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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
SOVIET MINISTER URGES RE -OPENINE
 OF ENTIRE ISSUE
Tchitcherin Claims Pact For muIated Behind Closed DoorS-Turk Leaders
 Warn Allied Powers

LAUSANNE, Feb. 1.-(By As sociated Press s.)-Although such action had been expected, bolshe- wiki Russia refused today to sign the Near East peace treaty setting forth conditions for the opening of the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus and the demilitariza- tion of the straits zones caused de- pression in Near East conference circles. M. Tchitcherin, the leading Russian delegate, urged that the whole question with regard to the straits be reopened.
 By doing this the bolshevik for eign minister declared, the allies would. repair their fault of seeking to impose upon Russia a treaty which Russia had not had suitable opportunity to discuss. His request was refused by the allies.
 Turks object
 The Turks seized the opportunity to raise objection, Ismet Pasha, their  that the straits convention left Con stantinople practically defenseless, since the entire straits region would be demilitarized He said the ex- traordinary Turkish forces in Thrace and Constantinople should be limited too 10000 men. Turkey also wanted the right to establish garrison at Gallipoli Ismet warned the con ference that Turkish acceptapce was
 
 general treaty.
 The Russian delegation tonight distributed the texts of the two ad- dresses made by M. Tchitcherin be- fore the conference today. They show that the Moscow leader charged that the straits convention was the fruit of clandestine nego- tiations," but that Russia was ready in the interest of conciliation to make important concessions.
 The original project, M. Tchitcher- in said. was that the total of all the foreign warships permitted to pass the straits should be equal to that of the strongest fleet in the Black sea. Russia deemed that dangerous, because any fleet on the Black sea could be artifically strengthened, and if foreign fleets united with 1t . then the equilibrium of the Black sea would be overthrown. nat Russia wanted was that the total foreign tonnage should be restricted to one fifth the total tonnage of the Black sea states, including Turkey
 Allies Refuse
 When the Russian request to re- open the discussion was refused, M. Tchitchern charged that the allies had imposed their views on Turkey by an ultimatum and the menace of war. And as for Russia, he added, the allies simply had asked her to sign blank check, because Russia did not even know the purport of some clauses Of the compact which affected her commerce.
 Continuing M. T. Tchitcherin de- clared that the convention leopard ized vital interests of Russia. rem dered impossiblg the establishment of stable peace in the Near East and would impose on Russia and other countries supplementary naval armament which would create an obstacle to the establishment of in ternational peace.
 "The Russian delegation" said the bolshevik foreign ministers. places on record it's unchangeable opposi- tion both to the treaty and also to the policy of domination and violence of which this project Is an expression"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
DIVISION IF GAS.
 TAX WITH STATE. IS RECOMMENDED ].
Senate Committee Wants Two Cent Tax Split Equally Between State and
 Counties
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-H ERALD ! Montromery. Ala, Feb. l |

One-half of the revenue to be de- rived from the gasoline tax will go to the general fund of the state treasury and one-half to the coun- ties if the senate and house accept an amendment of the gasoline tax bill proposed by the senate finance and taxation committee Thursday. The committee voted to report the bill favorably but with the amend menta
 As passed by the house Wednes- day all revenue derived from the tax would be apportioned equally among the 67 counties for use in road con- struction. The original bill provided that one-half should go to the state highway department for road con- struetion and one-half to the coun- ty for road construction.
 Consider State Deficit
 The decision of the committee to give one-half to the general fund probably resulted from financial statement put before it by the ex ecutive department at the time the committed was considering the bill. This statement indicated deficit in the general fund of the treasury.
 Senator Walter Brewer of Jeffer- son made a hard fight against that section of the bill which provided that the tax should be divided equal ly among the 67 counties. He charged that the act of giving small counties as much as Jefferson and the large counties paid would be nothing less than legalized robbery. He insisted that if the counties were to receive all revenue derived from the tax a plan should be agreed upon whereby the apportionment would be on basis which would recogfnize the amount Jefferson and the. large counties pay in pro- portion to the amount paid by other counties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
JURY IS CELEBRATING UPON ARDM0RE CASE

ARDMORE. Okla, Feb. 1.-(By As- sociated Press "A district court jury still was deliberatng early tonight in the case of Jeff Smith, charged with the murder of Joe Carroll, an alleged bootlegger, who was slain at his home in Wilson by masked men on night in December, 1921. No indication was given as to its progress.
 Judge W. E. Freeman adjourned court this morning until Monday aft CT giving the case to the jury, in structing that he be called when a report was ready.
 Ten other prominent Carter county citizens face trial next week on a similar charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
NEW OFFICIALS GO IN

Walter K. McAdory, of Birming- ham, today became chief supervisor of the law enforcement department A. F. Jackson of Hartselle became state superintendent of banks and Chester E. Johnson of Montgomery became state fire marshall The new state officials were appointed by Governor Brandon several days ago for terms of four years.
 eIr, McAdory succeeded l.. L. Phil lips, who has been head of the law enforcement department since the re- tirement of c. ". Austin about two years ago. MT. Jackson took the po-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
LENR00T DENOUNCES VIEWS OF BROOKHART
 AS BEING BOLSHEWS1'

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Extreme and conservative advocates of farmer relief legislation ciashed today in the Senate during discussion of the Len root-Anderson farm credits bill. on which final vote will be taken un- der argument tomorrow.
 Russian soviet views were attrib uted to Senator Brookhart, new re- publican member from Iowa by Sem ator Lenroot. republican, Wisconsin, co-author of the pending bill. and drew sharp retort from the Iowan.
 Senator Brookhart's plan for coop erative banking and other enter prises, drew the fire of Senator Len root who said Lenine and Trotzky would not advocate some of MT. Brookharts ideas Senator Brook : hart replied that such charges had figured in the campaign against his election in Iowa and he added that the people of Wisconsin have much to answer for, and among these things Is the junior senator from that state.
 Little progress was made today on the bill which, assured of passage tomorrow, will complete the Sen ates farm credits, program, Sheafs of amendments went over until to- morrow. when debate will be limited hfter o'clock.
 The only important amendment adopted today was by Senator Swan son, democrat, Virginia, providing for distribution of excess capital of cred it's agencies to. be financed by the government. The amendment. ac- cepted by Senator Lenroot, proved that the additional $5,o00,0 ,0o0 capital of each credit department might be trebled instead of doubled with the condition that not more than s120,. 900, 900 in all should be provided by the government for all 12 proposed credit departments. Senator Swan son said this would provide for larg- CT capital in districts where credits might be most needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
GEORGIA MAN KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT

AMERICUS, Ga. Feb. 1.-Carroll J Clark, Jr., an Americus business man and J. w. Morris, of Pittsburg, Pa, were instantly killed In an air plane accident at Souther field this afternoon.
 The accident occurred within few minutes after Clark and Morris had taken off in the later's airplane.
 The machine fell approximately 500 feet and was on fire when it struck the ground. Observers who saw the accident said it appeared as if Morris was instructing Clark in flying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
STATE UTILITIES
 COM M ISS u NE ERS MAKE SHARP REPLY.
Members of Board Resent Criticism of Birmingham News for Re- employment
 of Engineer
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as he thought 1t, subjects every item of his accounts to a fly-speckfng scrutiny, resulting in a charge by Mr. Logan Martin, attorney for the Alabama Power company, of an over tapping of days. and done without waiting for a hearing this charge was given more publicity and foun :. big headlines on the front page of certain papers. The hearing was held, the overlapping of days satis- factorily explained. but notwith- standing this the retiring conmis- sioners dismissed MT. Mcdonnell. Is Alabama to teach her young men that they must beware of crossing the paths of powerful interests now entrenched in the state and now en- gagged in strenuous effort to defeat the- Ashcraft bill in the house of representatives by any means within their power?
 Will Compare Costs
 "One point made by the Brming- ham News is we'll taken, and that is that the cost of these valuations rest ultimately either upon the cen sumer or the taxpayers of Alabama. This being true, the commission hopes shortly to be able to com pare the cost of the services of AIF Mcdonnell to those of Hagenah X Erickson, the engineers employed by the Alabama Power company, and then to give those figures to the public. The latter sum will, oi course, be included in the operating g expenses of the Alabama Power com pany and passed on to the consumer while a substantial part of MT. Me Donnelrs expenses was borne by other utilities and by the state.
 Tn conclusion the commission wishes to state that it has nc apolo- eies to make for the reelection of MT. Mcdonnell or any other member of it's staff and does not believe that the fair minded public thinks any wrong has been committed. The Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
DIR. ALLDREGE TO SPEAK

Dr. E. P. Alldredge of Nashville will deliver lecture at the First Baptist church, Decatur, Friday eve ming his subject being the big busi- ness of the Kingdom. The speaker will come here under the auspices of the mems brotherhood class of the Sunday school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
BUILDING HIGH SCHOOL

Excavation work at the site of the Decatur high school was going for warded rapidly today following the breaking of ground Wednesday. A short program was rendered com memerating the occasion, but formal dedication ceremonies will not be held until the corner stone is laid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

YOU KNOW A TONIC IS GOOD when it makes you eat like hungrl boy and brings back the color tC your cheeks. You can soon feel tn, Strengthening. Inyigorating Effect o GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC 6Oc.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
Prevent InfIuenxn

The Ttnic and Laxative Effect of Laxative PROMO QUININE Tablets will keep the system in healthy con dition and thus ward off all attack S of Colds, Grip or Influenza. 3oc.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
REILYS RESIGNATION
 FORECAST AT CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.--The early retirement from office of E. Mont Reilly. whose administration as gov ernor of Porto Rico has been at tended by continual controversy in and out of the island. was forecast today in official quarters here.
 Secretary Weeks said that be- cause of the condition of Governor Reilys health The may not stay' in Porto Rico, although it iss still his intention to return there.
 sition vacated by H. H. Montgomery, who will become president of an An niston bank. Mir Johnson succeeded w. J. William, who will return to his home in Birmingham.
 Employees of MT. Williams depart ment during the day presented him a handsome watch as a token of the esteem which they have held him since he has been head of the fire marshaIs department. The presenta- ticn address was made by c. k. Shaf- fer, deputy state fire marshal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
MAY GETS NEW TRIAL

Will May, convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to life imprisonment by the circuit court )f Shelby county. was granted another trial by the supreme court today because the circuit solicitor made remarks to the jury which the supreme court held to be prejudicial tC May, May was convicted of the murder of Joe Lige alias Coquet, who was killed with a stick.
 May elected not to testify in his own behalf. The solicitor in his ap- peal for verdict of guilty told the jury that If he had any excuse why didn't he tell you about it. If he had any reason why didn't he give it?' The supreme court said a defendant need not testify in his own behalf and that his failure to do so cannot
 be used against him in the trial.
 The state sought to show that the solicitor in his remarks referred
 to Mays attorneys but the supreme court said the remark was prejudicial ! to Mays interest to such an extent that another trial should be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

administration circles the debt com mission and the President will work out recommendations putting the set- clement plan on a basis ..as nearly bomb proof" as possible.
 Concerning the details to be ad- justed by the American com mission, 1t was said these included such ques- tions as the denominations of the bonds which will be turned over to the treasury by the British govern ment, the dates and provision for payment on interest and principal and the methods of computing amounts involved in payments 'peci- fled under the plan. Most of these details are the tasks of Lctuaries. but the clearing up of such points is necessary, it was pointed out, be- fore any final action can be taken.
 The British government was un- derstood to have voiced through Am bassador Geddes certain "understand- ings" $ to interpretation of the set- clement provisions. There appeared to be no difference of opinion on these points but the British, it was said, desired to have a complete and definite understanding on the mat ters.
 
 today to have made to the Ameri- can commission statement consti- tuting a disavowal of press dis patches from London carrying an in- terview with Stanley Baldwin, chan cellor of the exchequer. upon his ar rival at Southampton.
 The statement which was given to the press by the British embassy, declared that MT. Baldwin had given no interview but explained that he had answered some questions inform ally when he was surrounded by ten or dozen newspaper correspon- | dents. It was asserted in the state ment that no aspersions were. cast on the American people. adding that on the contrary, Mir. Baldwin had complimented them for their kindness and hospitality.
 The statement as given out " the British embassy was referred to at some length by Senator Mex ellar in his address, he asserting that fit merely emphasized the original ssate- ment given out by MT. Baldwin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

bama public service commission Is going forward to perform it's work without fear or favor and hopes to sustain the vote of confidence given to it's members by the people of Ala bama at the polls.
 "It is a matter of amazement that any man capable of writing such an. appeal 10 prejudice as the editorial of the Birmingham News on January 29 in it's attempted reply to the Ala bama public service commission re- quest for fair play, could attempt to arrogate to himself or his newspaper any attribute of justice. For him to assume the role of arbitrator is an act calculated to bring smile to the face of the Sphinx.
 "The Birmingham News might as well realize now as later that the school in which 1t was trained is not accepted as an authority by the rev Alabama public service commits sion which is of the people, for the people, by the people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
HIGH WATER AND
 BULLETS FAIL II HALT DRY RAIDERS
$25,000 Worth of DistiIIing Apparatus Captured After Battle-Brother Hurt in
 Ferry Fight Better
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERAID } AIha Ala Eeh

High water and flying bullets failed to halt prohibition raiders and failed to save s25.oOo worth of dis filling apparatus in Limestone coun- ty Thursday.
 Officers Campbell and Wright have returned here after success ful raid yesterday in Slough beat across the Tennessee river. Large quantities of whisky and mash to- gether with personal belongings of members of the sinners camp were taken. A negro was brought to jail here and officers believe he may have fired some of the shots which greeted them as they approached the little clearing in which the still was located. When the sinners opened fire, the officers returned it and a merry battle ragged for few minutes so far as known with no casualties.
 officers reported the booze manu- lecturers had burial ground" in which they placed barrels of mash in the earth to hasten it's fermenta- tion. Value of the appartus was placed at s25,00 the officers captur- ing in addition to other equipment the steam dome" or copper cap of
 
 tank In. which the distilled liquor dropped from the worm.
 BoGGs MAY RECOVER
 The condition of Clayton Boggs who was shot Wednesday al the same time his brother Hugh Boggs was killed was reported as some what improved tonight. Doctors now hold out hope for his re- covery. He is expected to reach a crisis within three days.
 J. NJ. Moss and his brother. J. P. Moss, who surrendered immediately after the killing, continued to be held in the Morgan county Jail. A warrant was issued from the county court today ordering the men to ap- pear before Judge Lowe but the hearing of charges against them was postponed to give the defend ants opportunity to procure counsel
 Roy Lot. travelling salesman whose home Is In Decatur, today was placed under a $500 bond on a warrant charging manslaughter in connection with the case. Mir. Lot is said to have been a passenger on the ferry boat at the time Boggs was slain on the bank of the Ten nessee river near the upper ferry landing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
Refusal Sign Straits Gloom Lausanne Delegate
GRANT WILL NOT GO ON TRIAL FOR HERESY

NEW YORK, Feb. 1. - Rev. Dr. Percy stiekney Grant will not be tried for heresy because of recent sermons before, his pastorate in the Protestant Episcopal church of the Ascension, he was informed to- night in letter from Bishop Will liam T. Manning.
 The bishop. who had requested Rev. pr. Grant to "recant or re- sign" because of his professed doubt of the deity of Christ, said he would let the matter rest for the present, because. the pastor. replying to the request. had not made clear whether he really doubted Christ's deity or not.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
NITRATE MEASURE IS REPORTED TO HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Govern- ment purchase of s1o.o0o,o0o worth of nitrate and Its resale to farmers at cost, for use in connection with the 1924 crop, would be authorized by bill ordered favorably reported today by the House agriculture com mittee.
 As 1t was passed by the Senate and originally offered in the House Of Representatives. Stevenson, democrat. South Carolina, the measure would have provided for the purchase and sale of the nitrate for this years crop but members of the House com mittee changed the effective time on the ground that the operation could not be completed in time for the use of fertilizers on the farms this spring.
 The expectation is that the nitrate would be bought in Chile. although it is not so specified In the bill.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
LEATHER WORKER UNION
REFLECTS OLD OFFICERS
William F. Bryan of Kansas City
Again Heads Inter
national

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, September 22.-The
United Leather Workers international
Union has reelected all its officers, ac-
cording to a referendum vote an
nounced here today at the general Of
fees.
City, president; Bayard G. Quinn, Phil
adelphia, and I. Gordon, Chicago, vice
presidents, and John ]. Pfeiffer, Kan
sas City, secretary-treasurer
The members of the executive council
include F. p Maloney, sKeansburg.
n. J.: John A. Grant, Wilmington, Del,
and Rosie Carr, Wilmington, Del.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
YUKON RADIO TN TOUCH
WITH OUTSIDE WORLD
Dawson and Mayo Pick Up Mes
sages and Concerts as Far
East as New York.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAWSON, Y. n, September 22.-
After a radioless summer. the season Is
on In Dawson and Mayo again, and
messages and concerts are being picked
up from as far east as New York.
- Until recently nothing could be picked
UP in this region, supposedly because
of the endless daylight and dry weather.
Now 1t Is dark at 8 pm, there is much
rain and conditions are exceptionally
favorable.
Work is progressing on the Canadian
governments radio telegraph station at
Mayo and when that is finished a SINH
lar station will be built here. These
two stations, in conjunction with the
land wire out of Dawson, will furnish
Mayo with its first telegraphic commu-
nication with the outside world.
r When the proposed government, radio
stations are installed at Port McMurray
and Port Simpson complete chain of
stations VIII connect the far north with
the world to the south.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
LAUDS NEW ZEALAND.

Premier Cites Rapid Recovery
From War Effects.
NEW york, September 22.-Taxes
I'm New 'Zealand have been re-
duced 20 per cent since the war and
the country has no Unemployment
problem, William Ferguson Massey,
premier of New Zealand, declared to-
day on sailing on the Majestic for
London where he will attend the
imperial council of premiers.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
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