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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-03-31

MANY PROMINENT COLORED
WOMEN, IN ALL PARTS OF
THIS CITY, CONTINUE TO
WHEEL IN LINE FOR HON.
WILLIAM e. DEvER FOR
MAYOR OF CHICAGO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
TWO MAIL PLANES CROSSING NATION ON MAIDEN TRIP
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Johnson being i'll when he reached Cleveland from New York on the first leg of the east to west flight.
 Pilot Burr M. Winslow stlrted the journey from the Golden Gate at 5:59 Pacific Coast time with 64 pounds of mall while Pilot Johnson left New York at 11:01 Eastern time, with S4 pounds of mail.
 Pilot Johnson landed at Cleveland at 4:14 and Pilot Art Smith left the Ohio city at AIS D. m., IS minutes be- hind schedule. He reached Chicago at $50, only five minutes behind schedule, but his successor, Pilot Dean Smith, left Chicago six minutes later, four minutes ahead of the scheduled time for departure.
 Pilot Winslow, hurrying east, was relieved at Reno, New, by Pilot Blanchfield, who left there at 7:5O a. m., 25 minutes ahead of schedule. Pilot Scctt took the east bound ship from Elko, New, to Sa'. Lake City, soc ?. m., from San Francisco, ar irving at 1:10 and Pilot Ellis hoped of@ at Rock Springs, which he reached at o'clock and Pilot Collison hoped off or Cheyenne but was forced to return to Laramie because he was almost out of gasoline. He was al- most exhausted and suffering from cold when he came down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
DON'T MISS IT
SIX MEETINGS SCHEDULED IN JITNEY FIGHT THIS WEEK

gress in the downtown district and suburban sections, speakers are ap- bearing before civic organizations and luncheon clubs. o. H. Horton, secretary of the citizens committee and also secretary of the Birming ham real estate board. made an in- formal talk before the Junior Cham ber of Commerce directors Tuesday, following which a resolution was adopted urging the members of the junior chamber to oppose the jitney owners ordinance. George Lewis Bailes addressed the Lions club and fore the Exchange club Wednesday and the Community club Thursday.
 Property owners throughout Bir- mingham have received letters from the citizens committee calling their attention to the effect on property values of a foVarable vote on the jitney owners ordinance. After re- citing the history of the Jitney as- sociations litigation to block the city's ordinance, the letter signed by George Lewis Bailes, chairman of the committee declares that If jitneys are allowed to operate as proposed by the jitney owners ordi- nance, which means without restric- tions except as named in their ordi- nance, the street railway system cannot survive. The letter invites property owners to join with the citizens committee in opposing the jitney owners ordinance in the inter- est of maintenance of property values, especially in suburban sec tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
ASK DRAINING OF POND
West End Citizens Protest Against
 Mosquitoes In Dead Man,s Lake

 Mosquitoes I'm Dead Man's Lake Analysis would show Dead Mans lake having equal parts of water and wiggle tails, the city commits sion was informed Tuesday morning in petition from West End citizens who asked the two-acre pond be drained.
 The lake was described as appo- site the main gate of Elmwood cem- etery at the intersection of Avenue F and the Montevallo road, partly on the property of the Dixie Flying field.
 It was stated the northeast wind sent from the lake such a cloud of mosquitoes that persons in un- screen houses west of the water were driven frantic.
 Long ago the pond was kept drain ed by sluices under the race track formerly operated in the neighbor- hood, but the wood of these sluices has routed away, the openings have become choked and now the water re- mains from an inch to waist deep, a writhing mass of embryonic mosqui- toes.
 To Commissioner W. E. Dickson the matter of drainage was referred and he promised to give 1t immedl- ate attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
DISTRICT KIWANIS MI: ING OPENED
 WITH 300 PRESENT
Delegates Representing 40 Clubs Are In Attendance At
 Huntsville Convention
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAUl THE AGE-HERALD
 Huntsville, Ala, Aug. 21

The business session of the fifth district Kiwanis convention, com posed of delegates from 40 Kiwanis club is Florida and Alabama, got un- der way today with 300 in atten- dance. Preliminary exercises were begun with Jules Brazil of Canada, international song leader, at the piano directing the singing. After lively song the convention stood in silence in memory of Kiwanian War ren G. Harding, followed by opening prayer by Chaplain Cary Gamble of the Huntsville club.
 Thomas N. McAllister, president of the Huntsville club welcomed the visitors to this city in a cordial man ner and told them to make them selves at home and have a good time. Mayor Fraser L. Adams also ex- tended a welcome to the visitors.
 Doyle E. Carlton of Tampa, gover- nor of the district, took charge of the convention after the welcomes had been extended and delivered the governors annual address, praising
 
 it does for any community and how 1t is founded on unselfishness with the objecting of making it's members better, mora sympathetic and mutual ly helpful.
 Judge Ed B. Almon, member of Congress, responding to calls for an address, praised the clubs of all kinds and said they all do good and make for better fellowship. He spoke or the biggest subject in this district, Muscle Shoals, and declared Henry Ford's offer would be accepted by the next session of Congress, in his opinion, and the project would be named Ford Shoals.
 Hearing reports from individual clubs occupied most of the day and showed a large growth in member ship during the last year.
 An address by Henry J. Heinz of Atlanta, international vice president was the big afternoon feature. Drop- ping all business at o'clock, the delegates and women visitors were driven to the top of Monte Sano. where a barbecue dinner was served on the hotel grounds.
 Tonight, beginning at g o'clock, 8 grand ball was staged in which all Kiwanians participated.
 Orlando, Fla, is making a strong bid for the 1924 convention and St far there are no other towns in the contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
NEGRO ASSAILANT OF OFFICER IS CAPTURED
Birmingham Detectives Turn Wal
 ton Over To Fairfield Police

Suffering from buckshot wounds in the arm and back, Oscar Walton, SC, negro, alias Ocie Walton, who was shot when Fairfield police killed Buddy Morris, 2S, negro, as the or ficers were attempting to arrest them in Bessemer last Sunday morning for an assault on T. M. Smith, special officer for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, was taken into custody by Detectives McCombs. Jones and Patterson shortly before noon Tuesday at 309 Ninth street,
 Walton was Immediately turned over to Fairfield authorities to be held in the Fairfield jail on charges of assault with intent to murder. According to the officers, Walton is said to have admitted being in company with Morris when they shot Smith five times and then beat him into unconsciousness with the butt of his revolver. Four of the shots took effect in Smiths legs, the fifth in his arm.
 Both Walton and Morris were stopped by Officers Smith and Choat of the Tennessee company and wore going to place them under arrest for drunkenness in the Westfield negro quarters of the company. Morris is said to have stated he was not going to jail and Officer Choat left the negroes in custody of Officer smith while ne went 10 pnOne Tor aSSlst- ance. Both negroes then jumped upon Officer Smith and inflicted severe injuries upon him.
 A squad of police began a round- up of negroes in the vicinity and semer Both negroes began running and blood was foundBuA(atr On found them on the streets of Bes- semer. Both negroes began running and Volleys from the officers shot guns instantly killed Morris and blood was found, believed to have been from Walton's body.
 Smith, who lives at Cottage Hill. has a wife and 14 children. He was reported to be improving Tuesday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
DAIRY HEADS OPPOSE MOVE
 POLITICS
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dairy has always been with the health department, for it has taught us valuable things, things that meant more business and better business. There is no question in the world of the benefit of the milk department 10 the dairy business, as the health of ficers conduct it. They put the milk wildcats out of business, for one thing, and that not only helped us, but assured the public purer milk. Ncu can control a man with six cows and jug. He can move too easily. We want to sec the poli- t'cians lay off the health department and it's educational work. Why, those health nen had to work on me for years before I began to see the light but they kept at it, kept rub biHg it .n until finally l caught on to what they were driving at, and I soc the advantage of what they taught now. l suppose our opposi- ton was caused by ignorance. To- daE l would like to see the dairy division and health department sep arated as far from politics as they could get.
 "Oae thing the public should know is that the health department keeps had milk off the market, and bad milk made the public afraid of all milk. no matter what we did to inn prove it and our pride in our prod Uct. Without proper inspection milk is dangerous thing. The health workers see that the supply is fresh and give the public confidence. I would very much like to see the whole health department out from under the influence of politics"
 Dairy Company Supports.
 At q recent meeting of the board of directors of the Jefferson Dairy company. the headquarters organiza- tion Of the Jefferson county co-op- elativo dairymen who produce, and their company handles 60 per cent of Birmingham milk supply, passed resolutions strongly supporting the policies of the board of health and stating they are in no way in con flict with the present program an- nounced by the board of health or its executive agency, the department of health. This organization is com plcting tho construction of a plant costing $135, 900, built to supply the public much of it's output of pastuer- ized milk, the sort of milk that a few years ago was bitterly fought by many dairymen.
 Informed observers in the city, men and women in a position to speak With authority, say that pub lie support of the board of heath and nealth department in the recent movement to be freed from politics, as was done with the board of edu- cation, could quickly be accomplished and for all time relieve these inn portant institutions from the great handicap under which they are now funCtioning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22

operators have paid any attention to the proposal
 Mir, Warriner, after the break-up. gave slightly different account of the day proceedings. insisting that the split came simply and solely on tie question of arbitration"
 As last move in the joint session he said. the operators had renewed the offer to arbitrate every point in dispute, to keep the mines running and to make the wage advances retroactive in case they were awarded later than September l.
 MT. Lewis told us further nego- tistions would be futile" he declared "Yet what more, in the name of req son. can employers offer in order to avert a contest%
 o O 0
 'AIore Than Adequate"
 MT. Warriner said that the opera tors considered the existing wage scale in the industry to be more than adequate" but had offered to extend It to March 31, 1925. or to sub- init the question of an increase to arbitration on the understanding that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
NEBRASKA CITY IS. FORGED ID HUNT. FUR FRESH DRINKS.
Barber Shops Are Closed And Inhabitants Unable
 To Shave

OMAHA, Neb.. August 21.-omaha was at the mercy of the water bootlegger" Tuesday night.
 With the city water almost two thirds mud, a new breed of boot legger has sprung up. Men and boys with spring water in milk cans, barrels and other receptables are soliciting the business and residen- tial section offering drinking water at cents a glass and up. They are doing 8 rushing business.
 The old Missouri river swept a huge bank of black mud directly into the water mains at the Florence pumping station without stopping at the settling basins and the city Is experiencing a serious famine. Forced to shut Down.
 Packing houses, laundries and various other industries have been forced to shut down, throwing 10,- 900 mon out of employment.
 The water will be unfit to drink for five days or week. United States Senator R. B. Howell, head of the city water department, declares.
 City Physician A. S. Pinto has warned people from drinking the water even though it be boiled. His warning drew big laugh as all eff forts to boil the water have been futile and the only result is to make tho mud foam and bubble like a Yellowstone geyser.
 O O O
 Wells Are Used.
 Every artesian we'll in Omaha and there are scores of them-an- nounced that citizens could have all the water they needed, free. City parks where wells are located are thronged with men, women and chil- dren carrying pails. At one park police reserves had to be called out to maintain order.
 Thomas MaIoney, head of the Coun- eli Bluffs Iowa, watetr board, in- Yited Omahans to his city to drink their fill and carry away all the water they wanted.
 Omaha will soon be known as the city of the great unwashed'' unless the situation improves. The mud is so thick that it Is useless to try to bathe or shave in it. Barber shops were the first to throw up the sponge and declare an indefinite holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
SCHOONER CAPTAIN DYING

GLOUCESTER, Mass, August 21.- With Capt. Arthur Moore of the Nova Scotia schooner J. Scott Hankenson in dying condition in hospital as result of his battle with rum pirates off Rockpcrt yesterday, and the United States court guard vessels searching off shore for the pillaged vessel the local authorities tonight sought to piece together the story of the sea fight.
 Earlier reports that the pirates. who boarded the British schooner and shot and skipper and his cook, Harry Harm, obtained large sum of money from the rum runners safe and the captains purse, could not be confirmed. The profits of the schoon- CTS rum cruise, estimated at $15,00O, had been brought ashore and de- posted in a bank some time before the pirate attack, 1t is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
TIGHTEN REGULATIONS
Makes It Unlawful To Rent Car To Minor Without Licensed Chauffeur

Makes It Unlawful To Rent Car To Minor Without Licensed Chauffeur
 Making 1t unlawful to rent an au- tomobile to a minor, unless the car is accompanied by a licensed chauf- fcur and the minor has the permis- sion of parent or guardian, the city commission adopted resolution Tuesday morning.
 There is an ordinance in effect forbidding minors to operate cars on the streets, unless they have passed .he examination for and obtained permit from the police department and have permission from parent or guardian. The resolution was pass ed, officials said, to prevent any con- flict that might arise because the ordinance does not specifically men tion the hiring of livery vehicles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
CAR RATES ARE RAISED
netroifs fiunieipaIIy Owned System
 Goes To Six Cents

DETRON, Mich, August 21.ETn- creased wages amounting to $500 ,0OO year granted platform men in the employ of the Detroit department Of street railways, increased bowen costs and contemplated wage inl creases for other employees will wipe out the net profit of S1,000OO0 made by the municipally- owned street ca
 lines for the fiscal year ending July l, 1923. Ross Schram, assistant gon- eral manager of the line said todav in announcing increased rates for street car fares. The fares will be increased September 9 from tn 6 cents. with i cent for transfers. Nine tickets will be sold for 50 ccpts under the new plan. The increase in fare is In effect on all street car ines within the city of Detroit All
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
CHANGE OF VENUE IS AGAIN DENIED
 IN GARRETT TRIAL
County Clerks Case Will Be Heard In Home
 City
CITMRERLAND

CUMBERLAND COURTHOUSE, Va, August 21-tBy Associated Press)-A jury from Amherst county will decide the guilt or innocence of Robert O. Garrett, Cumberland coun- ty clerk, charged jointly with his brother, Larkin c. Garrett, with the murder of the Rev. E. s. Pierce, Bap- tist minister, at the latter's home here last June 5. Judge B. D. White today for the third time denied a motion for a change of venue, but al- lowed, instead a change of venire. Next Monday, August 27, was set as the date for resumption of the trial.
 The decision brings to an end whsS has been termed by lawyers as the greatest legal battle in the history of Virginia Jurisprudence. Seven law yers were engaged and the whole question involving unprecedented points of legal technicalities and constitutional construction, was twice fought over.
 The venue motion was first brought up when the Garretts were jointly arraigned July 26 last, and was denied after several days of con tention. It was renewed and dis missed without argument after a sew erance had been granted and Larkin c. Garrett alone brought to trial.
 It was raised again with the call- ing yesterday morning of the case of Robert Garrett, and upward of 200 affidavits bearing on the question of fair trial in Cumberland county were introduced and part of yester- day and nearly all of today con- sumed in arguments.
 The action of the court was mere faar al ir,,u fr s-f- NP tional developments that featured progress of the case today.
 Others included a statement to the court by acting Commonwealth At torney Milton P. Bonifant, concerning an alleged attempt at intimidation, a charge by Attorney Bonifant that the whole of Cumberland county was "in revolt and needed only to take up arms to be in complete rebellion against the remainder of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
RiOers Flood or Mud Brings Boogers To On
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
DEALERS TNCONCERNED

NEW YORK, August 21.-New York petroleum dealers and users today professed themselves uncOncerned over news from Oklahoma that Gov ernor Walton was considering the conservation of petroleum supplies, due to market flooded from other sources, particularly the new Cali fornia fields.
 No one knows if the situation there is temporary or if it will con tinue," said one eastern authority Here in the east the consumption of crude and refined oil is limited only by the number of tankers, pipe lines and refineries. We have been get ting for some time a large part of our crude oil from the California fields"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
3O-CENT DAMAGE SUIT
 MAY GO INTO HISTORY
Brookhart Says He Can Prove
 CharUes Against Meredith

DIES MONIES, la, August 21.-For- ,,er Secretary of Agriculture D. T. Meredith's SO-cent libel and damage suit against Senator Smith Wtldman Brookhart may land in the history books.
 The issue, which is whether Mere dith is partly responsible Tor the present alleged general poverty oI the farmer through participation in the "deflation" of the sons of the soil in 1920, or whether Brookhart was fibbing and hence guilty of libel when he said this about the former cabinet member, may be decided by deposftions and testimony of Wall street bankers, agricultural experts, former cabinet members-and per haps former President Wilson him. self.
 Brookhart intimated Tuesday that national leaders of this calibre will be called upon if the suit comes to trial.
 The junior senator promised not to back down, but to drag into court the whole story of the alleged "defla- tion" of the farmer in an attempt to prove his charge that Meredith sat in the Wall street game and helped produce the greatest panic in the history of agriculture"
 A formal reply to Meredith's am nouncement of the impending suit speech before the American Legion at Jewell, Ia., Friday, he announced.
 And it's going to be a good one, too." the fiery senator added.
 Meredith, Vacationing at Remidji, Minn., refused to make further com ment, but promised another state ment within few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
 SEAMAN IS HELD
Spmniard Is Arrested In Connection
 With killing At Mobile.

MOBILE, Ala, August 2l.-Police today said that they were holding a Spanish seaman, whose name they withheld, in connection with the kill ing of Grover Locke, 45 years old of Hattiesburg, Miss, here Sunday night in South Water street rooming house. IL was definitely decided that Locke was clubbed to death with the stock of a rifle. according to the coroner and police. Corroborativs evidence against the man held for the crime is awaited by police. Relatives of the dead man were located at Hattiesburg and Scooba Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
FLORENCE MAN DROPS
 DEAD IN DRUG STORE
James Beckett Was Waiting For Filling Of Prescription
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
Florcnce Aia a,,a oI i

Florence, Ala. Aug. eI
 While waiting for a druggist to iii prescription at Miners drug store James Beckett of Wilson Dam. dropped dead shortly before ' o'clock this evening. The cause of his death was apopleXy or heart failure.
 Medical aid was immediately sum- moned, but death was instantaneous The body was carried to the home of sister, Mrs. Amanda Sutton, 219 w. Tombigbee street.
 MT. Beckett came to Florence al- most a year ago from Mt Pleasant, Tenn, and has made his home with his son, J. P. Beckett at Wilson Dam. He also had another son and two daughters, Mrs. F. M. Johnson and Mrs. J. F. Reed, all of whom reside at the Dam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
PUBLIC MUST NOT. SUFFER, COOLIDGE.
 SAYS OF STRIKE
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q proposal which might serve as a compromise upon which negotiations could be resumed. In the absence of such a move, it was said the Presi- dent might confine himself to a pub licatton of the findings of the coal commission as to responsibility for the deadlock in the belief that public opinion might prove effective in bringing about an adjustment, and at the same time would use available government agencies for accelerating the production and distribution of bituminous coal and of oil as emer- gency substitutes for anthracite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22

President Coolidge would be asked to name the arbitration board if the miners and their employers could not mutually agree upon a group.
 We've gone to the limit of fair ness in the endeayor to adjust these differences,' he said. If the miners see fit to precipitate this break, we'll have to abide by the results"
 Whether the operators would at tempt to keep the mines running in the face of a union order to it's men to cease work. Mir. Warriner would not say. Operators had urged an ad- 1ournment of the wage meeting which would allow It's reconvening at the call of the secretary, he explained, because they still hoped for govern mental or other intervention which might give prospect for settlement without mine stoppage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
FEDERAL CHARGE WAIVED

The charge of violating the nation al motor vehicle theft act against Invahoe slick" Silva were waived Tuesday by United States Commis- sioner Kenneth B. Charlton In favor of the state. Silva is charged with participation in the Hill. Grocery company robbery in May. It is ex- pected that Silva's case will be heard by the grand jury during Septem- Der. The federal charge will be heard. after the state has finished with the prisoner, it was indicated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
ORDER REsToRED

HILLSBORo. H., August 21.-Be- lief was expressed tonight that there would be no further disorder at the American Zine companys plant at Taylor Springs, H., near here, by Col. |. A. Culbertson of the Thirteenth in- fantry, Illinois national guard, who Is in charge of the troops guarding the plant as a result of strike trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
NOTED JURTsT DYING

MONTREAL, August 21-Sir Wil- liam Meridith, chief justice of the su- preme court of Ontario, died here tonight.