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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07

". Eugene Eubanks, former
 federal prohibition raider, went on trial In federal court yester-
 day afternoon charged with be-
 ing a member of a party of three
 former federal prohibition raiders
 and one former city policeman al- legged to have killed Curtis Tid-
 more, Biount county farmer, ns
 he was nearing the city on the
 sprinsviIIe road on the night of
 September 2s. 1921.
 The case was called at o'clock by Judge W. I. Grubb. jury was selected and impaneled and the first witness. Mrs. curtis Tidmorei widow of the slain man. was called at 8 o'clock.
 The state asked that their case be completed first and the entire afternoon was given to the examin- ing of witnesses for the state. Judge B. NJ Allen headed the prosecution, and is assisted by Joseph Tate, coua7 ty solicitor, John Morrow. assistant county solicitor, and the Oneonta law firm of Ward. Nash & Finlay.
 Wife Relates Departure
 Mrs. Tidmore testified that her husband had left their home near Oneonta with a load of produce for Birmingham at g o'clock on the morning of September 2S. She testi- fled that Charles Huffstutler was Tidmore's companion and that she knew nothing else about the affair except that her husband was brought home dead the next morning
 Companion Takes stand
 The next witness called was Charles Huffstutler, companion of time the shooting occurred. Husf- stutler testified that this was their second trip to Birmingham together and that one of the mules hitched to the wagon belonged to him. He stated that they were not business partners. but that they had made the peddiing trips together.
 Huffstutier testified that the sho ot- ing occurred about o'clock on the night of September 28. 1921, and that Tidmore was handcuffed while he lay on the ground mortally wounded. He testified that the car came up Dcnlnu them anu tndt tncy were ordered to stop. He stated that no warrant was alluded to nor did the officers wear anything by which they might be distinguished as officers.
 Tidmore Shot Three Times
 On cross-examination he testified that Tidmore had been shot thr se times. He also testified that he would not recognize Eubanks when he saw him but that he had heard a man introduce himself to hospital attaches at the Hillman. hospital as w. E. Eubanks.
 Charles B. Kennamer, United States district attorney. in charge of the counsel for the defendant. asked that Eubanks stand up before Huff sfut'er and be identified. Huffstutler dec iared that he did not recognize the nan and stated that in all prob ability would not recognize any of the Attendants.
 g5s fstutier declared that he had two snells in his pocket and none in the slot gun when the shooting be- gan He denied that he had fired 2 sitpt
 A,tor neys for the Gerense then asked Huffstutier had ever known of an. whisky having been made by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
CONDITIONS IMPROVE THROUGHOUT SOUTH LS| REPORTED FOR MARCH
Alabama Mine Production Grows and Marked Improve ment in Iron and Steel Industries Shown by
 Federal Figures

North Carolina textiles increas- cd their forces in March and the leading cities reported surplus labor being rapidly absorbed. In South Carolina, textiles receded slightly but improvement in lum- her and chemical trades more than made good the recession. The housing situation in the state has been much relieved, reports to the employment service said.
 Unemployment in Florida was reported as "confined principally to- common labOrs with the de- mand for farm help equaIiing the supply.
 Hardwood mills in Tennessee were said to be OffsettinR to some extent the decreased mining ac- tivity, with unemployment now prevalent among skilled rather than unsixifIed iab0rers."
 Alabama mines increased pro- duction up to the last day of the month md marked improvement wns shown in the iron and steel trades. The outlook promised . large farm acreage in crops this season.
 Cotton mills i'm Mississippi were working "full time with full force" in March and the majority of the lumber mills were on full time, reports said. While the im- rroyement has been felt only to a limit, d extent in Louisiana. it was said that more encouraging outlook for the future was evident by the beginning of seasonal work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07

plan and is for the aldermanic plan if there is nothing better" but he Is opposed to the commission.
 The commission form has so few friends that they appear to be negli- gible. Both manager and aldermr ic advocates are equally pronounced In placing the word mo" in the com mission column,
 Must He Regular
 Two business es:aoIisnments have sent in the names of their staff de- claring that they are for this or that form. These names cannot be listed because they are not attached for mally to a blank ballot and co. ing up to the conditions of the referea- dunn. One condition is that the per san voth sfirmatively and in writing on the ballot declare him self or herself a voter. and another is that each person must send ein a separate ballot as is done in regular elections. The Ase-Heraid realizes the deep community significance in this expression of public opinion, hence is conducting the referendum with all the safeguards in it's power.
 1t Is agreed that it has beena and is good community exercise
 Cut out the bianq ballot In The Age Herald and send it to "Referendum Department" rare Age-Heraid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
By Associated Press

Washington, April 6.-Increaned employment ranging up to 2S per cent over the preceding month was reported today to the em- plOyment service of the depart ment of labor from 43 te 65 rep resentative cities for the month ending March. 31. The automo- bile and allied industries, iron and steel and their products and lumber headed the trades showing improved activity. The net in- crease for the country, figured on reports from 1,42S firms and 2.5 per cent.
 Employment in the south indi- cated R generally improved tone during March, the report saId. with indications that further progress would be recorded in the next 30 days.
 Despite some slackness in tex- tiles, Virginia industries were more active ns whole and the outlook was considered good. Lumber and fertilizer shared the increase i'm workers fin Georgia during the past month, Atlanta reporting n "littIe improvement in most industries,c. the demand for labor being about 8 per cent over that of January. Savannah indi- cated textiles, lumber and repair shops more active but not suffi- ciently so to assimiIate all avail able labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
DEFENDS POSITION
 OF OPERATORS IN
 FARLEY REFUSAL
Daugherty Says Owners Will 1. Not Face Prosecution if They See Fit to Fix
 National Wages
By Aasoclated Prasn

Washington, April GA defense of the bitumlnous coal operators posi- tions in refusing to negotiate a cen tral agreement with miners union was given by T. H. Watkins, a spokesman for Pennsylvania pro. ducers, before the House labor com mittee today in it's investigation of the coal strike and at the same time an intimation was given by Attor- ney General Dougherty through a letter from him which was read into the record. that the mine owners would face no prosecution under anti trust laws if they again saw fit to fix national wages in the industry by such an agreement.
 Other development today included a statement by Secretary Hoover upon his return from the west that reports presumably from non-union fields showed that bituminous coal mined on Monday after the strike had been called, amounted to 572 ,00o tons and on Tuesday to 542. .000 tons. He declared, however that the time was insufficient to justify any deductions being drawn from these figures in their possible bearing on the ques- ton of sufficiency Of supply.
 Refusal Not Hopeless
 Chairman Nolan of the House in- vestigation committee, also made public telegraphic messages from representative operators in the cen tral field which he said were not entirely hopeless" in their refusal to accede to the request to renew in- terstate negotiations with the union. "
 They showed" he said. "a spirit of willingness to meet the men in their own district"
 Mir. Watkins in appearing before the House committed, attacking the United Mine Workers in setting " smoke screen in charging opera tors with breach of contract. The union itself he said was breaking contract because it refused to meet with mine owners in the great pro- ducing districts of the country out side Of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and western Pennsylvania, to fix scales. It would be financial suicide" he added. for the group he represented to continue making its wages on the basis of the interstate agreement for which negotiations had been begun and he accused the union leaders of "autocratic abuse of power" in call ing the national strike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
Wife of Tidn1ore Takes
 Stand In Federal Court
 Trying Alleged Slayers
Companion of Slain Man Testifies Federal Officers Handcuffed Tidmore He Fell to Ground
 Mortally Wounded

Tidmore but this was objected to by the prosecuting attorneys and the objection sustained by the court.
 Coroner J. D. Russum was next called upon the witness stand. Cor oner Russum testified that he had conducted an inquiry about the shooting. He testified that Eubanks had made statement at the inquest but that he did not recollect the entire text. The testimony waJ taken by his stenographer. the cofo- ner testified. The testimony was produced by the prosecution and was read by the coroner who stated that to the bess of his knowledge it was correct.
 "How many days after the
 shooting occurred was Inc in-
 quest beIds- asked United States
 District, Attorney kcnnamer.
 "Six days" answered Coroner
 Russuni after examining the
 written proceedings of the in-
 guest.
 "Whcn was the shotgun con
 taining the empty shell handed
 to you.'
 "On the morning of the in-
 auest.v
 "Who byf''
 CT. c. Dews. Jr.-
 .In your estimation would
 gun get rusty in that length of
 tImef,
 The coroner answered that in hfs opinion and to his Knowledge Il would not, as when he examined the gun it looked as though it had not been fired in several months.
 Huffstutler was then recalled ard denied that he had put a shell in the gun and stated that neither he nor Tidmore mad fired the gun. He testi- fled that the shells purchased were of number shot.
 Miss Edna Hicks, stenogra pner in the office of the coroner, was next called upon the stand and testified that the testimony taken at the In- quest had been taken by her in short hand and later transcribed. She stated that she had transcribed them correctly to the best of her knowl. edge.
 Miss Cynthia Grey. reporter on the staff of the Birmingham Post. was called up to. testify in regard to a "Tidmore" fund which has been raised by that paper. Miss Grey tes- tified that the fund had been raised entirely for charity and not for the prosecution of the case.
 G. A. Huddleston, w. D. Wade and D. A. Stone testified that they re- sided within POO yards of the place where the shooting occurred They stated that six shots were heard in succession. .
 Following the examination of these witnesses the court was adjourned.
 Dews Present
 T. c. Dews. Jr.. was present bu. did not appear in court. When the case was called a month ago the case was passed on account of the non-appearance of Dews and his bond was declared forfeited
 The three former federal prohibi- ton raiders charged with the shoot ing of Tidmore are T. C.. Dews, Jr.. ". M. Dews and w. E. Eubanks. J. R. Thompson, a former city policeman who was in the party Is also alleg ed to have taken part in the shooting. Although no agreement has heen reached it is thought that the trial of IEubanks will serve as test case for the others.
 The prosecution forces announced that their list of witnesses would be completed by noon today in all prob ability. The defense has summoned large number of witnesses who VI be examined following the compile tion of the states side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
HARDING PROPOSAL
 MEANS B|G OUTLAY
 LASKER DECLARES
Privately Owned, Government Aided Merchant Marine Would End Big Shipping
 Board Loss, However
By Associated Press

Washington, April 6.-Establish- ment of a privately owned merchant marine through government aid as proposed by President Harding and the shipping board. would necessitate maximum treasury outlay of $52,- 100000 annually, Senate and House committees considering the ship sub sidy bill were told today by Chair man Lasker of the board. Enact ment of the legislation. however. would put an end, he contended, to the $5o,ooo,oo0 yearly loss the ship ping board is sustaining in operating it's vessels.
 Pressed by Representative Davis of Tennessee, democratic member of the House merchant marine commi- tee, for an estimate of the probable cost of the administrations program, Mir. Lasker gave general totals with an explanation that experts would give details later.
 Suggesting that the chairman's es- innate did not take into consideration indirect aids" provided for in the bill, MT. Davis asked what their money value would be.
 Useless to Estimate
 Its useless to try to estimate" Mir. Laske replied. add g that funds for indirect aids" would not come from the government. Instead of increasing the burden on the treas ury he held, such aids would help increase the revenue of shipping com panies which, under the bill, would be required, when their net return exceeded 10 per cent to turn l-alf the excess earnings back to the govern ment until the full amount of the subsidy was returned.
 In computing s52,000,o00 as the probable government expenditures for direct aid" MT. Lasker said he all lowed for conversion into ti.> mer- chant marine fund $30.000, 900 to be derived from customs receipts. $4,- 100000 in tonnage dues, s5,000, 900 now raid for transportation of certain cis!sses of foreign malls and s3,00o,- oel in construction charges.
 kccountiny for the remaining s1o,- 601,000 the chairman explained it was c pected that deductions amounting to this figure would be made in in- come taxes payable by shipping com panies. The bill provides for such deiuctions. i
 Tie cost of maintaining the mer- chant marine na- al reserve, which treasury, the ch: irman sad, wou d he defrayed from the merchant ma rine fund, the committees were in- formed, and would not cause an addi- ' tie1al outlay of the treasury.
 @47.0OO,O 900 Added Burden
 While passage of the bill would re- quire an expenditure of s52.o00, 900 a year at most the added burden on the treasury, tn sechairman said w-uld | approximate $47.000.000 as tho gov erament now expends $5. 0.OO0 of the 1 amount which would be turned into the merchant marine fund for trans pottation of foreig nails. Under the kpllis vessels of companies receivir 2 the government subsidy would be re- quiied to carry United States mails except parcel post. free of cost MT Lasker said that the ma ximum he quoted would be expended m the event the bilr operates success fully and, even then probably net be- fore five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07

Mayor and aldermen plan is run ming away in The Age-HeraId refer endum on form of city government.
 It is not case of city vs suburbs, nor of men vs women. nor of rich vs. poor. or any of these things in vice versa way.
 In mail bringing in "A votes there were 10 for manager, one for commission and 63 for mayor and aldermen. The distribution was as follows For manager. in the old city, [, in the suburos g.; for mayor and aldermen, in the old city .36, In the suburbs 27.
 In A total of 555 votes tabulated al The Age-Herald office the result was as follows:
 For cOmmisslon--I0.
 For city mannEer-IbS.
 For mayor and aldcrme en--3s7.
 Few women are voting, but those who do vote seem divided about as the men are
 Two enthusiastic voters, who are for the aldermanic plan also lub- scribe themselves for .'Dlck Ball 70 mayor"
 One conscientious voter says he "does not understand the manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
SERVICES HELD FOR
 JUDGE DEGRAFFENRlED

Greensboro, April 6.-(special.)- Brief funeral services for Judge De- Graffenried were held at the resi- dence of MT. Blunt this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, at the conclusion of which the body was taken to his home at Tuscaloosa where interment will take place tomorrow at Il o'clock. A large concourse of friends were present at this service to pay the last mark of respect to a beloved friend. Rev. D. J. Hotchkiss, the Presbyterian minister. conducted the services in the absence of Dr. Aber- nethy, the Methodist minister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
GALLI-CURCI ROBBED OF $45,OOO JEWELS
ShoGIs-PensacolG
 Railway Qualities
 to Do Business Here


 Montgomery. April 6.--(Spe- cini)--The Muscle Shoals. Bir- mingham and Pensacola railroad. organized i'm Florida for the pur- pose of constructing n railroad from the Muscle Shoals district to Pensacola. qualified to do brsi- ness ir Alabama by filing declaration wttA William P. Cobb, secretary of state today. The company .nnmed v ed S. Ball. Montgomery attorney, as it's agent in Alabama, the, certifie te showing thnt tke railroad will have a capital of e2, 50O, 900 and the authority to. Increase this capital to S25, ,009. .Oae.
 The plans of the railroad pro- vide for the construction of 30a.4I miles of track within Alabama on it's main line and 20 miles of side track. John IT. Steel of Buffalo, Y, f president of the corpora ton with Fl. A. Vaudeville, of EI- mira, N. Ys ms vice president Rnd R. C. Greenawny. address not given, as secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
 TO MEET IN DECATUR

Decatur, April 6.-(Speclai.)- Members of the Alabama Library as-s sociation will hold one of their 1922 sessions in the Carnegie library here April 10. The session will be opened at o'clock and on the same eve ming the visitors will be entertained at dinner at the Lyons hotel The association will hold sessions on April Il and April 12 in the Tri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
My Fauorite Stories
By IRWIN 5. COBB As a Favor to the Railroad

New York theatrical had bad attack of the He stopped days Carolina north he found the official bus had sterou vanhed probably the driver had riding There public pve to be had and order catch his the northerner compelled to labor mile half vaise in each hand When station old darky, who sitting the platform.
 "Uncle inquired the Yorker why did they build this depot far from the town?"
 The old scratched his head.
 don't he sad closer railroad"
 (Copyrght, 1922 by the McNaugh Syndicate, Inc.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
GENERAL cczzMEN0FF UNDER ARREST IN NEW YORK
ALDERMANLC PLAN INCREASES LEAD LN REFERENDUM VOT
OLIVIA STONE IS
 FREED BY JURY
By Associated Press

New York, April q. - Miss Olivia M. F. Stone. who shot and killed Ellis G. Ixinkend, former corporation counsel of Cincin- nnti August 5, 1921, tonight wns acquitted of murder by jury in the Brooklyn supreme court.
 Hundreds of men and women who had gathered outside the court room cheered repeatedly when the verdict was announced. while those in the crowded court room also appIRuded.
 The defendant, In contrast 10 her highly nervous condition through bout the trial, received the verdict calmly.
 Thank you" she said, tnciin- ing her head At the jury.
 Then she turned and shook hands with her attorney, Edward J. Reilly, and resumed her seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
CYST OF THE NEWS
{, GENERAL

 Prohibition has cost government . billion dollars. .sTF-s as . Stock exchange dimensions are vast as war days.
 Early advances in fleecy staple are not held long.
 STATE .+. Eighty-fourth session Judson to close early next month. Horse with booze on back immune from cOnfiscafiOn Crimsons defeat Bulldogs 2 to c ia. close battle.
 LOCAL Tax collector sounds warning abous addfnfs so burden.
 Woinan to be Aynotized by power of radio.
 Auburn enupsiEn makes touch- down from every angie. Chem,ssnI warfare chief addresssa visitinE rhemssts. Drana league offieers for next sea- sion elected.
 Paper making and ssas warfare top lcs at banquet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
FIRST BREAK IN STRIKE
 Ry Aaeocfafed presa

Chattanooga. April 6.-Probab1 v the first break in the coal miners strike in the Nineteenth district oc- cnrred today. when the more than 400 men employed at Soddy. in the north end of this county. notified the of- iciais of the Durham Coal and Iron company that they were ready to re- turn to work at once under the scale and conditions existing before the walkout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
Crawford Confirmed
 Decatur Postmaster

Washington, April e.-(spe- cial0-The senate today con- firmed the nomination of William E. Crawford to be postmaster at Decatur.
 Crawford Is democratic hold over.
 The President todny nominated to be poktmaster at HaIeyville, Frank M. Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
Looks Like RunatUay For Return to Rule
 By the Old Form
Commission Rallies Only 10 Supporters in More Than 50O-Referendum Vote Distinctly
 Representative -4ea
CITY GOVERNMENT BALLOT

CITY GOVERNMENT What form of do you prefer for the city of Birmingham?
 Present form, by commission City manager plan. Board of mayor and aldermen plan n............... Are you qualified voter? ............... Name '....'.'... ...............
 ~ ~SS ''''s '.' Fill out and send to Referendum Department" Age Herald.
 Names of voters will not be published signed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
THE WEATHER

Washington, April e.-Alabama. Mississippi and Tennessee: Fair and warm Friday; Saturday partly cloudy.
 Georgia: Fair Friday and Satur- day. warmer in north portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and warm in Alabama today; partly cloudy tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07

LOCAL DATA ( hours ending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age-Herald by Birmingham merchants are guar anteed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-25
ID
BEAUTY AIDS HIDE
NATURE, SAYS DEAN

| DETROIT Sept. 25.--Artificial aids
to beauty, used by the flapper of to-
! day, robs her OF individuality, but it
is not q moral issue, and the world is
all wrong in making a fuss over it, in
the opinion of Miss Jean Hamilton. of
| New York. who recently took over her
duties as dean of women at the Uni
versity of Michigan.
'Paint and powder short skirts and
bobbed hair is not a moral issue, 50
why fuss SO much over it," she ques-
ltions.
my chief objection to paint and
powder, the lip stick and the elongat-
ed eyebrow is that it cakes so much
variety out of the human countenance.
On Broadway as one walks down one
meets an everlasting procession of
young women, all rougcd and powder
ed, all using lip stick and eyebrow
brush and color of the same type, in
the same way.
ut takes from the human being it's 4
it is too much like look
ing at window dispayl Of high paint |
ed dolls.
"But it will pass in time, ju,t as the !
short skirt and the bobbed hair is
passing, and eventually we will get
back to normal again, expect. l
hope so, at any rate, if only for the
sake of variety. again.
ut seems to me that failing of old
er people is partly, responsible for the
act that the younger generation des-
1ises supervision"
Miss Hamilton's life has been spent
with girls of the age CT college girls.
AZ to policies, Miss Hamilton has
1ot yet decided on any policies as to
he conuct of her office here. She is ii
'oinS to spend some time getting &C.
luainted first.
First, | must acquaint myself with
he traditions and customs of the uni
ersity. I shall work along with the
cli:ies now here and the customs al
eady established until find myself" ,