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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
OF FRANCS
 CAUSES DECLINE
Belgian Francs And Japanese e-e.'. Yen Also Decline

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Feverish selling of French francs, influenced by speculative uneasiness in Europe over the drastic efforts to bloster up ex- change, by limiting franc credits, to- day caused a sharp break in the rate which dropped 25 points to 4.12h cents, the lowest price on record. Bel gian francs also established record low at 3.501a cents.
 Sterling exchange held fairly steady throughout the session, but most of the other European currencies lost ground in sympathy with the. weakness of the French rate.
 The Japan yen broke % points to 46.1O cents, presumably upon the withdrawal of support extended prior to the Notation of the Japanese loan. Depression of the French rate followed receipt of flood of offerings from abroad which bankers said apparently originated in France. Selling was in- spirsd,. they indicated by the growing uncertainty of the position of Premier Poincare financial program, on the banking subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
GIVES REPORT ON
 FRAUD, ACTIVITIES
Daugherty Tells Of Prosecu-
 tions By His Department

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Respond- ing to a resolution sponsored by Sena- tor King, democrat of Utah, Attorney General Daugherty today forwarded to the Senate a detailed account of war fraud activities of the depart ment of justice. sE
 Mir. Daugherty said he was reluctant to make many of the names contained in the information public because of in jury it might cause innocent persons.
 '4The Attorney GeReral," he said, ''has insisted and stih insists, that it is inimical to the welfare of the govern ment t0 make such names, transactions and investigations public."
 He has taken the position that it is not treating fairly those who conduct ed business honorably with the govern ment of men and concerns those who are now cooperating with the govern ment or men and concerns who and honorable adjustments may be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
JUDGE OF LINCOLN
 SHOT BY LITIGANT
Bullet Ends Life Of Famous
 Peace Maker

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 1S.-Judge William M. Morning; noted as peace maker in scores of family quarrels, was shot and killed Monday by Wallace G. Wallick, a displeased litigant, as he opened the domestic relations court ses- sion. He stumbled from his bench and fell dead in his chambers.
 Wallick, who had been cited for con- tempt for failing to pay alimony, stepped forward as his case, was called, one hand fumbling in a. coat pocket.
 Don't you want a lawyer" Judge Morning asked him.
 No; I'm ready" Wallick replied, as he pulled a revolver from his pocket and fired at the judge.
 Wallick then turned his fire on Clar- erce l.. Rein, his wife's attorney, miss ing Rein and another man standing close by. The bullet tore into the arm of Minor Bacon, a reporter, sitting at one side of Rein, and" inflicted a slight wound.
 Men rusher to seize Wallick As they neared him he wheeled about, faced the bench where his wife and children were seated, placed the revolver in his mouth and fired. He died instantly.
 Hundreds of married couples had faced The 'peacemaker' in the six years he ruled the district court of domestic relations. Many who sought separation were sent homeward united and happy once more.
 His ability to smooth the troubles of man and wife brought him the name of "peacemaker."
 Court sessions were immediately sus- pended for the week.
 "The man must have been crazed for we all knew the good done by Judge Morning" was Governor, Bryan's eulogy:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
GALLIGAN REFUSES
 TO QUIT OFFICE
Williamson Sheriff Says He Is
 Willing To Compromise

MARION, H., Feb. 1s.-Sheriff George Galligan, center of the con- troversy that has divided turbulent Will liamson county, resulting from the pro- hibitionN raids of s. Glenn Young, paid leader of the K. K. K. which has de manded Galligan's resignation, issued a statement today declaring he has de- termined to remain in office until his term expires or until he is busted by legal authority.
 He is willing to compromise to bring peace to the district by agreeing to any reasonable suggestions az to man. agement of my office and the enforce ment of law" the sheriff said. He add ed that he would be satisfied to have a neutral group name his chief deputy and members of his force. but that he would not leave office. Those demand ing his resignation want the office for themselves, the sheriff said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
LOUISIANA TO HOLD
 PRIMARY TODAY
Democrats To Nominate Candi-
 dates For State Offices

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-Louis- jana democrats will go to,the polls to- morrow to settle contests between can didates, who seek nomination for of fees from governor down to constable. The contestants for each office are the two candidates, who emerged from the first primary January 15 with the larg- est vote but without a ma ajority. For the gubernatorial nomination Lieuten- ant Governor Hewitt Bouanehaud is opposed by Henry l.. Fuqu, and Paul N. Cyr and O. H. Simpson are con- testing for Lieut. Gov. A. V. Coco, is opposed for renomination as attorney general by Percy Saint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
FRANCE TO PUBLISH
 YELLOW BOOK
U. S. And Britain Consent To Giving Peace Conference Data

PARIS, Feb. 1S.-(By Associated Press. )-The United States and British governments. it twas announced today, have given their consent to the publica- tion by the French government of a yellow book containing documents re- lating to the peace negotiations with reference to the occupation of the Rhine and the security of France. The book will probably be published in few weeks.
 It was the French governments re- quest of Great Britain for consent to publish these documents that stirred up the recent controversy over what ex- Premier Lloyd George said to an Eng fish interviewer regarding an alleged agreement between President Wilson and Premier Clemenceau at the peace conference on the question of the oc- cupation of the Rhineland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Candidates Platform Promises To Drive Corruption From
 Official Washington
EFFORT TO BESMIRCH
 : HIS NAME DENOUNCED
In Anrepting. Ex-C Cabinet Mem Der Charges Republicans Have
 Ceased To Function
Senator Walsh, Chief
 or Oil Lease Probers,
 Declares For McAd00

ASsnstor Thomas J. Walsh, of IBfontana. member of the Senate com. mittee Investigating tho leases of the naval oil reserves the man ewh0, single handed, persisted in dlSging into the case when 1t was threatened with abandonment by the republican majority of the committee and, in doing so, finally bNred the scandal declared for William c. McAdoo for. president in. a telegram; t0 Chairman Thomas Arthur of tho Montana delegation to the McAdoo conference held in Chicago Monday, and declined to countenanco . movement in his own behalf for the democratic nomination. The tele- gram follows. ~
 T am committed to the can. didacy of William G.. McAdoo whose character Is untouched by any revelation made before the Senate committee Investigating the naval oil leases. should regard any ef.. forts to place another progressive candidate in the field as serving the effort of the republican party to divert the public mind from the in- quiries of the present administration and as contribution to the plan of tie great interests allied to defeat the former distinguished secretary of the treasury. am most deeply ap- preciatiye that you or any other citizen should deem me worthy of the elevation to the presidency and thank you and those associated with you most cordially. but am un- able to give countenance to any movement to that end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
SAFEl ISLANDS < TO BE CONCRETE
 IN LOOP SECTION
Special Signals Will Be
 Installed To Aid lTraf- Z fife Movement

Concrete, instead of wood safely isl- ands for street car passengers, through out the downtown district of Birming- ham, will soon be- reality. f. ; Favorable action has been taken re- garding the innovation by the city com mission. There .wil, be AS of ,the plat forms.
 C.. A. Whitehead, manager for the Birmingham Motor club, has had the subject under dicussion with Commis- sioner w. B. Cloe, Police Captain, w. ". Brent of the, traffic division and other city officials.
 The motor club will place at the end of each platform, facing the direction of yehicular approach, on "N. M. A. redfiex" sign. This is. metal shield, about two feet square, it's center a crimson reflector. It is on a stanchion five feet high. The headlights of .ap- 6roaching motor vehicles. are reflected in the shields center and the motorist thereby warned of the street Sobstruc- tion.
 All street car stations in the loop district, the area now under flashfight traffic control signals, will be equipped with the concrete safety islands and ''redflex" lights.
 The Birmingham Motor club is giy- ing the platform equipment to the city. The concrete islands, to replace the wooden platforms now in use. will be the gift of the, Phoenix Portland Ce- ment company, through it's Birming- ham office.
 MT. Whitehead stated Monday that aIt reliminArS srrapsea1entg lad been nnade and installation of the Improve mefits will start as soon as material is assembled. The AS islands and re- Hector beacons are expected to be in use throughout the Hoop" district within the coming. 90 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
DENY DINSMORE
 ADMITTANCE TO
 MADOO FARLEY
Birmingham Lawyer Sus. pected Of Trying 'To
 Start Something

CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-Amid the smooth currents of the McAdoo con. ference Monday, a solitary splash was occasioned by the exclusion of M. A Dinsmore of Birmingham from the meeting.
 Dinsmore arrived, as did the other 300-odd informal delegates to the ses. sion, as friend of McAdoo." Under the new presidential primary law of Alabama, Dinsmore is nominally can. didate for the United States presidency the effect of the law being that the man victorious in the primary controls the states delegation at the national convention.
 At McAdoo headquarters, however, il was denied that Dinsmore, as he repre-. sented, had McAdoo's interests at heart According to John McNeel, a McAdoo leader in Alabama, Dinsmore's use of McAdoo's name in his campaign is both unauthorized and improper.
 Accordingly McNeel, as an accredited McAdoo supporter, challenged Dins. more's application for admission to the conference. After a brief barley, Dins. AhOiC W do tOAu AC WOulu DC II he telegraphed back to Alabama that he was not an authorized McAdoo man This he refused to do.
 According to state Senator Walter Brewer of Birmingham, Dinsmore is entered in the Alabama race purely to split off fraction of the McAdoo sup port and thus aid Senator Oscar Un- derwood to secure the Alabama dele gation as native son.
 Frankly Opposes Dinsmore
 According to Brewer and McNeel, who are frankly opposed to Dinsmore, the'latter is here in reality in the inter- -ests of a candidacy other than McAdoo's.
 Under the Alabama primary law, which in the view of anti Underwood forces was calculated to benefit his candidacy, no one save an Alabamian can run for president in the primaries there when any Alabamian is a candi- date.
 According to the avowedly anti-Dins- more spokesman, his appearance at the Chicago conference was intended to gain him undeserved McAdoo support in Alabama.
 This informasiohS was secnrsG from in afFlduhlS Wn0 dtu not SeeE t0 conceal their opposition to Dinsmore, politi. cally. At a late hour he could not be located for comment on the incident. CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-(Special. )-M IA. Dinsmore, Birmingham, candidate in Alabama for president of the United States, today was refused admittancs to the conference of McAdoo supporters.
 Dinsmore was not allowed to enter the conference for the reason that it was explained at McAdoo headquarters that Dinsmore really intended to in- jure rather than help the McAdoo cause.
 It will be recalled that some time ago Dinsmore was requested by Me Adoo headquarters to cease the use of McAdoo's name in his campaign.
 Dinsmore was accompanied to Chi cago by City Detective Giles, also of Birmingham. The two registered at Chicago's most expensive hotel.
 John D. McNeel and State Senator Walter Brewer represented Alabama at the McAdoo conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
SEN. GREENE IN
 CRITICAL SHAPE
 FROM WOUNDS
Shooting Of Man Right In Shadow Of Capitol
 Causes Concern

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Hope for the recovery of Senator Frank l.. Greene of Vermont was held out to- night after he had submitted to a sec ond operation in connection with the wound received last Friday night when he was hit in the head by a stray bullet in battle between revenue officers and suspected bootleggers.
 After a consultation shortly before midnight, the physicians announced that "the prognosis was grave"
 Senator Greene of Vermont suffered a serious relapse after the operation late tonight, his condition being regarded as very critical. Only few minutes earlier physicians had declared his chances of recovery favorable.
 He apparently had come through the operation successfully when he suffered a hemorrhage of the brain.
 The operation was the second to which the senator had submitted, the first being performed Saturday, after he had been shot in the head by a stray bullet during a fight between revenue officers and suspected bootleggers. Fragments of bone were removed from the brain in the first operation and other fragments were removed tonight, physicians saying that infection threat ened.
 ., The hemorrhage was quickly checked however, and attending surgeons then said that although the condition of the patient was critical, no more serious developments might follow. Some hope for his recovery was indicated.
 White House Takes Action
 The White House inquiry into the circumstances of the shooting was pushed a step further by Secretary Slemp. He called upon the prohibition league to submit to the White House a copy of the regulations as to the carry ing of firearms by prohibition agents. He also asked the commissioners of the District of Columbia for a copy of reg ulations as to the sale of firearms in the District.
 Secretary Mellon of the Treasury, in discussing the shooting, said the circum- stances indicated loose. and danger ous practice" in the use of firearms in connection with prohibition enforce ment here.
 In quoting what he said had been the order to prohibition agents for more than two years to use firearms only when your life or that of fellow agent is in peril" W. B. Wheeler. general counsel of the Anti-saloon league, said he had reliable information" that the bullet which struck Senator Greene was one of the first fired and came from one of the two men who were being pErsued by the agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
COOLIDGE WANTS
 WHOLE DELEGATION
Manager Writes Requesting New
 Hampshire Pledges

CONCORD, N. H., Feb. 1S.-In a telegram today to former Gov. Robert F. Bass, William NJ. Butler campaign manager, for President Coolidge, de- clared it to be ''very desirable" that New Hampshire send to the republican national convention a delegation pledged to Mir. Coolidge. The message was in reply to a letter from the former gov ernor who sought the opinion of the ad- ministration on an instructed delega- tion from this state. 4
 Senator George H. Moses is the only candidate for delegate at large who has not pledged himself to support the can didacy of Mir. Coolidge in the conven- tion. Recently MT. Bass and Roland Spalding, former governor, made pub lie statement calling on Senator Moses to pledge himself for Mir. Coolidge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
NEW SOLUTION OF JEWISH PROBLEM
Russian Leaders Agree To Plan
 For Autonomous State

MOSCOW, Feb. 1Z-(Jewish Tele- graphic Agency.)--A new solution of the Jewish problem in Russia is of- fered in scheme for the establishment of Jewish autonomous state in. the Crimean Peninsula, details of which have just been made known.
 Abraham Bragin, organizer of the all-Russian agricultural exhibition which recently closed in Moscow, pro- poses that the government allocate to the Jews a special district to be colo nized by Jewish farmers, thus, he says, solving the Jewish question, which has again become acute in Russia. The project suggests that northern Crimea, together with the adjoining portion of the Ukraine, including the Black sea cities, be designated as the Jewish autonomous state. With the develop ment of Jewish colonization. M. Bra gin proposes that the district be con verted in 1927 into an autonomous. self governing region with a Jewish ad- ministration.
 Tchitcherin, Trotzky, Kameneff and number of other soviet leaders have expressed themselves in sympathy with the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
|SPEAEBSLAUD | BIRMINGHAM AT BUILDING FROLIC
Owners And Managers Enthusiastic Over Cheer
 Given Them
PALMER PREDICTS BIG
 MAGIC CITY FUTURE
Declares Pittsburg Should Be Called Little Birmingham
 At Tutwiler Feast

TOasts to the city of Birmingham and predictiopS of great prosperity marked the bay,S<of the Southern Associa- tion gz$ Owners and Managers, in ssrence, at the Tutwiler h<y. R / night. The frolic was s$ most successful within the " yf the association members. q 4g aside the business of the con
 e.. the members and their guests
 kily applauded program of music
 4 songs and witty sayings of the < peakers.
 With W. H. Sadler, Jr., as toast master, the fun began at z :45 o'clock in. the Ballroom after delightful din- ner. Solos and duets were sung by Mrs. J. U. Strickland, soprano; Mrs. Rebecca Bazemore, c6ntralto, and Owen Gillespie, tenor, accompanied by Mrs. Frances Hunt at the piano.
 Fred Gsi Wiegand's orchestra fur nished the music, and D. B. Kahn, a local boy, was very amusing in black face. Kahn in the role of porter called The ,Age-Herald building. His witty with an imaginary porter there in which he used the names of well known members present provoked much mirth.
 Especial reference was made to H. R. Camper, manager of The Age Herald building and president of the local as- sociation.
 The toastmaster's introductions were clever and his statement during the course of the evening that Oscar w, Underwood of Alabama was the logical man for managre of the United States brought down thundrous applause.
 Q. F. Palmer of Atlanta and presi- dent of the Southern association, stressed the hospitality of Birming- ham and predicted great future for the city. He declared Birmingham should not be called the Pittsburg of the south; but that Pittsburg should be known as Little Birmingham.
 Birmingham homes were praised by Lee T. Smith of New York and vice president of the national association. In story telling he sprang the best joke of all when referring to the Teapot Dome scandal he declared, We must admit that the republicans have the best cab inets-that money can buy"
 Dr. Henry NJ. Edmonds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church, laud- ed the modern business man and offered a toast to the women and babies who spur him on to Euccess.
 The closing speaker was E. NJ. Ho- rine of Atlanta and past president of the Southern association. He spoke en- tertainingly of the. benefits to be de rived from the annual conventions and urged a strong attendance at them every year.
 Buildings Fully Rented
 Birmingham is the only city in the south whose large office buildings are fully rented and making good returns on the investments of their owners,
 This is what E. l.. Brown, of the Brown Marx & Woodward buildings, speaking for Birmingham at the second annual conference of the Southern as- sociation of Building Owners and Managers, told the delegates at round table discussion of prevailing condi- tions held in the ball room of the Tut wiler hotel at o'clock Monday after noon.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
EXHAUST- VENTRE OF
 200 IN MOBIEE CASE
Additional 100 Ordered Drawn
 For Cleveland Trial

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 1S.--After ex- hausting venire of 200 jurors in the case of Jack G. Cleveland, county com missioner charged with the murder of Stephen Tossing, court adjourned the case until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. An additional yenire of 100 jurors was ordered drawn for tomor. row. Indications point to a long drawn out trial of the case. Thomas w. Cleveland, son of Jack G. Cleveland. was tried three times for. the alleged crime without the jurors reaching a yer Iict in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
REACH AGREEMENT
 ON WAGE SCALE
Miners And Operators Agree
 Upon Three Year Term

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 1S.-- (By the Associated Press) )--A renewal of the presen bituminous miners wage scale for term of three years was ap- proved unanimously by the sub-commit- tee of miners and operators of the cen tral competitive field here late today.
 It is compromise of the miners demand for four year contract and the operators offer of a renewal for the customary one year. Tomorrow the re- port will be considered by the miners policy committee and then referred for approval of the entire joint conference of miners and operators. Adjournment win come, it is believed about o'clock kofnorr0w afternoon '-.t...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
BIRTH CONTROL
 ADVOCATE MARRIED
Learned Mrs. Margaret Sauger
 Was Wed Over a Year Ago

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Mar garet Sanger, the birth control advo- cate, has been married for year and a half to J. Noah H. Slee, 62 years old, millionaire president of the Three-In- One Oil company, it was learned today. Mrs. Sanger divorced her first husband. William Sanger, an artist. They had three children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
SEEK'GUN RUNNERS.
 M GULF OF MEXICO
Coast Guard Cutter Leaves Mo
 bile In Smuggler Hunt

MOBILE, Ala. Feb. 1S.-The coast guard cutter Tallapoosa sailed from this port today, for the Gulf of Mexico in quest of gun runners and rum runners.
 The Tllapoosa i'll cruise toward Breton Inland. la. where the Gulf coast ,'run row is sad 10 be still flourishing safely outside the hree mile limit. and toward New Drl.ars where there are suid to be two ui rec ships suspected of being epgaEcd lH taking arms and shells to the At> ,ci,n rebels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
MAXIM HOLDS TEA VIOLATES
 VOLSTEAD ACT

TRENTON, N. J.. Feb. 1S.- Hudson Maxim, scientist and in- ventor, today stated he had en- gagged counsel to take action under the eighteenth amendment, against restaurants, hotels and other places selling tea and coffee. A prominent hotel in Newark or New York city, MT. Maxim asserted. would be se- lected for the first raid,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
TO OFFER INSANITY
 LINCOLN DEFENSE

GENEVA, H., Feb. 1S.-1nsanity will be the defense offered by Warren J. Lincoln, it was indicated when he was arraigned, Monday before Judge William J. Fulton on indictment charg- ing he killed his wife. Lima, and her brother, Byron Shoup, at Aurora.
 He is as crazy as a March hare, Lincoln's attorney. Harvey Gunsel, de- clared.
 A plea of not guilty was entered for Lincoln on both murder charges.
 Following his arraignment Lincoln talked disconnectedly to court attaches and declared that his dead wife had visited him in his cell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
SUBSTITUTE FOR
 CHILD LABOR LAWS
Committee Agrees To Forbid
 Labor Of Persons Under IS

' WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-A sub stitute for the several child labor con stitutional amendments proposed in the Senate has been agreed to by judi ciary subcommittee. It reads:
 '"The Congress shall have power to prohibit the labor, of persons under the age of IS years and to- prescribe the conditions of such labor.
 '"The power of the several states is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of state laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress.