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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17

Indictments were also returned against the Urea nmissioncrs charging hw tta king pre- election pl tss yle ton of the law. capi VIE aats ere sworn out for ca of ae ce missloners who furns ef fH sgo3 p1nd as set by Judge J !. 5a@H
 Appart Cops rned
 Commissie f#eaSu me him= self 10 the t . o aa md made the 1900 bone aHE 1T gasef. s. w. Hawkins anc z aw fa CommisH xloner Cioe tt fFfF 4st cLendon we're allowed e JA4 Ns. al the city hall. 1bafe aloRc aaee their own names a. %sfi ak bai of Com missioner DicRoe Vha tHree city fathers repaired nSt from the city hall ieHr Barons In action at lsHlt pafs
 President zsHtlnU aa e1nrEed
 with making nazefQrfiaa srom-
 ises to M. ID. fatwtsm m, i6eerEe H.
 Carter, IF. Ic. . 7. W. Lane,
 A. J. Benton and W. A. Dish
 eroon- Both Benton and Lane
 were promised the positions of
 pOundkeepers, 1t charged. Offices
 promised to the other men are
 not mentioned lin the indictment
 except that Holmes. was promised
 the job of assistant building in-
 spector. 1t Is said.
 Promises were made by Conn
 missioner CIoe, according to the
 indictment that he would appoint
 the following men to offfcei ID.
 C. Simons. W. s. Sheppard, J. 1T.
 Kent, W. A. Disheroon and Iaiius
 Greene. It is also alleged that
 Commissioner Cloe promised A.
 r. Bagby that he would appoint
 II. o. Hnrgroye assistant fire
 chief.
 Only one alleged promise was made by Commissioner Dickson. according to the grand jury and that was to give a job to T. NJ. Coleman
 Fall to Remove Moore
 Grounds for impeachment as enu- merated by the grand jury include not only alleged pre-election promises of office but failure to remove George Moore, street commissioner. and Jim Hughes from office after 1t had been brought to their attention that Moore and Hughes had accepted or att tempted to accept bribes.
 The grand jury in its special city hall report of few weeks ago made the graft charges against Moore and Hughes and recommended their dis missal but the city commission de- clined to take action.
 According to the grand jury Moore attempted to arrange through the Commission to accept a brIbe from Sam Ginsberg with the understand ing that Ginsberg's rent on the lot on which he maintains rendering plant would be s25 a year instead of s25 month. Instead of paying si to the city for each carcass rendered it is also charged that Moore at tempted to arrange so that he him self would be paid the $l and in ad- dition s275 per year.
 Hughes was charged with accept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAr.

Daylight saving mmddIe cause. candle to burn at both ends at cap- itaI.
 Harding's power in IegisIat lion will be tested Monday. Judge Clayton denounces Ku KIux Klan in address to Florida Bar a.- s0cfatiOn.
 Liquor svftn1 to keep up merchant marine Lnsker says.
 Ideals of labor federation ana American Legion identical, lender. assert.
 STATE Tennessee valley farmern to he free from boil weevil pest. First degree murder indictment returned against Camp McCleIian soldier.
 Winston county judge denies he misusea funds.
 LOCAL Three city commissionerx fac< fm- oeachment.
 Police recover $5:.ooo Rock GIand eonds,
 votern agree to build auditearium wfth present funds.
 Mcknight says city govers hent heaas stupid lot &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
MELLON DENIES DEMOCRATSHOLD "kEY POSITIONS Formal Statement Approved by Harding Is Issued by
 Secretary in Reply
 to Charges @
By Assoclnted Press

Washington, June 17.-Indorsed by President Harding, a formal state ment was issued by Secretary Mellon characterizing as false" and the product of selfishly ambitious em- ployes and some discredited former employees" charges circulated among members of Congress that key posi- tions in the treasury were largely held by democratic officials.
 MT. Melons statement, 1t was learned authoritatively tonight. while not dictated by the President, was discussed with him at length before its issuance
 The document discussing the charges bearing the title, The treas ury artment-survey of the per sonnel of the bureau of internal reve- nue. was circulated. while at the same time 1t become known that members of the House had signed a memorial to President Harding prais- ing Assistant Secretary Dover of the treasury department, whose efforts at reorganizing the revenue bureau met with opposition from Commissioner Blair.
 Sponsors for the memorial failed 10 come forward during the day, while authorship of the document which listed about 15o treasury officials. beginning with Under Secretary Gil- bert, remained unclaimed. the me- morial also charging bureau officials with being under the influence of Jo- seph P. Tumulty, secretary to former President Wilson.
 Names and party affiliations listed in the document were freely criticised for Inaccuracies at the treasury. while s. Parker Gilbert, Jr., wrote Representative Beggs. republican, Ohio, denying the first item, which cites "Mr. Paul Gilbert, active demo- cratic politician. taking the stump for Governor Cox in the campaign of 1920" as under secretary of the treas ury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
WINSTON OFFICIAL
 DENIES MISUSE OF
 FUNDS, PURPOSELY
Judge Curtis Takes Stand in Own Defense Before Su- preme Court and RefuteS
 impeachment Charges
nr rREn H. GoRMLEY
Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Hernid,
 22I-2 First National Bank Building


 221-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, June 16.-(Spe-
 cial. l.)-John S. Curtis, probate
 judge of Winston county. took
 the witness stand in his impeach-
 ment trial before the supreme court Friday and testified that
 errors may have occurred in his
 office, but he never intentional
 ly did anything or omitted any thing which would be cause for
 criticism.
 But In rebuttal of his general tes- timony in defense of himself, tine state offered testimony in support of the charge that in countless in= stances Judge Curtis made no record of financial transactions of the coun- ty, that he issued at one time war rant for si0,000 to W. II. Patterson, which was not recorded on the stub book for warrants and was not ap- proved by the commissioners court lin so far as minutes showed and that he deposited checks from the Pratt Consolidated Coal company in pay ment Of convict hire to his own credit and never kept record show ing the condition of the convict camp.
 Claim Clerical Errors
 Judge Curtis defended himself or the charge that he failed to account for financial transactions by saying they were clerical errors and were not Intentionally made. In regard to the failure 10 deposit funds from the Pratt Consolidated Coal company. Judge Curtis said no probate judge Of Winston county had ever kept q record but had handled the fund personally. He insisted that the ra- ceipts from the convict funds were always less than the costs in the cases and that instead of paying the receipts from the Pratt Consolidated Coal company into fund he paiI each county officer his pro rata share of the costs. He said the officers generally received from 40 to 46 per cent of the Amounts they were due On crosse xamination the state ob- tslned from Judge Curtis the admits sicn that in certain cases there was surplus after paying all costs.
 Cursis Main Witness
 Little testimony was submitted during the day, practically all wit nesses having been examined before commi ssioner A. W. Braz1eton at Haleyville several weeks ago. This
 tContinued on page two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17

stolen from the road when ii went into the hands of receiver In 1914. at which time all outstanding bonds of the el 900 dcnomination were called in. MT. Ward said that the loot was practically worthless, hut the coupons were clipped down to the last date of interest maturity bearing 1922 date.
 The bonds were issued in 1902 nnd mature In 1OO2. Following reorgnni- xatiOn of the defunct railroad, many counterfeit bonds have been palmed off on the public and it Is believed by police that even though the bonds are worthless they have been clipped of current coupons to deceive inno- cent bond purchnsers.
 Efforts to communicate last night with officials of the Rock Irlans' lines proved futile.. Meanwhile polio. cORtlnne to Investigate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
FORD MUST GIVE UP HOPE OF SECURING
 PLANT AT G0RGAS
Leaders Firm in Opinion That if Ford Wants Shoals Prop erty He Must Give
 Up Gorgas
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Agc-Heral k00 DnvldnOu Huffd

Washington, June 16.-(Special.) If Henry Ford continues to insist that the Gorgas steam plant be de- livered to him with Muscle Shoals properties of the government, it is very likely that Henry Ford will never apply his genius to the further development of Alabama.
 Representative Mckenzie of Illi- nois, acting chairman o. the commi- tee on military affairs. and Repre- sentative Hull of Iowa, a powerful member of the committee, feel cer- tain, after a casual canvass of the House that the House will never con- sent to a surrender of Gorgas to Ford.
 Their belief is based on their ar gument that the government entered into a contract with the Alabama Power company which gives that company the right to purchase Cor gas from the government. It is their point that the House will never force the government to shirk a bargain into which it went in good faith, and in which 1t pledged its honor.
 Legal TecAnicality
 Simply because it might do so be- cause of a legal technicality, they contend that the government has never and will never repudiate a contract If the disposition of the House Is as Mckenzie and Hull be- lieve it to be. and the House, in recommending the acceptance of the Ford offer eliminates Gorgas, 1t is believed that the Secretary of War will immediately sell Gorgas to the Alabama lower company. That company has already offered $2.500.- 900 in cash.
 Representative Ktarns of Ohio, who has been granted permission to fil another inority report on the Muscle Shoals investigations, will Hay the Ford offer on all the grounds its enemies have proceeded against it., 1t is indicated today.
 His report will be filed Tuesday. Wednesday the Senate committee will hear an argument by s. H. Don't. Jr.. of Montgomery, on the legal as pect of the claim of the power com pany to the Gorgas steam plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
Gist Of Inquisitorial Report

Instituted impeachment proceedings against President D. E. Me Lendon, Commissioners W. B. Coe and w. E. Dickson Indicted them charges of making prediction promises in order to votes
 juvenile be made of domestic relations in connection with chancery court Strongly the of criminal court. Failed find foggng but recommended that "whecappng" be made felony Declaration that contracts let by city and county for school buildings done in restraint of competition Urged cooperation of citizens in combating vener diseases Hlman hospital finding them all in satisfactory condition
  returned 227 indictments and nobiled 56 special city hall report grand jury dismissal other employees This dsregarded by the city commission peachment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
SIX ARE KILLED IN WISCONSIN STORM.
One Hundred Injured and Property Loss Estimated
 at Million Dollars
By Associated Prsss

Glenwood City. Wis. June 16.- Out of a wreckage- -strewn country side, belated reports came in tonight telling the toll of the tornado that swept through sections of four west ern Wisconsin counties last night. causing six known deaths, injury to 100 persons and doing million dol lars damage.
 Yelled by terrific rain and hail storm, the tornado tipped and tore it's way through parts of eight or ten townships, leveling or otherwise da aging buildings on some 200 farms, killing livestock, uprooting trees, tangling telephone and tele- graph wires and damaging growing crops.
 Recurrent reports of many dead. Implications and misspeilihg of names, seemed for a time to indicate a heavy death list. The known dead are:
 J. G. Refss, 60, st. CroIx county.
 Morris Schultz, 12, Forest
 Township.
 ole saugstad. ss. Barron
 county.
 Mrs. ole Lein. 60. ssusstad
 farm.
 Carl Flaw, 45, Laborer.
 saugstnd far m
 Mrs. Present Foster, 45. near
 sauGstad farm.
 Three of the Saugstad children. the eldest 12 years old, may die from injuries suffered when their homo was demolished and their father. a widower, and two other persons were killed
 Another person reported probably mortaily hurt was Mrs. Jess Van home in Dunn county. She also suf- fered internal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
PRISONER DEAD
Tuscaloosa County Man Dies at Kill
 by Prison

Montgomery. June J. Foster Calhoun, state convict of Tus- caloosa county, died suddenly at Kilby prison near Montgomery today. Calhoun came to prison recently to serve a term of one year and one day for distilling and had been in bad health from the beginning of his term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
WINGFlELD GOES
 HOME TO RECOVER

Mobile. June 16.-pitcher wingfield of the Chattanooga club was sent to his home today by Manager McDon- aid to recover from an injury re- ceived on the ball field in New Or leans. Wingfield was injured by being struck in the stomach with a pitched ball. He paid little attention to the injury, but he grew worse to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
.'We SIould Worry" is Attude of City
 Dads s 0Oer Charges


 t0HHHzafir unconcerned over ha H fpry's action yesterday. tlrrsaHsas cLendon of the city ,eHi9s s...t. accompn niea by Gom- ssfE V. IIoe and w. E. as s~tcrsiay hied 4them-
 sa ssf to the ball game nf fi flrk.
 leF ned to show the snme at,4aa fnrd impeachment pro- epftfs indictments charging arr-rlHf promises ms when they feKnsH discharge three city enapi. is recommended i'm sDrei Ort of the grand Jury.
 Afas ming their bonds and eNnt faa with newspaper men aaa friends. the city fathers dis- feHneesd he newsboys sh outing HEa 4ssy bnIi sensation., nnd left for the bali park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
NEGRO HANGED WHO
 KILLED POLICEMAN
Bx Associnted Press

By Associated Press
 TalIndega. June 16.-Tengue Cunningham. negr0s wns hanged here today for the murder of Policeman Eugene H. Hobbs. Life was extinct II minutes aft- CT the trap was sprung. The policeman was stabbed to death when he attempted te arrest Cun- ningham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
OCCUPY CANTON
By .assocIated Press

Peking. June 16-A telegram re- ceived by foreign legations here to- day says the forces of General Chen Chiung-Min have occupied Canton. the seat of Dr. Sun Yat Sens southern China government. It is understood Chen Chung Min is sympathetic with the plans of General Wu Pei-Fu for reunlfication of China but he has not yet publicly indorsed Wu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
Will H. Hay.

How would you like to visit this $l50.ooo year beauty-the mogul of the movies?
 If you can't do that, the next best thing is to read Dolly Dal- rympIe's interview with him in tomorrow's Age Herald. He told Dolly lot of interesting things you will enjoy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
Free Radio for
 Boys Again Today

At II o'clock this morning at The Age-IieraId building Jack Turner will show the boys how to build n radio set and The Age Herald will then give away an- other complete set equipped with head phones and aerial wire.
 There was big crowd last 'aturday and another hoy will he
 clsy today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17

Impeachment proceedings will be immediately instituted against President D. E. McLendon of the city commson Commissioners w. B. Coe and w. E. Dickson, daton of the grand jury, which made its final report yeter day and discharged by Judge William E. Fort Solicitor Joseph R. Tate announced that steps will be taken at out the recommendaons of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
Voters Are Agreed To Build A uditoriu n1 With Money on Hand
Seating c ,sSlSity of 10000 Is Popular Choice With
 8c,o aN-One Voter Wants Auditorium Locat ed on Third Avenue Market Site
AUDITORIUM SITE BALLOT

Do favor acceptance for auditorium site of the block
 of property in Smiths park, donated by the Smith
 hers?. Do you favor building the auditorium the site
 chased by the city Eighth avenue?. ..... Do you favor some other site? ...... What seating capacity should auditorium have?. Should the commission go ahead with the money in
 hand?. ..... Are you qualified voter?. ......
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
CITY ALTERS INDICTED; 3 FACE IMPEACHMENT
Fiue to One for Smith Pork Auditorium Site
FiUe hquisitors Wash Hands City Hall Probe, Filing Minority Report

Three Commissioners Under Fire Apparently Uncon- cerned Over Grand Jury tgation-Leave City Hall for Great American Pastime of
 Baseball at Redwood Park-State-
 ments Promised Public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
T oday Harding's Ford Problem. Birth Pains to Go. Marconi and Conan
 Doyle.
 Live on $563.O4 a Year.
 By ARTHUR BRISBANE

Friendly suggestion to President Harding:
 Elections are coming soon and a big eIection--for President-later. Farmers will decide 1t.
 If the government does not give Henry Ford a chance to make good his promise about cheap fertilizers a. Muscle Shoals. there Is apt to be a shake-up and many farmers may be found voting for Henry Ford for President-which this administration would not like.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-17

Whether Ford could produce cheap fertilizer nobody knows and he doesn't know. He thinks he could and he is a wonderful manufacturer.
 If you give him Muscle Shoals and he produces cheap fertilizers 1t may be said truly That's enough to make him President"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-10
COMPTON ACQUITTED
IN WARSAW, HELD ON
NEW ROBBERY COUNT
Fourth of Etna Green Store
Robbers Wanted by Michi-
gan Authorities.

WARSAW. June 9.-CSpecfaI.)-
Otis X. Compton of near Elkhart.
one of the members of the gang
which was implicated in the robbery
Of the Hamlin store at Etna Green
on April -. in which $4,000 worth
OF merchandise was stolen, was ac-
quilted Friday night on the charge
of larceny and burglary He was re-
handed to jail, however. while a
warrant is being awaited from Ber-
rien county, Mich, charging him
with larceny in connection with the
robbing of a garage early in April.
Compton's trial was begun in the
Kosciusko circuit court Wednesday
before Judge L. w. Royse and a
jury. The state completed its case
Thursday.
Three other members of the gang.
William Evans. George Conroy and
James Gilmore. we're connected here
several weeks ago and sentenced TO
from to Il years each I'm prison.
They are now serving their terms in
the Michigan City prison.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-10
Tears and Dire
Needs of Family
Fail to Impress
Woman Launching Into '.Busi-
ness" to Aid Family Fails
TO Get Leniency.

Faced with a coil of a still and
six quarts OF white mule" whisky
as evidence against her. Mrs. Ce-
ella Veras, 80 W. Napier St, tear
fully admitted to City Judge Du-
Comb Friday that in the hope OF as
sisting in her family's support she
had undertaken the manufacture Of
liquor. She had not sold any Of the
product. she insisted.
Mrs. Veras was taken into custody
late Thursday evening when a
search Of the home revealed a gall
Ion container and two quart bottles
filled with white liquor. Sergt. of
Detectives Val Delinski. assisted by
Officers Kish and Winters, made
the search. No still or cooling
tub was located but a coil, such as
would be used for distillation, was
obtained
A fine Of 500 and costs was i'm
posed in addition 10 6O-day coun-
" jail. sentence, suspended.
Earlier In the evening. the same
detail Of officers arrested Sam Hers
Ter. lis s Cherry St. after locating
small amount of liquor. In city
court Friday Hersler. charged with
unlawful possession. obtained a set
ting Of his case for hearing June II.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-10
RESCUE MISSION
FIGHTS PETITION
Contest Action Calling for
Public Highway Through
Summer Home Site.

Whether a decision Of the county
commissioners made in 1920 that n
road leading through the property
OF the summer home OF the City
Rescue Mission on the Chain O.
Lakes shall he a public highway. Is
a decision which a circuit court jury
is being asked to make.
The petition for the -oad in 1920
was filed by Mrs. Perry Fry. Col"
Joseph r. Sullivan and Fred T. Yer
gin. TO which Walter Fields. acting
fin and for the City Rescue Mission,
demonstrated. Because the mission
does not have title 10 the property
through which the road runs. IT can
not appear directly as a litigant.
The Chicago. South Bend ana
Northern Indiana railway, which
owns the lsnd affected by the COM
nissioners' decision, Is contrasting
the action through It's trial lawyer.
Arthur L GiIiom. W. @. Gnbil
represents the mission IN the action
The mission rents the land- on
which the summer home IS located
from the utility and has an option
10 purchase. The mission maintains
az the Chain O. Lake site a summer
recreation home. providing vaCa-
SONS for many widowed mothers and
many children who otherwise would
not have an outing
The mission Is in charge Of Ray
f Bird. who was present during the
hearing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-10
LOCAL RED CROSS
HELPS IN RELIEF
Number of Checks Received
for Aiding Flood Victims
in South.

According 10 Mary A. Stone. head
of the Red Cross chapter Of st. Jo-
seph county. a number of checks
have been turned in at the local
Office fOr the relief work OF the Red
Cross among the sufferers OF the
flooded district Of the South.
Reports of the workers in that
district, according TO Miss Stone.
show that over $1,000 persons will
have 10 be fed through the Red
Cross until August, or even longer
and that these people have no way
of securing relief except through
that organization. ANgreat deal Of
medical attention is needed now, it
is said and the need in increasing
daily
Contributions received at the local
Office Will be sent Immediately 70
the headquarters in the flooded dist
riots where the funds viii be used
for the purchase Of food and cloth
ing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-10
RADIO FANS HEAR
PLEASING PROGRAM
Miss Rosemary Hughes Rem
ders Several Selections for
BrOadcasting.

A varied program sung by Miss
Rosemary Hughes. formerly OF the
Benson orchestras. Chicago. and sew
eral piano solos played by DR.. K. II.
Robinson. who also served as Miss
Hughes accompa mist. were broad
casted from the South Bend Y. NJ.
C. A. radio station. WBAQ. last
night. in addition 10 late news
flashes Of local and national events.
provided by The South Bend News
Times.
Stealing" Venetian Love Boat
and 'Swanee River Moon" late popu-
lar numbers. and At Dawning' and
Somewhere a Voice Is Calling
made up the list Of Miss Hughes Of
ferings.
Radio fans who listen in on to-
nights broadcasting from the local
station will hear Miss Josephine
Decker. vocalist. accompanied by
Mrs. Edna Reed Cover.