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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
TESTIF| |ES MINER. THROWN IN RIVER AFTER BE |NG TIED
700 Persons Attend Trial and Hear Sensational Testl- mony of Alleged Eye
 witness
JASPER BUREAU l THE AGE-HERALD ,Tasper. Ala. Tch. Is ]

The climax in the trial of Coleman Snoddy charged with the murder Of Joe Garter was reached Thursday afternoon when Robert Brown, who went with the Snoddy brothers as they carried Carter away from Der IS, 1921, took the stand in be- half of the state. Brown is also under indictment for the murder of Carter. Tuesday morning B. NJ. Hester, owner of Hester mines. tes tified that he spent the night of November 8, 1921, with B. B. Sherer's mining camp.
 At 12:s0 a. m MT. Hester testified Sammie Snoddy aroused him and told him that his brother, Coleman Snoddy wanted to see him. Joe Carter Coleman Snoody. Robert Brown and George Gilgore were standing on the outside. Coleman Snoddy took Hester aside, the wit ness testified, and told him that Carter, Coleman Snoddy. Robert at the camp. Hester advised Snoddy to take the man to Judge Mooney, deputy sheriff and justice of peace. who resided south or Sherer's camp toward Jasper and Hester loaned Snoddy his car.
 N Car Chain Figures
 Brown and the Snoddy brothers left Sherer's camp with Carter in Hester's car about 20 minutes later. Hester testified to ths best of his knowledge. 4rere was a Ford chain in the rear of his car and that the next morning he found a chain be- twee the seats of his car and put it back in the rear. Some weeks later Mir. Hester testified he started to put his chain on and found that it was too long. He cut piece off and put 1t on. This chain together with the piece cut off was brought in the court and compared with the chain found on Carters leg in the river. The state contended that these chains were mates. The defense eontended that there was 8 differ ence in them.
 Rig Crowd Present
 Seven or eight hundred persons leaned forward in their seats as Robert Brown took the stand Brown told of how he heard a few words between CarteTaand Coleman Snoddy on the night Carter was taken away. Brown said that he and Sammie Snoody went to q neighbors and bor- rowed shot gun for Coleman Snoddy Brown said Coleman Snoddy walked co Carter's tent and called him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
COCO TO INVESTIGATE JURY PANEL DRAWN IN FOR MFR ROUGE PROBE

SHREVEPORT, La, Feb. 15.-At- torney General Coco and Senator Howard Warren, special prosecutor, will leave tomorrow for Morehouse parish to investigate the personnel of the panel selected early this week by the parish jury commission from which the grand jury will be drawn March 5. The grand jury will in vestgate the activities of hooded bands in Morehouse parish during the last few months and will be asked to return indictments ranging from murder to assault and battery as q result of evidence developed at the open hearing in Bastrop last month. Operations of the masked, bands cut minated last August in the Kidnapping and staying of Watt Daniel and T. F.. Richard Of Mer Rouge, The attorney general has said he would seek from 50 to 50 indictments.
 Mir. Coco stated that he desired to assure himself that the jury commis- sion in selecting the panel had com> piled with all legal requirements and that he also wished to ascertain whether any members of the panel were related to persons who may have been involved in the hooded activities with view to purging the jury If they are deemed ineligible to serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
BIG SHOALS FIGHT. .SCHE EDULED TODAY
 0N FLOOR OF HOUSE
Southern Advocates of Ford Offer Hesitate to Break With Leading Republican
 Supporters of Bid
WASHINGTON BUREAE
 THE AGE-HEKAlD MaShinrfnn. ID. C.. Feb. l5

That it would be disadvantag geous
 to the Henry Ford offer for Muscle
 Shoals adv ocates to take issue with leading representative in an attempt
 to amend rule putting in order
 the Cape Cod canal tomorrow is re garded as highly probable tonight by certain members of the Alabama del- egation.
 Intimatior of such effect was stated to this bureau by Representa- lives W. B. Oliver of the Sixth and
 w. B. Bankhead of the Tenth Ala
 bama districts.
 It was pointed out that Represen- tattves Madden of Illinois, Graham of Illinois, Mckenzie of Illinois and Longworth of Ohio are committed to
 the Ford offer but that all of them would oppose Ford advocates in
 an attempt to interfere with what
 Is termed the orderly operation of the House."
 To offer Amendment Nevertheless 1t is indicated tonight | that Representatives George Hud- dleston of the Ninth Alabama district will offer an amendment to the Cape
 Cod canal rule. It is regarded as
 probable that the amendment will be defeated.
 There were otnef CompAcdlioHs made public tonight. Advocates Of legislation providing for the drain age of the Dismal swamp, believing that they are as much entitled to consideration as advocates of Cape Cod and Muscle Shoals, are threaten ing to offer an amendment to the
 rule. and to cap the climax, it is
 reported the rules committee, to l obviate a dubious situation will in- stead of the Cape Cod canal, put before the House legislation restor- l ing to original owners certain Ger l man property seized by the alien property custodian.
 WiH Demand showdown | Alabamians, it is made known, are l not sanguine of scoring success to- l morrow. They are somewhat en- 1 couraged, however, according to Mir. Bankhead. by a statement by Repre- sentative Mckenzie today that before
 the rules committe Monday he will go and demand a show down" l MT. Bankhead on the floor this
 afternoon demanded a showdown, but 1 failed to receive it, He asked the l chairman of the rules committee, !, Representative Camf#ll of Kansas.
 if he would, personally prevent a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
ish Debt B Regaded As Foregone Conclusion enate To-day
DOINGS OF DAY
 IN WASHINGTON

Broadeasting of market reports by radiophone from the navy's Airing ton station was inaugurated.
 The resignation of Director Forbes, of the veterans bureau. it became known definitely, has been rendered to President Harding.
 An agreement was reached in the Senate for a final vote on the Brit ish debt funding bill, before adjourn ment Friday.
 Direct election of presidents ana vice presidents and abolishment ot the electoral college was advocated by Senator Norris. republican, Ne hraska, during an address in the Senate.
 Proponents of Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals charged in the House that Chairman Campbell, of the rules committee. was blocking action on Legislation proposing ac- ceptance of the offer.
 As a step toward promised ana complete" independence of the Phil ippines,, Congress was urged by Dele gate Deveyra in the House to grant the islands the right to hold a con- stitutional convention.
 Secretary Hughes informed the House judiciary committee that for- eign. diplomats have authority to im- port liquors into the United States under the general statutes, which make them immune from arrest and their baggage immune from seizure.
 Dr. Otto weidfeldt, the German ambassador. and pr. Wilhelm Kies- selbaeh. the German member of the mixed claims commission, spent more than half an hour in conference with President Harding. but declined later to say what had been discussed.
 President Harding notified senators favoring amendment of tkc shipping bih to make payment of government aid to ship operators, contingent on annual appropriations by Congress that he would veto the measure ii such a provision were attached.
 Appointment of Representative craso, republican, Pennsylvania, as assistant secretary of war, succeeding j. Mayhew Waynewright, who retires March to become member Of Con- gress, was recommended to Secre- tary Weeks by the Pennsylvania dele gation in the House.
 Secretary Weeks said he had in- vited hold-over members of the Sem ate and House military committees to make trip from New York. sail ing on the St. NIihiel in April via the Panama Canal, to the Pacific coast 1 and Alaska to inspect public works along the route
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
MELLON DECLINES T0I
 GIVE INFORMATION ON DIPLOMATIC LIQUORS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Secretary Mellon has informed the House ju- dietary committee that he could not properly" furnish Congress with in formation as to the amount of intoXi- eating liquors imported by foreign diplomatic representatives. Also Sec retary Hughes has written that com mittee calling attention to rulings by the then Attorney General Palmer in 1920, that foreign diplomats were imz mune from the operation of the pro- hibition amendment and the enforce ment act.
 lations committe, criticized sharply the interest rates given to Great Britain and other features of the funding agreement, said he might be -"compelIed" to vote for the bill fin ally. He offered an amendment pro- viding that the British interest pay ments should be the average borne by United States securities and paid semi annually
 Senator Robinson, the prospective democratic leader, supported the bill as factor for world stahilization.
 "Tt probably will bring about stabilization of business and also Of interest rates" he said, expressing the belief that interest charges prob ably would work lower in few wears. Senator Glass said the fund ing arrangement was better than the existing obligations and Senator Pomerene, emphasizing the probable effects upon world business condt- tions expected from the bill, said he would vote for it whole heart edly."
 AssaiIs British Policies
 Senator Reed attacked British pol icies, past and present, foreign and domestic. He declared that the debtor nation was able to pay the original debt. which. he said, was a | moral obligation" He declared that debtor which would not meet such an obligation would lose it's credit and also could be compelled to pay. Senator Reed said he could force payment from reealcitrant debtor nation and said that one method would be to seize possessions ly- l ing near the United States shores. These statements were deplored by Senator Owen, as .'mischievous and harmful" and as expressing dissent from any policy of force in the debt 1 collection.
 1 Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, l argued that Great Britain was able to pay the original debt and that 1 American taxpayers should not be compelled to aid the British by as- suming larger financial burdens themselves. This argument also was stressed by Senator Hitchcock,
 who said he objected to voting for a bill which, be declared virtually would increase the British loan by
 s34O. .o00Q00, and cause the United States to lose S100o.000,0o0 in in- terest payments under the reduced interest plan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

Assets of the Canada Life are now S86,654,49777, an increase over 1921 of more than SC, ,556, 100000. Total surplus of $8,O58,171.00. Net surplus earned in 1922 was $2,694,- 000.00.
 Correspondence Should Be Addressed to FOLMAR BROTHERS Southern Managers
 Jefferson County Bank Bldg.
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
$ Years Indicate Present Position Of Canada Life

The Canada Life during the war maintained it's pre-war dividend schedule On certain classes of policies dividends for 1923 will be increased. This splendid Old Line Company has an unusual ly attractive agency proposition to offer ambit- ous, energetic salesmen, and the southern man. agers invite inquiries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
DEMOCRATS WILL BE DIVIDED UPON FUNDING MEASURE
Great Britain's Debt Bill Will Be Disposed of in Senate Before Adjournment
 Is Taken

WASHINGTON Feb. .15.-An agree ment providing fox vdte on the Brit ish debt funding Hill before the Sen ate adjourns tomorrow was formally entered into late today after a simi- lar proposal had been blocked earlier.
 Under the agreement entered into 1t was provided that after o'clock the time of each senator Tor debate win be limited to 10 minutes and that the Senate should remain in con tinuous session until the bill Is dis posed of.
 Passage of the bilr was regarded as a foregone conclusion and con- ceded by opponents in today's de- bate. which was confined almost ex- eiusively to democrats divided on the legislation.
 The formal agreement for vote tomorrow came unexpectedly after what appeared to be fruitless nego- uiations.
 Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, whc made today two extended speech es vigorously attacking the bill. ob- iected earlier to any unasainTous con- senr agreement but finally yielded.
 The. agreement made was offered by Senator Robinson, democrat, Ar kansas, with Senator Smoor. republi. can, Utah, in charge of the bill, in- sisting on vote before adfournme ent tomorrow. continuous session was not expected. however, as Senator Robinson and others said the dis cussien appeared to be nearly ex- hausted and would end soon after the o'clock time. limit went Into ef- feet. A new feature of the voting agreement, insisted on by Senator LaFollette, republican. Wisconsin provided that the chair should not keep list of senators to recognize for address.
 Democrats Divided
 Among the democrats participating in todayfs debate. Senators Robinson Glass. Virginia, former secretary Ot rhe treasury; Pomerene, Ohio, 3 former banking committee chairman spoke in behalf of the bill Opposition speeches included those of Senator Reed. and Mcclellan, Ten nessse, and Walsh. Montana.
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska ranking democrat of the foreign re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

More than S774OOOO0.OO new business has passed through the home office of the Canada Life in the past 12 months, adding 25,000 new policyholders
 Substantial gains are recorded in every depart ment
 Total business in force in the Canada Life now amounts to more than THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLION
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

Carter was sitting on his bed. Garter walked out, the witness testified, and ask if they were going to hurt him and Coleman Snoddy replied we we are not going to hurt halr on your head"
 After leaving Sherer's camp BroWh said Coienl1n Snoddy who was on tE' front seat with Carter called him aside and told him that they were at ~the road that led to Judge Nooneys and that Judge Mooney was hardly ever at home and that ne was going to carry Carter to the Warrior river The next stop Brown testified was at Coleman's fathers where the Snoddy boys got coupe of chains. They drove through Jasper Brown testified, and took the main Birmingham road. The car was stopped at the Warrior river bridge Then. Brown said. Coleman Snoddy grabbed a rag of some kind and thrust 1t into Carter's mouth, ana called out. "Sammie aint you going to help me-.
 Hears Slash
 Whereupon. the Snoddy brothers Brown said pulled Carter out Of the car and took him to the rear ot the car carrying the chain with nm They were about 20 feet away when he saw them last. few minutes later Brown said he heard a spiasE in the water and the Snoddy broth CTS returned without Carter
 Brown said Coleman Snoddy said tn him on the return trip, "Old man if you ever tell what happened to- night you will go like Carter" He said. they declared they took Garter on the Boldo road and turned hin loose. On cross examination Browr admitted he had sworn falsely al the coroner's inquest. He admitted that he had testified falsely as tc the place where he said they hae turned Carter loose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

Secretary Weeks said he had in- vited hold-over members of the Sem ate and House military committees to make a trip from New York. sail ing on the St Mihiel in April via the Panama Canal, tc the Pacific coast and Alaska to inspect public works along the route
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
DIRECTOR OF BARGE LINE IS DEAD AT MOBILE

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 1s.-(Special) Capt. Harry R. HigSse, 5s. native of South Carmel, IA. superintendent of the Mississiy pi- Warrior barge line, died here today. He came to Mobile five years ago from New Orleans when the barge line was first established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
PUPILS FILE 0UT
 JUST AS BURNING SCHOOL CAVES IN
Fine New Consolidated Struc- ture Destroyed-New Y. M. C. A. Building Is
 Sought at Selma

SELMA. Ala, Feb. 15.-tspecial)-- Fire at a;3o o'clock this morning completely destroyed the Casey cog solidated school several miles frohs, Selma. a two-story frame structure and one of the biggest schools in the county. The building was ready to fall before the fire was discoyered' but the 66 pupils were marched saIe- ly out of the structure by the three teachers. Miss Lula Hamilton, Mi Mamie Harris and Miss Mamie Lide- The building and equipment, inciua= ing handsome piano and library for the use of school children, was totally destroyed, and it will take around s3.000 to rebuild. 1t is said.
 The school term will not be in- terrupted, and teachers Will cali their grades to order next Monday by which time temporary arrange ments will be made for the remaindSr of the session. The school will be rebuilt as soon as possible, as IL is one of the most important in the county. Walter Harrison who re- sides in the neighborhood and is head of the school board will call a
 hood Friday night to discuss plans for the future. Fire is thought to have originated in flue.
 SEEK NEW Y. NJ. c. A.
 Report of the committee, composed of Earl Childers and Capt. Milton Carothers, intrusted with framing 4 letter to the board of directors of the Young Mems Christian asso- citation, setting forth the hearty in terest taken by the Civitan mem bers in promoting new association building for Selma, and pledgi-g the support of the club in every possi- ble way to secure such & building was made at meeting of the Civi- tans held at the Ex- -Ki-Ro.
 Hearty accord with all plans Of the board of directors of the Y. NJ. c. A., which have to do with erect l ing a new and modern building here, was expressed by Civilians at their meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
OH Knoxr q Tonic Is Good

You Know Tonic Is Good when it makes you eat like a hungry boy and brings back the color to your cheeks. You can soon feel the Strengthening, Invigorating Effect of GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC 60c-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
ALABAMA DEATHS
COLEMAN FLARES

GREENSBORO, Ala, Feb. l5-(Spe- cial. )-The remains of Coleman Phares, who died at his home in Greensboro Tuesday afternoon, were carried "Wednesday to his old home in north Hale, where the burial serv- ices took place at Liberty church, the interment being in the cemetery ad- joining. He is survived by two chil- dren, his father and mother and sev- eral brothers and sisters
 the democratic leader. MT Garrett cf Tennessee to explain that the com mittee instead of acting adversely would have acted favorably but for the point blank refusal Of the chair man to submit the question to the committeea
 While the net result was intense public embarrassment for Campbell, 1t was no gain for Muscle Shoals, The afternoon was further featured by a speech by Representative Fields of Kentucky. democrat, unequivocallY supporting the Ford offer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

To Cure Cold in One Day Take Laxative PROMO QUININE tab- let's The box bears the signature of D. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BROMO.) 3oc.-Adv.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29

Own your home. Set aside
each month what it would cost
you in rent. At the end of a
year you'll find, after deduct
ing taxes, upkeep and insur-
ance, that you still have left
six per cent or better on your
investment. And your home
has grown in value.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29

No matter what rent you're
paying, that rent in from six
to eight years will pay for a
home equally as good or bet
ter than the one you're living
in. The man who pays rent IN
stead of owning his own home
is extravagantly wasting
money.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29

Why put it off?
Why extravagentIy throw your good money
away, as you are assuredly doing when you pay
rent instead of owning your home?
Buy ahome-be independent.
There is infinite satisfaction in being home
owner rather than a renter.
There are few things that pay bigger profits on
the investment than home
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29

Lumber can be bought in Flagstaff
cheaper than in any other city in
Arizona by several dollars thousand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-24
COMPSON IS STAR AT CAPITOL
Milton SiIIS Leading Man In "At The End Of The
 WorId," Here Two Days

Milton Sills, leading man in "Be- hold My Wife" The Faith Healer" The Great Moment" and other not able screen productions, was chosen to play the part of Gordon Leane, a novelist, in "At the End of the World" the Paramount picture star ring Betty Compson which comes to the Capitol theatre Friday and Sat urday.
 In addition to MT. Sills, the cast Is further augmented by Mitchell Lew is, who is recognized as one of the hest interpreters of the French-Can- adian northwest character On the screen; Carson Ferguson, Spottis- woode Aitken, Joseph Kilgour, Goro kino and others.
 The story concerns the beautiful keeps a gambling hall and cafe in Shanghai China. The father is killed in a gambling row and the girl, al- though in love with Gordon Deane, marries William Blaine, a Shanghai banker, thinking Deane has gone away never to return. As the story progresses, the destinies of two ether men, Donald MacGregor, deeply religious seafaring man whc believes tat Cherry loves him, ana Harvey Allen, wedding who com mits fCrgIIy in order to shower her with Gttts, are interwoven %ish her own. The climax cakes place on far-away lighthouse island where Fate has brought the three men anu the girl together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-24
PARTIES SPLIT IN HOT WINSTON COUNTY FIGHT
STATE CAPITAL BURENU
 THE AGE-HERALD


 A hot fight was waged before the house committee on local leg islation today on the bill of Sem ator Griffith, to make the mem- bers of the Winston county board of revenue appointive by the gov- ernor with no limit on the num- Der of years that this appointive power shall be exercised. The measure was bitterly opposed by Winston county's representative in the house, J. A. Posey, repub- lican and by L. D. Gray of Jasper, and George Adkins of Winston county. Judge Otis Gamble and c. L. Webb, chairman of the Win ston county democratic executive committee, favored the bill.
 Senator Griffith declared that the bill was introduced because of republican encouragement in Winston county. He declared that the county has been disgraced by acts of republican officials, and denounced the republican regime there in strongest terms.
 Opponents of the bill stated this Is a fight on the part of citizens of Haleyville against the inter- ests of Double Springs. An amend ment was adopted providing that the commissioners must be ap- pointed by commissioners dis tricts, the original bill having contained no such provision. The bill was then given a favorable report, the feature providing for the members of the board of rev. enue to be appointed by the gov ernor for all future time, unless repeating legislation is enacted.