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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

A confessed criminal in Portland, Ore, indictments ready to serve against him in Birmingham and prosecuting witness ready to clineh a case against the man all figure in an enigma that is confronting members of the sheriff's department.
 The case sounds simple enough on the face, but the real problem lies in securing funds with which to return the man to Birmingham, according to Chief Deputy Henry Hill.
 Oliver Cameron is lying critically ill in Portland hospital following an attempt at suicide because of remorse over what he believed to be a murder in Shades Valley p years ago.
 W. J. Gay, the man he shot and who later recovered, has been located near Atlanta, Ga, and is beseeching officers to bring Cameron before the bar of justice to answer to the charges sworn out more than score of years ago. Members of the sheriffs department are willing to prosecute the case if Cameron is brought to Birmingham.
 But it seems to appear that there is no available means of bringing him back.
 No Funds On Hand
 ''Thes sheriff's department has no special funds for returning prisoners g Chief Deputy Hill said, land we need considerable money before the trip west can be made. The county solic- itor's office maintains a fund to be used for the suppression of vice, and sums frequently are taken from it to return criminals against which the state has a good case.
 "This money is used entirely on the discretion of the, solicitor, and even if he should be willing that we draw from it in this particular case it would do no good, for the fund this year al- ready is exhausted. v,
 "A second plan of raising money for returning criminals is that of applying direct to the governor of the state for a guarantee of funds from the state treasury. This already has been done in the present case, and we are await ingsa reply.
 "A third plan is that of having money advanced on the personal guar antee of the sheriff or chief deputy. In case funds are not available later in the case the expense must be paid out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
Here Is THe Key To
 Bo0tleggers Lingo


 ]. DUM Tricks, the series of which the first installment appears - in an adioi-iRS column, is, published as written by a rum run ner himself. In the fiji. t installment he uses underworld. and bootleg and other, slang terms, some of which shre not familiar to the general pub lie. The following glossary e-- plains them: r 2, ..-.. Dick-Det i've. x Slodghed-Jailed,
 Pinched--Arrested, S..-,..,..'' ;. <. Fall money-For br:hes. ' Grabber-One, Mho or tha: which grabs. ....5 ;- a..:i.~ :: .a. Squawk-A complaint; /.
 Dumb bunny--zA boeb.. .,,.....e Old bean-Cr. alum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
ALLIES REACH
 DEBT ACCORD
Continued From Page One,

unofficial part in the negotiations out of which it is hoped to launch the Dawes plan. ',4:'
 The American Secretary of State, Charles E. Hughes, reached London before the news of the agreement was announced. Making it plain that he is to take no part in the conference. but is here solely as president of the Bar Association, the Secretary said:- s
 we are greatly interested in the execution of the Dawes plan and hope it will take place as soon as possible. We strongly favor it as a basis for the economic restoration of Europe"
 The committee drafting plan for economic evacuations of the Ruhr by France---one of the stipulations of the Dawes. tplan-will work over the. week end; on its task, and if progress war rants, 1t will be possible to hold plen- ary session of the conference. Monday to receive this report as well as the re- port of the committee on defaults and sanctions. :,
 Withdrawal Proposed
 The basis of the plan before the com mittee on economic restoration of the Ruhr is a memorandum by M. Sey- doux, economic adviser of the French foreign office. This memorandum pro- poses withdrawal of. the 5custmos organ ization from the Ruhr as soon as Ger many passed the requisite legislation for the Dawes plan. It also provides economic and railway evacuation in a stipulated date, which is understood to be within a month after the German loan is subscribed.
 . TherA remains to be disclosed the means by which the findings of the conference is to be made known to Germany as at present there is no inclination to call Germany into the conference. The prevailing opinion emr phasized in French circles is that as Germany under the Dawes. opinion. em- phasized in. French circles is that as Germany under the Dawes plan is about to become the debtor of the allies, it is proper for them. to draw up an undertaking which Germany would be asked to sign.>-
 The members of the conference who have. remained strictly at their tasks since the parties opened had their first holiday this afternoon. Some. of the French and Belgian delegates paid a visit5to the .Wembley. exhibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20


 Lots of men have gone to jail just because they laid bottles cross-ways in an automobile. A revenue dick would rock the car back and forth and hear the bottles gurgle and then make a pinch.
 Then us bootleggers found out that if you lay a bottle fore and aft you can't hear it gurgle when you joggle the car sideways. This one little secret has saved thousands and thousands of dollars in fines and sent~many man back home to his family, instead of be- ing sloughted. ....
 That's how it is with us bootleggers. It is just like working up any new business. Take for instance the rail- road business. Aft they h2d been in it for years, they found little things that saved millions of dollars
 Bootlegging has big future in America, except fer two bad things about it. CD A lot of big grabbers at lot of fall money, etc, who sell So cheap it's hard for the small business man to make a living. (2) A lot of cheap for eigners getting into the game.
 But this isn't a squawk We have HLtle unuerSrounu .-p-orI SySreL Whlch we use to take care of those big sharks O who don't want us to have chance to get ours, and it won't be very healthy for those foreigners, etc. (2) if they keep on trying /, Lust in.
 Excepting this, it is good Business and any young fellow who is willing to work hard and take a few chances can do well at it. At that, he doesn't have to take so many chances as you might think.
 At Delaney's the othe- day-that's a sort of bootleggers' cluo-I was fig uring with Ed Short, friend of min3 and high class bootiegser. anu and Ed figured out that q ,otlegger has less of chance to get sloughed than he has to get smashed up in an auto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
IN TIE AIR TODAY

WTCAP. Washington, 469 meters,>
 w WEAF, New York, 492 met
 ,i I CTS, 7.15. D.. un., Eastern Standard time. Concert by United States Marine band. a J.~ VIEW, Cincinnati 423 meters, $ D. m.,. Eastern Standard time. Gin cinnati Municipal Opera.
 / WOE, Jefferson City, 40 meters,. 8 20 70. m. State Prison Orchestra. < WFAA, Dallas, 476 meters, S;3O
 D. m., Central Standard time-J. M. : Cox and his quartet.
 sS WIZ, New York, 455 meters, z :l5
 D. un.,, Eastern Standard time:~-The Coleman Symphony band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
POLITICAL STRAINS

DETROIT. Mich, July 19-Sena- tor Robert M. LaFollette's presidential campaign will be given the unanimous support of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers, it was an nOunced at the unions headquarters to- day.
 ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 19.- Announcement that John W. Davis, democratic presidential nominee had re- ceived a campaign contribution of a dime from a local 12-year-old boy de- veloped the fact today that the boy Harold Speer, is 35 years old and weighs 260 pounds in his bathing suit. Mir. Speer said today, he had always voted the socialist ticket, but sent the dime for the good luck of the demo. cratic nominee. -.., -,*
 CHICAGO July 19-Mrs. Alvin T. Hoyt of Kentucky, women's vice chair man of the republican national con- mittee returned to the headquarters of the women's bureau here today from a vacation in the Michigan peninsula. Mrs. Edna S. Blair of Washington, D. O., has been appointed by Mrs. Hoyt to carry on preliminary work in the mountain districts of Tennessee with a view of organizing the feminine voters and bringing out a larger registration for the general elections.
 GREELY, Colo, July 19.-Political fireworks-in the form of debate be- tween Representative J. N. Tincher, re- publican of Kansas, and Representative Alben w. Barkley, democrat of Ken lucky on. the respective merits of the republican and democratic parties was the piece. de resistence of a Chautauuua program here last night.
 JOHNSON CITY. Tenn, July 19.- Congressman B. Carroll Reece of the First Tennessee district, candidate for renomination to that office in the re- publican primary of August z, yester. day declined to entertain the proposal of his principal republican opponent, w. I. Jones to enter into a series of joint debates in the 12 counties of the district
 "A general debate between candi. dates of the same party, I believe would only serve the interest of the opposing party" the congressman said in declining the invitation. NEW YORK, July 19[John W Davis will use the governors room at the National Democratic club as his personal headquarters during the com. ing campagin.
 The room" is suite intended for the use of governors when they visit this city. It was occupied by Cordell Hull; chairman of the democratic ma. tional committee during the recent con. vention and often has been used by Governor Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
sLAYER USES HOE

UNION SPRINGS, Ala, July 1e.-- Especial. )--Joe Seurlock, negro farm hand, yielded q hoe with deadly affect in a quarrel near here today with Claude Field, another negro, who was instantly killed. The killing occurred on the farm of Walt RaineF. Scurlock is in jail, charged with murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
WHEELER ACCEPTS THIRD PARTY BID
(Continued From Page One. )


 ence of progressive political action, de- cided that the campaign should be man. aged by a joint executive committee to be composed of eleven members, rep resenting the conference and the La Toilette committee headed by Mir. Nelson, with headquarters in Chicago and decided to appoint a campaign di- rector with offices in Chicago with a view to co-ordinating campaign act ivities.
 Decision was also reached to give special attention to the election to con- gress of genuine progressives and the defeat of notorious reactionaries, and to call conferences as speedily as pos sible in every state for the purpose of placing electors pledged to LaFollette and Wheeler on the ballot and to ef- feet state campaign organizations.
 As a preliminary to the raising of a campaign fund, it was determined that the conference should select a finanee funds. The Lafollette-for- president committee will organize to solicit funds from the general public, the money raised by both organizations to be turn ed over to the joint executive commit tee for expenditure.
 While no decision was reached as to the personnel of the various com mittees, it was understood that Henry H. Rosenfeld, of New York, probably would be finance director for the con ference organization and Attorney General Herman L. Ekern of Wiscon- sin, in charge of financial operations for the LaFollette-for-president com mittee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
TRUCK GROWERS EXPAND
0ne-HAld Block Added To Space Or
 Sixth AVennA

Unexpected activity among members of the Jefferson County Truck Grow CTS association and the large patron age accorded them this year has re- suited in an expansion of the grounds used by the association for distribu- tion in Birmingham. The entire block now used as market place by the association has proven too small to accommodate the business transacted and another lot, about one-half block in size has been leased and will be used in the future. The new location is at Sixth avenue and Twenty-eighth tn strect, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
TATE KILLED IN SMASH

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 19-J. E. Tate, head of the firm of J.. B. Tate & Go. of this city, grain. dealers, was killed today when the automobile, in which he was riding, was struck by a train near Lucy; Tenn. Mfr. Tate was 5f years old. y :..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

flying cruiser can alight or take off in the toughest water. 4--' .~.~.
 She will carry anchors, riding lights and fog horns, and when not acting in the sky as the eyes of the fleet will take her place in line on the sea with the other vessels. There are accom- modations for a crew of six, with sleeping quarters and enough storage space to carry provisions to enable the plane to remain at sea more than a fortnight. Machine guns are fitted on the wings and in the rear of the cruiser, which is well. armored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
Giant seapIane Completed

Containing 10.000,000 brass rivets driven by hand into her hull. a giant flying cruiser, said to be the largest in the world, has been completed and handed over to the air ministry at Felixston. The plane measures POO feet from wing tip to wing tip and can remain at sea with the fleet with out needing the care of mother ship" as her supplies, fuel and projectiles can De: carried by any war vessel and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
NnTff1E MAsnNs

Officers and members of AvondaIe Lodge NO.~476, A. F. & A. M., are re- quested to meet at o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Hall to attend the funeral of our late brother, Sam Paul Jones, at the Avondale Baptist church.
 W. F. MAJORS W. M. E.P. GRISWALD, Secy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
CAMERON CHEERFUL
Friends Urges Him To Return To Bir'
 mln3ltau1 i

mlngnam
 PORTLAND, Ore, July 19.-olivel Cameron. 51 years old, who showed lit. tie interest yesterday. when first told that U. G. Gay, whom he supposed h. had shot to death near Birmingham, Ala, 22 years ago, was still alive, was more cheerful today, according to at tendants at a hospital where he is re covering from the effects of Jumping into the Willamette river from a bridge in an attempt to end his life, He received telegram today from an old friend confirming the press reports of Gay's survival and urging him to return and 'get it over with"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
EIGHT KILLED IN RIOT

Portuguese Republican Gusrds Clash
 With Police
 LISBON, Portugal, July 19.-Eight persons were killed and several wounded here last night in a shooting affray be- tween soldiers of the republican guard and police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
RUM TRICKS

This is bootleggers story told i his 0ords. It $ not expose but rst-dnd discusso of bootleg problems and danges and tricks bootegger oo t0kes hanse seriously The Grces appear here viruuy scr- ten except for the o fictitious of pt1ces Gnd ships. (Copyright, 1924.) 1@.s-s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
YANKEE CUSTOMS CARRIED ABROAD
 WITH AMERICANS
Ice Water, Rye Whiskey,
 5 Corn Pone And Break < fast Foods Available

5 LONDON, July 19.-(By Associated Press. )-Londoners don't like ice water, rye whisky, corn pone and patent breakfast foods, and hithertofore these AmefieSn culinary conventions were not sasy1to fill in London American visitors had to get along without them, but the present avalanche of tourists and wis itofs from the United States to the British empire exhibition at Wembley and to the conventions of the advertis- ing and bar associations and other in transitional gatherings was bound to create an overwhelming demand for these Americanisms, which the store keepers are hastening to supply in an effort to keep up with "the Yankeeiza- tion of London"
 2 Therefore, the hotels and restaurants Are beginning to serve ice water, the public houses rye whisky, the soft drink parlors ice cream sodas, and even corn bread and breakfast foods are available, while for the first time American brands of cigarettes are on sale at the tobacco shops, and special American news is appearing in the newspapers under American headlines.
 Of course, even the most optimistic of the visitors find that the English ice cream IS not or the nome variety and that the English soda is weird concoction of most anything. But the British are trying hard to please, and the result is at least an approximation of what is called for. So far as whisky is concerned, the Americans are partial to rye, but are willing to take Scotch Or Irish, so there is no misunderstood ing on this score. And the Boston baked beans and fried chicken are, be- yond reproach.
 tThe worst of it for the American old timers living in London is that they are. living in a false paradise, facing the. certainty that the present invasion will be soon over, that ice water and its attendant joys will disappear along with the tourists, and that life again will take it's old course in the old British way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
Rv A RnnTT rccrp

BY A BO0TLEGGER (Although this manuscript is authentic, the name of the author is withheld for obvious reasons.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
English Wary Of Marriage

English males of marriageable age are beginning to grow skeptical about the old adage that two can live as cheaply as one; and. as a result, the officials who have to do with these things, being mindful that already girls heavily outnumber boys as result of the war casualties, are showing some concern over the decreases in the mar riage and birth rates.
 The annual report of the medical off ger for London, made public this week, shows a decrease of 20 per cent in mar ridges since 1920 and a corresponding decrease in births, and the experts pre- dict g further drop as result of the present trade slump.
 According to the marriage registrars, just after the war. when heroism' s glamour surrounded the youths of Great Britain, winch war bonuses were , still uhexhausted and when trade was booming, the swains optimistic and did not hestitate long before taking part ners. Now that there are many un- employed, that wages are lower and that the housing problem is difficult, they are thinking twice before adding to5their responsibilities.
 Veteran Cab Boy Is 77 Years Old
 John c. Fisher, age 77, London's old est taxi driver, has been steering han som cabs and motor cars through the twisting streets of London for 56 years, and he likes it. He says that he will not retire until he falls off his seat or the cab falls out from under him like the one horse chaise. Fisher rises at 3 o'clock each morning, reads the Bible for half hour. takes breakfast at 4 and then walks two miles to work The good old days don't appeal to him, and he declares that life is less strenuous now than it was when he was a boy. Fisher drove one of the first taxis in London, but the red-letter day of his life is when he picked up King Edward and drove, him along Piccadilly from St. James street to Knights bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

E~ P. GRISWALD, Secy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
BOOZE CRAFT is
FIRED UPON
Shots Exchanged; Contra
band Cargo Dumped
MAY RECOVER LIQUOR
Harbor ProwIer Gives Chase
to Suspicious Vessel

A thrilling midnight chase.
during which n pistol duel was
staged between harbor patrol
boat No. I and u fast speed
boat liquor runner. ended late
Tuesday night, when the rum.
runner dropped It's conirnband
cargo in the Sound, near the
foot OF Harrison ST., ut Smith
cove, and escaped.
The patrol boat. In charge OF
Frank Jackson and George Vim,
mer. sighted the speed boat about
ii45 p. m. dashIng without lights
toward pier at tho cove. The
boat turned sharply when the patrol
boat sIgnaled Il 70 halt. WINNER
and jackson opened a revolver bar.
rage, sending bullets into the water
around the craft, Their fire was re.
turned The speed boat, however.
escaped. owing TO it, greater power.
and the patrol boat hunted for 1t in
vain.
A woman. living near Smith cove
reported that she had seen some men
throwing cases overheard. The pc
lice dry squad on Wednesday morn
ing started dragging operations In
an effort to recover the cargo. which
Is supposed TO be between IS and a
cases OF liquor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
INSPECTOR SAYS
DIRT DUMPING o. Il !.
"Pn1 Out to Get En-"
Says Frank II. Paul

expect none. defy them,
however. and inform them now
that ] am out to fight TO the
last ditch for clean county
government.
The court house needs .
housecleaning. and the public
knows II. I'm playing n lone
hand. but I'm going TO do my
best to administer II. II the
public will give me one more
commissioner TO work with mo,
/ can put Il over.
There is an epidemic In the
court house-Auto Peeve. Q
long, lingering disease. The pa
tionts may outlive the disease,
but never can they forget tho
cause that brought it on paul
referred to the action he OBJ
tanned last year in reducing
the number OF county employees
granted county autos). The
county has automania. Every
body wants n car, With one
more commissioner with cour-
age TO stay with me, we'd
stamp out that epidemic quickly.
The county government is
run by the ring. II Is cstah-
llshed to perpetuatc itself in
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
Danger Turks in
Cutting Timber
Near Reservoir!

method OF rcfores,ation.
seattle's watershed area consists
Of $40 square miles. Tho city owns
Is per cent Of tho timber In this
area and haa an option on the
governments timber. constituting
most OF tho balance. Tho Pacific
states Timber Co. purchased tho
City's timber on a sales contract
and now Is paying tgss per thou.
sand for the logs. Already the con
Germ has taken Off 40 per cen; or
The city's timber
Tho Iogged-oif land presents n
deplorabie sight A wide swath
has been cut along the entire
east side Of the lake and on
the plateau ut thr lakes mouth.
This logged-off land has been
swept by several disastrous
fires. which started from care.
less logging operations.
There have been five fires In tho
watershed in recent years. all OF
which started In the loggcd.off sec.
tons. One fire. starting In virgin
timber from n logging engine. ia
two hours swept thru 10 miles Of
virgin timber and destroyed prop.
erty. the value o. which would pro.
vide adequate forestry patrol and
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
Martin Ready to
Reioin Command

CORDoVA. Alaska, April a.
Continuation OF the American round.
the.world airplane flight today
awaited the arrival of Nal Frcder.
lex l.. Martin ut Dutch Harbor, Tin.
alaska. to join tho other three fly.
ers who are there.
Martin. who Is teady to mako the
flight from Kanatak to Dutch Har-
Dor in his plane. which has been re.
paired since being forced down, n
week ago. was delayed by bad
weather The worst blizzard OF the
year swept the Alaskan coast Sun.
day and Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
Seattle Architects
Try Building Gouge

construction the fee is 10 per
cent.
GREASE Is applied to the
VI measure TO make II slip over
by inserting provision that
this shall not exclude owners OF
the property whose own plans
may be approved by the building
inspector"
OF course this Is joker. be.
cause very few home owners are
able to draw their own plans In
n way that would meet the ap.
provnl of the building inspector.
So there Is but one thing left to
do--hire an architect or an cngi.
noer or throw up the sponge.
The ordinance is now In the
hands OF the corporation counsel.
where II was referred last Thurs.
day.
Councilman Hesketh says his
only interest in the matter Is to
insure substantial homes and
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