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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD,
LEGISLATION URGED AS CHECKREIN
 TO HOMICIDE BOOST
Attitude Of Lawessness And Indifference Without Parallel In History Of Mankind Is Seen By National Insurance Perodical-S Statistics Of 28 Largest Cities Rate Is 9 To 100000

there is probably no alternative than congressional action of meeting the murder problem"
 Capital punishment. the review concludes. "is not sufficient deter rent of homicidal crimes to justify its continuance" and should be abol- ished as "a relic of barbarism.''
 Against 3S6 deaths from murder in 1921, there were 331 in 1922, the re- view said, which showed Memphis. Tenn, again heading the homicide rate list with 67.4 per 100000 of population. Spokane, Wash, was at the other end of the list with l per 100000. Nashville, Tenn, was the second highest rate. 30.7. New Or leans was third with 21, and St. Louis fourth with 16.9.
 Other Excessive Rates.
 Other cities with excessive" rates were given as follows
 Cincinnati. 14.6; Louisville. 13.1 :; Los Angeles, 12.9; Chicago, 11.8; Dayton. Ohio, 11.7; Washington, D. C.. 11.2; Cleveland Ohio, 10.5, and Baltimore, Md, 10.2.
 Cities with low rates include:
 Milwaukee, 2.9; Boston, 3.6 Seat tie, Wash, 5.4, and Minneapolis, 5'5..
 "On account of a few exceptional outstanding cases" said the review, the New York city murder list is always more or less in the linrelight, although the New York rate of 5.S is much below the national average"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14

NEW YORK, June 13.-Drastic federal legislation for the control of firearms as means of checking steadily growing homicide rate, was urged by The Spectator, an insur- ance periodical, today, In making public homicide statistics for 1922, which showed a slaying rate in 2S of the largest cities of 9 per 100, 900 population.
 The record since 1900" said the review, reflects an attitude of law lessness and indifference to human life without parallel in the history of mankind. The outstanding facts of Americas murder record are: first. the excessive proportion of criminals who go entirely unpunished or who fail to receive punishment proportionate to the seriousness of their offense. second, the large ma jority of murders committed by shooting, as the result of the ease with which revolvers and ammunition can be secured, even where the law prohibits their sale.'
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 Five Out Of Seven
 Presenting statistics of the fed era1 census bureau to show that nearly five out of every seven mur- ders in the last 12 years were com mitted with firearms, the review said:
 While a beginning has been made in some states to control firearms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14

Alabama Pharmaceutical association for the ensuing year at the third an- nual luncheon in the old colony room at the Tutwiler hotel at l o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Twenty phar- macists of the Auburn alumni met and discussed plans for the future and especially were they united in their efforts to get the new pharmacy law which will allow only graduates of colleges recommended by the Ma tional Board of Pharmacists to come before the state board for eXamina- ton, passed by the state legislature. Other officers elected were Carl Whorton, '04, of Gadsden, vice pres ident. and H. s. Gentry of the de- partment of pharmacy at Auburn, secretary and treasurer. The club voted to indorse the reorganization of the Alabama Pharmaceutical asso- citation for the purpose of bringing all pharmacy interests under a single head Let's stick to the Alabama Pharmaceutical association and let's work for Auburn" was the spirit of the Auburn men.
 O 9 o
 Ladies' Auxiliary.
 Thrty-five members of the Ladies' auxiliary of the Alabama Pharma- ceutical association were entertained at a luncheon at the Southern club at 12:30 Wednesday afternoon. Mrs E. R. Randle. chairman of publicity committee acted IS toastmistress, and in brief address asked the ladies of the state to refrain from trading with druggists who sell their poods at less than wholesale cost. O R. Dunn of the King Candy com rany addressed the auxiliary. Sou yenirs of King and Belle-Camp can dies were presented the auxiliary. Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. A V. Janette, Mrs. E. B. Heiser and Miss Dewey Bryant.
 Many beautiful displays of candies. toilet articles and drug store fix lures are on exhibition in the hail. way at the entrance to the assembly room. The firms represented and their representative are: Elmer Candy company, by F. G. Prager; Kings Chocolates, by o. R. Dunn; Norris Candies, W. S. Tendon; Whit mans. o. P. Dan Boone; Doster- Northington. Henry Snellgrove; Ster- ling Products company, George Plaisance; Colgate & Co.,, by H. P. Vantasseli and B. M. Dunn: Omer Brasher Sign company, electric signs, Omer Rrasher and Walter C. Seaman, and Southernette, by H. W. Sweet ney. Many new products are being shown.
 Visiting drug men were taken on ride through the city at o'clock.
 The program for Thursday is:
 9 a. m., convention open.
 Nomination committee appointed.
 Unfinished business.
 Convention visits T. c. I. hospital.
 Election of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
Governor Will Deliver Address At Twin Cities On
 June 28
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU ]
 THE AGE-HERALD Albany-Decatur, Ala, June 13 J

An engagement said to have been made many months ago between Gov. W. w. Brandon and citizens of Eufaula will prevent the chief ex- ecutive of the state from speaking here Thursday night as had been planned. Considerable disappoint- ment was felt here until it was learned Wednesday that the gov ernor had consented to visit here June 2S and to address the people of this section. The present plan is for the Albany-Decatur Chamber of Commerce and the Morgan county Kiwanis club to join hands in big reception to the governor and to A. G. Patterson Thursday night two weeks hence. All plans were made fer Governor Brandon and for Mir. Patterson to be given banquet here the evening of June 14 in the new Cooper Wells hosiery mill, when the news of a conflict in dates had dis arranged this plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
AMERICANS SEEK. PROTECTION FROM
 LAWLESS BANDS.
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the Shantung bandits for their im- prisonment.
 Major Roland W. Finger. American army officer of Manila, Wednesday testified before the diplomatic corps telling of his imprisonment
 The question of finding an indem- nifty will take several weeks at least. All captives will tell the consuls and ministers the value of the property taken from them, and terms of compensation probably will be arranged in view of their losses and the varying lengths of imprison- ment at Poatsuku.
 Most of the captives are not re- sentful against the Chinese, although all demand compensation for their sufferings in the bandit camp.
 The bandits have been taken into the regular army. Diplomats are considering demands that foreign guards supervise railways and pre- vent Chinese troops from using trains, thus preventing interprovin- cial wars.
 The flight of President Ii Yuan Hung. however. has made it prob able that all indemnity proceedings will be held up pending results of the army ultimatum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
AUBURN OPELIKAI MAY ENTERTAIN THE PHARMACISTS
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were concurred in by the committee and convention assembled later in the day.
 The convention opened at o'clock Wednesday morning. President Ed wards presiding. D. E. McLendon, president of the city commission, de- livered the address of welcome in be- half of the city, and R. F. Lovelady president of the Birmingham Drug sists' association, spoke for the members of Birmingham. E. N. Cross of Gadsden responded for the visit ing pharmacists and retail druggists, and J. l.. Nelson for the travelling men.
 ". A. Bingham. secretary, sound ed a note of optimism in his report. He noted the growth in membership and new interest shown during the past twelve months. Telegrams were read, one from the Mississippi Pharmaceutical association being of especial interest. Other communica- tions were read. and announcement was made that Carl Wharton of Gadsden. Barry o. Shiflett. Birming- ham, and L. c. Lewis, Tuskegee, had been appointed as official delegates from the national organization. S. l.. Toomer, Auburn, treasurer, report ed good balance in the treasury. He thanked the association in behalf of Auburn college for the contribu- tion made to the Greater Auburn drive.
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 Auburn Men Meet.
 The executive committee, at the afternoon session, voted the increase in new members, 132 having been listed during the year. The board of trustees also reported. The after noon meeting took the form of a round table discussion. after the com pittees were heard. relation of the doctor to the pharmacist. fees for pharmacists. and like subjects being discussed. R. F. Lovelady stated that members of the association were go- ing to be men, serve men, and be hon. orable in the profession. l am here" he said. Ito stand for ethical, high standard druggists. No man should be behind the case who has not a registered certificate. The day of patent medicines is going. We must make the drug business known as the high class profession which it is.''
 Representative O. J. Mooneyhan, Ohio, of the class of '13. was elected president of the Auburn club of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
TO KEEP UP ROADS

The Morgan county board of reve- nue, of which Judge l.. c. Troupe Is the chairman, is laying plans to in- sure that the county roads be kept
 in good repair after the present sys- tenn of highways is completed The first move of the board, it was an- nounced Wednesday, will be to SC. cure some new legislation at Mont gomery this summer which will bo more explicit as touching the right of the revenue board to interpret the law as it relates to misdemeanors in connection with failure to work the county roads periodically. Some au- thorities claim here that the law is already plain and that those respon- sible for neglect of repair work on the roads can be prosecuted success fully as the law now stands. Others say and the grand jury has sided with the latter, that conviction cannot he had under the present law against those charged with a failure to work the public roads of tho county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
INJrNCrIoNs SOUGHT

Continuing the campaign against places alleged to be operated for tho violation of the prohibition laws in Montgomery, T. D. Sanford. federal district attorney, Wednesday after noon applied to Judge Henry D. Clay ton for injunctions prohibiting six persons from maintaining three es- tablishments in this county for viola tions of the prohibition laws. Judge Clayton set the petitions for consid- eratton June 2S.
 MT. Samford's petitions were sub- mitted on information furnished by Walter K. McAdory, chief supervisor of the state law enforcement depart ment. They are directed against Err nest ORear, George W. Fuller and Johnnie Swanson, who are charged with operating a place at boi Ran dolph: Sal Varon. who is charged with maintaining an establishment at 26 North Perry street, and A. M. Bolly and D. R. Funderburk. who arc charged with operating aplace on the Pickett Springs road.
 The petitions allege that tho places are public nuisances" and maintained for the operation of blind tigers"
 SCOTT GIVEN LIBERTY
 o. c. Scott, indicted several days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
.ETOWAH HIGHWAYS BRANDON T0 VISIT
 IN BAD CONDITION ALBANY DECATU UR
Adoption Of Better Mainten- ance System Is Urged By
 I. P. A.
GADSDEN BUREAU |
 THE AGE-HERALD ' Gadsden. Ala .yune 12

Highway conditions as the result of heavy rains during May are de- plorable throughout Etowah county, according to a committee of the T. P. A.. which appeared before the county commissioners today to urge them to adopt a system of maintain ance similar to the one in effect in several counties of the state. An earnest plea was made for constant repair work, the committeeman de- claring 1t is the only effective meth cd. The commissioners were request ed to pick out enc leading highway for six months experiment. It was stated that the present system of building a road and gong off and forgetting about 1t" is too costly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
GUNMEN ENDOWED
Forbidden To Break Up Taxfcnf
 Meeting

CHICAGO. Juno 13.-Seven gun men and sluggers" were formally enjoined Wednesday from breaking up a meeting of stockholders of the Checker Taxicab company.
 The Injunction was an outgrowth of the .atest Chicago taxi war. which has been featured by murder, bombing and other violence. Two factions of stockholders are fighting for control and both are claimed to have hired gunmen to help them.
 All stockholders will be searched for- weapons by deputy sheriffs be- forebeing allowed to enter the meet. ing hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
sCHooL BONDs MIN

B. E. DAVIS, a former member of the county board of education and now a member of the county board of revenue, stated Wednesday that the election held at Falkville June l2 to decide for or against school bond issue went in favor of the is suance of new school bonds by a large majority. It is proposed that the town of Falkville shall raise about 5000 for school purposes at this time the three mill tax is to raise about $14,000 for the same pur- pose and the state is to be depend
 ed upon for few thousand dollars and from the three sources enough money Is to be secured to erect the school building to cost about $50, ,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
DOWN BUT NOT OUT

MILWAUKEE. June 13.- Joe Heintz, employe of bedding com pany. was down Wednesday, but fire, smoke and water couldn't put him out.
 Joes clothing ignited when he tried to put out a fire in an excel sior pile. AS he rolled on the floor to extinguish his personal fire. he was overcome by smoke. But the heat of the blaze started automatic sprinklers and the room was deluged with water.
 Employes found Heintz lying face down in puddle of water, nearly drowned. He was revived and will recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
JAIL BEING IMPROVED

Agreeable to the repeated request of the state prison board travelling representatives, the jail of Morgan county is being reroofed in part, new paint applied. better sanitary ar rangements made and more bedding secured for the prisoners. Lack or funds was claimed as a cause of the delay in renovating the jail until IL was made plain that the law placed the claim of the prisoners before al most all the other claims on the county treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
MARTIN TO ATTEND

President Thomas w. Martin of the Alabama Power company has been invited to attend the joint meeting of all the civic clubs at the Print up hotel Thursday night when plans will be discussed for bringing more manufacturing plants to Gadsden. R. A. Mitchell, director of the company has also been invited. It is under stood that a proposal to establish another cotton mill here will be taken up, among other things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
TO ENFORCE SCREENING

Mayor Christopher today instruct ed the sanitary department to make up list of every house in Gadsden not properly screened, announcing that he intended to enforce the or dinance requiring screens on all out side openings of residences. The mayor stated that he would ask the police to begin making arrests, as soon as the list of owners is fur nished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
CAR INSPECTOR KILLED

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 13.-- w. II. Buttram, car inspector for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad. was killed by freight train late last night at the foot of Lookout mountain, his body being thrown down the bluff and not re- covered until early this morning. He was badly mangled his head and legs being severed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
PROTESTS CATTLE ENTRY

Judge LIB. Troupe, judge or pro bate of Morgan county, has addressed d letter to state authorities protest ing against the entry into Morgan county of cattle from counties where no precaution has been taken against the cattle tick. This county has rid itself of the cattle tick by the use of many dipping vats for the past sew eral years and the cattle of the coun- ty are tick free, but such will not be the case long unless measures are taken to prevent the entry into Nor gan county of tick infested cattle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
DIVIDEND DECLARED

A special dividend amounting to per cent was declared by the advis- ory board of the Tennessee Valley bank at a recent meeting held at the home office. The bank officials at tending the meeting were President Clyde Hendrix, w. w. Russell, J. C.. White, John F. Proctor, $. H. Pointer, George D. Williamson and J. B. La gomarsino of Sheffield. The diVi- >dend is to be paid to the stockholders June 30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
PLAN JOINT INHALATION

T. T. Culverson was elected wor- sh1pful master of Gadsden lodge, No. 236. A. F. and A. NJ. Tuesday night, and 1t is announced that joint pub lie installation of officers will be held on the night of July 3 by the lodge and the Order of Eastern Star Several high officers of the grand lodge will be invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
HIG TIME PLANNED

The program for the Dokey cere- monial here Thursday of next week dncludes parade, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon; a barbecue at 4:30; a ceremonial at 6 and a dance at the Printup hotel at o'clock. Aladdin temple of Birmingham will arrive at Il o'clock in the morning on a spe- cial Southern train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
BURGLAR TRAP WORKS
But Innocent Youth Is Victim Ot
 Bullet

HULL. Mass. June 13.-A burglar trap which worked with deadly pre- cision today caused the death of Vic- tor Trarmatio, 16 years old, when he tried to enter a shack on Little Brewster Island to get a drink of water. When he started to raise window bullet from a rifle within passed through his body. The police are seeking the owner of the shack and said they would charge him with manslaughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
PROMINENT FARMER DIES

William Copeland Atkins, 65, promi- nent farmer of the eastern end of the county, died at his home at Glen- COG late Tuesday night as the result of heart trouble. He is survived by his widow and six children. The funeral will take place Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. with burial at Pine Grove cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
JOYCE HEADS COMMITTEE

NEW YORK, June 13-Henry H. Joyce was selected as chairman of the executive committee at the an- nual organization meeting of the New committee. chairmen were: Finance, William H. Judson; rules, Herman B. Baruch; arbitration, Louis Brooks, board of appeals, Samuel T. Hubbard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
SCHOOL WORK STARTED

A. K. Davis. locomotive engineer, Is suing the Gulf States Steel com pany for compensation, alleging that his arm was Kicked" by the reverse lever of the engine which he drove. He claims that compensation, as the law directs, was denied him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
MISS GARDNER BURIED

Funeral services for Miss Susle Gardner were held at the First Meth odist church here Wednesday after noon, under the direction of pr. ". p McGlawn Miss Gardner's death came as a great shock to her many friends here, where she had resided all her life. She Is survived by her m other, two brothers and two sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
OPPOSE AL SMITH
Says Epworth League Will Line Up
 Against New York Man

if he runs for the Fwhite House in 1924, will have to- buck the Epworth league, Bishop A. w. Leonard of Cal ifornia warned at the leagues con- Vention here Wednesday.
 Bishop Leonard matched William Jennings Bryan's famous million springers" with the united opposi- tion to Smith and his wetness by 100000 young Methodists."
 They are a fraction" the bishop said. "of the hosts of young Chris tians of America who stand solidly behind the eighteenth amendment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
MEETING IS CLOSED
Negro Women Of State Stage Pag.
 cant At Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. June 13.-Closing it's twenty-fifth annual meeting here to- day the Alabama Federation of Col ored Women's clubs staged pageant representing the origin and object of the Federation and raised some $1.200 for the maintenance of rescue home for delinquent colored girls. The federation, presided over by Presi- dent Washington. widow of the late Booker T. Washington, will ask the state to establish a home for negro girls similar to the reform school for negro boys at Mount Meigs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14
IN JAIL, NOT HEAVEN
Chicago Man Faces Court After His
 Taxi Ride

CHICAGO, June 13.-"Take me to heaven. commanded John Pitinsky as he hopped a taxicab Tuesday night.
 after & $4.55 drive, as 1t happened. right in front of the Chicago avenue police station.
 Pitinsky woke in cell.
 I'll pay" he told Judge Burke.
 You surely will" returned the court. And, remember. nobody ever went to heaven in a taxicab."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14

ago on a charge of murdering J. r. Cleghorn, was given his liberty Wec- nesday when W. T. Seibels, circuit so- licitor, requested that the case be mol pressed. Solicitor Seibels said suff- cient evidence indicating Scotts guilt had not been obtained.
 Scott was given his liberty at preliminary hearing shortly after the killing, but was indicted by the grand jury.
 Clarence w Walls, white, was placed on trial Wednesday on a charge of killing a negro woman. It was charged that Walls killed the woman while he and city officers sought to stop an automobile in which she was riding with her hus- band. Walls contended that he fired In defense of his own life after the negro man had pulled som ethlng from his pocket and that he did not intend to shoot the woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-14

A military demonstration to arouse interest in the states soi< dier and to instruct national guard units in modern warfare will be staged at Talladega June 19. accord Ing to announcement today from the adjutant generals office. The fol- lowing units will participates: Com pany F, One Hundred Sixty-seventh infantry, Gadsden; Company G, Ala bama City; Company H. Guntersville; i; the howitzer company stationed at Talladega; detachment from the regular army tank platoon company at Camp Mcclellan and several planes from the One Hundred Four teenth Observation squadron at Bir- mingham.
 The program is in charge of Capt. Benjamin A. Simms. In command of the Howitzer company at Talladega, and Capt. Robert Joerg regular army instructor at Gadsden. Gov ernor Brandon. Maj. Gen. David c. Shanks, who commands the Fourth corps area, and General Winans, reg ular army commander at Camp Mcclellan, will be specially invited to attend the demonstration which also will be witnessed by any inter- ested persons. An advance under conditions such as prevailed on the western front, with a barrage by machine guns. stokes mortars and one pounders, and an attack by tanks. infantry and airplanes will comprise the display. Ideal terrain has been secured near Talladega.