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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11


 the capitalists of other countries. The intellectuals. by which I mean students, professors and scientists. are so reduced that the future of Germany. as one of the great forces In advanced thought, is in danger, and the moral condition of all seems to be on the down grade. American POcketbOOk.
 -ll this has taken piece within less than year and sSc situation promises to grow worse and worse unless something can be done to give basis upon which sound business can be planned for the future. Not oilg this, but the same fate may come upon France. and it Is sure that if the franc once starts on the toboggan slide of the mark that country will go the same way. If it does, the savings of the thrifty French peasants will disappear in night, and no one can foretell the results. They will affect the whole world, and the pocketbook and well fare of every man, woman and child in our country.
 It is to describe this situation that l have come into Germany. The re- suits of my investigations will be told in plain language in my letters to follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
CAN BE CURED .CZEM M A
DURABLE

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
TONEY REINsTATED

ST. LOUIS, March 10.-Fred Toney, pitcher. who was put on the sus- pended list last season for failure to report after being obtained by the St. Louis Nationals from Boston, has been reinstated by Commissioner Landis. Branch Hickey, manager of the Cardinals, announced today, ac- cording to dispatch from the train ing camp at Bradentown, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
DOUBLEs. SHOT AT 24

the field only 15 minutes when he was struck by a batted ball. He ex- poets to resume training on Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
GERMANY IS PAYING
 BITTER WAR PENALTY

Frank G. Carpenter, Famous Correspondent, Invades Land of Teutons and Writes How Few Are Making Money While Millions Cannot Get Enough Food to Eat or Clothing to Wear-Fnds Huns "Sitting in Ashes of Despair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
BENTON IS GRATEFUL

ORLANDO, Fla, March 1O.-Rube Benton this morning started train- ing as a Red. confident of making the grade and being a big help to Manager Moran's ball club. The >'Rube" got in last night.
 Benton says he feels no different since cleared of all charges by Judge Landis than he did when the decision was handed down. T knew l had done nothing wrong So what the judge said about 1t could not have any possible effect on my con science" said Rube. "Of course, it Is pleasing to have the highest power in baseball uphold my honor. Garry Hermann had to do lot of battling to get me clear. I'm going to battle just as hard to help Herr. ms club win the pennant."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
Daue Bancroft Signs

SAN ANTONIO, March 10.-Dave Bancroft. shortstop of the New York Giants, and field captain, who had been reported as a holdout, today signed a contract, completing the in- field that helped the Giants win the second world title in two years.
 Bancroft was out for both practices today but did not work out in the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
PRATT STARTS SOUTH

DETROIT. March 10. Derrill Pratt. one of the last of the Detroit Americans to start for the Augusta training camp. left here for the south toady.
 Word from the Augusta camp to- day Is that Manager Cobb is elated with the showing of several young sters in camp, Manush. Kerry and Brady coming in for praise by the Peach"
 Next week two sets of infielders will be on hand and will be put to work in the usual group practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
bring training of both major league

squads.
 Floyd Herman. joining the Red Sox today. got into uniform at once. Herman was the center of attraction. towering six feet three and half inches in height, and with the halo of .416 batting average with Omaha last year about his lofty head. The big boys home is in Pasadena, Cal. He plays first base and bats and throws left-handed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
CINCy MoGULS SILENT

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 10.-1n the absence from the city of August Hermann, president of the Cincinnati Nationals, no one at club headquar- ters here could say that further action would be taken in the case or Pitcher J. C. (Rube) Benton In view of the order of President J. c. Heyd- Ter. barring Benton from playing in the National League
 President Herrmann is on his way to the Reds training camp at or lando. Fla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
HEYDLERP RPUTSBANI ON RUBE BENTON
 N THE NATIONAL
Proxy Says Cincinnati Hurler Can't Play in His
 League

LOS ANGELES. March 10.-J. C, (Rube) Benton, formerly an Ameri- can Association baseball pitcher, may be eligible to play in organized base ball. as decided by K M. Landis, baseball commissioner, but he "is not the type of character or player" wanted in the National League, ac- cording to John A. Heydler, president of the National League, now here, who telegraphed to Garry Hermann. president of the Cincinnati club, an order barring Benton from that league. Heydler said he had never questioned Benton's right to play in organized baseball. However, Heyd- Ter stated the National League would carry out it's point of determining who should or should not play on it's clubs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
BARE ADAMs INJJJRED

PITTSBURG. March 1O.-Babe Adams. veteran pitcher. was nursing an injured jaw at the Hot Springs training camp today. Advices from the Springs said Adams had been on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
sOx AND BUGS WORK OUT

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, March 1O- Between showers today members of the Boston Americans and Pittsburg Nationals got their daily workouts. first on the baseball field and later along the mountain paths. Fielders of both teams are expected to be added to the batterymen here to- morrow or Monday. and in short time practice games will feature the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
HoLDoUT WHITE sOx

CHICAGO, March 10.-Interest in the performance of Bill Kamm. the Chicago American league clubs $100,- 900 third baseman, who went through his first practice with the White Sox yesterday. dwindled into insig- nificance with attention given the reported holdout of four of the team players. reports reaching here today stated.
 Kamm disappointed no one. Two weeks preparation at Boyes Springs. Cal, had placed him in condition.
 The reported holdouts were Eddie Collins. Ernie Johnson. Bib Falk and Charlie Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11

NICK ALLEN ON WAY ST. PAUL, Minn March 10.-Nick Allen, catcher, departed tonight for the Fort Smith. Ark. training camp of the St. Paul American association club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-11
The Belle of the Ball
 By Louise Ashley
By Louise Ashley
WHEN Muriel's mother re-
 . ceived q letter from her ' brother inviting them to

join a party on his palatial } the "Sea Nymph," the girl ws lighted, and her mother al that it was a great opport, Moreover, Mrs. Barret, who forty-six, had not been well for a year and had been ad- vised to take a sea trip.
 They steamed up the west coast to San Francisco and Mrs. Barret decided to re- main at the hotel while Muriel went on with the others to Honolulu.
 They were just in time to attend a ball given on board two immense ships lashed to- gether; a band for dancing played on each deck, a plat form connecting them. The moon of the tropics en- hanced the glamour and TO- nance of the night and her uncle was proud of his beau tiful niece when she was given a prize, a diamond sunburst, and proclaimed the Belle of the Ball."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
CHICAGO PLANS AID
 FOR MRS. CRUDELLE
Fund Started To Take Condemned WOman's Case To Supreme Court

C6lCAGO, July 15.-FrOm the most spacious and exclusive home on the Gold Coast" to the small huts in Little Italy" the city seethed with discussion Sunday over the final de- cision of Judge Joseph B. David that Mrs. Sable Nitti Crudelle, con- victed slayer of her first husband, Frank Nitti, must be hanged Oc- tober 12.
 Judge David refused counsel for Mrs. Nitti Crudelle the right to a new trial, and set the date for the execution, as citizen pleaded in vain for the woman's life.
 Society women, aghast at the on- coming fate of the homely and un- known little Italian woman, have dropped bridge parties. teas and other social duties to raise funds in their set to enable counsel for the ctndemhed woman to take the case to the supreme court.
 In the restaurants, cafes, at the opera and even on the golf courses the discussion of the verdict which may send the woman to the gallows holds he center of the stage.
 The poorest of laborers in Little Italy" are dumping their small saw ings into fund created by their m re successful native folk, tC en- able the woman's counsel to take every possible step to save her life.
 Peter Crudelle, sentenced with his wife to die on the galloks, main tains the same surly attitude he showed during the trial. No attempt is being made to prevent his execu- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
THREE HELD ON. MURDER CHARGE. MINER IS KILLED.
Statements To Coroner Ac- cuSe One Man-FormaI
 Probe Tuesday

Three men are held in the Jeffer- son county jail charged with murder pending investigation by Coroner J. D. Russum into the shCf5ting and killing of Tom Crane, 40 years old coal miner of Seloca, Ala, about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon in a wooded stretch behind Cranes house at Reed Springs, little community 20 miles north of Birmingham. The bullet en- tered the left side just below the heart, killing Crane instantly, off cers stated.
 Crane, Cal Hardin, Charles Thom- IS and M. L. Kilgore were gambling and drinking, according to deputies who arrested the last named three. The officers said .45-caliber pistol with one shot fired, smeared with blood. was taken from Cal Hardins shirt bosom. Deputies Hamilton, Lamb and Cowart made the arrests
 Coroner Russum, Sho will make a formal investigation Tuesday, said indications were that it was a case or "cold-blooded murder Crane is survived by his widow and seven small children.
 coroner by witnessea- Hardin came Into Cranes house and asked him to come outside, saving, I've got a lit tie fuss to pick with you" The men went to the woods and shortly after wards shot was heard. Upon ex- animation Cranes body was found in 8 little gully in the woods. When passersby arrived Crane was dead From indications, Harden is believed to have kicked the dead man in the face after he had been shot down, indications on Cranes heId and face being that he had been kicked ac- cordlng to the coroner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
SHELBY COUNTY.
 FARMER IS FOUND. SLAIN AND ROBBED.
Negro, Charged With Crime, Arrested And Placed In
 Birmingham Jail

George Robinson, negro, charged with having waylaid and killed Will Murphy, 55 years old, prominent Co., lumbiana, Ala, farmer, two miles west of Columbiana Saturday night, was arrested and brought to Bir- mingham Sunday by Sheriff J. J. Faulkner and Deputies c. J. Faulkner and G. M. Gardner of Shelby county because of high feeling in Colum- biana.
 Robinson denied the killing, but was identified. officers say, by one of Murphy's sons, with him when the tragedy occurred. The negro, placed in the Shelby county jail following his arrest, was smuggled out of Columbiana and transferred to the Jefferson county jail when feeling began to run high. He is said to have a police record.
 Murphy had been to Columbiana Saturday to sell some produce and purchase supplies. When he did not return to his home, three miles from town, at the usual hour, his family became alarmed and started out to hunt for him. In a secluded spot on the road his body was found. The pockets of his clothing were turned out. One bullet had proved fatal. striking him in the left eye. gold watch and $50 in money were taken from the body, it is said.
 Murphy is survived by his widow and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
PRESSURE WILL BE USED ON SOLONS IN CONVICT FIGHT
No Delegation From Birming- ham-LocaI Work To
 Continue Unabated
HENRY R. HOWZE

Pressure of their constituency in the fight for the abolishment of the convict lease system will be eXerted upon the state senators between now and the time the resolution defeat ing the issue comes up Tuesday aft ernoon. according to last minute plans by the members of the com mittee in charge of the campaign. Tie resolution asking that the pres- ent convict lease system be unin- terrupted was passed by the house of representatives Friday and is sched uled to De voted on in the state sen ate Tuesday afternoon.
 No delegation will make the trip to Montgomery but workers in the different parts of the state will he urged to secure the help of the sen ator from that district to defeat the resolution. Optimism over the out come of the fight in the senate was expressed by Birmingham members of the senate ~hen they departed for Montgomery Sunday night. It is eN- pected the resolution will be blocked by a decidedly favorable number.
 Petitions signed by some of the most influential citizens in the state asking that the legislature abolish the lease system continue to pour into headquarters of the campaig gn at the Hillman hotel. Many letters commencing the fight and the man. ner in which the press of the state is fighting the system have been received also, it was stated,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
THREE DROWN WHEN
 RIVER SKIFF CAPSIZES
Mother Of Two Victims Is Also Ex-
 pected To Die

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 15.-Three persons were drowned and another is believed to be dying as the result of overturning of skiff which carried a party of 10 attempting to cross the Mississippi river just south of this city late today.
 The dead are: Louise Perry, IS: Elizabeth Perry, 10; Granville Elkins, $. all of Memphis.
 Their bodies had not been re- covered early tonight.
 Mrs. Tom Perry. mother of two of the victims, was taken from the water unconscious. Physicians were attempting to revive her at a local hospital tonight. but believed their fight hopeless.
 Miss Donna Smith and Miss Jennie May smith of Hickman, Ky Carry Perry, Frank Perry and o. l.. Malone, other members of the party, were rescued by two negroes in sklff The rescuerS were sent out by C. C.. Hawkins, local business man, who, standing on dredge boat witnessed the overturning of the heavily load ed small boat which carried the Mem phs people and their Kentucky visi- tors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
NEGROES ARE TURNING FACES HO M EW ARD

BILOXI, Miss, July 15.-Many white persons in this community are receiving letters from negroes who went to the north for employment, stating that they are not satisfied with conditions in the north.
 Superintendent Einathan Tartt of the Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Sol diers' Home received the following letter from one of his negro em- ployes who went north under the promise of better wages and better living conditions:
 Cincinnati. O., July s. 1923.
 Dear Mir Tartt: Just a few lines to let you hear from me. 1 have been sick, but am better now. I will be back in a few days. l hope you will hold my job for me. The other boys will be back with me, Tell Alphonse he better stay there. l thought about what you said to me. Tell Dick Kiles do not go anywhere. I will close. GEORGE LATTER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
RUSSIAN SQV|E I POLICY RAPED BY SAMUEL GOMPE FRS
Declares Labor Can Never Tolerate Present Soviet
 Designs
ASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, July 15.-"The Russian soviet regime has rendered it impossible for the American Fed eration of Labor to maintain a friendly policy" Samuel Gompers, president of the organization. de- clared in letter made public today which was addressed to Senator Ladd. republican, of North Dakota, or Sen ator King, democrat. of Utah, just be- fore they sailed for Moscow last week. Citing a series of interferences with labor organizations with public peace in the United States and other countries, MT. Gompers said all of the inherent friendliness in the labor movement toward the Russian people could not bring about a toleration of the soviet regime unless it changed it's objectives
 Remarking that press dispatches credited the senators with the in- tention of forming an opinion as to the advisability of soviet regonition by the United States. MT. Gompers asked them as investigators to bring back answers 10 series of ques- tions, He desired to know whether the Russian press was allowed free dom in publications of news and opinion; whether workmen were per m. tied to organize in unions without government interference; whether the soviet government intended to keep it's promises and obligations toward of her governments the future. and finally, whether the American visitors intended to travel on guest trains" live in guest hotels and remain under the tutelage of soviet agents while in Russia, or whether they intended to move about the country under their own volition" To find out what is really happening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
EYES TURN IN. .SE: NATE RAGE.
 IN MINNESOTA
National Administration To Undergo Rigid Test In Se- lection Of Successor To Senator Knute Nelson
 HARDING FORCES BUMP UP AGAINST LAF0LLETTE Old Line Republicans Back Governor Preus Ror Re- election As Spectacular Campaign Comes To End

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 15.-CBy Associated Press. )-Harding or La = Toilette ?-that is the issue in tomor- rows special United States senatorial election in Minnesota, as viewed by the country at large.
 While the states electorate pri- marily is concerned with selection of a successor to the late Senator Knute Nelson, issues injected into the con test have caused it's acceptance gen orally as a test of the national ad = ministration.
 Gov. J. A. O. Preus, twice chosen chief executive of the state, is the of the Harding administration. He was nominated in the June IS pri- maries from a field of nine.
 0 o O
 Is LaFoI1ette Man.
 Opposing him is Magnus Johnson, farmer-laborite, whose announced in tention is to affiliate with the La Toilette group in Congress if he is elected, although he declares he will accept dictation from no one"
 The third candidate Is James A. Carley, state senator, and the demo- cratic cholC. conceded no prospect of victory even by prominent members of his own party The vote he will poll, however, may have important bearing on the contest.
 There are S00,000 qualified voters in the state; in the special primary last month only a few more than 30O,OOO votes were cast The large number of republican entries natur- ally attracting the heaviest vote.
 Just what the vote will be tomor- row is problematical. On it's size, re- publican leaders say, depends the for tune of their candidate, and they have been joined by the other party heads in urging "a vote of the ma jority and to make the decision clean cut"
 Republicans Hopeful.
 While republican spokesmen are saying tonight that Governor Preus would be elected if the republican voters turn out" the farmer-laborite headquarters made an outright pre- diction of victory for Johnson by at least 10000 votes"
 The principal gauge in measuring g the relative strength of Governor Preus and Johnson in the general election last fall when Governor Preus was reelected chief executive over Johnson by a plurality of 14.00O votes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-16
TERROR SP READ BY SIX DESPE RADIOS WHO JUMP PRISON
Farmer And Family Robbed And Chauffeur Held Up
 By Escapes

PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-1n frantic chase having some of the iudicrous elements of an old movie comedy, the police of many cities and three states are still clutching at the coat-tails of the six desperate men who escaped from Eastern pen itentiary near Philadelphia and froced a chauffeur to drive them to a spot near Elkton, Md. The fugi tives are now believed to have sepa- rated and to be making to various destinations, some of them doubling hack, perhaps, to underworld haunts in large cities where they may hope for protection.
 Thomas McAllster, the chauffeur, who was left tied and gagged in the tonneau of his car, said the men had talked of doubling back northward into Pennsylvania The police of Wilmington, Del, were notified and careful scrutiny was made of all per- sons passing over the roads. As the men are armed and have shown themselves to be desperate by their Kidnapping of the chauffeur and their holdup of farmer at ogden, Del, the police have been given permis- sion to shoot them on sight.
 Farmer Held up.
 The farmer was at work in the fields not far south of the Pennsyl- vania line when one of the men ap- peared with shotgun and march ed him up to the farm house. There the farmers wife and children already were bound with the other men standing guard or searching the place for clothing. After robbing the farmer of S200 and enough clothes to disguise themselves, the men dis appeared to the southward.
 The escape at 9:20 a. m. Saturday was seen by many people but so quickly did the men make off in a communicated motor truck that they were out of sight by the time the alarm could be given. Later they quit the truck and climbed aboard the sWifter passenger car. Two guards were beaten senscless in the rush over the prison well and the men were armed when they dropped on the feemans side.
 The police of Washington joined in the search by watching the roads into the capital. Louis Edwards, one of the fuEitiVes, is well known to them. Edwards. who was lodged in Eastern penitentiary for secure keep ing after he had shot jail guard in Reading, Pa, was sentenced to g Washington reformatory seven years ago but escaped.
 o O O
 Ready To Shoot.
 The kidnapped chauffeur said the car was abandoned by the men about II o'clock Saturday night. lie added that he had heard the men make plans to spread out from Elkton and express preference to shoot 1t out with the police if threatened with re- capture.
 Ccil Kirk, deputy sheriff of the country in which Elktop lies, and the constable of Elkton were the only two law enforcement officers iI- that region Sunday, the sheriff being away, holidaying. Assistance was ex- pected from the Philadelphia police but the farmers in the district where the fugitive were last seen spent an anxious Sunday vainly awaiting the arrival of assistance.