cents
a day to maintain a child. She
showed how quickly that figure
mounted when treated in hundreds
365 days in the year.
The law was enacted in 1919 and
the first appropriation was $4,000.
The last legislature allowed $4,000
With this the department had main
tanned the Children's Aid society be-
sides doing it's other work.
Mrs. Bush said there were LAG APP
plications for child relief last year.
1t is planned and believed feasible
with the additional funds to care for
1000 children year.
The slogan for the future is con-
structite work said Mrs. Bush, and
she stressed the wisdom of having
the derclict children absorbed in fam
lilies rather than by institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
STEWART is HELD
UNDER ST, 900 BOND
BY CORONER RUSSUM

Following the completion of the
formal investigation of Coroner ].
d. Russum into the death of James
B. Robinson, zoos Highland avenue,
coal operator, who was killed Sunday
morning in an automobile accident
street. w. M. Stewart, 504 Fiftieth
street, north, whose car is said to
have struck that of Robinson's. was
held on a charge of manslaughter
in the second degree. Bond for the
release of Stewart was fixed at $1,000
which he furnished Immediately.
Evidence in the case submitted by
WIFI Howell, negro, an occupant of
the Stewart car, was that Mr.. Robin
SON was headed west on Avenue G
and that Mr.. Stewart was en- route
north on Twenty-second street. How
ell said that Mr.. Robinson's car
struck that OF Mr.. Stewart which
had been brought to standstill by
its driver, and In doing so the Rob-
inson car turned completely over,
pinning the driver beneath the steer
ing wheel.
Evidence submitted by other wit
nesses and from a personal examina-
ton of Robinson's car, Coroner Rus
rum said he was led to believe that
Stewards car had struck that Of Rob
inson, despite the statement of the
negro. Stewart, SO far, has made no
statement, Coroner Russum said, act
ing on the advice of his attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
OFFERED $50 FOR
LIFE OF DOLOMITE
VICTIM, CHARGES

= Alleging that he had been offered
only $50 payment for the death of
his SON, Cleve Patterson. one of the
SO victims In the Bolomite mine
No. disaster on November %, Bob
Patterson, negro age 70 OF Dolomite,
filed suit through his attorneys
against the Woodward Iron company
and the Integrity Mutual Casualty
company Tuesday noon for the re-
covery of s2.925, which he claims is
due him under the Workmen's Com
pensation act for the death of his
son. Trial by jury was demanded by
the defendant.
In his bill of complaint Patterson
alleged that his son was at work In
the mine when the explosion oc-
Cured, and was one of the first of
the victims brought to the entrance
of the mine.
Plaintiff further alleges that his
son earned $3.50 per week. The sum
for which he is suing, he stated, rep
resented one half of his earnings at
the above named weekly wage, for
300 weeks as provided for In the
compensation act.
The suit filed by Patterson Tues
day was the first against the Wood
ward company for deaths resulting
from the explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
BIRMINGHAM
and SUBURBS

Unusual Observation-Disclosures that
he purchased and drank a bottle of
the beverage which contained a small
key and other bits of metal, ]. w.
West filed suit against the Chero
Cola Bottling company Tuesday for
damages amounting to $1,000.
New Masonic Templc-Permit for
erection of a $4,000 Masonic temple
at Elyton has been issued by the city
building Inspector to Farrar lodge
No. 8. The building will be twe-stery
brick and fireproof, and Will replace
a frame one now being torn down.
Contractors are Holly q Davis.
Christmas Pageant-Members of the
First Methodist church will present
a Christmas pageant Thursday eve
ming at the Sunday school rooms. 1t
will be called "The Lamp" pageant
of religious education, and II will deal
with Christmas observance from
origin of the day to the present.
Ieiber TO Address Studenfs-Fritz
Leiber. Shakespearean actor, will adj
dress the students of Simpson High
school at 1880 O'clock Wednesday
morning. according to announcement
Tuesday. A large number of students
from Birmingham Southern college
Will attend, and the public is invited.
Has "Corner, in smiIes--Inzer Hood
was back on the job Tuesday. as
deputy clerk in chancery court cher
ishing the comforting thought that
his automobile was home again. Mr..
Hood went to Admission Monday for
the car, where it had been recovered.
Sherman Johnson, 17-yearold. Red
Oak, Ca, youth, is being held in the
county Jail charged with the theft.
Rotary Luncheon--George Gordon
CrawfC I'd, president of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
will have charge of the program at
the Rotary club luncheon Wednesday.
The program will be devoted to OBJ
servance of National Health Week.
DR.. Grosbeck Walsh. and Miss Wini-
fred Collins. will assist Mr.. Crawford
in presenting the program.
On Sad Mfssion--Arthur Newcomb,
bookkeeper of the Hillman hotel, has
gone to Duluth, Mimi, having been
called there by the death OF his
mother. Mrs. kathrine Strand New
comb. Mr. Newcomb had expected
his mother to be a visitor in Birming
ham this week, en- route to her winter
home in Florida when the message
stating her sudden death was re-
ceived.
OF Vivid Hue--Replacement of the
old and worn linoleum that has
adorned the floor of the famous JEFF
ferson county court of misdemeanors.
presided over by Judge II. b. Aber-
nethy, was begun Tuesday with a
new pattern of the covering of vivid
hue. Judge Alb decided that visitors
to his court room would have a more
favorable impression of the tribunal
if the floor looked more presentabley
hence the new 1inoleum.
Theft of Check AIIeged-Rubin
Baitchman, 1920 Eleventh avenue.
south. was jailed TUESDAY by city
Detectives c. Il. McCombs and II. G.
Jones, charged with burglary and
grand larceny.
According to the detectives, Batch
man climbed over the transom Of the
door Of one of the offices in the JEFF
ferson County Bank building late
Monday night and secured check in
the sum of $500. which he attempted
to cash at an Ensley bank Tuesday
morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
TRIAL OF M Maroon
TO RESUME FRIDAY

Continuance until Friday morning
at 9:30 O'Clock was granted in the
case OF Mark l.. McNaron, charged
with having shot his wife at their
residence. 10 Canal street. on Sep
TENDER "a, when the case was called
in Judge William Il. Forts section
OF the criminal division of circuit
court Tuesday. Prosecution and do
tense attorneys asked the contin-
uanee.
One witness. DIR. Joseph Leland,
testified Monday, substantiating the
insanity plea Of defense attorneys.
McNaron is alleged to have shot
his wife following her reported re-
fusal to testify favorably at his then
approaching trial for alleged author
ship of obscene matter sent through
the mails.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
c | 0 { COMPLAINS
BOARD BLOCKS HIM
IN HOUSE CLEANUP
Dickson Wants Limit on Cam
paign Against Rooming
Places; Safety Commits
Sioner 0verridden

Commissioner w. E. Dickson de-
clared in open meeting of the city
commission Tuesday that Commits
sioner w. B. Cloe was going too far
with his cleanup" campaign against
rooming houses, and Cloe retorted by
charging the entire commission with
failure to cooperate with his depart
ment.
The outbreak which threatened to
cause adjournment of the commits
sion, occurred when Cloe's ordinance
providing for revocation of licenses
of questionable rooming houses was
called, after having been carried
over from the last meeting.
eff the city commission wants to
stand behind me in my program for
cleaning up these dives that are a
menace to every son and daughter ia
Birmingham, it is we'll; if not, l am
willing to face the public with my
officers and take the consequences"
declared Cloe.
Dickson Wants Appeal
Directing to feature of the bill
whereby right of appeal is denied
hotel operators after their licenses
have been revoked, Commissioners
Dickson declared, There is such a
thing as going too far with any
thing"
He declared that he probably would
be in favor of adopting such an
lNtNf 10 81 ~, fDr
appeal would have to be inserted.
"If you deny the right to appeal
In the courts, that is a stronger
reason why you should provide APP
peal to this commission. There is
such q thing as going too far with
almost anything. l would like TO
study this ordinance a little more
carefully. and postpone voting until
next meeting"
Commissioner William L. Harrison
Endorsed Commissioner Dicksons
stand, and Mrs. Mary Echols moved
that the bill be carried over to next
meeting.
CIoe's PLANT
Commissioner Cloe flared up again.
why Is IT," he demanded, that
every time l introduce an ordinance
At Is carried over from week to week
and from month TO month and then
allowed to die. when bills proposed
by other commissioners are pushed
through the first time they are pre-
sented? Mine are the only ordi-
nances that are SO disregarded and
neglected.
Il have been trying ever since
came into office to get parking
ordinance passed and have not been
able to get any recognition on It,"
Commissioner Dickson then de-
clared that he did not know whe Their
he would support the ordinance at
all or not. and announced that he
reserved the right to vote against
Cloes ordinance or anybody else's
whenever he saw fit.
Mrs. Echols and Commissioner Har-
rison sought to relieve the tension
again, and while Commissioner Cloa
was talking a third time the pres
ident raped for order and the sec
rotary began reading another ordi-
nance The voice of Commissioner
Cloe was drowned out, as he was
announcing that a copy of the bill
would be made for every one of you
commissioners"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
NORTH BIRMINGHAM
WATER RATES RAISED
TOCITYS SCHEDULE

North Birmingham water rates
were increased by the city COM
mission Tuesday from 20 cents. to 274a
cents per 1000 gallons, the rate in eff
feet in all other sections of the city
for nearly two years The ordinance,
after having. been allowed to lie over
week, was passed with protest from
North Birmingham citizens. 1t be-
comes effective January ].
Since January /, 1921, the city has
paid the Birmingham Water Works
company 27M cents for water and
distributed It In North Birmingham
for 20 cents. Increased revenue to be
effected by the revised rates is esti@
mated at $4,000 annually. For years
the North Birmingham plant has lost
approximately $4,000 annually.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
WORK HAS CEASED
On REMOVAL Of
TRACK ON AVE. {
Following Edict of Public Serw
ice Commission Case Has
Been Transferred For
Final Hearing

Acting upon orders of the Alabama
public service commission. the Bir-
mingham Belt railway has ceased
work of removing it's tracks on Ave-
nue. r. south, with the exception of
some minor removal work. necessary
TO lay track to the warehouse of
the Birmingham Paper company. ac-
cording to statement by w. r, c.
Cooke. of the firm of Cabaniss, John
ston, Cooke & Cabaniss, attorneys for
the railroad, Tuesday
Final hearing on the case has been
transferred to Birmingham. and, by
agreement the date has been changed
from December is to January s, ac-
cordlng to Mr.. Cooke. It has been
agreed. he said. that there shall be
no substantial work of removal of
tracks in the meantime.
In an edict Monday. the public
service commission ordered the rail-
road to hold up removal OF one of its
double tracks on Avenue e until
further instructions were received
from that body. Removal had been
in progress under an agreement with
the city commission, whereby a saw
ing to the railroad in cost of paw
ing on Avenue e was to have been
effected.
The Harris Transfer and Ware
house company filed protest before
the public service commission that
removal of one of the tracks would
result in serious Inconvenience to
large concerns on Avenue e.
The Birmingham Belt railway is
not in fighting mood over the mat
ter, and we do not believe any one
G - said m Gnplya - d.
to do what is right in order to serve
its customers on Avenue Il. and. |
believe an amicable agreement will be
effected at the final hearing in Jan
uary'' The hearing will be held at
the court house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
LIBRARY STEPS ARE
DECLARED DAN GER0US

Relief from what they characterized
as a dangerous situation at the
Avondalc library was asked by a
committee of citizens from that sec
ton that appeared before the city
commission Tuesday. f. c. Thurs
ton was the spokesman, and other
members of the committee were DR..
G. C. Ellis and Mrs. Ellis.
Mr.. Thurston declared that there
was need for steps from the side
walk to the library grounds and
light at that point. He pointed out
that the librarian and children We're
subjected to hazards when leaving
the building in the evenings He
said there was also need for a drink
ing fountain. All of this, he said,
had been promised at various in
tervals by the commission, but had
not been installed.
President McLendon assured the
committee that relief would be Civ
en- the community within short
time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13
k|WANIANS WILL
GIVE CHRISTMAS
CHEER To NEEDY
Members Via With Each Other
in Providing Means For
Carrying Out Christ
mas Idea

The Kiwanis luncheon Tuesday
fairly bubbled over with the spirit
of Chritmas. And the bubbles were
In dollars. and cents, flour. coffee,
candy and coal.
After baskets had been passed
once around the tables for money
to supplement that on hand with
which to provide a Christmas tree for
200 under privileged children and
baskets of food for 100 needy fami-
lies in jefferson county. the con-
tents were counted. and there was
more than $3.50.
Kiwanians then We'd with each other
in furnishing food and coal for tho
Christmas program. C. A. Jones an
nounced that his firm of Charles A..
Jones Flour company would give 20
sacks of flour, and he was quickly
followed by Sidney w. Lee with a
similar offer for the Alabama Gro
Gerry company. George Grain. secre-
tary, then announced that the Heber
Candy company would give 100
pounds of candy and an offer OF 100
Southern Coffee and Spice company.
Harold McDermott, secretary
treasurer OF the New Castle Coal
company brought prolonged cheers
when he announced that his firm
would give a ear OF coal IL some one
would volunteer transportation IA
cities. George L. Wofford rose
quickly and said that the Wofford
Oil company would furnish gasoline.
and Fred Culley. of the welfare de-
partment, offered trucks of his de-
partment for hanling the coal.
c. l. Ireland OF the Birmingham
.Slag company, offered 2,e00 bricks
and Joseph Loveman, president OF
the club, declared that he would buy
them and turn the money over to
the Christmas fund.
The Kiwanis Christmas party for
children Will be held at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday. Christmas Eve, at the South
ern club auditorium. Approximately
zoe children viii be made glad on
this occasion, and at the same time
the baskets to 100 needy families
including those OF number of ex-
service Alen, will be distributed
throughout the district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-13

Buick automobiles cost less than
they ever did; less than they did be-
fore the war. The machine that
costs less now is better than the one
that heretofore cost more.
Christmas money invested in
Buick does not vanish the next day.
Neither does it serve one person
only, but all the family. A Buick is
an investment laden with pleasure
every day in the year
is pleasure something to run from
or is it the legitimate of reward of
hard work done and money saved?
is pleasure, per Sc, luxury? Not
when it serves the whole family.
Name that which carries greatest
capacity of practical use and pleas
ure to the family. The automobile,
d BUICK, at that.