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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
DIR. Egbert Is Released
on Bail Over Protest

Hastings. Neb.. July t.-Dr. c. l..
Egbert, under sentence OF Is years
At hard labor for the murder Of his
sonin-law. was released on $4,000
bail yesterday. over the protest OF
County Attorney Walter Grow.
The supreme court allowed a writ
OF error Monday and ordered the dis
trict court TO fix bail for the prisoner.
though bail had previously been re.
fused
A night session of court was held
Monday but the sureties offered failed
TO qualify. Other suretics were
brought in yesterday and accepted.
The prosecutor flled objections but
Judge Dilworth ovcrruled them since
the supreme court had ordered bail.
Dr. Egbert accompanied brother 10
Lexington. Neb.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Live Wire Shocks and Burns
Firemen as They Fight Blaze


Assistant Fire Chief John Coyle
and three of his men were severely
burned Tuesday night while fighting
= fire on the Sixteenth street viaduct.
The fire had originated from an
electric wire which carried 8 900 volts.
The wire had come in contact with
the wet boards OF the viaduct, caus-
ing a short circuit.
The firemen were unaware OF the
presence of the wire and turned the
hose ON the blazing boards. The
water formed conductor for the
electricity and all the men near the
hose were badly shocked and burned.
The other men who were injured
are Art Olson, Edward Finley and
Philip Adams. All are expected to
recover
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Nevada Supreme Court
Knocks Out State Dry Law

Reno. NeV, July 4-Nevada Was
without state prohibition law today
as tho result of decision hy the
state supreme court handed down AZ
Carson City yesterday. declaring un-
constitutional the state dry law pass
cd AZ the last session ~ the lcgiS.
lature. The court based its ruling On
the relation 81 the title of the Aet
to the contents Of H.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Man Severely Burned
as Flames DESTROY Auto

Fire which destroyed his automo-
bile as It stood in front Of his resi-.
ience spoiled plans for a Fourth of
July picnic, planned by J. W. Nebin.
sky. 1i0l South Fifteenth street, at
10 Wednesday morning.
r'iremen arrived too late to extin.
suisb the blaze. caused by faulty ig.
milton, and Nebinsky. In attempting
10 extinguish the flames, was sc.
verely burned about the arms and
hands
He was treated at homa
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Baldwin Willing TO Lay L. S.
Ship Seizure Plan ON Table
~ Associated Press

London. July i.-Prime Minister
baldwin told anestinner In the
house Of commons today he was per.
feetiy willing to las on the table of
the house the tcrms Of the American
proposal asking Tor powers 10 seise
out side the ihrec.milc limit ships a.
legged 60 he engaged in smuggling IN.
toNicaiing liquor. provided the con.
sent Of the United States could he
obtained. Steps win he taken. Il Is
stated, Go obtain this consent.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Pete Mcmillan Released.

Cleveland. o, July i--Pote Nc
MILAN. outfildcr. young brother of
Norman Mcmillan OF the Boston
Americans. who joined the Cleveland
Americans after graduating from col
lege has been Internationally re.
leased
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Loser Is in Position to Demand Return Match
By DAMON RUNYON.

Rngsd shelby, Mont. July wide
sic
child thought being pls!ee
by ked n a II
call and greyhound for want Of better
ties animal.
of
strong.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
By Associated Press.
Discusses Presidency.

New York. Jnly 4.-Governor Al
fred Il. Smith Of New York. declared
last night by National Democratic
committeeAan Norman +. Mack of
Buffalo. 10 be an aYowed candidate
for the presidency, today discussed in
Fourth Of July speech at Tam
many hall, the relative chances of a
rich man and a poor man becoming
president.
The governor. whose proudeHt
bonst Is that he rose from the flsh
markets and newsboydom. said:
IF ever a country was ruled by
the plain people that make it up. It
is the United States OF America.
ours, is n land OF equal opportunity
and that means that opportunity is
accorded 10 the rich and poor alike.
''As a cold matter OF fact, no man
OF great wealth has ever been elected
president OF this country. Some of
the brightest passages in our history
record the elevation to high office of
men from humble surroundings.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05

Title Holder Is Given
Decision in Is Mauling
Rounds With Gibbons

Challenger Lasts Full Limit by Playing Running Game
Against Man Supposed to Be Greatest Fighter in
World-Outcome Surprise to Dopesters-Re-
sembled Coyote and Greyhound.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05

Running. twisting, doubling. GIb
bons the coyote got safely home ff
cover at the end Of the long chase
painting little. bleeding liittle-bu
safe.
He lasted = mauling, tearing rounds
against the man supposed TO be the
greatest fighter in the world wher
the world had said he could not las.
more than eight rounds at the most
He showed his teeth in rather
grim smile as Jim Dougherfy. the
baron of Leiperville." very tired
and much dishelevei man. lifted
Dempsey's right hand. signifyins
that Dempsey still retains the title Of
chamnion
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
Trots Home to Family.

Then Gibbons, no longer the coyote
playing A dangerous game. trotfe5
home TO the little green-roofed bunra-
low Just short distance from th<
yellow pine arena in the hills where
his wife and three little boys were
waiting for him.
The small Indian papoose was gath
cred up by its mother, a fat woman
In dirty dress. and carried out o.
the arena in the wake OF long In.
Of bobbinE war bonnets, worn by tn
braves OF the Blackfoot tribe. for III.
white man who gave whisky TO thf
Indian long ago. today gave his rec
brother prize fighting.
The Indians sat huddiei together N
one section Of the arena close 10 ths
ring. watching the fight. a spiofch ..
bright color against the dun yellow
OF the pine bowl.
For a time they were quite silent.
then as the fight went on they sot
excited. They were all Gibbons. root
ers. and now and then the varwhoop
Of the Blackfoot. a piercing lons.
drawn cry. echoed across the arena
when !, looked as II Gibbons had an
advantage.
Crowd Echoes Yell.
Twenty thousand people. half OF
them admitted free az the last minute
TO swell the crowd al the most colos-
sal financial failure n the history of
modern boxing. caught up the war
whoop Of the braves and re-echoed Il
with the high treble yen OF the west
ern cowboy.
They had come TO see a slaughter.
to see the quick knockout Of a man
the New York state boxing comnais-
sion once ruled was too small FOR the
grea; Dempsey. man 81 years old.
fighting a champion six years Young
er and fully % pounds heavier.
Instead. they saw one OF the great
est battles OF recent years in the
prize ring.
Gibbons was sentimentaIlr y fhs-
favorite for the reason that he was
Turn 10 PAGE Six. Column Fixhi.l
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-05
FORECAST

Thursday: Partly cloudy, with scattered
temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
BANK ELECTS OFFICERS

stockholders of the First National bank of Ashland, held Tuesday, the following board of directors was elected for the ensuing year: F. J.. Ingram, L. T. Campbell, Dr. M. j.. Slaughter. w. L. Runyan, E. J. Gar rison, c. M. Pruet, c. B. Allen and H. L. Wynn. The following officers of the bank were then elected for the veal: {: c. B. Allen, president; H. L. Wynn, vice president; c. M. Pruet. vice president; H. w. Sims. cashier; A. B. Wynn, assistant cashier. The affairs of the bank were reported in excellent condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
BOB VAIL PURCHASES
 WEEKLY AT ATM0RE

ATMORE, Ala, Jan. 13.-(Special.) The Escambia Record, formerly the Atmore Record. is now the property of R. B. Vail, who is also owner and editor of the Baldwin Times, pub lished at Bay Minette. The paper was purchased from the former own CTS, J. A. and D. c. Sawyer and w. H. Pittrnan, last Monday.
 J. NJ. Hummer, formerly of the Baldwin Times staff, will be asso- ciate editor. MT. Hummer has al ready moved to AtmGre and is located at the Hampton House.
 Mir. Vail, before he bought the Times last July, had been branch manager of the Western Newspaper Union in Birmingham for five years.
 The similarity in climate and soils is fast making the Escamba- Baldwin section famous for oceans. Satsumas. cane and dairy cattle. The Baldwin Times publicity On Satsumas and dairyinz, which MT. Vail inaugurated last year, has attracted much atten- tion to Baldwin county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
VORKENS COMPENSATION IS BIG ISSUE BEFORE LEGISLATURE
Tuscaloosa Plans Great Demonstration a f r Fauore Son
! KUMPES RETIRE FROM PROBATE COURT AFTER
 AZ YEARS OF SERVICE
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
 THE AGE-HEBALD [ Moulton, Ala. Jan. IS

An almost complete change in the official life of Lawrence county takes place tomorrow. Beginning with the office of probate judge the records will be signed by W. R. Jack son, the new incumbent, where almost without exception for AZ years the name of Kumpe has been. In the last primary election. W. R. Jackson, circuit clerk, won over J. E. Kumpe, son of the late Judge J. c. Kumpe, who had begun to serve his seventh term shortly before his death.
 Into the office of circuit clerk goes Frank Howell, an ex-service man, who won over group of can didates. Howell mas also been ap- pointed to the position of register of the circuit court. He succeeds w. B. Jackson, the new probate judge.
 W. B. Lee for the second time takes over the big keys at the county jail. He has appointed Benton Smith as deputy for the county. James T. Mas terson. retiring sheriff. ends his sec ond term as guardian of the public welfare in Lawrence county. He Is moving into his home near the Bap- tist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
THREE BANKS REFLECT SYLACAUGA PROGRESS

SYLACAUGA, Ala. Jan. 13.-(Spe- cial. )-The Sylacauga banks have just published their statements for December, 1929, and general sum mary of them shows the combined resources. are now again practically back to the high level reached sever al years ago during flush times
 The three banks, the First Nation al. The City National. and the Mer- chants and Planters National. have combined resources of about $1,600.- 900. Each occupies a modern bank building. The City National bank is located in it's new home completed about three years. It is a. two- story pressed brick building, with it's in terior and furniture made of a tan gray marble in beautiful design. It's entire equipment is new and modern.
 The Merchants and Planters Ma tional bank has used for slogan for number of years. "The Marble Front bank" And their building Is fully in keeping with this motto. The First National bank. the oldest in town owns a large two-story build ing, which they plan te remodel into modern banking building at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
FINE REPORT MADE BY
 BANK AT COLLINSVlLLE

COLLINSVILLE. Ala. Jan. 13.- Special 1.-The annual meeting of stockholders of the Peoples bank was held Tuesday. The stockholders re- elected the old board, which was com posed of W. E. Killian. J. D. Jordan, j.. w. Blackwell. ". L. MitcIen, George w. Tidmore and E. NJ. Box. Also pr. T. H. Appleton was added to the board.
 Immediately after adjournment of stockh elders the newly elected direc- tors met and elected officers fer the ensuing year as follows: W. E. Killian. president; J. D. Jordan and J. W. Blackwell, vice presidents; E. M. Box was reelected cashier and Carl V. Porter. assistant cashier.
 The report made by the cashier was highly pleasing to the board and gain Of more than so per cent in de- posits was shown. Surplus account was increased te s7.So0. Total assets were shown to be almost s20o,00o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
NEW SET OF COUNTY OFFICIALS FOR CLAY

ASHLAND, Ala, Jan. 13.-(Special.) The official roster of Clay county will undergo number of important changes Monday, January IS, when new officers are installed. E. J. Gar rison will assume the duties of pro- bate judge as successor of Judge c. $. Phillips, who returns to his home at Lineville to become president of the Citizens National bank. Associated with the new probate judge will be ex-Probate Judge F. J. Ingram, who will be his chief clerk.
 J. W. Stewart, chief deputy sheriff for the last year. will become sheriff, succeeding J. M. Hamlin, and w. c. Dempsey will be installed as clerk of the circuit court, succeeding J. B.. Dean.
 Col. W. M Lackey, dean of the Ashland bar, will also begin his term as judge of the Eighteenth judicial circuit, to which position he was elected by such an overwhelming ma jority over Judge W. LA Longshore. in the November election. His duties will call him at once. to Shelby county, where term of cir cult court is now in progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
NURSES CONVENTION AT FLORENCE PLANNED
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AGF-HERALD ! MOntgOmery. Ala Ian. I3

The tenth annual meeting of the Alabama State Nurses association will be held in Florence on Jan uary Is
 The hostess association will be the newly organized Fourth (Tennessee Valley) district, the president of which is Miss Margaret Hastings of the Belmont hospital in Sheffield. Miss Hattie Vickers of the Eliza Coffee Memorial hospital in Flor ence will have charge of the ar- arrangements.
 Miss Eunice Ward, chairman of the program committee. announces in ad- dition to other features, an address by Miss Marie T. Phelan, who has been identified for II years with the advance of the nursing profession in Chicago and the neighboring terri tory and is now with the federal children's bureau. Washington, D. c. Dr. Richard o. Beard of the Uni versity of Minnesota, is to address the association in the evening on "The Ethics of Nursing" He has the chair of physiology in the medical school of that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
LEGISLATURE WILL
 HEAR PROPOSAL ID. JOIN I R|-C|TIES
Consolidation Would Give Gadsden, Alabama City and AttaIla District Popu!a-
 ton of 25, ,0O0 People
GADsDEN BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Gadsden, Ala, Jan. IS ]

An ambitious project to unite Gadsden. Alabama City and Attalla into one municipality will probably be presented to the present session of the Alabama legislature in the shape of bill to permit the three cities to vote on the proposition, ac- cording to information coming from Montgomery. It is one which has often been discussed and at one time came near realization. Then the scheme was to give the new town the name of Alabama City the plan being to vote 'Gadsden and Attalla into that corporation. It Is not known what the present intention may be, but it is known that the proposed bill will remove all diff culties In the way of consolidation should one be desired.
 Population of 25,OO0
 The combined population would be around 25,000 and would make the new city the fourth largest in Ala bama.
 Advocates of the consolidation claim that it would bring many ad- vantages that are not now enjoyed by the town separately. They point cut the fact that they are now served by one water system, one lighting system and one street railway sys- tenn and are rapidly growing to- gether in a physical way. Plans are now being completed to connect them with a paved boulevard and thus further cement the union. In an- dher year there will be few vacant spaces between them, if any, so rapidly are the people building homes in the outlying districts.
 Erect Connecting Bridge
 Gadsden is preparing to build highway bridge across the Coosa river at the eastern terminus of Broad street, which is expected to bring about closer contact with East Gadsden, a town of 2.000. and when it is completed the enlarged city will probably take in North Gads- den. which has 1,500 people. All of this may not be done this year, but it is certain In the future, and in order to prepare for every even tuality. it is said, the legi stature will be asked to make the project possible by removing all legaF~ob bstacles. It is not thought that the measure will be opposed so long as there is no attempt to force consolidation and 1t is declared that nobody wants to use any underhand tactics. The bill will probably be given the wid- est publicity before it Is submitted for passage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
BOARD OF PARDONS PERSONNEL CHANGED
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGF-HERALD ,

There are now about 150 cases pending before the Alabama pardon board and in order to dispose of as many of these cases as possible be- fore the present board dssolves next Monday. meetings and consultations are being held each, day.
 Monday, January 15, two of the present members retire, Fitzhugh Lee, state auditor. becoming an as- sociate member of the Alabama pub lice service commission and William P. Cobb, secretary of state. retiring to private life. These places will be filled by the new officers elected to the positions of state auditor, W. B. Allgood and S. H. Elan, secre- tary of state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
INCREASE SHO W N BY BANK DEPOSITS OF NORTH ALABAMA
Reports of Tennessee Valley Chain Bank System Reflect Prosperity--F armersRe-
 covering Equilibrium
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD }

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Tennessee VaIes banks, largest chain bank system in the state and one of the biggest in the south to be held here on January 19. will reveal reports of properity in every section of the Tennessee Valley officials of the institution an nounced Saturday.
 The Tennessee Valley bank, with Branches located Tn Morgan. Winston Franklin, Colbert, Lauderdale. Law renee, Madison and Jackson counties, is generally regarded in this section as a barometer of the general busi- ness conditions of the northern tier of Alabama counties.
 According to officials of the bank, the reports to be made to stock holders will show an increase in deposits for the year of more than one million dollars. This increase, it was declared, Is distributed gem orally over the entire chain and is not confined to any one section.
 Muscle Shoals Help
 The increase in the value of farm products and the resumption of busi- ness in industrial life are given as the chief reasons for the return ot prosperity to North Alabama. The Muscle Shoals immediate district particularly Florence, Sheffield, Tus- cumbia and Russellville. is feeling the effects of the Wilson Dam pay vile pay roll, together with many smaller industries. is felt in Albany Decatur.
 The prosperity of the farmer in the smaller cities of the circuit Is bring ing more money into circulation than has been the case in the past few years.
 Clyde Henrik. president of the Tennessee Valley bank. told The Age Herald bureau that even with the apparent prosperity of the farm CTS of North Alabama. still the actual prosperity is greater than is shown on the face of bank statements and similar financial showings.
 Hendrix Praises Section
 Tennessee Valley leads the state in cotton production" he said. "The Tennessee Valley probably led the state in the number of memberships for pooling purposes in the farm 
 that large share of the cotton now held by the bureau is owned by North Alabama growers, and with knowledge of the fact that only small percentage of the amount the cotton will bring has actually been drawn against it at Mont gomery headquarters, it can be seen readily that farmers in htis sec tion really are better off financially than the increase in our bank deposits indicates"
 The Tennessee Valley bank op- crates branches in Florence. Tuscuin- bia. Sheffield, Russellville, Haley vile, Leighton, Cherokee. Falkviile' Town Creek. Courtland, Hillsboro' Gurley, Paint Rock, Scottsboro, Stevenson. and has headquarters here. It was founded in July, 1892. by the late s. s. Broadus and opened the Decatur headquarters in 1904.
 Will Enjoy Turkey Dinner
 The stockholders. several hundred in number. will convene here next week for their annual meeting. feature of which is the annual tur- key dinner. The meeting of the stockholders brings about probably the largest purely financial gather ipu in tha Va1lav's commercial fife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
FEAGIN OPPOSED BY ALUMNI OF TALLADEGA

TALLADEGA. Jan. 13-(Special). At a meeting of the Talladega Au- burn alumni held Thursday after noon, a resolution was unanimously adopted protesting against the con firmation of the appointment of Will liam F. Feagin as member of the board of trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn Copies of the resolutions were. for warded to Gov. W. W. Brandon, Chairman Harry K. Martin of the senate rules committee and Senator S. c. Oliver of Taiiadega county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
AME MOMENTS ID COMPE PENSAT ION ALT SOUGHT BY kILBY
Labor Agrees With Retiring Governor in Need For More Careful Provisions
 For Workmen
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU1
 THE AGE-HERALD nfrnn1erN Ala Inn I3

Workmen's compensation legisla- ton will be an important issue for adjustment at the quadrennial ses- sion of the legislature which began last Tuesday and, surprising though it be, labor organizations find them selves almost in accord with the suggestions of Gov. Thomas E. Kill by, which he made in his final gen. eral message to the lawmakers. Labor has disagreed with the gov ernor on many questions during the past four years, but on the need for amendments to the compensation law enacted in 1919, they are prac- tically in accord.
 Governor Kilby suggested that every company employing as many as five men should be brought with in the provisions of the workmen's compensation law, that the waiting period should be reduced from IA days to seven days, that employers who are in a precarious financial condition should be forced to carry insurance or furnish an adequate bond for the protection of employees, that the compensation of persons injured should be made greater, that 100 per cent increase should be made in the compensation of minors who are injured while employed in violation of the child labor laws and that generally the law should be re- written so it may be made more ln- telligible to laymen.
 Would Shorten Time.
 At present a person injured while IA days before he can begin to col lect compensation under the act. This provision was made so as to prevent persons from feigning injuries in order that they might collect com pensation. Governor Kilby Insisted that fl days should not slapse but that the employer should be made liable for compensation at the end of seven days.
 
 carry compensation insurance which provides for any losses they suffer through the injury of workmen, but some do not and Governor Kilby con tends that each employer should be forced to establish his financial re- sponsibiHty for the payment of com pensation either through the par chase of a compensation insurance policy or through or by the filing of a bond adequate to cover compen- sation for injured workmen.
 Governor Kilby could find no good companies employing 16 men should workmen when those employing un- der that number were not required to provide compensation. He ex- pressed the opinion that the com pensation law should be applicable persons.
 Urges Compensation Increase.
 Regarding the weekly compensa- Kilby suggested that the weekly SIP. SIS, $14 and S15 to s14, SIS, SIS persons totally dependent on an em- including wives. The fact that as a dependent in the present law has surprised the state.
 Regarding the injury of minors em- ployed in violation of the child labor
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