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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
TENNESSEAN IS ACCUSED BY WITNESS Was Told To Do It, Is
 Sole Explan-
 ation BOTH VICTIMS
 DIE IN HOSPITAL Aquillia Redditt Believed To Have Been De-
 mented YOUNGER SISTER DESCRIBES SCENE Accused Farmer Tells Neighbors Of Death Then Submits
 To Arrest
YOUNGER SISTER
 DESCRIBES SCENE
lRx Assoclatsd Pressl

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 0. Mary Lou Redditt, 24, died in a Memphis hospital tonight of injuries alleged to have been inflicted by her brother Aquil- lia Redditt, 2S, who is also al. legged to have fatally wounded his moother with the same weaporl--ax ax--early today at the Redditt farm near Cor dova, Tenn.
 The mother Mrs. Sudie Red- ditt, 53, and her daughter were brought to the hospital here with their skulls crushed, shortly after the alleged att tack by Redditt who is said to be demented. Mrs. Redditt died this afternoon. Life with the victims was 6 matter of hours physicians stated when the injuries were examined this morning.
 Sister Ka spla yNltness
 Reddit, according to hls slster NilIs dred, 14, the only witness of the attack had been pacing about the farm house and waving his hands to and fro, prior to the tragedy.
 "AA at once heard muffled scream from the kitchen" the girl said. ''I ran into the room and there was mother lying on the floor and over her was AquiIlia with an ax. I ran to him and he turned toward me with the ax. ran to q nearby negro cabin"
 Mary Lou Reddit was picking cotton some 300 yards from the house, unaware of the happenings of her mothers kitchen. Her brother, it is alleged walked from the house and struck her with the same weapon with which he Is alleged to have fatally wounded his mother.
 He then went to the home of q rela- tive nearby and stated that his mother and sister were dead. Later he sub mitted to arrest and was brought to the county jail here.
 "Was Told To Do It"
 "Why did you do itY' he was asked.
 "They told me to-" he replied, ac@ cording to the officers. It was not clear. to the officers as to whom the "they''s referred.
 Greenbury, Redditt, his father, and another son, J. w. Redditt, were ef. route to Memphis with produce from the farm at the time of the attack. '1H know of no reason why he should have hit his mother" the elder Redditt said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
DICKSON'S PLAN
 FOR SHORTAGES DUE A SETBACK
City Attorney Investigate ing Possibility Of Col
 lection On Bonds

Commissioner Dicksor's plan to re tOyer the city hall shortages from th' bondsmen of Comptrollef c. ID. Arm strong and former ComptrOller H. Mar win Taylor, is due for q setback next Tuesday when City Attorney w. J. Wynn announces the result of an in vestigation he :: ow is making into the situation.
 This information came to The Age. Herald Thursday, although Mir. Wynn said he would issue no statement in advance of his report to the commis' sion.
 Every employe of the comptroller'l office is under an individual suerty bond, and the city attorney, according to reports, will interpret the code sec ton dealing with comptr0llers bonds as meaning that their liability does mol extend beyond their own culpabiiity or negligence.
 Mir. Wynn's decision will be final, un. less somebody wants to go to court fOt further test. All city officials except Commissioner Dickson look for . ruling 10 this effect, and as matters now stand, a majOrity of the commission members are unwilling to proceed against the bonds of Armstrong or Taylor.
 Officials pointed out that no bond. ing company on earth would have stood the bond of Armstrong or Taylor if Il had believed they were absolutely re- sponsible for the honesty of every per. son under them. They further pointed out that if this really was the intent of the city code, there would have been no need to bond the other employees of the department.
 Commissioner Harrison declared that in his opinion q move against Comp troller Armstrong would fall flat 'in view of the fact that he is the man who first uncovered the shortages"
 Commissioner Cloe declared he thought it would be unfair to hold Arm strong liable for actions of persons who were placed in office by the commis- sion without the cOmptrOller's approval.
 President McLendOn asserted that, in his belief, Commissioner Dickson's plan would not work. He told of q confer ence he had held with Armstrong, dur ing which the comptroller declared he would not accept full responsibility un- less given full authority over the per sons under him, with the right to "hire and fire" Armstrong has not this au- thOrity at present. Neither had Mar yin Taylor, whom he succeeded.
 Therefore unless these men could be directly involved in the shortage, or unless they could be shown as negli- gent, the feeling prevails at city hall that they are not liable under their bonds. City Attorney Wynn's ruling is expected to bear out this belief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
MACDONALD OPENS FIGHT FOR RETURN Makes First Campaign Speech Within "A
 Hours HOUSE RECALLED
 FOR OCTOBER 31 King George Follows Min ister's Request For
 Dissolution ELECTION PLANS
 QUICKLY MADE Politicians Scurry Home To Wage Third Political War
 In As Many Years
HOUSE RECALLED
 FOR OCTOBER 31
ELECTION PLANS
 QUICKLY MADE
tLs.s.a Wire To Are.Herald, 1,


 LONDON, Oct. 9.-Less than twenty-four hours after the spectacular defeat of Eng lands first labor government in the House of Commons, the kings speech dissolving par lament had been read in the House of Lords, the commons had taken it's final adjourn ment and Premier Ramsay Macdonald has begun war on the opposition parties which turned him out of office in the campaign.
 England will go to the polls October % to register public opinion on the nine months of socialist rule by a minority government. Macdonald an- nounced the date of the elec- tion in a statement to com mons following a conference with the king in which the royal assent was obtained for a dissolution of parliament and a general election.
 ReassembIes October Si
 Parliament will reassemble on 0cto- Der 31. The premier suggested that the new parliament meet one week or a fortnight after the election which would
 (Contlnued on page two.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
OGDEN TO START | IN FINAL GAME | FOR WASHINGTON Mogridge And Marberry To Be Lined Up In
 Reserve HARRIS CONFIDENT DESPITE HANDICAP Home Grounds Play May Offset Loss Of Peck
 inpaugh

WASHINGTON, Oct. g. The deciding game of the world series tomorrow will be fought with uncertain Quanti- ties on the pitching mound. Manager Harris has aIi- nounced that he will gamble with Ogden, a young right handler, obtained in mid-season from the Athletics. McGraw stated he would probably use Virgil Barnes, who was knocked out of the box Tues day.
 Ogden, good when he is right" is q npeed ball pitcher. If the Giants eat his fast ones as they did those of John son and Marbcrry, Harris will switch to Mogridge, whose slow southpaw shoots baffled McGraw's team for more than seven innings Tuesday. "Firpo' Marberry, the champion relief pitcher, will be held in reserve.
 To Warm Up Staff
 McGraw said he would warm up his staff and indicated that Barnes would be the probable choice, although Me- Quillan might be used.
 "It was a great world series game the veteran Giant manager said after loday's contest, "and q tough one for Eehf to lose. But tomorrow 1t will be our turn again and I'm certain my boys will come through in the pinch as they always do."
 ssBueky" Harris, young Washington leader whose hit drove. in the only runs scored by his team today was confident that his club would go ont tomorrow and finish the good work they began
 Has Aavaisssa Elarzis
 i've have the advantage of our home grounds" be said, "and are tloubly anxious to win for the people here now because of the great recep- tiOn they gnye us when we came back from New York. Peckinpaugh's injury will keep him out tomorrow and that will be the heaviest loss we could re- celye, but I believe Taylor will fill the gap at third and that the others will continue their high grade work of to- day. Rice's fielding was marvellous and Zachary pitched fine ball"
 "Old Tom Zachary really still com young man, was quiet and modest after his second victory of the series.
 S'It was do or die today and 1t just had to be done so we did it." he said. There was just nothing else to do but win, that's all. And l know the boys are going to feel the same way about 1t tomorrow
 Goose" Goslin, the home run king of the series, would rather the final game were 10 De played at the Polo grounds where he fall in love with the short right field stands. The background is not so good here--toO dark" Goose" explained, "so I can't say whether or not r. break Ruth's series record to- morrow. But I wouldn't be surprised if I did hit one," he confided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
OPELIKA MERCHANT
 KILLED N WRECK
Three Others Lose Lives In Lou
 isiana Collision

NACHITOCHES. La., Oct. g. Roy Torbert, 30 years old, cotton buy- CT of OpeIika, Ala, was killed and four other persons were injured, one possibly fatally, when an automobile collided with a farm wagon near here today.
 TOlbert, J. D. Taylor, automobile salesman, and l.. J. Parrish of Mans field, were riding in the ear when it struck the wagon occupied by J. w. Myrick of l.lberta, La, and Henry Mathis of Jamestown, La, coming from m opposite direction. All of the oc- cupants of both the automobile and the wOgan was injured, Taylor having re- ceived internal injuries which physicians said may prove fatal The car and wag- on were demolished. TOrbert's body will be sent to Opelika.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
FREE Theatre Tickets

Distributed among the Age Herald Want Ads today will be found the license num- bers of ten automobiles, own ed by citizens of Birmingham. If your automobile license number is found in the Want Ad Page. clip it and bring it to the Want Ad Department of The Age-Herald. and you will receive two free tickets to the Temple Theatre, to see The Last of the Duanes" and Wine -showing week of October I3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
NEWS FROM TODAY'S
 WANT ADS.
Oo salesman is wanted.

Shoe salesman iB wanted. Seal neck piece is lost.
 Office girl is wanted.
 Furnished South Highland home for rent.
 5000 acre fenced in pasture, Hale county, for rent.
 Dictaphone operator experienced wants position.
 or room furnished house wanted.
 Experienced alteration lady is sought.
 owner is offering two-story home. Hanover Circle.
 Beautiful brick bungalow in For est Park. offered for t11.O0O. Road material salesman wanted. H.75O buys pretty 7room bunga- low in East Lake.
 Drug store boy needed. Modern 8 room bungalow. Forest Park, offered for S9,500.
 Corner lot 1OOx1OO feet Is of- fered for ss,50O.
 Bookkssper and general office man Is sought.
 Modern s room bungalow in owenton with field stone front; t4,750.
 Modern two-story home east Of Twentieth street, for 5000. Big Used Ford car sale is on. e-rom bungalow in West End for sale at S4.soO-$1OO cash; terms or trade.
 Essex Coach is offered for $500. Duplex house for rent in Englo- nook.
 An unrestricted lot is wanted in Forrest Park.
 Lot 15Ox2O0 feet. near new South ern shop, s2500. all cash. 7-room bungalow in East Lake for S4.7S0; terms.
 Turn to pages IS and 1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
RETRIEVE GRANTED
 OHIO BOY SLAYER
Effort Looms To Prove Alexan-
 der Kuczik Mentally III

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct. 9,-Alexan- der Kuczik, 19, under sentence to be electrOeuted October IT, for the ham mer murder of his cousin, Elizabeth Eagy, will be granted n reprieve of 60 to 00 days, so his attorneys can carry their fight to save his life to the state supreme court, it was said today at the office of Governor Vic Donahey. Kuc- zik's attorneys hope to show the court their client is mentally ill" and that his sentence should be no greater than tlat given Loeb and Leopold by Judge cGverly in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
NEWSPRTNT PRICES
 HELD STABILIZED
Manufacturers Assure Editors Association Of Steady Supply

CAMPAIGN, H., Oct. 9.--Prices for newsprint paper appear to have reached steady basis and are not apt to fluctu- ate greatly in the next few months, representatives of lending paper com panies told state editors assembled here today for the annual meeting of the Illinois Press association.
 The supply of pulp wood, contrary to the general impression is fairly good, and there is little danger of short age for sometime, the paper men agreed Leading paper companies, they say, are now replantins their cut-Over areas yearly and thus have perpetual sup ply in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
NOT IN POLITICS,
 KENYON DECLARES.
Judge Declines To Admit He Is
 Supporting Coolidge
lBy Aasoelated Pressl

ST. PAUL. Mihn., Oct. 9.-Questions regarding q report from Iowa that his support had been pledged to the Cool. idge-Dawes ticket, Federal Judge ". S. Kenyon, who is sitting here, said to-. day.
 T wish people wouldn't bother me with politics. l am trying to be a would not seek to drag me in.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
MRS. SCLON JACOBS
 TO BOOST DAVIS
Birmingham Woman Will Speak
 In Kentucky
(WashinEtOn Bureaul

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. g. Mrs Solon Jacobs of Birmingham will take the stump for the Davis-Bryan ticket in Kentucky October 13, and from that state will invade other bor- der states the speakers bureau of the democratic committee announced to- day. Mrs. Jacobs is described in the announcement as "a famous suffragist and club woman"
 Only one other Alabama woman has been selected to speak for the ticket to date. She is Mrs. w. E. Edmondson of Decatur, connected with the farm ers' union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday, probably local rains near the coast. Little change in tenn perature.
 Mississippi: Mostly cloudy.
 Georgia: Generaly fair.
 Complete weather data will be found On Page 1A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
TC-5 WILL CRUISE
 $50 MILES TO TULSA Airship To Be On Exhibition At
 Petroleum Exposition
(By Associated Press. ]

BELLEVILLE, Ill., Oct 9.-The army airship TC-5 was made ready to. day to leave Scott field between 8 and 10 o'clock tonight on a flight to Tulsa, Okla. where it will be on exhibition at the international petroleum expo sition and congress.
 Lieutenant Colonel John A. Peage- low, Scott field cOmmandant, who will pilot the ship, said weather conditions appeared favorable and he expected to reach Tulsa by daylight. The distance sabout 250 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
BONUS IS OFFERED
 FOR BERLIN BABIES
Three Marks Deposited In Name
 Of Each New Born

BERLIN. Oct. 9.-To promote the birth rate in Germany, BOrlin and sev- eral smaller cities have instituted q system of premiums, whereby three gold marks are deposited in the name of each new born chi, The original sum, with accrued interest, will be turned over to the child when it is IA years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
MAN HELD IN Ax-DEATH OF MOTHER, SISTE|
2 GOVERNORS
 HELP PUSH BUS
 GVT OF MIRE
.HOMA CITY. Okla., Oct

EN 4HOMA CITY. Okla, Oct. sW,N .A-''Pnsh :" said the gover- v nor of Nebraska to, the gov or of Oklahoma.
 Out on the road in mud ankle deep somewhere between this city and Shawnee, Okla, these words could be overheard early this morn ing as Governor Bryan, democratic vice presidential candidate, and Gov ernor Trapp, of this state. put their shoulders to the rear of big tour ing automobile bus in . driving rain and helped put 1t back on the road after it had been ditched In the murk.
 Governor Bryan was returning to 0klahoma City from Shawnee where he had made a speech when. the bus slipped into the soft mud on the side of the road. He and Governor Trapp helped other male members of the party of fifteen to push the big car out and all arrived safely here shortly before one o'clock this morn. ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
HERE THEY ARE!

Bargains, bargains from Birmingham stores cooperating with The Age-Herald in making Friday one of the week best shopping days Today's paper Is representative of Birming- hams live wire merchants appealing to Age-Herald readers, and today's store news is not told in whisper
 If man can zsrite better book, preach better sermon, or make better mouse trap than his neighbor though he builds his house in the woods, the world would make beaten path to his door. Emerson was right, of course, but it would be many weary years be- fore that path would be made, if the man sat in his house with doors and windows shut tight Many people to whom the book or sermon or mouse trap would be of benefit would pass the house and never know Many others, in earnest search of just those things, would go in the opposite direction and never complete the circle back to the house.
 Birmingham merchants who appreci- ate The Age-Herald's desire to render dou- ble service by bringing together each Friday merchants with bargains to offer and readers with money to spend to greatest advantage are telling their store news this morning Read every advertisement and make dol lar by saving dollat
 Todav's Baroain List:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
|. c. PLANS STOCK ISSUE
To Use $14,256.OOO Proceeds To Re
 imburse Treasury

WASHINGTON, Oct O.-The Hi nOis Central railroad today applied to the interstate commerce commission for authority to issue $14,256,000 of com mon stock, the proceeds to be use to re- impurse it's treasury for expenditures already made and to provide funds for further improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
Age-Herald Doll S Make Happy Homes

Take the children to see the Doll Lady before the pretty doll children are all gone. These walking, talking. sing ing dolls are given away for just a little work by Age Herald readers.
 There is no other doll to equal them. They cannot be bought. You as we'll as the children will love them.
 See Page IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
FIRE BREAKS OUT
 INV LUMBER PLANT
Bremen Have Hard Fight In
 Jenkins Company Blaze

The plant of the Jenkins Lumber company, 92O North Nineteenth street was imperiled by a fire early Friday morning, when a blaze broke out in the boiler room. Fire fighters had difficult time keeping the flames from spreading to other units of the plant.
 The roof of the boiler house was burned off at a loss estimated to reach S1.OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10


 M., ae fOsAS, mountain time, &C.,
 cording t0 Southern Pacific advices
 received here.
 FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. o. After a delay of forty minutes waiting for the sun to come from behind some low hanging clouds and shine long enough to expand the helium in it's huge body, the naval dirigible Shenandoah cast off from Fort Worth on the sec- ond leg of its rans-continental flight at 0;46 a. m., central standard time.
 After. circling over Fort Worth, the silvery-grey ship turned its nose tow. wards the west with Dan Diego, Cal, as its next port of call. The trip from Fort Worth to the coast will be made along the right of way of the Texas and Pacific to Fl Paso, and thence along the Southern Pacific railroad for the remainder of the hop.
 Lieut.. Commander L. Hancock, the executive officer of the ship, who was in charge of navigation from Lakehurst to Fort Worth, immediately before the ship departed estimated that the trip to Fl Paso would take approximately four teen to sixteen hours, making the pas sage over that city some time after 10 p. m., mountain time, instead of 6 p. m., as was first announced.
 With favorable winds on the other side of Fl Paso, the trip to San Diego will probably be made in thirty hours, he declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10

yesterday follows:
 Previously acknowledged .u.s ............ $1262O0 E. L. Portis s...................... 500 j. Y. Boyd .................... .. ..m.rs.. 500 Martha D. TouImin ................... 1000
 The campaign of the Democratic party is limited by the funds that available for the and legitimate penses It is carry tremendous program of public education order win enough elect the party ticket
 The party leaders have appealed supply these funds States that Ae safely Democratic like Alabama bear of the burden of converting that safely proper effort.
 There in Alabama. Alabamas lies in distant where the Democrats herocaly struggling support the party. It enough for Alabama deliver her electoral Davis Her nulied by the of other that opposed Dav In order that Alabamas political views may triumph there be persuasion other localities that the Democratic deserving of success @
 Thus the people of Alabama and of this community are under partisan obligation help the party in those where the struggle is yet in doubt.
 Contribute to the campaign fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
PLAN HIGHBROW HAVEN

PARIS, Oct. 1O.-The Paris Midi re- ports that Premier Mussolini of Italy intends to offer the Island of Capri to the League of Nations as q center of repose for "inteileuetuals' of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
TURKS TRnOPa GATHER

TURKS TROOPS GATHER
 LONDON, Oct. O.-An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from ConstantinOple says that Turkish troops are occupying strategetic positions in the mountains between Zakkho and Haya which domi- nate the Mosul country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
GIANT DIRIGIBLE
 PASSES FL PASO
 ON COAST FLIGHT
Shenandoah Plans Next Stop At San
 Diego

LOS ANGELES, 6pet. g.--Ths Shenandoah passed over StrAuss, N. M., ae fOsAS, mountain time, &C., cordimg to Southern Pacific advices received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-10
Contributions May Help Suing Tide
 M Some Doubtful State

" VERY contribution made by Alabama democrat to F the democratic presidential campaign fund may help
 present the doubtful in such way the tide for Davis The receiving and for wardng such contributions party service The fund stood ydnSa Ecllc . 4 s
Evening star., 1924-11-14
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO November "a Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head: fairly
active; weighty offerings. 10 to Is
lower than Thursdays best prices:
others. 10 to % Off: underweight
show most decline; large supply; top.
80: bulk better, 240 to $50 pound
butchers, 9.4oa965: majority. 10 to
21o pound averages, S65a9.25: bulk
140 to 100 pound weight. 1.75as.35: ::
packing sows. mostly S.65as90:
strongweight slaughter pigs, largely
1.25a7.50.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; kill
steers in little better than feeder
showing desirable kill; steady to
strong; bullocks averaging around
1900 pounds. $50; bulk of quality
and condition to sell at $50 down.
ward: she stock in liberal supply,
lower grades predominating steady;
Gamers numerous, mostly 2.75a2.90;
bulk bologna bulls, 3.50a4.00; vealers.
uneven; choice kind about steady
medium light very draggy, mostly
S5OaS75: few good to choice offerings
to packers around 900: selected kind
upward to 1000 to outsiders.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; ac-
tive; fat lambs uneven; strong to rs
higher; bulk. 14.A0a14.25; some held
higher: sorting very light; choice s4-
pound clipped lambs, 1900; fat sheep
and feeding lambs steady: ewes.
mostly 5.25a7.25: early sales, feeding
lambs, 13.75a14.00.
Evening star., 1924-11-14
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

dyne Radio, which carried the price
to n new high record well above the
subscription price.
United Bakeries common continued
to retrace part OF the heavy loss sus-
tained a few days ago when flood
of selling orders broke the price 3S
points. 1t was reported that over
60 per cent Of the company's stock
has been deposited for exchange into
securities OF the new Continental
Baking Corporation. The class "B
shares OF the latter company con-
tinued in demand. getting close to
20, while the preferred sold just un-
der par. The volume of business in
the mining section continued large
with the coppers favorites. The raise
TO new top for the move in Gold
field Development apparently was the
result OF short covering.
The heavy demand for Goodyear
Tire common carried the price to a
new high for the year above II and
was co-incident with strength in
rubber shares on the big board.