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, 1924-03-06

FOR RENT-One furnished room
and garage space for II car.
Phone 52SW.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
MARCH I5 TAX CUT
 FINALLY DROPPED
G. o. P. House Leaders Tell
 Coolidge Fe Spoke Too Late

WASHINGTON, March 12-HOuse republican leaders definitely turned down today the request of President Coolidge for resolution making effec- tive immediately the proposed % per cent reduction in income taxes payable this year.
 Representative Longworth, republi- can leader, today told Mr. Coolidge the parliamentary. situation would not per init action on such a resolution before Saturday, when first installments on taxes must be paid.
 At the same time the revenue bill passed by the House and containing provision for the cut in 1923 taxes was assailed by Secretary Mellon before the Senate finance committee. The treas ury secretary insisted it would bring about treasury deficit of at least $55,- 100000 for the fiscal year 1925.
 Senator Robinson. democrat, Arkan- sas, led the attack on the proposal de claring the Presidents message 'comes too late," and charging that the execu- tive merely wanted a free hand to veto the revenue bill itself.
 In statement issued tonight Mir. Longworth declared that the proposal to Dnss Il resolution providing for im- medite reduction "at this late date is an absolute impossibility unless it could be conceived that it could be passed by unanimous consent in both the House and Senate, which of course no human being would assert for a moment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
AUSTRIA IS BALKED
 INLEAVTNG LEAGUE
Council Holds Budget Must Be
 Stabilized First

GENEVA, March 12.-(By the As sociated Press. l-Austria was rehuked sSdsy hy The cnllneiI of me heaas V 6a Nations. Having balanced their bud get the Austrians want to free them selves from league control, but the council after hearing Dr. Zimmerman's 's report, adopted resolution that "the Austrian government entered into a sol emn undertaking and that league con trOl can be withdrawn only when the permanent equilibrium of the budget is established and the financial stability of Austria assured"
 Austria wants the use for public works without league supervision of 0.000, 900 crowns remaining from the original loan. The council said that the request would be studied, but that the bondholders must be protected, and the Vienna government should understand the loan could be used only for purposes approved by Dr. Zimmerman and un- der his direction.
 The council at a secret meeting this afternoon approved the report of the jurists on a question involving the in depreciation of the covenant and grow ing out of the ItalO-Greek dispute over the murder of Italian officers and Italy's subsequent occupation of Corfu, which raised storm in the last as- sembly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
TO HEAD BRIBE CHARGE
 INVESTIGATION
House To Establish Guilt Or Innocence Of
 Members

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Repfe- sentative Burton, Ohio, will be chair man of the House committee authorized to investigate criminal charges said to have been made against two represen- tatives before Chigaco grand jury.
 Other members of the committee, as announced late today by Speaker Gil lett, are Representatives Purnell, ln- diana, and Kitchener, Michigan, repub- licans, and Wingo, Arkansas, and Moore, Virginia, democrats.
 Appointment lof the committe had been authorized earlier in the day by the House, which adopted resolution, offered by Representative Garrett, the democratic leader, for an investigation to establish the identity of the men accused and the nature of the charges against them. The committee was in structed by the resolution to proceed at once with it's inquiry.
 Unable To Prevent Vote rTIia fssolGt Ion. at direct riancs with the one approved by the House yesterday to leave Investigation in the hands of the department of justice, was adopted by a viva voce vote after re. publican leaders had failed in an at tempt to prevent vote by sending il to a committee. A democratic-republi' can insurgent coalition proved formid- able enough to prevent such action.
 The resolution calls on Attorney General Daugherty to furnish the House information which last week he refused to disclose. At that time he informed Speaker Gillett that he was unwilling to make public the names of the two members of Congress referred to in the Chicago grand jury's report until he was convinced there was evidence to cnnyict them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
26 THOUGHT LOST AS SHIP SINKS
 OFF HATTERAS
II Survivors Of Ward Liner Wreck Are
 Picked Up

NEW YORK, March 12.-The fate of 26 missing members of the crew of the steamship Santiago, Ward line freighter, which sank in Tuesday $ storm GO miles south of Cape Hatteras, remained unknown early Wednesday night.
 News of the disaster was contained in a wireless message sent by Captain Christensen of the Norwegian steamer, Crissy,' which reported that a drifting lifeboat containing II members of the crew had been picked up Wednesday.
 The message, which was picked up by the Charleston navy yard wireless station, and relayed to the offices of the Ward line here, was received as follows:
 Picked up lifeboat containing six sailors, four firemen, one carpenter, from the steamer Santiago, which sunk 60 miles south of Hatteras. No other lifeboats seen. Proceeding Baltimore"
 No further word as to the missing members of the crew has been received here, either at the offices of the Ward line,. or by the naval radio station at the Brooklyn navy yard.
 The Santiago, which sailed from Cienfuegos, Cuba, for New York March 4, with a cargo of sugar, carried a crew of B men. She was a vessel of about 5000 tons and was due in New York Thursday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
TRAINS ON CENTRAL
 HALT FOR SMITH
Road Pays Tribute To Memory
 Of President

\ NEW YORK. March 12.-Every ac- tivity of the New York Central rail- way system was stilled for two minutes just before 3 o'clock this afternoon, when funeral services for Alfred H.. Smith, late president of the road, were conducted fin St. Thomas Episcopal church in Fifth avenue in the presence of hundreds of his friends and business associates.
 In crepe-draped grand Central Ter minal, thousands stood in respectful silence as the old depot bell intoned for two minutes.
 Throughout the railway system lights were dimmed, telegraph and telephone instruments hushed and trains stopped. MT. Smith died after a fall from his horse Saturday.
 Traffic in Fifth avenue was halted as the funeral procession arrived at the church.
 After the services, the funeral pro- cessiOn went to Woodlawn cemetery, where burial took place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
BASTROP SHERIFF
 HELD ON 9 COUNTS
Thompson Was Star Witness In
 Hooded Band Trial

MONROE. La, March 12.-Fred J. Carpenter of Bastrop, former sheriff and tax collector of Morehouse parish who was recently removed by Governor Parker, today was indicted on nine counts by the parish grand jury in con- nectiOn with an alleged shortage in of- flee. The indictments cover charges of embezzlement of tax money and col lecting taxes before being authorized. Carpenters alleged shortage has been estimated at from $15,OOO to $3O,O0O.
 Carpenter had not been arrested to- night. Judge Fred NJ. Odom today fixed his bond at $15,O00. It was ex- pected he would be taken into custody tomorrow and give bond at once.
 The former sheriff was one of the important witnesses testifying at the states open hearing last year into hood ed band activities in the parish in 1922. which eliminated in the Kidnapping and murder of T. F. Richards and Watt Daniel of Mer Rouge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
FLIP OF COIN RULED DEATH,
 DIVORCEE SAYS

CHICAGO, March 12.-A story of gamble with death was told by Mrs. Belva Brown Gaertner, di- vorcee, in whose automobile Walter R. Law, an automobile salesman and married, was found dead today with a bullet wound through the head.
 They had visited cafe, Mrs. Gaertner said, and she did not re- member all that happened. She is under arrest.
 "On our way home we talked about holdup men," she told the police, '"and jokingly remarked that I bet I am a better shooter than you are.' He declared he was a wonderful marksman. Still joking, I suggested that we toss a coin and that the winner shoot the loser-but don't know what happened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
REVENUE BUREAU
 IN FOR A SURVEY
Senate Investigation To Seek
 Corruption and Inefficiency
(By Leased wire to Ags-Heraldl )


 WASHINGTON, March 12.-Inves- tigatiOn of the internal revenue bureau of the treasury department, authorized under a Senate resolution passed We'd nesday, primarily will aim at the con strueti0n of an efficient bureau, and any corruption unearthed will be a side issue. Senators Couzens, of Mich igan, sponsor of the measure, said to- night.
 ~The bureau is inefficient and lays itself open to corrupt practices" COu- zens declared. ''If we build up an ef- flcient system of tax collection, we can do away with any Irregularities which might exist-s have no definite infOr- nation that there is any corruption. There may be, and if there is it will be punished Primarily. we want to study the bureau and recommend an improved system of tax collection"
 Late. "Wednesday, the Senate commit tee to Investigate the bureau. was ap- pointed. 1t consists of Senators Wat son. of Indiana, chairman: Ernst of Kentucky, and Couzens of Michigan, republicans; and King ek Utah. and Jones of New Mexico, depa0erats.
 The inst session, which will be pure ly for organization purposes, will be held Thursday, Watson said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
MOBILE JUDGE
 THREATENS QUIZ
 OF JURY LEAK
Efforts To Quash Indict- ments Reveal Alleged
 Irregularities

MOBILE, Ala, March 12.-A gov ernment investigation to determine if any members of the recent federal ''elean up" grand jury have been dis cussing what transpired behind closed doors during the secret discussions prior to the returning of a large num- Der of indictments was indicated today by Judge Robert T. Erwin, during the hearing of a ease which resulted in defeat for approximately 20 persons in their efforts to have indictments quash- ed. A probe of alleged "leaks" was intimated when attorneys questioned several witnesses, members of the clean up grand jury, regarding occurrences during the secret deliberations with the intention of proving that the in dictments were not properly returned.
 The federal judge indicated he will take Offieial. action as a result of the apparent fact that some members of the secret inQuisitorial body have talk. ed~ of things that transpired. He said that some of the questions asked wit nesses disclosed that some of the jurors had given information which they had no right to divulge and asked that the court investigate
 Important questions, propounded to the witnesses, who were members of the jury, were ruled out by the judges. He ruled the jurors were not permit ted to tell a thing that occurred in the grand jury. The questions were asked as means of ascertaining if the jury, originally inskalled. could return in dictments before an additional seven Eaelnherss essaFis M. Sf fiI& nslslitiaIi. n faainheFs heard evidence in eases fh whicA they voted, whether the siistriei Mtt0rneys insisted that indictments bs returned. and whether there were any persons other than the grand jury in the room when indictments were voted upon.
 Members of the now famous clean. up jury, introduced as witnesses at the court hearing yesterday were Sam J. Hahn. Mir. Weinaekef, Robert Bolton aud Jake Rehm, Mir. Remm. The last witness called was not questioned.
 Attaches of the district attorneys office yesterday hailed the decision of the judge refusing to quash the indict. ments as the biggest victory that can come prior to the actual trial, which IS scheduled for March 31. A ruling, adverse to the government, would have meant the. throwing out of around 117 indictments and characterization of the allegations in c0neetfOn with violations of the liquor laws in Mobile.
 The ruling yesterday was in one case, that of P. J. OsShaughnessy former police chief of Mobile. However it applied to approximately 20 persons, under an agreement made at the be- ginning of the hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
|slO0,OQ0,NOO CREDIT IS GIVEN FRANCE BY |. s. BANKERS J. P. Morgan And Com- pany Backs Effort To
 Stabilize Exchange | NEW LOANS BARRED
 UNTIL DEBT IS PAID Gold Reserve Held To Protect American Financiers-Is-
 sue Oversubscribed

NEW YORK, March 12.-Establish ments of banking credit of not less than $10O, ,000, 900 in favor of the Banl of France has been arranged by ar American banking group headed by J. P Morgan and Company, it was announced tonight.
 The loan is fully secured by gold held in the vaults of the bank oi France which is acting for the Frencl govrnment and will be used to sta bilize French exchange and for such other purposes as the French govern ment may determine.
 While details of the loan were not public, it is understood that it will not run for more than one year In the event that the credit is not at maturity liquidated in other ways gold in amount equal to the loan will be shipped to the Morgan firm in New York.
 In view of the excellent security behind the loan, it is believed the in. terest rate is we'll below that of some of the recent foreign loans floated here in the form of bond isues.
 The group is limited to bankers of New York and neighbOring cities applicatio to share in the loan largely exceeding the amount required by the French government.
 In connection with this credit, the governor of the bank of France has issued a statement which sets forth the following points:
 1-Complete measures are being taken to better the financial situation.
 2The French government is insist. ing that the senate shall ratify the new tax measure which means balancing the budget, and shall approve the policy of stopping new expenditures.
 3-While the financial situation has been greatly bettered the government will undertake no new borrowings whatsoever except for funding existing floating indebtedness.
 4EAfter such improvements in the financial situation has been shown the government will make no new loan even for reconstruction in the liberated regions, without being assured that the budget will cover the service of such new loan.
 6-The Bank of France will continue to investigate and assist the situa Ttion.
 This is the first foreign government credit of it's kind that has been arrang ed in this country. The only interna tional banking operation of an analo gous nature was the famous credit t the Bfitish EaEar1fment sgIissing ths sgBs, in which Brftisfi.oWned American se cnrities were pledged as collateral.
 The Morgan firm is not expected t operate in the local foreign exchang market for the French government al though it stands ready to assist in sucI operations, if requested. The bank o France is known to have been support ing French exchange here in the las few days by buying francs througl other international banking houses.
 Members of the experts committe on separations, which is expected t, report the latter part of this week have advised of the loan and are ,un derstood to have given it their approval Reports that French akceptance of tn Dawes committee repoft was eondi tiOn to the. loan were unofficial! denied, VI 1eSE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
NASHVILLE STORK
 HAS BUSY TIME
Brings Baby Boys To Same
 House Within An Hour

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 12.- The difficulties encountered by the stork in his regular deliveries in Nash vile were revealed here today by the return of birth certificates showing that two bouncing baby boys were deliv- cred to the same home here to sepa- rate parents mothers within space of two hours on the same day recently.
 The fathers of f-the boys are broth CTS. The mothers are cousins. The stork brought the first baby to Claude and Alice Gibson at 73 Carroll street at 2 80 o'clock in the morning. Then the wise old bird had little time to tarry for he returned to the same house to leave a son for Thomas and Sarah Gibson at 4 80 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
MINERS REJECT DEMANDS West Virginia Operators Baked
 Contract Renewal

BALTIMORE, March 12.-Repre. sentatives of the Northern West Vir- ginia Coal Operators association today refused proposal from spokesmen of the United Mine Workers of America that the present wage contract, which expires March S1, be renewed for a three-year period.
 The operators, it is understood, have no serious objections to the existing wage scale, but want certain working arrangements modified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
GIVES SCENERY CHANGE
Standard Oil Company To Remove Sig
 Boards In Five Western go NlteS

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.- Nearly 1,200 highway billboard ad- vertisements of the Standard Oil con- pany of California in Oregon, Wash ington, Nevada, Arizona and Cali fornia, will be removed and the corpora tiOn will erect no more such signs on highways. it was announced at company headquarters today.
 The company feels that the splendid scenery should be given a chance, it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
COUNTY COMMITTEE
 TO MEET THURSDAY
Official Count Of Vote In Jeff
 ersOn Will Be Made

The Jefferson county democratic cx- ecutive committee will meet at Q O. clock Thursday morning in the court house to count the returns from Tuesday 8 presidential primary, in accordance with resolution passed at the last meeting of the committee. At that time the of ficial announcement of the results of the county returns will be made.
 In discussing the meeting, George Whitfield secretary, said he thought all the boxes would be returned before Thursday morning and that the count would be completed by noon. Sixteen boxes were still to be officially heard from Wednesday afternoon, including six from Bessemer, one from Pratt City, two from Leeds, and one each from Vir- ginia Mines, TOadvine. Adger, Edge water, McCalla and Kimbrell; but un- official returns have been made from these precincts.
 Approximately the count in Jefferson county now stands
 Underwood ......t.. 10,257
 MusgrOve ......... S,947
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
LOWER RATES SUSTAINED
Commerce Commission Acts On Certifi
 cation Of Shipping Board

WASHINGTON. March 12.-The interstate commerce commission an- nOunced today that it had lifted the suspension on Section 2S of the mer- chant marine act which makes lower joint freight rates for commodities moving in American ships.
 The termination of the suspension will be effective May 20 and will apply to all freight except grain, either i'm ports or exports.
 The shipping board certified to the commission recently that ample Ameri- can owned shipping facilities exist for transportation of all commodities ex- cept grain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
WILL RAISE DAM
Southern Power Company Lets $25O, 1000
 Contract In North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N. C., March 12.- The Southern Power company today. awarded E. w. Clement and Company of Charlotte contract to raise the hydro-electric power dam at Wateree, $. C., six feet at an expenditure of about $25O.00O. The Wateree dam is 1.TO0 feet long and an average of 15 feet high. It backs water 24 miles up stream and forms lake covering about 11.O00 acres, according to company officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
MRS. CULP DIES AT
 WASHINGTON HOME
Was Mother Of Mrs. Henry J.
 Porter, IT,. Of Birmingham

Mrs. John i. Culp, wife Of the late vice president of the Southern railway and mother of Mrs. Henry J. Porter, Jr.. died Wednesday afternoon at 20 o'clock at her home in Washington. Mrs Culp's death follows closely that of her husband. who died only about q year ago
 The f0rera1 and interment of Mrs. John Culp1 win be in Louisville, Ky, Saturday. She is survived, by two daUghtefs. Mrs. Porter and Mrs. A. s. Edmunds of Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
THE WEATHER

Ahhama: CieuSy. ThuFsday folloWs oS hy rain Th1FsAAy night; Fridzy rain. 10 change Ia temPerature-
 GeCEEia: Partly cloudy Thursday. TenneSsee= Ckeu&y Thursday z AEissisSippis Eafn ThMrsdny.
 tCu@plete WeAther &msa Well Dc s0una @ Page AS-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
Next Saturday Is Marth0 Washington Day At s.WGnt Ad Corner
 Get Your Ads Ready

Martha Washington Candy Day at Want Ad Corner is rolling around again
 With every paid want ad brought to office next Saturday, be inserted in The Sunday AgeHerald and paid for the time of insertion, will absolutely FREE a half-pound box of delicious Martha Washington Candy. fresh from the factory
 This offer is good for day only-Saturday March 5 from till closing time night. There will be plenty of candy for everyone but only box each person.
 Get your ads ready now-bring them early Saturday and avoid the rush period There dozens of things that you advertise that you need Write these into attractive ads and bring them office to be inserted in The Sunday Age-Herald.
 Main 40OO calls the Want Ad Department of the Souhs pulling est paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
DOROTHY SOME BETTER
Victim Of Crossing Accident Is Re. E ported Slixhfiy ImuFOyed

Slight improvement was reported Wednesday in the condition of Dorothy Ware. n year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs, H. K, Ware of Irondale, who was struck Sunday by an A. G. s. train at Railroad avenue and Fifty fourth street, hospital authorities stated Wednesday night.