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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
PE0NAGE IS CHARGED
TO STRAWBERRY KING
Holding OF Negro Woman In Invol-
untary Servitude Alleged

NEW ORLEANS, May 4-Reports
received by United States District At
torney Burns that strawberry pickers
in Tangipahoa parish were being
held In state of involuntary servi-
tude resulted late today in the is
suance by United States Commits
sioner Browne of warrant for the
arrest of Benjamin Kinchen, of In
dependence, one of Louisiana's straw
berry kings, on charge of peonage,
II was charged that Kinchen is
holding Emma Johnson. a negro
woman. 1t Picayune and her two
daughters lin state of Involuntary
servitude' in violation of the federal
law. The district attorney announced
he had ordered a sweeping inyesti-
cation and that the department of jus
tice had been instructed to bring all
piekers in the Kinchen fields to New
Orleans.
United States Deputy Marshal Ken
lar and two department of justice
men, who left here late today for
independence to serve the warrant,
also were instructed to arrest negro
woman who is alleged to have en-
ticed berry pickers to Tangipahoa
parish with promises of transporta-
ton, board and a wage of one cent
for each box of berries picked.
Arthur johnson. son of Emma
Johnson, told the district attorney
and Col. George r Stanton, de-
partment of justice chief here, that
his mother had written him letters
declaring she and her daughters had
been forced to work from sunrise to
sunset, were fed only corn bread and
syrup and had to sleep in dirty quar-
ters. He said he went to the kinchen
place and upon asking for his mother
and sisters, was knocked down with
a club. Federal agents declared 9TH
err berry pickers were living under
similar conditions. judging from re-
ports they had received, and it is
proposed to run down each COM
nlaint
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
Harding Fears He May Incur
Enmity Of Powerful Sena-
tors Upon Eve Of 1924 EIec-
tions-Enemies Claim To
Have Drawn First Blood
HIRAM JOHNSON PLANS
TO LAUNCH CANDIDACY
Executive Confident Nation
Will Accept His Plan, But
Hesitates In Carrying On Po-
IiticaI Battles From White
House Doors, It Was Said

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Senate op-
ponents of the world court have won
ar initial victory. President Hard
ing has let it be known that he will
avoid a fight with the Senate over
the court. He believes in the tri
bunal with his whole heart. a White
House spokesman said Friday, but
he does not think it would comport
with the dignity of the President to
organize campaign from the White
House for the purpose of driving the
Senate to do his will
This significant declaration, fore
cast last Tuesday, is understood to
have resulted from secret confer
ence with Senator Lodge. chairman
of the Senate foreign relatiopArcom
mittee and majority leader of the
Senate. Lodge called at the White
House late one night last week. He
warned the President of the hostility
to the court among republicans,
whose opposition was increased
rather than diminished by the ag-
gressive New York speech.
Avoid. Open Fight.
As a result, the President has has
tened to reassure the senators that
he does not intend to be drawn into
an open fight. He has laid the court
plan before them, explained its ad-
the deliberate opinion of the country
will be allowed to decide the Ques-
ton.
At bottom, Harding Is attempting
to avoid an open break on the eve of
the presidential campaign. His party
advisers have warned him that If he
presses the court, he will have the
same sort of fight that Woodrow
Wilson had with the League OF Ma
tons Hiram Johnson is. about to
z stou,e back from Europe to launch
! his candidacy. strong committee
which includes several wealthy New
Workers has been organized to give
him an official reception. They have
been advised that Johnson VIII
throw his hat in the ring when he
steps from the liner. With this stu
alton confronting him, HARDING
would be taking grave chances by
splitting with the Senate foreign re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
DEVELOPMENT ENJOlNED
Stockham Cannot Open Property
Judge Walker Rules Friday

Temporary injunction restraining
w. H. Stockham, well-known Bir-
mingham business man. from offer
ing for sale certain properties In
the neighborhood of Twenty fifth
street. south. and Pawnee avenue,
was granted William J. Penhallegon,
Birmingham, Friday by Judge Will
liam Walker in chancery court. The
property in question Is situated in
the mountain view district, and COM
prises a tract of about 800 acres
which Stockham was planning to
develop.
The court action followed the
granting of permission to Stockham
by the city commission for the
development of the land between
Pawnee avenue and Argyle road near
the new Country club and the es-
Enlistment of four streets connect
ing the two thoroughfares.
Penhallegon alleged that certain
property of his would be lowered in
value by the projected development.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
AID AMERICAN
c IS
FARRELL PLEA
Support OF People Greatest
Subsidy Which Could Be
Granted, Steel Corpora
ton Head Tells Bust
ness Leaders

NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-THE
greatest subsidy our merchant ma
rine could have in the support of the
American people. the greatest hard
ship under which it is laboring at
present is the lack of such support"
said James y. Farrell. president of
the United States Steel corporation
and head Of the National Foreign
Trade council, in an address at the
closing here today of the tenth an
nual convention of that organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Farrell said there could be no
successful merchant marine unless
it's ships are more largely used by
American shippers. By this support.
he contir ued. he did not mean that
American shipper should patronize
American bottoms exclusively. That
would be impractical ecause ship
ping is an International problem,
he said.
c. II. Mark. president of the Hill
nois Central railroad, also addressed
the final general ession. As foreign
trade is essentially I. movement be-
tween interior points and not
movement between ports, he said
the railroads must be enco uraged
and email led to develop the facilities
that Will make possible the trans
portation of business to and from the
seahoard. Trade conditions general
ly throus 1out the world made mark
ed Improvement during the last year.
said statement issued by the adj
*isory committee of the council just
before adjournment. Even Europe
had showed considerable progress
despite the difficulties under which
She is laboring
No reference was made in the de-
claration to the Preparations dispute
between France and Germany be-
yond the statement that an effective
settlement of the French and Ger
man problems would greatly improve
the shipping situation.
O o O
Shipping Suggestion.
The suggestion recently made that
the shipping board should engage in
the direct operation of itc vessels"
the statement continued. rs con-
tary to the spirit and purpose of the
act of 1920 and fraught with danger
to the merchant marine.
TT would sacrifice efficiency, In
crease operating costs and losses.
expand instead of decrease theun-
business-like competition of govern
ment ships with privately owned YES
sells and postpone the possibility of
ultimately developing privately
owned fleet"
These group sessions occupied the
attention of the council delegates
during the morning. Financing For
eign Trade, Trading With the Far
East" and Export Advertising"
were the subjects discussed by speak
ers.
Many of the delegates to the con-
vention will participate In the dedi-
cation of the Inner Harbor and In
dustrial Canal tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
DESTROY is STILLS
Federal. State And County Officer
Make big Raid In CIcburne

While Special Agents Campbell
and Broderick Of the intelligence
unit of Washington are conducting
an investigation into the office of
Judge Charles NJ. Sartan, federal
prohibition director of Alabama. fed
eral prohibition agents are contn-
ulng to seize and destroy Illicit
stills.
Agents from the office here, as
sisted by federal agents from the
Admission district and state law en-
forcement officers. and headed by
II. A. Jackson, sheriff of Cleburne
county, began raid Tuesday which
continued for three days. This raid
resulted in the capture of Is Illicit
stills, 300 gallons of beer, 10 gal
Ions of whisky, and one automobile,
said to have been used In the trans
portation of whisky.
The posse was composed of II
men, it was stated, who raided what
was considered a notorious moon
shine district, covering territory
of about 40 square miles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
PO|NCARE TO TRY TO
OVER-RULE DECISION
Will Inform U. S. That French Ships
Cannot Comply

PARIS, May Premier Raymond
Poincare is going to try to over-rule
the decision OF the United States su-
preme court which prohibits ships of
French and other registries to enter
the American threemile limit with
liquor abroad.
Poincare, believing that the liquor
ruling of Americas highest tribunal
is contrary to International law,
French ambassador to Washington,
French Ambassador to Washington,
to protest against the decision and to
inform the American government
that it is impossible for French ships
to comply.
Jesserand, 1t is understood, will
inform Secretary of State Hughes
that the French laws compel ship
pers to furnish crews with wine
rations
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
KING is ARRESTED
Head of "Little Italy" Charged With
&A111nu nnun

KANSAS CITY, May 4.-The king
of Kansas City Little Italy" was
pulled down from his throne Friday
by the unrelenting hand of the law.
John DSalvo. wealthy. living in
regal style, was arrested here by
government agents who say that the
king" was caught in the act of SELL
ing 10 ounces of morphine to an un-
named young. beautiful blonde girl"
'DeSalvo's pockets were filled with
bills and gold pieces members Of
the narcotic squad said in telling of
the arrest. And he emptied his
pockets. stripped diamond rings from
his fingers. and took diamond studs
from his shirt and offered them to us
if we would not arrest him."
Wringing his hands and pacing
frantically up and down the inter-
nal revenue office. DeSalva- cried
aloud at the disgrace that had been
brought upon him, while a score of
loyal countrynen of the king"
begged admission to the revenue Of
flee door, SO that they might obtain
DeSalvo's liberty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
M|LLI0NAIRESS WEBS
GARDENER OF ESTATE
Family Refuses To Have Anything
To Do With Couple

DETROIT, Mich, May A ro-
nance that began among the rose
terraces and fountain-filled vistas of
a multi millionaires summer home
ended last Saturday in the marriage
of Florence Olcott Avery, daughter
Of John H. Avery. prominent Detroit
clubman, to Frances Barrigrand her
fathers gardener.
The wedding did not become
known outside the family until to-
day.
Mrs Barrigrand's mother. who
made every attempt to prevent the
marriage said today the couple can
have7no place in our life fron- now
on" She added this was not because
her son-in-law Is poor man, but
because of the discrepancy in the
ages of the two. The former Miss
Avery is AZ, while her husband is "a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
SPECIAL OFFICER FREED


w. NJ Dood. special Officer, IL the
Louisville and Nashville railroad,
was acquitted OF charges preferred
against him in connection with the
killing of Arthur Wood, negro, in
Judge William j.. Forts division of
circuit court Friday morning. The
verdict was reached by the jury
Thursday night, but was sealed to be
opened and read in court Friday
morning. 1t was alleged that Dodd
shot the negro when the latter at
tempted to escape after having been
nlaced under arrest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
TWO BANKS LOOTED
BY MOTOR BANDITS
Robbers Escape With $4,000 Cash
And S25 900 In Bonds

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May Try
Associated Press.l-The two banks
of Buckner, Mo, about Is miles from
here, were raided ~ five bandits
shortly before noon today They es
capped in a motor ear with about
$4,000 In cash and $4,000 in regis
tered Liberty bonds.
Bank employees and officials of each
bank were forced into the vaults by
the bandits. Few persons were on
the streets of Bnuckner at the time
and they did not realize a robbery
was taking place.
Following receipt of the robbery
report, two automobile loads of
deputy county marshals We're dis
patched from here TO search all roads
leading into the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05

ALABAMA FORECAST: PARTLY
CLOUDY SATURDAY AND SUN
DAY, SHOWERS; VERY LIT
TIE TEMPERATURE CHANGE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
FORD CONF ANY IS
RICHEST n WORLD
F IMAM c |ERS SAY
Auto Man Has More Actual
Cash Than The Steel
Corporation

NEW YORK. May 4.-The Ford
Motor company Qnc.), has more ac-
tual cash in its treasury than any
other corporation in the United
States, If not in the entire world ac-
cording to figures announced in Wall
street ttday, which place the total
as more than that of the United
States Steel corporation, despite the
fact that the total assets of Ford
company is less than onefourth the
total assets of the largest steel or
ganization in the world.
The figWes, taken from state
ment filed with the Massachusetts
commission at Boston, show that on
February Is. 1923.-the Ford company
had total of Sf59, 665.6S cash on
hand. This compares with total cash
holdings Of $f26,700,f31 reported by
the United States Steel corporation
in its last annual report of Decem-
Der 81, 1899.
The report also shows that the
company has merchandise on hand to
carry along it's business, valued at
sS3.693.SS3 and accounts receivable of
$41.93S.329 and in addition, the com
panN is carrying securities which are
valued. according to the statement,
at $37,401 sos. The total assets of
the company is given at S536,351.9S9.
$4,000, 900 Net Profits.
Net profits for the year, Wall
street estimates said; amounted to
s119 000. 900, equivalent to $500
share on the 172.465 shares of 500,
par value capital stock outstanding
which Henry Ford and his son, Edsel
own outright.
Ford. they believed has total for
tune, including his Ford Motor COM
$500 ooo. 900 and a. 100000, 900, and
ranks toward the top Of the list Of
the worlds richest men. He is only
exceeded. it was believed by the hold
ings of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
This vast wealth was obtained in
90 years When the Ford company
was started, it was with 100000 of
capital stock. a factory space of
about one-quarter of an acre and 81
employees. Seventeen hundred cars
were built the first year Gf business.
ON April Z. last, it was announced the
Ford company had built more than
5000, 900 cars. being more cars now
in single shift than it did in an
entire year in its inception.
Bankers pointed out that Ford's
huge cash balance remained after
heavy expenditures for coal lands,
water power sites and branch plant
investments, all of which were paid
out in cash from current earnings.
They also pointed out that on July
81, 1916, the Ford company reported
cash on hand of S52,550.771 with prof
its for the year reaching S59,994,l1S.
which created a sensation and was
regarded as epochal in the automo-
bile industry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
2.744 CASES ON DOCKET
City Appeals Total Lbs, Report TO
Grand Jury VIII Show

There are 2.744 cases of all de-
sriptions pending on the docket of
the criminal division of the circuit
court, according to report compiled
Friday afternoon by A. S. Eager,
chief clerk. for submission to the
jefferson county grand jury when it
veconvenes Monday. There were
145 prisoners in the jefferson coun-
ty jail on May /, 1923.
OF the total of 2.744 cases. there
are ~ capital cases. GIL cases OF
felony, 462 in which misdeameanors
are charged, IA statutory cases and
1913 city appeal cases, while con-
demnation proceedings are pending
in 207 cases. OF the 72 capital cases.
it is estimated that fully half are
pending in the court of appeals and
the supreme court. About 10 per cent
of the cases in which felony or
misdemeanors were charged are said
to have been similarly appealed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
Selections For Heads OF Land Banks
Made Public

WASHINGTON. May 4-Selection
of II directors at large for the fed
eral land banks was announced to-
day by the farm loan board. They
are Herbert Myrick. Springfield
Mass; Vulosko Walden, Baltimore;
L. I. Guion. Columbia, 5. c.; James
r. Davis. Louisville; T. F. Davis,
New Orleans; o. j. Lloyd, St. Louis:
Il. F. Faast. ST. Paul: d. p. Hogan,
Omaha; Milas Lasater, Wichita; S.
Ellis. Berkeley. Cal. and d. G..
OShea, Spokane.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
1928 IRON OUTPUT
FOR FOUR MON THIS
FAR AHEAD Of 1922
April Production Shows Gain
Of Al Per Cent Over
Last Year

The Alabama production of pig
iron for the first four months of the
year elbows an increase over the
same period in 1922 of 10 per cent.
The April production shows an in
crease over April of last year of Al
per cent.
The production for the first four
months of the year is 955.SS1 tons.
This compares with $4,000 tons in
the same period of 1922. The in
crease for this year is 4o1.s7S tons,
or 73 per cent.
The April production of iron was
241,695 tons. compared with 1883
in April. 1922. The increase is 1000"
tons, or Al per cent. The April make
was at the rate of the March make,
but April has one day less than
March.
Record Year FOreseen.
The iron make for the first four
months of this year Is at the rate Of
2,867,000 tons per annum. The high
est prior record was 2,950.000 tons in
1917. The coming in of two new
furnaces soon ought to increase the
pace to one leading to a production
for the year exceeding that of 1917.
Indications point to demand for
ma ximum iron production for re-
nainder OF the year.
Production by months in 1923 and
~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
BILLION CA IN N
B A n CLEAR|NGS
SHOWN BY REPORT
Nations Prosperity Reflected
In Statements Of Finan-
ciaI Institutions

NEW YORK. March 4-Bank clear
ings in the United States for the
week ending May ?. reported by tel
egraph to Bradstreet's Journal, New
York, aggregate Ss,2g3.1S2 900,
against s7166. 122.000 last week and
1890, $4,000 in this week last year.
Following are the returns for this
week with percentages of change
shown this week as compared with
this week last year:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
EARTHQUAKE is RECORDED
Trcmors Felt by Instruments In
Honolulu and United tSates

HONOLULU, May 4.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. l-Prof. Arnold Rom
berg. sesmographer of the University
of Hawaii. reported the recording of
two moderate earthquake shocks at
a. m. and 63l a. m. today. The first
movement. which lasted upward Of
80 minutes, was 1000 miles distant
from Honolulu and the second 201
miles. He was unable to estimate the
direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
FELT At wAsHINGTON

SEATTLE, " ASH, May 4.-An earth-
quake shock of severe intensity CEN
tered at a distance of between 2.100
and 1900 miles from Seattle was re-
corded in the seismogr at the
University of Wellington today.
Laboratory attaches said there was
no clear indications of the direction,
but. that. it probably occurred some
where on a circle touching northern
Mexico. the Pacific ocean near the
Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutian
Islands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
HALL is ELECTED
Government Labor Officials Hold
Annual Convention At Richmond

: R1CHMOND, Va, May 4-John
Hopkins Hall, Jr., commissioner of
labor of Virginia, was unanimously
elected president. and Chicago was
chosen as the next meeting place at
the closing sessit n today of the tenth
annual convention of the Association
Of Government Labor officials of the
United States and Canada. Mr.. Hall
succeeds Or. Clifford B. Connolly, di-
rector of industrial relations of the
Carnegie Institute Of Technology.
Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
BISHOP is RECALLED
Methodist Prelatcs Refuse To Accept
Responsibility For RIalSe's Address

WICHITA, kan. May 4.-O3y AS
soc.ated Press)-A resolution re-
calling the Methodist Episcopal dele
gaticn to Russia and refusing to ac-
cept responsibility for any of the rur-
ported remarks of Bishop Edgar
Blake at Moscow was adopted by the
board of bishops. of which Bishop
Blake Is a member. here late today,
after hours of consideration,
The Methodist Episcopal church of
the United States neither supports nor
defends the soviet government of
Russia rs Bishop Blake of Paris is
represented personally to have as
sured the All Russian Ecclestical
Council of the Living Church at Mos
COW yesterday, the resolution de-
clareS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-05
SUGAR SALES
ANNOUNCED BY
HERE
Demand Fails To Change, But
Increase Is Expected As
Chain Systems Declare
Special \ IS For
Sa'v.4 Trade
S that the demand for

IS that the demand for
Birmingham had not de-
a.. to any appreciable extent
q to the Age-Herald Thursday by
h ads of chain stores and wholesale
grocers of Birmingham were re-
iterated Friday.
Special sales have been announced
for Saturday by the PIGGY Wiggly
andE by the Hill systems of chain
stores, when sugar is to sell at 10
pounds for CSC and SIC, respectively.
This makes sugar sell at 91ac a
pound, almost lie on the pound under
prices quoted by the American Sugar
Refining company at New Orleans,
plus freight charges to Birmingham.
O @ o
Normal Demand Continues.
Wholesale and retail grocers Fri
day told The Age Herald the demand
is about the same now as for the
last 80 days and that prices are ex-
pected to remain about the same. One
big wholesale dealer declared that
while the public was not making anv
raids on the sugar market to get
stocked up against high prices, there
was no particular crumpling UP in
the demand for sugar.
The wholesaler declared house,
wives were forced to do their straw
berry canning right now or not at
all. Strawberries will be gone in the
course of the next 80 days, he said
and 1t is case either of can now
or not at all. He also explained that
while sugar was rather high 1t was
not what could be classed entirely s
exorbitant when considered in the
light of prevailing high prices in
other lines of staples.
Another dealer declared that while
some few housewives might observe
a sugar boycott. hardly one in a
thousand would do this on account of
the fact that money generally was
too free. People may be pretty hard
up, but generally they are not will
ing to forego the use of sugar just
to force the price down a penny or SO.
he said.
Birmingham Sugar Cheaper.
1t Is pointed out that Birmingham
housewives already are buying their
sugar cheaper that women In other
cities of the country and 1t would be
foolish to precipitate a sugar war in
Birmingham merely because some
other parts of the country are being
forced to pay 12c or even higher for
their supplies of sweetening. Also
Birmingham retail grocerS are sell
ing their sugar at prices lower tina n
wholesale dealers and boycott
would not hurt the refineries who
are selling the high priced sugar near
so much as the Birmingham retail
dealers who forego returns through
proflteering.
j. B. Hill, president of the Birming-
ham system of Hill stores, came out
with a direct denial that there had
haan rpCant dpprpqGo in fhn do
mand for sugar, insofar as his bust
ness was concerned. Mr.. Hill said
that ne had store records I back him
up. Mr.. Hill also announced that a
special sale would be held at all Hill
stores In Birmingham Saturday,
when sugar would be sold In 10
pound lots for 81 cents. This price is
for the one day only, he said, and all
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