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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
CARSON OWNS
 GREAT RECORD
Louisville Boy Contests Finley's Claim To
 Southern Title

When Johnny Carson, the Louisville boy goes gunning for Jimmy Finley at the Birmingham Athletic club Monday night it will be a Teal battle for real blood and not merely an exhibition be- tween, two pugs. Johnny has come out in the press questioning Finley's right to the southern welterweight champion ship. "He has never beat me-, says Carson, land have beaten better men than he has. Then, why should he be called the southern champion?''
 Verify it does seem that there is a deal of credit in Carson's s. boast. In all the I'll fights he has engaged in he has never yet been knocked out. In his fight with Lew Tender heswas caught on the button of the jaw by Lewis left and sent to the floor, but he, was up long before the count of ten had been reached and was on his feet at the end of the bout. That marked the first time he had ever been really knocked off his feet.
 One of Carson's greatest achieve ments was beating Dave Shade a four rounder on the Pacific Coast. Later in the east he lost a ten-round decision to Dave and then came right back and battied him to terrific draw. He fought Gene Belmont and beat him, having Gene hanging on for the last three rounds of the scrap. ~.
 Johnny also sent Harvey Thorpe to the floor three times in his tilt with him and had Harvey backing up all the way. Dode Bereott was beaten badly by Carson and Frankie Jones was also badly battered, while he is credited with giving Johnny Griffiths, the veter- an severe beating. He got draws with Jimmy Duffy and Jimmy Sheylin. One thing that Carson points to with pride is the fact that he sent Lew Tender to the floor for the count of six in the third round. ,r
 Taking all these things into consider ation it does look as. if Finley is in for tough evening Monday night and many of the fans since looking up Car sons record in the record books, openly admit that they would not be at all sur prised to see the southern welterweight change hands Monday night when these two mitt-mixers get together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
MERRIMAN WINS l. FROM KATE HAL Murphy Entry Easily
 Takes Last Two

COLUMBUS, O., July 11.-Defeat of the sensational Kate Hal in the free for-all pace by Merriman of the Mur- phy stables featured the getaway card at the midsummer grand circuit meet ing here. After Kate Hal had won the first heat in 2 :02 when Merriman went to a break, the Murphy pacer took the next two in 2:01 and 2:01 1a, the three heats being the fastest paced in any race this season. Kate Hal was a strong favorite and Merriman was sec ond choice.
 The other, two events on the card were rather cheap affairs, although each developed into quite a battle. There were four heats before the 2s14 trot was won by Guardian Trust, which won the second and fourth heats and broke in the first and third. San Pedro won the first and Rochelle Maids the favorite, won the third.
 Kinney Silk won the 2:1S pace by taking the first two heats, although he made a break in the first heat. The first heat went to Bonnie Watts, an outsider. T"
 Free-fOr-ail pace, three heats. purse Merriman. bg., by Baldwin tMur- Kate Hal. oh. h.. by Hal Mercury, Buddy Mac. bg., by wilgo (Lacey) 3 3 symbol S., Forest B.. by Symboler
 (keilyl .....:....'..' S4 { Flying Direct. oh. g., by Walter
 Direct, (Egan) ................ 5 Direc. GRay) ,.:.2; .;;::::y7 .s
 (stokes) :...: ..........:.....- dr
 Times: s:63 2:o1 2:o1h.
 2:01 trot, three-heat plan, purse q, ,000: Guardian, Trust. .bg.. by Belle
 win (McMahon) ......,. 9 1 { I San Pedron Girl, bm., by Carl
 oken (McDonald) ......... 2z2 B. Rochelle Maid, br. m, by
 Atlantac Express (Egan) .. 3 8 Valiko, br.m.s by Siliko
 (Loomis) .......a......... 5 8 70 The Concord, ro.g.. by the Ex-
 ponent (Haldeman) ........ 8 { 5 TO Times: 2:06h 2:04K; 2:07; 2:o1h.
 2:1S pace, three heats, $l.000: Kinney silk, bg.. by Bingen Silk ponnie aeeh1 watt: b. by General 4 Hollyrod Walter, br h., by Holly.
 rod Bod (Loomis) ........2 32 Peter Bradford bh, by Peter Volo
 (McMshonl -. 7s Prince Direct, bg., by Walter Di-
 rect (Wolverton) ..........3 s6 Ruther J.: and Brown Forbes also started.
 Times: 2.o7A; 2:osN; 2:o7H. m W5 IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
TILDEN DEFEATS BRIAN l. NORTON
  SnOdgrass Defeats Cham. piOn In National Clay Court Tournament

ST. LOUIS, July 11.-(By Associat ed Press )-WiHiam T.. Tilden, IT., oi Philadelphia, the defending champion advanced to the final round of the na- tional clay court tenis tournament to- day by defeating Brian I. c. Norton, St. Louis, in straight sets. The score was 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. The Philadelphian played his best tennis of the tourna- ment and won from Norton easily. He kept in the back court during most of the play, coming into the net only when necessary. to- win the deciding point in a game.
 Norton seemed bewildered by Tilden's accuracy, scoring only one-half as many points as Tilden in the three sets played. -s
 In the second singles match of the afternoon Harvey B. Sn6Ggrass of Los Angeles, opposed Alfred H. Chapin, IT,, Springfield, Mass. Snodgrass playing brilliantly, won the first set and after a close battle took the second. Chapin, showing improvement in the third set, and aided by occasional cross court drives, succeeded in taking the third set but dropped the match by losing the decisive set. The score was '7-5, 6-3, 2-6, G.2.
 California Race
 The semi-finals in the mems singles tomorrow will be strictly a California affair, with Snodgrass meeting Clarence Griffin, San Francisco.
 The national doubles champions from California, Howard and Robert Kinsey, came into the semi-finals doubles today by defeating -Leven Jester and John Barr. of Dallas. Texas, 60, 6-2. 7-5.
 William T. Tilden and A. l.. Wiener, Philadelphia, had a close call in their fourth round doubles matches against WPay Brown and Karl Kammann, the St. Louis stars. The customers were forced to play through 69 games in five sets: It was the longest match of the doubles event. The score was 4-6 15-13, GA, 5-7, 6-3.
 Australian Wins :
 R. E. Schlessinger, of Australia, and A. H. Chapin, IT,, furnished a surprise in the doubles by eliminating Walter Wesbrook and Harvey Snodgrass, the Californians. This match also required five sets 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, S-6, 6.4.
 Two semi-finaI doubles matches are to be played tomorrow, bringing together Robert and Howard Kinsey opposing Schlessinger and Chapin and Tilden and Wiener, opposing Griffin and Nor. ton, -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12

does not seem possible for the habitua champions to lose the. title this year. The table of scores is: United States of America, 1S4; Finland, 103; Eng land, coz; Sweden, ,24h; France 13h; Switzerland, 10; Hungary, 715 South Africa, 5; Norway, 4; New Zea land, 4; Denmark, 3. ' The rest of the program was made up of semi-finals in the 5000 meters team race and events of the decathlon
 The Films won the first semi-final of the team race and the British were second, both teams thereby qualifying for the final. The United. States beat France in the other semi-final. France was second and so these two also will run for the championship in the big contest. Wide of Sweden was the first individual finisher in the second semi. final of this event but his team did not score enough points to qualify.
 Americans BoOed
 The Americans were booed by the crowd during the long run because a French runner stumbled and flopped while running in pack of Americans Joie Ray, one of our greatest distance runners, was spiked in a mixup and pulled up for. a moment but resumed running and finished eleventh.
 Colonel Kirby and Tibbetts of the American team were second, third and fourth in their heat. The Films, with Willie Ritola and Paavo Nurmi avail able are almost certain to win the final. .;
 Osborne of Michigan was regarded as the probable winner of the decathlon and he led with 1,700 points after the 100 meters and the broad jump. But Osborn of our team was in the lead aft CT two more events, the high jump and 400 meters of the decathlon had been disposed of. In any case America seems certain to take the title. The decathlon will be finished Saturday.
 Italy Should Score
 Italy probably. will take one event of the deeathlon, the 10000 meters walk, as her champion, Frigerio, led the six qualifiers in the second heat and won it easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
BRITONS COP ONLY V OLYMPIC RACE RUN
Liddell Sets Third New Record For 4OO-Metres
 Run To Beat Fitch

COLONIES STADIUM, PARIS, July 1.-The British team took com mand of the occasion in Fridays biz event of the Olympic track and field program, winning the final of the 400 meters with Eric Liddell's record-break- ing dash.
 Liddell had to romp along with the speed of a terrified ghost to set new record, for the old one had been shaved down one-fifth of a second Thursday by Inlbach, the Swiss, in a qualifying heat and Imbach's record was reduced by one-fifth of a second in a semi-final Friday morning, the honor going to Horatio Fitch of Chicago. Thus, when Liddell crossed the line in the newest time of A 3-5 seconds, a third new record was established in two days in this event.
 Fitch Glasses Liddell
 Fitch gave Liddell a terrific drive in the final but could not reduce lead of several yards which the Englishman won at the start. Fitch was second and Butler of the English team took third place. Johnston of Canada was fourth because Coard Taylor of the American team fell 20 yards from the AdJAOA SOS NoNOu anu WOOOAyS and staggered over the line in sixth place. Imbach fell before Taylor did and failed to finish.
 This was the only final event on the days program which was comparative ly routine and drew only 10000 people. In the first semi-final heat of the 400, Fitch leaped at the crack of the gun as though he had been shot at and missed and his lead was such hard one to follow that Butler of England was the only man with the strength left to give him an argument at the end. Fitch faltered about 50 yards from the finish and seemed about to fall, but pulled himself up and barely made it. At that, Butler was giving him a con test at the end.
 England Scores
 Englands. point score took brace and mounted to the very respectable to- tai of COZ at the end of the day. The United States had 1S4, however, and it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
ENGLISH PROS
 CHECK TANKS
Duncan And Mitchell Score Foul
 And Two Victory

oXHEY, England, July 11.-George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, British pro fessional golfers, today defeated Walter Hagen and Macdonald Smith, American professionals 4-2 in their 72 hole match for purse of 300 pounds and inter national foursome honors.
 Duncan and Mitchell out Al AS 454-36.
 In 535 443 4S5-34-34 Hagen and Smith out 444 AS 44S-34 In 535 AS 435-34-6S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
Good Released
 By Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July H. Wilbur Good, who was relieved yes terday as manager of the Kansas City dub of the American association, will Eo to his home at BrOokville, Fla. where he owns property, he said today
 Goods contract called for his un- conditional release in case all the clubs in the association waved on him.
 The Kansas City club asked the other owner in the league to waive on Good as a personal favor to him.
 Good, however, said he would not go to any association club refusing to waive. z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
LA HOTTIE WINS TITLE

PARIS, July 11.-Dr. La Horte of Belgium won the individual champion ship of the Olympic Epee fencing competition today The American coun- tries, both north and south, failed to place a man in the first six.
 Massart, the 1920 Olympic champion, finished fifth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12

Summary: Two-base hits. Hawks. Graft. G4ibert. Hoffman. Three base hits. Fish CT Lapan Ewoldt. Tucker. Home runs, Lebourveau. Bogart. Sacrifice, Hawks. Double plays, Jackson to Henry to Lapan. '. Bases on balls. off Morgan 1, off Lindstrom l. off Caldera 1. off Whitaker 4 Struck out, by Morgan l, by Lind stron B. by Whitaker l. Hits, off Nor gan, in 2-3 innings g; off Caldera. in { 2-3 innings. To- Hit by pitcher, by Lindstrom (Hoffman). Winning pitcher. Empires, Piguc. Campbell and Brennan
 Time, 2;o5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12

(SeVen InnnInBS Dy dBTesIheil.J
 Summary: Two.Dass nits. Fisher, Wag- ner Wells, Henry, Jackson Sacrifice, Le- bourveau. peRbfs plays, Keenan to Mur- ray to Hawks. Left on bases, Nashville 6 New Orleans 6. Bases on balls, off Keenan 1. off Hollingsworth B. Struck 5Ht. by Morris 2, by Hollingsworth g. by Hodge 2. Hits, off Keenan, in innings, [: off Norris, in innings, 2; off Hollings- worth, in 5l-3 innings, 6. Winning pitcher, Holllingsworth. Losing pitcher. Keenan. Empires. Campbell, Brennan and Plkue. Time, 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
VOLS AND PELS
 IN EVEN BREAK All Starting Pitchers Are :.. Kayoed In Swatting
 Pests

vile broke even with New Orleans in a double header, winning to and losing 5tto 6. Not starting pitcher for either team was able to finish. Hollingsworth was knocked out in the second game. but Hodge saved the game. A great stop by Murray prevented tie in the first game. The score: = '.-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
TRY TO PROVE FALLS DEALS
APPROVED BY HIGHER UPS

according to. Finney's testimony to
relinquish eight of the % wells to
the Midway company. The secre-
tarv detailed his plans in a letter to
President Harding, which came back
bearing the notation, t"approved,
President Harding"
Finney Valuable Witness
1t was evident from Hogan s
questioning that the defense counsel
hopes to prove Falls dealings with
Doheny were based on conferences
with others in his department, rs
well as naval heads, and even the
President.
The defense holds Finney valu'
able witness for it's side should 1t
be proven he was consulted on the
various phases of the deal. Absolute
confidence in the assistant secre'
'tary s honesty, never questioned dun
ing the senate hearing last winter
makes his present testimony valu'
able.
In his opening statement, Hogan
told the court that: "We will show
your honor that if there was Il con
spiracy, Finney was one of the chief
onspirators-and no one dare re-
fleet on Finney s absolute honesty
and sincerity
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
LA TOILETTE TO
SPEAK TONIGHT
IN new YORK
by United ,-ress Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Robert NJ.
La Toilette moved into New York
today for his third speech of the
campaign here. The Independent
presidential candidate immediately
issued statement in which he de-
clared the campaign had developed
that - the people are willing to fl
nance their own political movements
without depending on wealthy corp
orations who very naturally expect
special favors if the campaign is
successful
'Ther& has grown up in this
country Il system by which these
beneficaries of special privileges
come to be relied upon to finance
the campaigns of both the old par
ties, he continued.
"These gentlemen arc practical
man. They give because of graft
tude for past favors or because they
expected to receive new special
privileges from the parties returned
to power.
LA Toilette speaks in Brooklyn
tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IS The
late President Harding approved
plans of former Secretary of the In
terror Albert b. Fall to compromise
conflicting claims of rival oil com
panies to portions of the Elk Hills
naval reserve No. /, according to
testimony brought out today at the
government s suit to break existing
leases on the properties.
Cross examination of Edward Z.
Finney, assistant secretary OF the IN
terror, bv Frank j. Hogan, chief de-
tense counsel, revealed the fact that
Fall laid all plans for the compro-
mise before President Harding, Sc
curing his approval.
The Pan American Petroleum com
pany and the United Midway Oll
company were in contest over the
RIGHT to drill % offsec wells found
necessary to protect portion OF
the reserve from draining by Stand
ard company wells adjoining, Flnney
admitted.
The Pan American company, con,
trolled by f.. l.. Doheny, submitted
the lowest bid, but previous claims
on the land filed by the United MID
wav made a compromise necessary.
Fail induced the Doheny company,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
EXPRESS RATES j"
FROM CALIFORNIA
MUCH REDUCED
ny United Press Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2S.-Cali-
fornia shippers will enjoy reduc-
tions of from 10 to IA per cent on
express rates beginning January /,
1925, according to Il ruling issued
bv the interstate commerce commits
sion through the state railroad com
mission here. 'es. l.
A total of approximately $1,000,-
coo will be saved state shippers by
the reduction. according to members
of the state commission. The reduc-
ton affects goods consigned to
eastern points and will be effected
through the re-zoniug of eastern ter
ritory into three zones instead of
five. ,,.s5t,
When interviewed today regard
ing the above, news, Tom Elliott,
manager for the American Express
company in lmperiaQ Valley, de-
clared that neither he nor any of
the valley officials of the express
company had been officially. mott
fled of the reduction and until they
were, would prefer to make no state
ment in regard to the effect on val
ley shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
STONE DECLARES
FORMAL CASE TO
BE GIVEN COURTS
Says Publication Does
Not Conform With In
tent of Congress
nv United Press Leased wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-Attor-
ney General Stone, in formal state
ment issued at the department OF
Justice here today held publication
of tax totals illegal and not in
conformity with the apparent inten-
ton of congress i'll enactlng the Inn
tied publicity section of the new
tax law.
A formal ease, however, will be
presented to the courts for final de-
termination, Stone said.
Stone s. statement in part follows:
ssThe effect of these provisions IS
to allow general inspection OF 2n-
come tax returns only under such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by thu secretary of stie
treasury with the approval of the
President.
1--WE are informed that the COM
missioner of internal revenue has
authorized the inspection of sueh
lists only in the Office of the col
lector in each internal revenue dis
trict.
Publication in newspapers is no.
where specifically provided for by
the law and appears not to have
been authorized under the provision
of section 257 b. Section 3l67 OF
the revised statutes re-enacted IN
| the revenue act of 1924 makes 1T a
| criminal offense to print or publish
| in any manner whatever not provld-
ed by law amy part or any in
! come tax return. just what purpose
congress had in mind in re-enact-
I ing this provision after it had made
| it the duty of the commissioner to
make available for public inspection
| the amount of income tax paid by
each tax payer, can only be surmis-
ed.
1.-THE provision, however, is ex-
pressly made a part of the present
law and it appears clearly to be the
duty of the department of justice
to have an appropriate case present
ed in the courts so that the full
force and effect of this provision
may be judicially determined. This
will be done at an early convenient
date
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
BURON Fits TO
SPEAK HERE ON
NEXT SATURDAY

Buron Fits, one of the best
known men in the state, will make
speaking tour of the valley this
weell-en in behalf of Coolidge and
Dawes. Fits, who is speaking un.
der the auspices of the Republican
county central committee, is past
state commander of the American
Legion, and deputy prosecuting at
torney of Los Angeles.
He win speak on Saturday after
noon at three o clock in FL Cen
tro at the corner of Fifth and Main
streets. His full itinerary for
other valley towns is being worked
out and will be published later. He
will speak in Brawley Mt noon and
in Holtvilie at 8 p. m. Saturday
evening.
Phillip C. Katz of San Francisco,
sergeant mA Company G, 563rd
infantry will also spend Thursday,
Friday and Saturday in Imperial
Valley in behalf of Coolidge and
Dawes. Katz boasts congr2'sio-
nal medal and is said to be a con-
vincmg speaker. lie will speak IN
Imperial ON Saturday night. Date
and place of h Ell Centre appear
ance will be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
FUND PROBERS
SPLIT UP INTO
~ TWO SECTIONS
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-In ord
er to air all possible evidence of
campaign funds before election, the
senate investigating committee div
ided ,today-one section remaining
here, the other going to Chicago,
where simultaneous inquiry will
begin Wednesday.
Chairman Borah and Sen1tor
Shipstead, Minnesota, will constitute
the Chicago committee, which viii
subject Chairman Butler and TreaS-
urer. Hodges of the Republican ma
tional committee to further eXdmina-
tion.
Samuel Untcrmyer, New York
lawyer associated with Frank i.
Walsh as counsel for Senator La
Toilette, will accompanw the com
mittee to Chicago.
During the Chicago sessions the
committee may open up the sensa-
tiOnal evidence given to il in secret
by Untermyer The witnesses who
can subs.antiata the story, Inter
myer said, are now in Chicago.
Meanwhile, Senators Caraway, Ar
kansas and Bayard, Delaware, will
conduct the investigation here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
Wrecked Plane Is
Taken Back Home

Parked in a navy transportation
truck the dismantIed superstru 'ture
and chassis of the airplane that
descended and ripped off its land
ing gear yesterday, left for the
navy basin at San Diego mt ten
O clock this morning. Lieut.. j.,
Flagg accompanied the plane, which
he had disn.antled and packed pre-
paratory to the arrival of the truck
last night.
Very little damage was done to
the plane itself considering il met
with such rough ground when 1T
descended. The lieutenant Landed
on the south side OF the aviation
ground and there encountered IN
embankment which stripped the
landing gear off the plane, with the
result that the propeller whirled
into the bank also and smashed to
bits.
Fortunately Flagg was not aurt
at all, but considerably peeved.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
SALES OFFICIAL
OF CEMENT FIRM
WILL GIVE TALK

G. w. Harding, sales engineer of
the American Portland Cement
company, will address the chamber
of commerce during the luncheon
hour tomorrow. His firm is devel-
oping some, cement deposits near
Coyote Wells, where they have n
considerable acreage there, and the
firm is planning operations in diff
fcrent territories before actually
constructing the plans, making a
market for the stuff before it is
produced. He will give Il line ON
the development proposed for the
Imperial Valley, and his address
should be of great interest to
business men in the town.
Mrs. +. X. Mclver, the we'll
known local soloist, will have charge
of the musical program.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-28
MACHINE GUNS
COMBAT STRIKE
400 CONNECTS
BY United Press Leased wire

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Oct. 2e
Machine guns were mounted on
the walls of the state penitentiary
here today following II strike of
400 convicts who refused to do
extra work. Special and volunteer
police assisted authoritiet in pa
trolling the prison.
The prisoners, including 100 wO-
men, kept up terrific din through
out the night, beating on their cell
doors, eursing and screaming and
threatening guards who attempted
to quiet them.
Threats of force to restore order
were met with curses and screams.
Searchlights played on the cell
houses until daybreak. The noise
died down this morning, the prison
ers quieting from sheer exhaustion.
Warden Smith returned to the
prison from an out Of town visit
and announced he had put the
:" strikers on a meager diet.
1,ke .'strike' followed an at
tempt on the part of the prison au-
to put longer working
day into effect in the garment fac
tory, it was said, and the eonvicts
refused.