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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
CONTINUOUS SERVICE TO REMAIN OBJECT
 OF SHIPPING BOARD
Chairman Farley Declares Fleet Operation Method
 Will Not Interfere

WASHINGTON. June 26.-Continu ity of service will remain the basic object of the shipping board, re- gardless of what method of operat- ing it's fleet Is decided on, Chairman Farley declared today, after the first formal meeting of the board since ne took office. Every move will be weighed, he explained. to determine whether 1t might injure the re markable record of service to ship pers so painstakingly constructed by the previous administrations"
 Negotiations still are in view. the chairman said. with half dozen bidders for routes. but, at the same time, the committee appointed to re- port a plan for government opera ton is actively engaged in formulat- ing it's report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
iGORGASMEMORIAL
 FUND INDORSED BY
 MEDICAL MEETING
San Francisco Gathering Proposes To Honor Former
 Surgeon General

SAN FRANCISCO, June ee.-Plans for the raising of s5,ooO. 900 to erect a memorial and conduct a foundation in honor of Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, surgeon general of the United States army. and member of the Isthmian Canal commission, dur ing the period of the building and early operation of the Panama canal. were indorsed' by a rising vote today in the annual convention of the American Medical society here.
 The plan calls for the erection of a memorial In the Republic of Panama. to be known as the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventa tive Medicine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
TWEEDY IS HEAD OF CONSOLIDATED STOCK EXCHANGE
Succeeds J. s. Silkworth, Who Resigned Because Of
 PerverSe Criticism

NEW YORK, June 26.-Lawrence Tweedy is now president of the Con- solidated Stock Exchange. reorgan- ized to insure its customers against loss.
 Tweedy was elected following for nal resignation of J. s. Silkworth as president Tuesday afternoon. Silk worth, who said he quit because he was made the target for personal criticism that reflected against the exchange, sold his seat before retir- ing and ceased to be member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
Under Umbrellas Shelter, Cops
 Will Direct Traffic From Afar

Instead of sticking the left hand overside of his car to indicate turns, the Birmingham autoist will stick his body over the top, head up, pray ing the good fairies, will give him glance of the guards of the gut ters so they can tell whether it is time to go on, over, or. if the under passes are ever built, under.
 The other members of the com mission were somewhat bewildered by the move for the innovation, but MT. Cloe said other cities were get ting by with 1t; so they are taking a chance. because they like Mir. Cloe and want to see him prosper. MT. Cloe has been empowered to act in the matter and judging from his earncstness about the innovation itS advent appears imminent.
 Where the famous traffic towers have gone js not known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
ST. LOUIS AND CAIRO
 ARE NEAR MEMPHIS IN "HECTIC" CONTEST
The St. Louis Is TWenty-Four Miles Ahead Of Her
 Rival

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 26.-Wire- less dispatches early tonight re- ported the tow boat St. Louis passing Harckle Roads, 22 miles below this city, "A miles ahead of her rival. the Cairo, according to the operator at the local office of the barge line which operates the vessels whlch are staging an unofficial race up the Mississippi river from New Orleans to St. Louis. The Cairo was reported at Walnut Bend. sos miles above New Orleans. Officials were expect ing the St. Louis to pass Memphis about midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
CHATTANOOGA BOY KILLS
 RNRY BROTHER

CHATTANOOGA, June 26.-Grad,S Hatfield. aged 5. was shot and in stantly killed this afternoon by his brother, Johnnie Hatfield, aged A., with small rifle thought to have been unloaded. The children had been snapping the gun during the after noon. when the older boy told his young brother to hold up the cat and he would shoot 1t. The little fellow picked up the feline and helE it before him. when Johnnie aimed the rifle and fired, the bullet going through the body of his brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
GOVERNMENT AND STATE WORK IN UNISON IN CASES
Whichever Has Strongest Case Against Offending
 Brokers To Proceed

. NEW YORK, June 26.-District Attorney Banton and United States Attorney Hayward met today and formed an offensive alliance de- signed to make things as unpleasant as possible for brokers operating bucketshops or otherwise fleecing customers of Wall street
 At the end of the conference it was announced that the two offi- cials had reached an agreement whereby charges against every sus- pected broker would be considered by the two officers and that the office having the strongest case would act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
AFTER KILLING BABY
 BROTHER, BOY OF l2 l LAYS BLAME ON MYTH
Joseph GeraIka Says Man In Red Mask" Committed
 Crime

CHICAGO, June 26.--Twelve-year- old Joseph Geralka Tuesday acci- dentally shot and killed his baby brother. John. aged 3. Terrified by the tragedy. he told the police that a man with overalls and red mask over hIs face" had entered che house through a window and shot John.
 The police had arrested the father and were searching for the man in the red mask" when further ques- tioning of Joseph revealed the truth. He said he had found the gun on a golf field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
TWO MORE LINERS| LOSE STOCK OF BOOZE AND BEER
Paris And Cedric Are Allowed To Retain Medical
 Supply

NEW YORK, June 26.-The French liner Paris and the White Star liner Cedric, the third and fourth vessels to defy American dry laws by bring ing liqour into New York under gov ernment seals. today lost their excess beer, wine and liquor when customs officials went aboard and seized all but medicinal supplies.
 On the Paris 13 kegs of beer were dumped overheard and almost 4,O00 bottles of wine were carted away to a government warehouse. The beer was poured out instead of being seized in order to save the kegs. After breaking the seals on the Ced- ric's wine room, officials carted away 1881 bottles of beer, 90 bot ties of spirits and S7 bottles of as- sorted liquors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
UNIVERSITY BOY BROWNS
Thennasville Youth Seized Ky Cramps Swimming In Lake
 TUSCALOOSA BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

Jesse Wallace Atkinson. age IS, son of Richie Atkinson, near Thomas vile, Ala, a student at the sum- mer school of the state university. was drowned in Stallworth lake, a summer amusement park. shortly be- fore o'clock this afternoon. He was a relative of Mrs. Mary Perkins of this city.
 Atkinson was said to have been a good Swimmer and it is believed he was taken with cramps. The body was recovered a short while after he failed to come to the surface. Every thing possible was done to resuscf- tate him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
ALASKA LINE COMPLETE
Government Railroad Under Jurisdic'

Government Railroad Under Jurisdic-
 tion Of Interior Department
 WASHINGTON, June 26.-Operation of the government railroad of Alas ka, including all branch lines and telegraph and telephone lines con- nected with it, has been placed under the Jurisdiction of the interior de- partment through an executive order issued by President Harding. Publi- cation of the order followed the for nal notification that the last length i standard gauge track had been laid into Fairbanks, thus completing all the engineering work on the main lIne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
LEVIATHAN CRUISE COST NO LAVISH
 OUTLAY OF MONEY
Senator Fletcher Of Florida Made Trip To Satisfy
 Himself

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-There was no lavish expenditure of public money on the trial trip of the Le- viathan, in the opinion of Senator Fletcher of Florida. ranking demo- cratic member of the senate com merce committee. who said he had made the trip to satisfy himself re- garding charges of waste of funds appropriated to recondition the ship.
 It was necessary and proper to adding that the government outlay for fuel and the pay of the officers and crew would have been the same had the voyage been made without guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
WU11t An Automobile Free?

Pick out the one you want from the eight handsome cars The Age-Herald will give away to the members of the "50,oo0 Club on August 18th-then send in your Entry Blank and go after it. There's Jewett, a Columbia, an Essex and five Fords-any and all of them to be had for your spare time effort-Why wait? Enter your name today and get busy.
 Work NOW and You Can Ride Later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
TWO LOSE LIVES IN LANDSLIDE OF SAND AND GRAVEL
Kansas Workmen Buried While Digging Material To
 Load Trucks

KANSAS CITY, June 26.-Two workmen were buried alive here Tuesday when a sand bank caved in. After half an hour their bodies were recovered Pulmotors were applied, but no spark of life remained.
 William E. Ryland, aged 29, and James Brown, aged 30, the victims. were digging to load truck when the landslide covered them with sev- eral tons of sand and gravel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
FINEST AIRPLANE IS WRECKED AND PILOT IS INJURED

MINEOLA, N. Y. June 2e.-- Harvey L. Mummert's lair fliv- yer" which he has declared was smaller than the one brought to America by Georges Barbot. French aviator. was wrecked to- day in test flight In Long Island l.. tJap) Pearson, the pilot. received severe cuts across his face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
INVESTIGATION ORDERED

BISMARCK, N. D.. June 26.-Gov. R. A. Nestos today ordered Capt. L.. A. Baird of the North Dakota na- tional guard to proceed to the Beu- lah coal mines, near Bismarck, to in- vestigate reported trouble there be- tween union and union coal miners. Information at the capitol on the matter was meager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
ANOTHER FRAUD ORDER
Arkansas Firm Under Han Of Post
 Office Department

WASHINGTON, June26.-The post office department today issued q fraud order against Fred Fowler and Fred Fowler, Smackover Syndicate. a: Eldorado, Ark. Fowler, accord ing to a statement issued by the department, was not party to the activities which resulted in issuance of he order. J. E. Freeman being charged with trading on Powders reputation as practical oil man and selling oil stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
INCREASE EXEMPTIONS
sclmn Makes offer For New Cotton
 Mills

SELMA, Ala. June 26.-(By Spe- cial Leased Wire.)-In a meeting of the city council of Selma, Mayor w. B. Ha4 announced his veto of the ordinance passed June II by the coun- cil exempting from taxation Tor a period of 10 years all newly erected textile mills. The city council passed an amended ordinance exempting from taxation for a period of 10 years not only newly erected textile mills but additions to the textile mills now in operation here of 1000 spindles or more. The ordinance as amended was passed and received the approval of the mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
KENTUCKlAN KILLED
Shot After Quarrel over Attention To
 AnOther's Daughter

FULTON, Ky, June 26-Ed Seay, age 4s. former merchant of this city, was shot and instantly killed tonight at o'clock by Willis Lee. well-known citizen of this city. The shooting occurred in Seay's car jn fronto the Ryan boarding house on State street. Lees estranged wife and daughter received slight flesh wound.
 It is understood that Lee had or dered Seay to stop going with his daughter. Lee and his wife had been divorced for some time. Seay is sur YiYed by his widow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
JAILED VETERANS OFFER GREETINGS
 TO GENERAL DIAZ

MILAN, June 26.-"We're sor- ry we can't meet you, General" were the greetings of a group of convicts in jail to General Diaz. on the occasion of his visit to Milan Tuesday,
 All World war veterans. they told him they wore 16 silver and 10 bronze medals among them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
CUSTOMS OFFICERS GET nVISV IN HONOIVILU

HONOLULU, June 26.-(By Associ- ated Press.)-United States customs officers here today seized and re- moved 292 quarts of liquor from the Tokyo Risen Kabushiki liner Korea Maru The Korea Maru was the fir st Japanese vessel to arrive here since the new rules governing supplies of liquor on board ships became effec- tive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
TO ASK CLEMENCY
Former North Carolina Police Chief
 CHndcmMcd, Pleads ImNnnity

CNndemncd, PTeAdN 1nNhhft3
 ASHEVILLE, N. C., June 26.- Counsel for w. w. Campbell. former chief of police at Teen hospital res ervation, condemned to die July 12 at the state pententiary. Raleigh, for the murder of his sweetheart, Is preparing to seek executive elem ency, 1t was announced here tonight, and the plea will probably be on the ground that the condemned man was not rational when he shot Mrs. Anna Smathers, young widow, on the Oteen road over year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
SELECT DEPOSITORY
knnsas City Bank To Get 418,OOO,OOO
 Of BOMuN Bond Eund

UT DOHUN 1Onu FuhU
 KANSAS CITY. June 26.-The Com merce Trust company has been se- lected as a depository for $16,0OO. 900 of the $25,000,000 Kansas bond issue to pay soldiers bonus, in order to fa- cilitate handling of bonus checks. The money in the commerce Trust company will draw two and one-half per cent interest.
 The remainder of the issue will be deposited in Kansas banks. it was announced
 Eastern banking institutions made bids for the bonus bonds but the bonus board decided to keep the money in a large western federal reserve bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
TUESDAY MODERATED
Mercury Reached Only SS, ThOugl
 Day Seemed Hot

Day Seemed Hot
 Observer F. C. Horton Tuesday re- corded SS degrees as the highest point of the mercury for the day, in spite of the fact that Birmingham thought the weather hot. This Is in decided contrast with 94. recorded last Thurs day. the hottest day of the present summer.
 Wednesday. he said, would continue warm, with thundershowers. and lit- tie variation in temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
JURY FINDS FIFE NOT GUILTY

NEW HEAD INTERNATIONAL ROTARY-Guy Gun daker of Philadelphia elected president of the Inter- national Rotary club the fourteenth annual convention
 in St. Lous MT. Gundaker a noted restauranteur, ceeds Raymon Harris of Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27

hating from official sources in Ala bama that the plan of the adminis- tration to put negroes in control or the negro hospital at Tuskegee will in all probability lead to unfortunate complications. General Hines today confirmed the report that he would go to Alabama, but declined to name the date on which he would go. Within a few days. however, 1t is expected he will depart. He believes, 1t is understood that he will be able to compose the situation. At any rate, he is known to feel sure that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
BIRMINGHAM
 MAIL REVENUE OVER MILLION

Nearly Twenty Per cent Gain
 Shown In Postal Receipts Over Previous Fiscal Year,
 With Increase In Volume BIGGER CITY REFLECTED IN POST OFrs>. FIGURES Totals FcP lice During
 1922 Exceed 1921-
 ss155,ooo, Ac-
 cor 10 Late Estimates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
LABOR PARTY | N bR|T I Al N
 GAINS POWER
Repudiates Communism At Annual Meeting, Nearly One Thousand Delegates In At- tendance By Big Vote
SIDNEY WEBB PREDICTS
 PARTY CONTROL BY 1926
Chairman Points Out That Party Last Autumn PoIIed About 0ne- Third Of Eng lands Total

LONDON. June 26.-British labor repudiated communism Tuesday when. in smashing vote of the annual labor party conference, 1t defeated the communist party's application for membership in the party. Leaders predicted labor government in England by 1926. Nearly 1000 labor delegates were present.
 Voting union by union. each dele- gate representing the whole member snip of his union. the application was turned down by vote of 2.0S5.- 900 to 366.0oo.
 Sidney Webb. M. F., presided. and Arthur Henderson and Ramsay Mo- Donald were on the platform.
 Webb prophesied that England would see labor premier and labor cabinet In power by 1926, pointing to the fact that the labor party in the 4.250.ooo votes. roughly one-third of the total votes of the country.
 The party is branching out on all sides and strengthening it's local organizations in all constituencies, and leaders are optimistic of suc- repudiation of communism will em- phasize the conservative tendencies of British labor and add new mem bers.
 The vote against communism stressed the fact there Is nothing pink" about the English labor movement. It Is, in the main,. a liberal group. led by trained men. CHICAGO MEETING HERALDs
 AMERICAN LABOR PARTY
 Fly RODNEY F. BUTCHER
 tLeased Wire to The Agc-Herald)
 CHICAGO. June 26.-An American labor party. modelled along lines similar to those of the labor party ins@C;reat Brjtafn. will be the goal of more than a thousand delegates fr, ',a '- hc''''' 't-'orr r.~Irer otzsniya-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
WASHINGTON BUREAU ,
 THE AGE-HERALD Washington, D. C., June 26 J

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27
CHICAGO MEETING HERALDs AMERICAN LABOR PARTY
 Fly RODNEY F. BUTCHER

tContinucd on Page Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27

TEE ALABAMA FORECAST: GENERALLY FAIR WEDNES- D A Y AND THURSDAY; SHOWERS NEAR COAST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-27

HAVE ORDERS SUFFICIENT TO RUN THEM TO CAPACITY WELL THROUGH FALL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
Printers Criticize
Methods With Hens

Colorado Springs, Colo, March
26-Criticism of the ''capatalis-
tic" methods employed ny the
poultry export of the Union
Printers Home here has subsid-
ed, misapprehension having
been explained away. 1t is the
custom of Ernest Druemeller, the
expert, to turn on electric lights
in the poultry house, at $3.50
o'clock each morning, deceiving
the hens and causing them to be-
Gin the days work ahead Of time.
Increased egg production is sup
posed to result.
Staunch unionists in the Home
raised the question of whether the
hens received overtime for the eX-
ira effort. Imposition on the hens
did not become an organization
now conducting a strike to es-
tablish a 4l-hour working week,
they held. Druemeller finally
cleared himself by showing that
automatic feed cans drop grain as
fast as it is eaten. enabling the
hens to collect their own over
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
Germany Sends Out
More Peace Feelers
NY UnitrI Prcar)

Berlin. March 26.--ChancellOr
Cuno is i'll and confined to his bed
with q cold.
He was unable to meet with
leaders of the foreign affairs
committee this week end which
necessitate pjostponement of the
latest peace developments.
Despite recent denials by Ger
man officials, it has been learned
on highst authority that the Ber-
lin government once more has
put out feelers, seeking British
mediation.
Germany is understood to have
proposed this time a guarantee
against war on France. She
will offer securities that war will
not be made except when voted by
a plebiscite of the German peo-
pie.
Britain is understood once
more to have rejected the German
advances and to have told the
Berlin government the proper
thing to do is to make its pro
posals directly and officially to
France.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
Ku Klux Khan
Gives To S. A.
Promise $500 Between
Now and August l.
Send In Pledge Card

Capt. ]. F. Mcintyre, in charge
of the Salvation Army here, to-
day received a pledge card from
the Alexandria Ku Klux Khan in
which they agree to give the sum
of 500 to the Salvation Army
drive between April l and August
|. Capt. Mcintyre says, "Hurrah,
| told you So"
The letter sent to H. D. Kirk,
treasurer, follows:
Dear Sir:
We hereby subscribe enc hun
bred dollars ($10O), to the Saliva
ton Army to be paid between the
dates Of April 1st mad August list
eve trust that this drive will
be sighted by none for We who
have il to give know that it will
be used for q noble purpose, for
those who sought the wrong path
and to uplift the downtrodden.
We know it will be instrumental
in bringing them home that they
may know it means tc have the
Light Of God shining in their
souls.
"May God sees fit to enable
them to go onward with their
noble work"
Faithfully yours,
Alexandria Ku KluX Khan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
Frenchmen May Wear
Loose Ties and Pulfs

Paris. March ga warning
that men are likely 70 return to
loosely tied cravats and even meek
ruffs was conveyed to the French
Academy this week by no less Il
person than DR.. Charles Rachel
who in n dissertation on cardlal
reflexes, declared that the ma
jority of cases of faulty heart ac-
ton, ending in apopleXy, anthri-
It's, etc, was due to garments
which bind the threat too tightly
and prevent proper respiration
and reaction on the blood press
ure.
The only solution he could offer
was a return to soft and loose
collars and flowing ties, asserting
that modern fashions were mere
death traps which claimed humid
reds of lives yearly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
POcahOntas Entertains
Great Chief Adams

Mrs. Mamie Adams, Of Eclipse,
Va, the Great Pocahontas of the
Great Council Of Virginia, d. of
p, will pay an official visit to
Silver floon Council, No. -, at
their regular semi-monthly meet
ing tonight in the Alexandria
National Bank Building, corner
King and Royal streets. Marg-
urite Davis, Pocahontas Of the To-
cal organization and will start
promptly at 1882 p. m. An excel
lent program has been arranged
to be followed by refreshments.
Mrs. Adams arrived in the city
today and is being entertained by
members of the committee in
chargd. A large attendance ia
expected to be present to vel
come the Great Chief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
Big Rifle Matches to
Be Held by Marines

Washington, March 26.-Marine
Corps riflemen will soon test
their skill. in a series of rifle
matches to be held at stations ar
the United States and West In
dies. These contests are preliml-
nary events leading to the seiee-
ton of the best Marine Corps
rifle shots who will compete IN
forthcoming State and National
matches.
Beginning May Z the best Ma
rine Corps riflemen in the West
Indies viii gather at Guantana-
mo. Cuba, for the first meet. TINS
is to be followed by rifle matches
at Mare Island, Calf, a Marine
Corps training station on the
West Coast, May q. Other
matches are, scheduled to take
place at Paris Island, S. c.. the
East Coast training station. May
%. and the final match of the pre-
liminary season will end at Guam
tico, Va, about June 10.
Orders recently issued by Ma
jor Gen. Lejeune, Commandant
of the Marine Corps, authorizes
the holding of the matches in
which several medals and troph-
les will be awarded. From among
the winners team win be chOhen
to represent the Marine Corps
during 1923.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26
Wanted TO Tip The
Wife of Hotel Man

''The American public ertainly
believe in tipping" said the wife
of a hotel proprietor yesterday.
The occasion for the remark was
the visit TO the hotel of a woman
who wanted a rest place for a
child. having driven over from
Washington with Japanese
chauffeur. The hotel proprietor'c
wife gave her own room to the
visitor. The stranger appeared
more than pleased with the treat
ment accorded her and went out
to the machine to tell her hus-
band mad returned quickly with
81 tip which. of course, the hotel
wife's proprietor refused. How
ever, she made 4 warm friend oil
the visitor who promised to pay
her a visit in the near future, and
incidentally the hotel made new
business. IT'S these little acts of
Kindness that after all count in
life. ~