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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
STAGE STRUCK KID
 DIES AS HEAD OF
 MANY THEATRES
Percy Williams Was Great Power In World Of False
 Face

EAST ISLIP, N. T., July 21.-Percy c. Williams, who started life in Bal timore as a stage struck kid" with a six dollars week job as theatrical utility man, died at his estate, Pine Acres, today, internationally known as vaudeville theatre owner and producer.
 Born in Baltimore 66 years ago, MT. Williams got his first job from the old Front Street theatre there. Later. when Sim came to New York to take over the Park theatre, Brooklyn. Williams came with him. working as member of his stock company at s12 a week
 Accumulating a small stake, he finally sent several shows on the road only to so broke" and be driv- en to the patent medicine business to recoup.
 Finally he built the Orpheum the jatre here and in few more years had established string of a dozen vaudeville houses. He sold them in 1912 to the Keith interests for a price reported to have been s12,- 100000.
 MT. Williams drew heavily on the old world for talent, bringing to this country, among others, Vesta Vic toria, Vesta Tilley and Albert Cheva- Her, who recently died. He also broughy Lily Langtry and Mrs. J. B. Potter to America for tours.
 Mir. Williams had been in i'll health for many months, having spent last build up his failing constitution. He suffered a relapse shortly after his return, however, from which he never rallied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
Ky ROY 4. HAYNES, United States Prohibition CommIs-

Many a chapter of adventure, stir ring in it's appeal to the imagination. has been written of the rum fleet plying chiefly from Bahama ports to mysterious destinations along the At lantic seaboard of the United States. The subject has provided fantastic material for the picture writers or great metropolitan papers. It smacks of the old days of the Spanish Main, of pirate daring and the lure of the sea, strong in most men from boy hood.
 There is an air about the swa gger- ing frecbooters of old that has given them q special niche in literature. Many gray-headed business man still reads of them with qulckening pulse. And the thrilling tales of the rum runners off the Atlantic coast have touched that same chord.
 It was new thing when the rum fleet was first heralded as rocking at anchor outside the three mile limit off the Jersey coast. There was an impudent daring about the proceed ing that sent the story booming over the wires to newspaper front pages everywhere. The ''wets' chortled with glee. They foresaw a difficult task for the government in finGing means to plug this leak that seemed so big.
 What they did not realize. or would not, was that, even stretched to the utmost limit of possibility, this Was nc more than mere leak, In the ac- tual amount of IllicitIy transported liquor It brought to our shores it was as the dregs in the glass when compared with what we normally consumed prior to the enactment Of the eighteenth amendment.
 There is only one way III which the rum fleet" and the chronicle of it's doings day by day have had a serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
SUSPEND "BLUE BOOK"
Federal Office Hunters Will Have No
 Official Guide

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Office hunters and politicians will have no blue book" to guide them next year in finding government jobs.
 Senator Moses of New Hampshire, chairman of the joint congressional committee on printing today signed an order temporarily suspending pub lication of the book, called officially the official register" and announced he would ask Congress to repeal the law under which 1t has been pub lished.
 Since. 1916 the government has is- sued the blue book" every two years. It lists all positions under the fed eral government, together with the salaries paid and the names of the in- cumbents and has been in great de- mand among those seeking jobs for themselves or their constituents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
Important NeUs Of The Day

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
IRISH SEND ARMY LEADERS TO STUDY
 FRENCH METHODS

PARIS, July 21.-The Irish Free State, ignoring England. has sent a military delegation to France to study the French army.
 The extraordinary step marks the Free State's' first military contact with a continental power.
 A Free State mission, headed by Chief of Staff General McMahon and including five other officers, arrived here to gain information for organ iZatiou of the Irish army.
 It is learned that some mysterious hitch has developed. Official circles are reticent over the difficulty, at- tributiug the delay to "technicalities" '" but there is much speculation here as to whether France thought it best to consult England on the matter
 Irish sources state that England Is coEnizant of the project, and does not object 10 it, and it is generally understood the affair win be ar ranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
LaFollette And Brookhart Dif-
 fer On Question Of Calling Early Session Of Congress, With loWan Favorinq It
REGULAR PARTY CHIEFS
 WATCHING FOR CLEAVAGE
Wisconsin Senator Closely Preparing His Favorite Bills With Large Amount Of Data
 To Be Gathered In Europe
By RAYMOND CHAPTER LcnSed NLirn fn tHI


 "ASHlNGTON, July 21-As the chief hope Of the regular administra- Hon group lies in division among the progressives, there is constant watch for the first sign of cleavage. Some of the regulars believe they have already discovered the first signs of brewing trouble in the pro- gressive camp, in the apparent diff ference of opinion regarding an ex- tra session of congress.
 Senator LaFollette, the leading figure of the progressive group, is opposed to an early meeting of Con- sress. Senator Brookhart of Iowa is clamoring for special session at once to take up the agricultural question.
 LaFollette Uses Care.
 LaFollette, through his partisan conference group, is working out his legislative program systema tically. Committees are collecting data and preparing their measures with great care and deliberation. LaFoIlette is going to Europe in few days, where he will gather much additional eco homie information regarding the working of farmers cooperative so- cieties, various forms of government aid. and transportation and taxation problems He wants to come back and carefully digest his informatio and be prepared by December 1 to go into the new Congress as fully prepared as a lawyer undertaking g. complicated case in court. IaFollette believes the pro gressiVes have at last found an opening in the wall of the conservatives and he wants to avoid a premature attack that will react against his group.
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 Others Inpatient,
 Brookhart, Magnus, Johnson and some others are impatient to get un- der way at once.
 Another source of interest among the admin stration republicans is Brookhart's repeated efforts to bring his predecessor, Judge William S. k enyon. into the foreground IS the progressive presidential candidate. Kenyon established himself while chairman of the Senate committee on education and labor and holds the re- gard of his former colleagues in the Senate. But LaFollette has always been regarded as the presidential choice of most of his group, and some of his friends are puzzled at Brook lart's efforts in behalf of Kenyon. Nevertheless, the two senators are good friends and in accord on most of their political views.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
AMERICAN MAKES PEACE
Candidates Two Warning Factions
 n Chlnn

CANTON, July :1.-(By Associated Press)-An American naval officer. Lieut.. Lelan r. Lovette, commander if the United States eunboat Pam panga, mas brought the first peace in months to two of the warning factions in Kwang Tung province, the constituencies whose leader is Sun Yet Sen. and the invaders from Kwangsi province.
 Lieutenant Lovette offered to carry two enissaries from the Kwaugsltes to the Kwang2 TunS camp mad his proposal was accepted Negotiations Followed with the Pam panga racing back and forth be- tween the two hostile armies on her errand of peace and finally an agree ment was signed in the office of, the Standard oil company at WuchoW.
 Under tte terms of the papct, Sun evacuated the city mediately, leav- ing only rear guard. while the con- stjtutionalists occupied the forts commanding the situation. The treatyv ircuaAy became a peace agreement for the constitutionalists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
SENSATIONAL OIL FRAUD EXPOSURE. IS PROMISED SOON
Indictment Of Prominent Ala bamans Promised By h.
 veStigators
STATE CAPITAL BUREAE
 THE AGE-HERALD

J
 Federal officials here promise sen satlonal disclosures within the next few weeks of an alleged oil stock fraud In which Alabamiaas, chiefly residing in Birmingham and the Bir- mingham district, are said to have been parted from close to S2,0o0, 900.
 The case Is being investigated at tne present time, federal agents ad- init, but they refuse to mention the name of the company, the men con cerned or the location of the com pany holdings.
 They acknowledged Saturday however, that investigation is being made in this state, Texas and other states. and that when completed such investigation may result in the in dictment of from five to ten men, four of whom are expected to be Ala bamaians. These Alabamaians are men of prominence in the state, agents claim, of such prominence that their connection with the com pany led to an increase in sales of the company's stock. One of the big men In the company is said to be a former resident of the state.
 Information gathered here Satur- day shows that close to $1O.000 900 of stock was disposed of, one-fifth of this going to Alabama. Montgomery people were said to have been left out to a great extent on the stock selling, but residents of Birmingham m are said to have been caught.
 The company Is said to have made money, but profits went to the pockets of the men higher up.
 Fear that announcement of <too many of the salient facts concerning the fraud case would result in the in vestigation being halted caused fed eral officials to refuse mention ing anything of a vital nature about the investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
OPPOSE SUPERVISION
Photo EngraNcrs Protest PatcrnnI-
 istic Government Influences

CHICAGO, July 2l.-Opp0sition to "paternalistic and unwarranted gov ernmental supervision of business activities was expressed in a reso- lution adopted today at the final ses- sion of the twenty-fourth annual convention of the American Associa- tion of Photo Engravers. Support of move to re-establish the 4S-hour week in the industry was urged by the convention. A protest against the "indefensible practice" of the gov ernment in printing stamped en- Velopes free was ordered sent to the post office department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
VAUGHAN IS ORDERED TO RETURN TO FIELD
Intrepid Aviator Will Ship Plane
 Back By Express

ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., July 21.-- Orders to return by rail to McCook field. Dayton, Ohio, and to express his disabled plane In which he was forced to land here last Thursday while attempting to fly across the continent between dawn and dusk, to the same place, were received here tonight by Lueut. Russell l.. Maug- han.
 The flier said he expects to return west within a few months. if leave of absence is granted by his superb OTIS, to visit his relatives in Utah. Lieutenant Vaughan lives at Logan ITtah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
By HUGH W. ROBERTS, Chief of Staff, Washington Bureau The ASc-HeraId
 CHA PTTIR <

When the armistice was signed the Wilson Dam was about one-third completed, The two nitrate plants, having been tested, were prepared to produce nitrates for explosives Power for the operation of these plants was secured from Gorgas, a small settlement in mining district on the Warrior river, S8 miles dis tant.
 In order that this power might be generated at Gorgas and delivered at the nitrate plants, the government, through an agent, had entered into an agreement with the Alabama Power company. Under the terms of the agreement, the company, with government money, was to build on its property and in connection with it's own facilities, enough additional facilities for the genera ton of the requisite amount of power, together with transmission lines over it's right of way; and the government, when In position to secure it's own power from Wilson Dam, was to dispose of its interest in Gorgas, at fair value to be determined by arbitration, to the Alabama Power company.
 The details of this agreement and the agreement itself, constitutes what seems to be the greatest handicap in the way or the acceptance or the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. It will be given a prominent place in another installment of this serial.
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 Dam One-Third Complete.
 That was the situation when the war came to conclusion. The great dam was one-third completed, and the nitrate plants, together with all facilities, including highways and railroads, hotels, clubs and homes of labor, ready for operation.
 President Wilson awoke to the fact that he had d problem to solve. He had no funds tC continue work on the dam. There was no require ment for the nitrates the plants were in position to produce. No policy for the maintenance and operation of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
BAPTIST CONGRES ESS BRINGS DELEGATE
 OF 36 COUNTRIES
Harding And Lloyd George Send Greetings To Their
 Church

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, July 21 CBy Associated Press) -Thirtv-six nations answered the roll call at the opening this afternoon of the third congress of the Baptist World AL lance and after a~welcome T from the Baptlsts of Sweden by Dr. J. Bys- troem, president of the Swedish un- ion. and Premier Triegger, greetings were read from President Harding and the former British prime minis ter, David Lloyd George.
 President fIs:ding's message. pre- sented through the Rev. w. S. Aber- nethy of Washington, his p astor, was as follows:
 T should be glad if you will find an opportunity to convey to the Bap- list World alliance the greetings of fellow Baptist and express for me the hope that we shall have through out the world continued growth in that religious devotion which makes finer brotherhood of men in con scientious worship of God. I believe with all my heart that nothing is more, needed in the world today than the practical application of the spirit of Christ"
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 Lloyd Georges Message.
 MT. Lloyd Georges message con veyed through Dr. J. H. Shakes peare of London, secretary of the al- liance, said:
 Please convey warm greetings to my fellow BaOtists gathered in Stockholm for the third world congress. I trust their delibera-. tions may promote the cause of peace among nations, so that they may see in time the rocks upon which civilization Is being driven. May Il new faith and determination enable them to face the problems of the future"
 Representa- tives of the free churches then greeted the congress. which Rev, Dr. q. w. Truett of Dal- las, Texas, responded. In the roll call of nations the representative Of each spoke briefly. Rev. G. S. Shank, of Seattle responded for the north ern Baptists. and Rev. D. s. Klugn of Boston, for { he negro Baptists of Anne rica, and Rev D. A. G. Cree of Atlanta for the southern Baptists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
French Leaders See Little Chance Of Accepting Eng fish Note To Germany On Preparations Settlement
GOVERNMENT HEADS HOLD
 MESSAGE STRICT SECRET
End Of Passive Resistance Believed To Have Been
 Urged As Forerunner Df Effort To Bring Solution
By RALPH II. TURNER (Lcased Wire to The Age-HeraIdl

LONDON. July 21.-Great Britain hopes that America will join in sup port of the note drafted by the Brit ish cabinet for delivery to Germany, and sent to the allied and American governments Friday, covering the Ruhr and reparations issues.
 While she was awaiting the re- action of France and Belgium to tn. note-expected to come in the form of acceptance or rejection-one of her ministers Saturday expressed this hope.
 The contents of the note probably will not be divulged until next week, after the governments at Paris. Brussels, Rome and Washington have had ample time to consider it. But. according to long established British custom. unofficial pronounce. ments are being made in the mean time.
 Couched in conciliatory language, the outline of the British position s held to offer good basis for further discussion with the French. The note contains some 2,500 words, while the covering letter accompanying 1t to the allied powers and the United States, Is somewhat longer.
 In additnonal to suggesting a conn mission to consider the whole repa- rations problem, it is understood also to intimate Brltain's recommenda- tions for cessation of German passive resistence in the Ruhr and the with drawal of 3 considerable portion of the French troops of occupation there.
 sent To Americn
 The note was sent to our friends across the water in the hope that we may arrive jointly at a solution which will insure the peace of the world' Sir William Johnson Hicks, financial secretary of the exchequer, declared in q speech at London Sat- urday
 -Four years after the conclusion of the war; he said, Europe is once more in state of smoldering con- flict."
 Johnson-E Hicks. however. in no sense weakened Britains position of demanding that Germany pay 10 the fullest extent she can.
 Europe cannot go on as at pres ent,' ne continued, when not only our prosperity. out our very liveli- hood, depends on world trade"
 While the note was cabled to Washington, 1t was delivered By closely guarded special couriers to Paris, Italy and Brussels. Although no intirnation of it's contents was given nere. word comes rom th9 French capital that well informed persons" have learned that the docu- ment proposes al impartial repara- tions comisston and that this is un- accepta5 ole to France.
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 Cease Passive Resistance.
 Belie1 here also is that this pro- posaI is contained ir the note and that Great Britain has told Germany that if she will cease her campaign
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
MINISTER COATLESS
Invites Men In His Congregation To
 Be Comfortable

SPOKANE, Wash, July 21.--Declar- ing that he sees no reason why men should be uncomfortable in church on a hot day, the Rev. Rex C. A. FeNroad, of local church, announces that he will appear in the pulpit without a coat Sunday, The pastor has invited the men of his congre- gatioa to come to church without then coats, but so far as they have seemed reluctant, he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
FEDERAL SHIPS LEAD
 IN GULF COMMERCE
Most Of Southern Cotton Sails In American Bottoms
 WASHINGTON BUREAU)
 THE AGE-HERALD
Washington. D. c.. July 3I

During the month of June, shipping board vessels moved from gulf ports 77,772 bales of cotton, while foreign steamers moved only 46,716 bales.
 These figures, made public today by W. B. Keene, vice president of the emergency fleet corporation, are re- sarded s proof of the incSeising eff ficiency of government vessels in serving the ports of the gulf, Mobile Pensacola, New Orleans, Galveston and others.
 only two years ago, 90 per cent of cotton shipped from gulf ports was carried in foreign vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
GOVERNOR PARDONS MANY
Russell Issues A Suspensions Of
 Sentence In One Batch

JACKSON, Miss, July 21.-Goy. Lee NJ. Russell of Mississippi whose orders of executive clemency took sudden spurt yesterday with the is- suance of A suspensions of sentence in one batch. has pardoned 73 con victs since January 1 and granted suspension of sentence to lSl others, according to records in the office or the state penitentiary The records also show that since the first of the year fl conyicts have escaped from the state penal farms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
TIMBER GROWS SCARCE
Lumber Three Times As High As
 In 1915

NEW YORK, July 21.-Due to a timber famine in eastern and central states, lumber and paint for a five room house, which in 1915 sold for sSS3, is now listed at s2,900, an in- crease of more than 200 per cent, ac- cording to a report prepared for the Federated, American ES gineering Societies by Col William 5. Greedy, chief of the United States bureau of forestry.
 Urging as a remedy the reduction rof waste in the use of lumber and the use of idle acres as woodland, Col onel Greedy asserts that soft wood is being cut eight times as fast as it is being replaced, and hardwood three times as fast. Seventy five per cent of all timber cut is not being re- placed, he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
TWO DIE IN AIR CRASH
Aerial Photographers Burned To
 neath Near Detroit

DETROIT, July 21.-Howard and Eugene Neal, brothers and proprietor of the Detroit Air Photo company, were burned to death late this aft ernoon when an airplane in which they were riding burst into flames 1,C00 feet in the air and crashed into western part of Sandwich township. Ontario about 12 miles southwest of Windsor
 The bodies were badly burned and death is believed to have come almost instantly.
 Identification of the bodies was made by the wife of Howard Neal who flew to the scene of the crash In an airplane piloted by Eddie Stin- son, a commercial aviator. The plane was so badly damaged that the cause of the accident could not be deter mined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
SUBPOENA SERVED
Daugherty To Leave For Washington
 To Appear At Morse Trial

COLUMBUS Ohio, July 21.--Attor- ney General Harry M. Daugherty, who has been in Columbus recuperat- ing from his recent illness, today was served with a subpoena to appear in the District of Columbia supreme court Monday as a witness in, the Morse case. The attorney general will leave for Washington either to- night or tomorrow. he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
WIFE WAS STUNG

California Woman Charges Husbands
 Bees Are Too Familiar
 SAN FRANCISCO. July 21.-Mrs. Nettie NJ. Earl, asking a divorce, de- clares her husbands bees in the backyard stung her and all their neighbors. Instead of caring for his bees, she charges. he spends all his time making home brew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
HOGS WERE HAPPY

IS Intoxicated Porkers Welcome Dry
 Officers Conducting Raid
 DENVER Col, July 21.--Eigh- teen intoxicated hogs. waving their feet in the air, welcomed state pro- hibition officers when they raided the farm home of John Henry. The hogs had been eating mash from a large still.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
"CLEANED" BY BANDITS
Not Content With Cash, Robbers Take Mans Wife And Auto

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 2l.-- Bandits cleaned out" J. E. Craver when they crowded his auto to curb shortly after midnight and held him up. They took $2,725 in valuables and money. and ordering Craver from the automobile, kidnapped his wife and broke away. Mrs. CraVer was thrown from the machine on the out skirts of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
WOULD RETIRE LOAN
Berne Council After Lower Interest
 On Six Millions

BERNIE. Switzerland. July 21.-The municipal council of Berne has de- cided to repay at the earliest possi- ble date the s6.0oo 900 loan at per cent obtained in the United States and repayable in 1926. It will be replaced by loan at lower rate of interest issued in Switzerland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
SEEK MITIGATION

Stcps To Re Ta'len TO Hring North- ern And southern Churches Together
 CLEVELAND, Chi, auly 2L-Stcps looking toward the reunion of the northern prd southern branches Of the Methodist Episcopal church are expected 10 be taken at a four-daY meeting cf the Joint committee on unification, which begins here Tues day. Although complete unification is said not to be likely al this time it is prorable that plan will be adopted which VIII be an intermedi- ary step to later alliance.