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Askov American., 1924-03-06
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he taken ND tD pay the hnn -srt.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

GudstJeneste j KIrken Sandae
d. p. Marts. Furm. X. 1B.3n. i.
Sgndag ] Fastsn-
6. ID. fDdhnlm.
Askov American., 1924-03-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE WEEK

Tnis roiunm fE 11T frrs us "
fsnIIrrnes. sritnoiH. nnsiatts.a inrprnf
aafr-- fDT titf nurunsf al nIIItnIIHrTisG
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bf .cfIurRsG. Hlfch ntratfnesT nE urt
nnlC fuT HWciul Ut e1u-utfnual ptIf-
uoacs end mn nor Iseruminry pElIn.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

PErerTt-tsachH-s nsrstIng NJ the
.KchD0l house FrIdEy evening.
March 14fh. An parerrtE Hnd
adults nrt welcome.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

SgndHGHsf10ie Psnuptares Ssn-
dagsn dsn sde Mar1K. X. lB.g1.
Dst hAabs NJ Bsrnsne msder
talrig1..
Askov American., 1924-03-06

American legi0n m-stTng II
the TOWN hnn MunaEy evening,
MH-rh 1fi-Cmn-nd Christensen,
Adt-
Askov American., 1924-03-06

Fm Snie-RBrtaiiie suwr,ir
RupnsssHssa 10y me 6m Seurx,
RDtshurk q Co. PRICE S1imam-
KEra II. wun Srhsrik. 1lsstire Di
J,aart. rlllage Hd Brinn.
Z5wT -a1s
Askov American., 1924-03-06

The mun THAI nEn rr'nftt aw
quad narnue hnf In he Hbnrfi fnur
himrf ms smart nf the rmnn 1huf
r;fwss n.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

On grdsr 40 makt rWnm 5Ur
8nlEl rinrik. win srD Althrr
cune Df ffpe gsrR nd nne hundred
S. C.. W. lk,rhnrrR. Tnke wnur
r;hnlre MarIw @nnRen. Ashpr.
gbxgz-n1.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

Fm Sale !Syr-ure femme pDfsts,
ma less fhnn 5nur inrhs fiIsr
mssasr. z Esei hang. nj SaaiD g,sr
hundred -Esanry 8erssn, 5 miim
nm1ihans:t Gf Asizpr.
g5wgl-tf.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

Fur SEar ar TRADE Sm n Fm'6-
a aIse msasl Daarr Pouring, IN
rnsH aillppc. arigy firrutn 5lIEK
mElex-ThBmm RnarriinrH.
@urm. MInn. giw.E-ars
Askov American., 1924-03-06

Spaalizing nd ruIl nnusir. hpx
Ilhulif q wnnIEn singing nj har
wurks
Askov American., 1924-03-06

Rurnd-A finish hrf1, m rll
lars at xsihHr. Owner nIzg hrr
sums Ef Amarnrrn nHfs aw EEE'
irr nfwrnRlnr charges
gsw.gr-nn.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

Fur Snle-Abnrt II INNS wiid
hIsy, aprsfts1 3 miles mmrh Hnd "a
miles ansa Gf Asikm. Sre Anirww
8nfl ar 4. C.. RrarrErn. AEkur.
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Askov American., 1924-03-06

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Askov American., 1924-03-06

We wiish M sGr-ss mr aesr
mrrruasraun at tine azins htils
rrndrrf aw nnwhlmrs anf
frnxsnfk during uhe 7llnrm and
sisfih sf sur wiiBe. msShtr;. RHssu
and finurana. Mrs. Cara M
MadErn. The ainE una rnnsm1,
mig wsn'as sd Rer s. N. Eadhs1n
w wHn M atihrs win tsna q,
lhrafan tine hnExv burden. Vbs
anazfniHzl 6lrwsrs ARE llED nudi
zuururInanE.
Cnra NJ Mnaann
Hnd x:nliftrnn.
Mr.. and Nrx. Misr u Keller.
Mr.. anf Mrx. D. p. ,grihEzmun.
Mrs. ClhnHtine Keller.
Askov American., 1924-03-06

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sBrinniun viii ship sstar,k MsmdEg,
MInrih m Rring m liissr6 stsri
srdux 10 4iriaik-Ghr. RgA
diaia. ailupm. ssw:ya-u1
Askov American., 1924-03-06

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wild hEy. BsuIar1 am nE tlrrn. 4
m1ies anst GS Assksw--Nitsis Gat-
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Askov American., 1924-03-06
WANT COLUMN

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Fer Slse Ahnr ~ nuns at
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sHra. AsiszUr. swsat
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srfmr DO 1lriiaiks Chr. Hga-
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RuIlnd-A finish hrf1, m rli-
lHgs uf kslhrw. Owner m1Eg hns9
surns ats Amarnrzn mffire aw gEE-
ilrr namr-nmlnr charges
E;w.cr-n1.
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a Ertse msaa Daare Pouring. I'M
rnsH siflgsc. urilg firruxsn hllEx'
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hEF,, aprlfts1 3 miles nurh Hnt "a
miles snsa uf Asikm. Sre Anhrrx
.gufl ar l.. C. RraHrErn. AE'kuu.
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nai less nhnn 5nur innhes sfiIsr
mesaer. z 5srd hang, Et ShlliD gsssr
hundred. .-F5rnry 9erisnn, 5 nriim
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paare.. rIllaps Ed Brrnnn.
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Rnlnn cinrkk, Q win stiD sslthrr
nne Dd ffpe gs1H nd nne hundred
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r;hDIre MarIm #HnRsn. AshDr.
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like 10 hEue FDIr washing ainnt
well Rnd M. UfYv runRrfIflfiit
Askov American., 1924-03-06

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rlsasr hEy an my gslnrn ~ n1iizz
,ans1 az Askw-.g. y. Eiin, Asizrr
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Askov American., 1924-03-06

Far Sale ;S<wwrzl aEns af rsaS
h1E- See me nj tine srss s1s-@ -
A. @nrrtikwsn, AflkUr. 1sm.as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
SOVIET LEADERS ARE RECOGNIZED BY MANCHURIA Chang Tso-Lin Succumbs To Pressure From
 North LINES REFORM
 ABOUT SHANGHAI Defender Of City Faces Further Internal
 Disorders
lRx Associated Prassl

TOKYO, Sept. 24.-Late dispatches from Mukden con firm previous reports that Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchu- rian leader, has made an agreement with the Soviet government which covers the future of the Chinese Eastern railway and includes the rec ognitien of the Moscow gov ernment.
 The agreement, it is said, was made between Chang and a representative of the soviet sent from Picking by L. M. Karakhan, the soviet ambassa, dor to Picking.
 Apparently Chang, fearing soviet pressure from the north. agreed to ac' cept an agreement regarding the Chinese eastern railway similar to that negotiated at Peking between the cen tral government and Karakhan. which he had previously refused to recognize Chang denies that he has recognized tht Peking agreement, declaring that ht has made separate one. It is appar ent, however, according to the dis patches from his capital (Mukden) that he has bought off the soviet in this manner.
 New Offensive Started While the central government al Picking is carrying out it's plans to mee the offensive of Chang Tso-Lin, thu Manchurian leader who reports soml further successes on tie Chihli Man churian border, interrnptihg the captYr' of Chaoying, just across the line, thu Kiangsu force, allied with Picking, is making another attempt to reach Shanghai.
 This offensivel commenced early Wednesday morning near Tsingpu, some 20 miles from the port. Meanwhile both Chekiang, defending Shanghai and Kiangsu, are destroying portions of the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai Hangchow railway to delay movement of troops.
 Lu ng-Hsiang, the tuchun of Shekiang, some of whose troops recently revolted, is having further trouble, some of the workers in the arsenal at Lung wha, where his headquarters are estab- lished, having gone on strike.
 Lu, too, aptly fears an attack on Shanghai from the east. having estab- lished a new denfense line east of the port. It is possible that he expects Sun Chuan-Fang, just appointed tuchun of Chekiang, by Picking, to move in this direction with the Fukien army, which he organized under orders from the cen tral capital and with which he invaded Chekiang from the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
JURY TAKES 30 MINUTES FOR VERDICT Judge Featherstone Sets Execution For Mo-
 venber 21 CONDEMNED MEN MAKE NO COMMENT Confessions Of Both Are Introduced As States
 Evidence 
KING WOULD TAKE
 ALL RESPONSIBILITY
Leniency For Harrell Sought As Witness Throws Himself
 On Mercy Of Court
fRy Associated Press)

CHESTERFIELD, s. C., Sept. 23.-Mortimer N. King and Frank Harrell, young cot l ton mill workers, were given death sentences late today in sessions court here for the murder of Major Samuel H. McLeary, United States army l officer, on July second, which they both admitted in signed confessions.
 Judge Featherstone, presid- ling, set. November 21 as the day when they should be cleo Itrocuted in the state peniten- tiary at Columbia.
 Mrs. McLeary, widow of the slain officer, was not in the court room when
 sentence was pronounced.
 Taking the stand as the first witness for the defense, King produced one oi the dramatic moments of the day that l.ept the little court room, packed and .,ammed with humanity. silent by the drama being enacted. The 23-year-old defendant, after making brave effort to conceal his emotion broke down and sobbed. Pleading for mercy to both him. self and his companion he attempted to take the entire burden of the crime upon his own shoulders. Harrell, he declared, had never had chance and had wife, with a baby born just six days ago.
 depending upon him for support. Harrell. he admitted, was not at hand when he fired two bullets into the army
 officers head with fatal effect, but was back at the automobile of Major Me Leary in which the two had been given
 lift by the officer. Harrell went back
 at his direction, the defendant said, to turn the engine of the officers car off. The verdict was returned at 5:1S q clock this afternoon, the jury being out A 30 minutes. Both defendants received 4 the death sentence calmly and made Tho comment.
 Taking of testimony was completed when court recessed at 80 P. m. for lunch. Arguments began at the opening of the afternoon session. King and liar. rell were the only witnesses for the de fense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
MARKET RENTS TO BE BOOSTED
 BEGINNING OCT. 1
Outlook For New Fiscal Year Bright, Harrison
 Says

The new fiscal year will open with exceptionally bright prospects for the municipal market, Commissioner Will liam l.. Harrison said Tuesday in an- nouncing that 35 per cent increase in market rentals will become effective October 1.
 The tenants offered no objection to the increased schedule, Harrison said, and a number of new stalls have been leased. Business during August was the best since the market opened, ac- cording to a report submitted by the comptroller's office Tuesday.
 "The prospects for next year," Har- risOn continued, ''are excellent, both as to decreased cost of operation and greatly increased business. The people of the city now are beginning to real iZe the benefits of this institution, and wit. the hard first year behind us, I confidently expect great results next year"
 The commissioner pointed out that the comptroller's office in the past has never assessel interest charges on bonds against a new city project durin.: its first year of operation. By waiying aside this item, the report for the year to date shows that the market has op- erated at a loss of less than $3,5OO. In- cluding interest charges, the deficit is $17, 7,207.41.
 it took year to get the market firmly established" Harrison pointed out. "The difficult period now has passed, and the institution next year will undoubtedly be placed on paying basis"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
FOUL WEATHER
 TO SEND AIRSHIP
 TO BIRMINGHAM
Alternative Routes Pre- pared For Shenan-
 dOah's Cruise

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Alterna- tive routes to be taken by the naval air cruiser Shenandoah depending upon weather coalitions, met on her west ern trip beginning October 3, were made public today by the navy depart ment.
 "The good weather route" for the first section will be Lakehurst to York Pa. to Cumberland, Md. to Dayton, Ohio, to Paducah, Ky, to Little Rock, Ark, to Fort Worth. "The bad wealth CT route" for tine first section would be: Lakehurst to Dover, Del; Rich mond, Va. Winston-Salem, N. O.; Atlanta, Ga; Birmingham, Ala, to Fort Worth, Texas. In the second sec tion the only change would be from Yuma, the alternative route going by San Jacinto, Cal, instead of Fl Contro.
 The good weather route" to San Diego will taken in Abilene, Texas i; Midland, Texas, Barstow, El Paso, Tuczon, Ariz.; Yuma, Ariz. Fl Centro, Cal, and San Diego.
 The San Diego to Seattle jump will be the same regardless of weather conditions. From the former point the route will swing to Point Arquella, via Los Angeles, then to Monterey, San Francisco, Eureka, Astoria and thence to Camp Lewis, near Tacoma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
THR0hG OF 100000 GREETS AIR MEN AT CLOVER FIELD
Donald Douglas, Builder, Sees Return Of World
 Flight
(Ry ASSOciafed Press. l

CLOVER FIELD, SANTA MON ICA, Cal, Sept 23.-The first air planes to encircle the earth flew home today when Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith, flight commander. led three world cruisers back to Santa Monica, where they were built. The +greatest recep- tion of any place in the world greeted the flers, Lieutenant Smith said as he got out of his flag plane, Chicago, 10 kiss his mother. There were more than 100000 persons on the field to roar a welcome to the fliers.
 The homecoming was only a mo- mentary stop, for Thursday they will resume the flight toward Seattle, the next leg being to San Francisco. Douglas Congratulated
 Where's Donald Douglas, he sure has built some planes" asked Lieut.. Erik Nelson, engineering officer of the world flight, as he jumped from the New Orleans and quickly found the air plane maker on the field and hugged him.
 Fond mothers greetings were be- slowed upon two of the fliers, Lieuten- ant Smith and Lieut.. John Harding, by Mrs. Jasper Smith of Los Angeles and Mrs. Roberta Chase Harding of Beverly Hills.
 The world crusiers, mechanically perfect. hummed their way up from San Diego against head winds follow ing the coast line most of the time They flew over Los Angeles then down to the field by the seashore, landing in one hour and forty minutes after they hopped off from Rockwell Field. San Diego.
 Major Shepler Fitzgerald, who will pilot one of the scout planes on the trip to Frisco, said that the route would be up the valley, across Tehachapi Pass, then over Bakers field, Fresno, and over valley towns, then over LivermOre Pass and then to the San Francisco bay region. The flight to San Fran cisco will take about four and half hours. The flight was to have been made tomorrow but it was decided to- night to postpone the hop off until Thursday in order to give the aviatOrs a longer rest here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
2l STATE UNITS
 FILL GUARD QUOTA
War Department Warns That
 Funds Limit Is Reached

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Na, tional guard organizations in twenty four states, the District of Columbia and Porto Rico, having reached the strength for which funds were allotted them for the current fiscal year, have been notified by the war department, it was announced today, not to in- crease their units beyond present strength.
 The total strength of the National Guard on August 31, the announcement said, was 18S,712 and appropriations provided by congress for National Guard use during the current fiscal year, provided for a. strength of only 177,O0O.
 States to which notification has been sent were California, Connecticut, Hi nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mich igan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Bribe Takers Admitted To Justice Department,
 He Says NO EXTRACTION
 IS THOUGHT OF
OhiOan's Protest Met With Blunt Restate-
 ment Of Charges
OFFICIAL HONESTY
 IS MADE ISSUE
Self Respect Plea For Non Ap- pearance At Hearings Viewed
 As Proof Of Guilt
lRy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Sept. B. The real enemies of the Con- stitution are not the reds and bolshevists but Corrupt and impotent public officials and their associates" John w. Da- wis, the democratic presiden- tial nominee, declared in a let ter written today to Harry M. Daugherty, in reply to the one sent to him recently by the former attorney general.
 Expressing the belief that the real work of this campaign is the arousing of the moral sense of the American peo- pie, "to condemn and not to condone the betrayal of off cial trust" MT. Davis wrote MT. Daugherty that "this is- sue cannot be obseured by your. forced effort to represent the real contest of this campaign as one between the defenders of the Constitution and those who seek to overthrow it under leaders fresh from a baptism of bolshevism in lurid and suf- fering Russia :"
 If the constitution is to endure" MT. Davis added, "the first requisite :, AIoA I,1I nff shall be honest and faithful to their trust"
 Elaborates Charges
 Denying Mir. Daugherty's statement that his allusions to the former at torney-general during the campaign had been quite yelled" Mir. Davis said they had been both direct and specific" He added that he had found mo warrant whatever" for withdrawing any single one of them, and then proceeded to
 Brushing aside Mir. Daughterty's statement that his ''self respect" debar- ed him from appearing before the Sen ate investigating committee because of the malice exhibited towards him by it, MT. Davis said that it seemed to him that under the circumstances "the malice of the committee and the falsity of the evidence would rather increase than diminish the natural desire of any man much less an attorney general of the United States, to meet his ac- cusers on their own ground.'
 II confess that your failure to do so," Mir. Davis wrote, ''as we'll as the re- fusal of your brother to furnish in- formation demanded of him in return, produced on me, and I think upon the country an exceedingly painful express Sion."
 Appointed By Daughetry
 With respect to the testimony of Gaston B. Means, before the committee and his subsequent repudiation of it and his still later repudiation of the repudi- atiOn, the Democratic nominee said it was MT. Daugherty who appointed Means to a confidential position in the Department of Justice.
 You brought him into the circle of your official intimates," Mir. Davis said. You created him a government agent. You gave him his credentials. At the
 (COntinued on Page TwO).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24
Income Suit Reueo l.
 Means Speed x .s::.>,,t
 In Capital Sisuthing
$267 ,614 Is Sought By Government In Back Pay nents For lo2l-22-23-Stone Predicts Long Vacation At Atlanta After Case Is Expedited. Statement Is Withheld

Means, the income represented would be $200,000 a year, without any al- lowance, according to an income tax expert in the treasury. It might rep resent an income anywhere from $2OO,- 900 to $500,000 year or over, it was explained, according to what deductions were allowed. The lowest possible fig ures for the income. during the three years would be $6O0,000, with a pos sible maximum of $1 1,500,000.
 It was known that the investigator had a comfortable fortune, but the amount involved in the suit was a gen. eral surprise.
 The income tax case against Means will be expedited, as well as the other action now pending against him in New York, Attorney General Stone said Tuesday, declining to dicuss the suit filed at the district supreme court. Means is out on bail, pending the appeal from his conviction and sem tence to two years in jail and $10,- 900 fine for defraucIng the government.
 Stone said that after his appeal is decided against him." the inves- tigator will spend "a long vacation in Atlanta penitentiary"
 While these developments took place here Tuesday, Means was resting, with his wife and son, at Concord, N. O., his old home. In a statement given out 1 there he declared that an agent of the Republican national committee had ap- preached him some time ago, and stated that if he would keep quiet and give out statement that his testimony was false that he would come out all right and would be protected. Means said he signed the statement in New York hotel, and that Harry Nj. Daugherty was at the Waldorf Astoria the day he signed it. He said the statement was prepared by a prominent Washington whose name figured in the Teapot Dome investigation.