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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
THOROUGH PROBE.
P0PPE[L'S DEATH
To Be DEMANDED
Florida State Executive Will
Make Investigation Of
Case

TALLAHASSEE Fla, May THE
states executive department will see
that a thorough investigation. If war
ranted. is conducted into the death of
Jerry Poppell, former taller and star
witness in the legislative investiga
ton into the death of Martin Tabert
of North Dakota, it was determined
this afternoon after conference of
Representative Davis with the gov
ernor and attorney general.
Mr.. Davis carried the executive
first news of Poppelrs death, it is
understood. Previously he had con-
sidered the ACCESSIBILITY with Repre-
sentative Knnerly, of asking that the
executive committee be directed to
have an autopsy performed on Pop
pell's body. Poppell died at Quincy
Saturday night while en- route by
motor with his family to appear be-
fore a federal grand jury in connec-
ton with peonage case growing out
of the inquiry into Tabert's death.
Immediate cause of the former jailer's
death was given as apoplexy.
Disbelieve story.
There was little tendency in official
circles to believe that Poppell's death
was brought on by other than heavy
drinking of "moonshine" whisky, and
little credence was given to reports
that he had been given wood alcohol
The fact that Poppell had just con-
cluded his testimony here and was on
his way to give more accusations,
coupled with a statement just before
death attributed to him by his widow
that he had been poisoned. prompted
officials to decide upon an inquiry
which will determine whether they
consider further Investigation neces-
sary.
1t was indicated that the attorney
general might act through the county
judge at Quincy and seek a statement
from Dr. r. F. Goddard of Quincy
who attended Poppell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
PEANUT GROWERS
MAKE APPEAL FOR.
PROTECTIVE DUTY
Southerners Pleased BY Atti-
tude Of Harding Toward
Their Plea
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
THE AGE-HFRALD Z
Washington. ID. c.. May I

The delegation representing pea
nut producers of the south which ap-
pealed to the President in behalf of
the present protective tariff rate on
veg etable oils, today, announced
through Representatives. Miles C.
Allgood of Alabama tonight it's entire
satisfaction with the attitude of the
chief executive.
The President MADE it plain that
he would no, take advantage of his
power to change existing rates I'M
less it be made plain to him that
change was essential The delega-
ton believes that the President
frowns on the plea of varnish and
paint manufacturers that the oil rate
be docketed by the federal tariff
commission for investigation at the
same time, the understanding is that
the commission stands today to 2
in favor of docketing the case, al
though this is not taken to mean that
the commission favors reducing the
rate.
Gain BY Protection.
The petition of the producers was
presented to the President by Cliff
ford NJ. Walker, governor elect of
Georgia. Others in the delegation
were Representative Elect Miles c.
Allgood of Alabama; j. j. Brown, w.
w. Webb and L. B. Jackson of
Georgia; C. w. koiner of Virginia; b.
Harris of South Carolina, and John
H. Kirby of Texas.
Governor Thomas G.. Mcleod of
South Carolina unable to attend,
filed ar individual brief.
Every member of the delegation,
with the exception of Mr.. Kirby, was
a democrat and opponent of pro-
tective tariff. At thesthe same time
they argued that the farmer required
certain protection in view of the in
creased cost he had to pay for the
protected stuff that he buys. The
delegation admitted to the President
that peanut producers had greatly
profited from the tariff, and that If
the rate be reduced the industry
would be destroyed; that, indeed,
even the docketing of the case would
fleleteriously and permanently af-
feet the market.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
WILL LAY NEW CABLE
Postal Company Will Connect Lon
don And New York

NEW YORK, May 7.-Clarence H.
Mackay. president of the Postal tele-
graph commercial cables system,
yesterday announced that his com
panies have completed contracts for
the laying of new cable in the
Atlantic ocean, which will operate
directly between New York and Lon
don. The new cable, which will be
the first to be laid in the Atlantic
between America and Europe since
1910, is now being manufactured by
the Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance company and Messrs.
Siemms brothers, and will be laid by
August 1.
The new cable will be the largest
ever to be laid in the Atlantic and
VIII have capacity of twice that of
any cable now in service between
the United States and Europe. En-
gineers of the Commercial Cable
company, who have designed the
new cable. estimate that its speed
will be approximately 500 letters per
minute in both directions simulta
neously, or total of 1900 letters a
minute. which will make it the fast,
est cable in the world to date. It's
dimensions will be much greater
than those of any other cable, its
conductor requiring an average of
it will connect with a cable belong
Ing to this company, already laid
and which in turn will connect with
new cable of 800 miles. also to be
laid this summer, from Ireland to
England. Still another cable will be
laid from the Azores to the continent
of Europe in the near future.
about LOO pounds of copper per
mile, as against an average of about
100 pounds per mile in the heaviest
cable now in use.
70 Of
from New York to Nova Scotia, a
distance of about 1000 miles. and
from Nova Scotia to the Azores. ap
proximately 1850 miles, making a
total of 1850 miles of cable to be
laid of this stretch. At the Azores
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
AERIAL FLIVVER 0. K.
Frenchman Opens New Era Fort
transportation

PARIS, May THE aerial flivver
is a success, NJ. Barbot, the French
aviator, opened a new era of cheap
and fast transportation Monday
when he flew from Calais to Paris
in an 11-horsepower plane. consum-
Ing less gasoline than Ford auto
and making the journey 70 minutes
quicker than the Calais-Paris ex-
press train.
Barbot's plane used IL lters Of
gasoline which cost S1.40 and 50
cents worth of oil. The total expense
Of the trip. including Barbots
lunch, was less than the cost of first
class railroad passage from Calais.
My total time was three hours and
30 minutes" said Barbot. Il stopped
two hours and ten minutes at Nesles
for lunch and 20 minutes at Beauvais.
l must have covered between 100 and
200 miles. The strong winds were
against me and l lost my way .
couple of times following the wrong
railway.
The aviator made most of the
journey at an altitude of $500 feet.
He said 1T was very enjoyable trip.
Barbot looks forward to the day
when the air will be lined with his
flivvers just as the roadways are
covered with automobiles now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
WINTERS ICY GRIP.
BRINGS HhRDSH|PS
FOR FISHER RE ok
Herring Catches Fall OFF
Greatly From Last
Years Record

CURLING, n. f, May T. The vim
ter months, always Il period of nri-
alton for the scattered population
of the western shores of NeWfound-
land. loom this year as terrible
menace to the hardy fsherfolk along
this coast. With months of winter
still to come, the government of the
colony already has been called upon
to relieve the hunger of the hamlets
that dot the coast from Bonnie Bay
north, due to the partial failure OF
the herring fisheries last fall and
the freezing in of the herring fleet
before the fish could be taken to
market.
The first disaster to the herring
fishermen was the falling off in the
catch to less than half of last year
pack At Bay of Islands, center OF
the herring industry on this coast, the
pack for 1922 was only $500 as
against % 600 barrels for 1921 This
fact alone spelled lean winter for
the fishermen, who depend on the
money paid them by the packers to
tide them over the ice-bound, nom
productive season. But worse was to
come.
Soon after the first of December
extreme cold set in, unprecedente"
for the season even in these icy lat-
t,,dos ,rba berrincr fleet setting out
80 con,,a,, Tho berrinp mack to the
outside markets, was caught or
se,,ard ond frozen in at Bay of Is
go rbo naclxers with their sea =
sa,,s ontnut on their hands. were
,,,at1a - na, tho Fishermen.
n.,,and stranger.
Tho latter in urn we're unable to
,a, T., tbeir winter food supplies To
n,ai,a rho situation appear worse, II
,,,arsa could he nossible. the demand
Co., bo,.r;nsy ..on tbe outside" has been
stronger This winter than usual and
GOOD prices could have been obtained
Fro,, tbe mack had delivery been pos
MI
rha Newfoundland government, ap-
nealed 10 for assistance when the
roonoce was first seen. lost no time
j., resnondine The steamer Sagona
,,..s sant from St Johns and sue
oaaded in saving 100 of the 200 fleets
Of nets that had been frozen in. OF
no remainder so fleets sank with
,ha yvoight of herring in them, and
n n,ora could not be reached. The
C.nadian government was appealed
.rl III, iCabrea1Spr stanley was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
FRANCE IS PLANNING
.FURTHERA GGRESSI0N
Other Products Than Coal In Ruhr
To Be Seized

PARIS. May THE French and
Belgian governments plan to seize
other Industrial products in the Ruhr
than coal and coke If the German
course of passive resistance is not
halted, it has been disclosed.
The plan of further seizures Is in
consequence for the defiance included
in the communication of Chancellor
Cuno. which offered to settle the
Preparations account for thirty billion
gold marks.
French and Belgian experts Mon
Gay started to draw up reparations
plan which will be presented to Ger
many in ease she capitulates and sues
for peace in the Ruhr coal war. 1t
was made plain however, that this
plan would not he offered to Ger
many until she becomes meek In
spirit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
FRISCO PLANNING. TO
BUY BELT RAILROAD
Officials To Consider Purchase At
Meet In st. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO, May AT their
annual meeting here tomorrow. Of
ficials of the St Louis and San
Francisco railroad will consider pur-
chasing the Birmingham Belt rail-
way, it was announced today. They
also will consider ratification of the
action of the road in requiring the
stock of the International Great
Northern Railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
HANDLES ROUTINE CASES

number of routine cases were
disposed of by the jefferson county
grand jury when 1t reconvened Mon
day morning after recess Of three
weeks. A large number of witnesses
were subpoened to appear Monday.
No important cases were considered
Monday, ii was stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
FOUR NARROWLY ESCAPE

Four Selma young men narrowly
missed being killed Sunday when the
automobile driven by Furniss Mum
left the road near Lowndesboro ran
against an embankment and was de-
molished. In the party occupying
the car at the time were Furniss
Mum. Joe Mullin, Ben David and Ed
Outlet. all of whom were able to
to their homes except Outlet, who Is
in the Baptist hospital in selma.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
VICTIM OF AUTO
Dublin LumbcrmDn Caught Under
Nreckagc

NIDALIA. Ga. May &c. r Walk
er, prominent lumberman of Dublin.
Ga, died tonight from Injuries suf-
fered from the automobile in which
he was returning home from this
place. overturned and threw him I'M
der the Wreckaee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
DIED IN POVERTY
Hcrnhardt Left Little Property To
Her Son

PARIS. May Sarah Bernhardt
died in poverty, her will which is to
be probated soen. discloses. Even
he house In which she died wasasoid
some years age to satisfy the de-
mands of creditors Her property in
Belle Isle. off the coast of BritannE.
: 10 be sold soon as it IS heavily
mortgaged What little Bernhard
left will go to her son.
Atmosphere total volume pos
sesses a weight of about 100000
that of the earth, according to scien-
lists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Oklahoma Man Dies In Blast At Saw
Mill

BENGAL. Okla, May Ben Greg
ory was killed and William Mitch
eli was probably fatally injured when
a boiler at the plant of the l-ari-
more Brothers saw mill near here
exploded today. Both We're employes
Of the mill. George Larimore, a
member of the firm, was seriously
hurt. The plant was badly damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
PROBE OF MASKERS
Louisiana Judge Wants Investiga-
ton OF MaskerS

CROWLY. La, May fudge
Camp of the district court IN cnarg-
ing a jury declared that any or
ganization which holds its meetings
by light of bon fires In secret places
and whose members wear white suits
and masks is proper subject for
investigation by the grand jury.
The name of the organization was
not mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
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TAYLOR CONVICTED

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May T.
Franklin H. Taylor, said to be wanted
in California for violation for ~
parole from san Quintin prison, to-
day was convicted of forgery in cir
cult court here. Judge Wade said he
would sentence Taylor later and in
dictated he viii require Taylor to
serve his sentence here before he is
turned over to the California authori-
ties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08

Smoke from the pipe contains the
most nicotine, while that from the
cigarette, the least, according to tests
made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
PRINCE A RACER
French NOb1eman Brings Five Cars
Across

Across
NEW YORK, May Infringing a
valet, three mechanics and a couple
of spare chauffeurs, Prince Bertrand
de Cystria of France arrived here
Monday aboard the eamship Lafay-
cite on his way to indianapolis. where
he expects to drive a French machine
in the 500-mile Memorial day. auto
race. He had five Bugatti cars
among his baggage in the hold.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08

Maoris of New Zealand use the hot
springs of their native land for steam
cookers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-08
ROYALTY IN ROME

English King And Queen Arrive nj
Thermal City
ROME, May by Associated
Press. )-Kiig George and Queen Mary
of England arrived in Rome at
o'clock this afternoon on their long
planned visit to Italy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-24

of the w. C. T. U. closed here Thurs
Gay. Next years convention may be
held in Indianapolis.
Resolutions adopted by the organi-
cation urging enforcement of the
from public schools; reaffirmed it's be-
lief in the principle of total absti-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-24

nance and pledged itself for the en-
fcrcement of the anti-cigarette law;
called on all Christians to aid in the
fight for Sabbath observance; re-
affirmed its stand for an eight-hour
cay and living wage and opposed
child labor and mothers in industry
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-24
Infants Body In River

By Times Special
> CORYDON, Ind, Aug. 24.-With a
strip OF muslin hanging around its
neck and a strip hanging therefrom.
the body of an infant boy was found
floating in the Ohio River near New
Amsterdam. 1t is believed a weight
had been fastened to the strip Of cloth
in an effort to sink the body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-24
Jarvis TALKS AT PICNIC
spades Park Community Hears Civic
Federation President Also

Several hundred families attended
the community reunion Thursday
night at Spades Park under the aus
rices of the Brookside Civic League.
Talks were made by r. Walter Jarvis,
superintendent of public parks, and
Edward o. Snethen, president of the
Federation of Community Civic Clubs.
Snethen discussed the increase in
water and telephone rates and the
smoke situation in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-24
Found Dead in Cistern

BH Times Special
= WAVELAND. Ind, Aug. 24.-Sui-
eide is believed TO be the cause of the
death of Mrs. J. W. Robertson, 65.
whose body was found in cistern at
her home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-24
DRY CONVENTION CLOSES

Young Leaders Adopt Resolutions
and Reaffirm Principles
BIZ Times Special
MARION, Ind, Aug. 24.-The
convention of young peoples branch
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-26
THE STATE

Square Butte-William z. Sulli-
van was elected president of the State
bank of Square Butte at the annual
meeting held recently.
Great FaIls-The strike of shop
men, which has been in progress for
months. has been settled by COM
promise.
Great Falls - Congressman-elect
Scott Leavitt has announced that he
will appoint Guy Mooney, Great
Falls newspaper reporter, as his sec
rotary.
Bozeman-The annual convention
of the Montana Implement and Hard
ware association will be held in Boze-
man February rs, 81 and %.
Great Falls-With a flow estimat-
ed at from 100000 to 100000
cubic feet daily, the Inland Empire
Oil company's we'll in the NEA of
the N q N of section 23-24-1 west,
has come in, according to reports
from the field. The gas flow was
struck at 1880 feet.
Great FalIsEImmediate return of
the pre-war freight rate, reduction
of about Is per cent in the present
tariff, will be necessary to prevent
the Montana potato grower from ex-
periencing total loss on his 1922
crop, declared T. B. Haynes, of the
Montana Potato improvement asso-
citation.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-26
IOWA PHYSICIAN MAKES
STARTLING OFFER TO
CATARRH SUFFERERS
Found Treatment Which Healed His
Own Catarrh and Now Offers to
Send it Free to Sufferers
Anywhere

Davenport, Iowa.-Dr. w. O. Cot
fee, Suite 1923 st. James Hotel Bdg.,
this city, one of the most widely
known physicians and surgeons in
the central west, announces that he
found treatment which completely
healed him of catarrh in the head
and nose, deafness and head noises,
after many years of suffering. He
then gave the treatment to number
of other sufferers and they state that
they also were completely healed.
The Doctor is so proud of his achieve
ment and so confident that his treat
ment will bring other sufferers the
same freedom it gave him, that he is
offering to send 10 days supply
free to any reader of this
paper who writes him. DR.. Coffee
has specialized on eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases for more than thirty
five years and is honored and res
pected by countless thousands. If
you suffer from nose, head or throat
catarrhal deafness or head
noises, send him your name and adj
dress today.-Adv.
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were in the interest of those oppos-
ed to the Clark policies. After the
death of DAILY truce was declared
and the hotel lost its popularity. 1t
passed through the hands of a
number of hotel men, all of whom
retired with a deficit.
Miles Finlen died, and the prop
erty went to his son, James Finlen.
The younger Finlen had had no ex-
perience in the hotel game. He
took over the old property with
mortgage that almost made the
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-26
THE WORLD

Dublin-Four men were executed
at Roscren and one at Carlow by the
Free State government. The charge
against them was possession of arms.
| Cheyenne-Introduce by the dem
ocratic floor leader, a resolution ask
ing President Harding to name Con-
gresham Frank w. Mondell as the
successor of Secretary A. B. Fall of
the interior department, was APPROX
ed by unanimous vote in the Wyom-
ing mouse of representatives
Chicago-Telling detectives that
ne intended to "cheat the hangman's
moose" Charles Durchansky, who
was returned here from San Diego,
Cal, in connection with the killing of
a policeman during labor trouble here
mas started on a hunger strike.
Bochum-One German was killed
and two Germans were seriously
wounded when French troops fired
on a crowd in order to quell clash
between nationalists and communists.
Washington Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes, accompanied by
representatives of the 1agal and mar
cote divisions of the bureau, has left
- SUN Ou dill Ills pCCtiOA Zip
through western and southwestern
states, which is planned to comprise a
thorough investigation of the federal
agencies for enforcing prohibition
and anti-narcotic laws.
Oakland, Calif.-Bandits, estimat-
ed to number no less than ten, held
up and robbed approximately 800
patrons in the Pergola, fashionable
roadhouse at Hayward, suburb near
here. The loss in jewelry, money
and other valuable was estimated at
$4,000.
Denver-The body of man be-
l1eved to be that of the bandit shot
by government mint guards during
the robbery of federal reserve bank
guards and the Staying of Charles
Linton, a bank guard, on December
Ii, was found in Buick automobile |
IN a private garage by Denver po-
lice.
Mobilization of the
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-26

The next few days will see the
famous old Finlen hotel of Butte
RACED to its foundations. In its
place will rise a modern, 1O-story
structure, the largest and finest
of its kind in Montana.
The Finlen is tavern with a his
tory. 1t was built about 40 years
ago by William McDermott, one
of the trusted lieutenants of Sena-
tor William A. Clark in the great
political war that waged for years
between him and the late Marcus
DAILY. For years it was the rem
devious of the Clark cohorts, w.
M. Bickford, John M. Quinn, Billie
McDermott, John Welcome and
many other men who were famous
three decades ago. There they met
and planned strategic moves in the
interest of their chieftain.
One day there was CONSERVATION
in the Clark camp. Miles Finlen,
a sturdy old champion of Marcus
DAILY, had bought the Finlen. Just
how it was accomplished was a
but it was done. There
after it became headquarters of the
Daily sympathizers, and the old
scenes were re-enacted, only they
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-26

roof collapse, and much to the SUR
prise of all who were familiar with
the circumstances, by the sheer
force of his personality, made of
the property, in a short time, one
of the best paying hotels in the
state.
When it was proposed to build a
new hotel in Butte, Mr.. Finlen, in
association with Maurice Weiss,
offered to subscribe to 81 per cent
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-26

Even II cross, feverish, bilious, con-
stipated or full of cold, children love
the "fruity" taste of California Fig
Syrup" A teaspoonful never fails to
clean the liver and bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the souring
food and nasty bile out of the stom-
ach and bowels, and you have we'll,
playful child again.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
mia Fig Syrup" handy. They know a
teaspoonfuI today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for
genuine California Fig Syrup"
which has directions for babies and
children of all ages printed on bottle.
Mother! You must say "California"
or you may get an imitation fig syrup.