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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
LEADING WASHINGTON
 ATTORNEY INDICTED ON VOLSTEAD CHARGE.

NEW YORK, May 29.-John W. Clifton. prominent Washington at- torney; Thomas c. Craven, ware house proprietor and seven other oersons were indicted by the federal Brand jury late today for conspir- scy to violate the volstead act.
 The Indictments were returned as the result of an alleged $1,000,000 rum conspiracy which Craven and Clifton were charged with perpe- trating. All were arrested in April after raid on the Cumberland poration, in which 800 cases of whisky and a quantity of alcohol were seized. A few days later, pro- hibition agents raided a house in the Bronx where liquor valued at nearly s1,000.00O also was taken.
 Craven and five of the defendants were first arrested by special pro- hibition agents who said he had ne- gotiated with them for the sale of liquor imported from Cuba. Ten drums. supposed to contain alcohol from Cuba. were seized at the time but were found to contain water. A warrant was issued for Clifton,'s arr rest but after a weeks search, he surrendered to authorities and was released of s5,000 bond.
 Others indicted in addition to Craven were Emily Levy. Edward N Fries, Frank Keller. Frank Dorion, Joseph Cadina. John Lazarus and John Mortimer The Cumberland Chemical company also was in- dicted.
 Craven is at liberty fin s2o,ooo bail, Miss. Levy in s10,o00 bail. Ksner and Orion in 5000 bail. each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
ACTRESS WILL ASK MILLION DOLLARS FROM GERALDINE
Stella Larrimore Charges Singer SIandered Her In
 Divorce Suit

NEW YORK. May 29.-Louis B. Brodsky, counsel for Miss Stella Larrimore. today announced that the young actress, who was exonerated yesterday of charges brought against her by Geraldine Farrar in her suit for divorce from Lou Tellegen, had received four letters threatening her with death if she did not with draw" from the case. Miss Larrimore had been waging a bitter court fight to force jury trial of the case which had been heard in part by a referee, so that she might clear her name before the world. A jury trial was denied by Supreme Court Justice Lehman yesterday. the court holding that demonstration by Farrar's law yers that she was innocent of any wrong doing, contained in request for permission to drop the charges against her. was as full vindication as she possibly could obtain.
 Miss Larrimore has directed her attorney to prepare million dollar suit against Farrar and the matter of pressing criminal charges against the persons responsible for testimony against her is said also to be under consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
SMELL IS EVIDENCE
 TOO; COURT DECIDES
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Mn.&-or,.-r Alb May 20


 Smell can become very i'm portant bit of circumstantial evil dence for and against person ac- cused of crime and may be legally submitted in the trial under a decision of the court of appeals Tuesday afternoon in the case of James Whetstone of Lowndes county, who was convicted of manufacturing liquor.
 Whetstone contended that he didn't manufacture liquor but the state offered testimony to show that the stuff made at the still smelled like liquor. The defend ant insisted that this testimony was not competitent and when he court of appeals.
 Judge William H. Sanford in his opinion upholding the verdict of the Lowndes circuit court, said. Smell is one of the five senses of man by and through which in forma tion is conveyed to the mind. it is one of the sources by which men know things. Whenever an article has an odor all its own and the witness knows the odor. the identity is material, the wit ness may testify to the smell"
 Fifteen of the 34 decisions handed down by the court of ap- peals Tuesday afternoon involved persons who had been convicted of violating the prohibition laws. Eight cases were dismissed with out opinion because no bills of exceptions were filed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
ADD $15,OOO,000 TO| CAPITAL TO BUILD NEW HOMES HERE
Alabama Home Now Has S25,OOO,OOO Authorized
 Projects

The Alabama Home Building and Lean association. which had used up it's past capitalization of s10,ooO,O GOO in financing home acquisition in the Birmingham district, Tuesday at a stockholders meeting voted an in- crease in capital of S15.000, 900, bringing the total to s25,Ooo,0o0.
 Three years ago the company in creased it's capital by s3,o00,00O and s1,0O0. 900. This additional capital ization was quickly used up in fi- nancing homes. The comEAAy found itself at the limit allowed under the old law that fixed the maximum cap ital of building and loan associations at s10.000.000
 In the last session of the legisla- ture limitation of capital was remov- ed These associations are now in position to accommodate any demand for home financing.
 Financed 2o4 H"mes. V
 In the first four months of this year the Alabama Home financed 264 home acquisitions. involving the total of S751 $50 which is at the rate of $2,250.o00 for the year Officials of the company say the record is being maintained and they arc espe- cially interested in the present fea- ture of home financing. They say that the greater majority of homes being now built and acquired repre- sent average investment of less than 5000, indicating that citizens of modest means are leading in es- tablishing homes.
 All building and loan associations report new high records in home financing this year and they report corresponding increase in invest ments at the other end of the line whose funds go into the financing of homes.
 The Alabama Home is the second one to increase capitalization to $25,- nOn nnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
TYSON, STATES STAR WITNESS, TELLS STORY

to the rear seat. Attempting to enter. Dr. Bowling made a mis- step, Tyson said. and drew back, but the crowd caught him and put him in the car. Tyson. Ford Jacks, Newman and Yerby then went back to their car and lett the car containing Dr. Bowling Cargo, Prosch, George Moore and the two strangers.
 Another automobile came down the road from Birmingham to Huffman, while they were by the car, he said, and halted. Jacks was standing by the front fender, he said. "Is there any trouble, MT. Jacks?" a man he says he did not know is said to have called from the other car. Jacks replied no. and the transporta- tion of Dr. Bowling to the flog- glnS scene began.
 After going some distance, they turned into a road through the woods and stopped. he said. Dr. Bowling was then taken away from the road. tied to tree and given whipping, according to his story.
 Jacks struck. the first blow, tHeii ieIDNt lOlloWeu Dy others ne did not know, Tyson declared. Hit Two Light Blows
 T hit him two light blows. myself. Tyson said. He did not know the number of times Jacks and the others had struck Dr. Bowling. The floggins was late at night. He described the place as being about one and one-quar- ter miles from the Mount Pinson highway. George Moore was left to remove the blindfold after the others had gained the car, he said.
 The cars separated at Five Mile Creek bridge, he said. his car continuing toward Tarrant City. Jacks. Ford and Newman re- mained in the automobile after he got out at Ford's dairy, where he was living, he said
 Tyson appeared nervous before testimony He kept his eyes cast down and toyed with a handker- chief most of fha tir,a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
FAITH NOW GROWING,
 BANK HEAD DECLARES

FRENCH LICK. Ind, May 2s.-Ths faith of men m each other is grow ing, l r. Puelscher president of the American Bankers association. told the members of the National asso- citation of reserve city bankers hera Tuesday.
 "Nine-tenths of our business is now done by credit" he declared. The great bulk of that credit is obtained from the banks. 1t is obtained be- cause men have character-becaus they keep faith.
 The more men who come to tho banks with characters that entitle them to credit. the more men realize to gam credit they must possess themselves of characters that win them unQuestioned trust, the higher becomes the ethical standard of the nation"
 Dallas. Tex. was chosen as II meeting place for the 1924 convea, of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

Charlie W. Tyson's story of the flogging of pr. Bowling is sub stantially as follows:
 On the night of May r, 1922. when the whipping of Dr. Dowl- ing took place. Tyson, F. G. Jacks, J. F. Ford and William NJ. Yerhy gathered at the house of Jacks. They entered Liberty automobile and drove down the road towrad Torrant City. Tyson said he drove the car.
 At the Five Mile Creek bridge. near Tarrant City. they picked up George Moore, whom he had not seen before, Tyson said. and continued through Tarrant City. turning sharply to the left.
 At the top of a hill on the road to the East Lake car line, they picked up Porter x. Newman, Tyson said, and made their way to the car line at Seventy sixth street and First avenue. Here, he surrendered the steering wheel to Jacks, at the latter's request, he said.
 A block further on they met a Dodge automobile, driven by Sam Cargo and occupied by Will Prosch and two strangers. The Dodge gave signal, he said, and they followed after it. Question: ed by the defense, Tyson paused moment and finally admitted he could not tell what kind of signal.
 Pause at Bridge.
 They arrived at cement bridge, near the Roebuck golf course, Tyson said. and the oc- cupants of the Liberty car got out and followed the Dodge car up the road to a point near Dr. Dowling's house.
 Get on the job. MT. Newman" Tyson says E. G. Jacks told New man as the latter went up to the Bowling house. Newman did not get Dr. Bowling the first time, but returned with him few minutes later. Tyson stated.
 Where is the man?" Tyson says he heard Dd. Bowling say as he came down the road to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
Sl00,0O0 MISSING OFF SHIP WRECK VICTIM

NEW YORK, May 29.-Investiga- tion into the mysterious sinking of the rum lugger John Dwight, off Vineyard Haven, Mass. with loss of nine lives, several months ago, has revealed that James A. Craven of Lyndhurst, N. J.. one of the vic tims, had $100.000 in his possession when the ship sank. federal authori- ties said tonight The money was missing when Craven's mutilated body WAS washed up on the hAesh,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
1000 REPORTED DEAD IN ASIAN EARTHQUAKE

ALI.AHABAD. Persia. May 29-Ad- vices to the newspaper, Pioneer. from Teheran state that 900 persons have been killed by an earthquake at Turbat- -Haidari. The earth shocks covered period of several hours. Many villages are said to have been devastated. &
 Turbat- -Haidari is a small Per sian town in khOrassan, a north cen tral province which forms part of the great 1ranian desert plateau. The general elevation of the country is somewhat less than 2,0O0 feet and is cut up into many fertile valleys that The town is about 65 miles southwest of Meshed. the capital of Khorassan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
BANDITS REIIER
 THEIR FIVE DEMANDS

WASHINGTON. May 29.-Specific terms of the Chinese bandits for the release of Americans and other for eigners still held captive wera cdbled to the state department to- day by Minister Schurman at Pe- king. who said that the bandit lead- CTS had reiterated their five demands to the Chinese officials on the night of May 26. The terms presented were as follows:
 "l Withdrawal of soldiers.
 "2 Central government to furnish the bandits regularly with food and clothing
 "3, Ten thousands bandits in ths southwestern district to be formed into four mixed brigades under the direct control of the central sov- crnment. which should furnish arms and ammunition.
 "4 The central government to give six months pay in advance, also ar- rcars of pay not to exceed total of six months pay
 "5. Upon consent of the central government to the above terms an agreement to be drawn up by the central government and the bandit chiefs to be signed in the presence uf d representative of the diplomatic corps who is to act a s guarantor of the proper execution of the agree- ment"
 The announcement issued by the state department made no comment upon these terms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
Chinese Captives Are Thrown Into Eternity When Food Be. comes Short At Stronghold Of Outlaw Band, Priest Says. Victims Carefully Labeled
FATHER PAYS RANSOM, GETS ONLY SONS BODY
Enlist Robbers As Police, Churchman Suggests, As Only Hope Of Preventing Outbreaks In Future-PalI bearers Climb Steep Hill

WASHINGTON. May 3O.-All Amer jeans being held captive by Chinese bandits were reported still safe, e. cording to latest reports to reach thA state department from the Chinese capital.
 SHANGHAI May 29.-(By Associ- ated ress.)-Shortage of food in the bandit stronghold at Paotzuku be- fore the Kidnapping of a number of foreigners from the ShanghaiPekinD express May 6 caused the brigan40 to throw so Chinese prisoners e death from one of the mountain cliffs, according to information re- ceived today from Father William Lenfers, aged German priest, who has made several trips to the out- law headquarters.
 The information from Father Lem fers, which came in a letter from the prelate at Lincheng, declared that the prisoners feet were bound, and each was labeled with his name and identification before being hurl- ed to death. One of the prisoners, a woman, was thrown over with her
 
 Relatives Notified.
 Later the bandits notified the fam flies of the massacred captives of their deaths and relatives were per mitted to remove the bodies. identi- fication being facilitated by the tags attached to the corpses.
 One Christian Chinese who al- ready had paid $l.S00 for the release of his son. today took delivery of the corpse" Father Lenfers wrote. adding: Many pallbearers still are climbing the mountain.
 The only way to maintain peace here is to enlist the bandits and keep them in this territory for years as q police force, since they alone are familiar with the inaccessible noun tain fastnesses and trails. If they are withdrawn lesser bandits will be banded together and cause a similar situation in the future"
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 Food Is short.
 Father Lenfers denies that troops were in league with the outlaws. He declares that the soldiers have been besieging the brigands for months, near Paotzuku. resulting in an acute shortage of water and food at Paot- zuku. The raid on the train at Su- chow. the priest said, was in the na- to withdraw from Paotzuku.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
FOLK FUNERAL THURSDAY

NEW YORK, May 29.-The funeral of Joseph Wingate Folk, former gov ernor of Missouri. will be held Thurs day afternoon at his birth place. Brownsville, Tenn, it was announced tonight by his sister. Mrs. James A. Webb, at whose home here he died yesterday. Mrs. Webb started south with the body tonight, expecting to arrive early Thursday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
DOCTORS GIVE UP HOPE FOR LIFE OF PARTY LEADER
Death Of Congressman Claude Kitchin Is Mo-
 mentarily Expected

WILSON, N. C., May 29.-The death democrat, former minority leader in the lower House of Congress. was momentarily expected at q local hos pital late today. MT. Kitchin, who has been suffering for several weeks with stomach trouble, began to sink shortly after 3 o'clock this after noon. and little hope of his recovery is entertained. His wife, daughter and son are at his bedside.
 It was said that Mr. Kitchin is making a most remarkable fight for life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
MISSISSIPPI BOY KILLED BY FRIEND IN BOXING MATCH
No Arrests Made-0fficers Say Tragedy Was Purely
 Accidental

LUCEDALE, Miss, May 29.- Charlie Malone. IS years old, resid- ing near here. was instantly killed today while engaged in a friendly boxing bout with Horace Brannon of the same age. Young Brannon struck Malone in the stomach with his fist and he died immediately. No arrests were made as witnesses stat ed that the fatal blow was not in- tentional.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
PROSECUTE WHIP BOSS
Florida Senate Provides Special Fund
 For Prosecution

TALLAHASSEE Fla, May 29-The senate today passed 77 to 0 a meas ure to appropriate $7,500 from the general contingency fund to be used by the state in the prosecution of Walter Higginbotham. charged with the murder of Martin Tabert of North Dakota. The measure now goes to the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
PROGRESS IS MADE
 IN NEGOTIATIONS

TSAOCHWANG May 29.-(Ry As- sociated Press )--J B. Powell, shanghai newspaper publisher re- gently paroled hy the Suchow train bandits to arrange terms for the re- lease of the Kidnapped foreigners to- day arrived here on his third trip from the outlaws mountain strong hold and reported that negotiations were proceeding faVorably,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
LAND COMPANY INCoRpoR ,rED

Papers of incorporation Were issued at the probate office Tuesday for the Moses Land company whose principal place of business will be Birmingham. Authorized capital stock is $3,o00. all paid in. The officers and directors of the new firm will be. w. M Capps, president, M. J. Cummings. secretary and treasurer; J. A Capps and w. J. Moses. All arc of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
Illinois Explosion Injures Three
 Other WOrkmen

FAYVILLE, Ill.,, May 29.-(By As sociated Press.)-Five men were killed and three injured in an ex- plosion at the Hercules Powder com pany here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
CLARA BACK IN ]. {.
 DECLARES SHE |S INNOCENT WOMAN
Convicted Hammer Killer Says She'll Name Slayer
 Of Mrs. Meadows

NEW ORLEANS. May 29.-Hurtled from dreams of wealth and power in Honduran palace to the immediate prospect of a dismal cell in the San Quentin penitentiary, comedy Clara Phillips, the amazing former chorus girl convicted of the brutal hammer murder" of Mrs. Alberta Meadows in Los Angeles, was brought back 10 the United states Tuesday after noon.
 Lacking not a bit of her old time pep" Clara decided that she had waived extradition and returned of her own free will to fight for her good name and her freedom.
 T never wielded d hammer in my life" she insisted again and again, as she told an almost unbelievable story of her sensational escape from the Los Angeles jail, of her flight to Mexico and of the Central Amer ican revolutionary intrigue into which she was subsequently plunged. Will Tell Name Later.
 The killing was done by hot tempered woman friend of mine who thought she was doing me a service. l will tell her name later She yielded the hammer, though. and killed Alberta Meadows. Then, at the trial, for her own good, l sup pose, she testified against me-
 Mrs. Peggy Coffee, the only known eye witness of the murder, was the states star witness at the trial of Mrs. Philips. Peggy. d former cho rus girl chum of Clara, told the story which largely resulted in her con viction.
 Clara also attacked her husband and the attorneys who fought her case, declaring that they had mali ciously caused her conviction and that she would attempt to turn the tables on them. Armour Phillips, her husband, was the first to tell the police or his wife's crime. after help ing her to escape. Later he changed his attitude again and promised to do everything he could to make Gtonement" to his wife.
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 Returned Voluntarily.
 Clara walked down the gangplank onto American soil at l ;25 with tn- der Sheriff Biscailuz. who went to Teeucigalpa, Honduras, for her, and
 (Continued On Page Eourtteh} LAND COMPANY INCORPoR tTED
 Papers of incorporation Were issued at the probate office Tuesday for the Moses Land company, whose principal place of business will be BtrminGham. Authorized capital stock is S3,o00. all of the new firm will be, w. M Capps, -t.~r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

THE ALABAMA FORECAST: PARTLY CLOUDY, SCATTER ED THUNDERSHOWERS, ON WEDNESDAY AND THURS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

PENSACOLA INSTALLS REG- ULAR PACIFIC COAST SERV- ICE TO SHARE BIRMING- HAMS COAST BUSINESS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
POWDER BLAST KILLS 5

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

Clara walked down the gangplank onto American soil at 1;25 with Un- der Sheriff Biscailuz. who went to Teeucigalpa, Honduras. for her, and
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Putnam patriot., 1923-07-13

also generally slightly lighter in color than those of healthy ones. In a bad ly infected field. the light color is usually evident by looking across the field. Mosaic plants also have other characters which are noticeable after one becomes acquainted with the dis ease. The leaves on affected plants are usually smaller and generally stand more upright than on healthy ones and the whole plant has a more open appearance.
 Cause and Dissemination
 The cause of the mosaic disease has never been discovered lt is like 4 number of human and animal dis eases in this respect. A great deal is known about how it acts and spreads from plant to plant but no one has been able to determine the actual cause. The disease is very contagious CT infectious. Under fa- vorable conditions the disease spreads very rapidly from plant to plant. A little juice from an infected plant placed in the tissues of healthy plant under the right conditions, will result in a mosaic infection.
Putnam patriot., 1923-07-13
NORTH ASHFORD

A prayer meeting will be held on Thursday at the residence of William Farnham.
 IL is expected that the pulpits of both Eastford and Westford Baptist churches will be occupied on Sunday. July %, by Rev. Harry E. 0lcott, Field Secretary of the Connecticut Anti-Saloon League.
 The services at the Eastford Bap- tist church, North Ashford, were well attended. The pastor, Rev. Norman NJ. Bloore. spoke on "Efeetual Prayer" James 5:16. The services in the afternoon at the Westford Baptist church were also well attended. In the evening the Christian Endeavor was led by the pastor; every member present took some part.