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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
PREFER CHARGES AGAINST OFFICER
Sergeant Burkett Accused Of Inefficiency-TO
 Have Hearing

Charges of "inefficiency" were pre- ferred against G. N. Burkett. for three years a police sergeant, by Chief Fred McDuff Tuesday evening.
 These accusations were placed before the promotion and demotion committee of the police department, comprised of three captains, two sergeants, two de- tectives. and one patrolman. A public trial of Burkett before the committee was set for Monday night.
 In preferring the charges Chief Me Duff cited his reasons as petition which was recently circulated among officers of the department asking his removal
 This petition, which the chief asserts was signed by respectable number' of the force, is said to have arisen mainly from the robbery of the Hill Grocery company warehouse a year ago.
 At that time it was said that Bur kett neglected his duty" in that he did not support the four patrolmen who were investigating a suspicious looking car which was found in the neighbOr- hood. Subsequent developments brought out that this car contained the burglar tools of the robbers and several mo- ments. after Burkett had left the scene one of the men emerged from the build ing and engaged in a gun battle with the officers. He escaped
 Six votes of the nine members of the police committee will be necessary for the demotioh of Sergeant Burkett. In case this action is taken, he will have three days within which to appeal for hearing before the civil service board
 The committee consists of Chief Me Duff. Captains c. F. Glover, Thomas English, and G. E. Devine; Sergeants c. N. Kicker and NJ. F. Wiseman, De- tectives T. N. Williamson and W. l.. Brannon, and Patrolman H. O. Harden.
 Sergeant Burkett is Al years old. He joined the police force April 5, 1913,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
WORD DROPS; :; ALL PRISONERS NOW LABORERS

Utilizing a city attorney as a labor saving device was demon strated at the meeting of the city commission Tuesday morning when W. J. Wynn, who holds the post in Birmingham, showed the city commission how one word could be deleted from an ordi- nance, by resolution, with several results; lessening crowding in the city jail, making money for the city, making unruly negro prisoners toe the mark, and saw ing the commission the work of putting through an ordinance.
 An old ordinance provided that the city could farm out municipal white male prisoners to Jefferson county. But it was the negroes who had been giving trouble, in appetite, congestion and bad be- havior. The commission was all set to take steps to draw up a new ordinance, when the question was referred to City Attorney Wynn. 4tsf
 Pass resolution dropping the word 'white,'" he said, 'and you will have made available the law you want"
 They did it.
 Deletion of the word now makes it possible for Recorder Henry J. Martin to sentence prisoners to hard labor, and have the sentence mean something. Heretofore the negro prisoner of Nthe municipality has seen his punishment limited to the num- Der of days. From now on he will earn his keep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
PROPERTY OWNERS
 WARNED ON TAXES

Owners of real estate on which taxes have not been paid, were warned Tues day by Tax Collector J. F. Hawkins that the probate judge would enter a decree April II, ordering that it be ad- vertised for sale for payment of taxes.
 ''This will incur additional expense" Mir. Hawkins said, "and all persons ex- pecting to pay without having it added must do so on or before that date. Neither the probate judge nor the tax collector has any discretion in the mat ter. It is simply case of paying or being sold"
 It was pointed out Tuesday that the delinquent list contained fewer names this year than for many years pre- vious. Out of total of approximate ly $7,000,000, he has already collected all but about $225, 900, part of this be- ing in the form of unpaid taxes on personal property which is being levied upon daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
SALE OF BUILDING l DECLINED BY |. s.
Government Structure Is Not On Market, Snyer's
 Recommendation

On the recommendation Of P0stmas- ter R. B. Spyer, the postoffice depart- ment has declined to sell the old gov. ernment building at Second avenue and Eighteenth street, which is valued at approximately $400,000, it became known Tuesday.
 When questioned. Mr.. Smyer, admit ted that several offers had been made to purchase the building, including q proposal to convert it into library and to-remodeI it as an office lbuilding.
 "I recommended that the government hold on to the property" Smyef said, s'for the reason that the government will never be able to acquire another piece of property so centrally, located. Moreover. in the future, the buildins will probably be needed by the govern ment for new divisions of federal court and for offices of various officjals and attaches. .e
 Decision To Hold
 "It. is my belief that the department has reached decision to hold on to the property, since nothing has been heard from Washington since made my rec concentrations and that was some time ago."
 The postmaster discounted rumers that negotiations for the sale of the property were under way in Washing
 Headquarters of the national guard and of the district offices of the fourth army corps area now are located in the building. gs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

locomotive engineer and from that little organization of twelve men the pres ent organization has grown.
 During the 20 years he has been chief executive of, the organization he has been fortunate in meeting many great men, both of this country and Europe, and the one thing that has i'm pressed him, after getting beneath their medals and gold braid, is the fact that they are just folks after all. He had q personal friendship with President Roosevelt, and has worked with, and known intimately the last six presi- dents. a ,-.,44s
 A man has to be dead about 50 years before people get the right perspective of his life. Woodrow Wilson will go down in history as one of the truly great men who occupied the presiden- tial chair, and Warren s. Stone will go down in history as the greatest con. structive labor leader the world has known. r@ .&4S Turns to Progressivism
 Political Views and Thoughts--For quite a few years he was straight republican, but the, past several years he has been progressive, dealing with ''Men, and Measures" rather than with party. In his opinion a great problem of the future is that of distribution, that of bringing the producer and, the consumer. closer together. This can only be done through the cooperative principle and through using not only our railroads, but our public highways, in a system of transportation thattwill bring the produce of the farmer and fruit grower to the industrial center without passing through the hands of so many middlerhen.
 Preference for Particular Poets and Authors-He has read extensively dur ing all the years of his life. As a boy on the farm he used to walk miles at night after the days work was done, to borrow book, and during the years he was on the road, both as 8 fireman and locomotive engineer, he always car ried book in the seat box and while lying on siding, or waiting to get out of terminals, he read and studied. If he has preference for a particular poet, Robert Burns comes first, with Long fellow close second. \
 HObbies-He has no particular hob bies, although he is a close student of ancient history. He has read every thing that EA.kens wrote. He has read Kipling and admires him very much. He has read Shakespeare so often that the copy he has is dOg-eared like a spelling book in country school, and incidentally he has read the Bible through some seven or eight times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
GLENN IS NAMED HEAD OF BUREAU Four Resolutions Before City Commissioners
 Settle Matter

$. J. Glenn was unanimously chosen to head the public improvement bu- reau of the comptroller's department, succeeding W. H. Glasgow, resigned, when his name was put in nomination at the meeting of the city commission Tuesday.
 Four resolutions were offered and adopted: that promoting Mir. Glenn to the higher position, at salary of $175 a month; placing c. l.. Partin. in the bureau at salary of $150 a month i; giving the vacancy created by MT. Glenn's promotion to Leslie Lacy, at a salary of $40 month, and the fourth declaring W. l.. Lehman, no longer an empToye of the city, this fourth resolu- tion effective as of March 20.
 MT. Partin, it was said at the city hall, has been in the insurance busi- ness and is accustomed to handling fig ures. MT. Lacy was formerly a sales man with a wholesale organization.
 Agreement was reached recently on the new officials by President D. E.. McLendon and City Comptroller c. E. Armstrong;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
TAKEN TO TUSCALOOSA
Lawrence Gregory Committed TC
 Hospital Tuesday

Following a second attack of insan- ity Tuesday morning, relatives of Law renee Gregory, 32 years old, who went insane Monday morning and held a squad of policemen and deputies at bay, decided to commit him to Bryce hos pital in Tuscaloosa. City Detective w.. B. Helton left with him Tuesday morning following the family's decision.
 Gregory was stricken while at work in the chemical laboratory of the Ten nessee company at Ensley> and was brought home by two deputies from the plant. ~
 He passed quiet night under guard of two officers at his home. Tuesday morning he experienced the second at tack. #-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
WARREN S..STONE SPEAK FRIDAY
 ON CITIZENSHIP
Narrative Of Life Dis closes Qualities Of :.
 Labor Leader

Citizenship will be the subject of the discourse to be delivered in Birn- ingham Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock, in the Masonic auditorium, by Warren $. Stone, chief executive of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Organized labor in Birmingham is looking forward, with the keencst in terest to the visit oe Mir. Stone, for he is recognized as one of the foremost leaders of conservative unionism and is known to have the interested good will of all walks of life it. the United E!;lt,s.
 To Mir. Stone, labor gives most of the credit for the new era of business i1i unionism, for the backing of the en- engineers and other railroad men, made possible the success of the banks that Ii,ve been organized by labor in various parts of the county.
 Events of Life
 Mir. Stone has been the subject of many. magazine and newspaper articles in his long time of leadership and serv- ice, and invariably all of them have discussed him as an asset to the coun- try.
 
 usual interest in many respects. Here is a sketch of it compiled by those who know him
 Place and Date of Birthstone was born on farm near Ainsworth, Wash ington county, Iowa, on February l, 1860.
 Parentage-His fathers people were Holland Dutch. His Mothers people were Scotch Highlanders who traced their ancestry back to the Stuarts in 1900. Both of his parents were the third generation in America.
 Childhood-Iowa, where he passed his childhood, was at that time prac- tically on the frontier, and he grew up with the usual life of the pioneer < farmer of the West, working on the farm in summer and attending q coun- try school three months in the winter. Early Education-At the age of 16, he studied four months in the Wash ington Academy located at the county seat. He entered Washington college at Washington, Iowa, with the inten- , tion of taking general course and eventually fitting himself for some thing better in life. At the end of six months, disagreeing with his father, who insisted that he study for the law, while he wanted to take up the study of medicine. The result was that he left college in May, 1879, and took up work on the farm where he remained through the summer, and in September he began firing locomotive on the Rock Island railroad. He fired for five years and nine months after which he was promoted to engineer, working as such for 19 years and three months in heavy freight service, still Being in the cab of a locomotive as an engineer, working every day, when he. was called to the position of chief executive of the @oAerhood of Locomotive Engineers, Succeeding P. M. Arthur, who had been grand chief engineer for 30s years.
 Member jn 1884 History of the Organization tone became a member of the B. of l.. ID. in SaaA, aix months after he was pro noted. The Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers was organized in 1863 by a small group of men em- ployed on what is now the Michigan Central railroad. They had for their purpose, bettering conditions of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
WILL IS PROBATED

Entire Mills Estate At EnsIey Left
 To Wife
 The entire estate of John W. Mills, Ensley, who died March s, is left sto his wife, Mrs. Angelina Mills, by the terms of his will, which was probated Tuesday. The estate is valued at $l0.- 0O0
 The will provides that in case Mrs. Mills marries again, the estate shall be divided between her and two daugh- ters. At her death the property is to be divided between them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
ACTION DELAYED
Education And Revenue Boards Post.
 pOnO Meeting

EdueaClOn And teVenuO bOar0S FOSt'
 pOno Meeting
 Becauseof the absence from the city of J. D. Moore, president of the county board of education, the meeting between the board of education and the board of revenue, called for Tuesdayfi has been postponed.
 Members of the board of revenue said that, although no definite date had been set the meeting probably would be arranged for some time next week. 1t is expected that the revenue board will be asked to approve bond issue of $1 : 100000 to carry out the county school building, now threatened with suspen- sion due to lack of funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
MEETING POSTPONED

The regular monthly meeting of the Mems club of the Independent Presby- terian church, which is always held on the second Wednesday evening in the month, has been postponed until Wednesday night of next week, April 16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

E. B. Kennedy--Funeral services for T. B. Kennedy. 5s years old, who died Monday afternoon at the residence in Powderly, will be held at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Burial will follow in Elmwood cemetery. with Johns in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Isabelle Cole--The body ot Isabelle, Swear old daughter of MT. and Mrs. W. A. Cole who died Tuesday afternoon at 2.3c o'clock at the family residence. East Lake road, Tarrant City, will be shipped Wednegday morning to Cullman for burial Funeral arrangements are in charge of Morrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

Frank waEner--FuneraI services for Frank Wagner, 65 years old, who died at 2:so o'clock Tuesday morning at the residence. 5S2 Tappan street, will be held at II o'clock Wednesday morning from the residence. Burial will follow in Elmwood cemetery. with Johns in charge. He is survived by his widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

and on November 15, 1921, was made a field sergeant. Since that time he has been working on the morning shift. He Is married and has one child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09
DEATHS

Miss Caroline Nall--Funerai services for Miss Caroline Nall. 76 years old, who died Monday night at the. resi- denee, 720s sloss avenue, will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning from Johns chapel. Burial will follow in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-09

locomotive engineer and from that little organization of twelve men the pres ent organization has grown.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSs.
CHICAGO, August 2.-The prose-
cution today ridiculed the Childish
phantasy" theory built up by the de-
fense through examination of its first
alienist, DR.. William A White of
Washington. D. c., as the explanation
of the kidnapping and Staying of
Robert Franks by Nathan Leopold, jr.,
and Richard Loeb, hinted that the
youthful intellectual giants had
hoodwinked the distinguished psy-
chiatrist, and finally attacked the
credibility Of the eminent specialist.
The defense stubbornly resisted the
effort by Robert E. Grove, States at
torney, to have produced the original
report made to 1t by DR.. White. The
superintendent of the Federal hos
pital for the insane sat on the witness
stand flushed and apparently angered
at Mr.. Groves remarks to Judge John
K. Cayerly that he wished to show
that the witness first had conclude ed
the boys were insane, and then for
his fee of $3.50 a day had sworn they
were only mentally sick" At the
end of the short court session the
record showed Mr.. Grove as satisfied
Evening star., 1924-08-03
NELSON, BATTLING
ATLANT|CFOG, GOES
TO ICELAND ALONE
Army World Flyer Narrowly
Averts Falling in Ocean
En- Route.
COMPANIONS ARE FORCED
TO RETURN TO KIRKWALL
Heavy Weather, Bringing Fear of
Collision in Midair, Balks
Two Crews.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOFFN HORNAFJORD, Iceland,
August 2.-Lieut. Erik Nelson and
Lieut.. John Harding, jr., his me-
'chanic, had better luck than their
four companions who started with
them from Kirkwall early this morn
ing on the first lap of the homeward
leg of their ound-the-world flight,
pushing through the heavy fogs off
the Orkney Islands and landing here
at $40 o'clock this afternoon.
The other four men-Lieut. Lowell
H. Smith and his mechanic, Lieut..
Leslie p. Arnold, and Lieut.. Leigh
Wade and Sergt. A. NJ. Ogden-be-
plane, the New Orleans, and, fearing
collision in the impenetrable fog,
turned back toward Scotland, landing
at the starting point, kirkwall.
The New Orleans covered the dis
tance from kirkwall-more than 500
miles-in hours and 10 minutes, and
tonight is moored safely behind the
breakwater separating the ford from
the Atlantic, awaiting the arrival of
Forced Into SPIN.
Nelson lost the others in the fog
soon after they left Kirkwall. Forced
into a spin, he fiattened out just
above the surface of the water and
drove on, thinking the others were
above him. More than an hour later
he sighted the Farce Islands and was
able to take his course and carry on.
He first sighted the Billingsley, and
as she was steaming in the course of
the fight, he took his course from
her. He followed the same procedure
when he sighted the Reid and the
Raleigh.
The flight was all right after the
first two hours" Lieut.. Nelson said,
but it was nip and tuck at the
start"
Lieut.. Harding praised the new
engine installed in the New Orleans
at Brough. saying it performed well
and gave no cause for anxiety.
The aviators caught the first sight
of land soon after they passed the
Raleigh. They had no difficulty in
finding the moorings that had been
prepared for them.
Cheered BY Villagers.
Meantime the villagers, who for
the past few days have been watch
ing with much interest the first
American warship 20 anchor in the
harbor, stood about the shores of the
ford. AS the first aircraft ever to
reach Iceland TAXED into the calm
niche in the harbor they cheered
Justify.
The aviators found plenty of fog,
but Harding explained that you
could always get above or below it,
He declared the absence of wind was
helpful, and that, although the plane
varied from it's course on the lap be-
tween the Bllingslay and the Ra-
leigh, they knew where they were
and were never in danger after the
first tussle with the fog.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
Leopold and Loeb Fooled AIienist.
Prosecutor Hints, Scoring White
'Childish Phantasy'' Theory Ridiculed by
Cro,ce in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
full Slayers Serious During Trial.

to let refusal of the report speak for
itself
Hint Alienist Is Fooled.
Mr. Grove, in attacking the child
ish phantasy" theory, brought from
DR.. White an II don't know" when he
was asked if the admittedly high in
telects. of the youthful defendants at
any time could have stopped the plan
ming of the crime, which the alienist
had testified. originated in their
emotions.
Hinting at the possibility that
Babe" and "Dickie" had fooled the
doctor, Mr.. Grove asked If he had
believed all that the boys had told
him despite their known propensity
for falsehood. The witness replied
that he had not believed all Of Loeb's
'foolishness," but he thought Leopold
had been frank"
The youths intellectually knew
the murder was prescribed by law"
the doctor testified, but had no moral
attitude to give them the feeling they
were doing wrong" but Mr.. Grove
forced the admission that in trying
to protect the names of girl friends
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Evening star., 1924-08-03
BY n. O. MESSENGER.

In the opinion Of many thought
full political leaders, there are in
creasing indications that as the
presidential and congressional cam
paign progresses it will take on the
form of a contest between the
radical and conservative elements
of voters, with growing disregard
of strict party lines.
Never before has the division
between conservatism and radical
ism been so sharply marked. Never
before has the menace of extreme
radicalism been so serious. Prop
ositions for legislation which
would be tantamount to changes
in our system of government have
have been advanced before, but
not with backing promising to be
so substantial.
\ + 4 X
1t will be some time. it is pre-
dicted, before the rank and file OF
Evening star., 1924-08-03
MENACE OF RADICALISM
CRAVEST IN u. S. HISTORY
Substantial Backing Seen for Moves to
Overturn Basic Principles of Govern
ment-Sole Hope Lies in Voters.

the electorate realizes the extent
Of the radical movement which
aims to subvert some of our in
stitutions. The leaders sense il
now. The responsibility for
awakening the mass Of the people
to the situation rests upon them.
Once awakened, the leaders say,
the good sense and conservatism
of the mass of the voting popu-
lation can be depended on to deal
with the problems presented. but
there is work before both the
Democratic and Republican lead
ers to arouse the people to what
threatens.
The danger is in Indifference
and in incredulity that such a sit
uation can be presented.
X <
In 1896 when the platform of
William ]. Bryan and the policies
advocated by the Democratic party
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Evening star., 1924-08-03
CAPPER rs OPPOSED.
Kansas Will Vote Tuesday on
Senatorial and other Races.


Senatorial and other Races.
TOPEKA, Kans., August 2.-With
three and four candidates to choose
from for chief officers, voters OF two
major parties will go t. polls Tues
day in the Kansas primaa =: The So
cialists also have candib tes for
presidential electors, senator '>nd the
major State offices, but there sz~ no
contests for the nominations.
For the United States senatorsh,, !.
Senator Capper, Republican. is op-
posed by Sheffield ingalls, of Atchi-
son, son of the late Senator ]. J.
ingalls,, and by Thomas D. Smith of
Hiawatha. Democratic candidates
for the, senatorial nomination are
Sam NJ. Carr. Parsons; Den S.
Gaitskill. Girard; e. T. Hackney.
wellington; James Malone, Topeka,
and Edward F. Sapp, Galena-
Senator Capper's opponents are cit
ing his vote on the bonus bill and
alleged lack of support for the Cool
idge administration.
Gov. Jonathan NJ Davis has three
nominal opponents in the Democratic
race, Carl ]. Peterson, State bank
commissioner. and John Tromble,
Salina, filed as emergency candi-
date" when It seemed possible that
Gov. Davis might win presidential
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