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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-16
THREE MILLIONS
ARE STOLEN IN
TRAIN ROBBERY
Loot Is Largest in History Of
Railway Mail Service
Confessions Made.

CHICAGO. June 16. = Chief Of
Polioe Collins said TODAY the loot of
last Tuesdays train robbery exceed
ed $4,000, 600, all in currency and
negotiable securities making it the
largest robbary in the history OF the
railroad mail service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-16
Pioneer Alaskan Dies
In Home at Seattle

SEATTLE. June 16.-Cornelius A..
Shea. aged 40, pioneer Alaskan, died
here Saturday at his home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-16

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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-06-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
POWERFUL RADIO
 | HELD NEEDLESS
To Be Supplanted By Short Waves, Declares
 MarcOni
(By Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. i1.-Powerful long wave wireless stations will soon be found uneconomical and comparatively ineffec- tive for long distance commercial com munication and will be succeeded by relatively low power stations using the short wave beam system, it was de clared this evening by the inventor, Will liam Marconi, in a speech before the Royal Society of Arts.
 The recent completely successful tests during November and December with the United States, Canada, Brazil. Argen- tina, Australia, India, and South Africa from England, utilizing only 15 kilo- watt power, Signor Marconi said, indi- cated the possibility of installing low power systems capable of day and night commercial services to all parts of the globe, and he foresaw possible reduction of telegraph rates. s.,ei
 Signor Marconi prefaced his remarks with the declaration that the whole theory and practice of long distance wireless communication now was un- dergoing a most important and some- what radical change which proved that it was dependent upon phenomena, in regard to which the present understand ing was to large degree incomplete, and prominent among which was the incapability of long distance transmits sion of short waves in daylight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

called railroad competitors-that os, the Illinois Central on one side of the river and the Missouri Pacific on the other side of the river-whereby the divisions of accruing revenue for joint hauls are most equitably divided.
 Service Is Extended
 "The Mississippi-W Warrior service has relations with 165 railroads in the United States. The development of it's terminal facilities has been slow but rational and in an increasing measure of efficiency. It serves in some degree total of 39 states. Canned goods from the Pacific coast come through the Panama Canal to New Orleans and thence up the Mississippi river for dis tribution to the whole Mississippi val ley cheaper than they can be shipped by rail from the Pacific coast.
 Cotton from the interior of the coun- try is concentrated and shipped from Memphis and Vicksburg via the Morgan Line to New York and New England points at saving of 11h cents a hundred pounds over direct rail routes, From India, Cuba, South America, Central American, some burlaps, sisal, manganese ore, bauxite nitrate from Chile and potash from Germany and various and sundry other commodities which are imported through New Or leans and Mobile.
 . That the joint rail and water rate should be 80 per cent of all-rails service out of this 80 per cent rate the railroad generally gets its proportion of it's through rate to the point where freight is transferred to the Water- carrier. The barge line absorbs the balance of the differential necessary to make the combined rate 80 per cent of all-rail rates"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
MIR. J. x. BIRD

My husband" continued Mrs. Bird, Suffered all the time with Rheumatism and kidney trouble. Al times his legs and ankles would swell so that he could hardly walk. He complained of severe pains across his back, and his kidneys were very irregular. In addition to this, he was badly constipated; stomach was upset and it seemed as though every thing he ate would sour as soon as 1t reached the stomach, causing him to suffer great deal with gas and indi- gestion pains.
 "He was always taking some kind of medicine for this trouble, but nothing seemed to help him, until he began using the Herb Juice, IL is an honest fact that this medicine seemed to help him from the start, and now. after using it for some time, he looks like a differ ent man. He has a wonderful appetite never has any trouble with his stomach, and has gained several pounds in weight, and does not have those pains across his back, or suffer with his kidneys.
 But that is not all--HERB JUICE has also relieved him of the Rheu- matic pains and the swelling in the legs and ankles. We both think it is won derful the way this medicine restored his health, and can certainly recom- mend HERB JUICE to anyone"
 Many are caiilhE dailS 10 see the Herb Juice man at Jacobs Drug Store, Ell North Nineteenth Street. with statements for publication. praising Herb Juice, that their friends may be induced to try the great remedy that has relieved so many thousands of Birmingham citizens.
 Herb Juice sold at Bessemer by Pegram Patton; Ensley Rochester, Hall; Tarrant. City, Tarrnnt City Drug Co.,; Pratt City, Gale Drug Store; Vivian, Vivian Pharmacy; Fairfield, Anderson Drug Co.,; North Birmingham. Walker Pharmacy; BOyles, Boyles Drug Co.,; WOOdIawn, Bains Drug Co.,; Fair view, Thomas Drug Co.,; Lewisburg. Hogan Drug Co.,; AvOndale, Robert W. Murray, and by all leading druggists Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
PREFERRED BY HEFLIN
Underwood Bill Best Now Pending, Sen
 atOr Declares.

atOr Declares.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama, declared his preference for the Underwood bill for the disposition of Muscle Shoals in the senate today.
 "But I am not enthusiastic for the Underwood bill," he said. T am like the Texas horse thief. When his cap tors debated futilely the methods by which death should be inflicted, they determined, in the dilemma, to leave it to the prisoner. The thief, after think ing. replied. I am more interested than either of you in this situation, and yet I am not enthusiastic respecting either of the alternatives
 Senator Heflin, however, unlike Sena- tor McKellar of Tennessee, who with nothing to offer himself. refuses to sup port either of several alternatives, ex- pressed the opinion, that of all the pend- ing measures, the Underwood measure was the most practical.
 "When it was impossible to secure the Henry Ford offers acceptance" he said, II reached the attitude of the old ne gro preacher, who permitted his hat to be used as the receptacle of the usual Sunday morning contribution. The head gear was returned to the preacher with out contents The preached declared that judging from the complexion of the congregation, he was delighted to get his hat back. Now l never expected much from the republican administra- tion, If I get the Underwood bill, l will be more or less satisfied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
CROWD THRILLED
 AT MOVIE STUNT
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(Continued From Page One.) | seen in Paramount pictures, and tht audience raised up and nearly went wild.
 The play was nearly done when Meighan whispered something in Beery's ear.
 Extras Take Part "A fine idea" Wally said and then called for extras from the audience to finish the film. After number of 10. cal notables had been brought forward Mir. Meighan made them brief speech that brought the Community Chest more than $165. Paschal Shook, Erskine Ramsay, Bob" Jemison, Jr., A. M Shook, Frank Crockard, w. w. Craw- ford, George Gordon Crawford, James Bowron. Louis Pizitz and Mrs. John Turner were among those who reached for theft check books when Meighan told them: We usually pay people to act, but tonight it is going to cost you a minimum of $1O each to be in the next scene"
 MT. Berry. as superb as an auctioneer as in the role of screen william, next got into action. He made witty speech that set the audience just right for his ulCIlOu Sdlc Ol I cEoAuh Au6Sb A~NS' ming gowns and other finery donated by leading Birmingham merchants. The sale netted $76O, and brought another wave of applause from the crowd.
 McLendon Voices Thanks
 Commission President D. E. McLen- don stopped the show long enough to voice the thanks of "all Birmingham for the liberality of our motion picture friends in staging this unprecedented party for the unfortunates among us."
 "Thc splendid spirit of these stars will never be forgotten in Birmingham" McLendon said, and the audience made it unanimous by applauding and cheer ing Justify for three minutes.
 Next came the dance, and it, like the rest of the show, was dance that will long be remembered. Pretty Miss Mary Collet Earle, of 400 Cotton ave- -nue, West End, led the grand march, amid clicking cameras, with Mir. Meighan because she drew No. 3,156. Likewise, J. T. Badham, young busi ness man, won the right to march with Miss Lee.
 Leads Stage Hands
 Mr. Beery led the stage hands in clearing the floor for the dance, and then engaged in spirited bidding with Mir. Meighan for the right to dance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
ALLES EXPOSE REICH WAR PLANS
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titles of military stores and machinery from the manufacturers of munitions, discovered in Germany in violation of the disarmament provisions of the Yer sailles treaty. probably will prevent the evacuation of the British sector at Co., logne. This has been scheduled for January 10. A report from the 1nter-allied mili- tary commission, expected in a few weeks, is known to contain some sur prising announcements relative to Ger man disarmament Premier Stanley Baldwin replying to a question regard ing the proposed evacuation in the house of commons Thursday, said that matter would be considered carefully, but that the allies must first be convinced that Germany has discharged her dis armament obligations.
 Illicit Arming Seen
 It virtually is assured that the Brit ish troops at Cologne will not be with drawn on the date specified in the treaty. The extent of the German evasion of her disarmament obligations cannot be known until the military ccm- missions report is made public, but 1t is reliably learned that some illicit man ufacture of munitions is going on In Germany, and that agents of the commit tee were hampered in some instances. There were occasions when German officials politely but firmly refused to permit the commissions representatives to inspect certain centers.
 The commission will report that "sOme features of disarmament are unsatistac- tory" An inter-allied discussion then will be necessary to determine whether or not the evasions are of a minor char acter and to be overlooked, or whether they are so important as to cause change in the plans for the evacuation of the areas occupied in accordance with the terms of the Versailles treaty.
 Envoys To Meet
 After British, French and Belgium representatives have determined this matter, the date of the evacuation will be agreed upon. The method of finally reaching agreement with Germany would follow the precendent established in the adoption of the Dawes plan. After the allies reach an accord, Germany would be invited to join the conference for the drafting of a four-party agree ment
 It is authoritatively stated that this final agreement would provide for the evacuation of the Cologne zone and the remainder of the Ruhr some time during the spring of 1925. The agreement be- tween France, Belgium and Germany, reached during the London conference last summer, provided for the evacuation of the Ruhr within twelve months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

cago and vicinity to the intervening country, they divided their territory into traffic zones, and these lines, the outsider suspects, have been run partly with view to the diplomacie If the situation.
 The United States Steel corp, cation ships to the coast from its eastern mills great quantities of steel and steel prod ucts via the canal. As things sts nd at present, the low traffics charged for ocean freight give the steel corpr 'atiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

ample, the advocates of the GoOding bill point to Scanton. Iowa. This stands just inside one of the rate zones on which the railroads have keyed their application It is less than 400 miles from Chicago. san Francisco is more than 2.OOO miles from Chicago. Yet Scranton would pay $1.11 hundred on staple dry goods; San Francisco only $1,l0 hundred. Ogallala. Nezraska, would pay $1.5S. and Seattle $1.10.
 What The Roads Say
 Well, what's the kick?" asks the railroads of the intermountain people. "The Panama canal is bringing the Irright to the coast right now, at the same rates which we propose for our selves. jobber at Seattle can bring Ia keg of nails by canal at Fl cents. Ii costs him and you so cents by rail. If We lower the rate to Seattle we don't hurt you. because he has already the advantage of the cana prices
 Even if the intermountaineer admits this, he advances two other arguments Give the railroads their way, and the rate on that keg of nails to Seattle won't stay at n cents. It will gc down, down. as the freight war grows more intense. and every reduc tion will bring corresponding ad- vantage to the Seattle jobber over his Spokane or Reno or Boise rival,
 Then there is the uncertainty of the situation. This is his most earnest complaint. Salt Lake enjoys many nat ral advantages as manufacturing center-coal, climate, raw materials Factories were starting in small and timid way when just before the war the railroads got their temporary exception lo the long-and short haul prohibition on Pacific coast shipments. The fac tcri"S, unable now to compete with the coast in most of the territory to west. ward, closed down. The railway ad- mnistration restored the old rates but the factories did not start up again be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
Porto Ricans Plead For Aid
 To End Fraud
fRv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Hun- dreds of Washingtonians found in their mail this morning neatly printed card on which was this in- scription:
 "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the People of Porto Rico.
 "The Porto Rico elections held November 4, 1924, are the greatest out rage upon American citizenship ever committed.
 sFraud. violence, corruption, whole sale robbery.
 "When the time comes and all the facts are laid before you, please help to right the wrong.
 Porto Rican Elections Protest Committee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
RAILROADS GET
 LOCAL AID WHEN
 BIG FIGHT COMES
Pacific Cities Help In Efforts To Put Canal
 Out Of Business
BUSINESS THRIVES
 UNDER RATE WARS
Irwin Says Lines Are Adept In Making This
 Sort Of Local Appeal

This is the fifth of a series or daily articles in which Will Irwin. who has been called the foremost or American reporters. analyZes testi- mony relative to the railroads appli- cation for relief under section " of the interstate commerce act. Ac- cording to Mir Irwin's Interpretation the success of this effort would mean the elimination Of the Panama canal as commerce carrying waterway. The rate question involved is touched on in a bill which went to the house after being passed by the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
SENATOR'S PLAN
 FOR SHOALS VOTE
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(COntinued From Page One.) was the only political" measure be- fore the senate.
 Chile Nitrate Boom.
 When consideration of the Underwood bill was resumed in the senate today, Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama, read a market page report from Chile which declared the nitrate industry h a s "boomed' on the announcement of the withdrawal of the Ford offer.
 'Such an effect was to be expected" he said, "since it had been established in testimony before the agricultural committee that the Muscle Shoals plant could produce fertilizer at half the present sale price.
 I've know that seven fertilizer com panies in the United States now fix the market price," the Alabama sena- tor said. "They form definite trust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
WEEKS ASSAILS
 RAIL RATE HERE
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NSOtltitucu EIOitl age Ouc.J dition actually did exist with boats in operation on the Mississippi it is fair to assume from results that it could be made very attractive to private capital. So long as the channel con ditions exist as they are, one of two solutions must be made. Either a new type of boat of sufficient power and of little enough depth to navigate an all your round channel must be built and put in service or the channel must be kept up to the standard required by law.
 TOWbOats Satisfactory
 "On the Warrior river towboats al- ways have been satisfactory. Self propelled barges designed for operations as bulk carriers only were a dismal and they have been converted into car riers which have proved a good pay ing investment.
 "The tonnage on the Warrior
 has increased from about 5000
 tons per month in 1918 to apprOxi-
 mately 24,00O tons per month at
 the present time. Until the last six
 months the proportion of down
 stream tonnage to up stream ton
 mage was about 75 per cent to 25.
 In the last six months this has been changed to such an extent that up- stream tonnage is now about 40 per cent of the total. This improve
 ment in upstream revenues is due
 to freight which comes dow |- Mississippi on fast packet boats destined fer Mobile and points on
 the Warrior riv, and by tho in- creased amount of freight of this character originating at Ne .. Or
 leans for Warrior points.
 "'!he situation offers possibilities that, if the plans for development as laid before he by the chairman of the board with the concurrence of his ad- viSers can he carried out, the Warrior may be made self-supporting.
 ''SatiSfactory working relations have been established with the principal ro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
DOCTOR EDWARDS. IN BESSEMER JAIL
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(COntinued From Page One.) make himself the laughing stock of the community The notes are just as bad" Mir. Ross said, but would not reveal any of his secrets to the press.
 "The Defense is complete with the exception of few minor details which will be cleared up in few days, and if I do say so it is one of the most complete defenses that I have ever seen,' MT. Ross concluded.
 Discounts Dope Rumors
 After Edwards had gone 72 hours without asking for drug or showing any signs of wanting it, Chief Deputy Henry Hill, who took approximately 90 grains of morphine from the physician following his transfer to Birmingham Monday, formally admitted that he did not believe that Edwards was a narcotic addict.
 Mir. Hill declared that the physician seemed full of some drug while in the Bessemer jail. but the physician is back to normal at present and shows no sign of wanting narcotics.
 Dr. Nj. NJ. Nolan, the county physi- clan, who is treating Edwards injured hand, agreed with MT. Hills state ment. Both are sure that the physi- elan is without drugs at present and do not believe that he has chance to se- cure them.
 Food Is Searched
 Orders from the chief deputy that nothing from the outside be gotten to the prisoner have been rigidly obeyed. Edwards food is prepared in the kit chen of the jail under the eyes of deputies, but even this is closely in spected before it is carried to the pris- Uner.
 J. V. Laurie chief warden, declared that he was cutting biscuits four ways" and was sure that no dope went through. Even the visiting cards of friends, left when they are refused ad mittance. are allowed to go to the physician, and each one is being care fully examined for powdered opium and other dopes.
 J. Lit Edwards. father of the ac- oused physician, was equally as optinlis- tic in his views of the case, and ex- pressed an undying belief in the inno ence of his son. He is working right along with Mir. Ross in building the defense.
 Sees Silver Lining
 'All clouds have silver lining and we can already see the outside of this cloud wearing" was the optimistic opinion of the father.
 Mir Edwards was admitted to the Birmingham jail Thursday with Mir Ross and held the second conference with his son since the transfer. The first took place Wednesday afternoon. in Chief Deputy Reeder's office in Bes semer, following the habeas corpus pro- ceedings, which went to the side of the defence.
 Solicitor Ben G. Perry was busy Thursday getting the roll of eligible grand jurymem ready and clearing ut the minor details of the case, which hl declares is complete. The men working on the case from the start spent the Gay at their respective offices. apparent ly contented with what they had.
 Sheriff T. J. Shirley and Chief Deputy Henry Hill were in the Bir- mingham office attending to routine business. Chief Deputy Reeder of the Eessemer division and the solicitor were iD Bessemer. Since Tuesday the prose- cutors nave declared that thelr case is complete and it was only Thursday that any hint of doubt was evidenced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
TENNESSEAN SUES
 CHICAGO POLICE
Contractor Asks $10,000 For AL
 legged False Arrest
iRy Associated PresSl

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Charging false arrest and imprisonment, William H. Matthews, wealthy contractor of Chat tanooga, Tenn, today filed suit in the supreme court for $1O,O0O damages against two policemen. According to his attorney, Matthews was at work on a hotel here in November, 1923, when two policemen arrested him and kept him in cell overnight. Next morning he was released without being told ths reason of his arrest, he charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

cause they could not count on undis. criminating rates in the future.
 Even Senator Gooding admits that Idaho has lost 60,000 population since 1918. With the mineral wealth of the state. with its great, fertile. agricultural valleys, there is no reason for this-the senator maintains-except uncertainty Capital will not invest in region where shift in railroad rates may ut any time put it out of competition.
 Perhaps this is the main reason why the intermountain country stands back Of the Gooding bill. which would make Il short. They want to be able to cal it practically impossible for railroad to charge less for long haul than for culate on the future; to know where they stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

Which recalls that the hair-dressers that's new English for barbers-say the war in China is messing up the bob business here They had it all framed to shift the cut on bob-hair ladies.
 .'The bob is out they have been say ing lately. Let your hair grow
 Part of the letting the hair grow op'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12

for their own ends. In their attempt to meet and to smother the competition of the Panama canal for tine Pacific coast carrying trade, they have run, it would seem, true to form. When they ap-
 piled to the interstate commerce commission for permission to cha rge lou-or rataS fror, Chi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
CHICAGO MUSEUM
 TO EXHIBIT MOON

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The moon will be placed on exhibit at the Field Museum of natural history here soon, Dr. H. w. Nichols of the department of geology. announced today.
 This particular moon will not be the one in the present solar system, Dr. Nichols said, but was q detailed repro duction of it, 19 feet in diameter. It will show all the mountains, cratero and So-called seas. The man m the moon will be seen when it is viewed from Il distance.