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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
CLAIM 50 Y t TS
DID Nj INTEND To
STOP not WORK
Legal BodNnIy Supplement-
ed IIIegarne, Testimony
DeIares
r ToSEpuN,{oh 49,

ST. JOSEPH Mich, April 30
(By Associated Press 1.-THE Com
munist Party dBAmerica never in
tended to aban1n its illegal work
in favor of theegal workers party,
but in fact hafxpress orders from
be but an inst ment" of the Illegal
group, accordinIto evidence offered
by the state ttay in the trial of
Charles e. Ruthi berg, charged with
criminal syndicasm.
o. l.. Smith. asstant attorney gem
eral of Michigai read to the jury
special order bm Moscow signed
by Buk HARM. Raeka and Kuusinen.
of the central aecutive committee
of the third intinationale, entitled
Next Tasks of tie Communist Par
ty of America" Fhich detailed the
plans for carrNinaon both legal and
Illegal work in tbs country.
Jay Lovestone las L. G. Wheat.
former executivel secretary of the
communist party in the stand as a
witness for the de.nse identified the
Moscow order as pne of the docu-.
ments he broughtto the communist
convention at Bridiman last August
which led to the rrest of Ruthen-
berg, Lovestone a d ia others.
Real Revolutionary.
1T must alway& be remembered
that the real revolutionary party
the American sec1o, of the third in
ternationale," this document said, lis
the communist part of America and
that the legal party but an instru
ment which it usesito better carry
on its work among tie masses. Only
through memberships the American
section-the commit mist party of
America-can American workers be-
come members of ths communist in
Ruthenburg's defe Sc. as outlined
by Frank T. Walsh. his attorney is
that the communist itended to aban-
don the illegal part and that his
sole purpose in coming to the Bridg-
man convention was II present A pro-
gram for carrying oft the transfer
to the workers part'.
The order from Moscow. however,
directs that not only he illegal par
ty structure should oe maintained.
but it should carry or all forms of
underground work and operate an
Illegal party press to spread it's ille-
gal prop Panda
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STORNYSCENE
ENACTED UPON
SENATE: FLOOR
Claim Agriculture Commits.
sloner Responsible For
BrutaIitieS In Camps.
Knabb's Company To
Be Probed Today

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April So.
tRy Associated Press. THE asser-
ton that Commissioner &c Acricul-
ture w. A Mop fa4lroctlv re-
~--. H5e ter H.ndtfions as
sH1 do ltt -sffeat5-n of the
.1 o. N1rt T9b=1. Of North
ald m0ea ate resent
er "a ore a1y set forth
much au-
ms tiG ara commits
M n .S-,IsIon of con-
marked the senate debate this
afternoon of the measure to abolish
corporal punishment.
The statement regarding the com
missioner of agriculture was made
by Senator W. A. Mcwilliams. a
member of the joint legislative com
ntttee looking into the ill-treatment
Of corvicts, in pleading that the
whip be banned. Mr.. MacWilliams
declared that he had resented at
first the action of the North Dakota
legislature in petitloning the Florida
legislature to inquire into Tabert's
death, but after hearing the gruc-
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son TO HANDLE ESTATE

The estate of the late j. w. Phil
lips of this county will be handled by
his son, George Phillips, rather than
by his widow, according to a decision
by Judge l.. P. Troup in probate
court here settling one Of the most
unique legal proceedings instigated
in Morgan county in many years.
Phillips was alleged to have been
killed by a train near Falkville not
far from the spot where son of
his met death from teh same cause.
Upon the settlement of the admin
strator of the estate 1t is said hinged
possible legal action for the recovery
of damages against the railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
FLOODS IN NEW ENGLAND
Most Serious Property Damage In
Many Years

BOSTON, April 30.-Reports from
many points in northern New Eng
land tonish told of flood conditions
more serious in property damage
than for many years. Belated spring
freshets following two days warm
rain melted the snow in the noun
tains and turned the rivers into tor
rents The flooding of power plants
tied up industries and left cities and
towns without lights; railroad lines
were blocked in many places: high
ways were covered with water or
washed away; and dams We're car
ried out, In many parts of the Maine
and New Hampshire region rain fell
throughout the day and the water
toni eht was steadily rising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
NOT MUCH HOPE
GIVEN BY ASHBURN
IN RATE CONTEST
Mobile Shippers Present Par
ity Contentious To Water
ways Chief At Meeting

rail haul. which has been used as the
principle in making most of the
barge line rates. He held that Mo-
bile could not handle this bulk grain,
even II the same rates were given,
on account of lack of elevator facil-
tiles, and that none would move here.
]. s. Taylor answered that if this
was the opinion of Mr.. Brent, there
was no reason why the rates should
not be published. for the barge line
would not lose money on something it
did not haul. He said no one was
going to invest in a facility to handle
a product that could be shipped to
another port at cheaper rate. He
said Mobile would look after the port
facilities if the barge line would
give the same rate as to New Or
leans.
New Orleans Gets Business.
Mr.. Talmadge, local manager for
the Munson Steamship lines said
business which used to come to Mo-
bile was going to New Orleans as the
result of the lower rates to that port
Via the barge line.
John Waterman of the Waterman
Steamship company also touched ON
the fact that the policy of the barge
line is hurting Mobile.
Colonel Ashburn and Mr.. Brent in
opening their talks warned that if
the rates asked by Mobile were Civ
en- that pressure would be brought to
bear by New orleans interests to
destroy the Mobile differential from
the Birmingham district. The Mobile
speakers held that the situation with
regard to Birmingham was entirely
different, as the rail rates from that
city to Mobile and New orleans new
er had been the same and that the
same conditions and principles were
not involved
Colonel Ashburn pointed to the un-
equal division of rates between theirs
and the barge line and said the water
carrier never has been able to make
very satisfactory arrangements on
divisions with the Southern railroad
He said this was the main reason that
the Warrior river section had never
operated at a profit.
Mr.. Brent invited the Mobile in
terests to take their troubles to the
Interstate commerce commission if
they were not satisfied with the
present adjustments He said the
barge line would have to abide by
an |. c. {. order. Mayor Taylor con-
tended that the |. {. {. had already
set a principle of rate making which
put all ports on parity from COM
mon territory, and held that the ac-
ton of the barge line was destroy
ing principle already made by the
government rate making body.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
To SEEK CONVENTION

The Twin City delegat ton to the
state convention of the T. p A..
which convenes in Selma in May,
wil11 make a strong fight to bring
the 1924 meeting of the organization
here. This decision has been reached
by the local post. which has named
the following delegates to the state
gathering: S. H. Pointer J. w.
Montgomery, E. G. Masterson, w. E.
Heffner and z. L. Rainey.
The Albany-Decatur Chamber Of
Commerce is making an active fight
to land the next meeting and the
aid of other civic organizations will
be enlisted to the end that the claims
of Albany Decatur as the next con-
vention cities will prove strong
enough to insure acceptance of the
local invitation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
REBUILDING UNDER WAY

Gurley, her business section almost
wiped out by fire several wee S ago,
is rising from her ashes. according
to C. o. Reed, manager of the Ten
nessee Valley bank there, who was
a Twin City visitor Monday. Mr..
Reed stated that w. A. Owens, mer-
chant and one of the heaviest losers
in the fire. has new buildings now
in course of construction. Mr.. Civ
ems loss was estimated at S29,0
with only $4,000 insurance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
ALBANY WOMAN Is
INJURED BY cow;
CONDITION CRAVE
Hope Is Held For Recovery Of
Mrs. BIanton-GurIey Ris-
ing From Ashes
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Albany-Decatur. Ala. April 80

Hopes now are held for the recov-
cry of Mrs. S. J. Blanton of West AL
bany, who is in a serious condition
as result of a wound inflicted by
a COW Sunday
Mrs. Blanton went into the pasture
It the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
c. Sims, with whom she was making
her home to remove a halter from
a COW. The animal threw up it's
head and one of its horns struck
Mrs. Blanton in her face, inflicting
a serious wound
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tors.
COllcy ROy's Statement.
In discussing the shooting at the
st. Vincent hospital, where he had
been taken for treatment, C. E. Roy
declared that he had been attracted
to the office of the coal company,
which was located on the tipple lead
ing from the mines. There. he said,
he had found Alternately dying, and
King was fleeing from the works
with a smoking pistol. Several men
followed the negro, Roy said, but
later lost him. He said he met
man named Harry Canter, who re-
ported having seen the negro cross
ing a creek. Roy borrowed a pistol
from Canter, he told a reporter, and
started over the creek after the ne
gro. AS he WIS approaching Kings
house, he said he received a full load
of bird shot full In the face. Failing
to the ground, he fired two shots in
return, when the gun jammed, and
he started crawling away. King then
fired the second load of shot into his
hip. and he got up and ran. 1t was
reported that King had been drink
ing prior to the shooting.
Johnnie T. Jones, Earl Cole and G..
NJ Eubanks were jefferson county
deputy sherffs who answered the
riot call. AND were in Helena within
So minutes after having received no.
tification that they were wanted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
owl Of County Judge Result Floggin{

Russum in cAnnection with the deaf
Friday night of London McTier, ne
gro. George Roberts. negro. charge
with having killed McTier at the ND
gro Elks hall Friday night, wa
being held in the county Jail Monds,
night without bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
ISSUES STORM WARNING

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 30
The local weather bureau tonight is
sued southeast storm warning for
the Texas coast for disturbance on
the eastern Slope of the Rocky noun
tains moving eastward. Strong south
east to south winds were predicted
for tonight and tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
T0REDOR TRIES SUICIDE


MEN oLI, Lower Cal, April go
CT agrire at his sorry showing in
the MeXiI3 bull ring. Perst Rivera,
toreador Mexico City and BARGE
Iona, tr.etc commit suicide before
the Sund crowds. He had been
badly gor by a wild bull and. ac-
cording ttnatador custom. attempt
ed 10 Kill imself following the ami
nal s Nfe59. Arena attendants pre-
vented hiifrom accomplishing his
purpose.
Rivera vs. reported today to be
recovering rom his wounds in a
hospital he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
RAIL COMPANY OBJECTS
CIsim Consolidation Plan First Step
Toward EederaI OHynership

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April so. =. (By
Associated Press,)-The Chicago and
Alton Railroad company went on rec
ord as unalterably opposed to the
proposed grouping of the 1000 rail-
road systems or the county into 10
big systems. at an interstate COM
merce commission hearing here today
on the proposal. The plan asserted
the proposal, is the first step toward
government ownership: would amount
to confiscation of private property
is socialistic and if done would serve
as precedent for the nationalist
ton of coal mines, steel plants. lum-
Der mills and other industries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01

666 quickly relieves Const
patton, Biliousness, Head
ache, Colds and LaGrippe.
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To Atlanta At Midnight
The ATLANTA Owl"
Via SeabOard

Leaves 1850 p. m.-sleepers open
900 D. m.-arrives $50 a. m. vacate
700 a m. For reservations phone NJ
1872. 1925. or 4942.
H. E. PLEASANTS, d. P. \.
614 Woodward Building
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YOUNG WOMAN is HELD
Charged With Sending Body OF Baby
Through MniI

oPELO SIS La, April 3O.-Miss
10 lie Fultz. 21, school teacher of
Scott La, who is said to have ad-
mitted to United S .4tes Commissioner
Leon Haas today that she recently
mailed the body of her newly born
infant in a parcelpost package ad.
dressed to a fictitious person in
Duncan, Okla, was in a serious con-
dition in hospital here tonight
while Sheriff Latiolais OF Lafayette
parish, held warrant for her ar
rest on a murder charge The war
rant for her arrest was not served
pending the fixing of the amount Of
ball and other formaIities.
me package was wrapped in paper
which bore markings that Indicated
1t came rom Vicksburg, Miss, hut
a search of the records in the most
office at Nicksburg and an investi
cation by the authorities developed
that ne package was cot mailed
from that city.
Miss 'ultz is said to have told
Commissioner Haas that the child
was dead when born.
some recitals of the last few weeks
he asserted. he now wanted to thank
that state for bringing the matter
TO Florida 3 attention and giving IT a
chance to clean house
Asks Judge. Removal.
Governor Hardee TODAY recon,-
mended to the senate that County
Judge B. F. Willis be removed from
office on charges of malfeasance
growing out of the death of Tabert.
tie was the second official of Leon
county to be recommended for re-
moval by the executive, as a result
of Tabert's death.
The senate took its usual course
In handling the governors recon-
mendation. 1t went into executive
session and then committee of two.
consisting Of Senators Stokes and
MacWiliiams, was appointed to make
report on the recommendation.
Prison conditions at the county
convict lease camp. formerly owned
by state, Senator T. J. Knabb. and
located in the northern section of
Florida, will be investigated by the
Joint legislative committee
While members of the senate to-
day fought pro and con over the
adoption of a bill to prohibit cor
poral punishment in convict camps
clerks in the prison division of the
department of agriculture were com
pilins records pertaining to what is
known as the "knabb investiga-
ton"
The records will be available when
the committee assemblies tomorrow.
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O o o
COlIcy RnH'S Statement.

mingham. The body was taken in
charge by Lige 10y, funeral direc-
tors.
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UNLAWFUL HOMICIDE VERDICT
Verdict of unlawful homicide" was
returned Monday by Coroner j. d,
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some recitals of the last few weeks
he asserted. he now wanted to thank
! nat state for bringing the matter
chance to clean house.
The Chilkoot post., 1923-04-13
ALONG. OFFICERS LINE:

The Tortnight1y a
  ent weather everybody od d1spd melody by the afternoon teaseve give on the Ft tenered
  the were 
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WeE HEAR THAT

Company "E" plans to do GOO,2E work on the Ran for 1t, and will ain E1G19 through the <, TzBs "F' will GRANT that, but asserts that "E" vi ll need to record Will have to be- LOVER than PAIR to be tler1.
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H''., Divine Services. synAay. April -l5 tn:

1oss. at u~ch in llnines 9.30 = l' ConfessioasQfor Easter Duty) before Evening Service, at :hssion Chapel, Haines. ="
 7-3O. .P.i. -'s =. Excellent Choir Sinfin,. Sermon Dent ch11koot Barracks residents cordially both of
  -'~ -'
The Chilkoot post., 1923-04-13

T14u44y, 4Y51 4o Eh~ TT: = Se1zni ok News. .
 Jack Dempsey, in "Da1 edevil Jdck". :; Eugene o'Brien, in ...o...a r.: =".#. Sealed Hearts" ':' Monday, April 18th: ... '- -...-:.< .:
 SPECIAL SHOW: PRICES, Adul ts, 3oe.
 Briggs Comedy. Wallace Reid Elsie Ferguson, in ~..o a+ s~. "Forever". Tues day: April l7th:
 Watch Your Husband" (Co7edy) ..
 The Fire bri 1e" (w1 tn an All-star Cast Wednesday,, April 18th: - =,
 "The Rainy Day"-(A Briggs coraedy)
 Dorothy Da1 ton, iu NIhe uoyaan Mloo Ialkn11 Ala.AM
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-12
TRADE AGREEMENT MADE
With RUSSIAN DELEGATES
Group OF American business Men
Arrange S2,i00.O00 Contract.
Ii Is Reported.

Cincinnatis July 10 A trade agree
ment has been made with the Russian
government by It group of American
business men. II was announced here.
Under a contract just completed by
the Foreign Trade Monopoly Depart
ment Of the Russian government and
the Allied American Corporation,
which comprises more than thirty
large American firms, a yearly turn
over of not less than s2,40O,0oo, half
in imports and half in exports. is an
ticipated.
Robert S. Alter. vice president and
foreign manager of the American
Tool Works of Cincinnati, who was
largely instrumental in bringing about
the signing of the contract said to-
day that every dollar of Russian trade
with the corporation would be backed
by Russian gold,
THE contract means that the ave-
nue. 10 Russian trade, heretofore
thought TO be almost inaccessible, has
been opened" Mr.. Alter said Those
who have entered into this contract
Rave the utmost confidence in the
faith of the Russian pledges"
Numerals, as used today, are only
about 1000 years old.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-12
kite KONTEST" ENTRIES
ARE WELL PAST 100 MARX
'Kids Kloud Karnival" Will Be Held
July 10 at Walnut Hill
Park

The Kite flying "Karnival' which
all the kiddies on the Fairgrounds
have been looking forward to since
the opening day will be staged at
Walnut Hill park Thursday, July 10.
At present there are more than 100
entries and others will be coming in
every day. Fifteen kites were COM
pleted at the Bartlett play ground
Tuesday afternoon.
The "Karnival'' Is open to any boy
or girl in the city who can prove that
the kite they will fly was made by his
or her own hands. Miss Ruth Bassett
of 27 Emmons place has instructed
the Junior Achievement clubs on the
Fairgrounds in which many kites have
been constructed and contestants
should fill their applications for entry
with Miss Bassett.
Prizes will be offered for the kite
that flies the highest, the next highest
and the best looking or most artistic
kite.
The colored paper used in the con-
struction of the kites made on the
Fairgrounds was donated by Minor &.
Corbin and some unusual results have
been achieved by the playground boys.
People who can spare few moments
Thursday morning will enjoy q treat
by witnessing the cloud of kites which
will appear over Walnut Hill at the
time of the. exhibition.
The project of making kites has had
a great appeal among the boys of the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-12
SUSPICIOUS CASE
Death of Maryland Architects Wife
10 Be Thoroughly Probed

Frederick, Md, July Estate
Attorney A. X. Anders announced to-
day that an inquest would be con-
Quoted Friday in the death of Mrs
B. Evard Kcpner, wife of local
architect, whose body was found in a
bedroom of her parents home near
here last June Is, with a bullet wound
In the head. At that time the coro-
ner gave a verdict Of suicide.
She was supposed to have killed
herself in At of melancholia. This
was not accepted by Mrs. Kepner's
family, however, and an autopsy was
conducted by DR.. r. ]. Maldeis, city
post mortem physician of Baltimore.
He reported that in his opinion Mrs.
Kepners death was not "a case Of
suicide"
Mrs. Kepner was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Era Houck, an old and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-12
TAPS ARE SOUNDED FOR
ARMY MULE OF BATTERY F
Raggedy Ann. Mascot Of 120th Field
Artillery, Accorded Military
Honors By Soldiers

San Antonio, July 12.-With the
casket decorated with wreath of al
falfa and wildfiowers. Raggedy Ann,
burro mascot of Battery f 120th field
artillery. was buried at Fort Sam
Houston yesterday with full military
honors. She was kicked to death by
other mules.
The grave was dug on Pershing field
named for the A. E. r. commander.
A bugler sounded taps and four rs
nm. guns fired volley.
At the funeral were all members
OF the battery and several mascots
from field artillery units at the camp.
The chief mourner was Verdun, the
famous mule mascot of the / 5th field
artillery who was a close companion
of Raggedy Ann and was with her
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-12
FRIENDSHIP BETTER
Than MUCH WEALTH
So Says Harding in Speech Al
SkaeWay, Alaska
BY The Associated Press.

Aboard U, S. S. Henderson with
President Harding, July 10. - Presi-
dent Harding has bound himself by
an oath never to mistreat either a
dog or horse.
The obligation to be kind to both
of these animals was part of an oath
taken by the president yesterday at
skagway, when he became a mem
Der of the Arctic brotherhood. He
today confided the oath in part to
Mrs. Harding who in turn informed
members of the presidential party.
The brotherhood was organized In
1899 on the steamer Seattle by gold
prospectors whose use and love of
horses and dogs in the north Is said
TO have caused inclusion In the ritual
of a clause requiring kindness to
these animals.
The president was today on the
open water of the Pacific ocean hav-
ing passed through Icy Strait and
Cross Sound into the Gulf of Alaska
en- route to Seward where he is due
Friday afternoon.
The chief executive told the peo-
pie of skagway in a brief address
yesterday that he was becoming some
what philosophical as he travelled.
I'VE may wonder" he said, what
is the greatest end of life.
Men make their plans and try to
adhere to them. Skagway, a port sit
uated in mountain pass was de-
veloped and made notable in a rush
of man seeking to acquireasomething
of material value.
That Is motive which Is inher-
ent In us but longer I live and the
more I see of communities and hui
man beings, the more firmly is my
belief established that the sweetest
thing in the world is the friendship
of few dependable friends. This is
the happiness that makes life Of
contentment.
- Apparently you have much of
that here, as much as may be found
anywhere in the country and you
also live in an atmosphere that tends
to cultivate ambition and lofty as
pirations. I only hope that the
worthy ones come to full realization"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-12

at the time of her death, Other mas
cots looked on In. deep melancholy.
At the timei OF her death Raggedy
Ann was with 'Verdun eating from .
garbage can near the n. o. T. C.
camp. When the two were charged
by the mules, Verdun defended her
younger and weaker comrade. Before
Private Cameron OF the qpartermaster
corps could intervene, Raggedy Anr
had been downed and MORALLY
wounded.
For her valiant service In attempt
ing to protect the life of the deceased
mascot sVerdun was decorated with a
bucket of oats, awarded her by mem
bers Of Battery F. .
The old grey mare" and the
"caissons are rolling on were played
during the funeral procession.
Verdun was born in the trenches
amid she'll fire and Raggedy Ann first
saw the light of day on Armistice
day, 1921.