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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
MARRIAGES INCREASE
Applicants Range In Age From Is
To 20 Years During April

Marriage licenses issued during the
month of April, 1928. both white and
celored. show small increases over
the same month ono year ago, AMI
an increase over March of this year.
indicating. say court house officials,
the truthfuness OF the old saying
having to do with a young mans
fancies turning lightly TO love at
this particular season Of the year
During the past month, 2o0 white
licenses we're issued, % more than
the same month one year ago, and
more than were issued during
March. April. 1928. topped April
fece. hY one lone license in the num-
her os negro permits issued, while
there were more applications
granted during April to negroes than
were during March.
Applicants ranged in age from IS
10 20, and aspirants for the hand Of
jefferson county's girls hailed from
as far off as Chicago to as close by
as Leeds and Wylam, no. 10 IneH-
ton Birmingham's own
Average ages Of male applica nts
was Is years. and cf females %.
Licenses were issued from the
probate office Monday to: Jessie I.
Herring. "a. and Lsleria lnez An
drews %: J. y. Patterson, 2l, Of
VIVIAN. and Rnby Tucker. 10: Arvie
L. Mote. 81. and Erdys Ethel Long,
~ OF Morris Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
MEASLES EP D { MI C
REPORTED AT HEIGHT
DR.. Bowling Expects Cases To De-
crease In Number Soon

More cases of easles were re-
ported for the last week in April
than any preceding wc k during the
month. the health department an
nounced Monday morning
For the week endina April %,
there vas a total G. 1876 new cases
listed. DIR. J. d. Bowling. city and
county health officer. has said that
for every case reported it is esti-
mated that tkare are ten present
that are not reported. which ould
bring the number OF eases believed
10 be present in the city close to the
1000 mark. On IF the two pre-
ceding weeks showed about az cases.
pr. Dow ling WAS not alarmed by the
increase in cases reported, saying
the publicity given the situation. no
doubt, caused more reports to he
registered than here fofore. and that
he did not think the situation had
undergone material change for the
worse. lie believes the epidemic is
at its height now an shortly viii
snow a diminuition
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
TO STUDY
LEAGUE COURT ABROAD
owa Senator Leaves Wednesday For
Tour OF Europe

WASHINGTON April 30-Senator
fmith Wildman Brookhart. Iowa hog
yaiser and advocate of plain living
nd plain speaking, wants to get a
Flese view Of the world court and
boiled shirt European diplomacy in
|ction before he makes up his mind
Pm President Harding's international
tourt plan
What do / think of the interna-
{ional COURT That's just what I'm
going TO Europe TO find out. I'll tell
That | think about it ali when | get
ack.' he said. as he hustled about
Jus office Monday. preparing To leave
Tor New York, whence he sails
N edn esday.
f--Bfookhart IA going TO visit The
Hague. watch the court in action, and
talk to the judges. whom he viii
Eross-question To the minutest detail
Raised on the farm, away from all
he artificial giamor characteristic Of
Europe, he will display innate Gu
fiosity e the average farmer before
| he side show wonders at a county
Eair.
And now I've got to go out and
ret a haircut"
An Iowa farmer through and
through. that's Brookhart. And all
| he other preparation he'll need for
bis pilgrimage to Europe is collar
r two. and a shirt or two. His old
felt hat, which he wears down over
|his eyes--a habit necessary under the
|iowa sun-Will compare strangely
with the silk hats of the diplomats he
wants Il watch in action. lie has
refused to wear formal dress clothes.
even to official functions here. His
business suit and q pair of light tan
shoes are always sufficient. The
haircut is his only concession to Eu-
rspean elegance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
RUNS AMUCKAT HELENA
ASHBURN Is REBUKED
IN FEDERAL TRIBUNAL
FOR SEEING BARGES
Goltra Wins Fight In Court
Over Boat
Line

ST. LOUIS. April 30.-GBy Associ-
ated Press.) Federal Judge Far:~ to-
day denied the application Of Colonel
T. G. Ashburn. director of inland and
ccastwise waterways of the war de-
partment, to dismiss the action OF
Edward r. Goltra for a permanent in
junction restraining him from retain
ing the Coltra barge line he seized
six weeks ago
NO man was higher than the law"
Judge Faris quoted, adding that Col
onel Ashbrun' action in Selling the
boats bordered ON tyranny greater
than ever existed in any European
country"
The Goltra line consists of 10
barges and four towboats, and Col
onel Ashburn seized it for alleged
failure by Mr.. Goltra to comply with
terms of the contract under which
he leased it from the government
In asking dismissal OF the iniunc-
tion proceedings counsel for Col.
Ashhurn asserted the government
was a party to the suit and that the
government could not be sued with
out its consent.
Judge Faris, in his decision. stated
NO government can afford not to
follow a law laid down by it for the
control Of its citizens"
The judge added that allegations in
the suit indicated the seizure was
made in fashion that savored OF
trespasS on he constitutional rights
of citizen and was not made in
compliance with the order of the
Secretary of War. which was quoted
as saving the boats should be OBJ
tanned by court action.
The next step in the matter Will
be q hearing on Mr.. Goltra's applica-
ton to have the temporary injunc-
ton made permanent the date OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
CARNARVON is BURIED


LONDON, April 3o.-rhe Earl OF
Carnarvon, the Egyptolog.s 81 who dis
turhed the 3.Ooo-yesr siumber Of
Pharaoh Tun- Ankh-Amen, has been
laid to rest
The simple funeral service over the
body of Carnarvou. who died in
Egypt soon after he penetrated the
ancient tomb, was in sharp contrast
with the elaborate rites over the BODY
Of The ancient Pharaoh.
Amen was buried in an
elaborate tomb i'm the Valley Of the
Kings. while Carnarvon. with only
the members OF his family present,
was laid to rest on the summit Of
Beacon Hill. near Hehcleve castle.
The people of the neighborhood re-
spected the wish OF CarnarVon for
privacy. Flags at half staff was
their only display OF sympathy.
Despite the contrast in the rites
over the bodies Of carnarVon and
Tut-ankh- Amen, there vas a -similar-
ity inasmurh as both We're buried m
secluded spots. Like the tomb or
the Pharaoh. Carnarvon VIII rest
throughout the ages in prehistoric
atmOSphere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
GERMANY AND ITALY
CLAMP DOWN LID ON
MAY DAY FESTIVITIES
Labor Celebrations In Other
Nations To Go Forward
Unhampered

PARIS, April 3O.-Germany anf
Italy have clamped down the lid on
May Day celebrations, while the
other European governments aie
making no effort to prevent the cell
ebration of the Labor Day of the
old world.
Chancellor Cuno, DESTROYS of pre-
venting anything which may embar-
rass the German government on the
eve of its reparations offer, issued an
order Monday forbidding SOCIALISTS to
hold demonstrations in the Situhr and
Munich. Celebrations, however. viii
be permitted In Berlin.
In taking action to pretehf dsrff
situations in the Ruhr. CAGo appaf :
entity feared that clashes between
German civilians and French soldiers
would be the probable outcome. Any
untoward event would be very harm
full to the interests OF the German
government now that peace in the
Ituhr coal war is a possibility.
The order prohibiting the socialists
of Munich from holding demonstra
tions was issued to prevent any pos
sible trouble between the radicals
and the Facistt. led by Adolph Hit
tier. The Hittlerites have openly
threatened to use arms if necessary
to prevent the socialists holding
their demonstrations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
WADUCT CONFERENCE
IS RESET FOR MAY IA
Railroads Ask For Postponement.
Seaboard Not Represented

Viaduet, underFas SEES railroad
presidents visit. all got a setback
Monday morning. The railroads have
not gone far enough into the sub
ject. and after the Monday confer
ence it was decided to hold another
meeting May IA.
The Seaboard Air Line was not
represented at the meeting. and L. /.
Morton, engineer of the louisville
and Nashville, and r. u. Tobien Of
tie Southern railroad had not gone
far enough into the technical field
Of the proposed Improvements 10
live A J. Hawkins the city engi-
neer, material for definite report.
After the conference Mir Hawkins
said he hoped to see the underpass
proposition mater.alze and the day
is not far off when the city and
railroads viii have 20 come 10 it.
Mr.. Hawkins said the railroad en-
gineers We're cooperating IN every
way. but they did not have full data
ready at the Monday conference
Technicaltties Of the proposition
trcm several angles We're di discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
EXPECT REPUBLIC
Rhineland Repuhiic To he Proclaimed
French Authorities Relieve

BERLIN April 3o-The French
authorities in the RhiHeland intend TO
have the oft-suggested Rhenish re-
public proclaimed in ihe course OF
the next 10 hours. accord ne TO ad-
vices to the German government
fro4+ professedly reliable sources.
such action on the part Of tine French
would bring T. culmiratiou the ast-
tation. ia pr9reSs OF growth since the
end Of the VIA and allied ee4pati"n
of the Rhint hr.dgehesds Ia render
the Rhinelank autonomous. The agi-
tation has been IN full swlns since
the French land Belgians marched
into the Ruhr area as penslty Tor
German defaults on reparatIons pay
rents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
WAR INFLUENCE SHOWN
Fifty Americans Among Exhibitors
In French Art Salon

PARIS. April 30.-(By Associated
Fress1-The first joint salon of the
two leading and rival art. associ-
atoms of France. which opened thi
morning, is characterized chiefly by
the predominance of works of por-
traiture and by the growing evil
dence of the influence of the great
war on the fine arts.
1t is thes most serious salon in
many years. The nude is conspicu-
Gus by reason of its rarity; military
subjects are very common. particu-
iarlY in the sculpture, and there is a
decided tendency toward religious
themes.
OF the two expositions. that OF the
Societe Rationale Des BeauX Arts
shows closer fidelity to classic ira
ditions, while its younger rival, the
Societe Des Artistes Francois, is
delVing into the ultra modern.
Fifty American artists are among
the exhibitors, and Of their produc-
tions portrait of Maj. Gen. Henry
r. Allen, former commander of the
American forces in Germany. by
Amanda Brewster Sewell of New
York. probably is the most striking.
General Allen is represented in fun
uniform. wearing all his decorations.
and his picture occupies Il prominent
pace near full-lcngth portraits of
Marshals Petain and Lyautey and
the sultan of Morocco.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
BLAST KILLS WOMAN;
NEIGHBORS ARRESTED
Home Is Wrecked BY Explosion.
Jealousy Thought Motive

PADECAH. Ky April 80. - Mrs.
Henrietta Wagner. alias Thomas, and
Mrs. Emma Skillian, both middl aged
women. were arrested in connection
with the death OF Mrs. Rosetta
DaUgherty Warren. who was killed
In an explosion which wrecked her
home here early today.
Police and county authorities claim
to have information pointing TO par
ticipation of both women in the
crime, 1t is said.
Mrs Wagner mad threatened the
life Of Mrs. Warren on several occa-
sions. they said. The Skilliau woman
is alleged to have aided and sbetted
ILL the conspiracy. The Wagner wom-
ans motive is ineXplicabie AT this
time. hut authorities Thought it
would ultimately be traced to ieal-
otsy die TO Warren's marriage. The
dead Woman's husband grew up in
the home of Mrs Wagner, it is IN
derstood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
|merican Vessels Are Given
Right To Sell Pre- -VoIstead
Drinks Upon High Seas But
Congress May Change Law
AT Any Time, Court Rules
fEW PROHIBITION FIGHT
ENDS AT NEXT SESSION
Ioreign Boats Placed Under
Same Ban As u. S. While In
Three Mile Limit-Shipping
Board To Uphold Present
DRY Ruling Upon Its Liners

,stffNG1CN A~ril 30.-Intoxi-
iar liquors. e.f under seal can
p Aawfail9 be lght in American
r. forrisn ship within three miles
/ the shores f the United States,
ups enc rourt held today in a
scisio" CHI declared, however,
FIAT outside the three-mile limit
& american vessels can legally sell in
5pXicants to passengers. The right
Y foreign ships to do SO mad not
aeen questioned.
The opinion rendered in 10 eases
Fought by foreisn and two by
merican steamship companies. was
a2lIVered by Justice Van DeVauder.
Il fithout expressing his views justice
cReynolds dissented. Justice Suth-
4land in a dissenting opinion agreed
it'll the majority 81 the court in
Ssference to American ships bat de-
aared that foreign vessels had tho
g9ht to bring liquors into American
rts under restrictions adequately
harding against leakage ashore.
CIV Legislative right.
The effect of the decision was to
Il firm that OF Federal Judge Hand
New York in so far al it sustained
OPINION OF Attorney General
aaugherty that intoxioa - S could noe
gally be brought into American
Ports and TO reverse it with regard
y th,Nright of American vessels to
tave liquor aboard on the high seas
~ in foreign ports.
The court today pointed out spe-
Kically that Congress has the pow
IL IL sees fit to exercise il. to
rbid all ships flying the Am erican
ag to carry and serve liquors out
kde the three mile limit. This view
r the court resulted in predictions
BY many dry" leaders. after the gist
n the decision had become known.
hat an attempt would be made to
Ebtain legislation on this point at
|he earliest opportunity
Sweeping in its scope. the decision
.fft administration officials some
| hat at sea as to how they would
proceed as matter Of permanent
Policy. Chairman Lasker of the ship
fing board announced that for the
PRESENT the ban on liquor would be
Kept on all shipping board vessels.
rhe treasury. it became known, in
ENDS to begin at once to redraft its
prohibition regulations TO make them
ibe with todsy's decision.
o o o
haynes Is Pleased.
Prohibition Commissioner HAYNES.
qualification at the
curtis Interpretation of the law. de-
Jared it would greatly simplify pro-
ibition enforcement within Amer
Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
Allen Abernathy And Charlie
Phillips KiIIed-Negro John
Morgan King Slain After His
House Had Been Dynamited
And Fired BY Aroused Posse
FUSILLADE OF SHOTS
CONTINUED FOR HOURS
]. w. Roy And CoIIey S. Roy
OF Helena Wounded-FaiI-
ure To Get Pay Check He
Demanded Is Only Reason
For Act Starting Trouble

Failure Of a negro miner to req
ceiye his pay check resulted III thred
mon, including the negro, bein5I
killed, and two others being wounE
ed at Helena, Ala. Monday afteHI
noon and night, after riot calls nag
heen sent to the shelby county seaj
at Columbiana anu 20 the sheriff 81
office in Birmingham and house
in which the negro had barricaded
himself had been dNnamted and
fired by posse of nearly hundred
officers and citizens
The dead are:
Allen Abernathy. % years old,
GraNmont. Birmingham.
Charlie Phillips, 30 years old Roe
John iline, negro. 40 years old,
Helena Ala.
The injured are.
J. w. Roy, farmer and former
deputy sheriff Helena. Ala.
Golley $. Roy, Helena, Ala.
King Asked for Gheck.
The trouble began about 2:30
o'clock -1onday afternoon when King
went to the time office and asked
tie time clerk, Alternately. for his
check for work done for the Para
mount Coal company. owned by
Thomas Abernathy, the dead young
mans father, and j. NJ. Tennelson
! of Rirmingaa Alternately told him
/
| The negro made no Comment, accord
| ing to bystanders, and went out. He
| returned in a few minutes, drew a
! pistol and shot Alternately in the
side without speaking. He then ran
! from the office.
King barricaded himself in his
house, about 800 yards from the time
office. with a rifle, shotgun and the
! revolver with which he had killed
/ Abernathy Els wife and daughter
! left the house.
! Headed by the Helena chief of po-
! lice force Of deputies and peace
officers Immediately went to King s
! home to arrest him. Kings reply
was to open fire, wounding Colley
Roy in the arm and left side.
o o O
send Ont Riot Call
He continued firing with his shot
gun and wounded j. w Roy in the
left side and leg. The officers then
retired and sent out a riot call.
When the call came into Column
biana. the county seat, 40 miles away,
Tom Williamson, state law enforce
ment officer. was there. He jumped
4 into a car driven by G. 6. Bishop,
Confined on Pnre TwO(
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
EXPLAINS TRAGEDY
Opening or seams Caused ship
Wreck. Captain Says

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, April 39.-
The sinking of the steamer Seacon-
net g the western entrance to slime
Yard sound yesterday, with a loss or
seven lives. VASES used by the open
ing OF ncr seams. in The opinion of
Capt Daniel Miller. Jr., who. with -
other survivors was landed here to-
day. The Seaconnet formerly the
shipping board steamer Tuckahoe,
was bound from Norfolk for Boston.
Captain Niller's statement disposed
Of a suggestion that rum pirates
might have been concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
DON'T CALL WIFE SNAKE
It's Plain Cruelty New York Judge
Decides

NEW YORK, April 30.-Not by the
fartherest stretch Of poetic license
can man call his wife a snake. 1t
IS plain cruelty that's all Thus SUI
preme Justice Benedict of Brooklyn
ruled Monday in granting Mrs. John
Bloomfield SIS week and counsel
fees pending the hearing Of her hus-
bands suit for divorce. Mr.. Bloom
field a dentist, alleged his wife was
immature and still under the influ-
cnce of haggliHg mother His Wife
retaliated by charging that he had
called her milestone about his
neck" and snake
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
NOTED AUTHOR DIES
Emerson Hongh Succumbs Following
Operation At Chicago

CHICAGO. III, April aO-Em0T s0H
Hough. author, died in a hospital IN
Evanston today.
Mr. HouEh was 66 years old ana
was taken to the hospital last Inurs-
CAV suffering from an intestinal OBJ
struction. An operation was per-
formed on Saturday Heart and res
piratory complications caused dea n.
Mr. Hough. who was a disciple OF
outdoor life, had written many vest
EN- stories. His book. The covered
Wagon" had just recently been pro-
duced in motion pictures.
In the winter of 1893. dnnning
skis. he Travelled over Yellowstone
National park and his activity after
this trip was credited with instigst-
ing the act Of Congress protecting
hnffaln hards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
GREAT BRITAIN COLD
Does Not Feel L. =. should Have
Right To search Vessels

LONDON, April 5o.-Great Britain
is cold on the suggestion Of the
United States government tina.
America be given the right to search
British ships which are believed To
nave aboard liquor cargoes designed
for the United states.
British officials Monday pointed
out that even though the United
States did discover liquor stores in
ships leaving English ports. il would
nc impossi Bile to prevent them from
sailing or TO chaperon them acros :
the Atlantic 20 see that the liquor
was not smuggled into the United
states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
ORGY
CHARGED To SUGAR
EXCHANGE BY j 6.
Hearing OF Governments In
junction Application Is Adj
journed Until May 7

NEW YORK, April 3o.-Hearing of
the governments application for a
temporary injunction to restrain raw
sugar futures trading on the New
York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
vas adjourned until May toda Y
after the government had presented
arguments to sustain its petition and
filed a mass of documents and affi-
daVits.
The exchange. it's clearing associ-
alton and the % past and present
officers and members. who have
been subpGenaed, took no action in
today's proceedings except to file an
answer to the governments petition
denying the charge that the trans
actions on the exchange constitute
a conspiracy in restraint of trade u
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law.
Assistant Attorney General \. T.
Seymour and Special Assistant J. T.
Fowler. in presenting the govern
ment's case, asserted that since Feb
ruary : an orgy of speculation has
been INDUCED in through the instru-
mentality of the exchange and its
clearing association and that enor-
nous quantities of raw sugar more
II an the total stocks then in exis-
tence, have been the subject of fic-
titious or paper" sales. The result
/ they said was that the price of raw
! and refined sugars had been in
/ creased more than cents pound
! to the consumers,
o o o
| Hold Trade Is AFFECTED.
Interstate trade and foreign trade
| and commerce were affected by the
operations of the exchange, they ar
| gued and pointed out that Chief
Justice Taft. in the grain futures
trading decision. had stated that in
terstate trade and commerce may be
barred and restrained by paper
sales on a commodity exchange, even
assuming that those entering mt
such transactions are not themseNes
engaged in such trade and com
merCe.
II was not necessary to prove ar
express agreement, they commended
, in order to establish combination
or conspiracy The assumption
that the operations complained Of
we're authorized by corporate char
tiers was no defense. they claimed.
Mr.. Seymour in his argument pre-
scented affidavits from the Massa
1 chusetts legislative committee WhlcI
recently investigated the high price
Of sugar 1t was confirmed. III
stated. that the ten sugar refiuini
companies operating - refineries oi
The Atlantic coast and two on tn
Pacific coast purchased little. II ans
OF their raw sugars through the eN
change There is no economic ne
eessity for the exchange as operate'
at present he declared Figure
we're submitted to show that out O
more than 1,5j0 0O0 tons of raw su
cars bought and sold on the y
change during February only 80
tons had actually been delivered
The rest Of the transactions n
claimed. had been settled through
The exchanges clearing association
Inv means of matched sales anu rim
settlements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-01
DAUGHERTY is BACK
Attorney General At His Desk Again
Following Illness

WASHINGTON. April 30.-After an
absence of nearly TWO months in
Florida and North Carolina, rccupe-
rating from illness. Attorney General
Daugherty was back al his desk to-
DAY one OF the first questions to
which he viii give attention. it was
said. is President Harding request
for ruling as to the executives
authority to order the use Of naval
vessels in combating rum runners.
The governments sugar suit. filed
recently in New York, also viii en-
gage Mr.. Daughertys active atten-