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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
CHARGES CITY HEADS DRANK UP ALL BOOZE
Constable Says Liquor Did Not Go
 Into Gutter

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 15.- Sewer rats were cheated out of a spree" when confiscated booze in Gary. Ind, was divided among city officials who, after diverting what they needed for personal purposes, sold the rest Of the booze and split the profits. Dan Melloy, former con stable. testified in federal court Thursday in the trial of 63 alleged members of the big Gary rum ring.
 Throughout Melloy's testimony, Mayor Roswell Johnson, Sheriff Barnes, former Sheriff Olds, Prosecu- ter Kinder. City Judge William Bum and others of the defendants on trial in q liquor conspiracy charge, lis tened intently.
 To prevent intimidation of wit nesses, armed government agents paced back and forth in the court room. and the corridors outside.
 Clyde Hunter. former prosecuting atto rney. and City Judge Bum were mentioned frequently by Melloy.
 T delivered IS high as three and four cases at time to Hunter and Bunn," Melloy testified. "Once I stopped Tony Mosiba of South Bend and took away s1,000 worth of gin from him. He put up $500 cash bond. Both booze and bond were kept and diXided.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
DIR. YUELL TO LECTURE
Last Of Talks Will Show Views or
 Cliff Dwellers.

Dr. Herbert Yeuell. world wide traveller, will give his last illustrated lecture. America" at the First Christian church Friday evening at 's o'clock pr. Yeuell spent several weeks collecting pictures of the Grand Canyon, the cliff dwellers. and other interesting scenery found in the western states. and the lecture will include about 300 slides of this wonderful scenery left by nature and extinct races.
 A special projecting machine is used for the slides in which fusinG is made possible. They are all col ored and in showing the pictures of Grand Canyon scenes from early in the morning until dark have been made. Dr. Yeuell took all the pic lures, and during the program lec- lures to the audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
NO INDICTMENT FOUND
 BY JURY AT BASTROP
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rage OneD mentS as result of the crimes charged to them.
 After the report Of the grand jury had been made known, Capt. J. k. Skipwith. exalted cyclops of the Morehouse Ku klux Klan, made this comment:
 Tt is needless to say that am it's duty and I hope it is satisfied and will let the matter rest"
 violent storm ragged the greater part of the afternoon and when the jury entered the court room at 4:50 D. m. there were few spectators present.
 The report was as the greater part of the people of Bastrop had expected and little comment was offered by citizens.
 AS to the deplorable crime of Au- gust 24 1922, when five men were Kidnapped on the highway of More house parish, we have carefully con- sidered all the evidence brought be- fore this grand jury as to the activi- ties of masked and hooded men, the report stated in part. "The ma jority of this body are of the opinion that the evidence furnished was not sufficient to warrant the finding of true bills against any particular party.
 "As to the reports published iH certain newspapers that friction has developed between the grand jury and the attorney general and his as- sistants, we wish to brand same as absolutely false and unfounded. The relations between the individual members of this grand jury and the. attorney general and his staff have at all times been pleasant and har- monious.
 Some 125 witnesses have been cx- smined during the session and we have inquired into all matters re- ported to us, having returned seven true bills on matters aside from the mob cases. We find little new viola tions except in the case of the prohi bition law and in several of these the district attorney has already filed bills of information"
 Attorney General Coco and George Guion assistant, left Bastrop today prior to the grand jury's report. MT. Guion said it was not likely that Mir. Coco would have any statement to make as to the grand jury's report. Senator Howard Warren, of Shreve- port, special counsel for the state in the Mer Rouge cases, was present when the report was filed but left immediately for Shreveport without any statement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
STATE OFFICIAL IS
 STARTLED BY NEWS

NEW ORLEANS, l.a.. March Is. Assistant Attorney General T. Semmes E Walmsley, who questioned many wit nesses at the open hearing, said tonight he could not speak with au- thority until he had conferred with Attorney General Coco, but that he believed the state would act at once In presentation of affidavits against persons suspected or being implicated in the death of the two men and for various lesser offenses.
 T am very much surprised at the news, Mir Walmsley said. ''lhe state had counted on indictments at least for the lesser offences.
 \ "The public can feel assured tha. Attorney General Coco will take prompt action in the matter. There are several courses open to the state"
 Mr. Walmsley declared he believed there were sufficient grounds on which the state could obtain a new grand jury. He declined, however, to name these grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
STEEL RAILS FO R
 ORIENT POURING THROUGH MOBILE
Birmingham Products Passing Down Warrior for Ship
 ment to the Far East

MOBILE, Ala, March 15.-(By Special Leased Wire.) - With two steamers now loading Alabama steel for points in the Orient, predictions have been made that the port of Mobile, during the next few months, will handle one of the largest con signments of steel rails and products ever handled through gulf point. The American steamer Steel Mariner is scheduled to sail early today for Kobe, Yokohama and other ports on the Orient, carrying approximately 1000 tons of steel rails from the mills in the Birmingham district. The terday and docked at the Louisville e and Nashville wharf where she will load $500 tons of the Ala bama steel rails for the Orient.
 The Steel Mariner is United States Steel corporation steamer and the Hatamuri is under charter to the corporation. The Knoxville City, an other of the Steel corporation vessels, is scheduled to reach Mobile March 25 and will load $500 tons of steel rails for the Orient.
 official in MoSileo: H Q 9
 G. H. Hughes, assistant to the president of the United States Steel corporation, was in Mobile today making plans for the movement of the steel and of manganese ore in- ward from Rio De Janerio. The steamer Koranton is scheduled to dock at Mobile the morning with a cargo of $500 tons of manganese from Rio De Janerio for the Bir- mngham mills.
 This is by far the largest single cargo of ore carried into Mobile on one vessel. and it is estimated that the duty alone will amount to s95,- 900 on the cargo. The cargo wlli go to Birmingham in bond and the duty will be collected a that point.
 All of the ore will be shipped up the river by Warrior River barge line, 1t was announced, and a great portion of steel moving down will be handled by the barge line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
BRENT IS SILENT
Declines To Comment On Charges Of
 Mobile Body.

MOBILE. Ala. March 15.-(Speclal Leased Wire. .)-Declining to make a statement regarding charges made by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce that Theodore Brent, federal man. ager of the Mississippi Warrior Barge Line. had been guilty of "un- fair and gross discrimination" against the port of Mobile in favor of New Orleans. MT. Brent tonight indicated that he did not regard the charges seriously.
 q have no statement to make. said MT. Brent. The matter has been gone over until it is thread bare"
 The criticism was made at meet ing of the Mobile Chamber of Com merce and following warm discus sion a resolution was adopted by the chamber "condemning and vigorously protesting against the unfair and gross discrimination by the federal manager of the barge line system against the port of Mobile to the manifest benefit of another port"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
What VW Happen Dies AM Is Nou Aski
CHARGED WITH DISSIPATION
Army Man Held For Failing To Re-
 turn To Bill

Charged with embe=zlement and with being a deserter from the United States army, John Schmidt of Columbus, Ga, was placed in the city jail Thursday afternoon by City De- tectives Bragan and Walton and Of- ficer Mcdonald. He was arrested on the craze of embezzlement when Mrs. Barnsfield, 1703 Fifth avenue, north, with whom he boarded, complained that she had given Schmidt s10 bill to get changed Wednesday and he had failed to return.
 Schmidt, according to the officers. admitted withholding the money. stating that he was destitute and hungry. The officers stated that he confessed to having deserted the Twenty ninth Infantry at Camp Ben ming. Ga, on March 1. Asked why he deserted. he is said to have told city officers that he did so on ac- count of the difficulty he had in un- derstanding the English language. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
TO CAPITAL,ZE C0MpANy

NEW YORK, March 15.-Nego otia- tions are in progress, it was reported here today. for the recapitilization of the Calumet and Hecla Mining company, one of the oldest and larg- est producers of copper in the world The plan embraces the. consolidation of the subsidiaries, including An meek, Isle Royale, Centennial, Al louez. and others. into the parent company and then the raising of the capital from l0o.000 shares of s25 par shares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
"STEEL JACKETS" DANCE
Hold Affair To Raise Funds For Club
 Room Equipment

Birmingham Steel Jackets" Com pany M, of the 167th infantry, began a series of dances in the armery Thursday night to raise funds for the equipment of a club room for all ex-service men and to finish a series of paintings which will decorate the walls. Thursday nights dance was largely attended, and another will be held Saturday night.
 This company has recently remod eled the armory, and when com pleted it will be one of the most at tractive of any national guard armory in the country. The personnel is made up of Birmingham men, and they deserve the support of the pub lie in obtaining funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
WILL SOVIET LAND EXPERIENCE L0NG REIGN 0F TERROR?
SpecuIations Vary From Be- lief That Capitalism Will
 Be Restored

LONDON, March 15.-"Whats next in Russia" This question is being : asked in chancelleries all over Eu- E rope following official disclosure that !. Nikolai Lenine, the premier of Rus sia, is critically i'll.
 + The announcement of the soviet government lifted the veil of secrecy which has shrouded the Kremlin, the ancient citadel of the Czars in which the communists now rule, eyer since the Russian revolution in 1917.
 It Is generally believed that the character and personality of Lenines asuccessor-in event he passes-W1ll determine whether or not there is to be a marked change in the soviet policy.
 Representatives of communist Rus sia in London inform the United News that pronounced change In the character of the government IS impossible now, declaring that the Moscow leaders have passed the ex- :. a policy which, if sufficiently con solidated, will prevent any violent swing either to the left or right
 The government of Russia is now being directed ona the basis of Le- mines ideas by a triumvirate com posed of Kamenoff, Rykoff and Thiurpa, the vice chairmen of the council of which Lenin is president. T O O O
 Overthrow Unlikely.
 se Non Russian diplomats admit that
 whatever happens, it is most un- likely that the communist rule will be overthrown It is pointed out, however that the sudden rise of new dictator might markedly alter the governments domestic and for eign policy.
 The loosening of Lenine's grip, some declare, might precipitate dangerous scramble for the leader 2 ship. Some suggest that Lenine's elimination might afford Krassin.
 foreign trade expert; Chicherin, the foreign minister. and others who have sscome in contact with western pow CTS, the opportunity to institute milder economic regime. S Although it is not generally be- S@1eved that there is possibility Of ~Trotzky, the minister of war, be-
 coming the successor of Lenine, 1t is -~ widely admitted he is. power to be reekoned with because of the hold
 he has on the powerful red army. Speculation ranges from a revival of capitalism to violent reign Of communism. in it's most radical form, reborn.
 In the meanwhile the eyes of Eu- rope are focused on the great engima Russia the inscrutable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
CHILD WELFARE BI.L pA7sEs

NASfN IIIIE, Tenn., March l6.-- The senate of the general assembly this afternoon passed the maternity and child welfare bill. applying the provisions of the federal Sheppard : Towner act to the state, by a vote of g to $. Tn. vote was preceded by lengthy debate. Action in the lower house on the maternity bill was post poned until tomorrow morning. Pas sage in the lower house is predicted by slender majority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
PLAN ROYAL MARRIAGE
Daughter Of Italian King To Wed
 On April

ROME, March 15.--eBy Associated
 Press)-The marriage of Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of King Vic tor Emmanuel, to Count Calvi Di Bergolo. has been definitely fixed for April g. The civil ceremony will be performed in the royal palace, and the religious ceremony in the Pauline chapel within the quirinal. Princess Yolanda and her fiance today visited the hall and the chapel. giving in attractions as to the arrangements for the ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
SWEET POTATOES SCARCE
Decline shown In Stock In American
 Warehouses.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-A de- crease in stocks of sweet potatoes on hand March l in 1915 warehouses ot the country was announced today by the department of agriculture. Stocks totaied 1,255.000 bushels, compared with 1.317,000 year ago. A com paratively heavy out-of- storage movement was indicated In the southern main producing territory, comprising II states. stocks in SSo warehouses were 93O0O0 bushels, compared with 1905, ,O00 a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
BAPTIST MINisTER DE.n

JACkSUN, MISS, March I5.-Rey George Whitfield. so, for many years prominent in religious and educa- tional work among the Baptists died Thursday morning at his home here. Rev. Whitfield for more than 80 years was member of board of trustees of the Mississippi college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
WILL LOWER RATES

WASHINGTON, March l5.--As a re. suit of the Memphis southwestern commodity rate investigation, the in- terstate commerce commission today found rates from Memphis, Tenn, to points on class A carriers in Arkan- sas and southern Missouri were un- duly high. The commission also helc that rates on commodities from Natchez. Miss, to similar points were unreasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
PREMIER LEVINE IS
 NOW HOLDING OWN

MOSCOW, March 15.-Premier NIX .z oai Lenne is holding his own m his uphill fight against death This was indicated in the official bulletin which was issued by the Russian gov s ernment Thursday.
 The communique, which gave the : temperature as 36.7, centigrade; pulse at SS, declared that the pa : tents speech had improved but that he was still partially unable to use =. one arm and one leg. The tempera- ture and pulse in the latest bulle- tin was interpreted as showing gen
 cral Improvement in the premiers Condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
HUNGER sAPS STRENGTH

DEDHAM Mass. March 15.-The hunger strike of Niccola Sacco. now in its twenty ninth day, has so far sapped his strength that he will have to be helped if he attends the hearing here tomorrow on motion for a new trial for himself and Martolomeo Vanzetti. They were convicted of killing paymaster and his guard three wears ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
MANGANESE ORE COMING
Warrior Is Busy As Coal Is Shipped
 Down And Merchandise Up.


 MOBILE, Ala, March 15.-(Special leased wire. 1.-The Warrior river steamship Montgomery left Mobile today bound for Birmingport and up- river points. She carried two barges of manganese ore for Birmingport and one barge of merchandise freight for other up-river points. The tow boat Volcano arrived late Wednesday night with four barges of coal from Birmingham and the self propelled barge Tuscaloosa brought in 12,00u tons of coal from Birmingham.
 The tugboat Mckee of the Warrior lines put in at Gulfport tonight on account of heavy seas and will ar rive here tomorrow. She is en route to Mobile with merchandise freight from New Orleans to Mobile and up river nOints.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
PLANE ARRIyEs

PORT ALI PRINCE. Haiti, March Is. (By Associated Press. .)--The first of Of the SIX United States army air planes engaged in test flight from here shortly after 1l:s0 o'clock this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
STRIkE TUREATENED

q. FALL RIVER, Mass, March I5.- The impending strike in the cotton
 mills of this city which employ &C., { GOO operatives advanced another
 stage today when the textile coun-
 cil called a meeting for tonight to draft demands and set the amount
 for a wage advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
CANBY DIES

CHICAGO, March 15.-Caleb Har- Ian Canby. Sr, 67. retired broker and former president of the Chicago board of trade, died at his home here last night after a brief illness. Death was attributed to pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
GOULDs ARE DIVORCED

NEW YORK, March l5.-Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould, Jr., have been divorced at Nice, France, friends here learned today. The two children have been awarded to the mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

when it makes you eat like hungry boy and brings back the color to your cheeks. You can soon feel the Strengthening. invigorating Effect of GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. 6Qc.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
CRUDE OIL PRICE HIGHER

HOCSTON, rex, March 15.-Gult Coast crude oil advanced 25 cents today. raising the price to s1.75 per barrel for high grades. it was an- nounced by the Humble Oil and Re- finery company here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

LEAGUE COUNCIL CALLED GENOA, March 16.-The next sss- sion of the League of Nations will open here on April 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

ZINE of the newest ideas for attrac- O tive floors to be expressed in lino- leum IS the bordered inoleum floor. The patterned field is surrounded by border of plain or gray Jaspe linolcum. Interior decorators developed this idea. They selected linoleum of pleasing design for the field or center area of room, and laid around 1t border of solid color lino- leum, black, gray, or other contrasting color. Such bordered floors can be
Evening star., 1923-11-05
CR|7TENTON DRIVE
]. SECURES 100000
More Expected Toward
100000 Quota From
Checks Now in Mails.

{ The campaisners for the Florence
Crittenton Home passed the 100000
mark today in the final drive re-
ports. More than half Of the 100000
quota was raised, and 1t was report
ed that checks and pledges were in
the mail which would materially
boost the total.
AS a result Of this contingency it
was decided to continue the efforts
of the forty-two. teams Of ESQ work
ers throughout this week. although
there will be no more luncheon meet
ings or team gatherings held.
The campaign headquarters, how
ever, will remain open every day dur
workers in the e-drive who wish to re-
turn subscriptfo
Exactly $1BD,s32.S2 was the total
raised during the weeks campaign
ing. A meeting of the board of man
ayers of the home is being held this
afternoon to determine the disposition
of this short quota and to lay plans
for the continuance of the fund-rais-
ing work.
dress to the workers at today's
luncheon meeting. He urged them to
continue the work with optimism and
uridaunted courage, to charge off the
mortgages of disappointment and
wipe away the Halloween ghosts of
discourag ement Of the last week and
to start anew today with new hope,
fortitude and faith in themselves and
in the work.
Evening star., 1923-11-05

the tuberculosis case "manifestly
was an effort to clear. DR.. Rogers
skirts in the original finding. -.
Roseas had aed Dr. 8aiiarSs KnoT ratn II Dr
and DR.. Smith said he had made the
To support his conclusion that in
surance policies have been REIN
dence. but in violation of the law, Dr..
Smith cited the case Of a regular
Army officer who died recently Of
cancer. This officer notified the
bureau he would not continue his
after cancer had developed. he asked
for reinstatement. He meantime had
been serving on active duty.
The witness said the officer had
Influential friends" The policy was
reinstated. he declared. as of a date
predating that on which the officer
abled. After his death. payments
on the policy were begun. but have been
stopped as result Of investigation
Chairman Reed wanted to know
who approved the reinstatement, and
Smith said the memorandum bore the
initials OF the assistant director of
the insurance division, whose name
was not stated to the committee.
He added that a report had come in
the name OF Director Frank T. Hines
that the initials Of Charles r. Forbes,
former director, were on the memo.
randum. but that he personally had
been unable to identify tho initials
as those Of Forbes
Discussing Irregularities In tho re-
habilitation work. DR.. Smith told Of
the case Of one veteran having q con-
tagious disease who was placed In a
market In Baltimore selling fruit to
the public. This was after tho
veteran had refused to go on with
his rehabilitation work Of raising
chickens because he had to care for
them on Sundays.
A ripple Of laughter ran around
the committee room as Dr.. Smith told
Of the case OF q former rrixenghter
who 10 being rehabilitated rs q sales
man In gents and ladies' furnish
ings. The veteran claimed he was SUI
fering from neuresthenia and was
united for .his ,pHe-war work. After
he got In. the cf0thtnes sbtorS, however,
he went into training ana l01tS q
couple OF enghts The rehabilitation
proof Of his claim Of being unit.
'Did he always win before the
WARP asked Senator Reed.
have no record on that Dr.
~ 94S3 - 4AAN 4 sSa ~ m
Evening star., 1923-11-05
PLAN FOR FORMING BAND
AT.EASTERN HIGH HALTED

Organization of band at Eastern
High School for the Sd Regiment Of
the Washington High School Cadet
Corps which has been under way for
the last month, was halted today
when school military authorities
learned the War Department would
be unable to furnish the necessary
instruments.
1t has been the policy Of the War
Department to loan its surplus band
instruments to the cadet musical or
ganizations, but the supply has been
exhausted. The bands of the 1st
and I'd regiments stationed at Central
and Mckinley High schools, respec-
lively, are using the surplus Army
instruments.
Lieut.. Col Wallace M. Craigie, U.
S. A, professor of military science
and tactics in the high schools. esti-
mates that 1t would cost approxi-
mately $500 to'purchase instruments
for the proposed Sd Regiment Band
of twenty-eight pieces. AS there are
no school funds available for the pur-
chase of instruments for the cadet
bands, 1t is likely that the Sd Regi-
ment of the Cadet Corps will be with
out it's long-sought musical unit.