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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
COLLECT
$I5,O 900 IN FEES
Liquor Law Arrests May Profit
Formers Deputies

Approximately $4,000 in fees may
be collected by former members of the
jefferson county sheriff's department
for arrests in liquor law violations, ac-
cording to ruling of the Alabama
supreme court, announced Wednesday.
Only forper deputies viii be enti-
tied to these fees. it was pointed ont
at the office of Forney w. Brandon,
clerk of court, as the sheriff's depart
ment has been on a salary basis since
1915. The supreme court ruling was
made on the appeal from circuit court
of the suit for fees by Wodoie San
defer. former deputy. The county re-
fused to pay his claim on the ground
that former deputies, as well as those
still on active duty, were included in,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
no CONTEST AWARD

Members of the city commission were
informed Wednesday that Thomasl r.
Walker of Wylam would contest the
award of the contract to build the wy
lam fire station which went to J. o.
Haley & Sons at the last commission
meeting.
The Haley bid held an alternate prop
osition regarding the material for a
back wall which, if utilized, reduced
their bid 1925. With this reduction
made. the Haley bid would be the low
est, otherwise the Walker bid would
have represented bottom figures SUBJ
mitted
Mr.. Walker claims the commission
placed the bid with the Haleys on the
reduction basis, without intending to
making the reduction. 1t is under
stood the matter will be considered at
the adjourned meeting of the commits
sion FRIDAY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

he would .'insistv that the Iettsr md
toned be produced.
Beaplieu finally said he had heard
of q letter Of some sort"
.' IF you have such a. letter, you shuufd
produce it." ihsisted Senator Borah. ~
II haven't the letter now" Senator
Sterling replied, .but ] expect to produce
it during the course Of the proceedings.
I haven't seen any such letter. j have
q memorandum reminding me Of such
a letter." m 3
The witness was excused and the COM
mittee adjourned until Tomorrow. =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
PASSOVER SERVICES

Passover services will be held at s
O'Clock Thursday evening at Beth FL
temple. with Rabbi Solomon Katz of
ficiating. Rabbi Katz will preach on a
timely subject. All members of Beth
I'll congregation have been requested
TO attend these services and the gen.
eral public is welcome.
Another service will be held at the
same place Friday morning. commencing
at 8 O'Clock and continuing through
out the morning. Rabbi Katz will be in
attendance at this service.
Two services also have been planned
at Knesseth Israel temple. Tie first
of these will be neld at s O'Clock Fri
day morning and the other at the same
hour Saturday. Rabbi Katz will speak
at the Saturday morning service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
TO DISCUSS SANITATION
DIR. Bowling To Speak Before Real Els.
tate Luncheon

tate Luncheon
"Sanitation in Birmingham" will be
the subject of DIR. J. D. Bowling, city
and county health officer, in an adj
dress at the weekly meeting of the Real
Estate board at 1 o'clock Thursday
noon at the municipal market. Dis
cussion will be held at the meeting re-
garding the proposed uniform lease that
is being considered by the board for
adoption by all real estate dealers in
Birmingham.
Considerable time at the meeting
will be devoted also, it is announced,
to making plans for. the national con-
vention of real estate boards in Wash
ington. ID. G.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
WHEELER AGAIN
GETS CLEAN BILL
FROM WITNESS
Senator Further Exon
Grated AS Committee
Resumes Hearing

...- q.
W.ASHiNGTON, April. IL Reopen
ing ITS inquiry into the charges on the
indictment OF Senator Wheeier, demo
crat, Montana, by a FEDERAL grand Jury
IN that state, the special Senate commit
tee today questioned u. v. Beaufieu, for
merly OF Great Fails, Mont, but now OF
Los Angeles.
Beaulieu was until last September at
cerney LOT yoraon Samppeii, M ne,
OIL man lndicteu WIN SenatoI 1es,er.
, ne walvea immunity anu s aesslliec tha !,
neeler haa ,oiu nil' spceiliesils nc nay a,'
informed Campoen ne cS ,,,l. nave. nom.
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IN THE AIR TO-DAY


aSdb
WEAF, New York, 482 meters,
10 80 p. m. eastern standard time,
joint recital Harvey Hindermyer,
tenor, and Earle Tuckerman, BARI
tone. g.. =
WAX, Cleveland, 800 meters, IL
p. m. eastern standard time. Re-
cital by Vincent I'll. Percy on the
Cleveland municipal organ.
WIZ, New York, 455 meters,
9:15 D. m, eastern standard time.
Dinner Of the American Newspaper
Publishers convention with prin-
cipal address by Sir Esme Howard.
WFAA, Dallas. 4s5 meters, s 30
D. m, central standard time. We'd
nesday morning choral club.
WOA, Omaha, 526 meters, 9 D.
m, central standard time. Creston
concert orchestra and assisting solo
lists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
Bids To Be Asked For Work On
Storm Sewers

Bids on storm sewer Improvement
fot the business district at about $751;
600, win be asked, according to state
ments at the city hall Wednesday. A
Officials state that though the pres.
,ent sewerage for Storm water via
carry off the excess in working OF,
der. the presence Of collected refuse
in the sewer openings often stops thesa
allowing the writer to- back up in the
streets. =
1t is said bids will be called for BIZ
May 20, or as soon. as details of engi-
neering plans have been perfected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
NEW TYPES OF EMBROIDERY

Some of tlse newest of the imported
dgesses are trimmed with embroideries
done with material. A crepe roma
dress Of orchid color has struggling,
chrysanthemHms of ma jenta colored
velvet across the front. Another has
flowers made of chiffon on lattice of
green ribbon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
Sep ARATE TRIALS
DENIED BY JUDGE
In LIQUOR CASES
All OF IL Mobile Defend
ants To Be Tried
4. Together

~ MOBILE. Ala, April 23.-(By the
: Associated Press. "A second effort on
the part of attorneys to get separa-
tion of the cases in the big liquor con-
spiracy indictment failed today when
Judge Robert T. Erwin denied formal
motions to grant severanees to several
of the defendants. The ruling came
after considerable argument.
The case is scheduled to go to trial
:. on Monday and is expected will require
J three weeks time to complete it.
! The formal motions for a separa-
stioii in the cases were filed in the court
: today, along with affidayits from prac-
.tically all of the lawyers representing
! the defendants. Several new points
were raised in these motions not touch
ed on in the informal argument of more
Z than week ago after which the court
/. rendered the informal opinion that a
severance should not be made.
\ Many Points Offered
Among the main points advanced in
J the motion filed today were that out
! of the mass of testimony it would be
4 difficult for the jury to analyze and
dhffefentiate between the evidence
I against the. various defendants; that
any evidence of wrong-doing ON the
part of one of the defendants would
reflect upon the others; that the cost
OF an appeal in the case with its mass
of testimony would be Sc great as to
make it almost prohibitive that the
arrangement of the federal courtroom
is such that it would be almost impOs-
sible for all the defendants and all
their attorneys to hear accurately and
see plainly the witnesses on the stand
aud also to hear the rulings of the
! court; and that some defendants in the
cases would probably desire to use 9TH
srs of the defendants as witnesses for
Them in the trials.
More than 20 attorneys who repre-
sent the Il defendants in the case, were
present in the courtroom and many of
them took part in the discussion.
HOlc0mbe Loses
The affidavits of the attorneysfi filed
with the motions, especially objected
to the trial of the cases Jointly on the
grounds of being unable to see and hear.
Judge Erwin denied motion hy Rob-
ert l. Holcombe, prominent Mobilian.
among the Il indicted for conspiracy.
to strike from the indictment the
statement of an alleged overt act to the
effect that Holcombe Endorsed and later
paid $500 note for Harry G. French,
who was once associated with Aubeey
Boyles In the district attorneys office,
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the provision against collection of fees
which was made wien the salary sched-
tle was announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
FAMILY ATTEMPT
To SUPPRESS STORY

NEW ROCHELLE, Nov. a.
The romance of the wealthy youth
and the beautiful New Rochelle girl
apparently has been in progress for
the past three years. Size is said to
be well educated and attractive in
manner as well as appearance
Rumor of the marriage began to
spread Wednesday. Jones, the faith
er, refused to answer questions
whe ma reporte rwent to The tempo.
rary abode of the newlyweds. Meth
err Rhinelander nor nls wife have
been seen since Wednesday after
noon, ahd it is believed that they
mayahave left New Rochelle.
According to Harold Forbes, pub
Usher of the New Rochelle Standard
Star, a representative of the Lime
lander family callei upon him and
attempted to have the story of the
marriage suppressed. Forbes re-
fused and printed the story under
sensational headlines These carried
an implication which is expected to
brin gan indignant denial from the
Rhinelander and Jones families.
Philip Rhinelander, the wealthy
and socially-dashing Father of the
young bridegroomS is reported t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT
BUFFERS APPOINTMENT

BOSTON, Nov. l4.-WlHlam vi.
Butler, who led President Coolidge's
campaign for nomination and, as
chairman of the republican commit
tee, conducted the party's campaign
in the recent election, will take the
seat in the United States made vac
ant by the death of Henry Cabot
Lodge, but may find it challenged
by tn democratic state organiza-
ton on a question of the constitu-
ionalit yof the act under which Gov
ernor Cox appointed him TODAY
Filing with a legislative clerk late
today bill which would strike out
of the statutes the law enacted two
years ago, which gives the governor
the power of appointing a senator
to serve until the next state cleo
ton, Charles H. MeGlue. chairman
Of the democratic state committee
said there was no objections to Mr..
Buffers being named for "tem-
porary" period. The democratic
party does feel, he said, that an ap-
pointment extending over two years
passes the period that might be
considered temporary" and violates
the federal constitutional! amend
ment providing for direct election
of United States senator's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
Gotham Society Surprised at
Wedding of Young Rhine
lander Heir to Fortune
(By dc Associated Press)


NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-New
York society was greatly surprised
today at the wedding on October
14th of Leonard Kipp Rhinelander,
% years of age, to Alice Beatrice
Jones, the daughter of New Ro-
chelle carman.
The couple were mar led in the
city hall of New Rochelle by Mayer
Scott. No member of tie Rhinelan-
der family was present.
Since the wedding the couple
have lived in a small frame dwell
ing with the bride stwo sisters and
husbands. One of the husbands is a
laborer, the other a chauffeur
The Rhinelander and Kipp fanli-
lies date their family history back
to the earliest settlers Of New AM
sterdam.
The young groom recently in
herited 10000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
BY MARIAN HALE
NEA Service Writer

Being a politician is enc thing
and a home-maker quite another.
Yet those are the achievements Of
three America nwomen, two Of
them having been elected chief ex-
ecutiyes of their state, and the third
as congressWoman.
And at the same time a fourth
woman, who still carrie sher title
of Miss, broke through the political
ranks for victory as congress-
woman.
And although all Of them gain
political honors by their victories,
the yall say the care of their homes
is first in Their minds.
"Ma" Canned Peaches
While the voter swere. discussing
the abilities of Mrs. Miriam Amanda
"Ma" Ferguson, Democratic guber-
Material candidate in Texas, she was
at home canning peaches and per.
hitting "Pa" Ferguson to do most
of the talking.
Yet she carried her state by near
ly 100000 votes.
At the same time, out in Wyom-
ing, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross was
elected governor. Widowed only
five weeks, her one desire is to car
ry forward the work of her late hus-
band, Governor William B. Ross,
whose unexpired term she has been
chosen to fill out.
A mother of three sons, her homo
ha salways been model for the
states capital ci,y.
First in East
To be the first woman east Of the
Mississippi to wi ma seat in the
House of Representative s is the
honor the voters bestowed on Me-.
Mary T. Norton of jersey City, N.
j.
Mrs. Norton has been interested
in politics but four years. She was
not a suffrage can!paigner or a
feminist.
81 can make pie better than any
maid we ever had" was a campaign
boast which brought her many
votes.
Nellie Cline of Larned, Kas.. will
also go to the House of Representa-
tives. She made a "flivyer" cam-
raign of her state, visiting every
nook and hamlet.
She too boasts that she knows
more of keeping house ina nleading
the voter sto the polls.
So it is not unlikely that they
will do a little "house cleaning"
when they pick up their political
brooms and start to work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
CRIPPLED BARBER
Stays FOUR, THEN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Kills Wife, Couple in Same
House, Woman Visitor, and
Turns Gun on Himself

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. Ii
-Four persons We're shot and killed
here last night by Henry Weber,
crippled barber, who then killed him
self.
The victims of Weber's murder
Gus rage were his wife. Mrs. Bessie
Weber; Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Shead-
er, and Mrs. Thomas Alexander.
The shooting occurred az tie Web
er home in the eastern section of
the city.
Weber and his wife quarreled
Sunday and he has not been home
since, according to information Civ
en- police by neighbors The man
purchased a new rifle Thursday
and last night went to hi shome, car
rying the weapon.
Shader, employee Of a dental firm,
who live sin wing of the house
where the Webers made their home,
was the first person that the barber
met. He shot Shader through the
head and then throwing fresh
shell into the rifles chamber walked
into the house. When he emerged
a few minute slater the place was
a shamble. Mrs. Thomas Alexa adj
er, a bride of only few months,
was visiting Mrs. Weber. Her cries
did not save her. In each case
Weber shot his victims through the
head and all died within the space
of a few minutes time, according
to the police.
The barber left his house and
walked to his barber shop about
three blocks away. There he fired
a shot into his own BRAN.
Weber left two notes, according
to police. Both indicated that he had
planned to kill himself and his wife,
but made no mention Of any Others
slated for death.
The barber had brooded sver his
troubles until he was mentally UNI
balanced in the opinion of datec-
tiyes who made an investigation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
BOMB BELIEVED
EXPLOSION CAUSE

GRAND RAPIDS, Mi h., Nov. IA.
Federal agent investigating the
possibility that a bomb wrecked the
Grand Rapids mai npostoffice this
week, taking a toll Of three lives
and injuring 10 persons announce
that they had in their possession q
threatening letter thai might lead
to some tangible clue to the method
used and to the parties implicated,
if a bomb was used.
The letter was found by Ensign
Harold Mcdonald, of the United
States naval reserve force, in his
automobile short time before the
explosion. Although for he most
part blurred and almost illegible
the words disaster" and "death"
are quite clear. A mans picture ac-
companied the note and federal
agent sare now securing the city in
an attempt to place the man under
arrest.
At noon Thursday. a mans leg
bone was removed from the wreck
age. Another checkup of missing
persons in the city has failed to
give any clue. 1t is thought that
perhaps some oner might have been
blown to pieces.
Vos Annatyn, a postoffice en-
lploye, is still in critical condition
and may die, hospital authorities
said early this evening. The other
IL injured are expected to recover
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
CLEMENCEAU DUEL
CHALLENGE DENIED

LONDON, Nov.s I4.-DaVid
Lloyd-George has rushed into print
denial of the story that he was
challenged to a duel by Georges
Clemenceau during the Paris peace
confer ence.
at is a stupid invention" Lloyd
George declared Thursday. 1.-THE
statement does not contain the
slightest basis of truth"
A circumstantial account Of the
challenge and the warm scene lead
ing up to it are contained in q
book, Through Thirty Years." b.
Wickham Steed, former editor of
the London Times.
Publication Thursday moring of
Steed's memoirs created a sensa.
ton in London.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14

ed. The flames ragged for four
hours before Gremen declared
they were under control at |
P. M. today.
Losses are being estimated in
to the millions, but no figure APP
proximately near can be made
at this time. Fifteen seriously
injured or badly burned have
been removed, while scores of
others have been cut by the
glass blown over a radius Of half
a mile in a series of explosions.
More than 900 families are to-
day homeless as a result of the
devouring flames.
Fire which started in the salt
petre plant of the Richardson Chem
ical company first spread to the
huge American Sugar refinery and
buildings used by tho Colgate soap
works,
The entire city block was roar
ing furnace by 1880. The flames
leaped through dozens Of streams Of
water and soon was beyond control,
while explosions, one after the 9th,
or, blew out wall and roofs. Ex-
plosions form the saltpetre plant
blew out windows over a narea half
a mile wide. Terror was spread
among the resident Of the district.
Firemen were overcome by the
fumes which rolled across the city
an dover the Hudson river.
Hurry calls for assistance brought
fireboats from New York. At 80
there were many amhdlances on
the scene ready to care for the in
jured but at that time only one
man, with a broken leg, had report
ed for treatment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
SOLONS REBUKED
BY CL UB v 0 MEN
Georgia Legislators Attacked
for Failure to Pass Sheppard
Towner Act and Code Bill

ATLANTA, Nov. 14.-The gener-
al assembly of Georgia was the OBJ
ject of an attack in the report OF
the Georgia Federation of Women's
Clubs, department of education
Thursday. The report, read by
Mrs FELTON, Jones of Rome, state
chairman, criticized tho legislature
for failure to pass the Sheppard
Towner act and the children's code
commissio mill.
The report stated that many legi-
slators voted against the measure
because, it said, they did not know
the real import of the bill.
The program of the state high
way department was Endorsed in the
report of the committee on federal
laws.
Mrs. Alonzo Richardson, state di-
rector, at the morning session eN-
pressed her praise of tic work OF
the women in aiding to get out the
vote in the recent elections.
1t wa sannounced by Mrs. w. IL.
Griffin, chairman Of the resolutions
committee, that a resolution to
make the birthday Of Joel Chandler
Harris, noted Georgia author. "a
state holiday, had been offered.
A report on the student aid foun'
datio nrevealed that the'e had been
S39,941.25 loaned to 283 girls in
the past Is years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
DR.. COOK SEEKS
SENTENCE REVERSAL
Arctic Explorer Now Serving
14-Year Sentence for Mail
Frauds
(By The Associated Press)

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. IA
Attorneys for DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, the arctic explorer, who was
sentenced to Ia years in the peniten
tiary for mail frauds wild face a
federal judge today and argue for
a reversal of that sentence.
DR.. Cooks sentence came as a re-
suit Of hi soffering for sele through
the mails certain oil lands, it is said.
The court will conclude the hear
ing in a few hours but announces
that the decision of the court viii
not be made known for several days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
LANDSL|DES WIPE.
VILLAGES FROM
FACE Of ISLAND
River Transformed Into Mud
Channel in Which Bodies of
Men and Animals Are Found

BATAVIA, Java, Nov. IA
The Island of Java has been
severely shaken by earthquakes.
Already 300 persons are report
ed killed and countless are miss
ing.
The earth shocks extended
over Wednesday and part of
Thursday. Many native towns
in the Kedu district of Java,
have been destroyed by the
lendslides. One village COM
pletely disappeared into the
river.
The shock conferred in the
health resort of Wonsobo where
all the buildings collapsed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
Thousand Families Are
Homeless; Scores Injured
Fire Departments of Two Cities Fight Flames
Amid Series of Explosions From SelSpetre
- Thousand Families Homeless

JERSEY CITY, Nov. 14.-l30 p M)-The conflagra-
ton that swept this city has resulted in losses that go into
millions OF dolars almost thousand families homeless and
a score OF persons have been seriously injured
The fire which started early morning was first discovered
IN the sapete plen of the Richardson Chemical company All
forces of cities and spread the abandoned plant of The
American Sugar Refining company Several smaller factories
nave been and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
RE-SURFACING LEE
COUNTY HIGHWAY
Fourteen Miles Between Sumter
County Line and Leesburg
Topped With Gravel

One Of the most important con-
structio nprojects to be started b.
the State Highway Department, ac-
cording to statement given out
this morning by Cobb Miner Of the
Department, will be the laying of
gravel surface over a stretch of IA
miles from Leesburg to the Sumter
county line, on the Dixie Highway.
This stretch of road has been sur
faced with sand and clay for long
time an dnow that it has firmly set
tied the highway department win
top it with gravel that will make it
one of the best roads in this Sec
tion, says Mr.. Miner.
For the past two weeks materials
to be used in the construction Of
the road have been unloaded and by
Monday the actual work of surfac-
ing the road will take place.
The approximate cost Of gravel.
ing the stretch is estimated by the
department as $4,000, half of this
to be paid by the Federal govern
ment and the other half tc be paid
by the state and county.
When this stretch of road is COM
pleted it viii make the road from
Americas to Albany ere of the
best highways in the state, as re-
ports give nout by The Highway De-
partment show that all other streth-
es between the two points are in
splendid condition.
Travel over the IA mile stretch TO
be surfaced will not be suspended
while gravel is being laid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-14
CONF AGRATI0N SWEEPS JERSEY CITY
800 KILLED MANY MISSINGTIN Java QUAKE
Official Figures Give the
G. O. P. 245 in the House

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA. =
With the return of official fiures
from the Goth Pennsylvania
congressional district, showing
the election of Democrat,
where unofficial returns had Civ
en- the seat to Republican the
party lineup in the next house of
representatives complete, stands
as follows:
Republicans, 245.
Democrats, 1856.
Farmer-Labor, 3.
Socialists, 2.
IN the present house, with all
vacancies filled, the standing is
follows:
Republicans, 223.
Democrats, 209.
Farmer-Labor, l.
Socialist, 1.
Independent, 1.