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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
WILL NARROW PROBE
 OF VETERANS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, March 3.-6By United Press)-Charges against the tigatsd by special Senate com mittee, will be narrowed down to only those attacks which seem to be backed by accurate information, Sem ator Reed of Pennsylvania. chairman of the committee, said today after a conference with President Harding at the White House.
 The committee. he said, would take up the investigation Monday and out line it's general course. The commit tee plans to expend the greater part of It's time in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
ASTHMA CURED
 BEFORE YOU PAY

MT. J. D. Lane. a chemist locate at sos Lane Bldg. St. Marys. Kans has discovered a simple homo rem, edy for Asthma. Mir. Lane has s much confidence in his ability | cure that he will send regula sl.25 bottle free. postpaid. to an sufferer who will write him. His oi fer is that he is to be paid for 1t 1t cures. If not. your report car cells the charge. If you suffer fro, Asthma, write him today. Send n money--just your name and addres will do.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
Iowa Physician Makes Startling Offer to
 Catarrh Sufferers
Found Treatment Which Healed His Own Catarrh and Now Offers to Send
 It Free to Sufferers Anywhere

Davenport. Iowa.-Dr. w. O. Coffee Suite l136. St. James Hotel Bldg. this city. one of the, most widely known physi- announces that he found treatment which completely healed him of eatarrh in the head and nose, desfness and head noises after many years of suffsring. He then gave the treatment to number of other sufferers and they stste that they also were completely healed. The doctor is so proud of his achievement and 60 confident that his treatment will bring other eufferers the same freedom 1t gave him. that he is offering to send 10 days supply absolutely free to any reader of this paper who write him. Dr. Coffee has specialized on eye, ear. nose and throat diseases for more than thirty-fiys ysars and is hcnored and respected by count, head pr throat ca&arrh. catarrhal dsafness or hshd notsss. send hln your nane and addresa today.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
Ducks Are Puked By Congressman La ers
DOINGS OF DAY
 N WASHINGTON


 The Senate created a commission of five to investigate conditions in the gold and silver industry during the recess.
 Cyrus E. Woods, ambassador to Spain, was nominated ambassador tc Japan and Alexander P. Moore of Pittsburg was named ambassador to Spain.
 Treasury officials said customs re- ceipts of s4S,311, 900 in February in dicated receipts of about $525, ,000,- 900 for the fiscal year.
 Senator Glass of Virginia declined membership on the world war debt funding commission. Senator Sim mons, North Carolina was nominat. ed in lis stead.
 The Senate passed the House bill requiring quotation on the basis of American standards for all cotton sold in interstate commerce or for export.
 Congress. with it's decks cleared of major measures. ploughed through bills toward the end of it's legislative voyage at noon Sunday.
 Attorney General Dsugherty or dered final decree for sepaartion of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company from it's coal subsidiaries filed in the United States district court of New York.
 The Senate passed the Sweet bill increasing the period under the war risk insurance act in which vet eran's disability will be assume ed to have resulted from service and ex- tending insurance privileges.
 The Senate voted 49 to 22 against proceeding with consideration of a resolution by Senator King, demo- crat, Utah, to grant authority to the President for participation in the in- t1t. fio.,a al rrt c.fa at,s fioa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
HOPE FOR MOVIE WEALTH
 BRINGS WOMAN TO u. s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March B. Visions of going into the movies and amassing fabulous wealth like the American films showing in Germany pictured it, coupled with her failure to find employment and proper food in her native land, caused Tohoma Murman. young German woman, to join forces with five men stowaways aboard the freighter Wilhelm Hem soth, which arrived here Thursday, the young woman said today through an interpreter.
 The stowaways were discovered by the ships crew hidden in a life boat, weakened from lack of nourishment, when the ship was four days out of Hamburg. The men stowaways said they did not seek to evade the immi grafton laws. but boarded the ship because it would be away from Ger many for four months, during which tiNe they will be insured of some thing to eat. All will be taken back to Germany when the Wilhelm Hem soth stars on her return voyage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
BULL, C00TIES, STRAW STACK ARE ALL GONE

COSHOCTON, O., March S.-(By United Press.)-C. E. Moore's bull had cooties. To kill them Moore painted the bull with coal oil.
 When the bull walked too close to a lime kiln his hide burst into flames
 The bull plunged. under a straw stack The cooties are go1e-and so are the straw stack and bull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
HE ATTEMPTS OWN LIFT AFTER AUTO HITS MAI

NEW LONDON, Conn. March B. (By United Press .)-Dr. J.. Dino prominent physician, ran down man whole driving his auto in Ban street today. Believing the ma dead, Dimon attempted suicide b cutting his throat. according to u police. He will probably. die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
 FAVOR INVESTIGATION OF HEALING METHODS

WASHINGTON. March 3.-A com mission to study methods for healing which have gained wide public rec ognition for the purpose of determin ing the elements of truth which may be in such teachings and practice, was advocated today at meeting of the representative leaders of the various schools of medicine. Among those present were Surgeon General CummingS< of the United States pub lie health service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
CITY MANAGER PLAN WINS VOTERS SUPPORT

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, March B. Knoxville voters today adopted their city manager form of government in city wide referendum in which the may orr aldermanic, and the commis- sion form systems were also voted upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
HUTCHINSON TO HEAD BOIL WEEWL FIGHT

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 3.-Dr. Miller Reese Hutchinson of New York was elected president and managing director of the national campaign for boil weevil control at meeting here tonight of directors of the or ganization. called to perfect plans for launching the campaign actively throughout the cotton growing states.
 r. $. Bragg, Memphis banker, was elected treasurer; Albert Messer- lin. New York, secretary: John D. Martin. Memphis, general counsel, and Floyd Swift, Memphis. assistant treasurer.
 Under plans adopted for the or ganiza tion, which has been charac- terized as a public welfare corpora ton under Tennessee laws. headquar- ters will be established in Memphis.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
QUARTET OF DEATHS CLIMAX TO JUBILEE

SNYDER, Tex, March S.-(By United press)--A family of four was wiped out here last night when q Santa Fe passenger train, running from a celebration and jubilee at Sweetwater, struck small touring car at grade crossing. Ben White head farmer, his wife and two chill dren were almost instantly killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
COTTON STANDARDIZATION BILL PASSED BY SENATE

WASHINGTON, March 8. (By United Press.)-A bill specifying that all cotton sold in interstate or foreign commerce must be sold on the American standardization sched- ule was passed today by the Sem ate. The bill already has passed the House and goes to the President for signature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
 DENIES WAS DRIVER OF AUTO OF DEATH

PHILA DELPHIA, March 3.--(By United Press. )-Henry G. Brock. veal thy elubman and banker, charged with homicide in connection with the running down and killing of three persons by an automobile yesterday, will be brought to trial promptly. District Attorney Rotan announced today. The banker is at liberty on S35,000 bail. Brock flatly denies he was the driver of the death car,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 3.-Ef- forts of more than a score of police men to dislodge John WeitzeL youth ful World war veteran, who, laboring |Nnder the delttsion that "nrurderers were after him." barricaded himself inaa room last night were successful eaEly today after every tear bomb house.
 Wetzel. crazed by shellshocll, fired at evSry one who approached the house. His brother Herbert was wounded, in the face. The policemen miraculoNsly escaped injury.
 The troNbIe started last night while Weitzel was seated in the parlor of He pleaded with them to come on upstairs where the murderers can't set us."
 "There's one of them now,' he screamed as Herbert opened the door. The crazed man then shot. Herbert then summoned the police. When they arrived he pegan shooting at them.
 Reinforcements brought tear bombs and as. they crashed through the win dows Feitzel dashed madly upstairs The women escaped from the pouse. Weitzel bagricaded himself in the upstairs room. When the officers directed their bombs into the win dow of that room he kept his head outside the windows and continued firing at the officers.
 NNhen the. fiHlnG nlOmentarlly ceased four officers climbed the stairs and, pushing, aside the furnl- ture which blocked the door, showed revolvers into the man5s back. He surrendered without struggle House last August 25 that the Muscle 1 Shoals legislation ought to be con 1 sidered by Congress. but that ''the promise all went for nothing" al- | though the republican leader had been Approached time and time again since that time" to permit tine 1 House to vote on the Ford proposal. Repndiatcd by Own People.
 "The legislation of the farmers of the nation" declared the Alabama | representative, have been denied by these men, repudiated at the polls by their ofn people but still here in au-- 1 thority."
 Failure to bring up the nitrate Dill led to a filibusted on the democratic side. Charging that an agreement to take up the nitrate resolution had not been carried out, Representative | pou of North Carolina, ranking dem ocrat on the rules committee, gave notice that it's supporters would re sort to such means as We d em fair l and open to force action on it.
 You ~have deprived the House of d vote" he shouted to MT. Campbell and Mr. Mondell, adding later that the action of the republican leader
 ship was tyranny"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
MISUSE OF POSITIONS
 OF POWER IS CHARGED

fsWASHINGTON, March S.-tBy As sociated Press. .)-AttaclSs were made today in the House on Representa- tive Mondeli of Wyoming, the repub- Ifean leader, and Representative Campbell. republican, Kansas, chair man of the rules committee and sneaker pro tempore, for the failure to permit House votes on Henry Fprd's offer fov Muscle Shoals and on q resolution proposing govern naent purchase and e-sale to farmers Of s10, 100000 worth of nitrates and calcium arsenate.
 Representative Jeffers, dem ocrat, af' Alabama charged the two repub- IMan leaders with "misusins their positions" in denying a vote on the Muscle shoals proposition at the be- Hest or in accordance with the wishes and desires of the great interests, stich as tho fertilizer power, the Chil- can nitrate interests and the alumi- nun trust of this country"
 s".And, by the way he added. bear fn, mind that your Secretary of che Treasury is one of the aluminium Rings who has the ear of the admin fEration."
 -Nr. Jeffers. declared that Mr. Mon hei had stated on the floor of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04
6[EGES MEMI8E ERS QR0VE ] CONTE EMPT f0R PEOPLES WILL
Alabanian Places Blame for @H0use Obstructive Tactics 's on.,ShoalS Vote Upon L. Two Men
THE AGES HEK.XLD WASHINGTON BUREAU WaA hington. D. (, ,Marsh 8

%"Lame duA,ks" in, position of authority making themselves czars i1 contempt of the will of the peo- pie and members of Congress were heartlessly excoriaAsd in the House this afternoon by Represe atsstive Eamar Jeffers of the Fourth Ala baina district.
 sSThe objects of the Jef'ers at tack were Representative hhil Campbell of Kansas, chairman of the rules committee, and Repres en- tative Frank W. .Mondell, leader of the majority, both of whom last No- yember were repudSated at the polls.
 They were accused by the Ala bamian with having denied vote on the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals, althoug.s awaxe that the people of the country and other members of Congress desired vote. They were also charged with refus- ing to permit a. vote on the bill ap- propriating 100000 for the pur- chase by the government of nitrate of soda and calcium arsenate, nec- essary in fighting the boil weevll, for sale at cost to farmers.
 S% Q o O
 Trust Influence Alleged.
 r.It is especially outrageous, eX- claimed Mir. Jeffers, that the chair man of the rules committee has re fused to- put in order the nitrate plli because the rules commit ttee by unan- fn1ous vote ordered him to report rule putting that measure In ofdef. Itis. contrary to recent procedure TOT the chairman, despite the direction or hiss committee, to subject the rule to aSpocket vote.
 q In refusing to permit vote on Muscle Shoals, MT. Jeffers charged that these lame duck leaders were acting. at the behest and in the inter- est of the fertilizer, the water pow CT. the nitrate and the aluminium trusts. at the head of the latter or which. he said. lis your republican Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew N" Mellon"
 y~Mr. Jeffers- contended that in an- other session, House rules would have 10 be, changed so that one or two leaders might not make of themselves czars.
 ~"PAract.at!on of present condi- tlons," lie concluded, would bring tic House into absolute contempt Throughout tic country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Albanians' vocabulary contains many Greek, Latin. Italian. Slavic and Turkish words, but the grammar is their own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Joss-sticks are made of putchoclS. a plant of the Himalayas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

Bricks were used by Babylonians and Egyptians over 1000 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-04

The Senate created a commission of five to investigate conditions in the gold and silver industry during the recess.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
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Adv,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
'27 Persons Are Missing In
Big Wichita Kansas Fire

WICHITA, Kans., teb. b.-(By
the Associated Press.)-With ~
persons unaccounted for, search was
continued tonight for additional
victims who may be buried beneath
IL feet of debris within the brick
wall skeleton Of the four-story
Getto building. consumed by fire
early today. The death toll stood
at three this evening. Eight per-
sons were seriously injured. Many
received minor injuries.
Names Of rs Of the missing were
published this afternoon and it was
expected that some Of them could
be eliminated with later reports to
the police and fire department.
Identification Of three torsos re-
covered during the day could not be
established, the flames having
almost cremated them.
Those believed to have persisted
include Cleon Wood, 26, restaur-
ant operator, and Miss Nellie Ander-
son, an employee of the Wichita
club. Mrs. w. R. Wood, mother of
the missing man, was badly burned.
Miss Anderson is believed to be
dead.
The Getto building, erected in
1885, was considered one of Wichi-
ta's landmarks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
Ford Offer For Muscle Shoals Probably Present Week

and lack OF current demoralized the
entire system Monday. Many at the
cars out on the lines Sunday night
were stalled and some of hem did
not get back to the car barn until
II o'clock Monday morning.
Service was gradually resumed on
some of the lines during the doy. As
the cars left the barns Monday MORN
ing they were equipped with ice-eas~
ting wheels on the troileys and SER
vice seemed to be proceeding salts
factorily until there was another
stop when the current was again cut
off by a falling transmission to"
The old Birmingham steam plant
was put into commission and be-
gan to make the resumption of car
service possible during the after.
noon, although it was only of a
skeleton character. The company had
all available men in the field max.
ing necessary repairs to the lines
In service were seven emergency
cars, six emergency trucks and 9even
gangs of linemen. Some of the line
men were on duty continuously for
80 hours during Sunday night and
Monday and were still at 1t, accord
ing to Mr.. Brabston.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
Are You Dizzy? Dependent?
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two years, had dizzy spells, suffered
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
GAG RULES WILL
NOT Be USED BY
REPUbL|CANs, SAID
Age-Herald Bureau Informed
Concession For Test Bal
lot Due to Detroiter'S
Popularity
WASHINGTON BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
WashingtOn, ID, G.. Feb. b

The Alabama delegation in the
House received direct intimation
Monday that vote on available
methods of disposing OF the govern
ment's properties at Muscle Shoals
will be possible the end OF this or
the first of next week.
1t In understood also that the re-
publicans will not restrict the action
of the House by gag rules, but, on
she contrary. will give an opportun-
sty for a discussion of both the Nc
kenzie and Wright bills and vote
on both. The Mckenzie bill would
eliminate the Gorgas steam plant and
accept the Ford offer; the Wright
bill would accept the Ford offer
without amendment.
70 1t is learned that c. Fl. Houston.
assistant secretary Of commerce, is
credited with having induced House
leaders to permit the Ford adherents
to prove their strength. Mr.. Houston
is of Tennessee, and is said to have
induced Mr.. Ford to attempt to &C
Quire Muscle Shoals.
Good Republican Politics
It Is reported that Houston in
formed leaders that 1t was only fair
In the first place, to remove the gas,
and in the second place. that II would
be good politics from republican
standpoint. For some weeks repub-
lieans have watched the presiden-
tial boom in behalf of Ford, and have
now reached the conclusion that ii
he should run as an Independent ne
would not injure the democrats and
would destroy the republicans. 1t is
believed that republicans hold that
if the House should act on the Ford
offer, it would deprive Ford of his
main political argument, namely, that
the republicans prevented him doing
wondrous things for the farmers OF
the country.
AS to whether or not the republican
plan contemplates a vote in the SEN
ate could not be learned, while in the
natural order of things, vote would
be impossible. the republican,, il they
deemed it necessary could bring it
about
Ford adherents in the Senate are
not proportionately as numerous as
they are in the House. However, Sem
ator Underwood said tonight that If
republicans give them chance, Ford
adherents would develop a highly in
teresting situation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06

The lower floor was occupied by
business houses and the three upper
floors were used as living apart
ments.
The flames were discovered short
ly before a. m. by Patrolman A.
l.. Jarvis. 1t was evident, Jarvis
said, that the building could not be
saved, and the firemen devoted
their efforts to rescuing the dwell
lers.
About an hour after the fire was
discovered, according to firemen,
an explosion was heard in the cen
ter of the building and the south
wall crumbled
Only a smoke-blackened brick
wall remains standing in the front
part Of the building. The front
wall, although reported tonight, two
feet out of line, and threatening to
collapse, was not to be razed, it was
said, until further search in the
debris had been made.
The building stood on the south
west corner of Second and Main
streets. 1t was valued at $4,000,
its owner, A. H. Hill, stated. In
surance, he. said tonight, would
cover $27,500 of the loss. Damage
to adjoining buildings is estimated
at 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
NEW MINE STRIKE
AGAINST FRENCH
IN SAARE VALLEY
Paris Government Makes
Thrust Into Baden Territory
as Penalty Upon Enemy
Citizens

PARIS, Feb. 6.--eBy Associated
Press.)-The miners OF the Saare
valley, which produces 100000 tons
of coal annually. went on strike this
morning.
Frances latest move in connection
with her occupation of the Ruhr, her
thrust into Baden territory. tar south
of the Ruhr, near Strasbourg, is de-
clared in German quarters to consti-
tute French attempt to control the
railways along the east bank OF the
Rhine.
French quarters interpret the move
as a penalty for interference by the
Germans with international train
service beyond the occupied area.
Hopes held by the occupying au-
thorities for a speedy settlement of
the railway strikes in the Ruhr and
the Rhineland and dispelled by stiff
fleming In resistance among the work.
ers with the receipt of new orders
from Berlin, which government
agents were said to be distributing
among the railway employees.
The strike area was not extended
as a result. but there was no i'm
provement In the situation. Neither
has there been any change in the
coal embargo situation, the Germans
failing in all efforts to push ship
ments through the French Gordon
into unoccupied Germany.