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The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12
PEACE DELEGATE ASSASS|MATED
AlASKAS NEEDS HARDINCS AIM WESTERN TRIP
DEVELOPMENT ALASKA
 HARD|NG'S PURPOSE

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  problems O the
  greatly officials in Washington For that looks of the territory the right
 BI4AtKMAHEKs PEN wlEIDEss INDICTED NEW YORK May 12-Indictlnent Publishers. charges sending seurou matter thru the mas together with that of an satoH into the activities of suspected international band of black ma1ers and wtehders These bckmaner  by the District Attorney.
 HARVEY INVITED NEWSPAPER YORK am an Amer but a damn fdo Ambassador Harvey replied ',Gme men an his poBrsehh Alter t1k ,s addcd: The fnH assertion
 STUDENTS POISONED May ls-Fsfy students and guests at the Jun for Prom men from drinking poisoned
 FRaUM1AANr USE OF MAILS rI.eonard Erschberg sote-lym of Baltimore mails fcur sentenced revolving On n same
 COMMITTEE INVESTIGATE AMERICAN INDIANS WASHINGTON, May 1a-secretary than hundred investigation of problems tigation has nview 
 FREIGHTEs BREAKS IN TWO SEATTLE May 12-The feghter Lake Gebhar Washington ost has broken word received this Steamship
 BUILDERS TEST the Is undergoing trial ceptance Tests on the Rockland
 AMERICAN GOLF PLAYER DEFEATED LONDON, May 12-Frane
 
 here Roger Pethesd WAREHOUSE ExoNERATED FROM PERSONAL MaBu1rY SEATTLE May 2The jury verdict in of Frank Warehouse in the suit which has
 
 he had personally lost ship building The had charged Warehouse and Company and suit begun to DECLARE AGAINST AMERICAN CRUZ, Mexico 12--The against port Me1ic o cooperata
The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12
SOVIET GOVERNMENT WANTS GOOD WILL
 BUT WILL FIGHT

MOSCOW, not Gantakey  declaring attempt
 
 MOSCOW, and uons  began fill peacefully an one.
 CONT1NnIAATEs of Comme
  in calls fleet of five planes.
The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12

BUILDERS TEST OF SHIPS NOW ON.
The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12

RoCKIND, Maine, 12The Atlantic of cetance Tests
The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12
RUSSIA HOLDS SWISS
 FOR ASSASSINATION

12M vorsky. head of the Russia, Soviet assassanated He the
  
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 RUSSIANS SWITZERLAND the Lausanne Con formally Of voroky nsfed that the allies win morally oh~s by fine forusr onc of
 LAUSANNE 12In before the nasssrae
  Aus tre RETAIAATE COURT DECISION EssEs. railroad martial Duese wh Schologetser changed with sabotage and
The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12

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The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
 ISSUES ULT|MATUm
 CHINESE GOVERNMENT

PEKfNG, May 12The Diplomatic delivered all by bandi in aen by mdn
The Nome nugget., 1923-05-12

SEATTLE 12-The a in
  personally ship building
  Company nd dsuMw was begun to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
ENGLISH N0BLEMAN MAY BE RUM RUNNER
Admits Remote kinship To Dis
 tinguished British Official

NEW YORK, Dec. Dec. 26.--Robert Grahama Fothergill, who admitted remote" relationship to "distln- guished British official" was ar raigned today before an assistant cus- toms solicitor on a charge of con- spring to violate the prohibition law and after a short questioning was five other defendants.
 Fothergill and his companions were arrested Sunday night in a S0-ton motorboat by officers or the coast guard cutter Seminole, who said they found the small craft drifting close to rum row.
 Fothergill when questioned about $46,356 in cash he carried, said he always carried large sums He added that he had no banker here, though he has one in England.
 The Englishman said that he was a ship broker, that he came here three weeks ago from Bermuda to buy old ships for German clients, and that he had correspondence to prove it. He admitted having chartered the schoon- CT Rafk l., but said he did not know whether it was now in rum row.
 Were you. when the Seminole overlook you, going out to the Rafk in Rum Row" he was asked. f
 No" was the reply, we were just going on a pleasure trip"
 Evidently referring to prior private conversation, the official asked, "are you related to the dis tinguished British official you mem tioned to me-
 Very remotely" the witness re- piled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
MARINES NOT CALLED OUT IN YEARS TIME
1923 Noteworthy Because Of No
 Order For Expeditionary Duty

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-The cal ehdar year 1923 was noteworthy Tor the marine corps because there was no call for the services of marines for eXpeditionary duty" during that period. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejune, commandant, said in his annual report to the Secretary of the Navy, made public today. The time Ead been employed helpfully, he added. in perfecting the peace time organization of the corps.
 General Lejune renewed his re- quest that legislation be sought to set up some form of selective pro- motion for marine officers, as the seniority system, he said, was "a serious block to efficiency and an unnecessary financial drain on the taxpayers" He pointed out that both the army and navy employed selective systems. The report also asked for "a small increase" in the number of major generals allowed for the marine corps Ito provide a sufficient prospect of a career" for officers and to make the proportion the same IS in the army. -, s
 General Lejune asked that author ity be given to purchase the town of Quantico, Va, which is surround ed by the marine corps post of that name. He described the town as "an insanitary place and an abode of bootleggers and other undesirable persons" adding that it was a men ace to the morale of the men stationed at the camp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
Rebels In New Drive


 FL PASO, Dec. 26.-Revolutionary troops have concentrated and are in readiness to inaugurate new drive toward the capital of the state, the De La Huerta Junta in Fl Paso was advised today in dispatches from Vera Cruz, rebel headquarters.
 The dispatches deny statements that a general federal movement upon the seaport is being contemplated but on the other hand insist the rebelo are more than holding their own. Rebel sympathizers declare tha | Obreson's avenue to escape toward Vera Cruz is definitely closed and he is now trying to break through the Guaduljara line by attacking the forces of General Estrada. A large force of men has been withdraWn from the eastern front and is being thrown against revolutionary DOT tions in the west, according to the adYices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
W|NTRY WEATHER CUTS PRODUCTION
Employment Also Slightly 0ff-WhoIesaIe Prices
 Are Lower

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Advent of cold weather has worked to decrease production and employment slightly in basic industries of the county, according to a revivew of business conditions made public tonight by the federal reserve board. The boards re- port showed, however, that the de- crease did not exceed 2 per cent in production and 3 per cent in employ ment
 Distribution of merchandise by wholesalers and retailers has been somewhat less active than in a few months prior to November 1. the board said, with wholesale prices showing a slight further recession.
 The agricultural industry with its larger crops in wheat, hay and gen eral farm products appeared to be in an improved condition.
 Railroad freight shipments in Mo- vember showed about the usual sea- sonal decline from October, the report said, although November movements were heavier than in previous years.
 The total volume of credit extended by member banks in leading cities showed but little change between the middle of November and the mid- dle of December, the board reported. There was a seasonal reduction in comm mercial and agricultural loans in most districts but this was offset by increased loans on securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
DEBACLE OF FRANC IS BLAMED ON GERMANY
Minister Of Finacnce Also Recalls
 Debts Paid By rFace

PARIS, Dec. 26.-(By Associated Press. .)-The depreciation in French exchange was blamed today by Min ister of Finance De Lasteyrie on Ger many's failure to pay reparations and consequent evils" M. de Las teyrie was replying in the Senate to questions regarding the financial sit uation.
 The minister said commerce and finances were in good shape, but nevertheless the franc had been fali- ing for three years. He concludes that the psychological Nasons of world finance were unfavorable to France. He recalled that France this year had repaid to Spain 204,00o,0o0 pesetas. ehe United States s15,000, 900, and Japan s50, 1000, 900 yen, but had to borrow for expenses chargeable to Germany.
 The franc now at record Tow point was incompatible with balanced budget, M. de Lasteyrie declared. Ru- mors of imitation and stories of wastefulness in the devastated re- gions were all characterized by the minister as calumnies. He regretted that inter-allied debts were not set tied when the treaties of Versailles were signed. He deplored the aspects of speculation. The minister ex- pressed confidence that France by hard work and self-sacrifice would recuperate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
ROCKEFELLER BOARD TO WORK EAST AFRICA
To Study Educational Hygenic And
 Health Conditions Of Natives

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Investigation of hygienic, economic and educational conditions in East Africa will be made this winter by commission financed by the International educa- tional board established by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the Phelps-Sto fund and Mission societies of Europe and the United States, it was an nounced tonight. Approval of the Brit ish, Belgian, Portuguese and Abys- sinian governments has been ob- tained.
 The commission. after studying conditions, will suggest plans to meet the educational needs of the native races. The investigation will follow lines of similar expedition in west, south and equatorial Africa three years ago.
 American members of the commits sion-Dr. Tmoas Jesse Geens of the Phelps-Stokes fund, chairman; Dr. Thomas H. Dillrad of the general educational board and Dr. Homer l.. Shantz of the department of agricul- ture, will sail on the America next Saturday.
 The party will leave Marseilles on January IT, and spend eight months in East Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
SOLDIERS DESERT
 IN FACE IF DEATH.
Mexican Rebels Claim De- cided Victory Over Forces
 Of General ToSCano

SAN ANTONIO, Tex Dec. Pc Overtaken and threatened with anni- hilation by the rebel army of Gen. Rumulo Figureroa, federal forces under Generals Rafael Toscano Arn- clos and Jose Bolivar sieras joined the Mexican rebellion, according to a bulletin issued in San Antonio to- night by Ruben Vizcarra, confiden- tial agent of Adolfo de le Huerta. The surrender of the federals was said to have taken place at the boun- dary line of the states of Morelos and Guerrero.
 The defection of the forces upon which he had depended in his plans for defense of the capital caused Gen. ArDulfore Gomez, commander of the federal garrison in Mexico City, to withdraw the garrison of the city of Puebla. Further assertions from his ranks. according to the bulletin, caused Gomez to retire hastily to- ward the capital. General GenOvevo de le O was left in command of a substantial rear guard and instructed to make a defensive campaign only, the bulletin said.
 Upon its evacuation by the fed erals, the railroad men in Puebla de clared for De La Huerta and went out to join the rebels, the bulletin said, taking with them all available rolling stock, both of broad and mar row gauge fines.
 In addition to censoring messagese sent out of Mexico City, the Obregon administration is systematically col bring reports to "misrepresent truth" ]" the bulletin said.
 Col. Rodolfo Medina Barron has been executed because he was going to take up arms against the govern ment," the bulletin said, adding that thus another notable had been added to the list of executed persons, which includes Basave '. Pima, Mmireles. Carpio, Magma, Pimienta and Valen- tin Reyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
UTNEYS NO MORE IN BIRMINGHAM
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and meets the issue squarely. It re- moves the last vestige of doubt as to the complete power of the municipal authority over the use of its streets by a public utility or private enter prise. It, therefore, appears to be the last chapter in a long controversy that dates pack 10 the settlement or dinance regulating the itneys."
 President D. E. McLendon. on be- half of the commission. congratn lated the legal department for bring ing the controversy to successful close. He added. that the B. R.. L. & r. Co. should now undergo a change of heart and join with the city in the movement to pave and widen First avenue between Forty first street and East Lake,"
 Mr. McLendon added that "the street car company must remembe r that the people who voted out the jitneys have the right to vote them back in at any time.' He said the >company's attitude on the First ave- nue project was Universally disap- pointing and unsatisfactory"
 Discussing the final decision in the Boyies Transit company litiga- tion, City Attorney Wynn said:
 One phase of the settlement ordi-
 
 this case. There is provision of the ordinance to the effect that inter- urban motor busses may be operated into the city of Birmingham with out requiring the bond specified in said ordinance when the greater part of the territory served by such busses is without street car facili- ties; but that where the greater part of the territory served has street car facilities the bond shall be given The above case attacked this phase of the ordinance as discriminatory and as discriminating on account of something done by the driver of the bus outside of the city of Birming ham. The chancery court granted the temporary injunction against the city in this case, but on appeal the supreme court reversed the chan cery court and dissolved the injunc- ton, thereby completely upholding the validity of the last phase of the so-called jitney ordinance which has been attacked. The opinion in this Birmingham Interurban Taxicah Service corporation Ys. D. E. McLen don, which was rested squarely on Section 220 of the constitution of Alabama of 1901.'
 Wednesday seven arrests were made by police. Three of the cases were tried before Judge Burns We'd nesday evening but judgment was withheld until Thursday evening session. The four other cases are scheduled for g o'clock Thursday morning before Judge Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
Of Rebel Forces After Cdptu
SAYS THREE MEN BLOCKING M'ADOO
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cult to oppose. Democrats are pound ing away on the cry that the admin istration represents the Special in- terests." They are fighting the Fordney- -McCumber tariff and are prodding away at the veterans bu- reau scandal. Secretary Slemp's pat ronage deals in Virginia the Fall tea pot dome deal and the troubles of the farmer
 But for aggressive, constructive issues. they are somewhat at loss. These may develop later. buat at the moment there is a noticeable detl- cheney. One reason is the same man ner as the two wings of the repub- lican party. They are divided over railroad legislation, prohibition and the League of Nations. Some want the excess profits tax restored and some want to accept the Mellon plan a it stands.
 sntiment for the soldier bonus Is general among the democrats, yet there are many exceptions. The chances are that the party will de- clare for a bonus if the administra- tion prevents it's passage before the convention. Some denounce the world court proposal as a substitute TOT real pdIllClPdtlOli III AEof0P~'A affairs, but most democrats are log ically bound to support it because it is a step in the direction pointed by Woodrow Wilson.
 O O O
 Wilson Is Factor.
 Then there is the question of the ex-President himself. If the demo- crats only knew what he would do they would breathe more easily. lis A ,fcti DaN cnReph showed that he still believes his principles will pre- vail. Many democrats believe the party should soft-pedal the league question during the coming cam paign, and these stand in constaat dread of a trumpet call from Wilson on the eve of their national conven- ton. The present tendency is to pay homage to the fallen leader with a general tribute in the party platform but to maintain 8 discreet silence re- garding the League of Nations spe- officially
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
SEEKS INCOME TAX
 ON INSURANCE COIN
Georgia Concern Contests Levy
 Against Corporation

ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. 26.-Right of the government to levy income tax assessments against money received by corporation on an insurance policy carried on the life of an of ficial is the basis of suit filed to- day in the United States district court by the Fulton Supply company against J. T. Ross, federal collector of internal revenue in Georgia. The petition asserts that the government assesses S7.709.42 plus interest of S1.140.76 against a sum of $10, ,043.S2 received by the company on an insur- ance policy at the death of w. NJ. Me Donald, vice president and general manager, and that efforts of the con cern to obtain an abatement and a refund were overruled by the inter- nal revenue collector.
 MT. Mcdonald was valuable em- ploye of the company, whose death was greater loss to the concern than the indemnity, the petition stated in contending the assessment and collection was Illegal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
GEN. WOODS SON AMASSES FORTUNE
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cent dividend was d fable, that in ] stead the stockhold would get four S25 shares for each of their s10( l shares.
 Still. Wood had got his start. @BacR and forth across the Paclfic anu the l American continent flashed the mes 1 sages. His tips were good, his judg- ment in selecting his Mounts" was i excellent and his courage flawless 1 He bought Davison Chemical at 30 and sold it at 50. In other deals ht was even more fortunate.
 Woods shrewd eye did not over- look the possibilities for profit in the l exchange situation. When 1t was i favorable to transfer s200,000 or so in i gold from Manila to New York, he had the money for the switch, and netted a comfortable profit When the pendulum swung back, he had cash in New York and Chicago banks to be moved by telegraph to Manila.
 Bankers will pay you something when they need gold and know you have it available" he added.
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 Became Woods Luck.
 In the intricate channels of the army: in the political speaking tubes that connect the turbulent Philippines | pering gallery that runs from Wall street and Pennsylvania avenue around the world. Woods luck be- came a matter of gossip. Army of fieers knew he was driving automo- piles lieutenant can i'll afford. His father, too. is man of extremely moderate means.
 Those concerned with Woods deals knew they were legitimate, but Gen eral Woods enemies in the Philip pines and elsewhere whispered that it was queer the governor generals s son was making so much money. The war department began an inquiry and asked, or rather suggested, that the lieutenant cease speculating.
 At his fathers request, he stopped his deals. The New York Times cor respondent, after a long investiga- tion. was frankly told about the ac- quisition of sS00,000 or so by Young Wood, who denied that his winnings approached the $3.oo0,00o mentioned { in gossip. and added that his specu- lating days were over. He had all the money he wanted.
 O o .
 To Become Diplomat.
 Wood is still in the Philippines but will return to the United States soon, where he will enter school of diplomacy at Washington to pre- pare for the diplomatic service.
 Some who ponder Woods luck will reflect that not every lieuten- ant on S2,000 a year base pay can afford to pay s1.000 mon tn for tips or have s3o000 handy for a starter. With frank envy, some will ! point out that Woods wife is a daughter of Frank B. Thompson, a millionaire business man of New York and Wilmington. But Thomp- son. will tell them that Wood con ducted the speculations himself, and , went ahead on his own capital, credit and courage.
 T merely advised him to stop specu- iating, when I heard all about 1t dur ! ing my visit in Manila last winter, and he stopped" Thompson said. The two inquiries conducted by the war department and the Times revealed that Woods investments were not in the Philippines. and that there was no ground for censure.
 Neither General Wood nor any of his staff have undertaken any financial enterprises in the Islands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
GIANT AIRSHIP IS STILL MISSING
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the crew has reached the ground somewhere in the Sahara. We have figured out that they might subsist for three weeks on their reserve ra- tions if they were able to land them.
 Tt is almost impossible to land an airship safely without the aid of 250 men, but in desperation the com mander might bring the ship down by letting out her gas.'
 Officials have cleared u2 some anxieties regarding the fate of the men by announcing that. in addition to the three days full provisions the ship carried, she also was supplied with canned food enough to last IA days, and furthermore carried 1,500 litres of drinking water and three tons of water ballast. Thus, as long as she keeps the air, her crew will have some kind of food probably chocolate, biscuits, and dried meat extracts. If she crashes, on land or sea. this food would probably be ruined.
 In the face of conflicting reports that the ship has been sighted, only one fact remains. The DiXmude, a sky derelict or a wreck, is somewhere between the African Atlas mountains
 
 terranean. Three nations are search ing for her. France SCOUTS the des- erts and the sea: England keeps look out from the white forts of Halta, and Italian forces watch the deserts of Italian Lybia and the shores of Sicily.
 The Dixmude sailed from Cuers- Pierrefeu, southern France. a week ago Tuesday. She planned a 72-hour A Tn r . crn a from the air, the route of a proposed railway across the Sahara desert. Three days out she was caught in a hurricane and was unable to de- scend. Battered by the storm, sine remained sloft until her gasoline was she sent out radio reporting that she was out of gasolnie, and that many men" were i'll aboard. The message was broken. apparently, when her wireless went out of com mission. The desperate endeavor to rescue the ship began. Once she was glimpsed above the Mediterranean coasts; she was seen for the last time Saturday, blowing inland. 8 derelict. Then she vanished.
 Mystery shrouds the fate of the ship. None can guess at what has happened in the vagrant craft. The airplanes which now range the clouIs
 
 8 crew of dead men. No explanation Is advanced as to why the men have not used their parachutes to abandon the vessel. The ministry of marine announces that the ship o-~~'-H sucn em"r~nncy parachutes.
 Eventually the "Dixmude" must de- scend if she has not already done so. Her gas will evaporate, and will slowly sink from the sky. She nay sink beneath the sea, or drop to it's desert grave. But if men of her crew survive they will bring back a story of drama and heroism possible only in an age when men can become the victims of their own machines.
 Southern Algeria, where the French are concentrating their eff forts to find the missing Dixmude ia transition ground from the more populated coastal zones to the empty wastes of the Sahara. South west of the Gulf of Gabes, where the derelict was last seen, lies the great Ell Erg region of sand hills. Barren mountains lie still further south, and beyond them the true Sahara.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-27
PRINCE RECOVERS 42 BLACK PEARLS
YouSsoupoff Pays Uncle Sam Duty Of
 $12,000

NEW YORK, Dee. 26.-Forty- two black pearls, valued at S60 .0c0, today were recovered from customs off cials by Prince Felix Youssoupoff of Russia by the payment of s12,000 duty.
 The prince brought the pearls and other jewelry valued at several hun dred thousand dollars and said to have been among the possessions of the Romanoffs, to this country re- gently with the announced intention of selling them as antiques.
 The other articles are being held for further investigation of their origin. They include two five-kacat diamond valued at between $100,0 0UJ and s200,- GOO.
 Articles of jewelry brought heru last winter by relatives of Prince Youssounpoff were recently released by the government after 1t had been established they were antiques.