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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
MRS. DALE TOLD
 CLAIM H VALID TO BIG FORTUNE Birmingham Woman Is randdaughter Of Ed
 win B. Jennings CHICAGO MAN LEFT AN ESTATE OF s21,0OO, 900 Has Two Sisters With Equal In- terestC Courts Now Ar
 ranging Matters

i Mrs. H. c. Dale, 40, who presides over modest little family of three at 7932 Fifth avenue, East Lake, was notified Friday that she has been off cially recog ?nized as one oft he heirs to the $21, 900 Jennings estate, now awaiting disposition in Chicago courts. < She has two sisters, both southerners, who also will receive share of the es- tate. The law firm of Brown and Ward of Tuscaloosa, will handle their claim. Mrs. Dale and her sisters, Mrs. R. Fl. Ingram of Tuscaloosa and Mrs Charles Allen of Cleveland, Ga, are di- rect heirs. Five second cousins are the only other. living relatives.
 Is Direct Heir
 John Drake Jennings, eccentric mil lionaire, died last fall, and his son, Ed win B. Jennings, died shortly after wards. Mrs. Dale's mother was the daughter of Edwin B. Jennings,
 Several weeks ago Mrs. Dale and her sisters began their. fight to establish Their relationship. Aristus M, Williams, member of a Chicago law firm appoint ed as administrators, came south to in- vestigate. He found that their claims were accurate in every detail, and they have been formally notified to this ef- feet in a letter which reached Attorneys Brown and Ward Thursday.
 ~ Mrs. Dale is taking her sudden jump to great wealth calmly.
 q Sounds Good
 Sounds good to me-" she told an Age. Herald reporter. My husband and daughter can help me use little spare cash to great advantage. But our pres ent mode of living won't be changed much. You see, we're just plain folks and we wouldn't leave Birmingham for anything on earth"
 Mrs. Dale's husband is pipe filter, Her young daughter is in grammar school. Mrs. Dale keeps house without the aid of hired help and looks after a big flock of fine chickens as well.
 "N0 indeed" Mrs. Dale continued, money won't swell our heads, but it will help us do lots of things for neigh. bors and friends who may not be quite so fortunate as we are.
 Will Buy Farm
 ''We'll buy a farm the first thing, where we can have plenty of fresh air and more chickens. Perhaps we'll buy more property in and mound Birniing. ham. From all I hear, n person who in vests in Birmingham property never goes wrong. gf
 Mrs. Dale says she has many old letters and records which show unmis- takably that she and her sisters are the direct heirs. She has felt confident for weeks, she admitted, that the inyestigat- ing attorneys would be convinced of their relationship.
 Are you going to Chicago?" Mrs. Dale was asked.
 Mercy mo-" she replied. q can't leave my family and my chickens. The law yers will attend to the business for us.'
 Until Mrs. Dale's share of the es- tate reaches Birmingham and is deposit ed in the bank, she and her little family are going about as usual. The husband is sticking on his job; the little daugh- ter will not miss school for a day, and the chickens will continue to receive their same careful attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01

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 NEW YORK, Feb 29.-The World will publish tomorLps- the contents of the four most important of the code message
 sent to Edward Mclean in Palm Beach by his Washng agents during the Teapot Dome investigations These ben
 the made public in Washington yesterday befor the public lands committee of the Senate to whom they entirely unntegble As there to believe that tn code which concealed the import of the is by agents of the department of justice the World comun was the first clue to the meaning of the cations AItt@gsnA An-8.
 Department of justice codes limited by law wstrctly ko working agents and to official business and one of the steps of the committee is now understood VIII be tain how such code got into the Of McL6an
 his confidant Senate investigation will show also whethe indicated the code used with the knowledge of hg officials in the department under Attorney Generss Daugherty. (&E sie
 One of the to Mclean reveals WilIiamJ Burs director of the bureau of investigation of the justice, active informant of Mclean depgopmen- in the Teapot Dome inquiry and is the first direct lnke cept for message from E. S. the depar ment and any of the principals in thenil lHkseaI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
BERRY CANDIDATE
 FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Head Of Pressmen's Union To Make Race In Ohio

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 29.-Organ- ized labor stepped into the Ohio prefer ential primary here tonight with the filing of George l.. Berry, president of the International Printing Pressmen' s and Assistants union of North America of his candidacy for the democratic vice presidency nomination.
 Berry in a letter written from New Orleans, authorized William Green, secretary of the United Mine Workers of America, to file his name as can didate.
 The letter to Green follows:
 II am a democrat; resident of Pressmen's Home, Tenn, and n candi- date for the democratic nomina tion for vice president of the United States. hereby designate you, duly qualified elector of the state of Ohio. and a democrat, as my representative to sign such delectatiOns as may be necessary to have my name appear upon the ballot of the preferential primary election to be held in the state of Ohio in the last Tuesday in April, 1924"
 Witnesses to Berry's letter were George II. Pratt and NJ. G. Berry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
.DENISON BILL IS BEST 10 BE HAD,
 OLIVER STATES
Only Way To Obtain War rior Appropriation,
 Is View

f WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Repre- sentative W. B. Oliver of the Sixth Alabama district explained today that while there were objections to the Denison bill setting up a corporation for the operation of the Warrior and Mississippi river barge lines, it was the wise policy for the Alabama delegation to support the bill.
 Respecting details. such as the con tentiOn of Secretary of War Weeks, that there should be no directors save the head of the corporation, Col. T. c. Ashburn, Mir Oliver declared that the future would take care of all such con- tingencies.
 We must have a bill appropriating for the Warrior" said MT. Oliver. Ut is obvious that the only bill we can get is the Denison bill. Therefore, we support it. Details can be threshed out in the future"
 Before the commerce committee to- day, Colonel Ashburn appeared with a strong indorsement of the bill. The Secretary of War will return tomorrow to complete his testimony, which was begun yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
'DEAN KILLED
 BY MAIN WHEN
 STINT BLOCKED
To cltsetween Cars s Wher le tell On Track

Dennis Deasey, age 79, 120i Princeton hue was instantly killed at Il :01 o kk Friday morning at the Ninth averI hnd Twentieth-first street Frisco rafii crossing, when he fell between ca nd was crushed under the trucks
 Though e was no actual eyewit- nesses to aaecident, those first to reach the A stated that they be- lieved the d*iman had attempted to climb betweH ke cars and had fallen.
 A few niks before the accident was discove tile switch engine at tached to tlE Ing string of Cars had stopped.
 Itis thoug Lat at this time Deasey attempted to through The stagtira d iis raifh1 1ll i'm n,i tiis eth arlAs were ..sted and the chest N Fixed
 A gold wat h the dead mans pock- ct which had Nd party crushed by the trucks of the fixed the time of the accident at 10 o'clock.
 Deasey mol to Birmingham from Ireland when hung man. During the past few yearN k has been in the coal brokerage bu Ess.
 He is surv#N by his widow four daughters, M1 Hester, of Belgium, and Miss ElleN Katherine, and Bartha Deasey of BirnN NEham, one son, Edward Deasey, of Bir1Sigham, and three grand children, Edwak5 Leroy and Catherine Deasey, of BirTtiigham.
 Funeral servt4s will be held at II o'clock Sunday prning with Ridout in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01

MARINES LAND AS CONSULATE
 IS FIRED ON

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The American consulate at Ceiba, Hon. duras, has been fired on by revolu- tionists and detachment of marines from the cruiser Denver has been landed to act as a consulate guard.
 Consul Waller reported today that fighting had been in progress in the streets for four hours and that some bullets had penetrated the consu- late"
 The Denver, commanded by Rear Admiral Dayton, has been held at Ceiba for several weeks. State de- pertinent officials believe her person. mel will be sufficient to protect American life and property and it was intended to send other ships to aid her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
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4xfETS@NfDE EX'NNxF4 An RAulG s47tls z ! AnsSs sA Of first impCrtAn adytses 6pH tliaf certain spApert | haFN nfS1 pitE,Sd in safety seposts 14ef dR u hrnf fneFeial bank h Wac
 DOW be the basiE
 nkI1lyks si;etfta ~ q [ k5 f,seskrlt time.
 I " hsA p.s iosether. the Washinet6n Palm BeAtlA series show an effective 'graperins of azfFance information ts Mclean. the irnpoktant links in tht chain of tipeffs, i1cluding the depart torney for Harry FA Sinclair, an als. general legal adiivser to ex-Secretary Al bert B. Fall, Wilton AJ. Lambert, at torney for Mclean William O. Duck stein, a confidential employe of McLea in the office of the Washington Post Miss Mary Quiglew, chief telephone or erator at the Post plant and George \ Fraser, confidential secretary to Nc Lean.
 Miss Quigley, already disclosed befor' the committee as vigorvoua favesdrop per for her employer, fs shoRn by to days transla tioHs to be one ef the mos important of the group. Ft was sh. \ Beach that Burns had sank for her ani told her to inform yAEeLaan sl,ak In, :, vestigation by the deparflnsns of jI agents was under w4g. and {hAt Ba believed "this infdrsngsssn is impt tant" .
 Another link, not appearing on surface of the messages. but importai is the reputed fact that Ducksteii wife is or was for a considerable peri-r confidential stenographer in the reau of investigation. M
 ParsphraSes, Not TransIations.
 That there was no clue to the fOru- of the code in which the messages wert written, the World offers, not transla- ton, but paraphrases of their contents. These are as follows:
 Jan. g. 1924, Edward Mclean, Palp, Beach--Jaguar Baptistical stowage besf de 1235 huff pulsator commensal fikl ful. Lambert conation fecund-hybridize. W. o. D.
 Paraphrase-Walsh will take 12 :3t Atlantic Coast Line tonight, and mol Seaboard Air Line. Lambert will ae- company him.-William o. Duckstein.
 Jan. 9, 1924. Edward Mclean, PaIsp Beach.-Zev hocusing imagery comnaea sal abad opaque hosier lectionary. Clof prattler lamb jaguar roved timepieis nudity. Accusing lectionary chinchillf peternet bedaggled riprale oversh& G quake. N
 Zev pentecost swineherd lamb Lakm bert eulOgies lodgment reveling hosie encapsulates ketose bombardment TO mancer commensal ketOse Lamber kOnite reeve lectiOnary juguar baptis tical fitfullhuff Waxwork pairless caa cade wippen.-W. o. D. ,-
 Zevoly Discounts Walsh
 Paraphrase-Zevely believes investiga tion is progressing entirely in youl favor. He doesn't think much of Walsl as cross-examiner. He thinks yoI# needn't worry about approaching ex- animation. Zevely went over with Lam. bert questions that will probably .hs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
MELLON PLAN IS
 OBLITERATEDB BY NEW TAXLAW
Longworth Compromise, Finally Passed, Utter
 Characterization

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-(By The Associated Press. )-By a vote of 4OS to 8, the revenue bill was passed late today by the House. f
 As sent to the Senate, the measure carries an income tax schedule of fered by Representative Longworth republican leader, as "a substitute fol the democratic rates. This was adopted 216 to 199, after the House had re fused, by vote of 26I to 153, to re insert in the bill the original Mellon proposal.
 The Longworth substitute, which was supported by republican insurgents who previously had thrown their lot with the democrats, provides for g normal tax reduction to ? per cent or incomes below $4,000; to per cent on incomes between $4,0O0 and $S,000 and 6 per cent above $S,O0O.
 Surtax Rates Cut
 It also would cut by one-fourth thu present surtax rates, making tht maximum 371a per cent on incomes ex ceeding $200,O00. No increase in exist ing personal tax exemptions would b, allowed.
 The House also approved a proposa for flat reduction of 25 per cent or all personal income taxes payable thii year. Two unsuccessful efforts were made to eliminate this provision.
 Specific rate changes carried in tn, bill will not become effective until ta1 payments are made next year on irl come and profits of 1924, except th0A made in the excise leyies, which w0ails go into effect 30 days after teuactaeni of the law.
 Bilrs Major Provisions
 In addition to the new income ta1 schedule, major provisions of the bil as approved today are:
 A 25 per cent reduction in taxes or earned income, all incomes under $5,00l being defined as earned for purposes ot this reduction.
 Repeal or reduction of many of tn, miscellaneous or excise taxes, involv ing about $120, 100000 in revenue an nually.
 Tightening of the limitations o capital loss and gross income deduc tions which. it is estimated, will yielC about $60,000,0OO revenue annually.
 Increase in the estate tax rates o about 3S per cent.
 AASNAbueAOh OA ShN taA WAbh- tuN same rates as carried in the estatt tax.
 Creation of board of tax appeall to decide tax disputes between thu treasury and taxpayers.
 Opening of the income tax returns to inspection by certain congressiona committees.
 Criticises Democratic Bill
 In proposing the compromise in come tax schedule, Mir. Longworth de clared its substitution for the demo cratic plan would prevent treasury deficit, as the bill with such ratei would not cut off more than the esti mated treasury surplus of $320, ,000, 900 for next year.
 House leaders admit that the bil undoubtedly will be altered in i'm portant particulars by the Senate. Tn, decisive record vote by which the Mel lon rates were rejected today, however makes it certain they say, that regard less of what Senp'H sentiment may be the treasury sch ' lc will not be re stored to the bill.
 While President Coolidge has ex pressed himself as strongly in favor of the Mellon rates, his attitude to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
SHERIFF CAPTURES
 ALIENS IN FLORIDA
Had Landed From Cuba In
 Small Boat

FORT MYERS. Fla, Feb. 29.- Twenty-one aliens were captured by Sheriff Albritton early this morning on Estero Island, 20 miles from here. Twenty-two were unloaded Thursday night from Cuba on a sailboat. but one escaped.
 Fifteen Italians, four Greeks, one Syrian and one AlbinO were caught hiding in the bushes and palmettos on the island and are being held here. Forty other aliens were captured on EsterO Island last Monday that were brought in from Cuba. This brings the total number of captured this week to 61.
 The first thing the aliens called for, it is said, was food. They appear to have been almost starved and seem un- able. to get enough to satisfy them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
WANTS M-SOLDIER
 PRISOFERS FREED
Mississippi Adjutant Thinks
 Consideraton Due Them

JACKSON, Mss, Feb. 29.-Curtis Green, adjutant leneral of Mississippi and commander If the Mississippi de- partment of Ameican legion, today de- clared former serfce men serving sen tences for violatbn of military laws should have equ4 consideration with political prison&s' arrested during the World war.
 ''In view of thu action taken by the federal government in granting cle- mency to the political prisoners incar- cerated during th World war;" said General Green, "tle Mississippi depart ment of the Amerfan Legion is on rec ord as declaring Bimilar consideration should be shown e{service men who are now serving sentehces for military in- fractions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
HUNGARIAN COLONY
 PLANNED IN LAUREL
Hope To Settle Larger Number
 In Adjaclnt Farms

LAUREL, Miss Feb. 29.-W. H, Corn Club Smith, sleretary- manager of the Laurel Chambt of Commerce, has received letter fl bm H. c. Fon- dren. agricultural and d flOnizatiOn agent of the Southern Pacifid Zines, in which Mir. Fondren describes the Hungarian colony in the western art of Tangipa- hOa parish. Louisiana. (which is simi- lar to the one that il #planned to es- tablish near Laurel by Nc Jones Coun- ty Land Settlement corpany.
 The colony in Louis Ina is several miles in extent and is aAsong the most prosperous communities in the state, churches and schools hhFing been es- tablished while the ped &le have been developing small orchard as was their custom in the old cOunAy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
CONVICT EX-SHERIFF OF DRY VIOLATIONS
Son, Indicted Jointly With His Father, Is Found Not Guilty

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. 29.-Sam Borum. former shetiff and former fore man of the grand jury in this county, was found guilty in the United States district court today of selling and possessing liquor at his road house known as the Cliff club on the Whites Creek road, near Nashville. His son, Bryant Borum. jointly accused with him. was acouitted,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
COURT ROOM HAS
 FTSTIC ENCOUNTER
One Woman Is Fined Five Dol
 lars After Fight

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb, 29.-A special from Glasgow, Ky, tonight says that fistic battle took place today ill the courtroom at Tompkinsville. Ky. when Mrs. Marggie Dickerson, who was acquitted after having been charged with a breach of the peace, and Mrs Mary Turner. who had appeared as a witness for the prosecution, engaged in a personal encounter immediately after Mrs. DickersOn had been acquitted. The special says that both women were i'm mediately arrested and Mrs. Turner was fined $5 by the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
SAYS TROUBLES OF
 SOVIET NOT OYER
FinOvieff Would Disabuse Pub
 lie Of Misbelief

MOSCOW. Feb 29.--(By Associated Press. l--Speaking at PetrOgrad today, c. $. Zinoyieff, chairman of the exacu- tive committee of the third interha- tionale, said he wished to throw cold water on the belief prevailing in some Russian circles that recognition of the soviet by several important forss
 powers indicated that soviet Ria------- troubles were over. w-7'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
COCKLEBURR STUCK
 M HIS WIEDPIPE
George Washington A Jams Faces
 Unique Opera iOn

HATTIESBURG. Miss Feb. 29.- George Washington AdaE As may be the name of the negro ho stopped off in Hattiesburg betweeI trains long enough yesterday morninIN to take q look at tour beautiful cit. M bathed in sunshine and swept by Dol breezes. But he couldn't enjoy the eenic panO- rama which greeted his eNes and he couldn't say whether his name was George w. Adams or T eda Bara Finch The man had Nockle burr lodged in his windpipe, @,i he was on his way to New Orlea4s s to have if removed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
FRENCH CHAMBER
 SCENE OF BATTLE
Blows And Kicks Exchanged
 And Sitting Is Suspended

PARIS, Feb. 29.--(By Associated Press. )-Blows and kicks were ex- changed in a turbulent session of the chamber of deputies today. The dis turbances ended only by suspension of the sitting and forcible expulsion of the belligerents by chamber attendants. The trouble occurred between socialist groups headed by Ex-Premier Painleve and rOyaiists and members of the right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
MODERNIST WAR TO
 BE FOUGHT NV AIR
Church Factions Struggling for
 Right To Broadcast Views

NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-The funda- mentalist-modernist war has been car ried into the air and both factions are struggling for possession of the radio rights to broadcast their views.
 Rev. Charles Francis Potter, who proposed a mOdernist Bible class with the sermon and lesson to be broadcast at 8 p. m. every Sunday, said today that his rivals among the fundamental ists have attempted to tie up the radio services against him.
 Radio brOadcasting companies are receiving numberous letters of protest against the propagat ton of "heretical" doctrines through the air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Saturday and Sunday. little change in tempera- ture. Georgia: Fair Saturday and Sun day. .t
 Tennessee: Fair Saturday, cooler Sunday.
 Mississippi; Fair Saturday and Sunday.
 Complete weather data win be Npund on page 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
,JOINS VICE SQUAD

Tie new police sehedTfie which went into effect Friday night at n o'clock assigns |. A. Riley. who has worked with B. r. Hubbard on the night detec- tive shift for 20 months. to duties with R. G. Patton and J F. McGill on the day vice squad.
 Riley's place with Hubbard will be taken by n. E, Morris, patrolman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
SMITH ASKS WITHDRAWAL
Asks Illinois Attorney General To Re.
 uove EIiS NaEne

ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 29.-Gover- nor Alfred E. Smith, democrat. today sent telegram to Secretary of State Emerson of Illinois requesting that his name he withdrawn as an entrant in the preferential primaries of that state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
HAM" LEWIS FILES

SPRINGFIELD. H.. Feb. 29.-The petition of James Hamilton Lewis for the democratic nomination for United States senator was filed last night with Secretary of State Emmons.
 Lewis was q candidate before the democraticsstate central committee had kts convsiAtion. in Springfield and en- srsed & Sprague of Chicago. -tA Lt was filed near the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
PASSES SECOND READING

! LONDON, Feb 29,-(Fly Asso-
 ciated Press )-The House ofl Commons
 today passed the secoV read ing of the bill extending th| franchise
 to all women at the age 2l. The vote was 2SS to 72. A5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
EARTH SHOCK IS FELT

EAR n ouONA A AS FELL
 MONDOLFO, Italy, Feb. 29.--A sharp earth shock was felt here at midnight. It lasted several seconds and drove the terrified population into the streets in extremely cold weather. No material damage was reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
W. J. BURNS lJTILIZES
 U. s. SECRET SERVICE
 CIPHER TO SEND TIPS

Head Of Government Bureau, Working Under And Appointed To High Official Position By Attorney
 General Daugherty, Keeps Washington Publisher Informed Of Every Step In Oil Scandal Inquiry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
POSTS PHONE OPERATOR, WOMANg -e-s
 DELIVERS MESSAGES FOR BURNS

Famous Sleuth Sends Word Papers Concealed In
 Bank Vaut-Startling New Revelations Expected To Force Daugherty's Immediate Resignation As
 Cabinet Member-Walsh Given Sensational Data
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
WHEELER POSTS BOND
OF $1,000 FOR HIS
APPEARANCE In COURT
Senator Is Not Arrested
and Is Sholun Every
Consideration.

Washington, ID. Ca April To-
Senator Burton X. Wheeler, Mon
tana. chief prosecutor of the Daugh-
erty investigation. appeared before the
federal commissioner here and gave
his personal bond of $1,000 today, to
appear for trial at Great Falls, Mont,
on May >, on his indictment for al
legged receipt Of a retaining fee, as a
senator.
Wheeler was not arrested, as per-
sons under Indictment usually are, the
commissioner showing him every con-
Sidcration He was notified early to-