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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
UNEMPLOYMENT CAUSING
 UNEASINESS ALONG RUHR

ESSEN, March 4.-(By Associated Press.)-Unemploy of the Ruhr districts Is again causing some un- easiness in occupation circles. The number of non workers has been in- creased by the vacations with full pay given them by the mine owners for March and April. The French say they have information that the vacations have been given the men In order to reduce the coal produc- tion to that required for the Ruhr industries and local domestic pur- poses alone.
 These vacations with full pay will bring coal production down to 15 or figures as to how many of the 500.000 miners are now out are not available.
 cation, from 3O,O0O to 50,00O railway men and many thousands of work CTS in factory districts where works are closed owing to lack of raw material or other causes are idle.
 The occupation authorities charge that acts of violence against the railways and waterways are part or the German plans to hinder the French and Belgians in their trans portation program.
 Rails are being torn up nightly along the roads operated by the French and Belgians. who now are arranging to place guards over all the lines used by them for the coal the sabotage the French and Bel gians on Saturday ran more trains than any day since the period of occupation began.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
PROPERTY BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Conici- dent with the signing by President Harding of the administration bill for the return of all alien property trusts of s10000 and under, alien property custodian Thomas w, Mill Ter issued a statement today ex- plainng how under it's terms Amer lean claims against Germany will be protected.
 As finally enacted the bill releases from the custody of Colonel Miller ss per cont of the individual pro- psrties seized during the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
NONE SERIOUSLY HURT IN MISSOURI STORM

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March A check today of the result of yester- days tornado showed a property damage of about s200000 and 10 persons injured, all of whom are ex- pected to recover. Few of the in- jured were seriously hurt.
 The city's street cleaning force was at work all day and by tonight the streets were practically cleared of debris. Telephone service was normal tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
CHARGES HUGE OIL TRUST STILL GOUGING PUBL IC
Storn1v Sess;on of Conoress Coes 70 E1
TO THE READING PUBLIC

It becomes necessary for The AgeHerald to bring to the attention of the reading public matter appearing unfair to The Age-Herald, so unjustfied and ethical that, unwingly but nevertheless compeingly, The AgeHerald is given option but to present the facts
 The Birmingham News yesterday published the following at the top of the first page of it's Sunday edition:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
bLOOD|SSHED. BY TRENCH IN. RIOTS.
With City Lacking Protec' ton of Police, Unemployed Break Into Stores, Seiz- ing Food-- More Vio-
 IenCe Is Feared

ESSEN, March 4.-(By Associat- ed Press. )-Essen experienced the widest night since the beginning of the occupation, and in the early Sunday morning hours food stores were footed and others broken into by armed mobs, said to be composed of the unemployed.
 One of the largest cabarets, the Trocadero, was held up last night and several hundred patrons were robbed of all their cash.
 This city is virtually without po- lice protection. Citizens, in fear of further robberies or violence, are arming themselves. Early this morning a German workman was shot and killed by a French sentry, and another German was wounded. The French assert that the sentry ordered the Germans to halt and when they did not reply, he shot to kill.
 O O O
 Marks Seized.
 Marks to the amount of 1000, ,000;- 900 of the Berlin Reischbank, which were being transported to banks in Duisburg, were seized yesterday by the Belgians. This money will be applied to payment of the cost of the Rhineland army of occupation, on which account Germany is in arrears
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
"FRENCH OPPRESSION"
 REPORTED BY TURKS

LONDON, March "A Reuter- dis patch from Constsntinople quotes the Turkish News Agency with reporting a revolt In the neighborhood of Alep- DO. northern Syria. against French oppression"
 The dispatch says five French sol diers were killed in an encounter with rebels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
DEGOUTTE REFUSES TO
 RETURN SEIZED MARKS

COLOGNE, March 4.-By Associ- Ated Press.)-General Degoutte, the French commander, has notified the Reichsbank that he will not return any portion of the 12,000, 800, 900 marks recently seized by the French at Cologne. It vas added by General Degoutte that if the Reichsbank de- sired to avoid further similar losses the German government must meet the demands of the French for money for the armies of occupation.
 The money seized by the French at Cologne late in February is said by the German government to have been for use in the British occupied zone and part of it for the paymen, of the British forces of occupation. In addition to the money number of plates eor printing money were taken by the French.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05

sociated Press, Leased Wire Service of Interna- tional News and Consolidated Press in the News Daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
THE FORECAST

Alabama; Mostly cloudy and cooler Monday. Tuesday un" settled. probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05

Goods advertised in The Age Herald py Birmingham mer- chants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
MARCEL DUPRE SWANS A CHARMED AUDIENCE
 10 STRAINS OF ORGAN

Marcel Dupre, organist at Notre Dame cathedral. Paris, charmed and amazed large audience with his playing at an organ recital at the First Baptist church Thursday night. His interpretation was excellent and his technique marvellous.
 From the sonorous notes of Bach's "Fantasien to the light-hearted rip bling charm of Bourdon's "Carillon, he displayed a skill and power that makes him truly genius of the organ. In the second part of the pro- gram he improvised whole sym- phony in four movements on themes supplied by the following prominent Birmingham musicians: Mrs. Laura Jackson Davis. Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen, Mrs E. T. Rice. Edwin Lyles Taylor, Ferdinand Dunkley and Orla D. Allen. This improvisation lasted a half hour and was masterpiece of creative work.
 M. Dupre appeared in Birmingham under the auspices of the Mems Bible class of the First Baptist church and was received throughout the program by enthusiastic applause. His pro- gram follows: "Fantasie and Fugue in c Minor" (Bach); Noel With Va riations" CD'Aquin); Allegro Vivace From Fifth Symphony (Widor) 1; "Carillon" (Bourdon) dedicated to M. Dupre; Prelude and Fugue in c Minor" (Dupre), and improvisions in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
VICTIM OF SHOOTING TO BE BURIED TODAY

Funeral services for A. Lincoln Wells, city pound officer in North Birmingham, resident at 2200 Thirty fourth avenue, North Birmingham
 killed through a mistake in identity Tuesday night, by J. c. Collins, 242l Thirty-fifth avenue, will be con ducted at the Twenty first Avenue Baptist church, at 10 o'clock, Fri day morning, by the local camp Of Woodmen. Burial will be delayed pending the arrival of brother from Tennessee. Brown will be in charge.
 Wells was killed by Collins on the porch of the residence of R. A. Weaver, 2201 Thirty-fifth avenue, north, where both had answered calls for assistance. Collins, who had gone on the front pe-ch from the steps, was met at the door by Wells, who came up on the porch from the side. In the darkness Wells mistook Collins for the intruder. who caused the alarm in the Weaver household. WeIIs is said to have struck Collins and in return Collins fired twice at Wens, killing him almost instantly. Col lins was released from custody when the grand jury now in session failed to return an indictment against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
OBSERVATION SQUADRON TO GET FUNDS FOR HOME

Funds for the erection of an ad- lministration building for the 135th Observation Squadron, Alabama na- tional guard, which has it's home station in Birmingham. will be raised within the next 60 days. it became known Thursday with the naming of committees for the Birmingham Flying club for the year. The build ing will be located at Roberts field.
 Members of the building commit tee which will have charge of the construction of the building are: E.. ". Stanford, Thomas G. Wingo and Edward K. Saunders.
 Other standing committees named by the club are:
 Entertainment-Wi Hayden Brooks, Key A. Foster. Frank B. Cor nell, Dr. Robert G. Nelson.
 Field management and contest Sumter Smith, James E. Kirkman. Edward R. Saunders, P, G. Cowin and Capt. Asa N. Duncan.
 Finance-H. L. Badham, Jr., James A. Simpson, William Hayden Brooks, William T. Badham.
 Legislation and by-laws-James A. Simpson, Frank M. Dixon, James A. Meissner and Lloyd c. Bowers.
 Publicity--Local, John J. Beggs, Henry R. Angel; national, James E. Kirkman, R. G. Brabston.
 Membership committee-James H. Willis. c. A. Barinowski, Sumter Smith.
 The Birmingham Flying club is being assisted in it's work by the aviation committee of the Cham mber of Commerce. c. A. Moffett, presi- dent of the Gulf States Steel cont pany, recently elected governor from the fourth district and vice president of the National Aeronautic associa- tion, heads this committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
TELLS WEIRD STORY
 ABOUT SEEING GIRL ON DAY OF MURDER

A strange story about meeting two men in the Burns" woods where May Bell Mccullough. 16-year-old resident of Lincoln, Ala, was at tackled and then brutally murdered on February 6, near her residence, and for which Gordon Frank Fincher, 30, of Lincoln is being held in the Jeff ferson county jail for safe keeping, was told by the accused man to So- licitor James G. Davis in his first statement made since his arrest, early Thursday morning. Davis, with court stenographer, were still closeted with Fincher Thursday morning, and no admirtance was all lowed into the sheriffs office, where sthe statement was being made.
 Prior to the time the audience was excluded from the room by Solicitor Davis, Fincner told the following story of his activities during the morning hours, Tuesday, February 6, when the murder was committed:
 q was out with my single barreled shotgun hunting for crows about four miles and a half from Lincoln, near the highway, when I was attracted by someone whistling. It was May Bell, and her dog. She asked me what l was doing and l said Out growing! She laughed and said, Why don't you shoot those,' and pointed to the sky. But I didn't shoot them. She kept walking through the woods and l turned off in another direction.
 About 10 minutes after May Bell had left me, l was met by two meE, one os them about feet high, the other a foot shorter. l don't know whc they were. They asked me about a still and I told them ! didn't know anything about any still. l thought they were county officers. The short man left us and the tall man and l talked for a little while. After ths short man had gone for little while, I started to go and the tall man made me stop by pushing his pistol lu my stomach. He made me put my gun up against tree and then threw a handkerchief over my eyes and said that he was go1ng to show ne something. The .al. man then took me to where his buddy was, say ing that he was going to show me something.
 They showed me a mans body and made me put my hands on him. The 
 dead. They then laughed at me and told me to get out of the woods and never come back or they would shoot me and left
 Solicitor Davis cross examined the accused man for over an hour on various points in his statement, at the close of which he asked the poiD: blank question if Fincher did not kill May Bell Mccullough, Fincher. though nervous, protested his in- nocence of the crime and said that He didn't know what Davis was talking about"
 Opinion was expressed that the part of Fincher's story leading up until the time he met the girl and Il CT departure is authentic.
 Fincher appeared with a week s growth of beard on his face and his clothing in a generally dilapidated condition. He appears to have had practically TO education. He was very nervous upon his appearance before Solicitor Davis, which state increased as questions were asked him in rapid fire order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
SCHOOL R orc HONOR coup.,v
A ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mrs. w. E. Turnipseed entertained members of the Thread of the Story club Thursday afternoon at her nome on Ensley Highlands the sub 9ect Of the afternoon being Art" hoil call was answered to with items on Art" Mrs. J. A. Dupuy was leader of the program and a paper,
 Modern Sculptures was given by Mrs. F. A. Eubank Another paper,
 Progress of Alabama in Art and Pottery" was given by Mrs. c. D. Games, while Mrs. W. E. Turnipseed gave a paper on ''American Sculp- tures.' At the close of the program a salad plate was served.
 The Woman's Missionery society of the Ensley Highlands Methodist church has chosen Mrs. A. E. Heard and Mrs, K. N. Mattehws as delegates 10 attend the North Alabama Mission ary conference to be held in Tus- caloosa next week. Mrs. Charles N W heeler and Mrs. J. P. Keener have been chosen to represent the Junior Missionary society.
 meeting of the Pratt City Busi- ness Mems club will be held Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the city hall. Plans will be made for ban quet to be held in the near future. The tickets on the Gray touring car are being rapidly distributed. Ar engagements are being made for an aI-day program early in April and the car will be given away on that date.
 The Ensley Bridge club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. -1. Dill, 1700 Terrell boulevard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
Vital Statistics

BIRTHS
 Mir. and Mrs William c. Petty Star route. Ensley. February ?, girl. Mir. and Mrs. George w. Currie, 900 Col lege street. February 4, girl.
 MT; and Mrs. Louis Barte. Route 8, Bir- mingham. February 2. boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Cecil B. Douglas. 2514 Twenty second avenue. north. February g.. girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter l.. Howard 772G Hillman avenue. February 9 boy. MT. and Mrs. Henry T. Bradford 1907 Eiehth avenue. north. January 26. boy. MT. and Mrs. Walter II. King, a21 An nie avenue. February 2, hoy. MT. and Mrs Scott l.. Evans Route B. Besserner. February 2. girl
 Mr and Mrs. Samnel S. WilliafNs l7OS Jefferson avenue. February 1s. girl, MT and Mrs. Kirby Lee Sumraers 271s Avenue E. Ensley. February G. boy MT. aad Mrs Charles L.. Apperson Fair field. January 20, girl.
 DEATHS
 Mrs. Nancy Mary Laird. Route Bes- semeri February 12, 61 years Charles ". LeMay, T. c. I. hospital February IA. so years.
 William II. Moc:er. 1f1f Thirteenth ave nue. south, February 14, ss years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
BRICKS WEIGH FOR HoocH

Fifteen quarts of Scotch whisky labeled "Clan Mackenzie Glasgow, Scotland" were destroyed by federal prohibition agents Thursday morning as a result of the capture of trunk at the terminal station containing the whisky and a large number of or dinary bricks by federal authorities Wednesday night. The trunk, weigh ing TO pounds, said to have been placed in transit at Savannah, Ga., and addressed to a man named E. l.. Brown. Birmingham, failed to reach it's intended destination, for upon ar rival of the trunk in this city it was discovered that the lock had been broken, and when weighed registered only 156 pounds. According to W. B. Ford. assistant prohibition director for Alabama, the trunk had been opened in transit and many bottles of the whisky removed and bricks sub- stituted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
BISHOP M0UZ0N GIVES TEST OF DISCIPLESHIP

Decidedly the most appealing and forceful of the entire four of Bish- op Mouzon's sermon lectures was de- divered on Thursday night at the First Methodist church when he used as his subject, "The Spirit of Christ, the Ultimate Test of Dis cipleship."
 The Spirit of Christ, which he sketched as a likeness to Christ, desire to be like Christ, and to act like Him should be the ultimate goal in life, and the one abiding thought to live by, the bishop said, and stated it as a fact that all Christian ity is judged by the type or man that Christianity produces. that the Bible is worthless unless study of 1t brings a man to Christ. and ultim- ately makes him like Christ.
 Bishop Mouzon gave many vivid and striking illustrations gathered from his extensive travelling in which he pointed out to his listeners by way of comparison. the points which he desired to emphasize dur ing the course of his sermon. He hypocricy of man, the present day tendency to make light of things sacred, and declared that mans character can be most clearly read by the things he laughed at.
 That the love of pleasure and the love of power were two destructive forces to real Christianity was stated by sthe speaker who further said that not only in Europe. but in the United States, we are not half Christian yet.
 Whatever emotional experiences a man may have as regards religion are in vain. said the speaker, un- less that emotion eventually leads to likeness of Christ. He made an earnest appeal to his listeners to put that practice into every day life, to Hive and to die by Christ, whose Spirit he said, is the spirit of the broadest humanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1e
D. A. R. MEMORIAL IS
 DEDICATED TO NATION IN SOLEMN EXERCISES

Tt is a wonderful thing what the Daughters of the American Revo- lution are doing in perpetuating the memory of our soldiers,' said pr. Middleton s. Barnwell, rector of the Church of the Advent, Thursday afternoon when he presented the bronze memorial tablet to the United States government in behalf of the Sumpter and Old Elyton chapters of the D. A. R.'s, a gift in memory of their lineal descendants who served in the World war.
 Not only should we perpetuate the memory of those who paid the su- preme sacrifice and have passed into the great unknown, but we should ever remember our duty to the liv- ing soldiers, the great sacrifice they made for our freedom and liberty"
 W. D. Snead, custodian of the fed eral building, accepted the tablet in behalf of the United States govern ment and said: T receive this tablet, which is placed upon the walls of this great building as d contant reminder to us and our posterity of the cost of our liberty and freedom. The same spirit of the saintly women of the revolutionary days is ever present among the good women of these chapters, who have made the erection of this tablet possible and l accept it on behalf of the government in recognition of their virtue, loyalty and patriotism"
 The ceremonies were held Thurs day afternoon in the east end of the main corridor of the post office building and while simple, lasting only about Is minutes, they were most impressive. Members of the two D. A. R. chapters, postal em- ployes, were present at the presenta- tion.- while the audience was aug mented by the general public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
 CONVERSION OF INDUSTRY TO CHRIST'S PRINCIPLES DECLARED PEACE ASSET

Conversion of the American indus trial system to one butt on the prin- ciples of Christ is necessary to in- sure world peace, Howard college students Thursday were. told by Dr. Samuel Zane Batten of Philadelphia. president of the northern Baptist convention. He declared that wars are chiefly caused by precarious in- dustrial systems. Varous problems of democracy were also discussed by him. He is an authority on social science and formerly occupied New York and Philadelphia pulpits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA PLACES ORDERS HERE

Industries of the Birmingham dis trict will receive a large slice of the $5.741.292 to be expended for inn provements during 1923 by the Cen tral of Georgia railroad according to statement Thursday by w. A. Win burn, president.
 New rails costing s776000 have been ordered from the Ensley mills of the Tennessee company and HOO cars have been contracted for with the Tennessee company's Fairfield car works.
 In addition, the Virginia Bridge and Iron company is repairing 800 freight cars and constructing 100 new flat cars and underframes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
CITIZENS WILL MEET ON MOSQUITO CONTROL

Further plans for the eradication of the mosquito Tn the Birmingham district will be discussed at meet ing of the Citizens Cooperative com- mittee to be held at the Tutwiler hotel Friday afternoon at l o'clock. Reports from the various committees and several short talks vii De made by authorities on the question, pr. Bowling stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
CoRNELL ALUMNI TO MEET

Organization of a Birmingham as- sociation of Cornell alumn will be discussed at a dinner at o'clock, Friday evening at the Tutwiler hotel. Foster M. Coffin of Ithaca, N. Y, alumni representative. will attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
TALKS AROUT nOOKS

Lloyd Josselyn. director of the Bir- mingham public library was the principal speaker Wednesday after noon when he addressed the members of the Exchange club on Books and Their Various ClassificatIors at their regul7r weekly luncheon in the private dining room of the Tutwiler hotel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

A Belgian has just returned from Germany after six years of captivity. Deported by the German army of oc- cupation In November. 1916. he did not know until a few months ago that the war was over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
ENsLEY BUREAU

Persons desiring to get in touch with the Ensley bureau Herald correspondent will please phone Mrs Harold Mandy. Ensley 406-W. The bureau Is at 3o9h Nineteenth street, Room {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
THREE FIRE ALARMS

Three fire alarms were answered by the Ensley and Fairview fire de- partments Thursday. Fifty chickens were burned to death when the chicken house of I. J, Fink, 2100 Avenue l, caught on fire from an overloaded brooder Thursday morH- ing about 9:45 o'clock. At ,ciock Thursday afternoon they were called to the residence of F. H. Charles, 2021 High street. which had caught fire from a spark on the roof. An other alarm came in at 6:16 D. m., from the residence of J. c. Shoe maker. 3120 Avenue B, which also caught from a spark. Neither place was damaged very much. Wednes- day night the fire department was called to the residence of J. B. Sut- ter. 2035 Lum boulevard. where only small damages occurred.
 The regular meeting of the Globe Lodge, No. 7S1. A. F. & A. M., will be held Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Masonic temple. All members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16

The typhiod bacillus is so minute that drop of water might contain millions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
DEATHS

W. H. Acker-Funeral services for w. H. Acker, age 60, local contrac- tor. who died at his residence, 315 Eighteenth street, south, Thursday morning will be conducted from the East Lake Methodist church at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in East Lake cemetery Vice in charge. MT. Acker is sur vived by his widow, one daughter Mrs. o. M. Strickland. and three sons. Marsh Acker of Orlando. Fla; 1; Steadman Acker, United States navy, and Dewey Acker of Bir- mingham.
 Mrs. Mary Rogers Lnnier-Word was received in Birmingham Thursday night of the death in Fl Paso, Tex. of Mrs. Mary Rogers Lanier, 32 years old, at o'clock Thursday night. She is survived by her hus- band Dr. W. l.. Lanier, one son, William Lanier, III, one sister, Mrs. Headley Jordan. two brothers, John B. Rogers and Thomas w. Rogers, and her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Mack Rogers, all of Birmingham. The re- mains will be brought to Birming- ham for burial. Funeral arrange ments will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
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