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New Britain herald., 1923-10-05
Men S Dept.

Mems Fine Madras Shirts, i'm fine variety
of neat patterns, all warranted fast colors;
sizes Ia to IT, Saturday 10
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Wearplus Neckwear for men, all new stock,
dozens of patterns to select from. d 4 nn
Saturday Special ..... Each u i oUU
Mems Pajamas, made of fine quality muslin,
cut full size, trimmed with silk frogs; colors,
pink, blue tan, lavender and a. 1E
white. Saturday Special -. Pair u i i y
Cracker-Jack Hose for men. 1.-THE kind that
wear), made with four thread heel and toe and
double sole: colors, black, grey, cordovan and
navy. Saturday or
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-05

Ladies' Pure Thread Silk Hose, full fashioned
made with high spliced heel and double soles,
value $3.50 pair. Saturday o. ~
Special ................., Pair ID i y
Ladies' Wool Sport Hose, English RIBBED;
colors, brown, blue, green and camel hair, value
Sl.69 pair. Saturday on
Chidren's Wool Sport Hose, DERBY ribbed)
colors, black, grey and cordoyan, all warranted
fast and stainless, value Csc pr. Nn
Saturday Special ...... Pair OSC
Misses Fine Ribbed Cotton Hose (silk fin
ish); colors, black, white and cordo- on
van. Saturday Special ..... Pair LCC
New Britain herald., 1923-10-05

COTTONS
slx9O Fort Mill Sheets, made o. good heavy
weight sheetng. d. O0
Saturday Special ....... oil. ~
S0x90 Unbleached Sheets, good 61 Or
weight. Saturday Special $50 oil 10
45x36 Fort Mill Cases. on
Saturday Special .... Each ZSC
81 inch Unbleached Sheeting for double bed
size sheets Saturday A.
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-05
Basement
Specials
BLANKETS

7osso Plaid Blanket, double for full size bed.
Saturday 90 90
Special ...,....,,...,,... Pair WO 40
All Wool Grey Double Blankets. with blue
and pink stripes. soisette binding. or OF
Saturday Specials. ,........ Pair UO.OO
Double Al Wool Blankets. several pretty
plaIds In tan, lavender. blue. old rose. black.
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New Britain herald., 1923-10-05
CURTAINS

CURTAINS
serim Ruffled Curtains with tiebacks. good
length. Saturday IN
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Lace Edge. Marquisctte Curtains. I.2 yds.
long. Saturday Ct or
quality wolfe. Saturday Ct En
36 in. Heavy All Silk Drapcry, in plain colors,
blue. gold, old rose, brown and mulberry; rcgu.
lar $500. Saturday 81 An
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
ANOTHER BALKAN WAR THREATENED
JugosIavia Gives Bulgaria AS Hours To Apologize For
 Attack

BELGRADE. Nov. 5.-(By Associ- ated Press.)-Jugoslavia in note presented at Sofia this morning, gave Bulgaria 4s hours in which to fulfill three demands for reparation in consequence of the attack on the Jugsoslav military attache in Sofia Friday.
 The conditions are: First, the Bull garian government must present it's excuses and regrets to the Jugoslav representative in Sofia; second, the Bulgarian minister of war must ex- press his personal regrets to the Jugoslav military attache, and, third detachment of 250 Bulgarian sol diers, with flag, must render honors before the Jugoslav legation.
 Two additional demands are Nor an energetic investigation to find and punish those guilty of the at- tack, and for an indemnity to be determined by the international court at The Hague.
 The Jugoslav military attache in Sofia. Colonel Krastitch. was at- tackled Friday night in his office Tn Sofia by three armed men and was injured about the head.
 A Sofia dispatch Sunday night said formal apology had been ten dered to the Jugoslav legation by the Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs and that a note of regret had also been sent directly to Belgrade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
kU KLUX KHAN ISSUE IN OHIO ELECTIONS
Old Age Pension Bill Will Be Voted
 On In Buckeye State

COLUMBUS, Nov, 5.--Ohio voters tomorrow will approve or reject three constitutional proposals, two refer ring to taxation measures which were enacted over Governor Dono- hue and an initiated old age pension bill. There are no state officers to be elected.
 Chief interest centers in local may oralty fights where in several in- stances the Ku klux Klan is the chief Issue. In two mayoralty contests officers removed by Governor Don ohue are seeking election. In Youngs- town, former police chief James Wat kins. removed by the governor Is in five-cornered contest. One of his opponents, Charles Scheible has the open endorsement of the klan, while w. S. Williams has been endorsed by citizens committee as the anti klan candidate. In Massilon, former mayor H. H. Noght, removed by the governor is seeking reelection on a full independent ticket. The klan is sue has been raised in Portsmouth, Steubenville, Newark and some other cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
CRAWFORD ACCEPTS PLACE .AS HEAD OF DOCKS BOARD
After Conference With Cover nor He And Former Cover
 nor Henderson Are Sworn In
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD
 MnntgOInerY Ala. NoE. 5 l

George Gordon Crawford of Birm- ingham has accepted the chairman ship of state docks commission cre- ated by the legislature. This be- came assured Monday afternoon when Mir Crawford and the associate com missioners, Former Governor Charles Henderson of Troy, and pr. F. c. Blair of Tuscaloosa, held a long con ference with Governor Brandon.
 After the conference was closed MT. Crawford and Governor Tender son took the oath of office before s. H. Blan, secretary of state. Dr. Blair filed his oath of office short- ly after he was appointed. The com mission designated Dr. Blair to go to Mobile and take over the offices of the harbor commission. The of flee now maintained at Mobile will be continued until the commission has made an investigation and reached decision regarding the needs.
 Governor Brandon in announcing the acceptance of MT. Crawford, did not say that he agreed to hold the position permanently. His statement was qualified, indicating that MT. Crawford gave no further assurance than that he would serve for the present.
 MT. Crawford has been in cor respondence with Governor Brandon since the honorary position was tend- cred several weeks ago. Although no statement has come from him, the impression became general that he did not desire to hold the position
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
TO O,OOO NEGROES MIGRATE IN YEAR
Industrial And Racial Prob lens Blamed For Their
 Leaving South

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Surveying the present migratory movement Of negroes of the north which has stirred students of sociology, the na- tional industrial conference board, an organization affiliated with many large manufacturing concerns to- night, issued a report asserting Nhat this year about 100000 negroes had left their homes in the south.
 The present movement, the report set forth is almost wholly lndustrlal and has been to a considerable extent induced fy the shortage of common labor in the north.
 The board found that the normal annual movement was about 1Vooo' During 1916 and 1917, however It was estimated that, in wave of hysterla, approximately 100000 negroes had left the south, as whole commuhl- ties, entire streets of people and even church congregations headed by their pastors, moved north and located units In the important industrial centerS.
 Discussing the present moVement, ', the board reported that negroes nad been induced to come north elther py employers sending into southern states labor agents who in turn em- ployed local agents or by migrating friends who either voluntarily or upon request had spoken or written to friends in the south urging them to move.
 Two definite problems, the board said. had grown out of the migra : tion: first, the relation of the white and negro races, by no means an in superable problem, and second, hous-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
KLAN'S SCRIBE
 JAILED AFTER FIRING SHOTS
w. s. Coburn, Atlanta Law yer, Shot Five Times In His Office By Philip E. Fox, Ed itor Of The Knight Hawk
BLOOD FLOWS IN BITTER EVANS SIMMONS FIGHT
Slayer Says He Is Glad He Killed Coburn When Arrest ed-Was Formerly City Ed itor Of Dallas Newspaper

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 5.-Philip E. Fox, publicity man for the Ru klux Klan. late today shot and killed w. S. Coburn, Atlanta attorney, and coun- sel for the faction fighting Imperial Wizard II. W. Evans and other of ficials of the order. Fox is held at police headquarters without bond under a charge of murder
 Coburn. former official of the klan, and later legal representative of what is called the insurgent fac ton, was shot five times as he sat in his office on the ninth floor of the Atlanta Trust company building. He toppled over dead.
 Mrs. W. A. Holbrook, stenographer for Coburn, said Fox came in while Coburn was talking to a client and began firing when he was told to come back in about an hour. She said five shots were. fired. Three of them were said to have taken effect.
 O O O
 Glad He Is Dead.
 When taken into custody Fox IS quoted as saying:
 "I am sorry to have to do 1t, but I am glad he is dead. He was plan ming to ruin me, and I had just as soon be hung. as hurt. What I did has no connection with the Ku Klux ISlan. Coburn had threatened to ruin me and to publish affidayits affect ing my character that were untrue. .
 At police headquarters Fox denied any connection with the Ku KluX Klan, giving his occupation as a clerk. He was identified by news paper men, as the publicity agent for the Ku Klux Klan and police said he is the editor of the Knight Hawk, official organ of the Imperial Palace of the Ku Klux Klan.
 W. T. Rogers, an employe in the office of Coburn, said that Fox is a publicity man for the klan and the editor of the Knight Hawk. He told the police that Coburn was talk ing over the telephone late this after noon when Fox came to the office and asked to speak to Coburn, say ing to Rogers:
 "I am through with it all, and l am going home tonight"
 Rogers said he wrote a note to Co., burn saying, talk to him" indicat- ing Fox. On the same scrap of paper Rogers said, Coburn wrote this re- ply:
 q will you wait outside"
 The employe said he went into an adjoining room and shortly five pistol shots rang out. Rogers declared he saw Fox come out of Coburn's of- flee door and throw a pistol back into the office. he said Fox ran down the steps to the next floor, Rogers
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
COUNTLESS CRISES ENGULF GERMANY
Bavarian NationaIists Arm, Food Scare And French
 Hungry For Preparations

BERLIN, Nov. 5.-(By Associated Press. )-Armistice week finds the five-year old German republic in the throes of a nationwid political, economic and social crisis, the out come of which may be determined through such minor factors as the rising or falling prices for bread, potatoes and coal.
 2 It may also terminate in the sud- den proclamation of a national dlcta- torship, the demand for which is gaining perceptible momentum among all classes of the people who ap- parently are willing to barter their present political liberties for even a hazy prospect of amelioration of their social condition. Germany tonight outwardly suggests a loosely fed erated psuedo- republic without such elementary prerequisites as a national currency or a safely anchored con stitutionsl government supported by a representatives Parliament.
 O O O
 Ebert Issues Appeal.
 Into this situation President Ebert and Chancellor Stresemann tonight projected an appeal to the nation, in which they affirm their determination to defend the republic and it's con stitution against all attacks from within and summon the citizens to come to their aid. In part the procla nation says:
 Tn this very serious time Germany is threatened with internal conVul- sions. Certain sections of the com munity, although numerically not the people to attempt to exercise H. legal pressure on the government and to throw the torch of internecine war fare among the people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
ELMER THURSTON NAMED ON BOARD
Park Commission Vacancy To Be Filled Formally At
 Tuesday Meeting

Unanimous choice of Elmer C. Thurston of Avondale for the va cancy on the Birmingham park board swept the city commission into great CT harmony than it has known in many months, when the commission concluded a conference Monday eve ming.
 For three hours the commission had been wrestling with several mat ters that are scheduled to come be- fore the meeting Tuesday morning new traffic laws, the park board Va cancy and problems of municipal welfare, when Commissioner Harrison proposed MT. Thursston's name. The proposal went over in cneevote and his name will be offered officially before the Tuesday morning meeting by Mra Harrison.
 MrzTlllrston operates the Birming- ham Saw works and is actively iden- tffied with the business life of the city He has taken great interest in the park and playground move ment and given much of his time to these affairs.
 T feel that the choice of MT Thurston by the commission is very happy one" Commissioner Harrison said Monday evening after the meet ing. He has been considered for Membership for some time and has been advocated by citizens of the eastern part of Birmingham for the place. He has practically always taken an active interest in civic af- fairs and has been identified witt constructive movements for many wears. 1 believe he will be good strong man for the board. We know he is a good business man and we have seen his interest in the move ment for better parks.
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 Fills Wharton Vacancy.
 MT. Thurston will fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of R. Il Wharton, North Birmingham banker whose resignation was read before the city commission week ago, MT Wharton giving as his reason th' nress of his business affairs.
 The com mission has had the park board very much before it since the legislature created it and it has hao a stormy life already. though tn' members have not as yet held meet ing. All contention has centereo around the fight made by friends oi M. P. Phillips to have MT. Philips made chairman and the chairmanshlp has not as yet been settled. In communication sent to ths newspapers Mr. Phillips intimated that he would resign if Commissioner Harrison was made chairman It has been indicated for some time tha MT Harrison is certain of the chair manship, so the new plans or the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
Once Bitter Opponents Among Republicans In Congress Go To President With Request He Support Compromise
MADDEN AND GRAHAM WHITE HOUSE CALLERS
Fiery Illinois Congressman With Record Against Every thing Southern Sees Pros- perity To Nation In Farmer
WASHINGTON BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD IA


 The plan of Representative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee to maintain The Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals Il. it's entirely by the con struction of an auxiliary steam plant in the coal fields of Alabama as 8 duplicate of the Gorgas plant re- gently sold 10 the Alabama Power company was put before the Presi- dent today by Representative Mad den and Graham of Illinois.
 The President when asked 10 sup port the plan was -committal He contented himself by agreeing with members that the Muscle Shoals proposition should be eSpeditiously disposed of,
 Mir Madden declared to this bureau following his consultation with the President that in his opinion Mfr. Ford would be entirely satisfied if the government should construct and turn over to him plant in the coat fields of potentialitN equal to that of Gorgas, which was included in the roperty he originally offered tp buy.
 The Illinois member further de- clared with enthusiasm for the re- tenton and extension of the Muscle Shoals properties to the end. That the government might haye the bis gest power plant in the world. and the wealth of the south materially enhanced. RepresentatiNe Graham was equally as enthusiastic as his collea sue. In other years, both Mad den and Graham were bitter enemies Of Muscle Shoals, cvon as they were apparently tireless critics of all southern customs and institutions. Conversion Held Significant.
 Discounting the fact that Madden desires to retain the chairmanship of the powerful appropriations com mittee and to acquire in addition the chairmauship of the committee on committees and that Graham Is a candidate against Representative majority leader, and the political ex- pediency on their part in cultivat- ing the support of the agrarian bloc of the House, their conversion to the Muscle Shoals and the Ford offer is regarded here as highly significant.
 It is taken to mean that Madden and Graham hold that the Ford strength among republicans of the House is sufficient to elect of defeat any candidate for House honors. This augurs well. 1t is pointed out. for the success of the Ford offer over the opposition of the Secretary of War. There is also an indication that these well posted republican politicians regard the Ford proposi- tion as a powerful factor in politics as applied to the nation. It is said that they are anxious to get on the band wagon. and are more than sug-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
BIRMINGHAM. GIRL THOUGHT VICTIM
Chief Deputy Henry Hill .ssas!, Deputy Reeder cl % 7. .se'''' .,se caIoosa l" s-'Se work On Churc@ % 'nng Case
BLOCTON MAN BELIEVES HIS DAUGHTER INVOLVED
Ali Winchester, Held On Mur- der Charge, Reported Exten- sive Dope PeddIer,' 0perat- ina In This District

With Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill and Deputy Sheriff J. l. Reeder of Jefferson county in Tuscaloosa Monday night, belief was strength ened that Birmingham young woman's charred remains were those found in a negro church three miles from Tuscaloosa Wednesday morn ing. after fire had destroyed the building shortly after midnight.
 Ali Winchester, arrested Sunday at his home near Tuscaloosa on in- formation of Chief Deputy Hill, stoutly maintains his innocence and denies complicity in the crime, Deputy Sheriff R. Cornell of Tusca- loosa county, told The Age-Herald over the long distance telephone Monday night. Winchester admits having gone to Tuscaloosa late Tues day night from Birmingham and hav- ing ccnversed with a young woman on the train.
 Winchester is docketed on a charge of murder, according to Deputy Cornell.
 Federal officials in Birmingham Monday disclosed that Winchester was known as one of the biggest op- orators in the dope" traffic In this section, being the source of supply for many addicts in Birmingham He is now under indictment on charge of selling narcotics, awaiting trial in federal court at Tuscaloosa, of flcia1s stated. He was free on 5000 bond when arrested on the murder charge, it was said.
 Most startling of the days develop ments came when J. J. Lucas, chief of police at West Blocton, reported to The Age Herald that Charlie Lyons, who lives a mile north of that place, had visited Tuscaloosa during Monday and had returned convinced that the body was that of his step daughter, Essie Lyons 19 years old. a salesgirl in a Birm- ingham department store.
 Lyons Is said to have told Lucas that his step daughter left Blocton last Monday for Birmingham, telling her mother she would return in a few days. She is said to have told of plans to quit her place.
 Winchester In BIocton.
 Further weight was lent this theory by Lucas when he said that Ali Winchester had lived in Blocton for about four months two years ago, working as an insurance agent Lyons did not know whether his daughter had made the acquaintance of the man at that time, Lucas said
 Lyons said that a bit of silk found near the body was similar to ma terial in a dress possessed by his step daughter. His wife, the girls mother. who also made the trip to Tuscaloosa, is said to have stated she believed the remains to be those of her daughter.
 The Lyons girl was described as being of plump build. about five feet three inches tall, blonde, weighing about 1855 or 40 pounds. She is said to have lived on Third avenue, north,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
GOES AFTER ROBBERS WITH TWO REV0LvERS
w. s. Hethenton Vows Vengeance Ou Men Who Take Valuables

w. S Hetheton. 929 Thirteenth ave- nue. north, was held up and robbed of n watch chain and s17 in money by five unidentified white men at 10 o'clock Monday night at Ninth avenue and Thirteenth street. Hethenton was returning home from work, according to his statement to Call Officers Jackson and Hayne who investigated the robbery, after they had found him on the railroad crossing at Ninth ave- nue and Twelfth street excitedly waving a couple of dangerous look ing revolvers.
 The officers answered hurry call from Mrs Hethenton, who stated her husband had run into the house, grabbed his pistols and sped out again When Hethenton was found by the, officers a few moments later he stated that as he was coming home from work five white men stepped in front of him and told him to hold up his hands. He thought they were playing until they showed gun In his face and took his watch chain and money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
FIVE ARE JAILED IN
 BUTLER SHAVING
Two Others Under Indictment In Connection With Killing
 Of Connor

MOBILE, Ala. Nov. 5.-(Speeial Leased Wire. )-Five persons are un- der arrest at Butler, Choctaw county, on charges of murder in connection with the death of William Drew Connor and are being held in jail in default of bail, according to tele- gram received late this afternoon from Solicitor B. B. Chamberlain of Mt bile, who Is there assisting in the trial of cases in circuit court this week The men under arrest, ac- cording to the message, are Henry Green, Bob Heard, Sine Beard, Press Rich and Beehe Stokeley. Several of the defepdants were among the number arrested on charges of vio- lation of the prohibition law and brought to Mobile by federal agents last summer.
 The arrests were made over the week -end following adjournment of the grand jury at Butler Friday aft ernoon. The killing of Connor, of ficials claim, was closely connected with liquor manufacturing activities lin. that section. w. F.. Hunt, sp~cial investigator for the state, was the main witness before the grand jury, Fit is said, he having spent several
 weeks in that county last summer WOfkln8 up the case, NIT. I1uut IL = cated what is claimed to be the skeleton of Connor, who is alleged to have been killed and his body sus- pended on a wire between two trees and partly burned.
 The body of Connor who was 20 years old, was found several weeks after he disappeared from hCme. For nearly two years detectives and of- ficers worked on the case without result. Last summer however, MT. Hunt was sent by State Attorney General Harwell G. Davis and he ob- tained enough evidence to result in
 the indictment of the five persons now under arrest It is understood two other indictments were returned in connection with the case, but ar
 rests have not been made.
 Officials claim the alleged murder
 was committed as a result of quar-
 rel between members of party ot l t'moonshiners" over division or
 "spoils." The trial Is expected to bring out some sensational facts re- garding alleged conditions in that section, existing about that time, and
 there is much interest in the case all over inc state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-06
PRATT FUEL BUYS
 BIGCOAL HOLDINGS
Between $500, ,OOO, And $7O0, ,O00 Involved In Deal
 Engineered By Moore

The purchase of f0.2so acres of coal land in >Jefferson and Walker counties was announced Monday by Walter Moore. president of the Pratt Fuel corporation, valuable properties containing a dozen coal. mines being conveyed to this company by the Bryan Coal corporation of Birming- ham and Richmond
 Seven of the mines, which have been operated under lease arrange ment by five different companies, are located at Dora. The others are In the vicinity of Cordova and Burnweli, on the Southern railway.
 The consideration involved was be- tween S60O,000 and s700,000.
 Purchase of these additional prop critics will give the Pratt Fuel cor poration an annual output of about one million tons of coal. according to MT. Moore.
 Negotiations for the acquisition or the properties have been under way for some time.