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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-11-25
LABOR REFLECTS
SAM COMPERS AS
PRESIDENT TODAY
Leader Of American Labor Is
Again Honored by Ma
tlonal Delegates.

Ell PASO. Tex. Nov. 25.-Samuel
Gompers, leader of the American
Federation of Labor since the or
ganization in 1881, was today unani-
mously reelected President. There
were no other nominations.
All other officers of the American
Federation of Labor were unani-
mously reelected.
Atlantic City was chosen for the
1925 convention.
President Gompers was presented
with large marble bust in token
of his service to American labor.
In the closing address to the
delegates attending the convention,
President Gompers said.
Come what may, American wage
earners will resist efforts to reduce
wages"
Samuel Gompers. who will be Is
years OF age in January, came to
the united States from his native land.
England when a boy, obtaining work
at his trade as cigarmaker. He
was one of the organizers of the
Federation of Trades and Labor
Unions and became its first Presi-
dent in 1881. continuing in that
office until the old organization
was succeeded by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in 1856, when he
became President of that organiza-
ton. He has remained as President
of the American Federation of La
Dor continuously since its organiza.
tion except In 1895, when he was
defeated, and remained out of Of
flee for one year. He has been re-
elected each year thereafter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-11-25
COL. FORBES ON
TRIAL, CHARGES
OF CONSPIRACY
Former Director of Veterans
Bureau and Contractor
Brought to Trial.

CHICAGO Nov 25.-The trial of
Col. CHARLES X. Forbes, former Di-
rector Of the Veterans Bureau, and
John w. Thompson. contractor. has
started hore. The court denied the
motion Of the government for consol.
idatcd counts of the indictments.
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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
OBITUARY
SEDGEWICK

The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Sedge
wick, age Sc years, and one of Har.
ringtOn's oldest citizens, took place
on April 9TH, 1924, from the home oi
her son, Frank, at Houston, where she
died, after being removed there dur
ing her recent illness. For the past
several years, together with an un-
married daughter they have maintain
ed home here, she being the widow
of the late J. W. Sedgewick, who died
several years ago. She was born in
Delaware and had resided in this COM
munity all of her life. She is surviv-
ed by two children, Frank SedgeWick,
Houston and Janey Sedgewick, who
made her home at Harrington, besides
several other relatives. Interment was
made in Hollywood cemetery.
ZIMMERMAN
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Am
norman, age "a years and the widow
of the late DR.. Charles W. Ammer-
man, took place from the home of her
son at Harrington, Monday, April 8,
1924. The deceased was born in AS
bury, Columbia county, Pa, moved to
Delaware in 1885 and resided in
Greenwood, where DIR. zimmerman
practiced medicine until he died in
1912. She then made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. DR.. W. S. Hunter, !
until a few months ago, when DR.. |
Hunter accepted a position with the
Railroad at Pittsburgh,
Pa. He moved his family to Pittsburgh
md Mrs. zimmerman then made her
lome with her son here. During the
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
Warwick

Sunday was just a delightful day fol
stay-at-homes. but a few from here
went on the Washington and Baltimore
excursion and reported a delightful day
spent under the sunny skies of our ma
tional capital.
The stOrk was on the job alright last
week and left two little daughters in
homes in this vicinity.
The boy evangelist (colored) preached
to a large audience at the Indian River
Hall on Monday and Wednesday even
ings.
II. r. Downs who has been in Jersey
City throughout the winter is spending a
few days at home this week.
The continued wet weather has made
farm work late in this vicinity. although
little planting and plOwing has been
done
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11

past few years she has been more or
less of an invalid, due to several par
alytic strokes, having suffered an
other one just recently, from which
she finally passed away. She is sur
vived by one son, A. Ward zimmerman,
Harrington and one daughter, Mrs.
w. S. Hunter of Pittsburgh, Pa. Inter-
ment was made in the family plot in
Hollywood cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
CHEESE Csc ID

The best cream cheese, will melt in
your mouth, special only Csc ID; 8
packages of corn fakes for zoe or &c
each; macaroni &c package; every
thing you need for house cleaning;
white wash brushes 12c; scrub
brushes &c each; Lux 1Oc. COffees, 25,
20, "a cents. 1t pays to deal at Stew
ards. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
PLAY AT MILLssoRo

A play entitled Doctor Cure all" will
be given by the program committee OF
the p. T. 4. of Mitchells school district.
No. 1879, on Thursday evening, April II;
II that evening should be stormy it will
be held the following evening.
The community is cordially invited. Ike
freshments will he served.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
ADVERTISING
RECEIVED TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR SALE

FOR SALE CHEAP steam traction
engine, 16 h. p., wheat thresher with
pea and bean attachments, 1 self feeder,
weigher and bagger, drive belts and
other threshing equipments, 1 good mule,
years old, 2-horse wagon, dearborn
John Deere riding plow. J. F. Truitt,
Georgetown, Del. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-11
NOTICE

NOTICE-All kinds of general hauling
by day or contract. Lester Swain, Lin
coin, Del. a11-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
By RAYMOND CHAPTER

(By Leased Wlre 70 In0 ASo-uoraiu'J J
 WASHINGTON, May 23.-Reject- ing the world court compromise plans put up by republican senators, Presi- dent Coolidge has made known em- phatically that he had pledged himself to the Harding Hughes proposal and that he intends to go before the country on it.
 The full measure of the gulf that now separates Coolidge from Senator Lodge and other republicans on the foreign relations committee became known through White House spokts- man Friday.
 Good Faith Promised
 It was learned that President Cool idge told the republican senators at the White House few nights ago that he was committed irrevocably to the Harding Hughes plan, that he had ad- vocated it in several addresses and in his initial message to Congress, that Coolidge delegates to the national con vention had been elected on the as sumption that the President would support this plan, and that if for nc other reason, good faith requires him to stand on the original plan.
 Yet, the next day the senators began framing compromise measure which Senator Pepper introduced in the Sen ate Thursday with the remark that any one who opposed it would do so because he was moved by concern for the League of Nations rather than by in terest in the court as an independent institution. Pepper and the other sen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
DRIVE IS STARTED TO LINK FORD BID
 AND FARM RELIEF
Alignment Of Two Fac. tions Found Difficult
 By Plan Advocates
fWashinrton Rurea,,l

WASHINGTON, D. C., May B. A drive by the officers of the various farm organizations of the country for the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals and the McNary -Haugen agricultural relief bill is under way in Washington today.
 Ed O'Neal of Montgomery, connected with the American farm bureau fed. eration and Mrs. w. D. Edmondson of Decatur, connected with the farm. CTS union, are participating in. the drive.
 Hard To Align
 It is admittedly difficult to align the supporters of the Ford offer and the supporters of the NcNary Haugen bill since Senator McNary, author of that measure, as a member of committee an agriculture, is bitterly opposed to the Ford offer.
 Likewise Alabama members of Con. gress it is indicated at present, will find it impossible to support the Nc Nar-Haugen measure.
 The McNary -Haugen bill sets the price of agricultural products, especial ly wheat, at the figure which proved to be the average for the last ten years. When the measure was before the House committee on agriculture, south ern members insisted with success that cotton be eliminated from the pro- visions of the bill inasmuch as the average price of cotton the last ten years was only 19 cents. Southerners took the position that cotton now sell ing for 30 cents, could afford to take its chances with the future.
 Mir O'Neal and Mrs. Edmondson are taking advantage of an opportunity to do some independent work for the Ford offer. They have interviewed various opponents of that offer, especially the democratic members of the agricultural committee, who have indicated opposi- tion. In that number were included Senators Ralston of Indiana, Ransdell of Louisiana, Hendricks of Montana and Smith of South Carolina.
 The visiting representatives of the farmers in Alabama consulted today at the Willard hotel with J. W. Worth ington, Fords agent in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
MURDER OF BOY
 STILL DISSOLVED
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 of the spectacles will go far toward solving the mystery, authorities believe.
 Letter Offers Clue
 The construction of a special de- livery letter, received at the Franks home yesterday morning a few hours after a telephone call had informed the family the boy was kidnapped and about the same time the body was found, offered one of the most tangi- ble clues. The writer has not been traced, but the missiye was one such as a well educated person would com pose and was written on a portable typewriter, according to a typewriter expert. The missive, demanding pay ment of $10,000 ransom money, was followed a few hours later by a tele- phone call to the effect that taxi-cab was being sent to carry Mir. Franks to the kidnapers. The father, Jacob Franks, wealthy watch manufacturer, was waiting with the money, but the taxi driver said he did not know where to go with his fare.
 An early theory that the body had been the victim of a degenerate who used the ransom ruse to cover his tracks was discarded by the coroner's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
DEFENDS POWER ACT
PinchOt's Former Assistant Predicts All.FederaI Control

All.Federal COntrOA WASHINGTON, May 23.-The whole annual flow of streams in the United States will be conserved some time in the future, Phillip F. Wells, deputy attorney general of ,Pennsyl- vania and assistant to Governor Pin ] chot. when he was chief of the govern ment forestry service, told the Senate agriculture committee at today's Muscle Shoals hearing.
 Already in Pennsylvania, he said the power companies were storing the entire flow of the streams and this prac' .tice is spreading over the country.
 Defending the federal water power act, Wells declared he could not under. stand why Henry Ford had rejected the act in his bid for Muscle Shoals after he had already accepted it at his plants in New York and Minnesota He said Chairman Norris bill was the ! only proposal which covered the Muscle Shoals proposition and offered the best means of developing the Tennessee river.
 Wells declared the first call on Mus. cle Shoals should be munitions in time of war and fertilizer in time of peace and second, power distribution under government regulation.
 Chairman. Norris predicted that if the government developed the power re. sources of Great Falls, near Washing ton. a power system covering the east and south from Maine to Louisiana I could be created with the government holding two important keys at Great Falls and Muscle Shoals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
HERE AND THERE

LONDON-Nellie Tipping, London manager for her factory, left a bag containing $1,0O0 in a subway train. She had always taken the lon hand" money home, fearing burglary. Discov- ering the loss, she informed the fac tory and committed suicide by poison. Soon afterward the person who found the bag returned it intact.
 GREENWICH, Conn.-Joseph Gro sta passed through here Thurs day handcuffed to q wheelbarrow which he is pushing from Bangor, Pa, to Boston, on a bet The wheelbarrow seemed to be perfectly normal.
 NEW YORK-When Mrs. Celia Glaserman refused to pay more rent. the landlords son, Julius Raynes, sent live rats up to her in the dumb wait CT, she charges. The furry rats escaped, but young Haynes and the janitors were haled into court Thursday and their case continued
 NEW YORK.-''Five, ten and fiji. teen cents drink" was what Amer icO Caputo, peripatetic bootlegger, is alleged to have otlr his customers. The wise ones always paid five cents as it all came from the same bottle, accord
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
WOMAN, FREED, TO FORGET PAST
 AND START OVER
fAnnisfon Rurennl

A WINSTON, Ala, May 23.--"I "A am going to patch up my life
 where it was broken when the terrible event occurred at Camp Mo Clellan, and will probably go to some city, away from Anniston and the scene of the occurance, and try to make my livillihood by working as a stengorpaher," pretty Mrs. Evelyn Sue Rickner, who was ac- quitted of the charge of staying her husband, Lieut.. James 0. Rickner, Friday afternoon in the United States district court here, declared to representative of The Age Herald Friday night in an exclusive interview.
 Mrs. Rickner had refused to see newspapermen during the afternoon. In the eyes of the pale and haggard young woman, whose features in the bloom of youth had attracted the attention of the dashing young army officer whom she later slow, new light gleamed Friday night as she nestled in her mothers embrace.
 "The past will be past and I will try to forget. have my mother and my daughter with me and l now look upon the coming days to bring me what happiness I can win by hard work in commercial life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
'DAUGHERTY QUIZ ! DEVELOPS ROW:
 POLICE NEEDED
Senators, Lawyers And Witnesses Involved In
 Exchange Of Taunts

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Between ranking exchange of taunt and jibe, which involved senators, lawyers and witness, the Daugherty Investigating committee inquired today into the status of the federal prosecution against Gaston B. Means, its star in- formant, and heatedly debated charges of spy work on its own proceedings.
 Once or twice the capitol police quieted the audience, over-excited by the continuous outbreak before it, and at the end the guards intervened to stop an altercation between principals, for even the adjournment until Monday did not abate entirely the fighting spirit.
 Calls Means Crook
 Hiram c. Todd, assistant attorney general, in charge of the prosecutions against Means in New York, despite turmoil and attack, told his senatorial interrogators that Means was a crook, and that he could mail" him because of the fairy tale about the loss of his papers," referring to the disappearance of the detectives records desired b. the committee.
 As he warmed up to his work he told the committee it was engaged in protecting Means and drew a double flare back, being charged with giving immunity to bootlegers" to obtain the indictment of Means and over his own denial, but with some documents.
 Todd Taunts Wheeler
 Todd taunted Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor" with his own indictment in. Montana and was told by Chairman Brookhart that he had proved himself unfit" to conduct the Means case. As the attorney said the two department of justice operatives under his orders were on watch the night Means declared his famous diaries and records were spirited away, and saw no one enter his home, the dis cussion of spy work aroused Paul How land, attorney for Harry NJ. Daugherty.
 Committee members were charging him with being involved in unprofes- sional conduct in the matter of working with detectives and an alleged frame up" against Senator Wheeler, Rowland declared. Senator Wheeler debated this hotly with him and Chairman Brookhart chimed in, saying that How land had known in advance of the in- dicement against Senator Wheeler.
 This argument continued between Rowland and Brookhart after the hear ing had adjourned, Means joining il to state his objections in personal fash ion to Rowland in an ante-room, but the capitol police quieted the row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
MRS. RICKNER
 WINS FREEDOM
fcontlnned lI from Pars Onel

tCantlnued from Page One) lunches to the room and remained in their seats throughout the recess,
 The entire morning session was de- voted to arguments by attorneys.
 Dramatic Event
 Charles B. Kennamer, United States district attorney, closed the argument with a stirring appeal for conviction. He pied that sentiment be disregsrded and that the jury decide the case upon the merits of the evidence presnted. He fayed all testimony of Mrs. Rickner on the grounds that it came from a person that had steeled her heart to murder and that her interest in the case would naturally make her testify always to her own benefit.
 A dramatic incident occurred while Attorney Kennamer was sternly de- nouncing the woman and her acts and urging that the evidence brought in the case that had no direct relation to the shooting be disregarded.
 'The dead man can't testify to the charges of i'll treatment she made, and you don't know his side of the case. You can't tell what he thought" The attorney said as he raised his voice and smote the table in front of him.
 At that moment from her seat across the room Mrs. Rickner cried but in a half sobbings half hysterical voice: Ask Lieutenant Earth what my hus- band thought, he'll tell you what he thought" She broke down in a fit of crying. Her aged mother, Mrs. J.. A. Elder, who remained constantly at her side throughout the trial placed her arm about her daughter and tried to comfort her. She, too, was weeping.
 Jurors Breaks Down ', One juror broke down and wept like a child, burying his fact in his hand kerchief at the recital by Mir. Sterne of the many hardships and bauses to which Mrs. Rickner was subjected by her husband. Over the large crowd handkerchiefs could be seen raised to the eye of the spectators very ire quently.
 Attorney Sterne stated that the love of a mother for her child, was the most binding of all loves because of the physical pains and danger she under went in bringing it to life and that the love of Mrs. Rickner for her child was even greater than that because she had been spurned by the man she loved best and naturally would draw nearer to her heart the little daughter. He pictured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
Coolidge To Stand Firm
 On Harding Court Plan
President Rejects Pepper Compromise Vii
 Take Issue Before People In Campaign

ators are trying to take the election of judges away from the league. Peppers plan has the Approval of other re- publican senators, and they are pre- pairing to make an effort to report it out of committee.
 President Coolidge is irritated at this action of the senators, who had just previously beep at the White House and received a statement of his views in emphatic form. He regards it as an attempt to shake him by sheer force from the Harding Hughes plan
 To Seek Public Approval
 The White House does not believe any plan will get through the Senate this session. But whether it does or does not, the President will go before presented by his predecessor.
 The first showdown comes Saturday when the Senate foreign relations com mittee expects to vote on several plans presented. Democrats will force test vote on the Harding Hughes plan through motion to adopt the Swanson resolution providing for acceptance of the plan in toto, This will force re- publican senators on record and the probability is that it will be rejected by republican votes. Advance reports in dicate that the Pepper plan will be ap. proved.
 No action is probable in the Senate at this time, so that the question will be a football through the campaign leading to a real fight in the next session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
|6O MILLION VOTED FOR AGRICULTURE IN l5 MINUTES
Senate Makes A Record With Annual Appro-
 pria....-l ieasure

WASHINGTON, May 23.-In the record-brsaking time of 15 minutes, the Senate today passed the annual agfi- cultural appropriation bill carrying a total of $80 0,0O0. 900,
 Several items cut by the House be. low budget estimates were restored to that level by the Senate. The appro- priation for cattle and sheep quaran- tine was increased 5000, for meat inspection $25, GOO. for investigation ,of tree diseases $12,O00, and for the forest service as whole. $65,000.
 As passed today the bill sets aside $2, ,135, GOO for fighting various crop pests, $S82 900 for the biological sur yey, $4. .423, 900 for the bureau of agri- cultural economies, $1,O00.0OO for ac- quisition of additional forest lands. $452, 900 for enforcement of the pack CTS and stock yards act, and SIS, ,O00,. GOO fer federal highways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24

 her as spurned and cuffed about by her. husband as discarded woman for whom he had no need since she had refused submitting herself to an opera ton.
 Judge Hugh D. Merrill followed Sterne for the defense. Judge Merrill stated that there was reasonable doubt as to whether the woman shot her hus- band but that there was no reasonable doubt as toewhether she was insane at the time or not He also rehearsed many imaginary scenes in which the wife was abused harshly by the slain officer.
 Judge Clayton instructed the guards on the doors of the court room to for. bid any passing in-or out of the court room while he was delivering his charge. A few minutes were allowed those who cared to vacate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
PIGEON IS USED :
 BY BLACKMAILER

CHICAGO, May 2S.-The carrier pigeon has been introduced as an ad. junt to ssthe blackmailer's art:
 Emil and Herman Lamma, proprie- tors of clothing store, discovered a small black box in their office Fri day which containeI a piegon and this note:
 ''Tie $50 bill to this pigeons leg .and let it fly away tomorrow morn ing before 6 o'clock, or you will die.,,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
Restaurant Keeper Tries the 'slkiIl While you Lookn Rem edy in Kitchen.

To be able to kill flies by the quart, solves one of the big problems of res taurant keepers.
 The housewife. the operators of meat markets and bakeries, and others may we'll heed this Testimony. Sweet Dreams Spray will solve any problem that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
SLICE OF AFRICA
 IS AWARDED ITALY
S4,OOO Square Miles Is Involved
 In Settlement

LONDON, May 23.--Nihe years after
 the 1915 pact of London in which Italy
 agreed to join the allies Tn the World
 war provided she was. guaranteed terri
 toriai compensation in the event of al- lied victory, a new slice of African ter
 ritory has been awarded to Rome. It was officially announced Friday that, as q result of direct negotiations
 between Premier Mcdonald and Pre-
 mier Mussolini, a settlement has been effected in the question of Jubalana by which Italy obtains 34 4,0O0 square miles of land from the Kenya colony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
| BANDITS CONTINUE
 ON THE NORTH SIDE
Attempted Buglary At F. L.
 Winter Home Friday

Another attempted house robbery in one of Clearinghouse exclusive residen- tial sections was reported Friday eve ming to police.
 The home of F. L. Winter, 1641 Thirty-frst street, north, was broken into early in the evening, Winter told police, while the family was away for a short time. Entrance to the house was gained by breaking a window lock with some sharp instrument.
 Nothing was taken, as far as could be learned: but there was evidence that a thorough search of the building had been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-24
Giues Stock To Workers
 To Sooth His Conscience

the voting power of this stock remain in his hands so that he can control the company for five more years.
 He states that he desires this control only for the purpose of educating the workers to a point where they will be able to take over the management.
 Nash announced that he desires to distribute the stock dividend in such a way that every employe may own at least four shares of stock. The par value is $1O0 share
 Nash operates his business on the golden rule" plan.