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The Washington times., 1924-08-23

more water there'll be less disease
and more healthy men,"
The bell rang for the fight, and
he talked no more that evening.
The Washington times., 1924-08-23

Cuyler's average Of 1886 leaves
no room for anyone else i'm, right
field. / think BaSsler has a slight
edge on Ruel, looking at it from
q view point Of this years per.
fOrmance.
The Washington times., 1924-08-23

The divOt should BE- small. Be
sure not to let the clubhead stop
as in the case of . stab or q big
divot, but nicely clip a little piece
Of sod and go on to a perfect
follow through. II ncrvous it is
q great help to take sod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
MOBILE SUFFERS
 PROPERTY LOSS
 IN 56-MILE GALE
Shipping Hampered And Electrical Display Ig-
 mites Buildings

MOBILE, Ala. June 16.--(By Asso- ciated Press. )--Mobile was visited by severe electrical storm between 8 and 80 o'clock tonight, the display of lightning being the longest and most brilliant seen in years. The wind reached velocity of 56 miles an hour during the five-minute period of the storm.
 Three seagoing schooners, the Harri- son T.. Beacham, Lewis Brothers and the Salm, moored at. the Southern dry. docks were reported adrift in the river after being struck by the steamer Flor ence Luekenbach, which is said to have broken anchor during the gale.
 The steamer Cockanponset, in the south slip of the Todd drydocks broke two lines, but was stopped by the crew. Lightning struck a dynamo in the Todd plant, causing small damage.
 Several buildings were set on fire by the lightning, causing slight dam age. Trees were reported down in some sections of the city, and roads were blocked and automobile travel was held up. Many motorists caught in the storm were stopped when the heavy rainfall flooded their engines. Streets ran rivers of water and storm sewers were temporarily congested.
 Trees and telegraph poles were re- ported down. Street car service was temporarily interrupted and telephone communication with the Eastern shore, Ray Afinette, Atmore. Citrcnelle. Pas cag0'fia and surrounding tows was cut off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
|SLEMP VICTOR ! IN FIRST TILT
 WITH BUTLER Will Not Resign; Expects
 To Help In Real
 Management" BUTLER TRIMMED
 FOR HARNESS WORK Shoot And MOndell Criti- cize "Dictatorial Meth
 ods" At Convention
By RAYMOND CHAPTER tBy Leased Wire To Age -Herald.l


 WASHINGTON, June 16.-Tactful intervention by President Coolidge has averted, for the time being at least, disruption of the republican campaign staff as result of William NJ. But ler's bungling at Cleveland.
 c. Bascom Slemp, the Presidents secretary, came back from Cleveland declaring that he had never seen such a completely mismanaged job. He in timated to the President that he could not continue to work effectively in an organization over which Butler held dictatorial powers such as he exercised at the convention last week.
 While Butler will be the nominal head of the board of strategy, which Slemp says will have the real" man agement of the campaign, the advisory committee will have the power to veto the national chairman's suggestion. In addition to Slemp, Charles B. Warren, ambassador to Mexico, who yielded great influnce at Cleveland, is slated for a place on the committee. The names of the other two members of the committee of five have not yet been settled upon.
 The result of this strained situation was circulation of a rumor Monday that Slemp was on the point of resign. ing. The secretary's usual genial man. ner had gone when he arrived at the White House two hours later than usual. He had previously conferred with several of his influential republi- can friends. Then he was closeted for long time with the President. Fol lowing this conference Slemp issued a statement denying he had resigned and adding In q probability I will be on the advisory etomfnittee of the national republican committee which will have the real management of the campaign 2
 This statement was regarded as high ly significant and was taken every where to mean that while Butler will be retained as the personal representa- tive of the President on the campaign staff, he will be required to work with other party leaders.
 Both Senator Shoot and Frank W. Mondell have criticized freely Buffers handling of the convention and the probability is that it was they who persuaded the President to curb But Ter and retain Slemp.
 In his statement, Slemp said he ex- pected to retain his present position and to be actively associated in the campaign. It is known that he would have resigned had not some understand ing been reached regarding limitation of Buffers authority.
 II am leaving this afternoon for Cincinnati to he present at an opera tion to be performed on my cousin, F. w. Slemp, now in a hospital there," he said. He is my chief dependence in my business affairs. am taking Dr. Oden there with me. I shall be away several days. The time of my return is in a certain sense on account of this indifinite. When I do return I expect to be actively associated in the cam paign and in my present position, which l have not resigned. In all probability I will be on the advisory committee of the national republican committee which will have the real management of the campaign"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
NEGRO ARRESTED
 IN POLICE DEATH

Walter Brown, negro, who shot and killed W. c. Wallace, Birmingham po- liceman at Avenue B and Thirteenth street in 1910 is being held by officers in Tampa. Fla, following his arrest there Saturday night according to tele- grams received by Chief of Police Fred H. McDuff, Monday night. .-
 Authorities at Tampa said that they had absolute Identification of the ne gro.
 Wallace was shot on he night of November 8, while trying to arrest Brown for disorderly conduct. Wit nesses said that the negro shot Wal lace as he tried to handcuff him. For fourteen years, Walter Brown has been travelling about the country under dozen aliases, according to police.
 He was arrested as Frank Wells" alias William Thomas" in Tampa Sat urday night by Sheriff William Spen- cer with information furnished by Chief Deputy Henry Hill, Deputy Sheriff Ed Wall and H. E. Badger, according to information given the Birmingham po- lice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
HAND OF DEAD
 CAUSED BLAST
 NJURING FOUR Switch Accidentally A Thrown While Remov- ing Body From Turret I. w. WIS. GET COAT TAR AND FEATHERS Gun Mechanism Working Bad In More Than
 One Turret


 SAN PEDRO. Cal, June 16.-The hand. of dead man whose body was being removed from turret No. 2, aboard the U. s, s. Mississippi late Thursday aftrenoon last, touched the selective switch in the death chamber and fired the left 14-inch rifle, injuring four men with its recoil, it was estab- lished today by the naval court of in quiry in session aboard the Mississippi. Number 2 turret on the Missessippi, where the explosion, f.-tal to 4S naval men, occupied Thursday, was not the only one in which the auxiliary gun mechanism was n, working properly that day, according to testimony at the inquiry aboard the U. $. $. Ten nessee today.
 Saturday the investigators heard that air pressure for cleaning the barrels and closing the brooches of No. tur- ret guns was so low that the brooches had to be closed by hand.
 Walter c. Ebel, turret captain. first class, of turret No. 3, testified today that in his turret the air pressure for his guns had been insufficient through out the entire firing practice in which the ship was engaged when the ex- ploslon occurred in No. 2 turret.
 Pressure Continued Drop
 Ebel said
 Just before commencement of fir ing l noticed 120 pounds of pressure on our indicator in No. turret, which should have registered 150 pounds. I called the air compressor room and asked for 150 pounds, but after the second salvo it continued to decrease until at the end of the twelfth salyo it showed only no pounds"
 Among the witnesses expected to give evidence are Ensign Smith, who led rescue work after the explosion. and fhree slsFxixors of the crew iii inc fatal turret, J. D. Moreanstein, J. F. Cayiesel and R. F. Melvin.
 With the single exception of F. J. Rynes, all of the injured continue to show decided improvement, says the official bulletin posted aboard the hos pital ship Relief today. Rynes' condi- tion remains in the crisis, whose turn Commander Gather and his corps are unable to forecast. He has not im- proved but neither has he lost ground. save in lessened vitality resultant from the prolonged siege he has been through.
 Pay Homage to Martyr
 With the stars and stripes about him and simple floral offering from his "buddies" resting by his side, the body of Lieut.. E. z. Zellaro, hero of the disaster on the Mississippi, rested for few brief minutes this afternoon before the altar of the First Presby- terian church while Long Beach paid homage before a martyrs shrine.
 It was the hand of Lieutenant Eel lars that saved the entire ship from destruction and 1000 men from death. Before the death-dealing flames swept him into eternity, he fiocGed the mag azines and shut the doors to the am intuition post. When his body was found by the first man into the burn. ing turret his dead hand still clutched the flood control. Chaplain J. w. Moore of tn, Mississippi presided at the funeral.
 Following the funeral services, the body will be taken to Granville, Ga, for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
EIGHT DEAD IN DAKOTA
Worst Storm In History Visits State
 Monday

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 18.- South Dakota counted the toll of the worst statewide storm in it's history late today and found eight known dead, II reported dead from parts of the state where verification was impossible, hun dreds of head of stock dead and crops and real property valued at more than million dollars injured or demolished
 The storm broke late Saturday and continued through most of the night over parts of the state, sweeping from the southeastern section of South Da- kota northwestward across the prairies and spending itself in the reaches of the range country west of the Missouri river. Hail, lightning, rain and tornado gales were the storm kings handmaids
 Unconfirmed reports were that an entire family of eight were killed in the demolition of q home near Bijou Hills in Brule county, and that the storm had claimed two lives at White Lake and another at Blunt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
DRUGS SEIZED
 AT JERSEY PIER
 WORTH $2,OOO,OOO
German Shipment Was Secreted In End Of
 Scrubbing Brushes

NEW YORK, June 16.-Drugs valu- ed at more than $2,000,00O were seized last Saturday on a truck coming off a pier at Hoboken, N. J., it became known today. H. D. Easterbrook, chief of the special agents of the treasury department who conducted the raid, said the seizure uncovered one of the most elaborate siand effective schemes ever divulged for smuggling narcotics into the United States.
 The drugs were secreted in the handles of 5000 scrubbing brushes. The cases in which they arrived had been watched since the steamship, President Roosevelt docked June g.
 On Saturday the treasury agents saw two men claim the cases and load them on a truck, which was seized. The men were arrested.
 Syndicate Broken Up
 The seizure broke up a German syn dicate, Chief Easterbrook said, which smuggled drugs valued at more than $5,00O,OO0 into the United States in two years. A year ago, a treasury agent at Bremen, Germany, opened cases labeled brushes" and returned German goods" He found only bricks and stones. They had been shipped to Germany in bond supposedly from Trinidad by the way of the United States.
 A month ago it was learned that the same cases, repacked, were shipped from Bremen, consigned to Trinidad by way of the United States in care of Abraham Palowitz, a bonded truckman. It was discovered Palowitz, who had hauled only three consignments of goods from ships in a year, was to transfer the cases to a South American steamship line in Brooklyn. As scheduled three cases labeled brushes arrived on the President Roosevelt. They lay in storage several days until Palowitz and Otto Anderson appeared and were arrested,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
ITALIAN CABINET READY TORESIGN
 TO AID PREMIER
Political Tension Grows - As Result Of Kidnap-
 ing Of Deputy

PARIS, June 17.-Censored and
 unconfirmed dispatches from Rome
 declare that the Italian cabinet has
 resigned. The dispatches report that
 Mussolini is reforming the cabinet,
 but retaining the premiership.
 ROME, June 16.-With resignations and dismissals emptying high offices as a result of the Kidnapping and supposed staying of Deputy Matteotti, political tension is increasing over the socialist leaders disappearance.
 Commander Ertiji, head of the Rom man police force, was removed from office Monday because of his failure to apprehend Commander Rossi and Commander Filippelli, two prominent fascist who are wanted in connection with the crime.
 The cabinet met Monday night, and the Giornale D'Italia reports that, in order to give Premier Mussolini com plete liberty of action, the ministers de- clared that they were ready to resign.
 The newspaper also states that Com mander De Bono, general head of Italy's police forces, has resigned and will be replaced by Commander Pal mieri, now prefect of police in Turin.
 No trace has been found of Matte otti, but it is universally believed that he has been slain. When he disap- peared he was carrying documents which are thought to involve prominent fascisti.
 Later, when police found the auto mobile in which he was spirited away, they discovered that the car had been taken from it's garage on a card be- longing to Commander Filippelli, edi- tor-in-chief of the fascisti newspaper, Corrier Italino. Filippelli was ques- tioned by police, but escaped from Rome after an order for his arrest had been made.
 Meanwhile popular excitement is in creasing in all parts of Italy. Local masons and carpenters struck Monday in connection with the case. The exc cutive chamber of labor at Milan de- cided that it's members throughout the country would suspend work for five minutes on the day of the stateman's funeral,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
EN GL A N D AND MEXICO NEAR CRISIS Efforts To Expel Cum mins Termed Breach
 Of Courtesy M'DONALD DEMANDS FULL EXPLANATION Otherwise Recognition Mission Will Not Be Sent, Says Premier RUDENESS CHARGE
 HELD UNJUSTIFIED Rritish Legation Remains In State Of Siege In
 Mexico City
M'DONALD DEMANDS
 FULL EXPLANATION
RUDENESS CHARGE
 HELD UNJUSTIFIED

LONDON, June 16.-Declaring that Mexie6's efforts to expel H. A. c. cummins. British representative at Mexico City, constitute a grave bYeach of international courtesy" :" Premier MacDohald has announced that unless Mexico gives a satis- factory explanation of the affair, Britain will not send Sir Thomas Hohler to Mexico City.
 It has been understood that Sir Thomas Mission was to be sent to Mexico to study the possibilities for British recognition of the Oore- gon government.
 The prime minister's statements were made in the house of commons Monday when the Cumnnins affair was fully discussed. :.
 Macdonald explained that there had been Anglo Mexican friction for some time, but said that Mexico's allega- tio1is of fudeness on the part of Cum mins were not justified.
 A. M. Samuel, NJ. F., whr brought up the Cummins dispute in the house of commons, concluded his remarks by asking
 .What is the use of endeayoring to establish frien sly relations with q eoun- try which is h6f abseFving the custo- uSsfv rules 0f ei4iiisntion IT ! = ,s
 K6IIoss Secs Macdonald
 American Ambassador Kellogg con. fetred with Premier Macdonald on the Mexican situation Monday.
 The government is preparing to make strong representations to Mexico if an investigation of the circumstances ot the Cummins case warrants. It Is stated that Britain has not yet decided whether these representations would be made through the Mexican agent in London, the British ambassador at Washington, or through the American state department. ..
 In any event, however, nothiag will be done without informing the United States. It is understood that what ever is done the Cummins case will not affect seriously the eyentful recognition of Mexico, as the incident is not regard ed as seriously as if it has occurred in a larger country. tl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
Underwood Approues
 Alabama Delegation
 And Fight Is Auerted
Committeeman Moore Announces That List Sub- mitted To Chairman Evins Contains Names Of Both Groups Appointed Back CTS Seek To Defeat Two Thirds Rule

present delegate strength will place him far down the liLe on the initial ballots.
 Smith and McAdoo, being the out standing candidates at present, it is natural that they should be the first liminary drives with the most inten- sity.
 Smith Arrives
 Governor Smith arrived Monday to take personal charge of his campaign. William G.. McAdoo is expected We'd uesday. His promoters are arranging now to make his arrival an occasion that will make dent upon the city, a considerable task in this town.
 Walter Moore, national committee man from Alabama, has arrived with his Underwood baggage; Tom Taggart from Indiana and George Brennan of Illinois, are expected by Wednesday.
 The early gossip centers, first, on an effort to discover the, strongest dark horse and, second, on the pre- liminary strategy with regard to such issues as the prohibition plank and the twO-thirds rule. Arguments over a wet or dry plank engage the atten- tion of the Smith and McAdoo sup porters, but such is the uncertain char acter of this convention that specula- ton on this subject is idle wen it remains possible for some dark horse to steal the thunder from both these men. Anti-McAdoo forces have begun organizing to defeat abrogation of the rule that requires a two-thirds vote to nominate. McAdoo's contingent has indicated it would seek to overthrow
 (COntinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17

NEW YORK, June 16.-(By Associ- ated Press. "A threatened fight in the democratic committee on credentials was avoided today by the announcement of Walter Moore, democratic national com mitteeman from Alabama that Senator Underwood had certified the list of the Alabama delegates to R. B. Eyins, chair man of the state executive committee.
 MT. Moore said the delegation sub mitted for certification by Senator Un- derwood contained the names submitted by Mir. Conner, dry leader of the state. The entire delegation under the Ala bama law, is required to support Sena- tor Underwood for the nomination for president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
FALLON IS HELD
 N $35,OOO BAIL
Criminal Lawyer Rearrested On
 Charge Of Bribing Jurors

NEW YORK, June 16.-William J. Fallon, criminal lawyer who was ar rested last Saturday by department of justice agents after an extensive search following his failure to appear for trial on a charge of bribing a federal juror, was rearraigned before Federal Judge Knox today and held in $35,000 bail for trial July 2. Fallon has pleaded guilty at his first arraignment. He was found Saturday in an uptown apartment. Detectives had found a clue to him by following Gertrude Van derbilt, an actress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
FOUR ARE TARRED
Clothing, Containers And Brushes
 Found In Woods


 SANTA ANA, Cal. June 16.-Four men are believed to have been tarred and feathered in Santa Ana Canyon near here Saturday night, according to Ed Mcclellan, chief criminal investiga- tor for the sheriff's office. One of them at least is believed to have been a mem- Der of the I. w. w. from San Pedro.
 McClelland sail he had been told by gasoline service station operator that party of more than 300 men in au- tomobiles passed up the canyon about n o'clock Saturday night.
 Following the trail indicated by this man, Mcclellan says he came to a spot in the woods where parts of four out fits of clothings were lying about among loose feathers, while close by was one fiye-gallon tar container, empty: a second partly filled, and two tar brushes.
 He found an I. W. w. membership card dated San Pedro, and a hat with San Pedro trademark on the band.
 Mcclellan declared his find led him to believe that the reports of the kid naping of four men during the riot at the I. w. W. Hall at San Pedro Sat urday were correct.
 He followed a trail of tar which ap- parently had dripped from the. men who had been painted with it, and saw it go down into the bed of the Santa Ana river.
 Naval officials and police officers an- nounced this afternoon that rumors Saturday night and Sunday of an |. W. W. plot to blow up the morgue in which lay the bodies of the Mississippi dead apparently were unfOunded.
 The naval guard of honor at the morgue resumed their clubs in place of the rifles they carried last night. The patrol of police in the vicinity was considerably reduced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
ADMITS SHORTAGE, .
 THEN KILLS SELF
County Clerk Had Promised To
 h.ake Preparation

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 16.-Foi- lowing the discovery of alleged Irregl- larities- in his accounts as chief elerk in the office of the county judge of thls county, William B. Dick" Terrell m a letter addressed to County Judge Litton Hickman this afternoon admitted having received money after office hours which had not been properly ae- counted for and promising to make every effort to account for every penny, went to his home and shot himself in the head, ending his life. The coun- ty Is said to be amply protected by Mr. Ferrell's bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
P0wE: FINE TO LINK SHOALS AND DECATUR
FRENCH FRY, AND SUGAR
 HAVE KICK

THICAGO, June 16.-A new
 method of getting alcoholic
 stimulation was disclosed today by Dr. Elijah G. Harris, before the Illinois Eclectic Medical society, in convention here.
 . ''Starches mixed with fats and sugar." he said, produce fermenta- ton in the digestive tract resulting in the production of 72-100 ounces of pure alcohol" He said French fried. potatoes and bread and butter with some candy or sugar in the meal will equal A ounces of pure whisky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
In The
 Age-Heerald Next Sunday

A few bits of pottery in ancient graves; frpm these science reconstruets the story of the Cities of the Plain = the ancient capitals of sin whose names have been a by-word to mankind for forty centuries. Again and again search has been made and now at last the loea- tions of Sodom and Gomorrah have been found in the bed of , the Dead Sea.
 Dr. Melvin Grove Kyle, Egyp- toloeist and archaeologist, who followed the difficult trail to the old forgotten places, tells the story of the discovery and it's significance in full in The Age Herald Next Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
SIEGE CONTINUES
Chiiear: Minister Attempting To Settle
 ,1.st Situation

Chilean Minister Attempting To Settle
 Situation
 MEXICO CITY, June 16. - The British legation here today remained in a state of seize, surrounded by police and secret service agents, the food sup ply. cut off and telephone wire smashed. Efforts were being made by Minister Bermudez of Chile, to settle the ticklish situation which has arisen as the re- suit of the refusal of the British for eign office to remove H. c. C. Cum mins, it's senli-official representative, at the request of the Dbregen government. Bermudez will ask Foreign Minister Saenz that Cummins be given 4S hours to leaveAthe country ''in u manner be- fitting his position" ~
 The Obregon government, despite a note from Norman King, British consul general, demanding an explana- tioL of the Cumming expulsion order, remains adamant.
 Summins has been locked in the le- Ration since June 10.
 The legation is well suppl d with food and Cummins has declared his in- tention of remaining where he is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
MAGNUS JOHNSON
 WINS EASY ENOUGH
Defeats Two Opponents By
 Overwhelming Majority

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 16.-(By the Associated Press. )-Magnus John son, Minnesota's dirt farmer" sena- tor, was renominated on the farmer labor ticket by an overwhelming plural ity in today's statewide primary, re- turns available at 10 80 pm. showed. He defeated two opponents.