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Evening star., 1923-05-01
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. G. TUESDAY MAY l. 1928

ing to the gruesome recitals Of past
few weeks, he said he now wanted to
thank that state for bringing Flor
ida's attention to the matter. giving
the state an opportunity to, clean
house.
date, Sheriff j. r. Jones of Leon county
was last week removed from ONCE. and
Gov. HRrdee yesterday recommended to
the senate that County Judge B. r.
Willis also be removed. Judge Willis
was charged with having conspired with
Sheriff Jones to railroad convicts to the
camp of the Putnam Lumber Company,
for which Sheriff Jones admitted he re-
ceived $40 a head
The house yesterday passed a measure
already passed by the senate to substi-
tute electrocution for hanging in the
infiiction of the death penalty in this
state. The measure now goes to the
governor.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
may PROBE DEATHS
. IN HOUSE OF DAVID
State Considers New Angles
OF Cult Teachings as In
{ quiry Is Renewed.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. May More
than fifty witnesses have been sum-
moned to appear before the special
grand jury investigating charges OF
immortality in the House of David
when its sessions are resumed here
today.
Since the grand jury recessed last
week new angles In the states in
Vesttgation have developed centering
on reports of the deaths OF half
dozen members of the colony. who.
according to the undertaker's rec
crds. died of unknown causes" An
Drew Dougherty attorney general or
Michigan. and Judge Harry Dinge-
man. sitting as the grand jury, also
are confronted with the fea asibility of
ordering the opening Of grave in
the House of David cemetery to per-
NIT further investigation Of reports
that the person inferred there died
from violence.
The state has list of forty-three
persons who have died in the colony
since 1904. the date Benj jamin PurneIl,
the missing cult leader, established
himself here.
Under his teachings only these not
frm in the faith taught by him sue
cumb to death. Those who die are
buried without ceremony. 4 Benton
Harbcr undertaken, urdcr contract,
prepares the bodies for bhriaI and
inters them in lonely graves.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
WHIPPING Of D. c.
MAN TO Be PR0BED
Florida Legislators to Inves'
tigate Convict Camp of
Senator Knabb.
Rr the Aksncfate ted Pre- A

by the Associated Press.
TALLAHASSEE. Fla. May 1.SFol-
lowing an all-day fight in the Senate
yesterday over the adoption Of a
measure to prohibit corporal punish
ment in convict camps, the joint leg
islative committee today Is scheduled
to take up the investigation of con-
ditions at the county convict lease
camp formerly owned by Senator T.
J. Knabb. which is located in the
northern section of Florida.
An indictment against John Rod
denbury. said to have been employed
at the Knabb camp as a "whipping
boss" has already been returned by
the Baker county grand jury. The
indictment charges Roddenbury with
cruelties to prisoners and Is based
on the alleged Ill treatment received
by Paul Revere White of Washing
Evening star., 1923-05-01
500 TRANSFERS STRIKE.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May Five
hundred building material teamsters
were on strike here today and q sec
ond strike was threatened by 100
structural steel workers Employers
of the teamsters would not negotiate
with the union, according to officials
of the teamsters' union.
The structural iron workers were
awaiting orders of union officials
which may cause them to quit work.
Their wage agreement expired at mid
night and they demand a new agree
ment providing for $1.37h an hour.
while contractors have refused to sign
up. for more than $125.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
WAR-BU|LT VESSEL
SINKS; MISSING
Crew Man Pumps With Water
Waist High Until Ship
Rolls Over on Side.
By the AssocIa ted Press.

By tne ABS0cIdtEu FreBs.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. May l..
The incidents of the sinking of the
steamer Seaconnet In Vineyard Sound
Sunday morning with the probable
> oss OF seven lives became known
here yesterday with the arrival of
twenty-three survivors OF the crew.
The Seaconnet. a collier, put togeth-
er In record time under the name
Tuckahoe in the rush OF war con-
struction in 1913. opened her seams
while being pounded by the seas.
The crew, directed by Capt. Daniel
J. Miller. jr., manned the pumps or
Evening star., 1923-05-01
GOES TO STATION DUTY.

Detective Sergt. William Messer to-
day was transferred by the Commis-
sioners from the detective bureau TO
the fourth precinct station. Commits
sfoner Oyster stated this morning
that he had not heard Of any friction,
but that officials at police headquar-
ters had recommended this change
in the central office.
Detective Messer, operating with
Detective Mansfield. has been active
during the past year in making hand
book raids in the downtown section.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
CULT SUSPECT FREED.
Man Held as King" Purnell Dis
missed From Ohio Jail.
Bv the Associa ted Press

By the Associated Press.
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May I.-Stead-
lastly refusing to reveal his identity
during more than twenty four hours
in the county Jail here. while an in
pestigation was made to identify him.
a man thought to have been King"
Benjamin Purnell. missing leader Of
the Israelite- House of David colony,
was released from custody last night
Today the suspect. whose flowing
hair, unShaven beard and general ap-
pearance brought about his arrest
Sunday. was back In his automobile
truck In which he has living quarters
and conducts a small business as a
sunsmith. He intimated that he will
remain in Marysvtlle.
The sheriff said his investigation
led him to believe the man to be Jo-
seph kawalski, fornrerly Of Frank
fort, small town IN southern Ohio.
A man who formerly worked with
Kawalski at Lancaster. Ohio. the
sheriff said. is coming here to at
tempt to identify him.
Evening star., 1923-05-01

ton. D. c.. who was sentenced to six
months' Imprisonment and leased to
the Knabb camp after being convicted
OF vaGrancy.
Called Slaughter Pen.
At the inquiry today. ]. b. Thomas.
a prison inspector. Is expected to be
one Of tho principal figures. Thomas
Is said to have reported the knabb
camp as being q human slaughter
pen. He recommended the revoca-
tion or the camps lease contract and
also rescued White from the camp,
stating In his report that If White
had remained there for much longer
1t would have meant certain death.
Thomas, In a recent statement, Is
said to have declared that his original
report on conditions at the Knabb
camp was greatly exaggerated. and
virtually retracted his first report.
Wants Judge Removed.
In speech made before the senate
yesterday Senator w. A. MacWilliams,
a member of the joint legislative COM
mittee which is investigating the al
legged i'll treatment Of convicts In the
lease camps. pleaded that the use Of
the whip be banned. He declared that
ne had at first resented the action Of
the North Dakota legislature In petit
tioning the Florida Legislature to in
quire into circumstances surrounding
the death of Martin Tabert Of Munich
\. d., In the private convict lease
camp Of the Putnam Lumber Company
in Leon county. However. after listen
Evening star., 1923-05-01

dor to the United
States, speaking
before 1000 per-
sons in Rakoczi
Hall, extended to
the meeting 'tthe
best wishes OF the
Hungarian repub-
lic," he was
heckled by Henry
Mautner of New
York city. Maui
er was arrested
and twenty others
W ere expelled
from the hall.
Evening star., 1923-05-01

Maria Conesa, the popular actress
Of the City of Mexico, has had a run
of nearly five years of continuous
performances. She has her own staff
of playwrights and presents three new
plays each week. many of them.
clever political satires, most Of them
musical comedies. She is now In Spain
for a vacation.
Evening star., 1923-05-01
Largest Pecan Tree.

From the Kansas City Star.
The largest pecan tree In the
United States Is near Lampases, Tex
Nuts obtained from 1t in one year
have been sold for $500. When the
tree was sprayed recently by A. 1.
Fabis. state inspector Of pecan trees,
he used 100 gallons of spray. The
tree is more than a hundred feet in
height
Evening star., 1923-05-01
Hungarian ENJOY
Here Heckled in
Bridgeport Hall
BRIDGEPORT,

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May L.
When Count Laszlo Szechenyi. Hun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
SPEED RECORD FOR OCEAN LINERS ISI
 SET BY LEVIATHANI
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averaged 2S knots an hour since 10 a. m. This was the greatest speed ever reached and maintained by any merchant ship.
 w. F. Gibbs, supervising architect and expert, said no other record set by English or German ships was ever accomplished under such ter rifle heat tests. The temperature on the water was 94 degrees, while other speed records have been made in water of only GO degrees.
 This handicap in water tempera- ture offset the advantage of the Leviathan in being aided by the gulf stream. according to Gibbs.
 If we had the Majestic side by side We could run by her." declared Gibbs, adding that the Leviathan had the most competent group Of navigators hea had ever seen off the north Florida coast.
 That was the first bit of real ex- citement aboard the Wssel since all danger of last-minute injunction against her sailing passed with her pulling up anchor at Boston Tues day night. If any of Chairman A. D. Lasker's guests came on the Levia- than trial trip for joy ride he would have done better to stay home and try the rocking chair
 "The quietest, most dignified trip ever saw" is the way Homer l.. Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding corporation, vet eran of hundreds of trial trips, de- scribes the voyage.
 As the giant Leviathan turned north Friday with engines thrCbbing steadily in speed test after cir cling Abaco Islands, Bahamas. crew and passengers sweltered under the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
CIVIC BODIES SET
 MAGIC CITY CLEAN UP WEEK JULY 9
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Boy Scout bureau will probably be established through which any home may obtain help in the clean-up.
 Manager Chesney of the Metropoli- tan Life Insurance company said that his company had available a lot of literature and publicity matter on the subject and that Birmingham agents of the company would under take to distribute it to 50,000 homes in the city. Posters will also be placed at vantage points over the city, and letters sent out to hotels, restaurants and other places.
 In the matter of publicity, the aid of the Birmingham newspaper, es- pecially The Age-H Herald. was comr mended and Chairman M. H. Stern bespoke cooperation during the next few weeks in putting the matter be- fore every citizen of Birmingham.
 Sanitary Needs of City.
 While a thorough bath for the city is planned now. the Junior Chamber may also later take up a program outlined by Dr. Bowling. The funda- mentals submitted by the health of ficer as necessarwy before Birming- ham is really a city beautiful are:
 Installation of sanitary sewers in the 5000 homes now lacking them and abolition of the community toilet; pasturization of milk: fly and mosquito control. protection of food against flies and human hands; housing law defining the minimum space and conditions in which fam fly must live; medical examination of all fruit handlers; rigid law against traffic in spoiled meats and foods.
 Members of the executive commit tee which was called to meet at l o'clock Thursday to set the cleanup machinery in motion are. M, H. Sterne, chairman; w. F. Mitchell, Major P. l.. Pierce. Mrs. Frank Spain, Mrs. John NJ. Martin, Rev. E. NJ Glenn. A. C. Chesney, representatives each from the fire department, city department of public Improvements and the health department. together with the following members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce com iaittoe: Dr. H. P. Hanna. w. c. Agee, Jr.. and Tram Sessions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
Banks Continue Upward Climb
 ln Clearings

clearings in the United States for the week ending June 21, as re- ported by telegraph to Bradstreets Journal, New York, aggregate ST. sos, ,19s,000, against S6,766,532, 900 last week. and S7,416,S ,OOO in this week last year.
 Following are the returns for this week and last, with percentages of change shown this week as compared with this week last year:
 City- Iura Ot Tno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
TRANSFER PLANS MADE

Plans for the transfer of the Mo- bile subroffice of the Veterans bu- reau to- Montgomery were made to- day at conference between Col
 Dallas B. Smith, district manager, and local officials. Supervision of F additional counties of Alabama and three of Mississippi will be placed on the Montgomery office. An of flee will be maintained at Mobile, but the bulk of the work will be done here. Major E. H. Jackson, manager of the local office, said the transfer will be made the latter part of June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
CAPITOL SERVANT HELD

Andrew Hurd. negro servant at the capitol, must answer a charge of vfo- lating the prohibition laws. It be- came known today that Hurd was arrested by the state law enforce ment department after pint of liquor was found In his possession, according to the allegations. Hurd was a dispenser of soft drinks in the basement of the capitol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
VESSEL IS SOLD

MOBILE, Ala, June -22.-The steamship Sula, owned by Ashley Hubbard of Mobile. has been sold to J. T. Jernyn of Boston, Mass, and will be used in the coastwise trade. according to papers filed with the shipping commissioner here. The vessel was formerly the British steamer Westerian, and was pur- purchased by MT. Hubbard several months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
BUYS BOIL WEEVILS

J. w. Adams. farmer of Shorter, has found method for cleaning his cot ton field of pests. He is paying ne- groes by the weevil. acording to in formation received here today. For every boil weevil captured, MT Adams is paying negro laborers five cents. In one hour "A weevils were captured. MT. Adams said weevils are plentiful this year and warned farmers of this section that a close inspection should be made of their cotton crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
sTATE ACOUIRES SCHOOL

The state now owns the Consoli- dated High school at Cloy erdale, which was erected by Montgomery county-last year. Through the deed- ing of the property to the state for educational purposes an appropriation of s4.000 annually, made to county high schools. will be available. Up to this time Montgomery county has never established <a county high school, permitted under the law of 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
STOCK Is INCREASED

The Brown Printing company. printers for the state of Alabama, to- day increased it's capital stock from $9.000 to s100.000. This is one of the largest increases in capital stock of local corporations this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
WRGINIAN IS NAMED AT HEAD OF I. P. A.
Grand Rapids Is Named City For
 1924 Convention

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 22.-J. Y. Williams of Alexandria. Va. was elected president, and Grand Rapids, Mich, voted the 1924 meeting place at today's session of the Travellers Protective association's annual con- Nntion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
ISSUES COM MISSIONS
Secretary Of State Announces New
 Local Officials

MONTGOMERY. Ala, June 22.-(By Special Leased Wire.) e.)-Commissions were issued by the secretary of state, $, II. Elan. Friday as follows: Hugo Kuhn, notary public. Birmingham i; George D. Glover, notary public, Opelika; Odist l.. Mann, justice of the peace, New Hope; Lawrence c. Brown. notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace. New Hope; Hugh l.. Luck, justice of the peace, Pied mont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

hot sun and kept busy shifting to places of shady vantage.
 A few of the most youthful minded indulged in stunts, including United States Senators Oddie and Fletcher, Representatives Madden, Britten and Gallivan, and the humorists, Ring Lardner, Bugs" Baer and Kin Hub bard.
 Food served on the Leviathan Is of the plainest American variety, though French names on the menu puzzle many of the guests. Prunes are served for breakfast every morning.
 Lasker keeps busy 24 hours a day at the business of playing host. He seems to be everywhere at once.
 The ships black cat mascot, Levi, keeps under cover most of the time, coming out for a little while at l o'clock every morning, for food. Then there is a deck ceremony cele- brating Lewis appetite.
 The Leviathan is expected to reach New York Sunday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
GRAYsON IS RELEASED

Tom Gxayson. alias John Johnson, white. who was found asleep on tho porch of Mayor James W. Heustess of Capitol Heights. was given his Grayson could not be charged with vagrancy. as $500 was found in his pocket and this constituted a visible means of temporary support. No other charge could be registered Grayson was held in the county jail six days He declined to give any information about himself or how he obtained the money. When arrested he declared he had no money and was suffering from hunger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

urged her to rejoice in the Malloy case as one where the man pays the price, and declared that she re- fused to adopt a prejudiced view of the case. "I belong to humanity" Mrs. Sarpe told the board. She tes- tified as to Malloy's good character.
 MT. and Mrs J. c. Malloy, parents of Malloy, attended the hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
INJUNCTION HALTSl PLAN OF SIMMONS TO FORM KAMELIA
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attempts, without the consent of the order. to set up the Kamelia as separate order, and this act on his part constitutes a fraud on the klan."
 O O o Recitcs Court Decision.
 The petition recites a section of the court decree which, ended the recent litigation between the Evans and Simmons factions for the con trol of the klan as follows:
 Tt is found that William Joseph Simmons is the owner of the copy right and authors rights on the rituals, literature, costumes and paraphernalia of the order, but the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23
1siusc Westeme1y Greet Na0ns ExecutUe Kansas Cy
GUNDAKER MADE ROTARY LEADER BY RECLAMATION
City

ST LOUIS, June 22.-Guy Gum daker, Philadelphia, today became new president of the International Rotary club when his nomination was so enthusiastically received that other candidates being entered.
 John Bain, London, as director for the British Isles, and John Gibson. Toronto, as director for Canada, were also "elected" because of lack of opposition in nominations. Rufus Chaplin, Chicago. was unopposed for treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-23

court further finds that he has con tracted to assign and convey to the Knigbts of the Ku Klux Klan Unc.) all copyrights and authors rights that he may have and that it Is his duty to design and promulgate fur ther rituals, literature, costumes and paraphernalia which may be- come the subject of copyright. and that this service is being performed by him for the benefit of said cor pCraton, and said William Joseph Simmons has agreed that the copy right and authors rights in and to all such rituals, literature, costumes and paraphernalia as he has hitherto obtained shall be the property of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. in consideration of the sum of. $1,0O0 per month to be paid him so long as he shall live, and thereafter to his wife, Bessie Shine Simmons, so long as she lives if she should survive him.
 Under the courts order all organi- zation work in connection with the Knights of Kamelia or the confer ring of any secret degrees is stopped until further hearing in the case.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18

farmer will be even less than they
are now. They will then approximate
what they were before the European
war, when Europe raised 95 per cent
of the food it consumed. From a cold
blooded, dollar and cents standpoint,
the American farmer wants nothing
postponed quite so long as Europe's
complete rehabilitation.
Through all this propaganda runs
the persistent untruth that the Ameri-
can farmer has lost his markets be-
cause of the refusal of the United
States, under this administration, to
mix up in European affairs and the
equal untruth that as soon as we do
mix up in European affairs normal
prosperity will again be the lot of the
agricultural and livestock interests.
1t is nothing to these propagandists,
not over five per cent of whom know
even the most elementary things about
agricultural conditions or have ever
been west of Pittsburg, that the as
seftlons which they make regarding
the relation of the American farmer
TO European markets are absolutely
untrue and are given the lie by the
records of our domestic exports. All
they know is that the agricultural sec
tions are, as whole, against this
country's getting tangled up in Euro
pean affairs, acting as corner COP for
Europe's quarrels and holding the sack
for Europe's bad debts and continued
profligacy. Inasmuch as they are
poignantly aware of this sentiment in
the agricultural sections of the coun-
try, they feel called upon to reiterate
persistently that the farmer would be
immeasurably benefited if he would
change his viewpoint regarding Eur
ope.
If the farmer knew as little about
Europe as these propagandists knew
about farming, they might have a
chance to succeed.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
Another Use for x.Hay.

The French Investigators. who are
among the most ingenious, have dis
covered that the X-ray furnishes II
very ready means 10 detect stony i'm
purities in coal. Now. carbon Is very
transparent TO the Roentgen rays.
while SILICA is Opaque to them. Con
sequently the silicates. which form
Stag when coal is burned. can be seen
like skeleton when the shadow Of
the coal is projected upon fiorescent
screen. II is reported that this meth
cd Is much In vogue In France
Washington Star.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
WASHINGTON NOTES
The Farmers Market.

The farmer apparently is the last
hope of the League of Nations inter
national banking crowd. Every other
device to drum up public sentiment
for Americas entrance into European
affairs having failed, those who. for
one reason or another, desire to en-
tangle this country in the foreign
mess, are suddenly evincing great in
terest in and sympathy for the farm
er. A veritable flood of propaganda
is being released calculated to show
the farmer that the unfortunate con-
ditions surrounding agricultural and
livestock activities are due TO Ameri-
cas- refusel to participate in European
affairs.
Some of this propaganda is ludicr-
Gus, some of it is stupid and most of
it is untrue.
An example of the ludicrous propa-
ganda is furnished in the statement of
q prominent League of Nations speak
er upon a return from trip to the
Pacific coast and the Mountain states,
that Idaho's farmers are interested in
our participation in European affairs
because it will restore their foreign
potato market, when, as point of
fact, our total potato exports in any
year are not as much as one Idaho
potato farmer raises.
An example of the stupid propa-
ganda is that which is being sent out
by bankers and other interests to the
effect that the American farmers pros
perity depends upon his getting Eu-
rope back on its feet. In point of
fact, the moment Europe gets back on
its feet the exports of the American
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
Prosperity Expands

The American Railway Association
anticipates the heaviest traffic burden
in the history of the country this year.
To prepare for it, the roads have ap-
proved the expenditure Of 1,540 0O0,-
900 for new tracks, locomotives, cars,
and terminals. The Association is
asking the public to aid the roads in
their effort to meet the emergency.
Shippers are urged to conserve space
in cars, and keep the cars moving.
Everybody is asked to get his coal sup
ply early in the summer, and road and
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
Net Loss for All.

"The tragedy of every strike" says
Secretary Of Labor Davis, sis THAT ul-
timately it is settled by negotiations
or compromise" A union man him
self, Mr.. Davis advises union members
to be "slow to use the strike weapon"
Hundreds of millions of dollars are
lost annually because owners and en-
ployees refuse to make their COM
promises before, rather than after, n
strike. After the dispute is finally
settled, there is usually big net loss
for both sides.