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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
70 DECIDE FATE NEAR
 1AS1. PEACE FARLEY
Allies Will Demand Turks To Make
 Final Showdown

Allies Nill Demand Turks To Make
 Final Showdown
 aF,A ITSAN,NI7, May 6.-The fate of ths Aseas East peace conference here win be deciGed the middle of this .,.eck when the allies will demand the 1lrks make a final showdown on ca ituiaticns.
 ne EAicy Of making collective pri,s Representations to Ismet Pas foTowias Fridays near rup- ture rhen the Turks rejected every solu au advanced by the allies, was aban ca Sunday when the Euro pean g0vernments decided the situa- tion so serious as to admit of no furthe delay
 The lies mean@ nile will take up other questions, h ping their atti- tude of aloofness fro n the main issue will brnv Turkey D terms, at the same tine giving met time to re- fleet am consult h government at Angora. The matt capitulations will be brought u. TOT final settle cording to allied representatives. when the rigid solidarity of the Euro pean nations, backed by the even stronger position of the United States on this question. will be relied on to make Turkey yield.
 The present allied project, repre- senting the utmost concessions the governments are willing to make provides that during the next five years Turkey must reform her judi ciary and ministry of justice and that she must accept four judicial conselors appointed by thr perma- nent court of international justice at The 1Hauge to. supervise Turkeys judicial administration in all cases affecting fOreignerS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
SAYS CITIZENS
 ARE BEHIND. .SANAT0R|UM
Mrs. EchoIs Thinks First Step Should Be Provision For IncurabIeS-Wants Place Also For Sc
 $2
 Children ;S

Citizens of Birming' o gre whole heartedly in favor of Tuberculosis sanatorium to be eq sn Birming- ns% nsan as being 'Ssa' sss to ss% ssiss funds for the cor .ion of the hos pital, was the opir. a expressed by City Commissioner of Health and Ed ucation Mary Echols Sunday night. Mrs. Echols is the citys representa- However, they are just beginning to realize the magnitude of the under taking and the determined spirit with which the workers are canvassing the city, she said.
 In discussing the issue. Mrs. Echols declared that she thought the erection of a tuberculosis sanatorium was one of the greatest things which could be done for Birmingham. She said that the first thing which should be done is the establishment of a place where people having tuber- culosis in an incurable stage could be taken and isolated. If nothing more than this was done, the sanatorium project would be well worth while, she explained.
 To Provide For Children
 "An effort also will be made later on in the work to provide place where school children can be kept by themselves, so that other school children may not become infected" Mrs. Echols declared. At present all of the school children of the city are thrown together. and it is to eliminate this evil that the present campaign is being waged.
 This sanatorium will predominant ly appeal to the people of limited financial means" Mrs. Echols con- tinued, "and to a certain extent it is being supported more by people of limited means than others However. this is not meant as a reflection at all against anybody, as in the partic- ular campaign which we have been waging in Birmingham we have had contributions which have varied from cents by newsboyS to several thou sands of dollars by many of the in dustrial, commercial and general bus mess men of the city, and the spirit shown by all has been splendid" Want. 5000 eft. Q Of slo
 A call has been sent out from tu- berculosis sanatorium headquarters by General Chairman R. A. Brown for 5000 s1o subscriptions in order that the campaign may be put aczoss quickly and the books closed MT. Brown expressed a determination to continue the work of solicitations un- til the complete campaign goal had been reached.
 Suburban subscriptions are expect ed to be reported Monday and Tues day which will bring the campaign up to s150.000, and within reaching distance Cf the goal. of s2oo.ooo. Mir Brown has issued call to all subur- ban workers to make their reports as nt1x, h~ r., l.. order that officials may see just where they stand in the drive. No suburban reports have yet been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
SHIPL0AD OF ANIMALS RIVALING N0AH'S ARK ARRIVES IN AMERICA
Life Of Sailor In Midst Of Floating Zoo No
 Joke

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, May G. Noah's ark looked like a cracker box zoo compared to the oil tanker Stocs- ton, which arrived here Sunday from the Far East with the largest ship ment of wild animals brought out of oriental jungles in years.
 Life on board the ship was med ley of rounds and smells Giant pythons, rare cassowaries, elephants, bears. moosangs, tapirs, gibbons spotted leopards, a rare black pan ther and some four or five thousand birds, all being included In the col lections. Twenty eight smaller pythons were also in the cargo.
 The collectors of the beasts were Churchill X Tait. owners of carnivals and side shows in the orient. M. A. Mostyn was the caretaker of the ami mals on the way over.
 Being nurse maid to a zoo is no small job, either. Mostyn declares One of the cunning little honey bear cubs became sick on the way over and Mostyn took it to his stateroom to nurse it. Thereafter it slept with him. One day, getting playful it took large sized bite out of his leg, chasing him around the stateroom and finally drove him to seek refuge hanging from the ceiling.
 The crew liked the animals, getting real chummy with three Bengal tigers. One of the tigers later, while being fed by Malayan. gave the latter a gentle love pat, resulting in a gash as long as his arm
 The bears won the marbles for playfulness, however. One of the cute ln al hot l. T ID slipped up on sleeping sailor one day and tried to eat all the white meat off his face. The animal seemed displeased when it's diet objected.
 The animals come from widely separated regions of the orient in cluding such places as Saigon, Straits Settlements. Mesopotamia. Borneo and the Celihes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
CHIEF WITNESS IN TAbERT CASE D|ES; FOUL PLAY FEARED
Jerry PoppeII Succumbs Mys- teriousIy After Declaring
 He Was A Poison Victim

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 6-Jer- ry Poppell, principal witness against two Leon county officials in the in Tabert. of Munich, N. D., alleged to have died in private convict camp in Florida as the result of brutal treatment. died at Quincy. Fla, last night, it was learned here today on the arrival of Mrs. Poppell with his body.
 Poppelrs death was due to appo- plexy, Dr. R. F. Goddard, of Quincy, one of the attending physicians, told the Associated Press tonight over the telephone. Mrs. Poppell. however, said that shortly before he died he muttered that he was poisoned and she called attention to the fact that he carried with him bottle of moonshine whisky, of which he drank freely. He had had the liquor for several days.
 Poppell yas en route to Pensacola to testify before a federal grand jury in connection with a peonage case developed during the investigation of Tabert'S death.
 Circumstances surrounding Taberts death were the subject of an ex- haustive legislative investigation. As a result of the inquiry Sheriff J. R. Jones was ordered removed from of flee by the senate, while Governor Hardee has recommended similar ac- tion be taken against Judge B. F. Ellis of the county court.
 Said He Was Poisoned
 Mrs. Poppell said her husband was stricken suddenly just outside of Quincy Friday night al a place where they intended to camp for the night. Suddenly he fell from the running board of the automobile and ex- claimed: ''1m dying" according to Mrs. Poppell. His features swelled, she said. his mouth curling to one side as if paralyzed. He was taken to a hospital and throughout yester- day vomited green substances, Mrs. Poppell said. He was unconscious most of the time, according to the widow, but in one lucid interval nut tered that he was poisoned.
 Poppell was jailer here for more than 20 years but was discharged sometime ago by Sheriff Jones. Pop pell admitted before the legislative committee that he was an excessive thinker and in the drunken orgies that he described he drew in Sheriff Jones and Judge Willis He de- clared that the two officials had conspired to profit in the whole sale arrest and sentence of vagran.s to the Putnam Lumber company at Clara for which the sheriff admitted he received $2O a head Tabert died while under lease to the lumber con- cern. poppedd had been suffering from brain ailment and several months ago public subscription was taken for him in order to give him treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
BESSEMER KLANSMEN
 GIVE PURSE TO PASTOR
Fifty Members Of Order Visit Vir- ginia Mines Baptist Church

Robed in the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan, 50 Knights Of the Bes- semer Klan visited the Baptist church at the Virginia mines. about eight miles south of Bessemer, at the Sunday night service and presented the pastor. Rev. J. D. Myatt, with a donation of $25 in appreciation of his services as pastor of the church. Re- port Lf the affair was given The Age Herald by a member of the Bes- semer Klan who refused to divulge his name.
 The Klansmen entered the church at about o'clock, and, marching down the aisle, grouped themselves about the altar. A letter to the pas tor was read, pr. Myatt led the Klansmen and the congregation in prayer. and then all united in sing ing Nearer, My God, to Thee" the unidentified informant told The Age Herald. Following the song, the Klansmen left and returned to their headquarters in Bessemer.
 The letter to Dr. Myatt highly com mended him for his services. and de- clared that the principles for which the Ku Klux Klan stood were the principles of the Christian religion, public schools, separation of the church and state, enforcement of law and order and supremacy of the white race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
NEW TREASURY. ISSUE TOTALS. S400,000,000.
New Notes Will Help Re finance War Time Debt. Secretary Mellon 0pti- mistic Over Condition
 Of U. s. Treasury

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Bringing to an end the first phase of re financing the governments great wartime debt, the treasury tonight announced a new offering of s400,- 000.000 in treasury notes to complete the refundlng and retiring of the Victory notes which when issued az gregated more than s4,000, 900, ,000. The new issue will bear "A per cent interest and will mature March b, 1927.
 Secretary Mellon at the same time issued statement on the govern ment fiscal situation in which he declared the treasurys refunding op- erations had worked out so success fully that all of the short dated debt might be retired gradually from sur plus revenues of the government prior to 1928 and without embarrass- ment to the heavy refinancing nec- essary in connection with maturity that year of the third Liberty loan. Reduce Public Debt.
 Mir. Mellon predicted that the gross public debt of the nation would be reduced to about S22,400, 100000 by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30, retirement of about S1,- 600, 900. 900 of securities since Apri. 30. 1921. In this connection the Sec rotary declared there would be a surplus in the treasury June 30 of S125.O0o 900, or s65.O00,00o more than estimated by Director Lord of the budget, who yesterday forecast that government receipts for the fiscal year would exceed expenditures by $60. 10000.
 Announcement of the new notes with their rate of "A per cent in terest is in line with the treasury policy, noted throughout it's post war financing thus far excepting the issue of 3O-year bonds last fall, of refunding such of its maturities as necessary into short term obii- gatisas. This program. inaugurated two years ago. contemplated grad ual retiremen. ahead of the first big war; time issue of such obligations as could be handled and spreading over the interim between that and the maturity of the third loan of all debt that had to be refinanced.
 This has met with encouraging re- suits, Mir Mellon said. adding that no time has the federal fiscal op- erations disturbed industry and business. The treasury secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
TWO PERSONS HURT AT EAST LAKE PARK
Accident Caused When Screw Loos-
 ened On Riding Device

While East Lake park was thronged by a Sunday crowd es- timated at nearly 10000, two persons were seriously hurt, according to hospital attendants. in an accident on the roller coaster riding device at .the park late Sunday afternoon. Several other persons were slight ly injured when a car on the device stopped suddenly, throwing the passengers against the back of the seats.
 Mrs. Ross May. wife of pr. Ross May of Birmingham Baptist hospital; Raymond Worthy, 50O2 First avenue, north. were taken to hospitals by Lige Loy. Mrs. Mays injuries had not been determined late Sunday night. MT. Worthy was badly bruised about the body and Is suffering from internal injuries. attendants at Bir- mingham General hospital said.
 Miles Bradford, manager of East Lake park. Sunday night said the injured persons jumped from the car when screw came loose in a brake band, causing the car to move suddenly. He said there would have been no danger if the passengers had remained seated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
ADMIRAL fULLUM
 WILL SPEAK HERE 0NA|R ASSOCIATION
Naval Authority On Aeronau- tics Will Be Here Friday
 and Saturday

Rear Admiral William F. Fullum. United States navy international au- thority on aeronautical subjects, will arrive in Birmingham Friday to de- liver a series of talks Friday and Saturday on aviation under auspices of the membership here of the Ma tional Aeronautic association. Ad- miral Fullum is making a tour of the principal cities of the south in the interest of organization work for the national association. c. A. Moffett of Birmingham is vice president of the association.
 The National Aeronautic associa- tion is composed of men interested in the promotion of aviation, from both a military and commercial awakening of the people of the na- ton to America's aeronautical short comings and possibilities. Their ob ject is to encourage efforts to make America first in the air"
 Trying To Interest south.
 The visit of Admiral Fullum marks the first serious attempt of the as- sociat tion to interest the people of the south in a subject to which the north is already awakening. Members of the 135th Observation Squadron were addressed at smoker April 25 by G. H. Boyer. representative of the association, who told them of efforts coming in the near future to bring the subject home to the people of the south. He stated that at a recent meet ing of the association Maj. James A, Meissner, Birmingham, was the only representative from Alabama and several adjoining states, while the northern states were represented by
 
 Birmingham, represented by the 18th Observation Squadron and Bir- mingham Flying club with headquar- ters at Roberts Field, is making rapid strides toward preparation for the imminent Era of the Air" but in larger size no steps whatsoever are being taken.
 Branch Here Planned.
 Organization of Birmingham branch of the National Aeronautic association is planned by members of the national association residing in Birmingham. Efforts will be made to keep Birmingham abreast of the development of aviation in other cities. Members of the association point to a time in the near future when aviation stations will be as common throughout the country as automobile garages are at present and when mechanics skilled in mak- ing repairs to airplane motors will be at premium.
 Definite arrangements to enable everyone in Birmingham interested in the subject to hear Admiral Full lum will be announced later. Plans for his entertainment are now be- ing made by members of the associa- tions and special reception in his honor will be given by members ot the 18th Observation Squardon al their home at Roberts Field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
LOVE CULT LEADER PLANS "HEAVEN CITY"
Proposed Community Will Be Lo-
 cated In Illinois

CHICAGO, May 6.-Albert J. Moore, founder of the Life institute and leader of a so-called love cult" Is founding a community to be known as Heaven City" to be designed along the plans of paradise itself, a locality with which Moore claims to be well acquainted.
 Heaven City is located on the out skirts of Hartland, Ill.,, where Moore has purchased 130 acres of land.
 Twenty eight brothers and sisters announced. They have 16 cows and are learning how to milk them. We hope to have 300 persons there by the end of the year."
 Moore has drafted his plans with Mrs. William Talcott, whose husband committed sucide because of her addiction to the cult. When Moore was arrested for an alleged attempt to defraud the wife of Justice James Henry Cart wright of the Illinois supreme court. who claimed she had given the cult leade: s2,900 when he claimed he could heal the sick and raise the husbands home for bail. Moore was convicted and sentenced to three months, but won his freedom on an appeal.
 There will be no banks, no hos pitals. no physicians and no money in Heaven City, according to Moore. No one will be allowed a penny for pocket money because there will nothing to spend it on. Members of the colony will be housed rent free, fed at community table out of community kitchen. bathed in com munity baths. warmed by a central heating plant, given perpetual passes to the community theatre, nave their clothing washed at Ass community laundry and be clot put of the community purse.
 The only money IN Moore said, would be the co tions of those who wish to join ore and his appointed trustees, ted out, were pledged not to nythfng, but the managers wi automo piles and airplanes to them to get about in attendiH{Vthe com munity's business affairs in the outer world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
CHARGE BANK ROBBERY
Two Arrested In Connection With
 Bond Theft

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 1.-Two men were arrested here today in connection with the simultaneous rob bery of two banks in Buckner. Mo- by five bandits Friday, Their arrest followed gun fight with police, in which s49.910 worth of Liberty bonds and negotiable securities were recov- cred. Two women, who were with the men. were also arrested.
 The men gave their names as James Bradley and James Dean. They were identified by Bucker bank officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
BIRMINGHAM YOUTH WINS
H. D. Leage Elected Editor Of Wash-
 ingtOn and Lee Paper

H. D. Leake of Birmingham has been elected editor of the "Ring-tum Phi" Washington and Lee university school paper, in the annual election. Leake boiled 491 votes to his oppo- nent's 16S. He has been active in the campus life of Washington and Lee university, having been on the Press club for three years, execu tive committeeman from the sopho- more class in '21-'z-. associate edi- tor of the Calyx. member of Iota Nu Kappa and Pi Kappa Psi fraterni- ties, and holder Of the department scholarship in political science.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
TO QUESTION GIRL
15-Year-OId To He Asked About
 Experiences With Purnell

ST, JOSEPH, Mich., May 6.-PearI Flake 15 years old, who left the House of David a month ago. and who has admitted since being brought back here from Chicago, that She was several times called into the private room of King Benjamin Purnell. probably will be the first witness called when Judge Harry J. Dingeman resumes the cult grand jury hearing tomorrow.
 Pearl spent Saturday night, Sun day and Sunday night in the custody of the matron at the W. c. T. U. home. Homer H. Quay, assistant at torney general,s and Sheriff George C. Bridgman issued imperative order 8 that no one be permitted to see or talk with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
CITY MAY GO DIRTY
aWhite Wings" In Chicago PIan
 Strike For Higher Wages

CHICAGO, May 6.-Chicago, never vet referred to as 'spotless town, may become the dirtiest city in the world next week.
 The White Wings" who keep the ton layer off the city's streets are going on strike next Sunday unless the city grants them a., 4S-cents-a- day raise in pay, Mike Corrozzo. president of the Street Cleaners union, announces.
 Corrozzo was taken into custody in a raid on which headquarters by police looking for sluggers of four new ward foreman of the street cleaning department, and delivered his threat at the detective bureau. Mayor Dever, he declared, must stop replacing the present ward foremen. .reinstate those removed and raise the pay of the White Wings" from s460 to $5.0S, else Chicago will be walking around up to its knees in muck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
ABLE TO TRAVEL
Leninc Advised By Doctors To Go To
 Crimea To Recuperate

MOSCOW. May 6.-Premier Nikolal Lenine has so far recovered from his recent illness that hls complete re- turn to health is looked for by physi- clans.
 Folio wing the disappearance of ca - tarrhal symptoms few days ago. Lenine is reported to have improved sufficiently to permit his travelling, His doctors have advised him to go to the Crimea within few days to recuperate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
DISMISS INDICTMENTS
Dancer And Mother Cleared Of Per.
 jury Charges

NEWBURGH. N. Y, Ma 6.-Jus- tice A. H. F. Zeger of the supreme court has granted the motion of Ed ward J. Collins. attorney for the de fense. dismissing the indice for perjury returned in Rockland against Evan Burrowes Fontaine, dancer, and her mother. Mrs. Florence Fontaine, it was learned today.
 The indictment grew out of the ac- tion brought by Miss Fontaine to ob- tain annulment of her marriage to Sterling Adair. a sailor, and her later suit for $1,000.000 'recompense from Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Conny") Whitney for alleged breach of prom iSe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
ROME SEES BULL FIGHTS
3O,OO0 Persons Witness Spanish Game
 With Interest

ROME, May 6.-(By Associated s.)-Thirty thousand persons this afternoon filled the national stadium to witness Rome's first bull fights. Six imported Spanish mata- dors successfully encountered as many bulls. The Romans clamored for the blood of the animals during each fight, but all went home with out having seen one of them dis patched.
 The spectators, however evinced great pleasure in the gayety of the Spanish costumes. and gave rounds of applause to the efforts of the banderillos to infuriate the bulls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
TWO ARE EXECUTED
Two More Feel Cruel Hand of Soviet
 Repime

MOSCOW, May 6.-M. Cohen. presi- dent of the Russian State Trading association, and his assistant, Zel- manov, were executed Sunday by the soviet government They had been convicted in March of a huge bribery conspiracy. Ten others, tried at the same time, were sentenced to impris- onment in Siberia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
MINE TOLL 10
Cause of FntaI Explosion In Colorado
 Unknown

TRINIDAD Col. May 6.-The death list in the explosion yesterday in the Southwestern mine of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company, near Agui- lar, Col. stood at 10 tonight. All bodies were recovered during the day
 The blast apparently caught the men at work about ,2.000 feet inside the mine.
 No official inspection of the mine to determine the cause of the eXplo- sion had been made late today and no date has yet been fixed for the inquest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
SIX ITALIANS KILLED
Lose Lives In Effort To Get Into
 United States

LAREDO. Tex. May G-Six Italian immigrants attempting to make an escape into the United States were shot down and killed and the sev- enth member of the party wounded Saturday when several Mexicans. hired to assist them in their iisnt across the Rio Grande, fired upon them, according to reports received here from Columbia, Nuevo Leon.