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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
Alabama Delegates Kept From Meeting
 State Congressmen
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The Age He rald.
 BOO Davtdeon Buiidia

Washington. April 2S.-(special)- The Alabama delegation, in it's bes; bib and tucker. gatherd in the office of Senator Underwood this morning at II o'clock to receive the Alabama delegation to the League of Women Voters convention which Is In session at Baltimore. Half an hour later Mrs. Thomas S. Scale, of Livingston, appeared. At 12 o'clock the bells called the members to the floors. At 12:30 o'clock. Mrs. Pattie Jacobs ar rived with the explanation that the train running into Washington from Baltimore had fallen down on the job. and that as result the ladies had been unable to grace the family" gathering which by their request had formed at the appointed hour.
 Mrs Scale explained that the ladies had no particular demand to make of the members of Congress, and that the latter had been ordered together simply for the purpose of inspection and an informal chat. The Alabama women joined in the demonstration at the Eighth street home of former President Wilson in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
Nv Fauorite Stories
The Handiwork of the Amateur
By IRWIN s. COBI

Along back about l9O5 in the dark ages 9f ve1s bought himself secondhand already beginning to before into his possession In fact loudly did rattle when in motion that it known Wilkins peahuler When of being mechanical genius, equipped with ordinary buggy wheels
 a proud proprietor the headed past the a the warehouse with load of His half grown rode with him.
 the of the column oomed through the dust the the sight of automobiles, showed leapd his and held the fnhng and trembling the cavalcade 
 the had by The youth of climbing alongside his father terrific Wilkins wheel of vaany the tail of the parade he came
  catterg the turnpike The astounded caught good look at the Then his the lines he called to the boy:
 Hold Wesley for Gods sake, hold home made one"
 Copyright, 1922 by the McNaught Syndicate. Inc.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
LANGUAGE OF FORD BID MODIFICATION
 ISMADE PUBLIC
Colonel Barden Appears Be- fore House Military Com mittee When Consider
 alton Resumed
By Associated Press

Washington. April 2s.-Col. William J. Barden. army engineer in charge of the Muscle Shoals district. ap- pesred today before the House mili- tary committee when 1t resumed consideration of the private proposals for Muscle Shoals development with 8 view of drafting 8 report for the House.
 The official language of the mod ification offered the committee by ". B. Mayo, chief engineer for Henry Ford, respecting the claims of the Alabama Power company for ex- elusive privilege to purchase the steam plant at Gorgas, was made available today. It read as follows:
 'The company (to be created by Mir. Ford for operating at Muscle Shoals), agrees to accept and the United States to assign and transfer to the company all rights, title, in terest, powers and benefits belonging to or that may accrue to the United States or it's legal agents as party to its contract dated December !, 1917, with the Alabama Power com- pany in connection with said Gorgas plant and transmission line and the
 
 and liabilities lawfully imposed upon the United States by said contract. but nothing in this paragraph shan be held to affect any question of the validity sof any provision of said contract" e
 The contract referred to under December 1, 1917 date, was nego- tiated between the war department and officials of the Alabama Power company under which the latter built the addition to it's plant at Cor gas at the request of the government during the war to supply power re- ouired for operation of the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals. A provision of the contract, the Power company officials claims, give them the ex- the event 1t Is disposed of by the elusive right to purchase the plant Tn government. Attorneys for the Power company testified before the House committee that they would oppose any disposition of the Warrior prop erty to other private interests and take their fight to the courts if that property was included among those which Mir. Ford offered to purchase and lease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
LABOR TO
 PREVENT FURTHER BREAK


 New Orleans, April 2S.--Interest In the Mississippi river flood situation today was divided between the work Of the thousands of men, hastily call ed from all walks of life, from the pulpit to the penitentiary and from the%professions to common laborers to try to prevent further breaks in the ievee, and the work of smaller groups who. in small boats labored throughout the day, after spending the night in the same kind of work. locating refugees and removing them to safety.
 Rescue work was carried on with out intermission at both the Ferriday, La, flooded area and at the Poydras La. area. Among those taken from their homes in boats were those who had earlier decided to take chances with the flood by remaining in their homes. and those who did not be- lieve there was going to be a flood. Both classes had changed their minds by today. when the rising water con tinJed to climb at an ever increas- ing rate, and gladly witnessed the approach of the rescue boats and the promise of care in the refugee camps being set up at strategic points by the Red Cross and private enterprises
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
IN NO HURRY, SAY
 COAL OPERATORS
Will Establish That Union Demands Unjust, Then
 Propose Reductions
By Associated Press

New York, April 2s.-The presence of John l.. Lewis. head of the mine workers international, here today failed to have the predicted effect of speeding negotiations toward settle ment of the anthracite coal strike.
 Instead, labor members of the joint subcommittee on wage contract negotiations returned to their re- spective districts without that which they had battled all week to obtain the statement from the operators as to what wage reductions they would seek as opposed to the in- creases demanded by the miners. "The psychological moment" to re- veal their program had not yet ar rived, the operators asserted at, the close of the session.
 "The miners want to see some ac- ton here while we are determined to take plenty time to show that their demands have no justification when compared with wage conditions in other industries.
 Tn time we will make known what wage reductions we think war rsnted. but not until we are certain we have established that their de- mands are unfounded."
 Philip Murray, vice president of the United Mine workers said:
 The situation remains unchanged. Nothing of importance developed to- day"
 Both operators and labor officials expressed satisfaction with the bi- luminous situation.
 Mir Lewis declared the strike movement was holding strong in dis tricts already organized and was spreading at a satisfactory rate In non-union fields. He and MT. Mur- ray predicted that a shortage was becoming apparent which would eventually force the operators to conference on a new wage scale.
 Operators were equally optimistic, asserting that with union mines operating at only part of capacity due to the weak market the number of cars of unconsigned coal and the visible supply was steadily in- creasing. Supplies are growing rather than diminishing, they said.
 The United States Steel corpora tion, which only two weekS ago was reported to be facing shortage of coal and coke. was said today to have coal to sell"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
GREAT EXCITEMENT
 AT MURDER TRIAL
Lie Is Passed Between Chief Counsel for Defense and
 State Witness
Bx Assoclnted Press

Montross, Va, April 2s.-Intense excitement developed at today's ses- sion of the trial of Miss Sarah E. Knox. charged with the murder of Mrs. Roger D. Eastlake, at Colonial Reach. when the lie was passed be- tween Harry M. Smith, Jr., chief counsel for the defense. and A. K. Crowthers of Ocean City, N. J., one Of the states chief witnesses. After tho court and ruled on the question which caused the contention, the matter was smoothed out and MT. Smith apologized for using the term.
 The dispute arose when Crowthers, who. the prosecution contends, sharp ened the hatchet with which the mur- der was committed, said that during visit to ocean City January 24, smith assured him there would be no dispute over the hatchet. The at torney resented this and denied he had ever made such a statement.
 q have never heard any man call me liar in my life" Crowthers shouted. his face flushed.
 well you hear one n w." the law yer retorted.
 q will attend to that remark" in, witness warned, when we meet outside"
 Watt T. Mayo, commonwealth att torney. sprsng to his feet, and Judge Joseph w. Chinn raped sharply for order.
 MT. Smith then addressed the court, declaring that in 40 years f practice he had never been accused of an un- ethical action. He said his visit to ocean City had no connection with the Eastlake case. MT. Mayo asked that Crowthers be allowed to explain his testimony. Judge Chi ordered both lawyers to their seats, declaring Mir. Smith was within his rights asd that, if the prosecutios wished to discuss the defense attorneys visit to ocean City. he would hear it pri- vately and rule on it's admissibility as evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
GOVERNOR APPEARS AS
 A WITNESS FOR STATE

Charlestown. W. Va. April B. Mother Jones' appeal to large gathering at Marmet last August to return to their homes, and the post ing of armed guards to prevent de- parture of any of the men after that meeting were related in the tesu- mony of four witnesses today. The only feature of the circuit court ses- sion today was the appearance of Governor Morgan as witness for the state in the trial of William Blizzard for treason.
 The governor arrived about noon on a flying visit from the capital. was on the witness stand in the aft ernoon and as soon as his testi- mony was finished was permitted to leave. His testimony concerned the martial law enforcement In Mingo county and the activities of his office to disperse the march on Logan coun- ty which occasioned the treason charges now being tried. The gov ernor told of recruiting forces from all parts of the state to defend Logan county and of several requests for federal aid which finally resulted in the sending Of United States troops and the cessation of fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
PATTERSON NAMED HEAD
 PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Br Associafed Press

New York, April 2s.--Paul Patter- son of the Baltimore Sun. was elected president of the American News paper Publishers association at the final session of it's convention today
 Other officers elected were:
 Vice president, s. F. Thomson, Chi cago Tribune secretary. John S. Bryant. Richmond News-Leader: treasurer, Howard Davis. New York Tribune; new directors: T. P. Wil- Hams. Pittsburg Press: Harry Chand- Ter, Los Angeles Times; Charles H Taylor, Boston Globe. and Frank G.. Bell, Savannah News
 The association adopted resolu- tion on circulation solicitation de- claring that any form of guarantee that fmpairs the level justice of ths publishers rate to any other adver- tiser, is destruction of advertising and should be avoided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
ADMINISTRATORS IS
 ASSA|[ED BY COX
Outstanding Failure of Last Fifty Years, Says Former
 Presidential Candidate
By Associated Press

Harrisburg, Pa. April 28.-Speaking before state wide gathering of democrats here tonight, former Gov ernor James NJ. Cox of Ohio, who was the democratic candidate for Pres ident in 1920, started a verbal on- slaught on the Harding admlnistra- tion with the statement that "it may go down In history as the outstand- ing failure of the last 50 years"
 MT. Cox devoted the major part of his address to an attack on the national administration and delivered a few shafts at the present interna- tional policy of the country.
 The very thing that has threat ened to disrupt the conference at Genoa is the ontgrowth of our inter- national processes of circnmlocution." the former presidential candidate de- clared.
 The result of the arms conference at Washington, he said, is a regional Iaihanee.'+ Tfis. he continued shas led to other alliances, and grave crisis have come in consequence"
 Not only have we ceased to be helpful but in view of recent devel- opments 1t Is apparent that we are a distinctly disturbing factor in in- ternatlonal affairs. Our leaders in banking and economic thought are doing the best they can as lndivid- uals. Recognizing the futflity of ap- pealing to our government, the statesmen of the world are endeavor- ing to arouse tho cooperation of in- divldual agencies. It Is also opposed to every moral and practical con sideration that public disapproval Is inevitabie."
 The republican campaign pledge of reorganization, economy and added efficiency in government" Mir. Cox declared, has developed Into the ac- tuallty of spofls in government"
 He charged that the "chief opera tor of the old Mark Hanna machine is in charge of this work, and the ruling objective Is to strengthen the control of the old guard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
FORMER PRESIDENT
 DESCHANEL IS DEAD
By Associated rr~as

Paris. April 2S.-Paul Deschanel. former president of France, died this afternoon.
 M Deschanel was taken i'll with in- fluenza a fe wdays ago and on We'd nesday it was announced that com plications had developed and his con- clifton was serious.
 After his resignation from the French presidency in September, 1920 M. Deschanel lived in retirement for several months. His condition i'm proved steadily and late that year It was announced he had completely recovered his health. In January Of last year he became a candidate in the senatorial elections being re- turned for Eure-et-Loire on JanuarF g. He began attending the Senats sessions the following May and in January of this year was appointe member of the Senate foreign a. fairs committee to replace M. Poii ] caire, when the latter assumed the premiership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
SHERIFF AND TWO
 DEPUTIES KILLED;
 FEELING RUNS HIGH
Rv AssncIated Press

Beardstown, H., April 2S.-Sherifr Ed Lashbrook of Nashville and two deputies were killed tonight in a fight with section hands near here. Twenty y-eight of the maintenance of way workers were arrested as they entered Beardstown on a train and efforts immediately were started to have them bound over to the grand jury on murder charges because or the high feeling over the officers deaths.
 Frank Uttger, deputy sheriff was killed instantly while Sheriff Lash brook and Deputy Carl Nell died shortly afterward. Guards were piac- about the city to prevent disturb ances and a patrol also was sent to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad yards, where number of railroad labors are housed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
ny OSCAR DUGGER, JR.

Adoption of several important and very significant resolutions, and the admission of 10 women to member ship, one from each Congressional district, was the order of business ac- complished at the meeting yester- day afternoon at the Tutwiler hotel, of the State Democratic executive committee. called and presided over by John H. Webb. chairman of Mo- bile
 Most significant among the resoiu- tions adopted was that read by Hugn White, which now enables those
 sons who by or before Aprilf 6, filed with some proper autho, ri candidacy and other prescrln NR ' formation but who through IA 1 information or understanding as to gard to proper qualification, can by appearing before the chairman of the executive committee or some proper authority. on or before May To, 1929 and filing such additional statements IS may be required and payment of fee required if such has not already been done, and become a bona fide candidate for office.
 District Representative
 According to the districts which they represent the new members are: First. Mrs. Maude E. Patrick. Lisman. Choctaw county; Second, Miss Carolyn Harelson Montgomery; Third, Mrs. Maude Martin, Ozark; Fourth, Mrs. Martha C. Merrill. Anniston; Fifth, Mrs. Daniel Pratt, Prattville; Sixth. Miss Mabel Yerby, Greensboro: i: Seventh, Mrs. W. J. Boykin, Gadsden Eighth, Miss Janette Simpson. Flor ence; Ninth Mrs. Amelia Worthington Fisk, Birmingham; Tenth, Mrs. E. R. Harris, Sulligent.
 Mir. Webb, chairman; Hugh White. assistant secretary: NJ. 0. Bisher, treasurer; Pat McGauley, reporter. were present at the session which convened promptly at ] o'clock for a one hour session, and the follow ing members from the state at large: z: B. Brown, Montgomery E. l.. Clarkson, Tuscaloosa; w. E. Miller, Birmingham, and A. F. Fite, of Jas per; First. J. H. Webb, Mobile and Mrs. Patrick Lisman; Third. NJ. Solie, ozark; Fourth, J. F. Averyt, Colunl- biana and J. H. Edmondson, Anniston i; Sixth, Robinson Brown. Tuscaloosa. E. M. Elliot, Moundville, and J. T. Fuller, Dadeville; Seventh, J. M Kirkpatrick Cullman, $. A. Jordan. Gadsden. R. A. Mitchell Gadsden, and Mrs. w. A. Reason of Ashviue; Eighth, A. c. Patterson, Albany; Ninth, Borden Burr George Bon- durant and W. D. Nesbitt, of Birming- ham; Tenth, J. C. Milner, Vernon and John A. Cobb, Vernon. w. U. Acree, Dothan was elected to replace B. L. Andrews of Ozark. and c. L. Burton, Jasper was chosen to replace Judge R. L. Blanton of Haleyville.
 DivOrces Candidate Choice
 George Bondurant was the first to gain recognition from the chair and after some explanation. submitted four correlated resolutions all em- bodied in one, which provided that candidates for the circuit court judgeships and clerks ships of the Bes- semer division of Jefferson county shall be named by the voters within that territory, and also that voters in the Birmingham judicial division shall name their candidates for solio< itor circlit judgeship and clerksfips. thus deharring each division from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
APPLICANTS NOTIFIED

Gadsden, April )-Ihe applicants for the position of post master of Gadsden which is to be filled by appointment of President Harding have received notices of the grades they made at the examination held here several months ago. or the six applicants the three highest as far as could be ascertained are Thomas H. Stephens. who formerly held the office here for two terms stood first with a grade of S7. J. J.. Moore, who has been assistant post master through several administra- tions, stood second with grade of S5.40 and Judge Edward Pickard, present United States commissioner. which office he has filled the past 20 years. stood third with grade of 76.40. It Is expected that the ap- pointment. will be made within the next ten days. There is still some speculation that Mrs. Thomas H.. stephens, who was also an applicant, will receive the appointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
YOUNG BANDIT SHOT IN UNSUCCESSFUL HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Broke, Despondent Ex-S Soldier Lies at Point of Death, Victim of Own Gun
 Drawn on Cashier

John Wilcox, a young ex-soldier, who gave his home as Sweet Springs. Mo. lies near deaths door at Hill man hospital where he was rushed following an attempt to hold-up and rob the Kansas City Waffle house. 21o4 Fifth avenue, during which he was shot with his own gun wrenched from his hands by G. Garber. 242s Second avenue. north. a patron Of the eating house when the robbery was attempted.
 Wilcox entered the establishment with partner shortly after 10 o'clock last night. Commands of "hands-up" rang out following their appearance at which panic stricken diners obeyed Apparently unnerv- ed, the pair were amateur in their work and as Wilcox turned to cast searching eye toward his partner who stood guard over the door, Gar Der wrenched the revolver from the felon and fired two shots. one of which lodged near his heart, enter ing from the back as the pair fled through the door and across Fifth avenue through The Age Herald alley.
 Attempted to Rifle Register
 Wilcox was attempting to open the cash register while his partner covered the crowd. But no effort was made to fleece the patrons ot the place. Being, perhaps, surprised at the resistance offered the high waymen thsu probably accounts for ha cessfully the plot which was foiled through the daring of Garber.
 Excitement Galore
 Quite little excitement was caus- ed following the shooting as $ the wounded man and hls unidentified partner fled through The Age Herald alley with a possee of citizens fol- lowing closely behind. They were soon lost to the crowd which quickly gathered, and the wounded man. in addition to leaving his gun with his stubborn would-be victim, also left behind his hat in the seurry to leave the place where he received the wound which may cost him his life.
 Pair Separate
 Separated from his partner. who made a complete getaway. Wilcox was arrested by Tom Christian. as- sistant chief of police and Eddie A. Lyons. detective sergeant, at Elev- enth avenue and Twenty-fifth street Gasping for breath and realizing he was perhaps breathing his last breath the wounded highwayman submitted to arrest and told officers he was the principal in the hold-up which failed.
 Young Bandit
 Wilcox gave his home as Sweet Springs. Mo. and his age at 22. Broke, out of work and despondent, the yorng bandit said he was drtsen 10 the deed through desperation. He confessed completely to the crime, but refused steadfastIy to name his co-worker, but police believe he will fall in the dragnet which has been placed around the city for him and 1t is believed he will be easily tden- tified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
GERARD MAN HELD
 AFTER SON KILLED

Girar3 April 2s.-william Me- swain Jr -s2 was shot and killed cr downtown street here late tonight and his father. William McSwain. Sr.. 5s year old grocer. who was found by tne police nearby. was placed in jaii pending an investigation.
 T did not Kill my child" the father told newspa apernlen and police said that was al tn statement he would make. They dee red. however. that father ana son lad been estranged for sorns dime. Both were residents of Girard. the son being an empioye Of the teiephone company here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
By RICHARD ". JoHNsroN

BIaSt furnace or the WoodWhrd Iron company at Vanderbilt, on the eastern outskirts of Birmingham will pour pig iron this morning for the first time in more than year.
 With the resumption of operations at this blast furnace. Alabama is to- day making a hundred per cent more pig iron than in January and is head ed to further increase in make. Eigh- teen stacks are in blast compared with nine January 1.
 Woodward company now has four blast furnaces in operation, three at Woodward and one al Vanderbilt. All four stacks are on foundry iron today, but next week one will go on