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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
TOBACCO IS DAMAGED
Many Fields Are Hurt By Nort,'
 Carolina storm

GREENVILLE. N C., July 23.-- Many acres of tobacco was reporte to have been damaged by a seveTs rain and hail storm in this part oi the state late yesterday and last night. The storm crossed over &i area of approXima tely 15 miles. ae- cording to reports received here, damaging cotton and corn as we'll as tobacco crops. No official estimate of the loss had been made today but reports indicated that it would be high.
 Chicago has 2S miles of lake front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
YARD SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE


 round bout with Lew Tender, Philadelphia newsboy, at New York Monday night The veteran Benny outponted Tender all the and easily won the decision at the end of the bout. It of-night for Leftie Lewe who couldn't do aSy good at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
Firpo To Haue Easy Bout Before Dempsey

OMAHA, Neb., July 23.-One of those practice bouts which Jimmy DeForest, Luis Angel Firpo's man ager and trainer, thinks the wild man from the pampas needs before he will be ready to tackle Dempsey, will be fought here Auugst 8, according to Pat Boyle, Omaha promoter. who an nounced Monday that Firpo had with some fighter as yet unselected. Ffrpo'a opponent in the Omaha bout, however, is not expected to be a serious obstacle in his course toward the championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24

Paper Tor the Bank of England notes has been produced since 172' at a paper mill In Leyerstoke. neal Windsor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
Many Early Entries.

Entries for the singles received up until Monday night follow: Harry Hallman, Atlanta; J. R. Moony, Atlanta; J. Began, Atlanta; R. B. Edgar, Montgomery; Rob ert A. Young, Montgomery; George Meyer. Mobile; Pate Roberts Selma; R. C. Axley. Gadsden; Esmond Phelps, New Orleans Allen Higgins New Orleans; Carl Garner. Tuscaloosa; P. R. Samson, Nathan Katz, r. P. Sherrod, J. K. Travis, II. F. Gelatt, l.. M Means J. F. Mabrey, c. K. Broach, w. A. Hardenburgh, W. B. Bartlett, Ray Lange, Lee Allen Brookes, Rush Hess Brown, Charles Allison, w. T. Warren, j. R. Yates, Roy Jones' Joe T. Mudd, R. D. Johnston, Jr., Lloyd G. Bowers.
 Entries in the doubles follow: Edgar and Young, Montgomery; Meyer and Car mer, Phelps and Huggins, New Orleans Mooney and Began, Atlanta; Broach and Travis. Gelatt and Sherrod. Means and Hardenburgh, Nash and Mabrey, Bartlett and Brooks. Rushton and Jenkins Yates and ,tenec, Lang and Warren, Hallman and Hess, Mudd and Johnston, Allison and partner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24

Indians in California when Co., lumbus discovered America are es. timated to have numbered over 30O,- 000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-24
PLAY M COTTON STATES
 TENNIS TOURNEY BEGINS
 ON COUNTRY CLUB COURTS

Billy Bartlett heading the list. There are several juvenile stars entered tournament.
 Play in the first round begins at o'clock this afternoon, at which time tournament officials of the Country club expect every entrant in both doubles and singles to be on time. If a contender is more than 15 minutes late after his match is called, his bout will be defaulted to the op- position, Country cluf officials stated last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
INVESTIGATORS READY TO BEGIN PROBE OF
 HARRISON MOB CASE
Citizens Will Appear First as Formal Hearings Be-
 gins Today

HARRISON, Ark. March 19.-(By Associated Press. )-The Arkansas legislatures committee Investigating the disorders along the Missouri and North Arkansas railway, which be- gan shortly after the railroad broth- erhoods voted to continue che strIh Q on the railroad and eliminated on January 16 with the lynching of E. C. Gregor, striking railway enipioye, arrived in Harrison late today.
 The committee completed nearing the testimony of the striking rail road men and strikers and sympa- thizers in Little Rock iast week. After dinner the committee met in brief session to outline plans for the hearing here and voted to begin hearing testimony at 9 o'clock to- morrow.
 It was understood that the Harri- son citizens would be heard first, to be followed by citizens from other towns along the railroad. many of whom had been named by striking railway men as members of the "citi- zens committee" which directed the drive against the strikers.
 Seven members of the "citizens committee" which functioned as the governing body at Heber Springs are here to testify before the com mittee. They are Mayor N. F. Nevin- son. County Judge Massengale, T. NJ. Andrews. w. T. Huie, A. N. Hilger, Ollie Baker and Joseph Taylor. Six other members of the Heber Springs committee are pledged to come to Harrison should the legislative com mittee request their testimony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
ILLUSTRATE GERMAN PLOT
Claim Fasclsti Would Have Driven
 Out French From Ruhr

BERLIN. March i9.-rhe German government has frustrated q plot of German Fascist. who it IS charged, planned to march an army into the Ruhr in all effort to drive out the French.
 This was revealed Monday when II was announced that Lieutenant Ross bach, who has frequently been mem toned in connection with postwar monarchist plots. has been arrested and jailed.
 Documents which were seized at the time of the arrest gave the names of other conspirators who authorities declare also face arrest.
 It is claimed that Rossbaeh was recruiting the members of the army who. once they reached the Rush, would foment strikes. uprisinss and inaugurate campaign of murder against the French.
 Rossbach is one of the most daring nationalist agents and until recently was commander of the Berlin diStrict of the Fascist, of which Gen. Ericn Ludendorft is actual head
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
RED CROSS IS AIDING SUFFERERS IN STORM
Injured In Mississippi Tornado Re-
 ported Now Recovering

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 19.- Emergency headquarters were estab- lished here today by the American Red Cross for the assembling and distribution of supplies to central issippi swept by the tornado which last Thursday demolished the village of Savage and damaged a dozen or more farming settlements with loss of 2S lives and injury of more than 100 persons.
 s. The central depot h.re was pla9eG under the direction of C. E. Lovett of Atlanta. representative of the southern division of the Red Cross, who will cooperate with c. c. Crane. Red Cross worker, sent to Savage to direct relief measures there.
 Fifty tents have been set up to house persons made homeless by the storm and additional supplies were en route to the devastated section today.
 In addition to supplies contracted for here, 75 tents and 150 cots have been obtained from the war depart ment by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi to be shipped to the Memphis distributing depot.
 A temporary kitchen now Is being operated in box cars at Savage and free meals are being served sew eral hundred refugees at that point.
 All of the injured in the storm were reported today recovering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
AGREEMENT IS NEAR ON RHINE ARMY COST
America Accepts In Principle Pro-
 pOsals Of Allied Powers

PARIS. March 1e.-Agreement be- tween the United States and the AL lies concerning payment of the S25O,- 00o.o00 that America spent in main taining the army ef occupation on the Rhine is near, according to all indications.
 The United States Monday accepted in principle the proposition of the AL lies that America be reimbursed with in the next 12 years from amounts Germany pays on the separations account.
 Eliot Wadsworth. assistant secre- tary of the United States treasury, who was in conference with repre- sentatives of France, Britain and Bel gium at the Quai Dorsey, informed the conferees that America could not, however, accept the suggestion that the value of German ships seized by the United States during the war be deducted from the Rhine bill. Wads- worth did agree to deduct the mate rials that were delivered to the United States army since the armis- tice.
 Conversations between Wadsworth and the Allied represent2efves are to be resumed Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
HARDING CANDIDACY IS ATTACKED BY HULL
Daugherty Announcement To Have Little Effect, Democrat Declares

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Char- acterizing Attorney General Daugh- erty's announcement of President Harding's candidacy for a second term as one which will have little or no effect upon the national politi- cal situation in either party" Chair man Hull of the democratic national committee issued the Following state- ment.
 The semi official announcement by Attorney General Daugherty that President Harding will be candi- date for renomination is of small in- terest as news compared with the reasons for making the announce ment at this time.
 If President Harding had only risen to the level of an ordinary President. it would have been taken for granted that the party would re- nominate him. The doubt concern ing his renomination, has been raised by the fact that his administration to date has been the most conspicu- GUS failure of any in the 29 national administrations. With this fact con- fronting them, the progressive ele- ment in the republican party. as we'll as conservatives of sound political judgment, long ago realized that MT. Harding could not be reelected and began to look for another candidate. The failure of the Harding adminis- tration was demonstrated and em- phasized by the repudiation given it at the polls last November"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
G. 0. P. CONVENTION IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WILL
 BE HELD IN CHICAGO
Indianapolis Probably Will Be MSSeIected by Demo-
 sssss cratic Party
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-H ERALD : Washington, D. C., March 19

A delegation representing the Chamber of Commerce of Cleveland will be in Washington tomorrow to appear before the republican nation al committee with an invitation that the next convention of the repub lican party be awarded to Cleveland.
 Cleveland has recently compl eted a magnificent auditorium capable of seating 5000 people. and its Chamber of Commerce has voted sum of money sufficient, it Is said, to care for the convention. It is learned that Cleveland will ask for the conven- tion in the name of the President, and will argue that it would be meet to hold the convention in the state of the chief executive.
 While it is certain that the claim of Cleveland will be given consider ation, the fact that Ohio is the home state of the President, instead of re. founding to the interest of Cleve- fand, will probably initiate against 1t. The point is made that the con- vention. held in another and doubt ful state, would prove more expedi- ent. At the same time, 1t Is inti- mated that in 1924 Ohio might be more doubtful than Illinois, in which state the convention, in all probabil- ity. will be held.
 Chicago is an habitual claimant for the republican convention, and as some members of the committee have an idea that Chicago carries luck with it, it is regarded as a safe con- clusion that the convention will again go there. San Francisco, in- cidentally, will make a bid for the republican as we'll as the democratic convention.
 The democratic committee will be invited to hold it's convention not only in San Francisco and Chicago, but Baltimore, New York and Indian apolis. As some members of the committee believe that the democrats two years hence will carry both New York and Indiana, those two states are already receiving attention. At present, the opinion is that Indian apolis will win.
 But for the great distance from the east to San Francisco, that city would assuredly win the democratic convention, if not the republican con- vention also. It is matter of gen. eral admission among democrats here that the only convention at- tended in comfort by it's delegates was that of 1920. staged in San Fran cisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
COLONEL ASHBURN TO MAKE INVESTIGATION IN MOBILE COMPLAINT
Will Personally Go There and Hear Full Presentation
 of Case
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-B EkALD {; Washington. D. C.. March 10 |

Col. T. Q. Ashburn, in charge of inland navigation under the war de- partment, will go to Mobile in the near future for the purpose of con ferring with the Chamber of Com merce tf that city relative to it's charge that the federal manager; of the Mississippi Warrior barge lines. Theodore Brent, is discriminating in rate adjustments against Mobile and in favor of New Orleans.
 This information was given Rep resentatives Oliver and McDuffie of Alabama this afternoon. Colonel Ashburn, in an informal discussion of existing rates, declared that he would be willing to make the export and import rates at New Orleans and Mobile identical on barge load lots, but not on less than barge load lots. He cited tariff sheets to prove to his visitors that rates at present are identical on many commodities but not On all New Orleans rates, he admitted. were cheaper on steel and pig iron. Copies of the anti Brent resolutions of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce have not yet been received in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
Having Taken His Last Fling at Shivering Humanity, Old Man Winter Now Upon His Way to Long Rest, Beaten back by Hands of Spring
sC0LD RECORD SHATTERED
 BY THERMOMETER DROP
Three Deaths Reported iR Chi cago District as Result of Cold Wave, While Heavy
 Crop Damage in West Is Toll of Country's Great Blizzard

CHICAGO, March 19.-Somebody must have reglanded Old Man Win ter.
 He's gone now-for good--the weather bureau says, but the middle. west, which has finished an un. usually open winter with the three worst storms of the year within about week, was still gasping for amazement as it dug and thawed it. self cut Monday night, at the old mans astonishing comeback.
 Sunshine arrived in the central states during the afternoon, how ever. and helped in melting the big drifts of snow the old man had scat Stered in his last wild party.
 In Chicago, all March records since 1883 were broken by zero tempera- ture Monday, and the east and south were scheduled to share the frigid misery of the winterlands Monday night. with a frost expected tC nip the toes of debutante bathing girls at Palm Beachp Fla. There is, after all, some justice.
 Transportation Hard Hit.
 Iowa and Wisconsin, which were still trying to dig trains out ot snowdrifts. had earlier reported temperatures of from 10 to 20 below Transportatitn remained crippled on the northerly transcontinental trans- portation systems, and wires stayed down ir other hard hit sections.
 Three deaths were reported in the Chicago district traceable directly or Indirectly to the blizzard and its fol- .7--ting contingent cold snap. Four deaths were also recorded in Colo rado. where the blizzard landed in all it's fury Saturday. in its course down from out of the far northwest
 Texas. as far south as Galveston is experiencing 32-degree weather for the first time ou record. As far ,a,vn as sogecifwcstern Missouri the {ytrmomerer shourru zero, according b reports here.
 MAI o O O
 l. Trains Snowbound.
 ' Virtually all trains coming into Chicago were from 1 to 24 hours late. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Pauls Pacific Limited was 24 hours behind. After being snowbound first in Iowa and again in Wisconsin. The
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
O O o Showered With Suggestions.
HUGHES IS SILENT As
 TO NOTES CONTENTS

WASHINGTON. March 1s.-con- tents of the memorandum delivered to Secretary Hughes Friday by Coun- selor Dieckhoff of the German em- bassy, which is said to have given Germany's position on the question of reparations, will remain secret So far as the state department is con cerned.
 Officials of the French embassy had received no instructions to make inquiry at the state department re- garding the German memorandum, and 1t was stated officially at the embassy that no memorandum re- viewing the French position with reference to separations or the Ruhr situation would be given the Amer ican government. Embassy spokes- men said Secretary Hughes was en- tirely informed as to the French po- sition.
 At the state department it was again emphasized that the German memorandum called for no action on the part of officials there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
STRIKERS SENTENCED
Men Given 10 Years Upon Second
 Degree Murder Charge

TRENTON, Mo-, March 19.-Wil- liam Archie Allerdice. 3S; Charles Peterson, 54, and Guy lille, 26. were sentenced in circuit court here today to 10 years in the state penitentiary following entry of pleas of guilty to second degree murder in connection with the death January of Guy Cornwell, railroad shopman. who worked during the shopcrafts strike. Judge L. E. Woods. who imposed the sentence, declared that the men were victims of circumstances" and de- nounced a doctrine which he said dictated that men "did not have right to work where they pleased"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
FIGHT ONLY BEGUN
state Determined To Press Mer
 Rouge Mob Cases

BATON KOUGE, La. March 19.~- Attorney General A. V. Coco today reported personally to Governor Par ker the result of the Morchouse par ish grand jury's investigati tion into the activities of hooded bands in the parish, Neither the governor nor the attorney general would discuss their conference. The state has just be- gnn to fight" said MT. Coco. Just care to say, but every resource of the state will be used to sec that justice is done.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
BUDGET EXPENDITURES HELD WITHIN LIMITS
Only Mrs. Echols' Department
 Shows An Excess

All departments Tn the city were within their budgets at the end of the fifth month of the fiscal year, with the exception of Mrs. Mary Echols. who was over her appropri- alton by $4.234.9O, according to the comparative report presented to the commissioners Monday morning by II. M. Taylor. comptroller. Expendi- lures of the city in excess of the budgets are being reduced and at the end of the fifth month of the fiscal year amounted to $4,4Ss.4s.
 President D. E. McLendon was within his budget by $465.69 w. E. Dickson, commissioner of public im- provements, showed expenditures less than the department appropri- ation by $4.4S2.90, and Commissioner W. l.. Harrison of the department Of public property and utilities was within by margin of S1,377.17. In the department of public safety, Commissioner w. B. Cloe, a margin of s306 less than the appropriation was made.
 large portion of the money spent by Mrs. Mary Echols of tn. department of health and education went toward the cost of remodeling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
MILLS TO BE BUSY
Steel Corporation Predicts Active
 Year Ahead Industry

NEW YORK, March 1s,-The Beth lehem Steel corporations annual re- port for 1922, made public tonight, shows net income of S4,505s330, as compared with $10,332,S ,S04 in 1921, and gross sales and earnings of s131, S66,- III as against $147.794,332 the year before. The consolidated balance sheet shows an unappropriateG sur plus of s10,050,674.
 The value of orders booked during the year. including s7,525,255 or ders on the books of the Lackawanra Steel company at the date of the acquisition of its properties. aggre- gated $149,211.500, as compared with S52,672,334 in 1921. The untitled or ders December 31. 1922. were S67.- 51o,007 and the year before $50,164,- 619.
 Present indications" the report said, "are that our steel plants will operate throughout the current year to the capacity permitted by labor and transportation conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
FEBRUARY EARNINGS WERE $l.90 PER SHARE
Gulf States Showed $215,00O Net for Month

Net earnings of the Gulf States Steel Co. in February. applicable to common stock, were S215,000, which is the equivalent of 31.90 share on the 112,120 shares. Earnings in Jan-
 uary were about S1.65-a share. In addition to declaring a dividend of s1 a share on the common last month, directors set aside dividends for the
 entire year on the S2,060,000 first and second preferred stocks, so that earn ings for the balance of the year accrue exclusively to the common shareholders.
 The company is at 100 per cent of operations in all departments and pressed to care for it's regular GUS toners, a condition existing with other independent steel mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
WANTS STRONG COURT
Borah Would Give Teeth To InternD-
 nl LenKuc Court.

NEW YORK. March 19. - If the United States outlined it's position as Tn favor of world court of real power and jurisdiction, Europe would agree to transform the present court, which is practically powerless. except at the special behest of the League of Nations, Senator William Borah of Idaho declared in an address before the Bond club today.
 T am thoroughly in favor of the United States becoming member of an international court" said the senator, provided 1t is a bona fide court and relieved of the political domination of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
TO BUY NEW STOCK FOR SOUTHERN ROADS
Railway Companies Apply For Per
 mission to Issue Bonds

WASHINGTON, sMarci, 19.-Two subsidiaries of the Southern railway the Alabama Great Southern, which seeks to issue S2,S50,000 in new equipment trust certificates, and the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, desiring to issue $2,700. 900 in similar securities, applied .- the in- terstate commerce ccmr ission today for necessary authority. In both cases new freight equipment win be pur- chased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
DRY BATTERY PLANT IS LATEST INDUSTRY
Walshes Of Chicago Here Making
 Preliminary Plans

E. c. Walsh, Jr., and c. G. Walsh of Chicago announce plans for the establishment at Birmingham of dry battery plant. They have been here for some time with their father, E. c. Walsh, but the elder Walsh has been i'll at St. Vincents hospital since arriving and plans for locating the plant have been delayed for that req son. the younger men state.
 3,t-s fnatory to be located h4re will be a branch of the ID. G." Storage Battery company, of Chicago, which the Walsh brothers control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
CAST IRON PIPE ACTIVE
All Shops On Full Time With Orders
 For Maximum Capacity

Sanitary cast iron pipe works con- tinue to reflect the activity in the building trades. All shops are on full turn with orders calling on max mum. capacity at east 60 days ahead. Some are booked farther ahead.
 The base was marked up s5 toward end of the week. The new price schedule is $75 for standard, sS0 for fittings and $65 for extra heavy. Small shipments are moving to Cuba and large tonnages are going regu- larly to the Pacific coast by ship out of Mobile. New business is piling up cOntinuously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
PLANES COMPLETE TRIP
Flight From San Antonio Ends In
 POrtO RIcO

SAN JUAN. P R., March 19.-(By Associated Press .)-The six United States army airplanes arrived this morning at 10:50 o'clock, completing their flight from San Antonio. Tex.
 Major Lamphier, commanding the leading plane. described the stretch between Santo Domingo and Porto Rico as the most lonesome" of the whole flight. The aviators failed to sight anything from the take-off un- til they caught their first glimpse of Porto Rico.
 The return flight probably will be started Friday, the planes retravers- ing the outward route to Florida and proceeding thence to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
EVEN MOBILE CHILLED
Some Record Weather Expected Or
 Gulf

MOBILE, Ala. March 19. With temperature just touching the freez- ing point during the day Mobilians were warned that the coldest night of the year and the coldest March 19 in the history of the weather office would visit the Gulf City Monday night and early Tuesday morning. The lowest point to be reached will be PC degrees, stated the warning, the coldest eyer being reported as late as March 19 before being 27 in 1892.
 During Monday the cold wave rode on 34-mile an hour wind preceded by rainfall throughout the preced- ing night. Light sleet was reported at l o'clock in the afternoon, when the thermometer hit it's lowest point of the day, 32 degrees.