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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
HOOVER Is ATTACKED
BY SUGAR INDUSTRY
Claim Secretary Is Acting In Re-
straint OF Trade

NEW YORK, May Reinforcement
by President Harding and Secretary
of Commerce Hoover of the boycott
to lower sugar prices has proved to
he a boomerang.
AS a result of it. Hoover is accused
of making the department of COM
nserce a party to a conspiracy in re-
straint of trade" and Harding is
asked to reduce the tariff on raw
sugar as proof of his sincerity to cut
prices.
Farr and company challenged
Hoover's action in telegram to the
Commerce Secretary. saying:
do you realize that in giving Of
ficial sanction to the boycott you are
making yourself and your department
a party to a conspiracy in restraint
of trade of the most obvious kind?
This is at time when the depart
ment of justice is bringing an action
against the members of the sugar ex-
change charging this same conspir-
acy. Your position is certainty a
most inconsistent one and creates a
painful impression upon everybody
connected with the sugar industry
whose patriotism during the war you
will perhaps remember"
The city parliament of community
coupcils voted to ask President
Harding to reduce the duty on sugar
30 per cent as an emergency measure
to bring down prices.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
MEXICAN ATTITUDE
IN NEGOTIATIONS
IS STILL DOUBTFUL
Stage Is All Set Following
PreIiminaries Between
Hughes And Oregon
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD !
XashIngtnn- ID. MAY 2 |


The attitude of the people of Mex
leo is fae doubtful quantity in the
negotIaT"ts which are under way
hayins TOR their object the recog-
milton OF the Mexican government by
the United States. it is learned au-
thoritatively today.
AS result of preliminaries car
ried on for some months in secret by
Secretary Hughes and President Oh
RECON, the stage is set. Mexico is
willing to guarantee safety of Amer
leans and their property across the
Rio Grande and to prevent the incur
sions by bandits into American bor-
der towns. The people of Mexico.
however. it is said, are still ani-
mated by an anti-American sentt-
ment. and they might rise against
the Obregon government and ditch"
it unless their views are given con-
sideration.
The job confronting the American
commission. composed of John Bar
ton Payne. head of the American Red
Cross, and Charles h. Warren, former
ambassa dor to Japan, is a delicate
one, it is officially said. The admin
istration. however, is convinced that
it has selected the two ablest men,
for tho purpose at hand, that the
country afforded. In this view. the
popular Idea in Washington seems 10
be in accord
Mr.. Pavne has been handy man
for two administrations. Under for
mer President Wilson. he was chair
man of tho shipping board, chairman
of the railroad dministration, ana
secretary of the interior. AT present
he is head of the Red Cross.
Mr.. Payne is the only man who has
served as secretary of the interior.
war or treasury who refrained from
N a
which was to protect" the federal
waterpower act, and indirectly to
protest abainst the Ford offer for
Muscle Shoals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
MAN AND WOMAN PAY |
PENALTY ON GALLONS
FOR CANADIAN CRIME |
Female Claims She Was
Double Crossed BY
Confederate

FORT SASKATCHEWAN. Alta,
May Emilio Piccarillo-"the En-
peror Pic to the rum drumming fra
ternity of Crows Nest Pass-and
22-year-old Mrs. Florence Lassandra,
his confederate in crime, were
hanged at sunrise in the jail yard
man last September of Steve Lawson
of the Alberta provincial police.
The girl, whose presence with Pic
GARLIC on many a wild rum-running
ride saved him from the bullets of
gallant troopers who would not fire
on a woman. died protesting that
the emperor" had double crossed
her. pic. he lied, lied and lied"
she walled as she stood on the scat
fold. gazing with wild eyes on her
last sunrise. Il never did any harm
to any being in the world. Isn't
there anybody here that has any
PITY"
The Emperor Pic" who rose on
the crest of provincial prohibition
from junkman and peanut vender to
place of wealth and great in
fluence in his community. was not
there to hear any charge. Summoned
first, he had mounted the scaffold at
SIS o clock, accompanied by Father
Fidelis, cure of the village church.
You are hanging an innocent
man" Piccarilo said as the guards
prepared to adjust the moose about
his neck. God help me-
Then. turning to the little cure he
begged:
Don't let them cover up my eyes,
father; please don't let them cover
up my eyes"
The prizes. explained the law and
the doomed man submitted.
A moment later the trap was
sprung. At 5:25 he was dead.
Mrs. Lassandra, white and shak-
ing, but composed. was summoned to
the scaffold at ISL o'clock.
She walled her protest and her ac-
cusation. then became quiet and
submitted meekly as the moose was
adjusted and the cap drawn. Just
before the trap WAS sprung. she
murmured that she "forgave every
body She was pronounced dead
at 6:02 o'clock
The course of justice moved on to
coroner's inquests and the issuing OF
the necessary certificates, while in
the Jail yard. above the scaffold. the
black flag of death was unfurled to
the morning breeze.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
SANAT0R|UM FII,ss'
REACHES S120,sr+a
AS TEAMS PUSH ON
T. C. |. And Sloss- SheffieId
Companies Announce
Gifts Wednesday

With the announcement of the
$4,000 subscription by the Tennessee
Coal. Iron and Railroad company
and Of the $4,000 subscription by the
Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron COM
pany Wednesday to the tuberculosis
sanatorium fund. along with flood
of small contributions. signed sub
scriptions and cash in the bank to-
tailed s120,545 Wednesday night. Cen
eral Chairman r. A. Brown an
nounced that by Thursday night suf-
ficient suburban and county sub
scriptions were expected to be re-
ported to raise the total of the cam
paign to $4,000.
Teams working in the campaign
met Wednesday morning with gen.
eral reorganization of work. A
number of new committees also went
to work and solicitors in general re-
doubled their efforts. Chairman
Brown expressed the determination
to continue the fight until the com
plete 100000 fund has been raised.
A new plan of campaign officials
contemplate is obtaining of subscrip-
tons from foreign corporations
mingham. Chairman Brown declared
that these out-of-town companies
would benefit from the erection of
the sanatorium as much as those
here and that they should contribute
The flood of small subscrip tons
Wednesday continued to flow into
tie sanatoTium campaign headauar-
ters at 319 Twentieth street. north.
and Chairman Brown declared that
he was impressed by the extreme
generosity of the people of the city
of moderate means. He said that
many were contributing almost more
than they were we'll able. while on
the other hand there were many res
idents of the city who had either
contributed nothing, or not as much
as they could really afford. To this
latter class an extra urgent plea is
to be made in the hopes of complet-
ing the campaign goal.
Suburban contributions from Bes-
semer, Fairfield, Ensley, Leeds, Pratt
City and other close adjoining COM
munities to be reported Thursday are
expected to total approximately
100000, Chairman Brown announced
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
O O O
What Saving Would Mean.
REFERENDUM IGNORED
in UTILITY MEASURE
Wynn Taking His Time On Ordi-
nance; May Be Ready Thursday

There will be no provision in the
ordinance being prepared in regard
to the street car situation concerning
a referendum" said w. j. Wynn, city
attorney, Wednesday morning.
Many seem in a hurry about the
negotiations, but we are proceeding
in the work with the idea in mind
that it is better to be right and late,
than on time with a defective or
dinance. l cannot say whether it
will be ready for the adjourned meet
ing of the city commission Thursday
morning or not. We are trying to
get 1t ready. but I cannot say that
it will be. In fact at this hour. the
ordinance has not been put together.
IL is impossible to say, therefore,
what 1t will contain. One thing may
seem settled, but another question
may arise and necessitate a change"
So that's that.
There were conferences Wednes-
day. several of them, and the tele-
phone was put to use more than once,
visits were exchanged, and. evidently,
the plot is thickening." but new in
gradients, if any, were not men
toned.
One fact is certain, the city com
mission has set Thursday morning
for the holding of the session ad-
1ourned from last Monday, and the
adjourned session had its hirth in
the belief that the new ordinance
dealing with the street car sItua-
ton would be ready then. Selah.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
EXECUTIVE LOSES FAVOR
OF NORTHERN MEMBERS
Massachusetts, Delegation
Angry Over Alleged Effort To
Ditch Coolidge For New
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is
DispIeased Over Patronage
WASHINGTON BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD
WashinKton. d. c.. May 2

In order to avert third party
movement, publican senatorial
leader have determined or are
about to determine to eliminate War
rem G.. Harding as candidate for re-
election, according to all indica-
lions in local political circles.
At the present time 1t appears that
the strength OF Harding IT. the next
convention will be represented by
'hand picked" delegates from south
ern states made faithful by virture
Of onage-delegates from states
where there Is no republican party.
Likewise it appears that the bulk of
senators who met at the Blackstone
hotel, Chicago, in 1920, and decided to
nominate Harding. are now almost
to man prejudiced against his
nomination for a second term.
Senatorial leaders find the Presi-
dents proposal respecting Ameri-
can participation in the court of In
ternational justice their excuse for
a permanent break. 1t is the rock
for the wrecking OF the administra-
tons ship, it is said.
Opposition In Massachusetts.
Openly "bucking" the President in
respect to his court proposal are the
chairman of the national committee.
John T. Adams of Iowa: the chair
man of the senatorial campaign
committee, George II. Moses of New
Hampshire and the chairman of con-
gressional campaign committee, Will
liam r. Wood of Indiana.
Senator Lodge, leader of the party
in the upper chamber of Congress-.
cannot agree with the President. and
he is sustained by the Boston Tran
script, the leading republican journal
Hf Massachusetts. and the following
q ~ N.se. f-asii,s mt CeolidSe, which is
rssentful because of the admins
tration move to eliminate Coolidge
from the ticket in 1924. Speaker GIL
lett, who raises his voice in favor of
the Presidents proposal, can scarcely
stem the anti-Harding tide in Mas
sachusetts. it is pointed out.
Senator Moses. who is already men,
toned as the Secretary of State in
the cabinet Of Hiram Johnson, Is
depended upon to send New Hamp-
CONTINUED On Page TwO.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
BRITISH OFFICIAL IS.
SUED UNDER OLD LAW
Home Secretary May Face Outlawry
If He Loses Case

LONDON, May 2.-(By Associated
Press)-Home Secretary Bridgeman
is faced with the possibility of out
lawry if he loses the suit entered
against him by Art O'Brien, president
Of the Gaelic league in London who
was among those deported to Dublin
in the Irish raids early in March.
'O'Brien seeks damages and fun
penalties for false imprisonment UNI
der the habeas corpus act of the year
1879, which prescribes. among other
things, that no resident of England
may be sent as a prisoner to any
place beyond the seas, including Ire
land. The act grants to the success
full sutton treble costs with damages
of not less than 500 pounds and it
makes the persons responsible for
such detention liable to disability,
"thenceforth to bear any Office of
trust or profit" Such persons also
are incapable of pardon by the King
and may incur the penalties of prae-
munire," which include outlawry, ar
rest and confiseation of lands and
goods
The writ has been issued and the
home secretary, through the govern
ment solicitors, has accepted service
Cf it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
STRIKE HEARING STARTS
Government To Present Case Despite
DefenSe's Withdrawal

CHICAGO. May Emitted States
marshals and deputy marshals sta
toned in various parts of the coun-
try testified today in federal court
here in the governments action to
make permanent the injunction Sc
cured last fall by Attorney General
DauGherty against striking railway
shopmen and the shopmen's organl-
cation. Despits the fact that the de-
Tense has withdrawn. the govern
ment VIII present its evidence of
disorders and interference with the
MAIDS and interstate commerce. Black
burn Esterline, solicitor general, de-
clared adding that the hearing
would probably consume about two
weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
COURT WINS VICTORY


WASHINGTON. May 2.-Presdent
Harding has won a clear victory in
the first test of strength ever his
proposal to join the world court. In
cidentally 1t has come from the state
of Hiram Johnson, who is soon to re-
turn from Europe to lead the fight
against the Presidents court plan.
Capt. j. I'm u. 'F'redericks of Los An
geles. was elected to Congress from
the Tenth California district after
declaring that he desired straight
out Endorsement by the voters as an
advocate of the world court. He re-
ceived vote of two to one over his
nearest opponent, with six candidates
in the race.
President Harding receievd the
news with a grin but declined to
comment. This victory came on the
same day that a White House spokes-
man announced Harding would not
press his court plan, but would trust
to the deliberate Judgment Of the
country for approval.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
STORM ON COAST
Rail Traffic Resumed After Several
Hours Suspension.

MOBILE, Ala, May e. Especial
Leased Wire -Traffic over the Lou
isviile and Nashville railroad be-
tween Mobile and New Orleans was
resumed at 10 o'clock this morning
after a break of nine hours delay
due to northwest storm that struck
Rigolets, La. at l o'clock this morn
ing, The wind velocity was esti-
mated at between 70 and 10 miles
an hour.
The high wind turned over a huge
pile driver across the main line and
a number of Western Union tele-
graph poles were also blown across
the track. Nothing was ever found
of telephone booth on the end of
the Rigolets bridge that was blown
away.
The wind reached a velocity of 81
miles an hour at Mobile, accompanied
by much, rain and hail Several
steamers and sailing vessels in the
harbor dragged anchor, but no dam
age resulted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
COTTON CROP LARGE


NEW ORLEANS. May .. - The
amount of cotton crop brought into
sight during the nine months period
from August, 1922, to May l was
$4,000 bales greater than the cor
responding period last year; $4,000
ahead of the previous year. and
1.415,000 bales under 1920. according
to a report issued tonight by Col.
II. G. Hester. secretary OF the New
Orleans cotton exchange.
The movement since August
shows receipts at all United States
ports 5.472.519 against 5.359.690 last
year. 5.536.96S year before last and
G.75945O in 1890; overland across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers
IN northern mills and Canada 1923
3S7. against 1,to2.035 last year,
I.16S1s4 year before last and 49,
2S5 in 1921. southern mill takings
exclusive Of consumption at southern
outports 33St.00o against 2,s93.Ooo
last year 22o3.432 year before last
and o999.6Q2 in 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
CANADIAN MINERS RILED
~Something Doing" Unless HOwat Is
Admitted. Is Hint

SYDNEY, n. s., May 2.-Officials of
this and other cities and mining
camps on the Island of Cape Breton
are watchfully following the action
of the department of immi grafton IN
refusing permission to enter Canada
to Alexander Howat. radical mine
leader of Kansas. He was prevented
from delivering the principal May
Day address here because of the ac
tion of the dominion in stopping him
at Portland. Maine, Sunday night.
The miners appealed to Premier
Mckenzie King. who refused to in
tervene and informed them that the
case would be handled entirely by
immigration officials. The miners,
forced to conduct their May Day fes-
t'vities without the principal attrac-
tion, Howat, held a regular COM
munist day, in which singing the
RED Flag" the "Internationale" and
carrying red flags were the princi-
pal features. In speeches by leaders
of less note than Howat, it was
strongly limited there would be
something doing unless Howat is
admitted before o'clock Tuesday
fternOOn."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
RATE
ON BONDS IS
GOAL Of CITY.
Five Per Cent Minimum Now
Required On Municipal
Loans Would Be Re-
moved Under Plan
Advocated

81
am is paying more than
eek, city officials believe
. = .arily If the people of Ala
IS Will analyze the situation and
a different ruling.
birmingham is just a sample. In
IS matter, of what is going on with
Their communities throughout the
state" and it is time for a change"
in the opinion of President D. e.
McLendon of the city commission.
Alabama taxation is limited. This
entails five per cent interest on
bonds issued by Alabama towns. In
the city hall Wednesday morning
ence between Mr.. McLendon and
others to lead attention to the uues
ton through the state representa-
tives and senator of jefferson
county. with the belief that others
holding similar offices will join in
movement to relieve the state of
great financial burden from which
there is no return, the money thus
spent being dead loss. An effort to
lower the interest rate will be made.
Under the law governing taxation
in Georgia, Atlanta Is floating Its
bonds at an interest rate of four and
half per cent. Atlanta's tax rate
is about on par with that of Bir-
mingham. Birmingham pays five per
per cent
Want Legislative Relief
An effort Is to be made at the July
session of the Alabama Legislature
to relieve the communities OF this
state of the handicap under which
they are laboring, worse for the
other towns than it Is for Birming
ham, because Birmingham gets a
nominal premium on it's bonds de-
MED the smaller communities.
In round numbers. Birmingham s
outstanding bonded indebtedness is
$11,000,000. Interest for one year on
this sum, at five per cent. amounts
to S550,000. For a similar indebted
ness Atlanta would pay but s495,000,
a saving of $4,000 year. more
than $1,000 a week. or S1,650,000 in
20 years the usual duration of a bond
issue
Birmingham, 1t is claimed, is pay
ing this $4,000 annual penalty for
the law that exists in the state of
Alabama. Other communities in Ala
bama who have floated bonds. pro-
Vided they got rate as low as five
per cent in the first place, are losing
proportionately plus the loss entailed
in not getting the premium grant
ed Birmingham.
City officials believe it safe to as
sumo that the bond issues floated by
the many other communities of the
state are at least equal to those of
Birmingham and that the total an
nual of loss to Alabama in this way
exceeds $4,000 a week, or is over
100000 a year. which in 80 years
would be well over dead loss of
$4,000, 900.
What Saving Would Mean.
Were the state law revised. or had
1t been revised years ago, Birming-
ham would be saving an annual ex-
pense which it is now paying, Off
Gals state, that has been piled on
top of usual expenses, in this way.
April 80. 1915, Birmingham issued
bonds to the extent of $4,000 at
Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
HOUSES FACE
.FREE,FOR-ALL
FIGHT
Democrats Hold Advantage
Over Republicans In Select
ing Campaign Issues For
1924 Presidential
Battle

WASHINGTON, May ?. = While
public attention is divided by the
quarrel between President Harding
and the Senate over the world court,
democrats are quietly trying to find
their way out of factional differ
ences over two important issues of
the coming presidential campaign
the Lea que of Nations and liquor.
Fortunately for the democrats,
they will have the advantage of see
Ing both of these questions tested
out in the early days of the new
Congress. The supreme courts de-
cision this week recognizing the
right of Congress to determine
whether American ships shall carry
liquor on the high seas has opened
the wet" and dry" issue to free
for-all fight in the next Congress.
"Drys" have begun to gather their
forces to amend the Volstead act as
soon as Congress returns in Decem-
Der. This fight will be in the nature
OF test of strength and Will reveal
whether the swing away from prohi-
billion has been as great as the
"wets" have claimed. "Drys" realize
that prohibition is about to be put
to the acid test.
League Issue Up.
on the other outstanding issue. the
League of Nations, there will be
test when the world court comes
up for action. If the proposal
goes through essentially unchanged,
League of Nations stock will go up
at once. But if the Senate rejects
the Presidents request for member
ship in the court, or proposes to
divorce the court from the league
as administration senators are now
suggesting, the democrats will he in
clined to edge away from this issue
These considerations are being dis
oussed in democratic party circles
and the general sentiment is for
uniting all factions on the basis OF
the country's state of mind as 1t IS
revealed during the congressional
fight.
Evade Candidates..
There is, at the same time, dis
position to evade talk of candidates 3.
Personal friends of Senator oscar W..
Underwood William G.. McAdoo, sem
ator Samuel NJ. Ralston and James
NJ. Cox are trying as best they can
to keen the merits of their respec-
tive proteges before the public eye.
But aside from those who are delib-
erately seeking to advance the ior-
tunes of prospective candldate '
party leaders are diseouraging tax
of individuals. Polltlcldhs coih,nS "a
from the west say that talk of Henry
Ford is heard among the farmers.
Eut his following among the profes-
sional politicians. who viii have the
upper hand in the nominating con-
cention, is negligible Underwood
talk has subsidized. though his return
from Europe within a few weeks VIII
revive interest In him. senator tat
ter Glass refuses to take seriously
the listing of his name among the
presidential possibilities -,
The fight over the platform VIII
resolve Itself into a preliminary Skin
lCantinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
RUN SHIPS FLEE
FROM JERSEY COAST

HIGHLANDS, \. j, May 2.-(By
Associated Press.) "A general exodus
of the rum fleet that has been off
the New Jersey coast for several
months began today when the British
tanker Warszawa and the yacht Istas
got up steam and sailed out to sea,
Both were cut of sight by dark The
vessels departed soon after govern
ment cutter had halted and searched
a small unidentified steamer that was
steaming toward the fleet. When
the cutter headed back toward rum
row the tanker Warszawa which had
been on row since February. steamed
out to sea on a northeast course. The
Istar followed few minutes later
headed southeast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
WILL REPAIR VESSEL
Cruiser Rochester VIII Go To North
Atlantic Naval Yard

NEW ORLEANS. May 1.-The
cruiser Rochester. formerly the ar
mored cruiser New York, in her day
the fastest ship of her class in the
world. Will go to north Atlantic
navy yard from here and he placed
out of commis slon. according to word
received today by her officers, The
Rochester arrived here yesterday
from Galveston with. a destroyer flo
tlla and was expected TO remain in
port until Sunday or Monday. The
cruiser was the flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson during the SPANS h-
American war