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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
ONE MAN INJURED IN
 STORM IN ARK ANSAS
TRIAL OF FOSTER ON. CHARGE OF SPREADING. RED BELIEF UNDER WAY
Jury Is Completed and First State Witness Is
 Heard

ST. JOSEPH Mich. March 15.-(By Associated Press. )-William Z Fos- ter's trial on charges of criminal sym dicalism. got under way today when Sheriff George Brdgeman of Berrien county. took the stand as the states first witnes and described how he, with 20 deputies. four federal agents and member of the state constabu- lary, raided the communist conven- tion held here last August.
 The jury was completed this after noon with one woman and II men seated to try Fosters first of the 76 persons alleged to have attended the convention, to go on trial. Nine of the jurors are farmers, one grocer, one crossing watchman and the twelfth housewife.
 O. l.. Smith. assistant attorney gen eral of Michigan. in his opening state ment, declared the state would show that Foster had helped to organize. become a member of and voluntarily asse bed with the communist party, which taught and advocated the doc Urine of crime, sabotage, violence and other unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing indus trial or political reform.
 The evidence will show, he said. that Foster was paid organizer and official of the organization and editor of the Labor Herald of Chicago, of- ficial publication of the Trade Union Educational league. an off shoot of the communist party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
DIR. LEWIS WHALEY IS KILLED IN TRAIN CRASH
We'll Known Physician Victim Of
 Accident Near BeldOna

Dr. Lewis Whaley. 1116 Twenty eight street, north, we'll known Bir- mingham physician. was killed in stantly at 6:13 o'clock Thursday aft ernoon when a, Louisville and Nash vile passenger train struck his auto mobile at Beldona station. near Tar rant City. Dr. Whaley was driving away from Birmingham and the pas senger train was coming from An niston when the accident occurred.
 The automobile driven by Dr. Whaley was dragged about 50 feet after the crash and caught fire. Deputy Sheriff Cunningham led a party which succeeded in removing Dr. Whaleys body before it was bad ly burned. Two persons witnessed the accident but were put under oath by Coroner J. D. Russum. who reached the scene 10 minutes after the crash, and refused to talk. According to MT. Russum he removed watch from the pocket of pr. Whaley. which had stopped at 6:13 o'clock.
 Coroner Russum will conduct an investigation of Dr. Whaley's death at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning, he an nounced Thursday night. The body Is being held by Johns Undertaking company pending funeral arrange ments.
 pr. Whaley was 76 years old and had lived in Birmingham for 30 years. He had been practicing physician for 4S years. He Is survived by his widow. Mrs. Italia Whaley; one son, Eugene WhaTey, of Mobile; two brothers, w. M. Whaley and Monroe Whaley of Birmingham. and five sis ters. Mrs. w. H. Jett of Birmingham, Mrs. Catherine Willoughby and Mrs. Ruth Johnson of Trafford, Mrs. Mar tha Bagwell of Bangor and Mrs Flor ence Funderbork of Cullman. He was a native of Blountsyille
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
S0UTH'S TIMBER LAND
 WILL BE STUDIED BY SENATE PROBING BODY
Committee Will Leave Sun day for Tour of
 Dixie

.xA SHINGTON, March 15.-Dis sst plans of the special Senate ',s% lttee on reforestatlon, on which is chairman, Senator McNary, re- publican of Oregon, announced today that after the committee inspects conditions in Mississippi. Louisiana and Florida, 1t will carry on it's in- vestigation in the west and northwest during the summer and in New Eng land next fall. The committee plans to leave here Sunday for the south.
 Tt is the present plan of the com mittee," Senator McNary said. ito return to Washington about April l. The south Is particularly con cerned In the matter of reforesting it's millions of acres of cut-over pine lands which are peculiarly adapted to the growth of timber if protected from fires. The chief menace to the industry everywhere-fires-is one over which the government has no control at this time except within the national forests, but 1t Is be- lieved that a plan may be found whereby the federal government can and will cooperate with states in protecting the forests from fires.
 There is a great deal of Hmber wantonly destroyed and products wasted in one way or another" Sem ator McNary stated, and 1t is the purpose of the committee to in quire carefully into these matters for the purpose of recommending be obviated or reduced to mini nm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
SEES LANDMARKS GO WITH EXPANDING CITY
Jerome Tucker And Others Discuss
 Business Property Values

Business district landmarks and spacious office buildings of the pres ent in Birmingham will disappear in the next 30 years. to be succeeded by larger structures, if Birmingham fol- lows the lead of other cities as 1t gradually increases in size. This was hinted at the real estate board lunch con Thursday at the Tutwiler when property valuations were discussed by Birmingham realtors.
 Jerome Tucker, in discussing ap- praisal methods and the valuation of the Title Guarantee building and property at Twenty first street and Third avenue, north. said that gem eral observation was that business buildings were torn down and re- placed with larger structures In many instances before they had been stand ing for 30 years. Various items en- tering into appraisal and fixing ot property valuations were interest ingly outlined by Mir. Tucker.
 F. L. Kendrick of the Kendrick- Chambless Realty company. discussed the value of the northwest corner ot Third avenue and Eighteenth street. During the discussion by club mem bers the opinion was advanced that recent Third avenue transactions were made at figure lower than the actual value of the properties in- volved
 Discussion of appraisal methods and valuations will be made a regu- lar feature of the luncheon. President J. l.. Yancey announced. Interesting sidelights, instructive as well, are brought out by consideration of vari- ous properties, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
FLORIDA SHIPBUILDER BUYS TARRANT CITY
 SITE FOR STEEL PLANT
Ship Shapes to Be Made Here end Sent Down Warrior
 River
DIR. HENRY M. EDMONDs

Ernest Creher, Tampa. Fla. ship builder and iron and steel worker. has closed a ( l tor purchase of & tract Of ten acres in -Narrant City, on which he will build a steel fabricat- ing plant.
 Early announcement of the plant to be built s expected The tract is almost immediately adjacent to the plant of the National Cast Iron Pipe company. MT. Creher is head of the Creher shipbuilding. interests at Tampa. They have large shipbuild- ing y:.-ds there.
 MT. Creher first negotiated for the Tarrant City site two years ago, but his plans underwent delay and only recently the deal was consummated.
 It is Understood that among other manufactures at the arrant City plant will be shapes to enter into shipbuilding i'd repair and barge construction. the shapes to be fabrf- cated here and floated down the Warrior and thence to Tampa by coastwise steamship servi.e. Jther iron and steel products are to be manufactured here.
 The Tampa Shipbuilding and Engi- neering company iS the name of the Tampa firm, of which MT. Creher is head. In addition to .pbuilding 1t also manufa lures rlills for handling Fiori jhosphatr-. It Is stated that small tractors are also contemplated as one of the products e. the Bir- ingham plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
OWSLEY RAPS MELLON
Legion Leader Launches Bitter Att
 tack On Him

ATLANTA, Ga, March 15.-Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon is op- posed to the efforts of the American legion to secure benefits for eX-serv- ice men and is in favor of unre- stricted immigration in order that he may swell his personal fortune through the exploitation of cheap labor, Col. Alvin NJ. Owsley, national commander of the American legion, declared in an address here last night.
 Owsley who bitterly denounced the secretary of the treasury for what he termed his efforts to block leigis- lation to help eX-service men charged that Mellon's fortune during the war grew from around s100 100000 to several hundred million dollars and that he wanted to continue to swell this fortune through the exploitation of cheap foreign labor.
 President Harding also came in for severe criticism for his attitude on the soldier bonus bill, which Owsley declared would be passed in spite of the Presidents veto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
M'AD00 SEEKS RETURN EVACUATION OF RUHR OF AMERICAN LANDS IS GERMANY'S DEMAND SEIZED BY MEX|CANS BEFORE PEACE TALK
English and American Off, cials Decline to Comment
 on OVertureS

BERLIN March 15.-It was re
 liably stated tonight that complete and unconditional evacuation of the Ruhr will be designated by Germany as prerequisite to resumption ot separations payments and deliverie es in kind under the program to be agreed upon when negotiations with the French and Belgians are resumed. |.
 This is the cruX of the German official position as announced in con nection with the current rumors in respect to possible early inaugural tion of negotiations either directly with France or through a third party.
 Although neither Chancellor Cuno nor Foreign Minister Won Rosenberg have given the attitude precise for mutation, Reichstag leaders and Der lin newspaper editors have been definitely apprised that the govern ment will name this condition as the obvious prelude to any forthcom rfg negotiations for fixing Germany $ reparation obligations and inclden- tally settling the RuLr conflict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
.BASTR0P JURY NJ. INDICTMENTS.
Failing to Secure Charges by Probing Body. Attorney General Plans to File His Charges in Louis
 jana Courts

BASTROP. I.a., March 15.-(By As sociated Press )-No indictments were returned by the Morehouse parish grand jury In connection with the staying of Watt Daniel and T. E. Richard, on August 24, last, and vari- ous hooded band activities which the jury has been Investigating for the past ten days. The iury's report was given to District Judge Fred Odom late today.
 HistOry Of Case.
 On August 24, 1922. five citizens of Mer Rouge, T. F. Richard. Watt Dan iel, his father, J. l.. Daniel. ". c. An drews and Tot Davenport were ab- ducted un the Bastrop Mer Rouge road while returning by automobile from q picnic celebration at Bastrop. The abductors, estimated at from ] to 20 men, one in white robe and the remainder wearing black hoods, placed the five In q truck and drove away. Late that night J. l.. Daniel and Andrews were released after be- ing Gogged, while Davenport was re leased without punishment. Richard and Watt Daniel disappeared
 Relatives of the missing men in- sisted they had been murdered and enlisted the aid of Governor Parker in the search for them. In Septem Der Department of Justice men ap peared in Morehouse parish tc inves tigate the case. Their deductions were that Richard and Daniel had been murdered and their bodies cast from the Eastland ferry landing into Lake LaFourehe, 25 miles from here. Parker NiSits Washington
 In, ' -1r -fS ited Washington. where he had an interview with President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty and re- quested additional federal aid in solv ing the mystery case.
 On December a1 Governor Parker ordered d company Of infantry of the state national guard into Morehouse to drag the laNes in search of the bodies. In the early morning hours two days later, the troops engaged in skrmish with boat load of men on Lake Cooper. which was at the time closed to traffic.
 While this was in progress dyna- hitting occurred on Lake LaF'ourche, 20 miles away, where, the next morn ing, the bodies of the men. bound with telephone wires and badly muti- lated. were found floating on the sur face of the lake. surrounded by thou sands of dead fish. The bodies were identified as those of Richard and Daniel
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 Depl0rea Crime.
 In it's report the grand jury re ferred to the mask ed band case as the deplorable crime of August 24" and stated that while it had gone thoroughly into the affair 1t could find no evidence that would warrant the indictment of any individuals.
 Numerous other crimes charged to hooded bands were not mentioned in the grand jury report. More than 125 witnesses were heard by the jury during the 10 days it was in session.
 Judge Odom made no comment on the report. He dismissed the jury after saying they had been in ses- sion a long time and he knew 1t more or less of a hardship. but it was the duty someone had to perform
 This was third session of the grand jury since the first hooded band kidnapings in Warehouse par ish, none of them finding indiet-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
ENGLISH OFFICIALS
 DECLINE TO COMNENT

LONDON, March 15.-CBy Asso- ciated Press.l-While evidence of a perceptible weakening in Germany s resistance to France and Belgium has come to the notice of Downing street, British foreign office officials de- cline to comment on the various re- ports that the Berlin government is about to adopt an entire new policy toward the allies.
 The hope was expressed tonight, however, that Germany has al last come to her senses and Is ready to make direct proposals to France re- garding the whole question of repa- rations and the occupied territories.
 The importance of the reported overtures through the British la Dor ites is discounted, but it is learned that negotiations through direct dip lomatic channels were initiated dur ing the last few days with disap- pointing results to the German ems- sary who was bluntly informed that England would not act S postman or broker for any proposals intended for the Franco Belgians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
URGES
 NEWSPAPER N
 ADVERT |S|NG.
''InevitabIe Price of S. Alabama Profes I.s Rotarians AS .oIed Here in First Annual
 Convention

An inevitable price of success is that you advertise in newspapers, George Lang. department of philos- ophy head at the University of Ala bama. told delegates to the first an nual conference of Rotary clubs of the Twenty sixth district at a lunch con at the Tutwiler hotel Thursday when he delivered an address on, "Business Psychology" This state ment was made by Mr. Lang in the course of his advice as to the best way to obtain the attention of the customer or, "man across the coun- ter," whom he called the center of all values.
 Mir Lang began his talk by giving visiting Rotarians a formula for the practice of business psychology. His formula is, Business starts from the mind; works through the mind, and aims to serve the mind" He likened this formula to the principles for which Rotary stands. He next named as three important factors of the mind as Knowledge of the world, in- terest in the world and actions to- ward the world. The business world Is goods. They are values when in relation to people. hence, he said, the business mans object is to impart
 
 business action toward his world-to make sale.
 CIaxsifics The Period.
 Discussing the ways in which to attract the attention of the man across the counter" he gave the out standing attributes of the age and urged certain, things to be done in relation to each. lie classified the period as social age, fast age, suspicious age, an age of publicity, and an age of competition. Mir. Lang declared the way to arouse custom er's interest was to locate his sense of value. which may be determined by his culture His culture is shown in his pride, his ambition. his thrift and his social ambitions. Every man is social climber and buys like his crowd" Mir. Lang asserted. Having obtained the customers interest and attention the next thing is to get action, to sell him.
 MT. Lang cited the advertising of bankers who give away small banks with a dollar deposit as one method of getting action. lie advised an ex- tension of the method to the giving away of the bank and the dollar. He urged the treating of customers with intelligence and as gentlemen. They are intellectually, morally and social ly responsible and should be re- spected.
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 Convention Organized.
 The luncheon meeting addressed by Mir Lang followed the organization session of the conference in the audi. torium of the Sunday school buildins Of the F'irst Methodist church Thurs day morning. The conference wa. welcomed to Birmingham by w. Car son Adams. president of the Bir- mingham club. Following the ad. dress of welcome, pr. James Shelby Thomas of the University of Ala
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
HEAR PHONE COMPLAINT
Public Service Commissioners Dis.
 cuss Terminal station Service


 cuss Terminal station Service
 Alleged unsatisfactory information service at the Terminal station was investigated Thursday by A. G. Pat terson president, and Frank P. Nor gan, associate member, of the Ala bama public service commission While in Birmingham they discussed the telephone situation with Col w. E. Bare, manager of the Alabama di- vision, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company. They left for Montgomery Thursday night,
 Investigation of the Terminal sta- tion service followed filing of com plaint with the commission Monday by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. H. H. Vance, chairman of the board of control of the Birmingham Terminal company, following a conference with the Junior Chamber committee in- vestigating. Thursday promised to in- vestigate and install additional forces if needed. The public service com mission will probably act on the com plaint after MT. Morgan and Pres ident Patterson report.
 Toll charges to Bessemer by the telephone company were discussed at the luncheon Thursday il is under stood. and expenditures planned in Alabama by the company were gone over, according to Colonel Bare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
GREAT PROGRESS MADE ON NEW MARINE PLANS
Carefully Studying
 Value of Boards Merchant Fleet

WASHINGTON, March 15-Material progress Is being made, it was said officially today, in the preparation of the new policy of the shipping board which will be designed to turn the government fleet over to private ownership a rapidly IS possible. Con sultations may be had within the next 10 days with financial and oper atng groups who, necessarily, would be vital factors in whatever plan is adopted.
 While formal announcement has been made that there is no present prospect of sale of ships to foreign CTS. it was learned today that this subject is one of the phases being considered by the policy committee headed by Commissioner Lissner, The basis of the committee study, how ever was said to be the realization that the board would be restricted for some time in it's activities to the linn itations fixed in the existing law.
 The valuation committe, headed by Commissioner OConnor, also reported progress when questionnaire was completed for submittal to operators and agents which will give the com mittee the minute details of the pres ent condition of every ship on the boards list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
CHEER VOW HlNDENBURG
Field Marshal Makes Threatening
 Address

HONONER. Germany. March 15.- If the French and Belgians insist upon staying in the Ruhr, then we must take arms in our hands and smite them," Field Marshal Von Hindenburg declares today in a speech while an audience of 5.00U cheered.
 I've don't want to stir up war" the field marshal continued. but it must be remembered the best of us cannot continue to live in peace when bad neighbors don't wish it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
SEVEN ARE BURNED
Inmates Of Aims House Lose Their
 Lives In Fire.

ANGELICA. N. Y, March 15.-F!ve women and two men were burned to death Tn fire 1t the county aims house today. The women's quarters and the administration building we're destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
UNCLE SAM GETS HIS'N
Income Tax Payers Giving Worth.
 less Checks

DETROIT. Mich. March 15.- Worthless checks, aggregating sS5,- 000. have been sent to the local office of the internal revenue de- partment in payment of federal in- come taxes. Fred l.. Woodwork, col lector, announced today The ma jority of these checks have been returned to the revenue office marked mo funds" There are about 7,500 checks, which are for am ,unts of from g to $500. Woodwork an nounced that persons turning in these checks would be prosecuted as delinuuents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
Between 40, ,OOO and 5o,00O
 Miners Share in Increase Averaging Between 12 and 15 Per Cent, Making Total of 50 Per Cent in Ii Months
COAL OUTPUT HIGHEST OF FOUR- YEAR PERIOD
Last Week in February Pro-
 duced 392,OOO Tons-Jan-
 February Production Shows Gain of 51 Per Cent Over Same Months in 1922

Forty to fifty thousand industrial workers in Alabama begin Friday to enjoyed the wage advances recently announced the higher scales going i'll effect today.
 The are 27,000 coal miners alone. The advance in effect Friday is one of 121a to 15 per cent and, coupled with the prior advances of 10 per cent in May and 20 per cent in Sep tember, the accumulated increase in 10 months approximates 5t per cent.
 There are 1000 to 5000 ore miners who will participate in the advance. Advance In Pipe Shops.
 Pipe shops, which emplay several thousand men, have also advanced wages and there have been wage ad- vances in many other directions.
 The wage increases will be at- tended by steady work on full turn. The only exception to this will be at some of the commercial and do nestle mines where cars are scarce. but the coal production Of such in- terests as the Tennessee, Woodward, Sloss- Sh effield and other iron and steel corporations, who employ the bulk of miners, is at 100 per cent, and will continue so, these companies having cars of their own and their operations being go steady that cars are not shifted from their require- ments.
 The general mine wage scale is 9i cents for Pratt seam and S4c for Mary Lee seam.
 Conl Near High Mark.
 In spite of the car shortage, which prev ents operation of some of the commercial and domestic coal mines more than 50 per cent of the time. Alabama coal production as whole is running close to the high mark Of last August when the emergency western demand caused the unpre- cedented production for a short time of 400, GOO tons a week. Production of the week ending February 24, the last one officially re. orted. was 392.000 tons. March is running about the same way.
 Total February production was L. 4f5,000 tons compared with 1.025.000 In 1922, 1.l50,000 in 1921, and 1.450.- 900 tons in 1920. 1t was largest in four years.
 Total January and February pro- duction this year was 3,175,000 tons compared with 2,105.000 in 1922 and 2,650, 900 in 1921. The increase over 1922 production is 5t per cent and that over 1921 production at the same time is 20 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
JURY DECLARES COURT
 HOUSE IS INSANITARY
ANNISTON BUREAU I
 THE AGE-HERALD AnnistOn, Ala, March 15

The Calhoun grand jury today made it's official report to Judge Agee, presiding judge. The jury rec commended additional structures for the almshouse at Jacksonville and the repainting of the interior of the county jail. The county court house was reported to be in bad repair and insanitary, and it recommended that immediate action be taken to make necessary repairs and the building put in good condition.
 The jury also recommended that the interior be cleaned and painted and a sufficient heating and venti- lating system be installed. The re- port stated that the number of crimes reported to the jurors was very small and that the violation of law as compared to the population of the county were extremely light