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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
WILL HONOR "TEDDY"

NEW YORK, July 1.-The Rough Riders association and the Roosevelt Memorial association. in commemo- rating today the battle of San Juan Hill. fought July 1, 1898, announced a monument of Theodore Roosevelt would be erected in the city of San tiago de Cuba as memorial to the great Americans part in Cuba's fight for freedom"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
NEW CHURCH OCCUPIED

The new Sacred Heart or Jesus church at the corner of Eleventh street and Quintard avenue was used for the first time Sunday, mass oe- ing celebrated at the new building at s:3O o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Thomas J. Karly. A formal opening and dedication ceremony Is being planned for the early fall and IL IS expected that some of the Ieaolns Catholic priests of the state will come to Anniston for that occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
NEW oFFICERs INsTALLEn

The Order Eastern Star held a called meeting Friday afternoon for the purpose of installing officers for the ensuing year. The following were installed: Mrs. Grace Quarles, worthy matron; Mrs. Jack Beverly. worthy patron; Mrs. Lucile Scar brough, associate matron; Mrs. Ruth Boswell, secretary; Mrs. Giddens, treasurer; Mrs. Zona Ingram, con- ductress; Mrs. Hattie Clark, associate conductreSs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
DEFEAT MARION JUNCTION

In a slow game of baseball played on the campus of Marion institute yesterday. Marion defeated the team from Marion Junction by a score of to B. Marion Junction used two batteries, but could not stop Marion The feature of the game was the home run of Bennie Solnick for Marion. Batteries: Marion. Pope and Lovelace; Marion Junction, Alexan- der, Brice, Summers and Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
BUREAU TO COOPERATE

The Madison County Farm Bureau will lend its efforts to the estab- lishment of one of the six proposed substations of the agricultural ex- pertinent station in this county. It is generally believed that one of the stations will be located in the Ten nessee valley and special induce ments will be offered to bring the plant to this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
TO CONDUCT REVIVAL

Rev. J. Renfroe Curry, pastor of the Baptist church, announces that he will begin a revival meeting at the Montevallo church Sunday, July g.. Two services will be held each day. The preaching will be done by Rev. Jesse A. Cook, pastor of the West End Baptist church Cf Bir- min eham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02

to whip THbert after the Dakota had been reported by his guard three times for failing to work.
 Dr. F. Capers Jones. Putnam Lum- ber company's camp physician, Is eN- psCted to testify that Tabert's death was due 10 pneumonia with social disease complication. that he exam med Tabert's body and found no signs of lash bruises. nor did the Dakotan make any mention of it. Was Chief Witness.
 The camp physician was one the principal witnesses appearing before the legislative Investigating com mittee. He told the investigators pneumonia was the primary cause of the death. with a social disease com plication. He declared he made the latter to read malaria on a burial permit in order not to embarrass Tabert's family. but admitted that at the time he did not know the youth had relatives
 Inquiry into the records of the state board of health by the leigis- lators showed no burial permit for Tabert had been recorded and the state had no other official record Of lis death. The board of state med teal examiners S-e<01nnnnrnHA nHA nn1sI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
COTTON BLOOMS REPORTED

The first cotton blooms of this years crop in Madison county were reported here Saturday, all coming from the southern part of the county. Four blooms were reported. Planters say that the fields will be full of blooms by the middle of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
TROOPS DlSPERSE MOB
Shots Fired After Crowd Eaters
 Down Gates Of Steel Mill

SYDNEY, N. S., July 1.-Govern- ment troops summoned here to hold in check rioting steel workers, dis persed a mob of several thousand strikers and their sympathizers by firing a volley over their heads after they had battered down the gates of the Whitney Pier Steel mill late last night. Several police were injured by rocks thrown by the crowd. No disorders occurred at the plant tC day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
NEGRO HELD AS SLAYER
Black Is Captured After Pitched Bat.
 tie On Ton Of Freight Car


 tie On Top Of Freight Car
 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., July 1.- After an all-night man hunt, officers are certain tonight that they have one of the two negroes who killed w. s. Bigles and seriously wounded w. W. Andrews, proprietor of store, late last night. The two men were closing up for the night when the negroes. said to have been loiter- ing in the store, opened fire on them. After rifling the cash drawer, the negroes made their escape. supposed ly on a passing freight train.
 Feeling ran high and posses of cit izens joined officers in the search, which extended for many miles. At @elma a pitched battle is reported to have occurred on top of a freight car. Both the negroes escaped.
 The negro captured today gave his name. as Jim Jones, but letters found on him indicate that he Is Ben Spence of Dunn. He was taken to an unnamed destination for safe keeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
TO OPERATE HOTEL

A. W. Strange, president of the Mountain City Hotel company of Chattanooga, Sunday assumed charge of the McGee hotel in Huntsville under the terms of a long time lease. The hotel will be operated on the European plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02

William o. Martin of West Hunts vile has designated as beneficiary of the scholarship in the Alabama Polytechnic institute offered Mad ison county boys this year by the Madison County Fair association. Martin was selected by the Auburn committee over two other candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
INTEREST INCREASES

Interest in the Girl Scout work, under Miss Elsa G. Becker increases day by day. Saturday evening so members of the class went on hike to the Ray place, six miles from town, and camped over Saturday night and Sunday. A Sunday school meeting was held Sunday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
TO CONDUCT INSPECTION

Stanley A. Harrison, assistant ma tional field director for the Boy Scouts of America. left Anniston Sunday for Atlanta, where he goes to conduct an inspection, and from there he will go to New York by way of Savannah. Mir. Harris has been making visits to Anniston for several years and is always given cordial welcome in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
NEGRO ls JAILED

Garland Matthew's, negro, was brought to the county jail Saturday, charged with an assault on Davis and Aubrey Curtis. brothers, who conduct a small store at Messy Grove. It Is alleged that the negro entered the store and used a big pistol to beat the men. The alleged attack was made Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
BOY IS INJURED
Son OF Birmingham Man Hurt tA Auto Accident Near Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA. Ala, July 1.-Frank Pettus. about years old, son of Frank Pcttus Of Birmingham, had his face badly cut while coming to Tus- caloosa with his father In an auto- mobile this morning, To avoid strik- ing a rural bus near here, which had stopped suddenly, the senior Pettus was forced to drive off the road and ran Into a tree. The child was thrown through the windshield. He was rushed to a local hospital for treatment and was able to return to Birmingham with his father this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
DIR. CALHOUN BREACHES

At the Baptist church Sunday eve ming, services were conducted by Dr. A. w. Calhoun of the summer school faculty. Dr. Calhoun is one of the most scholarly men in the state. and is a most pleasing as well as in- structiVe lecturer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
TROY TO CELEBRATE
Fine Program Of Amusements Has
 Been Arranged For Fourth

TROY, Ala, July 1.-(Special.) "A big celebration Is planned in Troy for the Fourth of July. MT. Little john has charge of the festivities which will be staged at Fair Ground park The grounds have been cleaned, buildings whitewashed and many repairs and improvements made. A splendid program of amuse- ment has been planned for the day, sngings, races, a fiddlers conven- ton, baseball games, etc, with a big barbecue dinner at noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
RED MEN ELECT

Officers have been elected by the Coosa Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men. for the next term as follows;
 J. K. Ward, sachen; J. L. Sims, senior sagamore; c. P. Messer, junior sagamore; James Craft, trustee. These officers will be installed at the meeting to be held on Monday evening, the refreshment committee Of the tribe having arranged an elaborate banquet for that session.
 Kymulga Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, has elected R. D. Hughey as sachem, arrangements having been made to install the new officers of the lodge at the meeting to be held on Friday night. The other officers elected at the same meeting were R. L. Bridges, senior sagamore; R. B. Derryberry, junior sagamore; $. M' Shelton, trustee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
RETIJRN FROM CIVILIAN MEET

MT. and Mrs. N. B. Mason returned Saturday from a tour to New York, Atlantic City and Washington. D. c. While in Washington they attended the annual convention of the Interna- tional Association of Civitan Clubs Mr Mason speaks enthusiastically of the convention and says that the Civ itan clubs of the country are destined to be a great factor in the building of the good citizenship of the future. MT. Mason will make his report at the next meeting of the Civitan club, which will be held next Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
PALMER ON VACATION

President Palmer is taking a va cation of a few weeks, the first he has had in P years. He has decided to spend this time in the Birming- ham district, studying many of the interesting features in that territory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
BEETLE ATTACKS GARDENS

The Mexican bean beetle is re- ported to be doing a great deal of damage In gardens throughout this section by eating up beans, cabbage and other fast growing vegetables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
MRS. RICkNER TO BE ARRAIGNED FRID DAY
Widow Of Slain Army Officer De-
 clines To Talk

ANNIsToN, Ala, July 1.-(spe- cial.)-Mrs. James c. Rickner, who Is to be tried in Judge J. B. Hol- mans court next Friday under a charge of having killed her husband. Lieutenant Rickner, at Camp Mo Clellan by shooting him through the stomach Friday night. continues her policy of stoical silence at the coun- ty jail, refusing to talk about the case with anybody except her at torney.
 Mrs. Rickner has retained Judge Hugh D. Merrill, speaker of the house of representatives and c. w. Allen as attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
SMALL. STILL DESTROYED

small liquor distilling outfit was destroyed a short distance southwest of Athens Saturday by state and fed eral raiders. Willis and Wilmer Holt were arrested and taken to Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
RYE BEER CAPTURED

Sheriff W. c. Carroll and his forces captured seven barrels of rye beer near Petrey Friday afternoon. No one was found near the barrels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
PERU TO CELEBRATE
Unusual Honor Is Accorded American
 Independence Day

LIMA. Peru. July 1.-(By Asso- c.ated Press.)-July Fourth was pro- claimed full national holiday as a tribute to American independence in an executive decree published this morning. An elaborate celebration Is being manned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
M'FALL MAN BURIED

The body of T. J. Laney, AZ, whose death Saturday at McFall shocked friends throughout the western part of the county, was buried at the Zap tist cemetery at Eastaboga Sunday afternoon following services at 3 o'clock by Rev. R. C. Nelson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
GIRLS LEAVE FOR CAMP

A large party of State Normal school girls left Friday afternoon for a camp at Lees Park. about four miles from Troy. They were chaper- oned by Misses Earnest. Rymer and Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
MARION COUPLE WEDS
Miss BI nche Nichols Becomes Bride
 Of H. W. Washburn

MARION, Ala, July 1.-(SpeciaL)- Fl. w. Washburn and Miss Blanche Nichols were married at the residence of the brides sister, Mrs. E. C. Wash burn, Saturday. The ceremony was performed by pr. Mark H. Holt. pas- tor of the Marion Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
CAPITAL TO HOLD JUBILEE

Montgomery VIII eeIebrate Inde- pendence Day with jubilee at Oak Park Wednesday. All civic organ izations of the city have joined in the arrangements and will hold their weekly meetings at the park. Invita- tions have been extended to citizens Of other sections of central Ala : bama to come to Montgomery for the day. The capitol building. federal building, court house and city hall will be closed and practically all business houses have announced that they will not open during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
REVENUE BILL TO GET FINAL TOUCH
 AT MONDAY MEET
Proposed Law Expected To Be Made Public When Com
 mittee Approves Draft
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Mnuf1Omery. Ala ,JuIy 1

Members of the recess committee on finance and taxation will gather here Monday for the final reading of the draft of the revenue bill which will be introduced in the legisla- ture when it begins It's adjourned session July 10. The bill was writ ten by subcommittee composed of Alfred M. Tunstall of Hale, J. M. Foster of Tuscaloosa and W. D. Graves of Tallapoosa, with the as- s.stance and suggestions of other members, full committee and mem = bers of the state budget. commts- sion.
 Information Is that the full com mittee will make public the proposed law when the finishing touches have been made during the week. The bill will propose new taxing machinery to take the place Of the tax adjust CTS which have already been abol- ished effected at the close of the fiscal year September 30. The new machinery will be contructed around the tax assessor and collector, who are elected by the voters of each county.
 However, the bill will make pro- vision for the tax assessments by the state tax commission and will give the tax commission authority to order revaluations in counties wherein assessments have not been made on an equitable basis in view of the tax commission.
 Members of the recess committee have stated openly that no increases in taxation has been contemplated in the preparation of the new rev enue bill. However, the committed ee has proceeded in the belief that the state revenue should not be dimin- ished.
 Although the legislature will as- semble one week from Tuesday for a session which will continue greater part of September, no interest has yet been manifested in the capital. Governor Brandon is completing a draft of his first message and 1t will be delivered during the first few hours of the session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
ANDERSON FUNERAL MONDAY

Funeral SerVlceS TOT Dr. John M. Anderson, who died late Saturday night after short illness of pneu- monia, will be conducted Monday. pr. Anderson was a prominent physician and had been connected with a local infirmary for several years. He was born in Montgomery, and had lived here throughout the 57 years of his life.
 Surviving relatives. are this widow and one son, Luther Hill Anderson; three brothers, Massey Anderson of Montgomery, c. F. Anderson of Memphis. and w. o. Anderson of New Orleans, and three sisters, Mrs. c. R. Westcott and Miss Olivia Anderson of Montgomery, and Mrs. c. E. Milestone of California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02

Three 2,00o-mile radius radio sta tions will be erected in Central America, at the capitals of Honduras and Nicaragua and in a Panama city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02

state1s Case
 The state closed it's case Friday after introducing evidence tending to show Tabert received from so to 119 Iicks. Yesterday the defense presented testimony tending to i'm peach these witnesses. Several wit nesses testified that the characters of - W. Jackson. J. M Tyson, Walter yles and Graham Ward were bad nd that they could not be believed
 oath.
 Most of the defense witnesses were h. ployes or former employees of the utnam Lumber company and one,
 ufus Walker. a horse trader, after Daclaring he would not believe Tyson on oath, admitted to state counsel he had been convicted of "bootlegging." He was asked no more questions by either side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
AT WASHINCTON.-Th
JOINS DIPLOMATIC SET

JOINS DIPLOMATIC SET AT WASHINCTON.-The Countess Sammat di Mombeo, wife of the naval at tache at the Italian embassy in Washington She has ceeded in making herself immensely popular during the short time she has been in the United States,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
THOUSANDS CROWD 1
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
TO MOURN HARDING
Congregation Joins in Sing.
ing Fauorite Hymns of
Late President.

London, Aug. 1O.-Several thousand
American and British crowded in and
around Westminster Abbey, the spirit
ual center of the empire, today to
mourn the death of President Harding.
Hundreds who could not he accommo-
dated in the ancient cathedral lined
the streets and squares in the vicinity
of the Parliament buildings as promi-
nent personages arrived for the service
The overflow crowd gathered in the
abbey yard where it heard the funeral
music played on the great organ.
The American embassy distributed
the 1900 available seats yesterday and
was obliged later to decline the re-
quests of hundreds of tourists who
sought tickets.
The unreserved sections were filled
several hours before noon. As the con-
gregation was being seated the organ
list played Chopin'S funeral march and
at the first stroke of twelve. the choir
and clergy of the abbey entered, chant
ing the opening sentences of the burial
services. The congregation then
Joined in singing Mr.. Harding's favor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
AN EDITORS CREED
~Be Truthful. Fair and Clean" Hard
ing Cautioned Reporters.

Marion, Ohio. Aug. 10.-Warren G..
flarding's newspaper creed, pasted on
The wall of the editorial room of his
newspaper, the Marion Star. warns re-
porters and editors to "be truthful, be
fair and above all, be Clean
Following is the text of the creed !:
Remember there are two sides to
every question. Get both.
"Be truthful.
"Get the facts. Mistakes are in
eyitable, but strive for accuracy. /
would rather have one story exactly
right than a hundred half wrong.
"Be decent. BE fair. BE generous.
"Boost-don't knock. There's good
in everybody. Bring out the good in
everybody and never needlessly hurt
the feelings of anybody.
an reporting n political gathering,
get the facts; tell the story as it is,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
GETS DISMISSAL
Federal Employc Who Caused Veter.
ans Bureau Prose Is Let Out.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 1O.-Charles
H. Kollmeyer, a bookkeeper- in the
local internal revenue collectors office
and who as secretary of the local
chapter of the National Federation
of Federal Employees caused an inves.
tigation of the United States Veterans
Bureau here. has been dismissed from
the government service, it was learned
today.
According to Kollmeyer. he was dis
missed on n charge of having used his
office hours to make out expense ac-
counts for deputy revenue collectors,
for which work he received $50 TO $50
a month. He asserted. however, that
he did this WORK. at home.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
BURNED BY GAS
Railroad Man Suffers Injuries When
Hose Parts.

II. B. Lawrence, AIS Nolan street
was severely burned about the hands
and wrists when gas hose burstel
in a Pullman coach. in the Southern
Pacific railway yards. at 500 o'clocs
Thursday night. causing the escaping
fumes TO be ignited.
He was given first aid treatment by
Fire Chief Sarran. Firemen checked
the blaze with the aid of chemicals.
The damage by fire was comparatively
small.
Lawrence. it is reported. was trans
ferring gas from one coach to another
of a train that was being made up
near the Wyoming street crossing
Friction. Chief Sarran says, caused
the escaping fumes 10 burst into
flames when the hose parted.
Fire destroyed a small garage and
an old automobile at the home Of An
tonic Robes. 657 Magnolia avenue. at
4 40 O'Clock Friday morning. The
cause of the fire was not determined.
Firemen confined the blaze to the one
structure.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
WEALTHY WIDOW
is ARRESTED FOR
SMUGGLING IVORY
Concealed Valuables While
Touring Chinese Bandit
Region, She Says.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 1O.-Charged
by United States customs inspectors
with attempting to smugghe crystal
beads and carved ivory, valued at sew
eral hundred dollars. into the coun-
try. Mrs. Grace Arkenbaurgh, wealthy
Brooklyn widow, was arrested as she
stepped off the President Madison,
as the liner locked here yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Arkenbaurgh waived prelimin-
airy hearing and was released on $500
cash bail.
Customs officials claim to have
found the beads and ivory goods con-
cealed in Mrs. Arkenbaurgh's cloth
ing.
She denied any intent to violate the
law.
She said she took the precaution
to hide her valuables while touring
the bandit country in China.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10

from a statement by Howard Hem
niger "a railroad switchman, that he
had borrowed $11J. In year and
a half he had paid back 500 and
still owed $13S to loan concerns, he
said.
The activities of loan companies in
attempting TO collect from him, he
said, had cost him his job with the
st. Louis-San Francisco railroad.
Charges were % filed against the
Midwest Investment company: the
Kansas City Finance company; the
General Investment company and the
Union Finance company.
Members of the companies are
accu; d of charging Heminger inter-
est at the rate of 20 per cent a
month, or 24O per cent a year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
TOUCH OF DEATH

Flies, reaches, mosquitoes, bedbugs,
moths and all other insects die when
touched with FL Vampire. Insects have
no lungs, but breathe through pores
in their bodies The tiniest touch of
ElVampiro on any of these breathing
pores kills without fail.
Ell Vampire is n1illed from a flower
brought from foreign lands. Harmless
to man or animal, but certain death to
all insects. Not 4 messy, poisonous
powder which they eat, but charges the
air they breathe with death. Sold in
the original, handy bellows box. Merely
puff into crevices and cracks for insects
that crawl, or into the air to kill flying
insects. Get generous supply for 10
centsat your dealers. Milled by Allaire.
Woodward & Co., Peoria, Illinois.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
RABBI AND SON
JAILED AS DRY
LAW VIOLATORS
Pastor Had Caused Arrest
of Dry Agents for At
tempted Extortion.

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. t0.-Rabbi
Jacob Tovil and his son Maurice have
been arrested by federal agents on
charges of violation of the Volstead
act and placed in the county Jail in
default of S25.000 bail each.
The rabbi recently caused the ar.
rest of s. T. Burch anil I. II. Miller,
prohibition agents. alleging they had
attempted to extort $3.50 from him.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
KANSAS CITY
LOAN SHARKS
G0UCE PUBLIC
Companies Accused Of
Charging Victim 240
Per Cent Interest.
FOUR FIRMS NAMED
Borrows Sis, Pays $500,
Still Owes $138, Com
plainant Says.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 10.-Usury
which would make Shakespeare's Shy
lock seem a philanthropist has vir-
tually cnslaved thousands of persons
in Kansas City. according TO officials
of she prosecutors office here.
Four loan companies stand charged
today with usury on eight counts,
following an investigation resulting