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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
SOCIETY BELLE
TOOuL WED
NAVAL OFFICER
Washington Favorite Defies
Conventions When She
Finds Love Waning

WASHINGTON. May Infancy
Hoyt had the courage to follow her
heart and defy the conventions, even
at the risk of shocking the high So
cial circles in which she lived. When
she found she did not love the man
to whom she was engaged. she re-
fused to go through with her we'd
ding to him.
That, according to close friends of
the beautiful Washington debutante
and social favorite. was the real
reason Miss Hoyt's wedding to
Lieut.. F. Wiseman Clarke of the
British navy. was indefinitely post
poned" yesterday within a few hours
of the time set for the ceremony.
Miss Hoyts closest friends today
were applauding her for her courage
which she mustered at the eleventh
hour while the guests were as
sembling. and all arrangements for
brilliant international society
wedding had been completed. They
said there was no truth in reports
that Lieutenant Clarke's parents
broke of the match because they had
learned belatedly of the elopement in
1910 of Miss Hoyt's sister, Mrs. Elinor
Hoyt Wylie, who ran away to
Europe and wed Horace Wyl!e.
Miss Hoyt today was In seclusion
with physician attending her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18

Board Of Reuenue Begins
Work On Plan For N VI
Jefferson Courthouse
Propose to Select New Site, Sell Present Building and
Ask People to Authorize Bond Issue of Either
$500 900 or 81 OOO0 600

Plans to submit to the people of
jefferson county at special cleo
tion thsi summer a bond issue to
cover the building of a new court
house will be discussed by the board
of revenue Friday, unless pressure Of
other business prevents, D. C. Ball,
chairman of the board, stated Thurs
day night. The question of calling a
special election to authorize con-
tinuation of the one-mill county
school tax, expiring in 1924, will also
be discussed with a view of deciding
both quest at the same election.
At leas' !, 20 will be asked for
in the 90 issue. and possibly
$1,000 - = The latter event. the is
sue v = stipulation that no
more q = d than is absolutely nee
esss ID le board will not be able
- 1T has received bids after
cation of the project.
: ~ Jew Location.
O.. is planned to build the court
q use on a new location, IL the cleo
S.on carries, and the money derived
from the sale of the old building and
lot will be applied to cost of the new
building. Members of the board be-
lieve the present building and site
can be sold for approximately
sell. Date Ct commencement of con-
struction will depend on the success
of the board in securing a new site.
Work will possibly be in shape to be-
gin some time in 1924, 1t is believed.
Members of the board of revenue
discussed the question Thursday
morning at an informal meeting with
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committee of the grand jury. While
the one-mill tax will not expire I'M
til next year, it Will be submitted to
a vote at the same time as the court
house que stion, in order to reduce the
expense.
Want More Schools
Possibility of dissension among
county officials is seen in the In
formal request some time ago by the
board of education for $1,000 900
bond issue to complete the edu-
cational program begun several years
ago.
One and one-half million dollars
have alre ady been spent in the county
on school buildings, but another mil
lion is required to finish the program,
according to DIR. y. r. Baker. super
intenent DIR. Baker said the board
consider the matter of placing such a
school bond issue before the people.
I'VE don't want to have the court
house built, and leave the schools out.
The projects should be linked to-
gether," DR.. Baker stated.
Chairman Ball stated that no Off
cial reuest for a bond issue had been
received from the board of education.
He declared 1T would be impossible
to authorize two $1,000, 000-bond Is
sues and said 1t was problematical
whether it would be possible to issue
both $50o,000-bond issue for the
court house and 100000 issue for
the schools.
According to DR.. Baker. there are
81 school projects in which either
overhauling or new buildings are
necessary. One hundred projects have
already been built or put in shape.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
DOE, SIXTH EMPLOYE
OF DRY OFFICE HERE
TO QUIT U. S. SERVICE
Chief Clerk In Sartain's Office
Observation-Disclosures
Complete Task

r. B. Doe. chief clerk in the Of
flee of Judge Charles NJ. Sartain of
Jasper. federal prohibition director
for Alabama. resigned Thursday
morning. Special Agents Broderick
and Campbell of the internal reve-
nue. department have completed their
investigation and returned to WASH
ington. Final action in Birmingham
cases is expected shortly,
Mr.. Doe Is the sixth member of
this office to leave the service since
the investigation begun In March
by Conrad w. Austin. general fed
eral prohibition agent. Mr.. Doe re-
than that his resignation would go
into effect June IA.
Director Sartain and Mrs. Virginia
Moore are the only remaining MEM
bers of the office force. w. b. Ford,
assistant director. Miss Leila Huey,
and Prohibition Agents ]. A. Wilson
and w. B. Scale were suspended sew
eral weeks ago as the result of the
investigation.
The office of the Alabama director
has been partially disorganized
Chief Clerk Doe was informed by
Commissioner Roy Haynes in a tele-
gram Thursday that he would be al
lowed to appoint substitutes to fill
the temporary vacancies made by
suspension of the assistant director
and clerks. These will be selected
from civil service files.
The investigation begun by Mr..
Austin. the latter part of March,
was only completed few days ago.
when it is stated Special Agents
Frederick and Campbell returned to
the capital. During this probe every
member of the office force was in
vestigated with the exception of Mr..
Doe and. Mrs. Moore. They were
brought before the examiners and
questioned on several occasions.
Mr.. Does resignation was ac-
cepted by Judge Sartain with regret.
He stated that Mr.. Does work had
been entirely satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
GOVERNOR POSTPONES
DRY REPEAL HEARING
Smith To Wait For Excitement Over
Harding Letter To End

NEW YORK, May 17.-Governor A
Smith has decided to take plenty OF
time in making up his mind whether
or not to repeal New York's dry
enforcement act.
While newspapers were buzzing
with comment regarding President
HardinG's statement that such repeal
would endanger the cause of national
prohibition, and womens clubs were
passing resolutions demanding that
Smith veto the repeal bill, the Gov
ernor announced he has postponed
the hearing on the measure at AL
bany from May 81 to May 81.
This postponement, Smith believes,
will afford opportunity for a dying
cut of excitement caused by Hard
inss letter, and will permit Smith to
determine the attitude of the nation
al democratic organization toward
dry enforcement, both federal and
state.
The Brooklyn Women's Constitu-
tional committee. representing $4,000
club women, Thursday unanimously
adopted a resolution urging the Gov
ernor not to sign the repeater
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MISSIONARIES AGHAST
AT CHANGE IN GIRLS
Children Going Back To Jungle
Standards. Speaker Saws

CHICAGO. May 17.-American girls
of tender years are going back to
jungle standards so fast that mis-
sionaries returning from Africa are
Mortified to see the change, Paul
RAIDER, president of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance conference, de-
cfared in an address at the confer
ence meeting which opened here to-
day with foreign missionaries from
all parts of the world in attendance.
Returned missionaries are aghast
to find the change that has come
about in the girls from IL to Is years
old. Mr.. RAIDER said. adding:
They are approaching the jungle
standards. Little black girls under
the tropical suns mature early and
little American girls are maturing
too early under the hectic influence
of jazz and speed"
The next generation will see old
women In their twenties, he de-
clared. unless the tendency is
halted. The conference is seeking
1000 missionaries for work in
Africa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
GOVERNOR VISITS
BOY IN HIS CELL

Although under sentence to be
hanged June s, renewed hope Thurs
day was stirring in the heart of Tom
Wilson, %. convicted OF murder by a
jury in Limestone county. Gov.
W. w. Brandon paid a visit to the
county Jail Thursday and Wilson
was given the opportunity to tell his
side of the story to the governor in a
heart o-heart talk. Governor Bran
don promised to consider the case
further before the day of execution.
/, Wilson declared his innocence to
the governor and stated simply his
belief that the Deity would not allow
him to pay for crime he did not
commit The youth related the story
of his trial..
Governor. I never saw Kirby Cole
in my life. l was convicted entirely
on circumstantial evidence. That's
all l have said all along; that's all
l can say now"
Wilson expressed his preference of
life Imprisonment to death. saying
he believed that some day the person
who killed Cole would confess. DR..
Guy E. Snavely, president of Biz
mingham- Southern college, and
number of other citizens who have
become interested and are working to
help Wilson's case, accompanied the
governor to the prison.
Wilson was transferred to Birming-
ham following conviction at Athens.
Limestone county, on account OF feel
ing against him in the community
where the killing occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
FREEDOM PROMISED
Bomb Suspect To BE Released Unless
State Presents Evidence

NEW YORK, May 17.-Noah Ler-
ner, the latest suspect arrested in
connection with the Wall street ex-
plosion OF 1920, will be released next
Monday unless the state can present
more specific evidence before that
time. Meanwhile he is being held
without bail.
Lerner. former radio engineer in
big Bill Haywood's Kuzbas colony
in Russia. was arrested on the state
ments of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Doyle.
former Kuzbas colonists. that he had
boosted abroad of knowing about the
explosion plot.
The Doyles returning recently.
brought suit against promoters of
the colony for funds they had used
to get there. They formerly lived
in Baton Rouge, La.
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Prisoner Falls Dead
Protesting Innocence

GENEVA, May 17.-John Stur-
mer, citizen of Feldkirch. in con-
Guiding a long speech in his own
defense in his trial for poisoning
his wife to obtain insurance. de-
clared.
May God strike me dead If I'm
guilty"
He fell dead in the witness box
of a cerebral hemorrhage.
The judge said:
He has gone before a higher
and better Judge"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
W|SHART is ELECTED
PRESBYTERIAN HEAD,
WINNING OVER BRYAN
College President Defeats
Commoner At Church Con-
vention In indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS. May 17.-Dr.
Charles F. Wishart, president OF
Wooster college, Wooster. Ohio. was
elected moderator of the Presby-
terrain church of the United States
Thursday at the end of three ball
lots He won over William Jennings
Bryan by % votes. the third ballot
giving Sal for Wishart and 429 for
Bryan
Bryan led the field of four candi-
dates on the first ballot and lacked
"a votes of election. DR.. Frank NJ.
Cilsley of Oakland. Cal. withdrew
at the end of the first ballot
and threw his strength to DR.. Hugh
Walker of Los Angles. In turn, Dr..
Walker withdrew at the end of the
second ballot, on which DR.. Wishart
made large gains. The second bal.
lot left him only 81 votes behind
BRYAN, and on the third he received
sufficient strength from the votes
that had been given DR.. Walker to
put him ahead of the Commoner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
GRAND JURY To RENEW
PROBE OF FAYETTE|
MURDER FARM" CASE|
Governor In Letter To Solicitor
Gives Assurances Of Co.
Operation
JASPER BUREAU /,
THE AGE-HERALD
Jaaner. Ala Max IL

Solicitor Grady Wilson of the
Fourteenth judicial circuit stated
Thursday that he would request the
court to call session of the Fayette
county grand jury at an early date
to make thorough investigation
into allegations of Wiley Maddox, 15-
year-old son of the late Posey Mad
dox, that his father and associates
had killed and disposed of the bodies
of eight men on his fathers farm.
This announcement was made by
Solicitor Wilson following the re-
ceipt of a letter from Governor Bran
don in which the governor assured
him that the state will cooperate
with him in making thorough in
vestigation. The jury will renew
the probe made by the circuit grand
jury about two months ago when the
son of Posey Maddox led officers to
spot on the Maddox farm where re-
mains of man were found.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
BOARD Is SURPRISED
But NOT WORRIED

" WASHINGTON May 1T.-SuT-
prise was expressed by members of
the shipping board when advised to-
day that the authorities of New York
city had announced their intention
of Withholding from the LeNiathan
the Use OF Pier >S6 unless the board
reconsidered the award of the con-
tract for reConditioning the Prcsi-
dent Buchanan. The award having
been approved by President Hard
ing. it was said at the board, there
was no possibility of the matter be-
ing reopened.
be no strenuous effort to overcome
the opposition of. the New York au-
thorities. Adequate docking space
can be had. a member of the board
said at HObOken
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Six Persons Make Affidavits
Stating Youth Condemned
To Die June 8 Is Innocent.
Declare He Was Not At
Scene Of Murder
BOY TELLS HIS STORY
TO GOVERNOR IN JAIL
Brandon Promises To Consid-
er Case Furth Youth De-
CIares He Ne\ ,r Saw Man
KiIIed-Convicted On Cir
CumstantiaI Evidence

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. May IL
Agents for prison society In Bir-
mingham at work here to secure evil
dence to save Tom Wilson. Huntsville
youth under sentence to die June
for the murder of Kirby Cole in Lime
stone county, have secured evidence
enough to prove an alibi, 1t was an
nouncd Thursday.
Six affidavits have been obtained
from persons who know OF Wilson's
whereabouts constantly from Sunday
night to Wednesday afternoon, In
Guiding the Tuesday night when the
murder of Cole occurred, it is claimed
Governor Brandon will be urged to
reprieve the condemned man and give
him a chance to apply for a new trial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
SMALL ABSOLVES BLACK
Governor Says Adjutant General Not
RcspOnxihle For Herrin Riots.


SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. May 17.--(By
Associated Press)-Neither Adjutant
General Black nor his personal of
ficer, Col. Sam Hunter. is to blame
for failure to send national guard
troops to Williamson county during
the Herrin mine riots last June, in
the opinion of Gov. Len Small. He
absolved the adjutant generals Of
flee of blame for this unfortunate
affair" while voluntary witness
today before the legislative investi-
eating committee. The governor was
questioned for As minutes.
The governor said he received no
report regarding the Herrin situation
from Adjutant General Black until
Tuesday. June 81. General Black has
said he had awarded all reports
made to bim by Colonel Hunter, his
representative at Marion and Herrin.
He testified Colonel Hunter had adj
vised him Tuesday and Wednesday
OF the situation, but his version of
these reports differed from that of
the colonel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
DANCING MASS HYSTERIA

BERLIN. May 1.-THE dancing
marathon craze which has just swept
over the United States is form of
mass hssteria," which, according to
the eminent Professor Albert Nc ell,
is likely to spread all over the world.
Professor NOEL. who Is Well known
by his lectures in America, declared:
Such mass hysteria occurs periodi
cally. The present dance marathon
is comparable to the dance mania in
the middle ages which was followed
by flagella ntism-Monks and others
whipping themselves as penitence."
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TWO BOYS DROWN
Fall Into We'll Covered BY Pond OF

MACON, Ga, May 17.-Walter
Jones. years old. and his brother.
Riley Jones, 10, drowned in a pond
near Perry, Ga, this afternoon. They
were out with several school chill
dren hunting plums. and when they
came to pond in the woods. deeid-
ed to go in wadIng. The two boys
dropped out of sight when they
reached the center of the pond, their
bodies having been found half an
-FOUR later in an old we'll, all trace
of which has been covered by the
pond of water.
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ATTACKS CANDY MEN
Founder OF Mothers Day Says Oh
servance Is CONNIE Realized

PHILADELPHIA, May 17,-Mlss
Anna Jarvis. founder of Mother s
Day. engaged in a verbil tilt with
members of the Associated Retail
Confectioners of the United States
at their convention today. She
charged them with having prof
TERED" and "gouged the public"
through commercilization of Moth
er's Day symbols.
Some of the delegates suggested
that Miss Jarvis be asked to leave
the hail. She continued her attack
however, declaring confectioners
prices were too high.
While she was still talking the
convention voted to recess. Officers
Of the convention said she had not
been invited to speak
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
COMPANY GIVES ORDER
FOR TWENTY NEW CARS
B. X. l.. & p. Co. Begins Program
OF Recent Ordinance

Carrying out it's promise made to
the city some weeks ago that score
of modern street cars would he order
ed for the service here by the Br-
minGham Railway, Light and Power
company, information was given out
Thursday that the order for the ~
cars had been placed.
The new cars will conform to the
requirements of the recent ordinance
passed by the city commission and
will cost some $4,000 or $4,000 each
They viii be somewhat on the style
of the cars now in use on the Tide
water line
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
TO PUNISH ROADS


CHICAGO. May 1.-THE United
States railroad labor board is about
to punish" railroads which have
violated It's decisions.
Under the recent ruling OF the
United States supreme court, in the
case OF the Pennsylvania, the board
is empowered to use its only
weapon-the force of public opinion.
based on the boards public condem-
nation Of violators-against such
roads
Railroads charged with violation
are being cited almost daily. and
the hoard is attempting to learn
whether or not the violations have
actually taken place. The Erie was
cited Thursday on complaint of the
American Train Dispatchers' asso
citation, which charged the road had
violated the boards order to reim-
burse dispatchers for extra work.
President E. ]. Luhrsen of the dis
patchers charged that the Erie had
forced dispatchers to work seven
days a week for six days pay as
awarded by the board.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
AMATEUR RECORD SET
Transmits Radio Signals Hallway
Around World

HARTFORD, Comm. May he. w.
Rouse, Galveston, Tex, an amateur
radio fan, established new long dis
lance radio record by transmitting
signals nearly halfway around the
world, according to message today
. TO the American Radio Relay league
headquarters here.
The message, from ship wireless
operator, stated that Rouses's mes
sage was heard 100 miles southeast of
Ceylon, in the Indian ocean, approx
mately 1900 miles distant. +;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
Leaders Realize Harding Try
ing To Paint Party As Op-
posing Prohibition
Uy Leased Wire To The Age-HeraId

WASHINGTON, May 17.-How to
make the democrotic party dry
without alternating a small but
powerful group of eastern vets is
the problem that national leaders
are attempting to solve.
Democrats know that President
Harding is trying to force them to
stand before the country as opposed
particularly because the President
should try to paint the democratic
factions opposed to the Volstead act
as upholders of the old states rights
theory, as he did in his letter de-
nouncing repeal of the New York
dent is accused or setting up a man
of straw for the republicans to
knock down in the presidential cam
paign.
Many democrats believe that Gov
ernor Smith has eliminated himself
as presidential factor by the diff
Guilty he has fallen into regarding
the repeal bill.
o o o
May Have Eye On Senate
He would have little opportunity.
they point out. to stand up through
national campaign should he sign
the measure and thus officially re-
cord himself as ready to practice
sabotage against the federal con-
stitution But it is probable that
Smith sees other obstacles in the
way of his ever reaching the White
House and has already directed his
ambitions toward the United States
senate. In the latter case. he might
approve the repeal act and carry
the state with him.
Democrats who have kept their
fingers on the pulse in the west sa y
that neither party VIII dare oppose
prohibition They accept as axiomaic
the point or View laid down by
Harding in his letter regarding the
New York situation. No national
party can take the position of OPP
posing the federal law and the
federal constitution.
O O Q
Beyond Reach OF Platform.
But the tendency is to regard pro-
hibition as matter beyond the
reach of platform. The crucial
point is the relative strength of
vets and drys in Congress. Both
sides know to man how the House
continued on Page TwoD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-18
FEARED THE WORST
Judge Afraid BllbO Would Run For
President II Jailed


JACKSON, Miss. May 17-Munici-
pal Judge J. H. Penix, before whom
former Gov. Theo, G. Bilbo
through his counsel was hailed yes
terday for an infraction of the
traffic ordinance fined Bilbo IS and
costs and told the attorney that he
would add a Jail sentence but for
fear Bilbo would announce for presi
dent of the United States on it's com
pletion,"
Mr.. Biibo recently served SEN
tence of ten days in the Lafayette
county jail for contempt of federal
court and during his Incarceration
announced his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for Cover.
nor Of Mississippi,
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WOULD REMOVE DUTY
New York Woman Makes Appeal Tt
Hresitlent On sugar QMcNtiOn

NEW YORK. May l7.--An appeal
to President Harding to remove the
duty on sugar has been drawn by
Mrs. Louise Reed Welzmiller, deputy
commissioner of markets and will
be submitted to a vote before the
executive board of New York house.
wives sugar committee.
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SENATOR TO FIGHT
Broussard To Oppose Confirmati0
OF New Orleans Negro

WASHINGTON, May 17.-senator
Broussard of Louisiana declared to-
day it was his purpose to make a
vigorous fight against confirma-
tion, should the nomination of Wal
ter ]. Cohen. negro, to be comptrol-
Ter of customs at New Orleans again
be sent to the Senate. r
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THE FORECAST FOR ALA
BAMA: FAIR FRIDAY; SAT-
URDAY UNSETTLED, PROB
ABLY LOCAL SHOWERS.
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NEW STRUCTURAL STEEL
MILL MAKES FOURTH NEW
PLANT STARTING IN WEEK.