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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
MISSING KING
OF BEAN WORLD
HELD in TAMPA
Lewis Sands Arrested At
Depot-Denies $1,000
900 Swindle
(By Associated Press. }

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 24.-Lewis E..
Sands, missing world bean king, was
arrested here tonight by Hillsborough
county deputy sheriffs at the Union
station. A ticket to Rochester, N. Y,
was found OH Sands. With Sands at
the time of his arrest was his sister,
whose name could not be learned, and
who lives at st. Petersburg, officials
said. Sands is said to have declared
he was on his way to Rochester because
he had heard Of the arrest OF Mrs.
Grace X. Clerks.
Sands, when apprehended, is said to
have admitted his firm, the Lewis S.
Sands company, with its subsidiary
companies, failed for nearly $1,000,000
last September, but denied having illeg-
ally manipulated any of the firms bills
of lading in order to bolster the totter-
ing finances of the company. Sands
claimed, county authorities declare, that
one of stockholders, whose name Sands
would not divulge, himself millionaire,
filed the petition in bankruptcy, while
he (Sands) was attending a convention
in Detroit. Sands said, upon learn
ing of this move, that he went to Can
ada instead of returning to Buffalo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
CHAIRMAN BROOKS
AMONG INDICTED
Police Hunt Head OF New
York Cotton
Exchange
SOLD ON MARGINS,
DOCUMENT READS
New Orleans Exchanges To Fol-
low Lead of Gotham
Body
(By Associated Press. J

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. "a
A mo bill' was returned today
against the Atlanta CONNER
cial Exchange by the Fulton
county grand jury which for
ten days has been Investigate
ing charges against the ex-
change and Atlanta brokers
of violating the Georgia law
against dealing in futures on
margins" Forty-four indi-
vidual brokers, however, were
indicted among them being
Louis Brooks, chairman of the
business conduct committee
and member of the board of
managers of the New York
Cotton Exchange.
The specification in the indictment
of Mr.. Brooks, according to Solicitor
General John a. Boykin, is that MIR.
Brooks maintained a booth in the At
lanta Commercial exchange, kept an
agent therein and accepted for orders
The New York man has not been ar
rested and is believed not to be in At
lanta. Mr. Boykin said, however, every
effort would be made to apprehend him
and have him returned to Atlanta to
face trial. Mr.. BGykin said that Mr..
Brooks may return of his own aecord,
thus obviating extradition moves on, the
part of the state.
Mr.. Brooks, while in Atlanta Fri
day said that if the Atlanta exchange
was found guilty of violating the Geor-
gia law, the New York exchange quo"
tations would be withheld from the
state of Georgia. He said this order
would apply to cotton exchanges, brok-
ers, telegraph companies and press as
sociations alike. He left here Satur-
day night for New Orleans where he is
said to have conferred with officials of
the New Orleans cotton exchange, the
southern exchange taking the same ac-
ton contemplated by the New York
exchange. Dispatches from New Or
leans indicated that exchanges there
would follow the lead of the New York
exchange.
Mr.. Boykin tonight intimated that
the indictments today were but the be-
ginning and that more presentments
WOulu lOllOW SHOItIS' 1H"NV AHuiC'Cu
today follow:
Robert Moore, individual; Walter
Smith, ]. NJ. Jay, J. NJ. Heath, w. w.
King. Ray Brightwell. +. +. McLain,
collectively; Guy Dickey Chester \.
Blount, Louis Brooks, Bernard f. Hy-
man. collectively; E. o. Sherman, j.
n. Weisner, collectively.
w. l.. Kendrick, A. Il. Smith, f. w.
Orvis, W. f. Orvis, Homer Orvis. ].
Bennett, collectiyely Charles A. But
Ter. Sam Keen, Il. O. Sherman, col
lectively; James Edlin, Gordon Dick
son, collectively; Robert NJ. Wylie, in
dividually.
]. n. Heath. Walter Smith, Ernest
r. Normand, George S. whitman, Clar-
ence Mclean, collectively; f. w. Davis.
!. J.. Vickcry, Samuel Hubbard, Ralph
Hubbard, collectively; ]. ID. Haywood.
J. ID. Haywood. Jr. Ashton ID. Hay
wood, Walter w. King, Ray Bright
well, r. NJ. Wylic. collectively; W. r.
Neal, Charles W. Wells, Leslie Armour,
George II. Slaton, collectively; John W.
Marshall, Walter Harris, collectively;
e. l.. c. Thomas, Walter Smith, W. f.
Continued On Page TwO.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
CURTIS CERTAIN
OF SUCCEEDING
SENATOR LODGE
Warren Yields Priority
To Kansan-Others
To Withdraw
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
CErtis of Kansas, virtually was agreed
upon today by majority leaders of the
senate to succeed Senator Lodge as re-
publican floor leader.
They key to the whole leadership sit
uation has been held by Senator War
rem of Wyoming, who was in line for
the leadership under the seniority rule,
which has never been violated by the
republican party. He withdrew his
name from the list of candidates today,
however, although all factions of his
party were willing to accept him as
leader.
In withdrawing, Senator Warren took
occasion to indorse Senator Curtis for
the post 1t also was reported in SEN
ate circles that Senator Wadsworth
New York, and Senator Watson, In
diana, whose names had been men
toned as candidates, were prepared to
withdraw in favor of the Kansan, which
would leave the field clear for his Sc
lecHion at the republican conference
next Friday.
The Kansas senator has borne the
brunt of many a republican battle as
party whip and assistant floor leader,
and he is regarded by his friends as
well qualified and deserving of the hon
or. His ascension to the leadership
would mean the passing of another I'M
portant senate position to the west, as
several important committee chairman
ships which had been held for years by
senator's from New England and the
east will be assumed by westerners. Sen
ator Warren said the only reason he
had given any consideration to the lead
ership was for the sake of party har-
mony The Craftsmanship of the power
full senate appropriations committee and
the demands made upon him by his con-
stituents, he said, prevented his taking
on additional burdens. He pointed out
that the duties of u senator from WyOm-
ing were unusually heavy, since the
state has only one representative in the
house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
SKEPTIC CLERK
TRAPS KORETZ
Suspicious Led To Capture Of
ChicagO's Master Swindler

CHICAGO, Nov. "A skeptical
bank clerk and detective work on the
part of Abel Davis, vice president of the
Chicago Title and Trust company,
proved the undoing of Leo Koretz, mas
ter swindler, it was revealed tonight.
The clerk, in the bank of Halifax
where Lou Keyte had opened an ac-
count, noted that Keyte's deposits were
unusually large, but that he had no
definite income. He thought it strange
that an extremely wealthy man should
have no earnings whatsoever and COM
municated his suspicious to a Chicago
client, who in turn, through his attor-
neys, informed General Davis. Then
Davis, as trustee for the Koretz estate,
turned detective and definitely establish
ed, by an exchange of photographs and
handwriting specimens. that Lou Keyte
was Loe Koretz. At the same time he
began proceedings in Halifax in the
name of the Chicago Title and Trust
company, laying claim to Koretz's newly
acquitted estate, his yacht, his cars and
his library,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
JURY INDICTS
MRS. AMY HALL
IN BOYS DEATH
Fired Shots To Brighten
Boys - Kills Young
Gallups

Mrs. Amy Hall, So, of Pratt City,
was indicted for murder in connection
with the death of Paul Gallops, IL, OH
Halloween night, it was stated by coun-
ty officials after the aged woman had
appeared at the sheriff's office Mon
day noon and arranged for $4,000
bond.
The indictment was returned when
the grand jury handed its second par
tial report to Judge John benson last
Friday night, but because of the legal
technicaiities the fact could not be made
public until Mrs, Hall, had made bond.
According to evidence given at the
inquest before Coroner J. D. Russum,
Mrs. Hall fired a revolver on Hallow-
cen night in order to scare away a
group of boys who were tearing down
here fence. The bullets are alleged to
have hit young Gallops, who was pass
ing with another group. He died four
days later and Mrs. Hall was he. pend
ing grand jury action under $4,000
bond on a charge of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
I DEAD, 10 HURT,
IS BLAST TOLL
AcetyIene Tank ExplOdes At
Kelsey, w. Va.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Nov. "a
Albert Turbin, laborer in the stores de-
partment of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
way at Keysey, w. Va, was killed and
ten other employees injured, several
probably fatally, today when an acety-
iene tank being loaded into Il freight
car exploded.
1t was thought the tanks were empty
when being loaded. The theory is,
however. that one of the cylinders still
contained acetylene when it was thrown
into the Ale and that spark from the
contact of the metal tanks ignited the
acetylene.
The explosion twisted the car into n
mass of wreckage. The impact rocked
buildings in Keyser, a mile away, and
tore the shop clock from the wall,
PHYSICIANS and nurses from Piedmont,
six miles away, Grom Keyser, were
summoned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
EGYPT NAMES
NEW CABINET;
PEACE Is NEAR
Britain Believes Strife Is
Averted By Cairo
Reorganization
ZAGLOUL PASHA
QUITS PREMIERSHIP
Ziwar Pasha Succeeds
Him At Helm Of New
Government
lRv Associated PresS.)

CARLO, Nov. PA new
government; headed by Ziwar
Pasha, president of the SEN
ate, has taken control OF
Egypt. Zagloul Pasha, hay
ing complied with the British
demands as far as he deemed
expedient-an apology, the
payment of indemnity, and
the the promise to punish the
assassins of Sir Lee Stack,
sirdar of the Egyptian army
and withdrew from the pre-
miership, and his resignation
was Immediately accepted by
King Fuad.
Ziwar Pasha takes the office of for
eign affairs, until it is known whether
Ahmed Zulficar Pasha, minister at
Rome, to whom the portfolio has been
offered, will accept.
Other members of the new cabinet as
officially announced are: Communica-
tons, Zekhl Aguirgi Motel; education
and justice, Khashaba Pasha; war,
General Sadek Yehia Pasha; public
works, Osman Muharren Bey; agricul-
ture Mohammed Said Abu Ali Pasha;
pious foundations, Mohammed Sideky
Pasha.
Receives Ovation
On the assembling of the chamber
this evening the former premier, Tag
loul Pasha, received an ovation. He
announced that he had rendered his re-
signation on receipt of Viscount Allen
by's note on November %, but the king
asked him to reconsider his decision.
When he was notified today of the seiz-
ure of the customs by the British he
infirmed the king that he would do ev-
cry thing for him except remain in
power. His ministry, he said, had en-
deavored to deal with the critical sit
uation4- arising from the deplorable
crime, but Egypt would probably be ex
posed to dangers which could be avoided
by the cabinets resignation,
Opposition speakers attacked Tag
loul, accusing him of weakness and
failure to protect the country's dig
nifty against Great Britain's onslaught.
various motions from both opposition
members and supporters of the former
premier were proposed; they were main
ly to the effect that the Egyptian
parliament protested TO all parliaments
and to the League of Nations against
the British action.
One hundred British marines were
landed today at Alexandria and occupied
the customs. This action, however, did
not interfere with ordinary business
and all remains quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
B. Fl. Mun1po,u> : field
For Threatening Letter
To Dr.. J. D. Doubling
Raw Milk Advocate Held In County Jail In De-
fault Of $4,000 Bond After Grand Jury Ac-
tion-Arrest Made Late Monday Night AT
Fairview Home

to Solicitor Jim Davis several weeks
ago, and handwriting experts are said
to have charged Mumpower with their
authorship.
Mumpower declined to discuss the
charges when taken into custody, Dep
uty Hill said. He is one Of the %
dairymen who recently retained Attor-
neys Rodderick Beddow and Hugh A.
Locke to press the so-called "stabiliza-
ton" ordinance for passage before the
city commission. This ordinance still is
pending but will be defeated by 3 to 2
vote when Health Commissioner Echols
RECEIVERS from her illness, poll of the
commission has shown.
Two other threatening letters, one of
which warned DR.. Bowling and l.. c..
Bulmer, his chief aide, that they would
be killed unless they relented in their
opposition to the proposed ordinance,
are now in the hands of federal author
tiles, awaiting action by the federal
grand jury when it convenes in Jan
uary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
MISTAKE IN ROADS
: CAUSE MANS DEATH
Foul Play Theory Entertained
By Authorities For Time
lRx Associated Press. J

MACON, Ca, Nov. 24.-Matthew F.
Mulheim, killed when an automobile
plunged over an embankment here last
night in front of the Kansas City spe-
cial on the Southern railway, made a
mistake in roads, it is now believed.
Evidence disclosed late today indi-
Gated that he drove straight through
the cemetery, broke down an iron fence
with his automobile and then descended
over the cliff. Foul play was at first
suspected.
The body will be shipped to relatives
at Erie, Pa, it was announced tonight
on telegraphic instructions from his
father, G. F. Mulheim, of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
SLAIN MANS BODY
SENT TO MERIDIAN
MysteriOusly Killed While Visit
ing In Kentucky

MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. 24.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The body of Joseph Edwards,
81, found dead with his skull crushed
and bullet in the brain at Sebree, KY,
Sunday morning was expected to reach
his former home here on an early morn
ing train Tuesday, according to mem,
bers of the family and the funeral and
burial will take place during the after
noon. He left his home Friday Tor
Union, Miss, where he took passage to
Sebree to visit his daughter, Mrs. q. a.
Scott, whom he had not seen in three
years, arriving there at an early hour
Saturday morning.
He left the station with negro
whose name was given as Gsylas Will
liams, who was to direct him to the
home of his daughter. This was the
last seen of him alive, his body being
found by searchers.
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CONNECTION REVEALED.
Alabama Power Has Hand i'm South
Alabama Sale.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nov. pa
(SpeciaD-The Gulf Electric company,
which is seeking approval of purchase
by it of the. Utility property i'll south
east Alabama of the Georgia-Alabama
Power company and the Georgia Ala
bama Utilities, Inc, is closely connected
with the Alabama Power company, ac-
cofding to evidence at the hearing to-
day. 1t was brought out at the hear
ing of the petition before the Alabama
Public Service commission that the
COosa Securities company will be the
holding company for the common stock
of the Gulf Electric company as well
as for the Alabama Power company.
1t was also brought out that in case
the sale of the GeOrgia-Alabama Power
company property is approved it is
contemplated that Judge A. B. Foster,
formerly of Troy, now an attorney for
the Alabama Power company, will be-
come president of the Gulf Electric
company, and w. L. Stanley, now di-
vision manager of the Alabama Power
company with headquarters at Hunts
vile, will move to southeast Alabama
and become vice president of the Gulf
Electric company. The Gulf Electric
company proposed to issue 100000
shares of no par value common stock
and $4,000 shares of preferred stock,
it was learned.
The Public Service commission fixed
December 2 as the date of hearing of
petition of certain holders of preferred
stock of the Georgia Alabama Power
company who are opposing the sale of
the property as to whether they shall
be allowed to intervene in the case, and
also as to whether Commissioner Fitz-
hugh Lee shall recuse himself in the
case. The petition of the preferred
stockholders who are seeking to inter
vene in the case asked that Commits
sioner Lee recuse himself because he is
brother to w. L. Lee, one of the
ctOnk hol1arS
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against Col. Charles
r. Forbes, former
head of the Vet
Grams bureau, and
j. w. Thompson,
contractor of st.
Louis and Chicago,
wv h en- the trial
opened in federal
court here today.
Counsel for the de-
PENDANTS obtained a
ruling which allowed
them to examine the
list of threescore
government w i t.
nesses. D e f e n s e
counsel also sue
ceeded in separating
the trial of the two
charges in the in
dictment, the gov
eminent then an
nouncing intention
tn nr0cped with trial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
ALABAMA POWER
TO EXTEND LINE
TO MISSISSIPPI
Martin Heads New Com
pany Formed In Neigh
boring State
ABERDEEN CITIZENS
DUE HERE TUESDAY
Current To Be Developed
At Alabama Stations,
Berry Says

That Alabama hydro-elec-
trio developments were being
made with the view of furnish
ing power to neighboring
states from Alabama sources
was indicated Monday, when
it developed that the Missis-
sippi Power company, Of
ficered by officials of the Ala
bama Power company, had
been formed.
The formation of the Mississippi Pow
er company which has been managed
quietly is for the purpose of running
transmission lines from the Alabama
plants to Mississippi points. Thomas
w. Martin, president of the Alabama
Power company, is head of the new
company, with J. NJ. Berry <as vice
president.
Mr.. Berry when questioned Monday
was hesitant about giving out informa-
ton, saying that the plans had not pro-
crossed to the point where complete de-
tails were available. However, when it
was called to his attention that party
of 80 persons from Aberdeen, Miss.
was en- route to Birmingham and would
be shown over the properties Tuesday,
he admitted that the Mississippi Power
company, owned by the Alabama Power
company or its holding company, had
plans to run lines into the neighboring
states. He said that the power sold in
Mississippi would be developed from the
Alabama stations.
Delegation Coming
The Mississippi delegation will reach
Birmingham Tuesday morning. Mr..
Berry said the visitors would be taken
to Mitchell dam and to other properties
of the company so they could see some
of the operations. The delegation will
remain here only one day. Several ex-
cursions of prominent Mississippi citi-
zens are scheduled for the next few
weeks. -..-l-s-.--z.l ~ e - g : r.
The Mississippi Power company, so
far as is known in Birmingham, has not
made application for franchises in that
state, although it is said this is one of
the details coming up about which Mr.
Berry was not inclined to talk.
This expansion of the Alabama Pow
err company into the adjoining state will
involve large appropriation for trans
mission lines, substations and other
equipment, it is stated.
Except the fact that the company had
been formed; that it is under the same
management as the Alabama Power
company; that it was entertaining the
visitors from Aberdeen, and that its
power would be transmitted from Ala
bama developments, company officials
would make no statement as to costs,
time of entrance into the neighboring
state or how much power would be Of
fered Mississippi.
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of the charge of defraudng the United States
The other count charged conspiracy to bride federal Off
GER in the awarding contracts for hospitals
while Forbes head of the Veterans bureau
Mrs. Votaw, during the Forbes administration, was
connected with the bureau in vocational rehabilitation
work.
These two motions disposed Of John w. H. Grim, spe
ca assistant attorney general proceeded with selection of
jury and tentatively accepted the first IL venremen
Judge George H. Carpenter asked the jurymen if any
had any other relatives wounded in the World
and two OF the jurors nodded The defense allowed
challenges and the SIX but the government
made no move to discharge these two third talesman
proved be veteran of the World himself but in his
s., months service in France not wounded
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B. III. Mumpower, a Fairview dairy
man, was held in the county Jail early
Tuesday as the author of two anony-
nous letters which were mailed to DIR.
J. D. Bowling, health officer, during
the recent bitter war between the de-
partment of health and % raw milk
dairymen over the enactment of the So
called sterilization" milk ordinance.
Mumpo had been indicted by the
grand jury on two counts in connection
with the writing of the letters, it was
disclosed by Chief Deputy Sheriff
Henry Hill, who took Mumpower into
custody and placed him in Jail in de-
fault of $4,000 bond.
Mumpower told Deputy Hill he would
post bond as soon as he could get in
touch with his attorneys. He was ar
rested at his home late Monday night.
The letters on which Mumpower was
indicted are said to have threatened
bodily harm to DIR. Bowling and MEM
bers of his staff unless they withdrew
DIR. Bowling turned the letters over
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TWO FOUND GUILTY
OF $4,000, 900 ROBBERY
Fahy, Murray Convicted Of
RondOut Mail Theft

CHICAGO, Nov. A.-William J.
Fahy. former postal inspector and
james Murray, politician, were found
guilty on five charges of rObbing the
mails with a gun, five charges of rob
bling the mails and one charge of con-
spiracy to rob the mails, each, in
connection with the S2,0O0,000 Rondout
mail robbery, by a federal jury here
early today. Walter Comb, chauffeur
for Murray, was acquitted. The case
was given to the jury at 1916 o'clock
last night and the verdict returned at
/ :45 q. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
BARBER CAPTURES
THIEF IN SHOP
Recent RObberies May Be
Cleared By Mans Arrest

ADert johnson, was captured few
minutes before two o'clock this morning
by ]. A. Hill, an employee of the Tenth
Avenue barbershOp, in the shop after
passersby had notified him that man
was providing around the premises.
When brought to police headquarters,
police found several raZors and other
supplies in the mans pockets. Police
believe Johnson may have had some
thing to do with a number of the, recent
robberies and will investigate his record.
He is being held on suspicion and on
q charge of larceny.
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MRS. M'SWEENEY
DIES At HAMPTON
Was Widow OF Late Governor
OF South Carolina
(Byy Associated Press

HAMPTON, s. c., Nov. 24.-Mrs.
Matte Porcher insolvency, widow of
the late Governor Miles B. insolvency
of South Carolina, died here this after
noon from burns received this morning
when her clothing caught fire at local
open fire place in her room at a lcca,
hotel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
GOVERNORS CONFERENCE ENDS
Guests of Florida Executive Return To
Homes

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. PA luncheon
here today was the concluding event
of the Florida governors conference
featured by tour of the state as the
guests of Governor Carry A. Hardee
of Florida. A number of the executives
left Sunday and today for their homes,
A few will visit Cuba,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
RIOTERS SENTENCED
Mine Raiders Given GO Days And Fined
$500 Each

WILBURTON, Okla, Nov. III
Five miners charged with rioting in
connection with a raid last July on
the Kali Inla coal mine near Cambria
pleaded guilty in state district court
TODAY and we're sentenced to sixty days
in Jail and fined $500 each.
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ao0 FAMILIES HOMELESS

ROME, Nov. 24.-The entire town Of
Centdsa, in the Venosta valley, was
wiped out by fire today, according to adj
vices from Venice. Five persons are
missing and are believed to have been
burned to death. Venice authorities
have sent troops with tents and food
for 2Ob families made homeless.