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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
IA ARE INJURED IN MINE CAVE-N
 AT NEW CASTLE
Mrs. Carl Mccormack Is Among Those Hurt In
 Crash

Fourteen persons, including two wom- en, escaped serious injury late Sun day afternoon, when three tons of rock collapsed in front of speeding string of tipple cars 1,50O feet underground in the mines of the New Castle Coal company, New Castle, Ala. Among those who were shaken up and bruised when the cars jumped the rails and crashed into the rock was Mrs. Carl Mccormack, wife of the owner of the mine; Mrs. Williams, wife of the chief engineer Edward Sutherland, director for Famous Players-Lasky corporation and 12 other men, electricians and cameramen in the employ of the movie company.
 Sutherland was filming mine scenes to be used in the motion picture yer sion of Jack Bethea's novel, Bed Rock" The cars, on the way to the coal pits in the mine, travel at the rate of 40 miles an hour.
 It is said the forward car struck the rock and dirt, jumped the rails and overturned. The five following cars crashed into the overturned one and piled up one on the other. Suther- land, Mrs. Mccormack. Mrs. Williams and the cameramen received bruises and were considerably shaken up by the impact.
 Four hours elapsed before the cars were placed back on the tracks, and the party was brought back to the surface
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
ACCUSED :::; :;; .<<Jn- NOT TO APPEAR
 AT JURY HEARING
Solicitor Perry Confident Of Indictment Against
 Physician
STATE WITNESSES
 TO BE QUESTIONED
Investigation Opens This Morning In Bessemer
 Court

The states case against Dr. George T. Edwards, accused in a coroner's warrant of staying his wife on December 2, will be pre- sented to the special Jefferson county grand jury Monday.
 The hearing is expected to get under way about 10 o'clock Monday morning, Ben G. Perry, solicitor, who Will pre- sent the case, announced Sunday nient. The submission of evidence obtained Dy the prosecution is expected to take three days, the solicitor said.
 Nothing new has been developed by the state in the past three days ana they seem content to aN [ the aclioh
 Expects Indictment
 Perry was confident Sunday that an indictment would be returned against the physician. He claims that tEe ~tate has Il clear case against the doctor.
 George Ross, attorney for the defense however, declared that he did not believe the grand jury would indict the physi- elan, His client is innocent, Ross says and feels sure that he will never De con yicted of the crime with which ne Is charged.
 The witnesses preSelltcu to IhO h" jury Monday will be state witnesses Their identities being kept secret as much as possible.
 Neither Dr. Edwards nor any of the defense witnesses will be called before the special grand jury, Solicitor Ferry said Sunday night.
 REVIEW OF CASE
 At 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, December 2, Dr. George T. Edwards, l; c. l., physician at Fairfield. aroused his neighbors by firing his revolver and calling loudly for help.
 When neighbors appeared at his nome in response to his call, they found the hysician partly dressed, with smokinS revolver in his right hand and a pistol wound in the other.
 With neighbors Edwards went back into the house and there they found Mrs. Edwards brutally murdered, struck twice on the head with some blunt in strument, while she lay asleep in bed The house was full of the odor of q Tor form and bottles ctLtai1ing the fluid were found in the room. One Of the Edwards children was found sleep ing calmly besides the dead mother, although suffering somewhat from the effects of the chloroform.
 (COntinued on Page Five.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
TRAIN HITS AUTO; MAN IS INJURED
 IN SUNDAY CRASH
Fred Monjot Is In Se- rious Condition At
 Hospital

Fred Monjot, 40, of 403 Third avenue, Pratt City, was badly injured when Frisco passenger train hit Monjot's automobile at the East Thomas crossing at 9 30 o'clock Sunday morning. Monjot was alone in the automobile at the time and was on route to church.
 At St. Vincent's hospital, where Mon jot was taken by Johns ambulance, he was found to be suffering frolL a broken leg and bruises and cuts on the face and body. The automobile was carried 70 feet by the engine and was completely demolished.
 J. T. Biles, 4S, of 741G Third avenue. south, was injured severely at 30 o'clock Sunday night when struck by an automobile driven by woman. The accident occurred on Austin avenue be tween Fifty-first and Fitty-second streets, when Biles is said to have been crossing the street in the middle of the block.
 Police. after Investigating. placed the blame upon the woman and withheld her name. Biles was taken to the Wood lawn infirmary in Vices ambulance. where he was found to be injured about the head and body with severe cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
OFFICER'S SLAYER
 ELUDES SEARCHERS
Maryland Posse, Aided By
 BlOOdhounds, Seek Negro
(Ry Associated Press)

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Dec. 14.- Thirty hours of constant searching with the aid of bloodhounds and vigianc watching by hounds of armed county farmers and residents of this town had failed late today to locate Harry Mer- Till, young negro, who yesterday fatally shot one officer and critically wounded another while resisting arrest near his home at the edge of swamp four miles east of here.
 The negro was last seen creeping on hands and knees up to frame shack about two miles from the scene of the shooting just before dark yesterday. All through the night more than $50 citi-' zens armed with shotguns and pistols kept cordon of pickets around the swamp and all known sources of escape were watched. All vehicles were stopped and searched. Tonight the search was extended into other counties and from Dover, Del, to Cape Charles, Va, auth critic swere keeping constant watch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
So APPOINTED
Three West Pointers Among Those
 Selected (Ry Associated PresS)

SWARTHMORE, Pa, Dec. 14.- Three candidates accepted for the United States military academy at West Point. were awarded Rhodes scholar ships in the state of Maryland. New Hampsbire and Washington in the an mal elections completed yesterday, President Frank Aydelottc, of Swarth- more college. American secretary to the Rhodes trustees, announced tonight. This is the first time in the history ot the Rhodes scholarships that an award has been made to a West Pointer.
 Princeton university also had three successful candidates, Brown unlver- sity two and Harvard two.
 The competition this year was the keenest in 20 years since the first Rhodes scholar was elected. For the 32 appointments in as many states, there were 507 candidates from 1S4 differ ent colleges and universities. As each American college and university is al lowed in the final competition cnly Il limited list of candidates in given state-from two to five depending on the number of students it has enrolled the 5O7 young men who got their names before the state committees of selection yesterday were those who had previ- ously survived the competition in their own institutions.
 The list, which is subject to ratifi- cation by the Rhodes trustees includes :
 Alabama Robert J. Van De Graaf, 173 Boulevard street, Germane, Paris, France, University of Alabama.
 Arkansas: J. w. Fulbrieht, Five Mt. Nord. Fayetteville, Ark, University of Arkansas.
 Georgia: Robert Shields Sans, 93 Patton Hall, Princeton, \. J., Prince ton university.
 Kentucky: Robert Ice Baker. Jr., 927 Livingston Hall, Columbia univer- sity. New York, Brown university.
 Maryland: Charles +. Saltzman, IT,, [. $. Military academy, West Point. x. Y., |. $. Military academy.
 NIississippi: Elijah Wilson Lyon, University, Miss, University of Missis- sippi.
 Missouri Arthur D. Bond, S04 Hill crest, Columbia, Mo, University of Missouri.
 Tennessee: William II. Vaughn, 325 F. Hall, Rice institute, Houston, Texas, Vanderbilt University.
 Texas; w. Terrel Sledge. University of Texas, Austin, Texas University of Texas.
 Virginia: Coleman Carter Walker, Lawrenceville, x. J., University of Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
PROBE TO BEGIN
Senate Committee To Turn Attention
 To Editorial

(By Associated PreSS.)
 WASHINGTON, Dec. Dec. 1.-The senate judiciary committee will turn it's attention tomorrow to the Washing ton Herald editorial which attacked Senator Underwood and his Muscle Shoals bill.
 The senate yesterday, under a unanl- nous consent agreement, authorized the investigati tion of the editorial by the committee. and Chairman Cummings said it would be brought before the committee at the regular Monday meet ing. Senator Underwood, in seeking the investigation agreement, denounced the editorial and its author on the sen ate floor, declaring he wanted the edito- rial writer subpoenaed before the com mittee to find out who was responsible for it's publication.
 To Invite Senator
 The judiciary committee plans to in vite the Alabama senator to appear before it and explain what procedure it is to follow. Senator Underwood said he wished to question the writer of the editorial and hoped thorough investi- gation would be made.
 Under the unanimous consent agree ment the committee is authorized to conduct an investigation of the editorial and it's author, and if the facts warrant to report a resolution to the senate for a general investigation with authority to subpoena.
 Consideration Held Up
 Meantime, actual consideration of Muscle Shoals legislation will be sus- pended until Tuesday, when q vote is in order on the Smith amendment to strike all the leasing provisions out of the Underwood bill. It is looked upon as means of placing the senate on record as favoring either government or private operation of Muscle Shoals.
 Senate leaders took steps at the close of yesterdays session to check what they regarded as a filibuster against the Underwood bill. After charges and de nials of a filibuster had been made. unanimous consent was obtained to vote on the Smith amendment before 5 o'clock Tuesday and to limit each sena tor to one speech of not more than ten minutes duration.
 X similar course is being considered by both democratic and republican lead CTS with respect to the bill itself, Il debate gets out of bounds, in an effort to get final vote on the question be- fore the end of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
Auld Lang Syne Favorite Air As Body Of Labor Leader Moves Eastward For Burial
Workmen In Overalls And Women In Sunday At tire Pause To Gaze At Still Face Of Samuel Gompers As Casket Is Opened At Stops Along Route Of Train-Many Send Coincidence.

when the extra nurse called and said MT. Gompers was having trouble with his breathing" she said. II went to him, held up his hands and said: Oh, help me- The doctor and his secretary were summoned and they called mem. bers of the executive council and other leaders. It was then close to 3 q. m Mir. Duncan came in and took Mir. Gompers' hand and gave him the Ma sonic grip. He said Mir. Gompers re turned it. Other friends came. but there was not much said. In short time his breathing grew gradually weaker and soon he went off to sleep, calmly and peacefully. His was q peaceful ending
 Labor union members passed through the funeral car at Fort Worth, where 1t was switched to another train. The men passed the casket in silence and there was no band. At Denton, Texas where a stop was made that had not been scheduled. several persons filed through the car.
 2.OOO Pay Tribute
 The lid of the casket was raised for the first time since leaving San Antonio at Dennison, Texas. Nearly two thou. SaHu peTSoHS pdlu tiieIt IIHhi lilpdte to the dead labor chief and brought many designs to add to the mounting pile of flowers in the car.
 At the outskirts of Dennison, an old man, leaning on crutch, doffed his hat and stood at attention as the car passed. His was one of the last tributes to the dead in Texas.
 Many messages of sympathy reached the train at Dennison. One came from B. NJ. Baruch, another from the Cuban Federation of Labor. Jerome Jones wired from Atlanta that "the south is bowed in grief and sorrow over the death of our friend and councillor. The Louisiana State Federation of La bor. through T. J. Greer, president. ex- pressed its sorrow. as did w. A. Will coxon, general secretary of the Order of Railroad Photographers on the Texas and Pacific division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
14-YEAR OLD BOY
 FREED OF KILLING
Self-Defense Claimed In Staying
 Of Little Girl

CRESTVIEW, Fla, Dec 14.-After an eight hour deliberation Ester Yon, 14 year old boy who had been held since September under an indictment charging him with killing Lavada John son, of the same age, was acquitted last night The indictment charged: : That the boy had shot the girl after the latter had come to his home to secure and carry back to the girls home a young kitten.
 The plea of self defense strengthened the boys case and this is thought to have had great deal of influence with the jurymen resulting in his acquittal. Ester Yon was arrested two days after teh shooting which was committed in the northern of Oklaloosa county. Large numbers of persons from all sections of this and surrounding coun- ties beard the trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
(By Associated Press)

MUSCKOGEE, Okla, Dec. 14.- Slow, soft music and the delicate per fume of flowers accompanied Samuel Gompers eastward today to his last resting place. They were the tribute of laboring people everywhere whose leader he had been.
 Aud Lang Syne." with it's refrain, "should old acquaintance be forgot was the favorite number of the bands with crowds who met the train. The people of San Antonio, where the chief tain died Saturday, bade farewell to him with Nearer My God, To Thee
 Texas gave the best of her wealth of flowers as her last token to the man who rushed from an alien land to die within her borders. As the funeral train progressed, the car in which the labor president lay in his bronze casket became massed with flowes.
 Workmen in overalls, women in Sun day attire and children fresh from Sun day school rubbed elbows as they paused to gaze at the still face when the cas- ket was opened at the few stops made by the train.
 Flag Drapes Bier
 As the Missouri, Kansas and Texas tfalH cfept HoTtHWdIu carry louas, aitcl a brief halt at Austin the Texas capital, Chester NJ. Wright and John E. Giles, members of the labor party, watched over the bier. A small electric light at the side of the casket gave a soft glow to the car, showing the flag draped coffin and the great floral de- signs. Otherwise the coach, the pri- vate car of Vice President William Whitenton, of the railroad, was in darkness.
 During the day members of the off cial party were able to relax and gain some rest from the fatigue they ex- perienced during Mir. Gomper's last hours. Miss Mathilda Mays, of New York, Mr. Gompers' nurse, told for the first time the story of her patients passing as she saw it.
 II had been resting for short time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
NEGRESS ACCUSED OF KILLING HUSBAND
Says He Remained Away From
 Home Too Much

GoODWATER, Ala, Dec. 14.-(Spe- cial.)-Odis Marbury was shot and killed here today by Mary Lou Mar, bury, his wife. She was arrested and placed in jail at Rockford, the county seat.
 The trouble arose, it is said, when the woman accused her husband of stay ing away from home too much. She sent for him and on his arrival fired at him with a shot gun, according to reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
MECHANIC SHOT
 AT WHEEL OF CAR
Killed By Bullet From Speeding
 Automobile

LOUISVILLE, Ky; Dee. 14.-Carl Ragnauer, q mechanic, was shot and killed almost instantly at the wheel of nis automobile tonight by bullet from l speeding ear which passed him on the Dixie highway five miles from here.
 George Probst. companion in Rag nauer's car stopped the engine to avoid crashing into telephone pole. On Probst's description police were search ing for five negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
LAKE STEAMER THQLUBT' WRECKED Paris Of Some Vessel Washed
 shore

H0LHANHN, Mich, Dec. 14.-De- dtyt Da,nts today strengthened the !. lrf ta. lake steamer has been a,eltnd ear Eagle IIarbor, off the nor. twc.t coast of the Keweenaw pen .reuua. Additional wreckage has come r,Jorc out none of it has q distinguish .,c r., and the identity of the vessel . mich it canes remains q mystery.
 e this evening more than 30 after the first wreckage was
 En ashore. the bits of the wrecked
 ssel were continuing to come in at .agle river and Agate harbor, but acne of it had any distinguishing marks. About 30 hatch-covers have been picked up, but marine men point out that this is no indication of the size of the vessel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
REAL SNOW STORM
 HITS NEW YORK
Three Degrees Above Reached
 In Northern Section

SYRACI-SE, N. Y, Dec. 14.-Cen- tral and northern New York today fought it's first real storm of the winter High winds bringing q snow fall of bllz- gard proportions which made railroad and highway traffic difficult. The snowfall. which in some districts early tonight was 16 inches deep, was ac- companed by q sharp drop in tempera- turo. especially along the St. Lawrence frontier, Ogdensburg tonight reporting temperature of three degrees above zprO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
NIGHT POLICEMAN
 IS FOUND SLAIN
Union City, Tenn, Officials h.
 vestigate Killing
lRx Associated Pressl

UNION CITY, Tenn, Dec. 14.-The body of Will Moss, 50 years old, night policeman; was found in the negro sec tion of the city today with bullet hole through the head. His service pistol was found under the body but the bullet which killed him was iron a revolver of smaller calibre. City Of ficials who are conducting an inves- tigation believe the policeman was slaiL while making an investigation in anotn- CT part of the city and that his body was moved to the more remote negro section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
GEORGE s. GIBBONS
 EXPIRES IN CHURCH
New Orleans Clubman Was A
 Nephew Of Cardinal
(Ey Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 14- George S. Gibbons, "56, head of one of the largest grain concerns in the south and leading New Orleans clubman, died suddenly today while attending church. Acute indigestion was given as the cause of death He was son of the late John T. Gibbons and q nephew of the late Cardinal Gibbons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15

TOKIO, Dec. 1.-The two
 public speeches of Edgar A.
 Bancroft, new United States Ambassador to Japan, one before the Pan-Pacific club on Saturday and the other before the Japan-Ameri- can association on Friday, have drawn sharp comment from sec tion of the Tokio press.
 The English edition of Nichi Nichi quoting the ambassadors plea that Japan have faith ill America and President Coolidge asks: What does he mean asking of us an obvious impossibility Has Pre@i- dent Coolidge or the United States given Japan anything concrete to go on? None of them has given us encouragement to hope for return of the traditional friendship between the two nations. Can we under the circumstances comply with Am bassador Boncroft's request with pride or self-respect?'
 Xhugai Shogyo Shimpo in the same vein asks: If the future can be judged by the past, Japan will have to hesitate in taking the ambassador at his words"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
kU kLUX KHAN CHANGES NAME IN NEW YORK
Thebes Turns Out To Be
 Original Reno

ID ERLIN, Dec. 14.-Thebes was ID the original Reno, according to
 the "Zeitschrift Fuel Kultur- geschichtlichel Ind Biologische Familienkunde," which discusses a document recently discovered in an Egyptian tomb, alleged to be two thousand years old and the first dl- vorce decree in reported history which is thoroughly authenticated.
 This decree is in the Demotlan dialect, bearing the signature Of a notary nan ed Thut. It does not ln- dicate the ground upon which the divorce was granted. Four Wit nesses attached their signatures to the reverse side of the papyrus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
FORTY KNOWN DEAD
 IN SHIP DISASTER

TOXIC, Dec. 14.-The number of known dead of the Kwanto, special serv- ice ship which sank during a storm off Tsuruga, western Japan, has reached 10. It is believed that the total loss of life will be 100 out of POS aboard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
FILIPINO SUFFERERS
 ARE AIDED BY POPE
Sends 13O,OOO Lire To TyphOon
 Sufferers
lRx Associated Press. ]

MANILA, Dec. 14.-Pope Plus XI has cabled 130,000 lire to the Roman Catholic diocese here to be used for the benefit of those who suffered from the recent typhoon in northern Luzon especially in the Cagayan Valley.
 The typhoon which occurred during the first week in October blew down thousands of small nipa houses along the Cagayan river and the floods de- stroyed large part of the crops in the valley. Approximately 50 natives were drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-15
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair dlH8a Mississippi: Ftr Tennessee: Increasing "3"''"'Ness. Georgia: Fair-
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-05
POWDER TRUCKS NOT To
RUN IN WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE, March 5.-A dis
cussion was held at the meeting or
the Woodbridge township COMMITTEES
Monday night over the practice in
dulged in by the U. S. Cartridge
Company, of Perth Amboy, in trans
porting explosives by automobile
through the township.
Martin Newcomer, superintendent
of the cartridge department, when
questioned about this matter today.
declared that in the future the trucks
would not pass over these roads as
the Lead Works will make improve
ments to Maurer Lane, a privately
owned road, making it possible 10
use this route.
The poor condition of the roads
this winter has made it necessary to
go through Woodbridge, Mr.. New
conner said. He declared that the
trucks would likely continue to pass
through Woodbridge on the return
trip to the magazine where the pow
der is stored but said this would be
no cause for worry as the cans were
not loaded except on the trip to the
factory.
Mr.. Newcomer urged that both the
city of Perth Amboy and the town
ship of Woodbridge keep the var
ious roads improved and passable
thus making is possible to use them
instead of. using the highways which
go through sections that are quite
thickly populated.