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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
WALTON DENIES HE WILL RESIGN
Indictment By Probe Body Expected To Be Returned
 To House Today

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 21.-(Bv As- sociated Press.)-On the eve of his indictment by an Investigating com mittee of the lower house of the Oklahoma legislature, Gov. J. c. Walton denied that he intends resign ing from office Monday morning.
 There is positively nothing to the report" the governor told the As sociated Press tonight. Such rumors are merely to weaken my friends and supporters and stampede them"
 The lower house of the state leg islature will convene at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon to hear the report of the Disney committee, named to investigate Irregularities in state offices and bring impeachment charges, where irregularities were found to exist against state officials subject to impeachment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
THREE INDICTEDM BANK CONSPIRACY
Prominent Southern Business Men Arrested Is 0utgroWth
 Of Timber Deals

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Oct. 21.-John H. Hines, prominent hardwood lumber manufacturer, of this city, and w. S. Biles, oil operator in the Eldorado field, have been indicted with John F.. Osborne, former president of the Citi- zens National bank of Corinth, Miss, on charges of misappropriation of funds of the bank and conspiracy to violate the national banking act, ac- cording to a story which will be pub lished tomorrow in the Commercial Appeal.
 The indictments were returned by a federal grand jury at Aberdeen, Miss, October g. according to the newspaper. The charges are the out growth, it is said. of an alleged shortage of approximately s90,0O0 in Osbornes accounts at the bank. which, it is charged. resulted from extensive timber dealings in which the three men engaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
EASIER DIVORCES. URGED BY SELMIAN
IncompatibiIity Should Be Sufficient Grounds, Rabbi
 Cohen Tells Gathering

Divorces should be made easier to obtain and incompatibility should be sufficient grounds for obtaining them, said Rabbi Simon Cohen of Selma, who spoke Sunday morning in the Temple Emanu-El.
 "The Divorce Problem was the subject of Rabbi Cohen's address, but he pointed out that this prob lem was primarily the- problem of the weaknesses of human nature Considering that human nature is as imperfect as it Is. he urged that di- vorces were preferable to years Of unhappiness resulting from men and women trying to live together with out love. It is simply question Of choosing the lesser of two evils, he said
 Dr. Cohen made it plain that he was not in favor of trial marriages, free love or anything of that kind, but pointed to the unwisdom of fore ing a man and woman to spend the rest of their lives in unhappiness as punishment for a foolhardy or thoughtless marriage.
 There is an old adage that a man never runs for street car after he has caught it," he said, "and the same thing is true of woman. When a couple marry they prac- tically know they have got each other for life and stop the process of winning the others love. If, on the other hand. they knew that the other might easily get a divorce, a greater effort would be made to hold him or her"
 Answering the objection as to the welfare of children after their parents are not on good terms, 1t makes little difference to the child whether they are living together CT divorced. He said that more boys and girls of the upper middle class would be willing to marry if mar riage was made less serious and less binding contract.
 A general discussion followed the address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
LEAGUE OF VOTERS
 WILL HOLD FR0L|C
Mrs. Edward ]. Costigan Of Washington To Be Guest
 Of Women Monday

Old-fashioned costumes, table reserved for timid men, prizes, lots of fun and short talks will feature the luncheon Lf the League of Women Voters to be held in the Tut Monday afternoon. Each speaker on the program has promised not to be sserious and tho entire luncheon will be given ever to fun and frolic.
 Everyone who can wear an old cos- tune has been urged to do so by the committee in charge, and prize will be offered to the wearer of the quaintest, while booby prize will be given to the wearer of the most modern costume. The Halloween idea ha been carried cut in the decora- tive scheme. and there are many novelties on the program which can not be divulged, 1t was stated.
 Among the principal speakers on the program are Mrs. Edward J. Cos tigan, chairman of the living costs committed of the National League of Women Voters; Mrs. Solon Jacobs, association; pr. W. w. Harper of Selma, Ala, president of the Ala bama Medical association; D. E. Me- Leadon, president of the city com mission; Mrs. J. M. Hankins. pres ident of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters, and Mrs. Palmer Daugette. chairman of the member man of the luncheon, will preside.
 Musical numbers have been well taken care tf by the music commit tee Mrs. May Shakleford and Earl Stapleton will sing solos and the en- tire audience will participate in com have been written for the occasion by Mrs. w. J. Adams. chairman of the music committee.
 Separate Table For Men.
 Even the masculine sex have been urged to attend the luncheon, and a separate table has been prepared for them. These men are expected to be all very timid, and doubtless they will when they get among the women voters. A special prize has been pre- pared for the most timid man at the luncheon. Those in charge of the affair are so confident that the funny, that the person who giggles the loudest will be presented with a special prize. Mrs. Costigan pr. Harper and Mrs. D. E. McLendon will present the prizes.
 Mrs. Brenton Fiske, executive sec retary of the Jefferson County league, asked that it be distinctly understood that the meeting Is to be open for both men and women. and that everyone should be on hand at 12:30 o'clock. She stated all who have reservations were urged to be present on time, that their places not be taken. Reservations can be made until Il o'clock Monday morn ing by calling headquarters: Main 5886.
 Immediately following the lunch eol meeting will be held to dis cuss the membership drive which the Jefferson County league will stage during the next few weeks. This meeting will be held in the Tut wiler hoteL
 This luncheon bids fair to be one of the most entertaining ever held by the women voters, and Mrs. Fiske stated there were many funny num- bers on the program, that the com nittee had been asked to withhold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
PRICE PUT UP 2OO PER GENT SAYS
Commission Finds Whole saIers Stack Up Huge Prof.
 it's, With Vastly Increased Margins Over Pre-War Days
RECOMMEND EDERAL- CONTROL IN SHORTAGES
President Coolidge And Con- gress Told Government ShouIdaBe Empowered To Regulate Fuel Distribution

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Whole- salers in the coal industry during recent years have been taking prof it's at rate of more than 200 per cent over their pre-war margins, the coal commission reported yesterday, while retail coal dealers, in spite of increasing costs, have been taking less. The commissions study of coal distribution resulted in it's recom- mendation to President Coolidge and Congress that the federal govern ment be empowered to regulate fuel distribution in times of shortage. but that the retail handling of coal be left entirely for local treatment.
 Though the commission ceased it's work September 22, the text of it's report on coal distribution became available yesterday in complete form fer the first time. The conclusions ad- vanced were unanimously adopted by it's membership, including the chairman, John Hayes Hammond, Thomas R. Marshall, Clarke Howell, George Otis Smith, Edward T. De- vine and Charles P. Neill.
 To Many Wholesalers.
 "The commissions study indicates that there are altogether too many wholesalers" the report said, but that notwithstanding this fact, the wholesale trade has made large prof it's in most of the 10-year period from 1913 to 1922 inclusive, and ex- cessiye profits in the panic years 1917 and 1920. The year 1922 gen erally showed more moderate and even smal earnings on account of the curtailment of the tonnage by strike The commissions study also indicates that in times of shortage the pyramiding of wholesale margins lthroVgh the speculative. activity of Ssholesaiers. results in the enhance ment of prices without furnishing the public an equivalent in distrf button service"
 ResIrring periods of coal shortaee with wild wholesale speculation point to the need of a public service viewpoint respecting the en- tire coal trade backed by legislation providing for strict regulatory DOW CTS on the part of the federal gov ernment over the entire production and distribution interstate of coal The exercise of such regulation la especially needed in times of short age and widely fluctuating prices.
 o O O
 Use 1913 As Base.
 Taking 1913 as a base. the com mission found that the average wholesaler who distributed coal without physically handling the shin ments made profit of 3.6 cents per ion handled, and made an annual re-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
D|SCOVERER OF|NSUL|N |S V|S| S|TOR HERE
pr. F. G. Banting, Canadian
 Who Found Remedy For Diabetes, Will Address Jef-
 ferson Medical Society DOMINION G0VERNME PAYS S7,500 ANNUITY Lectures Monday And Tues
 day For Physicians Only To Feature Stay-To Attend Women Voters Luncheon

Two years ago last May a young Canadian doctor, who had received the military cross for gallantry tn as a medical officer after having been sent back to Canada badly wounded, began experimenting in a search for a cure for diabetes. dis ease from which 100000 people in the United States are estimated to be suffering. More than that, medi- cal records show the disease has been on the increase in this country since 1870. The result of this doc- tors research, with the cooperation of associates, was the insulin treat ment for diabetes.
 Dr. F. G. Banting of Toronto, late of London, Ontario, is this young doctor, who is visiting Birmingham on his first trip to the United States. As the result of his work. the Can adian government has granted Dr. Banting an annuity of $7,500 a year. To prevent exploitation of his dis covery by commercial fakes, pr. Banting applied for patent. and sity the royalties and the right to license those to treat diabetes through insulin.
 Dr. Banting's discovery takes its name from the island cells Cf the pancreas, injected into the patient in extract form. Care necessary in it's use Is aptly illustrated by the state ment that the average daily dose for diabetic Is about one thou sandth of an ounce, according to an Illuminating article concerning Dr. Banting in the current number of HeaFst's International Magazine.
 A ~-sx,a. Moudav Morufuy
 Dr. Banting will arrive in Bir- mingham at g o'clock Monday morn ing and will be met at the station by pr. Scale Harris, whose house guest he will be, and a number of other prominent Birmingham physicians. pr. w. W. Harper of Selma, president of the state medical board, will be an Birmingham for the occasion.
 pr. Banting's visit to Birmingham is professional only and Is an accept ance of an invitation extended him by the Jefferson County Medical so- ciety to address that body on the use of Insulin. His first address will be to members of the medical profession from till Il o'clock Monday morning at the Tutwiler, following which he will appear at the regular weekly meeting of the Birmingham League of Women Voters.
 At 7:30 o'clock Monday evening Dr. Banting will address the physicians at the Country club. After the ad- dress he will be rendered an informal reception by pr. and Mrs. Scale Harris. Members of the Jefferson County Medical society, their wives and visiting physicians are invited.
 The next address, also to physicians only, will be delivered from till II o'clock Tuesday morning in the ball room of the Tutwiler hotel. pr. Banting will go further into details of the use of insulin. He will leave Birmingham at noon Tuesday for his home in Toronto, Canada. During his stay in Birmingham, he will be car ried an inspection trip to points of interest In the Birmingham district, with special refence to the hospitals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
GERMANS FLOCK TO
 MOSCOW WITH MONEY
Seek Trade Openings As Home
 Situation Grows Worse

MOSCOW, Oct. 21.-Moscow is be- coming more crowded every day with Germans seeking trade openings or concessions. Some of them frankly admit they are looking for a place to put their money in the event the German situation becomes much worse and threatens the loss of all they have.
 Some of the pessimistic ones. fear ing the rise of communism in Ger many, take the view that the Rus sian revolution has passed it's worst phases and that therefore if they should own land or factories here on a concession basis necessitatlng CO., operation with their similar proper ties in Germany, then Russia might exert her influence against the seiz- ure or maltreatment of their German properties under communism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
KILLED BY TRAIN

BILOXI. Miss. Oct. 21-John Bat taya, IT, is dead here as the result of an accid, nt which occurred here today whey his body was mangled under a Y uisville and Nashville freight trL n. The boy was sent to a hospitaF and a speed boat rushed to the Louisiana maishes where his father was in command of a vessel and an effort made to get him to the bedside of his son before he died, but this failed as the boy lively only a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
SIX U. s. WARSHIPS TO
 GO UNDER HAMMER
Sealed Bids For Vessels Doomed By
 Treaty Must Be In Thursday

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Six United States battleships doomed by the naval limitation treaty have been placed on the auction block. g Sealed bids for these sea monsters which have never left the ways, must be received at the navy depart ment here by II a. m.. next Thurs day morning. when the bids will be opened.
 The ships to be sold are the bat tleships South Dakota and Indiana, now at New York; the North Caro- Iipa at Norfolk; the Montana at Mare Island, Cal, and the battle cruisers. Constitution and United States at Philadelphia.
 Other ships will be sold for scrap hing purposes in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
MOONSHINER WOUNDED
Shot In Duel With Officers During
 Still Rnid

MERIDIAN, Miss, Oct 21-B. Lee, aged 30, alleged moonshiner, is in a hospital here with & gunshot wound in the right leg and and in danger of having the member amputated as d result of duel with raiding officers.
 Lee and a companion who escaped are said to have opened fire on the raiding officers who returned the ire. several bullets striking Lee in the leg fracturing a bone. His companion escaped. One still was in operation, officers claim, with another about ready.
 The officers say that they saw three at the still and as they ap- preached the moonshiners opened fire, Lee being shot down by the return fire of the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
'. s. BODY ASSAILS COAL GOUGERS
Breaks Hoodoo By Taking Her 14th Husband

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Oct. 21. Mrs. Cora Yates, who was di- vorced from her thirteenth hus- band, last Saturday, was mar ried for the fourteenth time yesterday to Henry LaForge of this city The marriage was performed at Belleyille, near here.
 Mrs. Yates has been divorced 12 times and one marriage was annulled. Last Saturday she di- vorced Alexander Yates, hus- band No. 13. She was super stitious, so she decided to take another chance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
Pinchot States Position

WASHINGTON, Oct Ex-Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania regards the governors conference here as being barren so far as devising any "prac- tical" means for quelling the whisky rebellion is concerned, and has thrown the responsibility for enforc- ing the Volstead law back to Presi- dent Coolidge and the federal gov ernment.
 The Pennsylvania governor does not look upon the plan for state and federal cooperation asked by Coolidge as meeting the need, but
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
TO BUCK STANDARD OIL
stinnes Buys Fleet Of Steamers And
 Oil Land Holdings

DUSSELDORF, Oct. 21-The Stin- nes group of industrialists. says an article in the Duesseldorfer- Nachtrich- ten. has organized a company with a capital of one hundred million gold marks to compete with the Standard oil company. It Is said this company has purchased a large fleet of steam CTS in Argentina and also acquired large holdings of oil hands in the Argentine, Persisa and Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
DIE IN MEXICAN CLASHES
Bloody Street Fights Mark Presiden-
 tial Election Campaign

tial Election Campaign
 MEXICO CITY, Oct 21.-Bloody street clashes between supporters of rival presidential candidates resulted in several killed and wounded here Sunday.
 Senor Gales, candidate for Presi- dent. returned to Mexico City Sunday morning and paraded the streets at the head of 75.000 followers. March, ing with him was Luis Morones, pres ident of the Mexican Federation of Labor.
 During the day supporters of Do- logo de la Huerta, another candidate. organized impromptu parades to op- pose the Gales showing One of these parades numbered 5000 people. Whenever the parades met, clashes occurred,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
KILLED LUMBERMAN
J. L. Combs Found Guilty Of Murder
 ing w. A. Matthews

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Oct. 21.-J. L. Combs was found guilty of the mur- der of w. A. Matthews, prominent lumberman of this city. and was sem fenced to five years in the peniten- tiary in the verdict rendered this aft- ernoon in circuit court by the jury, which had deliberated since last mid night. The court, in instructing the jury. declared the evidence justified consideration of all degrees of homi- eide in arriving at verdict.
 The killing of Matthews. last Au- gust, followed an argument over the sale of timber to him by Combs, who operated 2 sawmill near here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
BUMPER WHEAT CROP
Argentina's Total For 1923 100000
 900 Bushels Over Average

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.--Argen- tina's wheat production this year is 59.700,000 bushels larger than last year and almost 100.000,000 bushels larger than the average production during the five years 1909-13.
 An official forecast from the in- ternational institute of agriculture at Rome received here places the crop at 4S,052,000 bushels compared with 1S9,000,000 bushels last year.
 The rye crop is forecast at 3.701.- 900 bushels compared with 2,147,000 last year; barley at 4,593,000 bushels, compared with 7.656,000; and oats at 5S,560,000 bushels compared with 54,- 975.0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
AIR MECHANIC KILLED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Marshal Ruellan, an airplane mechanic who recently came from Paris. France, was instantly killed here today when he was struck by the propeller of an airplane he was working on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22

FORECAST FOR ALABAMA: FAIR MONDAY AND TUES DAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22

CITY WILL BEGIN AT ONCE
 WORK OF WIDENING FIRST AVENUE THROUGH EAST ERN SECTION OF CITY
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-15
NEGOTIATIONS ON,
OVER SITUATION
IN RUHR SECTION

PARIS, Dec. ia first step
towards opening direct Franco-Ger-
man conferences regarding the Ruhr
and Rhineland situations was taken
today when Germany emissary,
Herr Won Hoesch, visited Premier
Poincare at $3.50 a. m.
Won Hoesch requested that negoti-
ations to facilitate aecords reached
regarding resumption of industry in
the Ruhr be opened at once.
Poincare, who received the Ger
man somewhat hesitatingly and with
many reservations, did not immedi-
ately reply. The French premier re-
quested Won Hoesch to submit his
suggestions in writing. When this
is done Poincare will reply i'll writ
ing.
Won Hoesch asked Poincare if he
We're not ready to negotiate con-
cerning all outstanding Franco-Ger-
man questions.
The premier replied France cer-
tainly did not intend to negotiate
regarding Germany's reparations
debt to this country since that was
n matter that came within the iuris-
diction of the sreparations commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-15
Judge Conkling
May Complete
L. A. Case Today

Judge Conkling held night ses-
sion of the superior court in Los An
geles last night, in order to give at
torneys in the Degnan case an oppor-
tunity to conclude their arguments
to the jury. 1t is expected the case
will be given to the jury today, and
verdict is hoped for before night.
The court was compelled to pound
vigorously with the gavel yesterday
when Degnan interrupted the pro-
cedure while the complaining wit
ness, Miss Clement, was testifying
by asking her where she got the
money to live On before the attack
which Degnan is accused of commit
ting.
In the event the case is closed to-
day, it is expected Judge Conkling
will return to this city Monday and
that Judge Shenk, who has been
presiding over the local superior
court in exchange with him, will re-
turn to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-15
NEGRO IS KILLED
AFTER Staying
4, W0UNDlNC 9
Machine Gun Used by
Pursuing Posse in
Capture
BY United Press Leased Wire

DREW, Miss, Dec. 15.-Joe Pull
len, negro, who shot and killed
three white men and wounded nine
others, died from machine gun bullet
wounds while lying in a street in
Drew at . a. IN. while large crowd
milled about, threatening to burn
him. -n.
Pullen was trapped at midnioht in
a drainage ditch after q 15-hour
chase. Machine gun fire was turned
into an improvised fortress in the
ditch, where he made a stand. Many
bullets struck his body. When mem
bers of the possee reached him he
was still alive. He was brought to
Drew and left lying in a street near
the depot where large crowd Of
curious gathered. He died before
threats made by the crowd were ear
ried out Those shot to death by
Pullen were:
w. T. Sanders, planter, who en-
ployed the negro; II. c. Hess, and
r. l.. Methiven.
All the dead and wounded except
Sanders were members of a posse
chasing the fugitive. Sanders was
shot when he attempted to collect
rent from Pullen.