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DUE FOR RECOUNT

PORTLAND Maine, Aug. 9.The Governor and Council declared that Ralph o. Brewster, who is supported by the K. K. K. and having the Re publican nominee for Governor in the June primaries will be chosen after a recount just tabulated which has giv- en him a majority of three hundred and twenty votes.
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UNTANGLING MURDER CASE

CHICAGO, Aug. 9-The prosecu- tion in the Leopold-Franks-Loeb mur- der case called in five witnesses, four fraternity chums of Leopold and an ex-sweetheart of Loeb's. Loeb gave evidence which was closely demarc- ated by alienists and then encounter ed a grilling cross examination by States Attorney Grove who was able to show some instances of stories of witnesses given before the trial which were at variance with today's evidence. Lorraine Nathan testified that Loeb acted rather idiotically and she came to regard him as irration- al and irresponsible and sometimes infantile. Grove read previous statement by Nathan Wherein she described Loeb as perfectly sane and rational.
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SAILING OF STEAMSHIP
 YUKON IS POSTPONED

SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-The sailing of the steamer Yukon was postponed a day. She has three hundred pas sengers booked with about half of them excursionists. Many are book ed thru to Anchorage and Interior, the passenger list not available until after the sailing of the ship.
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CHICAGO GOLFER BIDS
 FOR LOW MEDAL SCORE

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Art Sweet of Chicago, with 69 for today's round and a total of Al for & holes, made a fine bid for low medal score in the qualification for the Western amateur golf championship with half of the players in from their final cir cult of the course. Sweet had the lead of two strokes over the nearest competitor who had finished.
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PERSHING WILL MAKE
 HIS FAREWELL TOUR

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. H. General John J. Pershing this after4 noon left Washington for his fare we'll tour of the Army. He will in soect the citizens training camps from New York to Denver and then return to the capital to complete the final plans for Defense Day mobiliza- tion test, which is set for September 12.
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EARTHQUAKE TUMBLES
 DOWN MANY HOUSES

MOSCOW, Aug. 11.-Forty-one persons were killed and approxi- mately 3100 houses destroyed in con- sequence of an earthquake which oc- cured in the province of Ferghana.
 Twelve hundred houses were also damaged by landsl;des in Fergha7a mountains in the town of Pokrovsk- aia. Only four of the six hundred houses remain intact.
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SPEEDER IS ORDERED TO
 READ TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8.-Sentenc- ed to read every newspaper in this city each day for the next six months and rewrite the traffic accident stor- ies in his own handwriting, was the punishment meted out here yester- day to W. G. Lowell, IS, who was charged with speeding.
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HONESTY IS ISSUE

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. r., Aug. II. Called unexpectedly to speak at the Duchess County meeting which was being addressed by Governor Al. Smith, Davis said that he believed the great issue in the coming presi- dential campaign is honesty in gov ernment.
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LOEB'S MOTHER WILL
 TESTIFY FOR LENIENCY

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Mrs. Loeb, mother of Richard, will take the wit ness stand today in an effort to gain mitigation penalty for her son and Leopol dmust pay for the kidnapping and killing of young Franks accord ing to the defense plans.
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DEAD WIFE CLAIMED
 TO BE ONE OF SEVEN

SEATTLE, Aug. 11.-J. A. Jor- dan, engineer, whose bride, Mrs. Sa- die Kessler Jondan ,who was killed two weeks ago yesterday from a fall from a Cliff while making the ascent to Mt Rainier, is under ar rest in Long Beach, Calif., according to officers that charge that the late Mrs. Jordan was Jordan's seventh wife, although only three divorces figured in his matrimonial career.
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BANDITS 60 SOUTH '.
 WITH PLENTY CASH

SEATTLE, Aug. Hiring two shots into the air, four armed ban dits held up four messengers with $22,9OO in cash and checks. s. M. Teller, assistant financial manager was carrying the satchel containing the money. He was taking it to the National Bank of Commerce to be de- posted as the days receipts.
 J. O'Neal, former member of the polise force here was arrested in the vicinity of the robbery as a suspect in connection with the hold-up. He was held incommunicado.
 The money belong to the Bon Marche department store.
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DENIS LINING UP CAMPAIGNERs

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. H. William Jennings Bryan will stump the Northwestern states, Senator Glass, New York, New Jersey, Indi- ana and Ohio, Pat Harrison, Mary land, Kentucky and Missouri, Cover, nor Al. Smith, New England for Da- wis and Bryan, but the most dis concerting preparation before the Democrats is the disposition on part of Senator Walsh of Montana, the chairman of the National convention to take only passive interest in the presidential campaign.
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COFFEE PLANTER SUICIDES

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Il I- Santiago G. Hawley, biggest coffee plantation owner in Guatamala, jumped from the eighth story of the Hotel Alexander to his death.
 No reason, as yet, has been given for his rash deed.
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Treaty Signed; Causes a
 Furore Political Circles

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The treaty and commercial agreement between Great Britain and Soviet Rnssia, ne gotiated after the Anglo-Russian conference apparently had abandon ed it's work has caused furore in England's political circles after it was signed last evening.
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CONSUL TRANSFERRED
 LONDON TO PARIS

WASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. H. Robert P. Skinner, American consul general in London for more than ten years was ordered transferred to Par is to succeed Alexander M. Thack- ara, consul general, who retired Aug ust first on account of age.
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CONFERENCE HALTED UNTIL
 PREMIER HERRIO TRETURNS

LONDON, Aug. 11.-Premier Her riot of France returned to Paris to- day for a cabinet conference regard ing the negotiations in the interna- tional conference that is being held here. The conference has been sus- pended until he returns cn Monday,
 The question about the evacuation of the Ruhr is still the chief obsta- cle to any final agreement of the conference.
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LABOR FEDERATION TO
 ATTEND INAUGURATION

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 1.-The executive council of the American Federation of Labor voted to attend in body the inauguration on Decem- Der 1, of President-Elect Gales of Mexlco.
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NEW CARTRIDGE SOUGHT

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. g. The possibilities of developing a suc- cessful cartridge ingredient from the absorption of liquid oxygen are to be investigated by c. s. T. Perrot, who is associated with the Physical Chem ist of the department of the interior and who, had been detailed to observe the methods in the usage of such OK ygen explosives in silver lead mine near Pachuch, Mexico.
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WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.-Char- lotte Lex, who is suing ex-Police of Los Angeles August Vollmer for a fifty thousand dollar breac hof pro- mise suit, attempted to commit sui eide in hospital here by swallowing poison. The attempt was not fatal.
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OVER THE
 KU KLUX QUESTION

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. H. Despite the studied efforts to avoid the Ku Klux Klan issue in the presi- dential and congressional campaigns, both Republican national committees are disturbed over the pending ques- tion.
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FIRE CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE TO LUMBER
 co. PORT ANGELES

PORT ANGELES, Aug. 11.-Thir- teen railway bridges, five engines and four million feet of down tim Der were destroyed by fire that swept. through the holdings of the Bloc dell & Donovan Lumber company at Clallam Bay, near here, on Saturday.
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ITALIAN AVIATOR WILL
 FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC

BROUGH, England, Aug. H. Lieutenant Locatelli, Italian aviotor, who intends to fly across the Allan til along the route used by the Am erican round the world flyers, hop ped off here today for KirkwaIl, in the Orkney islands.
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FIGHTING PROGRESSING ON
 THE $40 PAULO FRONT

SANTOS, Brazil, Aug. 11.-Fight- ing has been in progress between the Federal forces and the rebls on diff frnt points along the struggling line extending from Sac Paulo to about 900 miles west of that city.
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SAUK CENTER, Minn., Aug. g. Cutting wire communications, six bandits blasted the vault of the vault of the bank of Willard near here and escaped with nine thousand dollars in cash and negotiable securi- ties.
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DAVIS NOT A K. K. K.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-John w.. Davis, presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket issued a statement Saturday night saying that he was not and never had been and never would be member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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OPPOSED GOVERNOR LEADS
 IN SENATORIAL CONTEST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 9.-Pn- ing up lead after a previous re- versal, ex-Governor Walton had 2267 precincts which gave him total of 62,24O votes to Towards 58,163.
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PLAN NEW WORLD FLIGHT

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. IT, Patrick, chief of the Air Service de- apartment of the United States army stated here that the future round the world flight would be across the Pa cifc via Hawaii and across the At lantic via Azore
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DAVIS GOES CLARKsBURG

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-John W. Davis left last night for Clarksburg, w. Va, where he will receive formal notification of his nomination on the Democratic presidential ticket on Monday.
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ZANNI ARRIVE SCALCUTTA

CALCUTTA, India, Aug. 11.-Ma- jor Zanni, Argentine round the world flyer arrived here this afternoon af- ter daring flight in rain and thru low lying clouds.
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TORNADO DOES DAMAGE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Ang. H. Five dead and dozen injured, with a score or more homes wrecked was the result of two tornadoes which swept thru here last night.
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NOTIFICATION CEREMONIES
 WILL BE HELD ON THE 14TH

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Chair- man Butler announced today that the Coolidge notification ceremonies will Abe held in the Memorial Contenental hall on the fourteenth.
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HERRICK TAKES VACATION

PARIS, Aug. 11.-Hrrick, Ameri- can ambassador to France entrained for Havre today for a vacation trip to the United States.
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Mrs. Holman, government teach CT for the new school at Kanatak, will be an outgoing passenger to- night on the Starr.
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GETTING ACTION ON PLANS

LONDON, Ang 1.-The first of the three protocols necessary to put the Dawes plan in operation was signed by representatives of Germa- ny and members of the committee.
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ARRIVES KIRKWALL

ARRIVAL, Orkney Islands, Ang. 11.-Lieut. Locatelli, Italian aviator, who is following the American fly CTS arrived here.
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COURT PARTY COMING

Judge Ritchie and the court party will arrive on the Yukon from Valdez and ater m of court will be held in Seward starting Monday morning, August IS.
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MANY DROWN

TOXIC, Aug. 11.-Nine hundred were drowned and ten thousand ren- dered homeless by floods which swept thru Formosa.
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NEW LEGION COMMANDER

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 9.-Nathan Coombs of Kappa, was elected com mander of the American Legion.
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M. J. Sullivan was an outgoing pas senger on the Alaska, en route to Se- attle.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 11.-Mrs. O'Neal and Edward Fishich, whom police say is partner of O'Neal in bootleg ging business and Mrs. Fishich, are additional assets in connection with the Bon Marche hold-up.
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s. E. Grammar, civil engineer and oil man, will return to Kanatak on tonight's boat.
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Claude Shea left this morning for Anchorage, and will return on the next train.
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DAVIS GETS ROYAL WELCOME
 CLARKSBURK, Ang. 1.-The townspeople here gave John W. Da- wis royal welcome home this af- ternoon.
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NATIONS WEALTH
SHOWS Big JUMP
Increase OF 72.2 Per Cent
Reported BY Census
Bureau

WASHINGTON, March 31-The
wealth of the nation is 1920. 500, S62, 600.
more than half of which is real prop
erty and improvements. The per capita
wealth is $2,91S.
Statistics of the country's wealth as
Of December 81, 1922, issued today by
the census bureau, revealed that the to-
tai wealth increased 1872 per cent and
the per capita wealth 1915 per cent in
the ten years from 1912. All classes of
property increased in value in the de-
cade except live stock, which decreased
600 per cent to $5,S07, 100000 The
increase in money value of other classes
of property, census bureau officials
state, are to a large extent due to the
rise in prices in recent years and so far
as that is the case, they do not repre-
sent corresponding increases in the
quantity of wealth.
Taxed real property and improve
ments were valued at 1856, 90S, 625OO0,
an increase of 600 per cent in the ten
years: exempt real property Exclusive
of national parks and monuments),
$20, sos, $4,000, an increase of 56.5
per cent; farm implements and ma
chinery, $1,000, 63S, 900, an increase of
90.4 per cent; manufacturing machin"
cry, tools and equipments $50, 49,, 260.-
600, an increase Of 1891 per cent; rail-
roads and their equipment, $40 $50, $780,
600, an increase of 23.5 per cent.
Privately owned transportation and
transmission enterprises other than
railroads, $780,, $50, an increase Of
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he had declared President Harding
sold the Star for more than it was
worth, Mr.. yanderlip set forth that
rumors of irregularities in the news
paper deal had for some time prior to
the Ossining speech been in circulation
throughout the country, particularly in
Washington, New York and Marion,
Ohio.
Denies Defamation
He denied further ever having made
any defamatory statements concerning
the new owners of the Star, or that
market value of the newspaper stock
had been. reduced as a result of any
of his statements.
He also specifically denied knowing
whether the stock of the Harding
publishing company is of sound and
substantial value;' denied knowledge
that the plaintiffs had been damaged
in any sum whatsoever" by the Ossin-
ing speech, and denied that he author
lied the New York Tribune to make
and publish fair report" of the speech.
Mr.. Vanderlip's answer asserted that
the plaintiffs gave added and general
circulation and publicity to the alleged
and pretended Islander by publishing in
the Star and other newspapers a
false report of the Ossining address.
The defendant quoted in full an edi-
torial from the Star accusing him of
bringing President Harding's name into
the oil discussion and alleged that thus
the Star publishers themselves gave
added and general circulation to the
current rumor"
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FIGHT BY ROUNDS
First Round

HlEDb 1tVUhAU
They were called to the center of the
ring for instructions. Stribling led
twice with his left but missed. He
landed two lefts to the head at close
Quarters and McTigue shot over his
right. Stribling shot. in a right to the
jaw and MeTigue was wild in. a cOun-
ter attack. The y0ungster lunged with
his left, landing lightly, but McTigue
came back with right to the ribs. The
youngster took a hard right to the
head after one of his lungse was
blocked. They were sparring at long
range at the bell.
Round Two
McTigue landed a right and left to
the body and they clinched. The
youngster drove in left to the stomach
and followed with a battery of lefts to
the jaw and drove the champion to
the ropes. Stribling blocked a right
to the head and they both protested
to the referee after a clinch, each claim
ing the other was hitting unfairly.
Stribling landed left to the jaw and
they battled furiously at close range.
Round Three
Stribling rushed McTigue, but missed,
the champion landing his right. Strib-
ling snapped McTigue's head back
with a left and easily lodged the
champions counter. As they came to
grips the .youngster pounded McTigue's
head. McTigue took the aggressive, but
was set back with a stiff right to the
head that resulted in an uproar. The
champion was missing repeatedly as
they came to close quarters. They were
in a clinch at the bell.
Round Four
Stribling stung McT.Qi3 with a left
jab and pounded the champion fiercely
as they came to close quarters. Nc
Tigue gave ground under the Georgian's
slashing attack, but did not seem badly
hurt. Stribling missed a right swing
and took a left hook to the ribs. Nc
Tigue took two, lefts to the head and
failed to land a counter blow. Stribling
forced the champion to the ropes with a
wild rush, landing his left several times.
McTigue was jabbing the youngster
back when the gong rang.
Round Five
They spared at long range and the
champion blocked two of his rivals
rushes. They clinched repeatedly amid
the boos of the crowd. McTigue landed
light right and they clinched again.
The challenger easily ducked a right
and dug his left into the champion's
ribs and chin. They were in clinch
at the end of the round.
McTigue clipped Stribling on the head
with right but took several stiff lefts
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THOUSANDS SEE
GARDNER Climb
Human Fly Scales Tut
wiler In Spite Of Pro-
test BY Commissioner

In spite of the attempts of Com.
missioner W. b.. Cloe and other mem
bers of the city commission to prevent
him, Harry Gardner, the original
human fly" gave several thousand Bir-
mingham people lining Fifth avenue
and Twentieth street for several blocks
one thrill after another Monday night
as he scaled the walls Of the Tutwiler
hotel from the street to the roof. Mr..
Gardner later described this as one of
the most difficult feats he has attempt
ed since he started climbing as pro-
fession 20 years ago.
Mr.. Gardner was in Birmingham 80
years ago as balloonist, and soon after
the airplane was Sinvented he became
interested in aviation. Although his
climb Monday night was his 1,998th at
tempt, he has had only one slight acci-
dent. this one occurring while climbing
the state capitol building in Columbia,
S. G. This il said to have been due to
a steady rain which made the building
slippery. After a short time in the hos
pital. he made another attempt and
climbed to the top without difficulty.
Mr.. Gardner Is said to be physically
perfect, his body having the suppleness
and agility of a 20-year-old man in
spite of his "a years.
The exhibition was held under the
auspices of the Nu-Grape company,
from which Mr.. Gardner is said to re-
ceiye a salary of $4,000 a year. He
will leave Wednesday for his home in
washington, where he has wife and
two children. NDuring the World war
he was a dollar-a-year man, assisting in
putting over the fourth and fifth Lib
erty loans.
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DENIAL FILED
BY VANDERBILT
IN STAR SUIT
Declares Ossining Speech
Was Meant For Pub
lie Good

NEW YORK, March 31.-Counsel
for Frank A. vanderlip today filed in
federal district court a 100-page an
swer to the 100000 suit brought
against him by owners of the Marion,
Ohio, Star, formerly published by the
late President Harding.
Mr.. Vanderlip denied the charges
of libel and SANDER upon which the
suits were based. He maintained
that statements he made at Ossining, N.
Y, February IL, concerned the terms
under which President Harding sold
the Star to Louis II. Brush and Roy
ID. Moore represented an honest effort
by philosophical citizen to- dispel,
by instigating an investigation of ru-
mors. the general public suspicion con-
corning the integrity OF public officers
charged with" the administration Of the
United States
Three Charges
The suits, filed. by Brush and Moore
February 20, after Mr.. Yanderlip's
appearance before the Senate inyesti-
eating committee asa result of the
Ossining speech, were based on three
charges-that the plaintiffs were
charged by vanderlip with being fl.
nancially irresponsible, insolvent and
not entitled to credit; that the retired
banker caused his speech to be reported
in the New York Tribune, and that
he approved a report of the speech
submitted to him by the Associated
Press, thus authorizing its publication.
Answering the general charge that
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THE BIRMINGHAM AaE-HERALp TUESDAY. ApRIL.1 1924
WOMAN, LEADER
IN MANY FEUDS,
EXPIRES AT IN
(TENNEssEE VALLEY BUREAU


MOULTON, Ala, March 31.-word
reached Moulton yesterday of the death
of AUNT jimmy" Brooks, a noted char
acter in the mountains south of Mt.
Hope. She was born March 4, 1917,
107 years ago, in Walker county.
Several years Of her life was spent
in Texas where, 1t is said, she has sew
eral relatives living. Her maiden name
was Jane Bates. 1t is said she had
considerable Indian blood in her veins,
coming from her mothers side of the
family. She was the leader in many
a mountain feud following the days of
the Civil war and later in the times
Of wildcat raids. Her friendship for
a person meant loyalty to death. Her
enmity meant death if occasion came in
her judgment strong enough. She is
said to have partaken in several fatal
battles when men were killed and it
Is said used the skull of one such slain
man as her soap gourd."
Her son, Henry Brooks, was often
engaged in mountain feuds and few
years ago lost his life in raid made
on his own illicit distillery.
Aunt Jlnny was KNOWN 10 all the
older people of the southwestern part of
the county and all who knew her rec
ognized in her a strength of character
seldom seen in any woman. Until very
recently her strong mind recalled many
Of her early struggles and she could
talk on many subjects.
She Is said to have serveral relatives
living In the state and also in the west
but since the death Of her son, Henry,
whom she loved dearly, she has made
her home with his wife, who was mar
ried again. Her home has been for
generation near the once noted Kenlock
springs near Winston county, a place
that long lost its interest, however, be-
fore it was absorbed by the Alabama
forest l.nanrr-n tin,,
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Monday on the declaration by the peo-
pies party. Apparently they took il
for granted. In government circles Of
ficials showed some surprise that
Stresemann's followers had gone so
far, but the general comment was that
the announcement of the party's mon
archial aspirations was campaign bait,
intended to hook voters in the May
reichstag elections.
Demand Is FOreseen
The consensus of opinion here is that
a monarchy will not arise in Germany
as speedily as the peoples party dec
laration might indicate. The present
trend Of events, however, gives sound
basis for the belief that German senti-
ment will eventually demand a mon
archial form of government--if Ger
man sentiment continues in the direc-
ton of its present swing.
There is always the possibility, of
course, that improvement in conditions
may stabilize the situation, and turn
the people. to stronger support of the
republic. Much depends on the deci-
sions of the experts committees, and
Germany's reaction to the settlement
they propose.