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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
State Board Members of llli- nois Mine Workers Told Mob Members to "KiII Them
 AL" Survivor of Herrin
 Riot Declares on Trial Stand
ANOTHER DEFENDANT IS NAMED AS MOB MEMBER
March of Victims Into Woods Is Described Sale of Wea- pons Is Mentioned by Clark in Herrin Hardware Store on
 Morning of the Massacre

MARION, H., March 7.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-Hugh Willis. state board member of the Illinois Mine Workers, was pointed out from the witness stand at the second Herrin riots trial today as the man who gave an order to kill them all" after a mob had taken 4S non-union work
 ers from the mines of the Southern Illinois Coal company last June. The accusation was made by Rob ert Tracy, survivor of the riots. ".Don't kill these men on the pub lie highway where there are women and children he quoted Willis as saying. Take the mover into the woods and don't let one get away; kill them all.'"
 The witness also picked out Otis Clark from among the six defendants charged with the murder of Antion |Mulkovitch, one of the victims. Crippled Man Beafen.
 Tracy testified he had seen Clark walk up to c. K. McDowell, crippled mine superintendent and another victim of the riot. scurse him and beat him. He said, Clark told Mo- Dowell he was gong to kill him. Tracy testified that the unarmed |prisoners were taken Into the woods |after Willis had driven up in an au- |tomobile and said to Kill them all" and lined them up before a barbed wire fence. He said one bullet struck him IS he ran.
 On cross examination Tracy said |that alter the firing on the mine had |started he got gun, went to the |top of one of the mine buildings and Returned tho fire.
 John Shaffner. clerk in Her |sin hardware store, testified that |some men had come into the store |the morning of the riot and had asked for guns and ammunition. saying: The local is good for it." o O O
 Willis Gave order.
 The witness said he refused to |givc them any guns. without an or |der and that little later someone |called him on the telephone and |said: This is Hugh Willis. The boys want some guns ana ammunition 10 shoot birds. You let them have it land I'll make it right" Asked whether he thought it the voice of Willis. as he had testified at the first trial, he replied: Before I said that I thought it was Hugh
 Willis. but that l might be mistaken.
 I have no judgment now"
 Most of his testimony was given
 over the objections of the defense
 and in the absence of the jury, and
 later it was all stricken out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08

THE FORECAST FOR ALABAMA IS FAIR AND SLIGHTLY WARM FER THURSDAY; FRIDAY IN- CREASING CLOUDINESS; MOD- ERATE NORTHEAST WINDS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
DEPUTIES' BODIES FOUND
Two Officers Slain While On Raid
 Of Stills.

FRANKLINTON. La, March 7.- The bodies of Wesley Grain and Wiley Pierce, deputy sheriff, slain Saturday by moonshiners, were found early today buried in mud into which they had been pressed and covered with the carcass of a dead COW. They were found about a quarter of a mile from a destroyed moonshine still In the swamps about eight miles from here. [.
 The slayers, John Murphy and Gideon Foster, moonshiners, have confessed and led the officers to the burial spot. 1t was announced by District Judge Prentiss B. Clark.
 They had previously been rounded up with 10 others and placed in jail by posse of about 800 armed men who had been at the woods and in the swamps for several days.
 The bodies were found a few feet apart and showed signs of having been pressed into the mud by the feet of the slayers. The body of Pierce was mutilated with an ax. indicating. according to authorities, that it was first planned to dis member the bodies and dispose of them Is some other way than burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
PLANS COMPLETED TO
 ENTERTAIN R0TARIANS
Visitors Will Be Banqueted and Auto
 Trips Are Arranged

Extensive plans have been made for the entertainment of visiting Ro- tarians to the district convention in Birmingham next Thursday and Fri- day, according to reports made at the club luncheon at the Tutwiler ho- tel Wednesday,. The luncheon hour was taken up with discussion and perfection of plans for tho conven- tion.
 The entertainment calls fer a lun- cheon for the delegates in the ball room of the Tutwiler hotel Thursday will a luncheon for visiting ladies at the Southern club at the same timey The big event of the conven- ton will be party at the Country club beginning at 6:30 o'clock Thurs day night. Friday another luncheon will be given at the Tutwiler. An automobile ride and tea fer the la dies at the Country club has been ar ranged while the convention will end with an informal dance at the Tut wiler Friday night.
 All convention meetings will be held in the Sunday school room of the First Methodist church. Reserva- tions have been made at the Tutwiler and Motion hotels for guests at the convention. Approximately 250 are expected to attend the district con- ference which will be the last held in Birmingham for 21 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
PRESIDENT TO BE AIDED
Leading Senators To Join In Leasu
 Stump Tour

WASHINGTON, March 7-(By United ess.)-Leading adminis- tration senators have agreed to as sist President Harding in his stumping tour during the recess of Congress to win public approval for American participation in the perma- nent court of international justice.
 Senators Lodge of Massachusetts. Pepper of Pennsylvania and Watson of Indiana have agreed to join the President and Secretary of State Hughes Tn series of speeches to arouse sentiment for the proposal. In fact. taking their cue from the President many other republican speakers will make the court pro- posal the main theme of their speeches at county fairs. chautau- quas and other gatherings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
CITY SETTLES CLAIM AGAINST B. R., |. & P.
Accept $435O For Collision Between
 Car and Fire Truck

The city commission authorized W. J. Wynn, city attorney, to accept $4,350 from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company as settle ment of the claim entered by the city against the traction company for damages incurred when a street car damaged a fire truck. Wynn recom- mended that the city accept the set clement.
 Bremen in charge of the truck have been given s4,50o for injuries they sustained. Wynn informed the commission. The resolution also rec commended that the city accept a set clement of s100 for damages received by the city's dog wagon which had been struck by street car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
STEAMER STILL AGROUND
Mobile Tugs Are Standing By in Ef-
 fort To FIoat Craft.

MOBILE, Ala, March 7.-The ship ping board steamer Labette was still hard aground inside Pensacola bar this afternoon. according to ad- vices received at the local office of the shipping board. The shipping board tug Hulver of Mobile has reached the vessel and is standing by. The Hukey, another of the shipping board tugs from Mobile, left here early this morning and was expected late today. Several tugs from Per sacola are standing by and efforts will be made to concentrate the tugs and dig the vessel afloat.
 The Labette went aground just In : side the bar during heavy fog Mon- day night. She was en route to Pen- sacola to load a part cargo for Mon tevideo and Buenos Aires. She is operated by the Munson Steamship Lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
PRESIDENT F|SKE THRILLS HEARERS BY DINNER SPEECH
Metropolitan Life President Stresses Welfare Work and Resourcs of Great Insur-
 anCe Company

Turning figures into romance and speaking with unusual power. liar vey Fiske, president of the Metro politan Life Insurance company of New York, held almost spellbound an audience of more than 250 per sons in an address at dinner clo5s ing the triennial presidents convent ton of field representatives of northern Alabama and northern Mis- sissippi at the Tutwiler hotel We'd nesday night. For moro than an hour MT. Fiske narrated the history, the power, the opportunities and the con structive work of the Metropolitan Life Insurance, company.
 He began his address by drawing a picture of his company as an in- stitution rather than a corporation It is more than chartered corpora tion carrying out the provisions of it's charter, he said; it is an institu- ticn maintaining unusual points of contact with the people in whom it is interested and whom it seeks to uplift and better. 1t is the richest power as q result of It's riches and is doing most to take advantage of the opportunities offered by it's power, he declared.
 Stresses Welfare Work.
 MT. Fiske stressed the welfare work done by his organization among it's policy holders. Public health nurses and others working Tn the interest of the health of policy holders in the company made more than 2,600.00O visits during the year, bringing the total number of visits to 16,000o 900. Approximately 1,600 of these visits were made in Birming- ham. At this junoture he paid a touching tribute to the public health nurse.
 He illustrated tho farreaching in- pany by figures. He said that in Bal timore 350.000 people out of popu- lation of 75O,00O were members of the Metropolitan company; in St. Lcuis, 5S per cent of the people were policy holders; in Montreal the per centage was greater than St. Louis, and in Troy N. Y., he declared the company had moro policy than there were citizens.
 He called attention to the fact that while many people thought of the Metropolitan company as an in- 6ustrial insurance company. the fact is that 1t has nearly one billion dol lars more ordinary life insurance than industrial-the total insurance carried in both forms being close to eight billion dollars. One-sixth of all the insurance business of the United State is carried by the Metrppo!i- tan, he said.
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 Rescnts Wall Street Filings.
 While telling of the power and opportunities of his company Mir. Fiske took fling at the talk about
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
GREAT POWER SYSTEM PLANNED BY PINCHOT
Transmission Network Would Cover
 Northeast Section

HARRISBURG. Pa, March 7.-Plans for development of a great power system involving a transmission net work covering the whole northeast ern section of the United States and the eventual identification of all railroads and industries in that area were launched today under the direc- tion of Governor Pinchot of Penn sylvania.
 The first step was to be the crea- ton of a Pennsylvania commission to make survey of the situation and to report on the most feasible prelim- mary measure to be taken to get the enterprise under way. Governor Pin chot has asked the legislature for an appropriation to finance the initial work cf the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08

|EIRMINGHAM'S BUSINESS BA- |ROMETER: BLACH'S, PIONEER
 |CLOTHIERS, ANNOUNCE NEW
 STORE. REPRESENTING IN- INVESTMENT OF $1,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
BERLIN TO CHICAGO FLIGHT IS PLANNED
[. s. Zeppelin, Built in Germany,
 to Make Irip

BERLIN, March 1.-The Finishing
 touches to- the Zeppelin ZR-3 with (which nonstop flight to Chicago .s planned, are expected to be made |within a few. weeks. The first trial "trip of the giant air liner. now under construction at the Bodensee works fn south Germany, will take place on
 May 1, when a flight over the Alps Twill be attempted.
 The ZR-3 will be manned by a Herman crew on the transatlantic flight, but will fly the American 'flag. Permission to cross the fields |of France was obtained only after assurances that the zeppelin Is owned by the United States and will fly the XSfarc and Strtpau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
FRANCE PLANS FOR SECURITY AGAINST HUN
Independent WestphaIia and
 Rhlneland General Opinion
 as Expressed in Lobbies of Deputies Chamber and Also Echoed by Press of Country

PARIS. March 7.-(By Associated Press.)-That France ought to pro- vide for her own security by insist ing on an independent westphalia and an independent Rhineland when Germany eventually gets ready 70 ne- gotiate final settlement of repara- tions is the opinion expressed in the lobbies of the chamber and find ing echoes Tn the press.
 How to deal with Germany has been the common subject of discuss sion In political circles. where the back down of the Berlin government is expected within three months There is general insistence on the necessity of avoiding complica tions that have heretofore resulted from divergencies of view among the allies themselves. In some circles, gener- ally we'll informed, it is even said that Great Britain must not be ad- mitted to the negotiations unless 1t is understood beforehand that she will support France in vigorous program for the execution of the rep arations.
 British Attitude Criticized.
 Those holding ths view declare that France alone could have coll lected reparations from Germany, whose resistance was largely due to the encouragement shared from Great Britain. If French action in the Ruhr brings Germany to terms, they say it is impossible for the French government to commit the folly of allowing her success to be compromised by a revival of the con- flict of views between France and Great Britain.
 There is a strong current in the chamber of deputies in favor of set ting the question of the security of France, as well assreparations, and paving the way to a considerable economy in the military establish ment of France.
 The annexation of any part of Germany other than the Sarre val ley is considered out of the ques- ton, but there is strong support for the proposition that France insist that Westphalia and the Rhineland be made independent of the reich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
OFFICIAL IS WAR HERO
Assistant Secretary Davis Receives
 Distinguished Service Cross

WASHINGTON, March Hive days before Dwight F. Davis took oath on Monday as assistant secre. tary of war, and within an hour be- came acting secretary on the .depar- ture of Secretary Weeks for Florida war department machinery ground out final action on citation tha; awarded MT. Davis d,stinguished ed service cross for gallantry in action in France.
 The decoration was laid on MT Weeks desk on March and the secretary determined to make it's presentation a surprise part of the ceremony of inducting the new as- sistant secretary into office. MT Weeks was so successful in his ef- fort to surprise his new colleague it was only today with publication of the citation along with a number of others, that it became known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
SEVENTEENTH MAN HELD
Federal Agents Make New Arrests
 In Strike Case.

SHAWNEE. Okla, March 7.-Fed- eral agents arrested Homer Rule here today on charges of rioting. bring ing to IT the total number of men now in custody in connection with acts of violence here, attributed to striking railroad shopmen. Search for Henry Garrett. an alleged leader of the. terror squad.'' which operated here against non-union workers, was continuing. He escaped from offi- cers last night by jumping from a window of the train on which he was being brought here from Okla homa City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
FIGHT DEADLY LIQUORS
Mid-Western Legislatures To Punish
 Poisonous Booze Vendors

CHICAGO, March 7.--(By Associ- ated Press. )--Five mid-western state legislatures have passed or are con- sidering bills to punish sale of intox- icants that cause death. The penalty imposed is either murder or man. slaughter sentence. and in some cases applies equally even to liquor given away.
 The drive against poisonous liquor Is the common denominator of all the legislation proposed to strengthen prohibition laws in more than a dozen mid-western states, which this week are mostly entering the important ac- tive sessions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
MIDDIES GO TO EUROPE
Annual Annapolis Junket k Now
 Being Planned

WASHINGTON, March 7.--The ana nual summer cruise of the Annapolis midshipmen will take them this year to ports in northern Europe under plans drawn up by the navy depart ment. The battleships Delaware, North Dakota, Florida and Arkansas will comprise the training squadron. The detailed itinerary has not been completed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
MAY FLY INTO ARCTIC
Naval Service Plans To Link Ends
 Of World

NEW YORK. March 7-Ths north and south pole soon may be con- quered by men who would reach down from aloft and then pass on an incident of a passage.
 The passengers will be of the United States naval air service and their ship will be the ZB-1, the last word in dirigible construction, which will be launched from her factory at Lake Hurst. N. J., and go into com mission July 1.
 Announcement that the navy win attempt to link the ends of the earth was made last night by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett. chief of the navy bureau of aeronautics. in g. radio ad- dress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
SHOWS LITTLE EMOTION
Woman Lies On Stretcher As Her
 Trial Opens.

SHREVEPORT. La. March 7.-ReI- atiVes and friends of Mrs. Ava Lag roe applied ice to her head as she lay on a stretcher in district court today while jury was being selected to try her for the second time on charge of manslaug ghter in connec- tion with the staying of Paul Le Blanc.
 With her eyes closed a..d at times appearing to be sleeping, the worilan displayed very little interest in the court activities as six jurors took their seats during the morning ses- sion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
PATENT RIGHTS CAUSE OF U. s. COURT ACTION
Car Wheel Manufacturing Device
 Used Illegally Charge

OScu AAeSdu OndISe
 Argument in the case of William J.. Afford versus the Southern Wheel company will begin Thursday morn ing in the United States district court before Judge W. I. Grubb. It consumed much of Wednesday after noons session, many witnesses being presented by both sides.
 Afford alleges he patented a device for a more economical manufacture of car wheels and that this device was being used by the Southern Wheel company without his consent. According to testimony, the process reduces the cost of manufacture from IA to IS cents.
 Afford is represented by Ernest Matthews and the car company by London, Yancey & Brewer.
 c. R. Vann, alias Leroy R. Vann, pleaded guilty to a charge of violat- ing the national prohibition act Wednesday before Judge Grubb. He was fined $500 and sentenced to IF months in Atlanta federal prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
SIX MORE COLLECTORS
Revenue Agent Increases Far On I'm
 come Tax Returns.

Revenue Agent John R. Kirk, head of the Nashville division, has as signed six additional deputy collec- tors to assist taxpayers in this di- vision file their Income tax blanks. The deputy tax collectors will be sta toned at the post offices in the fol- lowing towns during the next week: w. H. Thompson, Selma; V. s. Elliott, Anniston; Thomas Crawford. Gads- den; o. T. Connelley. Huntsville; l.. w. Gillette, Florence, and Samuel Viders, Tuscaloosa.
 Thomas Baine. deputy collector from the local office. will be sta- tioned at the post office at Ensley Friday, Saturday and Monday, and tax payers of this vicinity are re- quested to file their returns during that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
PERMITS ISSUED $16,5OO
Seven Residences Are Authorized
 Costing s2,OO0 And Above

Seven residence permits were is- sued by the building inspectors de- partment Wednesday and were: J. F. McLeary, 1212 North Fifteenth street, residence, s4,000; w. s. Wat son, Fulton avenue and Bradley street. residence. s2,000; M. w. Lott, Francis street and First avenue. res idence, S2,O0O; T. B. Hoops. Fifty sixth street and First avenue, resi- dence. $4.000; James Adams, Twelfth street and Avenue F, residence, $2.500; Wolard & Lyman, Fifteenth avenue and Twenty-ninth street, residence. and J. H. Terrell, Powell avenue and Cleveland station. resi- dence. 32.0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
PREDICTS GAS ADVANCE
Increased supply And Increased De-
 mnnl Given An ReaSnnS.

CHICAGO, March 7.-Predictions or 25 cents gallon gasoline within the next few months, due to decreased supply and increased demand, were made in the opening session of the newly formed American Oilmen's as- sociation here. Ernest F. Smith, president. and J. McCarson, member of the executive committee, made the forecast at the opening of the or eanizations three-day convention yeSterdav
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
NAVAL AVIATOR KILLED
Lieutenant n. NJ. Farrar Falls Near
 PhiIadclphia

W ASHINGTON. March 7.-Iieut R. M. Farrar, naval aviator. and Ste phen F. Sullivan, mechanic. were killed when the airplane they were bringing from Philadelphia to Wash ington, crashed today into the river seven miles from Philadelphia. ac- cording to report received by the navy, department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
NEGROES GET PENSIONS
Faithful Slaves Of Civil War Day
 Are Rewarded.

COLUMBIA, s. C., March 7- Faithful negroes who stood by their masters during the Civil war today were voted pensions by the South Carolina legislature. The house this afternoon passed the Johnstone bill providing such pensions which al- ready had passed the senate by q vote of 67 to 34. The bill provides that slaves who served the state Band their masters in the Confederate
 army during the war shall be grant ed pensions under virtually the same conditions as those now paid te Confederate veteranA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
USES OPEN DOOR POLICY
Secretary Work Ready to Receive
 All Visitors.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-carry- ing out literally his announced open door" policy, Secretary Work today ordered the door of his private office and those to offices occupied by other high officials of the interior depart ment. kept wide open to any and all callers during office hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
JAP STEAMER IS AGROUND
Ships Cargo Is To Be Jettisoned as
 Last Resort

KEY WEST. Fla. March 7.-The coast guard station here was advised today that the Japanese steamer. Erie Naru, is aground off the western end of Cuba on Colorado reefs. The mas ter of the vessel advised that he was dsicharging water ballast and would attempt to get his ship off the reef at high tide. The cargo will be etti- soned as q last resort, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
DANIELS' MOTHER DIES
Former Secretary's Mother Succumbs
 To Pnrnlytic Stroke

GoLDsBORO. N. C. March Mrs
 Mary Cleaves Daniels. mother of Jo- sephus Daniels, former Secretary of the Navy, who d,ed at her home here early today. will be buried at Wilson, N. C.. it was announced today. Mra Daniels. who was, s7 years old. re- cently suffered . ttroke of paralysis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
BEAT OKLAHOMA DOCTOR
Gang Abducts Physician And Leaves
 Him Unconscious

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March [. |pr. B. Cheston Goldberg, who late Hast night was abducted by four un- masked men at his home here. walked into police headquarters to- day and told authorities that he re- gained consciousness while lying in
 a pool of mud about 13 miles from
 the city after having been beaten
 and robbed. His face was disiig-
 ured by a livid slash from eye to
 throat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
BATTLES HER RESCUERS
|NOman Carried From Blazing Home
 " Son Is Found.

V Son 1N Found.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 7.-
 Fighting rescuers and begging to
 die from her. burns. Mrs. Morris
 |Pfeiffer was carried from her blaz- ling home here today.
 Fifteen minutes later, screams were heard from the second floor of the house and firemen found Mrs. Pfeif- |fer's 4-year-old son, David. locked lin closet.
 Neighbors were attracted to the Hire when Mrs. Pfeffer cried out with |rain as the flames reached her. Cause
 f,f the fire has not been determined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
LAF0LLETTE E IS DEFENDED
Action Of diversity Professors Con-
 hemneL By Stnte Senate

demneJ By State Senate
 MADISON, Wis. March 7.-(By As sociated Press 1.-The Wisconsin sem ate voted + to 12 today to condemn as unworthy of men employed in Wisconsin's greatest educational in- stitution" the action of 450 Univer- sity of Wisconsin professors who signed round robin during the war attacking the attitude of Senator Robert M LaFollette