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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
HARDING ID MEET |. ]. p. LEADERS IN BONUS CONFERENCE
Hope to Reach Decision on Method of Raising Nec- eSSary Revenue for
 Compensation
By Associated Press

Washington. February S.-ways and means of financing tho soldiers bonus will be discussed at A confer ence between President Harding ana republican leaders of the house ana senate early next week, 1t was stated today at the White House. It is un- derstood that the various suggestions advanced will be canvassed with A view to determining on . definite program.
 decision as to methods of raiu- ing the necessary revenue, reached in agreement between the adminis- traitor and congressional leaders, would solve the most difficult prob lems before the house committee charged with drafting the adjusted compensation Legislation and would be expected to speed up final enact ment of the measure by removing what otherwise might prove subjects of serious disagreement between the house and senate.
 Members of tho ways and means committee said today that tho bill, to be reported to the house, probably within two weeks would provide for DeBihhlnS the cash payments to the former service men on January l, 1928. They said this would give time Tn which to raise the revenue and to pass upon the applications for the cash bonus.
 Re-enactment of the excess profits tax as method of financing tho bonus before the ways and means committee today by Representatives Woodruff of Michigan, and Brown of Wisconsin, both republicans They said this was a just tax which would bs more popular than some others. Opposition to such a proposal was voiced by some of the republican members of the committee and in the colloquoy that followed Mir. Wood ruff declared that the repeal of this tax was 'one of the most reprehensi- ble acts ever committed by congress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
SORE BuRGLARIZED

Gadsden, February 3.-The grocery store of J. F. Stancill, located on Fourth street and Norris avenue. in Oak Park addition, was robbed jast night of 50 pounds of lard. four ca ms of coffee, white meat and other grt : ceries, all to the value of several hundred dollars. This morning off cers say. they found a trail of flour leading from the store to the home of R. T. Brown, which which they pro- ceeded to search. and found nearly all the stolen goods hidden away in the house and in the kitchen, where it was being cooked for the family
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
NO POPE YET
Yesterdays Balloting Fails to Result
 in Election
By Associated Press

Rome, February 8. Within the walls of the vatican balloting is pro- ceeding for the election of success sor to Pope Benedict XIV. Today's ballot1ng failed of result. The cardi- nals were engaged for several hours during the morning in an endeavor to select an occupant for the Papal throne, but shortly after noon a thick volume of sulphur-hued smoke indi- cated that no decision had been reached
 The deliberations in the afternoon apparently were somewhat shorter, as the great clock of St Peters reg istered 5;25 when the chimney emit ted a feeble cloud of black smoke telling mutely to the vast assemblage in St. Peters square that the mo- mentous question was still undecided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
Chicago Heiress
 and Workman Wed
By Assoeiated Press

New hork. February 3.-Mrs. Marion Buckingham Ream Stcph- ems, 45, Ghicago heiress, and An astase AndreVitch Nonsiatskoy- Nonsiatsi>y, 23-year-old Russian workman of Philadelphia, were married at s o'clock tonight in inc Russian CathedraI of st. Nicholas. The wedding had been publicly announced for o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
OFFICERS PAGE THEIR
 MAN IN HOTEL LOBBY
By Associated Press

New York, February S.-Detectives today paged their man in the lobby of the Hotel Astor-and caught him.
 The prisoner was Peter A. Rob bettie a stock broker from White stone, L. l., who was charged with having disappeared from Albany af- ter having obtained s3,500 from a physician he had interested in an in- vestment. He was taken upstate to face a charge of grand larceny.
 Last night Robbettie telephoned t3 the physician telling him to send him an additional $500 at the Astor today. Detective Bain, of Albany, and two members of the New York force were on hand at the appointed hour when Robbettie, smartly dressed, ap- peared in answer to the pages call. He fled. but was captured after a chase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
CAPITALIST FAMILY DROWN
 By Associated Press
February s.-Aug

Seattle, February 3.--August An- derson Frojendahl, former Alaskan capitalist and resident of Seattle, his wife and four children were drowned when their private yachs, In which they were cruising the South seas, was wrecked two moRths ago, ac- cording to advices received by An drew Chilberg. Swedish fonsul. today. The message gave no datails and did not mention the name of the yacht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
ARREsT YAGRANTs

Attalla, February 3.-tSpeciaIl- Hobes no longer make their way through here unmolested if observed by local officers. following an order issued by Mayor B. w Erwin that all vagrants be arrested and hailed into the mayors court where they are sentenced to hard work on the streets if found guilty. This order was made necessary. said Mayor hr- win. as the result of much thievinS and burglary here of late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
ARBUCKLE JURY IS
 DISCHARGED AFTER
 DEBATING IA HOURS
By Assno1aied Prnaa

San Francisco. February s.-The jury in the second trial of man slaughter charge against Roscoe Ar buckle, decided at the conclusion of a 44-hour session it could not agree and was discharged today with the final ballot standing 10 for convic- ton and two for acquitta1.
 Arbuckle was accused of having caused the death of Miss Virginia Rappe. of Los Angeles. a motion pie ture actress, who was taken i'll at d drinking party in Arbuekle's suite here at the Hotel St. Francis on La Dor Day, 1921. and died four days later as the result of ruptured bladder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
MORE BODIES RECOVERED
 Rv Aesocfatod Press

Gates. Pa, February s-The bodies of two more victims of yesterdays ex- plosion in the Gates mine of the H. c. Prick Coke company were brought out late today. So far, 24 bodies have been recovered and mine of- ficials said they believed the rescue workers would find only one more body, under a heavy fall of slate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
NEGRO IS IN MOBILE
 FOR SAFE KEEPING

Mobile, February s-(Speclal)- Lem Jackson, a negro, convicted or killing Edward Spinks a prominent resident of Thomasville, Clark county was brought here today by Sheriff c. E. Cox for safe keeping.
 The killing of Ed Spinks and the woundng of two other members or the Spinks family nearly resulted in the lynching of Jackson at the time The negro was given life m the penl- tentiary. On account of the feeling in Clark county, Sheriff Cox would not take any chances with the pris- Oner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
R0UNTREE PREPARES
 FOR ROAD MEETING

Rhoenix, Ariz, February 8.-(spe. eial9.---J, A. kountree, director gsn-. eral United States Good Roads asso- citation and Bankhead highway, ar rived here today to open headquar- ters to promote the April meeting Of these two organizations. He was cor dially received by q committed ot leading citizens with Secretary of State Hall as chairman. He was guest of honor at Rotary club luncheon to- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
GENERAL FREIGHT
 CUT IMPOSSIBLE,
 HOOVER DECLARES
Says Operating Costs Must Come Down Before Rates Can Safely
 Be Reduced
By Associated Press

Washington, February s.-General freight rates reductions are impossi- ble at this time because of the i'm poverished state of the railway sys- tems of the United States. Secretary of Commerce Hoover testified today before tho interstate commerce com mission investigation of transporta- ton rate levels.
 Until rates come down and rail- road expenditures for new construc- tion and betterments climb up. Mir. Hoover declared, the economic ma chine will move slowly He added, however. that, in his opinion. railway operating costs. In which connection he mentioned wage scales. must come down and railroad credits must be better before rates can be safely re- duced
 Most of the existing economic de- pression Is due to the spread between the prices received by producers of raw material and the prices paid out by consumers for finished goods. MT. Hoover declared. Railroad rates. hAho HdACHs VII iHAN present DaHl6 increases this gap, he asserted, giY- ing this increased spread" as the explanation of the lost purchasing power of the farm population.
 Expressing his belief that an op- portunity to cut rates would be had in about year, Mir. Hoover. who was called as witness by the United States Chamber of Commerce, said 1t would be an Economic crime" If rate schedules were not revised to give basic raw materials much cheaper transportation as compared with finished and high grade mate rials.
 Conflict With Thorne
 Mir. Hoover's view of railroad credit brought him into sharp conflict with Clifford Thorne, counsel for shoppers and farm organizations, who de- manded on cross examination whether railroad users should be obliged to pay rates based on stock securities issued as bonus with bonds. created for promoters profits. land gem erally. representing no investment" ]"
 I've heard that talk all my life," rejoined the secretary. "but the com mission Is dealing with tho future, not tha past. Its rates arc based on it's tentattve- valuations of existing railroaa pyoperty, not the mass of papff the markets which sells for ssasE n4s day and & hundred the
 State railroad commissions cen tered their evidence today upon an attempt to get passenger fares re. duced, Clyde NJ. Reed chairman of the Kansas Utilities commission. opened tn ediscussion with an argu- ment that the present rate of 3.6 cents per mile was economically unjusti- fled, and had operated to reduce the income of railroads by restricting travel Fred W. Putnam of the Min nesota commission and J. F. Shaugh- messy chairman of the Nevada com mission, presented similar views.
 The Pullman company also appeal ed to the commission to reduce the surcharge on travel in its cars. es- timating the drop in it's revenues from those of 1920 at s1.OOo, 900 per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
BIG Loss SUSTAINED
BY Ass0cIated Press

Chicago, February 3.-Montgomery Ward & Co. sustained an operating loss of s2,95f,370 in 1921 and losses in inventory accounts receivable, se- ,surities in the treasury and deprecia- tion increased the total losses for the year to s9,SS7. .306 30, according to the public today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
SMALL FIRE

Attalla. February 3.-(Special)- Early discovery of a blaze in the basement of the home of Mrs A. l.. Dupre here, and the timely arrival of the fire department. saved the build ing from being destroyed by flames Thursday afternoon. when a fire was detected in the furnace room where burning embers in an ash can had so heated the metal of the container that a large pile of coal nearby was set on fire. Very little damage re- c,,ltad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
PALACE IS ORGANIZED

Gadsden. February s.--A palace of the Oriental Knights of spiendor was organized in Gadsden last night by Grand Master c. o. Jacobs, at the odd Fellow hall, with a membership of e4, who were initiated last night. This Is the fourth palace In the state the others being at Birmingham, Mo- bile and Montgomery. The officers elected were; M. C. Silvey. past ori- ental knight; W. P. Archerm. chief knight; J. Ed Miller, vice knight; R. b. Downs, scribe; J w Williams, treasurer; F. NJ. Culpepper. master of ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
THREE ANNOUNCE

Mobile, February 3.-(Special.)- )- R. E. Cunningham and Edward J. Grove, well known attorneys of this city, announced today for the lower house of the Alabama legislature from this county. They will be voted on in the August primary State Sen ator John Craft has also announced for reelection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
COLE IS IMPROVING

D. E. Cole. Woodlawn carpenter who was injured as the result of be- ing struck by an automobile at Tus- caloosa avenue and Vine street We'd nesday noon, Is improving at the Bir- mingham Infirmary, and is expected to recover unless eomplIeations set in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE SURPLUS ON
 JUNE 3O--HARDING
Budget System Has Justified Most Confident Expecta- tlonS, Is Declaration
 of President
By AssoeIated Press

Washington, February 3.-Presid- ing today at the second business meeting of r ,,oS .ernment, President Harding .. ,se that instead of dedc oo mental finances. as
 sS in December. there now spects of a surplus of re- :" over expenditures when the cooks are balanced at the end of next June.
 The President further announced it has been possible to reduce the gov ernments expenditures from a scale based on $500, ,0o0,OO a year to a scale of s3,s74, ,oO0. and declared that even in it's formative period the budget system has justified our most confident expectations"
 More than 1,o00 officials from all the departments and establishments of the government met with the President and discussed reports of the various co-ordnates, transmitted by Director Dawes of the budget bureau, whom the President described as the genius" who made possible the cut in expenditures.
 High officials Present
 High officials who sat with the President at the meeting included Vice President Coolidge. Secretaries Mellon, Denby and Wallace, General Pershing, Admiral Koontz, Under Sec retary Fletcher of the state depart ment and Assistant Secretary Roose- welt of the navy.
 Both the President and General Dawes, who made the only other ad- dress of the meeting, announced direct saving of sS2,000,00O and in- direct savings of more than sl04,00o,- GOO accomplished in less than six months through the operation of the co-ordinating agencies of the budget bureau.
 Mir. Harding further declared the efforts of the government toward economy had been reflected among the people at large.
 Director Dawes described the for ma tion of the co -ordinating boards as the installation of routine business methods into the government, and as the only effort made in 1S0 years to curb the riotous and disgracefui ex- travagance of business organization than ran without head, each man trying to get what he could for his own department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
MILITARY COMMITTEE TO
 CONSIDER CONTRACT TO-DAY

Washington, February 3.-(Spe- cial.)-Representative Julius Kahn of California, chairman of the military committee of the House, as indicating the determination of Congress hastily to dispose of the proposed contract of Henry Ford for the acquisition of Muscle Shoals. announced today that tomorrow his committee would hold an executive session for the purpose of determining an official plan or procedure.
 The committee will determine the advisability of holding hearings. At present, 1t Is the idea that only the Secretary of War. Ford and Thomas A. Edison need be summoned, because testimony touching on the war neces- sity of Muscle Shoals has already been adduced. On the part of soma of the members of the committee. however the contention is made that wit resses from all sections should be summoned, and especially that those speaking for farm organizations should be given opportunity to tes- tify.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
Air Nitrntes Fight

The Air Nitrates corporation, which has an option to purchase plant number 2. which option the Secretary of War on advice of John A. Smith. assistant judge advocate general. iga nores, indicates today it's determina tion to carry its fight to the supreme court of the United States The as- sistant judge advocate general ruled that as Congress had not authorized the Secretary of War to dispose Of any property on the Tennessee, he had no legal right to give an option to any corporation. The corporation, on the other hand insists that before 1t made it's agreement with the Sec retary of War. 1t had the advice of it's counsel, Charles E. Hughes, who is now Secretary of State.
 The corporation contends. too. that the government cannot repudiate it's obligation on the strength of a tech nicallty. The case will possibly go to the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
BIRMINGHAM WEATHER

Cloudy today. Nearly stationary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04

The Age-Herald carries the full day and night Associated Press dis patches seven days a week.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

-. The single and double procedure
vas reversed in round .. when the
Johnson got. the two-baser. Il lusty
wallop to right center. with one
a6wn, and. after Rice Dfted. scored
-oa line single to left by Harris
who reached second on Jamieson's fu !.
trle throw to the plate. A bit OF
tough luck prevented another tally
right her. for Judges smash was de-
nScted sufficiently by Uhle for Seweli
TO throw him out.
Help Indians to Score.
>-~Johnscn famed Wood after Speaker
feached the far corner on his single
and Rice's error in the first inning,
nut yielded run in the second. with
al error by Shanks a factor. Walter
walked Sewell, Gardner singled and
the corners were crowded when
Blanks fumbled McInnis' bunt;
aNeilrs crash to Harris took a bad
.HaG him. although Sewen Tailed
1Ihle then lined to Harris. who made
An unassisted double play by toeing
rf1e middle sack before Mc1nnis could
Get back.
Two runs we're compiled in the
tHird by the Nationals. who chased
3-hle to the showers. Goslin led with
~ triple over Speakers head and
eounted on Brewers single to left
;sraich brought Walter Mails to the
ranced or a oassed ball. continued to
third on ONeil's wild heave to CEN
ter and tailed when Shanks doubled
Ssa;nsr the right field screen. Peck's
sacrifice put Hank on third. where he
enguished when Picinich took third
strike and johnson grounded to
Gardner.
1.-The Nationals increased their scor-
mig activities in the fourth, register
;nR three times on the final appear
snce of Mails. Rice walked. Harris
Sacrificed and Judge clouted to the
scoreboard in center for a circuit OF
tho bases, Sam tallyine ahead OF him.
Goslin's third straight extra base
lift was a double to left and he
Saunted. after Rr.wer's death, on
swat to left by Shanks.
: johnson was combed for a pair of
runs in the faE end of this frame
S,hen Gardner singled with one gone.
took third on McInnis' double down
The right field line and Tailed with
him on oNein's safety to right; Bat t.
Ting for Mails, Stephenson rolled TO
fhe box, and Jameson lofted 10
Brewer.
Griffs Resume Scoring.
with Edwards pitching in the fifth.
4he Nationals were retired in order.
but the following frame witnessed
resumption of their scoring activities.
Harris opened with a double past
Gardner. Judge sacrificed. and when
edwards tossed poorly to McInnis.
In front of the plate for his fourth
consecutive single, and after Brewer
6fed Shanks walked. filling the bases.
Picks single to left cashed Judge.
and after Picinich expired. johnson
raped safely to center. scoring Cos
Evening star., 1922-07-30

lin and Shanks. Edwards got the
gate here, and with Shaute gracing
the mound Johnson was forced by
Rice.
Three passes. Rice's double and sim
giles by Judge. Peck and Goslin. 1t
being the latters fifth in. row. net
ted the Griffmen a fistful of runs In
the seventh.
Johnson was invincib1e after the
fourth until the eighth. when. with a
thirteen-run lead, he merely lobbed
the ball over. doubles by Gardner
and Jameson and Luke Sewelfs sim
gle giving the Indians tally. The
same tactics gave them two more in
the ninth. when Gardner walked and
hits were made by Speaker. McInnfs
and Luke Sewell.
With Jameson brought In from
left field to the box in the eighth.
the Nationals were checked, but only
for one round, for in the final frame
they registered twice on Picinich's
double and singles by Peck and john
son.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

swings ana lSSueQ HVc Tree llSkCtS
O'Neill, who was forced by Covelesk
the latter stole second and went to t
Brillheart then walked Wamby.
forced in a run by hurting eight
straight balls to Speaker and Wood.
couple of strikes over on Sewell, n
naliy passed him. too, forcing in
another tally. He got out of the
hole when Gardner popped to Picinich
in hitting at a bad ball with the
count three and two.
Brewer Hits for Circuit.
The Griffmen were retired as fast
as they came up for three rounds. but
they forged to the front in round 4,
due largely to a clout for the CIRCUIT
by Brewer. Rice beat out smasn
to McInnis for a starter ana, ai.ea an
Farris' death. was held to third on
judges shoestring double to Speaker
rrounder to the box. Then 1t was
that Brewer caught one to his hkins
and sent it soaring far over the hlSn
right-field screen. Judge ana 1osiin
scoring ahead of him.
A rank mun by Peckinpaugh pavea
the way for the two runs reg1sterse s
hy the Indians to regain the ieao ~
the fourth. McInnis walked anu
O'Neilrs-rofler was ferried to sec1nu
Went eiimmering when Peck fumoiea
he ball. The twin killing ,wene NJ
through when Coveleskie bounoeo, , ~
HarTis.4 but McInnis reached thiro;
scored on Evans single to leit. ahu ~,
the latter then stole second: aloeo "
Wsmby % dropped a Texas leaguer INTO
right. After pitching two wide d ones
to speaker. Brillheart was yankeu'
Moeridge relieving him. George coiP-
Evening star., 1922-07-30

From the time Public Printer Car
ter tossed out the ball to start the
fray until the finish, the Commerce
team never had real opportunity to
overhaul it's rivals for the circuit
laurels. With Louis Hollis leading.
both on the mound and at bat, the
G. o. P. boys played rings around the
athletes from Secretary Hoover's de-
partment, and had they cared could
have won by larger score.
Hollis held the Commerce batters
to FIVE. hits and contributed three.
one a double, to his own teams total.
The Printers went into the van in the
first inning. when a hit and fielder's
choice mixed with two Commerce er-
rors produced two runs. The game
was cIinched by G. Q. P. in the fifth.
four runs resulting from six hits,
with an error tossed in.
Commerce managed to chase a tally
across after two men had been re-
tired in the sixth inning. Then a
hit followed an error. In most of the
other innings, the Hooverites went
out in order. The score by innings:
r. E.
G. p o.. 2 90 o402 5 oil Is 2
Commerce .... 90 0 o o 1 0Oo-1 5 4
Batteries-Hollis and Meade: Darne and
McDefmott.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

Judge robbed Speaker Of a safety
in the lucky" frame when he stabbed
Spoke's rap with one hand and
tagged him with toss to johnson.
1t took Jamie.on. an outfielder. to
check the Nationals after they had
battered four of Spoke's hurlers.
Jamey unquestionably is the best left
hand pitcher on the Cleveland pay
roll. He retired the Griffs in order
in the eighth. but they got to him for
a couple of counters in the final frame
at that.
Goslin tried hard to run his string
Of consecutive safeties to six. but his
attempt in facing Jameson in the
eighth resulted in a roller to wamby.
Goslin failed to use his head when
he grounded to the box in the fourth
past first instead of streaking for sec-
ond while Rice was being run down
on the line AS it happened. no dam
age resulted, as Brewers marathon
maui cashed him anyhow.
going after Woods foul in the fourth.
Hank got the ball. clung to It. al
though shaken up when Rajah
crashed into him.
Something seid0m seen was the
action taken in the fourth by Ump.
Hildebrand in ordering q pitcher to
pitch while the batsman was stand
ing outside the box. Coveleskie
obeyed and the delivery was a bah,
but Hide subsequently, called Hank
out on q wide third strike.
MeEridge and Weed en9ageA in a
stalling match when the latter was
at bat IN the seventh. nearly hye min