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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
DEATHS

c. B. Wiggins-Remains of c. B. Wiggins. 36, who died at midnight Monday from injuries received early Sunday morning when he was struck by a Frisco train at Twen- ty-first avenue and Twenty eighth street, north, were sent to Opp, Ala, Tuesday morning by Johns for in- torment.
 Dr. J. F. Moon-Remains of Dr. J. P. Moon, who died Monday afternoon at local infirmary from wounds received Saturday afternoon in Cordova, were sent to Cordova, Ala. Tuesday by Johns for interment. Mrs. c. E. GIasscock-Funeral serv- ices for Mrs. c. D. Glasscock, who died Sunday night, were held from the residence at 230 o'clock Tues day afternoon with Johns in charge. Mrs. Joe BuseIehner-Funeral serv- ices for Mrs. Joe Buselhner, who died Sunday at local infirmary, will be held at 9 o'clock from Our Lady of Sorrows church, followed by interment in the Southside Catholic cemetery with Lige Loy in charge.
 Mrs. Lula Creel-Remains of Mrs. Lula Creel, 32, who died Monday afternoon at a local infirmary, were sent to Calera, Ala, Tuesday morn ing by Lige Loy for interment. William ID. Sharit-Funeral services fer William D. Sharit, who died Monday morning, were held from the residence at Morris, Ala, at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternnon, with Johns in charge.
 H. P. Gaines-Remains of H. P. Gaines, 73, who died at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at a local in firmary, will be sent to Jasper, Ala, Wednesday morning by Vice for interment. Funeral services will be held at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the residence in Jasper He is survived by his widow, four daughters, Mrs. Var rilla Hazelton and Mrs. Annie Rogers of Jasper; Mrs. Bob Catch ing of Florida, and Mrs. Dock Mc- Gee of Mississippi; three sons, E. T., B. D., and H. P Gaines, Jr. of Jasper; a brother, J. P. Gaines of Tuscaloosa, and sister, Mrs. Eliza Stanley of Fayette, Ala. Mrs. Emily O'DeIl-Remains of Mrs. Emily O'Del, 6S, who died at l o'clock Tuesday afternoon at a local infirmary will be sent to An niston, Ala, at 10:30 o'clock We'd nesday morning by Vice for inter- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
SERVICES FOR MRS. BYRD
Pioneer Resident Of Birmingham To Be Buried In EImwoOd Wednesday

Be Buried In Elmwood Wednesday
 Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Worthington Byrd, pioneer resident of Birmingham, and widow of the late pr. Robert T. Byrd, who died late Monday night after brief illness. will be held at Il o'clock Wednesday morning from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John N. Gunnel, 1895 Tenth avenue, south. Burial will be in Elmwood.
 Mrs. Byrd was the daughter of MT. and Mrs Benjamin P. Worthington, and has been a resident of Birming- ham all of her life. She is survived by five sisters, Mrs. W. F. Majors Mrs. Margaret Nance, Mrs. zack Ma bers, Mrs J. F. Graham and Mrs John N. Gunne1s; two brothers, John L. Worthington and William Il. Warrington.
 Mrs. Byrd was a devout Episcopal ian and was always active in church work and charity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
EXPECT RATE REDUCTION
McLendon To Confer With Repre-
 SentafiYea Of UndnrYrifera

sentaffves Of Underwriters
 President D. E. McLendon has hopes of a reduction In fire insurance rates for Birmingham to follow a conference which will be held with representatives of the Southeastern Underwriters association, to be held in the city hall at 10 o'clock Thurs day morning.
 H. G. Seibles, one of the leading in- surance men of Birmingham, was in conference with MT. McLendon re- gently and intimated, MT. McLendon said, that 8 reduction Is possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
CITY PAYS OUT $500
Mrs. Emma Donaldson Settles Suit
 Growing Out Of Injury

. UfOVHHS OUt OH HHJury
 Upon recommendation of City At torney w. J. Wynn, the city commits sion authorized the payment of $500 to Mrs. Emma Donaldson, who had sued the city for damages following fall brought about by her stepping in a hole or depression in one of the city streets.
 Mr. Wynn stated that suit had been brought for $5,000, and the jury had awarded damages in the sum of s750. An appeal was taken, but set tlementl for $500 had been effecteJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
Police Attempt To Connect Thomas Gore With Southside Ak Attack

Thomas Gore, negro, 404 Jackson street, identified by a white woman and a negro boy as the negro who stood with the ax in the doorway of the stairs leading up to 2233h Ave- nue H, south, apparently waiting for the woman manager of the Red grocery store to start to her room above, according to information at police headquarters Tuesday after noon.
 Attempts are being made to con- meet Gore with the ax attack which cost Mrs. Juliet Vigilante and Mrs. Frank Romeo their lives. They have three negroes and a white man who were around the Romeo store the night of the attack and are said to have seen a negro there. Complete investigation of this phase of the case had not been made and officers were reluctant to discuss 1t Tuesday night.
 Gore was arrested at his home by Detectives McAdory, Lee, Cole, H. C.. Propst, M. E. McDuff, and Moser after they had spent several days tracing his movements, which indi- cated tha the was in hiding. He ie held in the city jail as a dangerous and suspicious character. Four other negroes were placed in jail under similar charges, but officers would not discuss their cases Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07
WILL JONES FOUND NOT GUILTY

WILL JONES FOUND NOT GUILTY
 Verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in Judge H. P. Heflin's court Tuesday in the case of Will Jones, charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of John Ross last July. Ross was found dead on a lonely road, appar- entity as a result of having been struck on the head with a blunt in strument. All the evidence presented was of circumstantial nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-07

Mrs. Lula Cree1-Remains of Mrs. Lula Creel, 32, who died Monday afternoon at local infirmary, were sent to Calera, Ala, Tuesday morn ing by Lige Loy for interment.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
NAPIER SAYS PRISON
FLOGG|NGS VIOLATE
SPIRIT Of THE LAW

That the whipping of convicts In
Georgia is in violation of the spirit
of the constitution but not in vio-
iation of the law, was IN substance
an opinion just rendered TO Gov
ernor Hardwick by Attorney Gen
eral Napier.
The opinion covered several type
written pages and concluded with
the following summing up:
In my opinion the whipping OF
a convict, where deemed necessary
to subdue or control him, admin
istered under regularly adopted rules
of the prison commission, is not
such violation of the law that the
same would be indictable; yet it
seems to be in violation of the spirit
of the constitution of Georgia"
Some weeks ago a committee rep
resenting the Council of Christian
Churches of Atlanta, presented to
Governor Hardwick a written protest
against the whipping of convicts,
attached to which was a lengthy
brief prepared by Attorney Marion
jackson. a member of the commit
tee, contending that whipping is
violation of that provision of the
constitution which says that neither
Punishment nor whipping shall be
administered as a punishment for
crime in this state. The governor
referred the question to Attorney
General Napier.
Theelaw relating to the discipline
of convicts in Georgia is that the
prison commission shall formulate
rules and regulations for the conduct
of convict camps and the discipline
of convicts, and that these shall be
approved by the governor. The rules
now in force allow whipping, sub
ject TO certain restrictions.
Governor Hardwick said he had
not decided what action he would
take in the matter.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Russia Not Excited
At Prospect Of War;
Issues Workers. Appeal
BY F. A. MACKENZIE

Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
(Chicago Dali News-Copyright. 1929
MOSCOW, Jan. 15.-There is no
excitement among the people over
the declaration of Russian news
papers and authorities that the ma
tons are on the eve of another world
war.
NJ. Kalinin, on behalf of all-Rus-
STA executive committee, has issued
an appeal to the trades unions and
workers of the world in which he
asks them to attack the bourgeois
governments because 1.-The bour-
geoisie wants to kill you"
NJ. Kalinin calls upon the work
men of France TO prevent the money
leaders of Paris from killing the
workers German brothers.
Your enemy is in your own coun-
try" he warns them. He ADVISES the
German workmen to unite with their
French brothers and Soviet Russia.
The manifesto denounces the
hypocracy of the entente.
"All the world" says NJ. Kalinin,
anticipates another war. Europe has
been transformed by the treaty of
Versailles into a powder mine and
sparks are now falling on it,"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
CAPPER To STICK
TO SENATE: POST;
PUNCTURES BOOM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The
boom to make Senator Capper, Of
Kansas, farmer and progressive, a
presidential candidate in 1924 was
punctured today by Capper himself.
I'D like to see farmer from the
middle west president of the United
States" he said,
II think it would be a good thing
for the country-but not for me.
I've got a man-sized job here in the
senate for the next few years. am
going to devote my political life to
working out a permanent solution
of the farmers ills.
There is something fundamentally
wrong with this agricultural system
in the United States. Here a farmer
gets only about "a cents out of every
dollar the consumer spends for farm
products. In some nations they get
as high as IS cents out of the con-
sumer's dollar.
There is too much money being
wasted between the producer and
the consumer. I'm going to find out
where that money goes and then I'll
attempt to sweep out that waste by
congressional legislation.
IF l an do that l figure I will
have satisfied my ambition. That
looks bigger to me than being presi,
dent"
Senator Capper has been repeat
eddy mentioned as the farm bloc's
candidate for the presidency. His
recent purchase of a string of farm
papers in the east was regarded by
some watchful politicians as a move
to provide strong weapon for his
reported presidential candidacy.
1t is known that Senator Capper
has written some of his closest
friends telling them he does not in
tend to allow the presidential bee
ito buzz around him"
Senator Capper said there was no
farm bloc presidential nominee as
yet. He declared he was authoriz-
ing those who had begun TO boom
his name to turn their work to other
channels.
Senator's LaFollette, Borah and
Johnson and others will receive the
backing of most of the progressive
farm bloc members, he said. But he
added that no serious consideration
had been given by the groups to a
unanimous choice for the presiden-
tial nomination.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Birmingham Specialist
Chats With Friends in
ain les S Operation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 10
For the first time in the history of
the medical profession in this sec
ton of the country novocain was
used here with marvellous success in
an operation.
The operation was for appended
It's and was performed upon DR.. WIFE
liam l.. Staggers, specialist, by DE-.
Chalmers II. Moore. The operation
required exactly forty minutes, and
while the operating was taking
place the patient looked quietly at
the skill of Or. Moore, not suffering
pain at all. During the operation
DR.. Staggers chatted with few
friends, who witnessed the opera
ton, as pleasantly as though he
were seated in his own drawing
room at home.
One hour after the operation DR..
Staggers ate his usual lunch and
said he enjoyed it. After lunch he
smoked his cigar. as usual. He says
he feels no pain whatever from the
operation and aside from being a
little sore would not realize that he
had ever been on the operating ia
BILE.
Medical men here say that the use
of novocain in major operations is
new, but that it has been used i'll
minor operations to some extent for
some time.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
GOVERNOR PEAY
IS INAUGURAL IN
NASHVILLE TUESDAY

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 16.-
Tennessee today returned to the
Democratic household. Austin Pa,
Democrat. succeeding ALI A Taylor
Republican, as governor.
The change in administration took
place at the Ryman auditorium and
was witnessed tY a crowd Of several
thousand people. The inaugucHti ~
was preceded by a parade from a
local hotel 20 TIE auditorium. police,
eua1Gsmen and r. o. T. G. cadets
acting as an escort to the Official
au,cuCbiles. Democrats from al
over Tennessee were here 3cr the
cCrem.
In his valedictory, Governor Tay
Tor expressed pleasure at being
! "homeward bound" and paid a poetic
tribute to the mountains of east
Tennessee.
In his inaugural address, the new
governor declared the people did not
want much legislation. "They in
sist." he said that their liberty of
conduct shall not be further impeded
with useless and veXation laws. 1t
lisa distinctly unwise to pass criminal
statutes which will not be enforced.
| They merely lower our standard of
citizenship and promote lawlessness.
Deficit objectionable
| "Our people are genuinely hope
! full that this legislature will refrain
from distracting strife of every kind,
and industriously apply it's mind to
| the serious problems of tax and
| fiscal relief. 1t is objectionable that
| our commonwealth, which is so rich
| in citizenship and resources, should
annually run $1,000,000 or more in
arrears, and that the tax burdens at
the same time Is so unequally dis
| tributed that the producing class
! in our state can hardly sustain its
| weight.
This general assembly was def
! initely chosen to remedy this situa-
ton, and the people are expecting
| it to be definitely done. l beg its
membership to studiously refrain
/ from the consideration of moral, So
cial, temperance, or other legislation
Of distracting character, until the
ways and means have been found
and effected to restore sound and
orderly government in this state.
The statute books are now filled with
! laws on those subjects, which are
not being enforced, and to merely
impose penalties in acts, which juries
will not impose in practice, is to
waste time and lower the law-mak-
| ing authority in public estimation.
Must Remove Certain Officials
ct gives me no pleasure that the
mandate of the people when carried
into effect must inevitably remove
certain officials from public service.
[ do not bear any animosity or i'll
will toward them, The issues were
put so squarely and plainly before the
state. that nobody can mlsunder-
; stand the result, and nobody does
misunderstood it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Hunter in Airplane
Eludes Game Warden
AndU.S. Sub-Chaser

LA PLATA, Md, Jan. 16.-Of-
fc'als of the naval proving grounds
at Indian Head Md, are co-operat-
ing with Frederick S. Barbour, coun-
ty game warden, in an endeaVor to
apprehend the person who has been
itching ducks and geese on the
Potomac river with the aid Of an
airplane.
A submarine chaser was sent out
from the Indian Head station re-
Gently in the hope it NAV recognize
the plane or its owner. The air
hunter, however, did not put, in an
appearance during the time the
naval vessel patrolled the river and
it was thought he had put a stop to
his activities.
During the past week. the game
warden said, the plane again start
ed its hunt, and on one occasion
was seen to chase a goose for sew
eral miles over the open country.
NaVa. authorities have assured Mr.
Barbour they would send out an
alrplane to assist in the capture =
the law breaker.
The hunting plane was first re
ported here several weeks ago. 1t
was said at that time the pilot would
fly UP the river, locate a flock of
dicks and then put them to flight
AS the ducks would f1v away, he
was sad to have piloted his machine
throu"1 the flock, and. with the aid
r" a large pocket-shaped net stretch
ed from the wings of the plane,
would CAPTURE a number of them.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Democratic Criticism
OF Capper Farm Bill
Develops in Senate

WASHINGTONg Jan. 16.-Demo-
cratic criticism Of the Capper bill de.
veloped in the senate today when
consideration of the farm credits leg
islatiOn was received with a hope for
a vote on the bill before adjournment.
Senator Simmons. Democrat,
North Carolina. said the Capper bill
S of Every little JnseQuence" to
the rank and file of farmers, al
though he thought it might be of
some help to large stock raisers. He
declared sevealr feature s"impracti-
CABLE" and said he hoped the bill
w I'D not be an excuse preventing
~assage of more helpful legislation.
The Capper bills provision for c.
operative credit associations with
$250,000 capital We're criticised
e. Jecially by Senator Simmons, who
saidi would be difficult for any ordi-
nary group Of farmers to form such
an association.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Oil Riches Fall Fast
On Indians; Chieftess !
Is Hailed as Midas

KAW CITY, Okla, Jan. IT,
Lucy Tyiap Eads, first woman
chief of an Indian tribe, was looked
on Monday as modern Midas by
Poor Lo.
She has turned the bleak hill tops
Of the kaw Indian reservation into
gold. The poVerty-stricken cousins
of the rich Usage Indians were be-
ing offered 81 900 and more for roy
alties on the land which for genera
tons barely has produced pasturage
for their lean cattle.
Wild scenes were enacted
throughout the reservation after
the discovery of a 1000 barrel oil
we'll. Excitement ran high as
scouts raced to be the first in the
field and sleepy Indians were hauled
from their beds to grasp bundles of
money from those seeking leases.
But the Kaws seem assured that
their newfound fortunes are their
rewards for selecting Lucy Tyiap
Fads as their chief.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Former Aiken Woman
Is Held in Connection
With Husbands Death

GREENVILLE, S. c., Jan. IL
Mrs. Della Kate Williamson Monday
was taken back to Aiken county to
answer a charge of having slain her
husband, Robert L. Williamson, on
November %, 1921. She was arrest.
ed here Sunday by Sheriff Rector,
of Aiken county and special officers
detailed to the case by Governor
Wilson G. Harvey.
Mrs. Williamson denies any con-
nection with her husbands death
Williamson, a prominent Aiken
county farmer, was found in the
rear of his home where he had stag
gered from his bedroom, with his
throat cut. He died shortly after
ward and without speaking. The
theory at the time was that he had
committed suicide. His wife was
said to have been asleep at the time.
Mrs. Williamson moved here re-
Gently to be with one of her sons
who is a student of Furman uniVer-
Sity.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Judge Gus L. Brack,
OfDouglas, Is Dead

DOUGLAS, Ca, Jan. 17,-Judge
Gus L. Brack, aged rs, died at the
home of DR.. c. E. Bailey, in Doug
las, Saturday night of acute indi-
ness.
Judge Brack was for a number of
years justice of the peace in Doug
las and bore the reputation of never
having been reversed by a higher
court He was married twice, his
first wife died in Douglas several
years ago, and about year ago he
was married to an elderly lady who
came from Michigan to Douglas and
married him after some correspond
ence. They lived here until last
May when they moved to Tampa,
Florida
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Alabama 40 Wants.
Summarized in New
Governors Address

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jan. 10
Governor William w. Brandon, in
his inaugural address Monday, sum
married. what we want in Alabama
in ten pointed paragraphs:
"a relief from excessive taxation
of the properties now on the tax
books, while others are exempted
BY reducing taxes as far as possible
on property now taxed and requir-
ing exempted properties that should
be taxed to bear their share.
IAN educated citizenship with sew
en- months school in every school dis
trict, and our university, colleges
and normal schools open to every
young man and woman in the state.
BY practicing economy in every
misunderstanding useless Of
fees, striking down Implications and
cutting every unnecessary expense
"a healthy people with proper
health laws and protection from dis
ease.
"A contented rural people with ev'
erv advantage for school and mar
ket.
"The proper care of all wards OF
the state, including the maynard
youth and these things that look aft
er the welfare of the children.
Good roads with a commission
of three men who will begin a road
program at once that will connect
county sites.
Rigid enforcement of law.
"The enabling act to build the port
of Mobile.
Harmony in our ranks, unity in
Alabama, cooperation and not crlti-
cisn. to the end that we may grow
without oppression. We must de-
velop and make happy the nome lie
of our people,
Governor Brandon's address con
tanned this pointed paragraph on
Sabbath observance:
1.-The Sabbath day should be kept
holy and any commercializatlon OF
this sacred day should be prohib'
tied"
He wants prohibition laws en-
forced:
"A sober citizenship is not only
essential to our material welfare, but
to our moral and spiritual life; there
fore, we must not minimize or weak
en- our prohibition laws, but enforce
them to the letter without fear or
favor!
On state finance:
I'VE must live within our income
and yet not retard the progress OF
the state"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Texas-OkIahoma
Boundary Dispute
Settled by Court

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE
south cut bank of the Red river was
made the boundary line between
Texas and Oklahoma by order of the
supreme court Monday in the long
fought Red River case.
The decision is a compromise of
the conflicting contentious of the
United States and Texas, the cut
bank for most of the distance, where
the contest centered at the big bend,
being between the bluffs, which the
United States insisted should be
made the boundary, and the south
bank of the river at it's normal stage,
which Texas urged should be made
the line
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Hundreds of Millions
OF American Dollars
VIII Develop China

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 17.-Hun-
dreds of millions of American dollars
will be spent in the development of
China during the next decade, ac-
cording to T. G. Chow. banker,
merchant and former premier of
China, who sailed from here today
on the steamship President Jackson
for the Orient.
Mr.. Chow heads a party Of Chinese
bankers who are returning to the
Orient after conferences with east
ern capitalists regarding the forma-
,tion of China enterprises" inc. The
enw company is composed of Chi
nese and American capitalists and
formed to devon thu industrial
possibilities of China.
Among the industries which the
u w company plans to operate are
silk factories. farm machinery fac
tc~ies. the making Of automobiles,
establishment of mines and many
9th forms of commercial and in
dlctr;al pndeaVOr
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-18
Resolution Opposes
Tax on Gasoline

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. IL
Introduction of a resolution to con-
denim attempts to tax gasoline as n
means Of raising revenues for high.
way construction, provoked d
discussion at the opening session of
the directors of the American Au.
tomobile association. The matter
finally was referred to committee
without action.
Upwards OF so delegates were in
attendance on the meeting Judge
Fl. B. Phillips, chairman of the state
road department of Florida, made an
address. George c. Diehl, of Buffalo,
N. Y, president of the A. A A.,
presided at the session.