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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
TRAINING SCHOOL CLOSES
81 Certificates Issued To Students At
TROY

TROY, Ala, March 31.-(Special
Leased Wire. THE Methodist training
school came to close Sunday evening
when 81 certificates were issued to the
students who, had stood successful ex-
aminations. DIR. c. G. Dani4l, pastor
of the Methodist church, taught the
program Christian religion" and is
sued certificates to eight students, DIR.
NJ. l.. Smith of the WOman's college
a DIR. Sarah Ritter had IS who re-
ceived certificates on the text book,
The Pupil" Clarence NJ. Dannelly,
general superintendent Of Alabama con-
ference Sunday school board, taught
1.-THE Sunday School Miss Coving-
ton taught the Principles of Religious
Training" and three received certifi-
Gates on that book. DIR. W. NJ. Wright,
dean of the school. presented the certifi-
Gates to the students with few re-
marks commencing their work.
To Play Marion--On Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons the Normal
school baseball team will play a two
game series with the Marion Military
institute. Coach Campbell Of the Nor
NAL school has been giving his men
some hard practice in preparation for
the game with the cadsts.
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SINCLAIR MUST
ANSWER PROBERS,
U. 5. JURY RULES
Indictment Voted, Cues
ti0ns Being Declared
Pertinent To Inquiry
SUPREME COURT
TEST NOW LOOMS
May Lead To Decision On
Extent Of Congress
sional Powers

WASHINGTON, Marcn 31.-Indict-
ment by federal grand jury here to-
day Of Harry f. Sinclair, to whom the
government leased the Teapot Dome
oil reserves, on contempt charges re-
sulting from his refusal to testify before
the Senate oil committee constituted
the first action of the kind to grow out
of the Senate's investigation of oil
leases. The action eventually may lead
to a ruling by the United States su.
preme court on the authority of Con-
gress to develop evidence along lines
followed in the present inquiry.
Counsel for Sinclair said the oil op.
orator was not in Washington but that
il was their belief he would return vol
UNFAIRLY to face the indictment. Ten
counts were listed in the indictment
which was signed by District Attorney
Gordon and Atlee Pomerene and Owen
j. Roberts, as special assistants, each
referring to specific questions asked
Sinclair by Senator Walsh, democrat,
Montana, in the course of the oil COM
mittee's inquiry.
Questions Found Pertinent
The questions, which Sinclair de-
clined to answer declaring he would
reserve any evidence" he might be
able to furnish for the courts, were
declared by the grand jurors to have
been pertinent to the matters and
questions then under inquiry before
the said committee"
The indictment recited at length the
oil policy determined upon by Congress
and declared the Senate oil committee
was authorized to inquire into all
phases of the leasing of naval oil re.
serves which, it was held, was being
done at the time of Sinclair's refusal
to answer questions.
With the expiration today Of the
tenure of the present jury, a new panel
is to be formed, probably this week, to
receive the evidence from the special
oil counsel regarding alleged criminal
phases attached to the oil leases.
Says Evidence Was Given
Involved in the contempt cases are the
contentious of counsel for Sinclair that
the evidence thus far adduced by the oil
committee already was in the hands OF
government attorneys for civil and
criminal action when he declined ia
submit to interrogation.
Col. James w. Zeveley, Sinclair's
Washington attorney, said tonight he
had not had an opportunity to discuss
the indictment with his client. Section
102 of the revised statutes under which
the indictment was returned, provides
for both a Esierof s 100 10 81 600 and o.
imprisonment Of from one to II months
in the district Jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
MELLON CUSTER
QUICKLY QUASHED
McKelIar's Resolution Gains Lit
tie Support And Is Tabled

WASHINGTON, March 31.-(By
the Associated Press. "A resolution to
Dust Secretary Mellon from office on
technical legal grounds launched last
Friday by Senator Mcclellan, democrat,
Tennessee. bObbed up automatically in
the Senate today only to land on the
table with no one demanding action
upon it,
1t was buffeted severely by Mr.. Mel
Ions republican defenders before strand
ed, while Senator McKellar's was the
only voice urging it on its way.
Whether it will be refloated later is a
matter of dispute among Senate demo-
crat chieftains who conferred during
the debate on the wisdom of pressing
it, while Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
the Senate leader, who returned to
Washington after an absence of several
days, diselaimed responsibility for the
move initiated by the Tennessee SEN
atOr
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INCOME TAX CUT
WINS IN COMMITTEE
Senate Group Also Provides
Against Tax Exemptions

WASHINGTON, March S1.-The
provision in the revenue bill for a %
per cent reduction on income taxes
payable this year was approved unani-
mOusly tonight by the Senate finance
committee.
The action was taken after a day in
which the pruning knife had been used
vigorously when the rate schedules
were taken up. Other action at the
night session included modification of
the corporation tar, insertion of a pro-
vision TO prevent issuance hereafter OF
tax-exempt securities and rejection of
q sales tax proposal.
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almost beat McTigue into submission
followed whirlwind ninth round in
which two sharp rights to the head
Jared the champion to his heels and
had him visibly groggy. Near the close
of the tenth, Stribling suddenly dashed
out with his right as they were bat
Ting at close quarters. 1t landed flush
on McTigue's chin and the veteran
rolled partly through the ropes and
to one knee. He was badly hurt, but
rose before the referee had counted
three and rushed into a clinch.
Desperately Stribling swung with
right and left but the champion hung
on and blocked most of the blows di-
rected at his head.
Cllngs To Title
Stribling, sensing that he had the
championship within, reach, tried re-
peatedly to break through McTigue's
guard but the veterans resourcefulness
(csHtlnusd on Page ?. Column ~
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TEX AS JOY RIDES
. Are REVEALED
IN FRAUDS QUIZ
Heflin Committee Reads
Letters From Postal
Department

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Tales
of being taken on gay excursions to
the Rio Grande valley in Texas and
treater to liquor en- route, but guarded
from contact with inhabitants, and
then sold land that turned out to be
misrepresented, were told in letters
read from the files of the post office
department today before the Senate
committee investigating alleged land
frauds in that section. james r. Page
Kansas City attorney, assisting Sena'
tor Heflin as prosecutor in the in
vestigation, read the letters from land
purchasers.
During the session kilograms sent
from Washington by, r. B. Creager
republican national committeeman from
Texas, charged with being party
to alleged land deals" and by his
attorney, George A. Hill, Jr., and re-
ceived by them here, since December !,
were given into keeping of the com
mittee over the protest of Mr.. Hill and
telegraph officials.
The letters read were answers to
questionnaires sent by Postal Inspector
j. NJ. Donaldson at Kansas City, Mo.
to persons alleged to have been defraud-
ed in the land purchases.
John GO0seman of Donna, Tex.
wrote that had coined an excursion
from Kansas City in 1915" had been
treated royalty with liquor" and was
told of three crops year in the Rio
Grande valley region, low freight rates
to the gulf and few frosts.
Settling on the land, he said, it had
taken everything / can make to live
and meet expenses" A letter from
Albert Hartwig, of San Juan, Tex
stated that in October, 1919, he went
on a pleasure trip" from Kansas City
and was induced to buy" and later
found that he had a piece of land
never saw"
At the request of Mr.. Page sub,
poenas were issued by the committee
today for William III. Hallet of Nevada
Mo-. formerly Uuited Safes district
attorney at Kansas City, and for o. l.
Wilkins of Kansas City, Mo-, former
land operator in the Rio Grande valley
Chief Postal Inspector Rush ID. Sim.
mons was on the stand during the
session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
SAUNDERS UPHELD
IN OPENING STORE
Judge Ross Rejects Piggy APP
peal On Patent Rights

MEMPHIS. Tenn. March 81
Judge j. w. Ross today denied TO en-
terrain a motion filed in federal dis
trict court seeking an instanter order
for proof as to whether Clarence
Saunders in the operation of the initial
store here of his planned new chain
of retail establishments was in con-
flict with patent rights of the Piggy
Wiggly corporation on the ground that
Jurisdiction in injunction proceedings
instituted by attorneys for the cor
poration had passed to the court of
appeals.
Today's action followed ruling by
Judge Ross modifying restraining
order. Under the terms of the order
Saunders was permitted to open his
store here Saturday with the proviso
that there would be no violation of
patent or other rights held by the cor
poratiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
OREGON COURT
REVERSES VOTE
ON SCHOOL LAW
Compulsory Public School
Measure Held To Be
Unconstitutional

PORTLAND, Ore, March 31.-Ore-
CONS compulsory public school law was
declared unconstitutional today in an
opinion rendered in federal court here.
The opinion was rendered by Circuit
Judge w. B. Gilbert and District
Judges c. e. Wolverton and r. s.
Bean. Tie law, which requires chill
dren of grammar school age to attend
a public school, was adopted by initia-
tive at a general election in 1922 and
was to have become effective Septem-
Der /, 1925.
Private and parochial schools of the
state attacked the measure.
The decision was in cases brought
by the Hill Military academy of Port
land, a private school for boys, and by
the Society of Sisters of the Holy Name
of Jesus and Mary, Catholic insti-
tuition, having charge of parochial
schools. The defendants are Gov. Wal
ter NJ. Pierce, Attorney General I. H.
Van Wrinkle and Stanley Myers, dis
trict attorney of Multomah county.
The compulsory public school law
was adopted by vote of 1866 to
103,685 after heated campaign. The
bill, originally proposed by the Scot
fish Rite Masons, became one of the
main issues in the general election Of
1922, being backed by the Federated
Patriotic Societies and the .Ku Klux
Khan.
The court in its decision made il
plain that it acted on the proposition
that the constitutional riahts OF Ter
nlafs .ssel.l Initi "a s.sst,.a hs IL. L.
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BRITISH AIRMEN
OUT: MAILS HIT
Service Hanpered As Wage Pro.
test Leads To Strike

CROYDON, England, March 81
(By Associated Press. Am. unprece-
dented strike was begun here today
a strike Of the airmen in the service
of the concern which carries the Brit
ish air mails-when the pilots and
mechanics connected with long distance
flights ceased their work because of a
dispute with the new air combine re-
garding rates of pay.
At present the pilots received 1850
to 1850 yearly, with flying pay of 10
shillings hourly, bringing the aggregate
pay in some cases to 1896. The new
combine, the Imperial Air Transport
company, which is just taking over the
air mail service, proposes to pay E1OO
yearly to some of the airmen and 1900
to others as their regular pay, with
2 pence per mile flying money. The
men consider these rates insufficient.
None of the long distance airplanes
left the airdrome at Croydon, whence
the air mail starts for the continent,
and the ban has been extended also to
machines which could get out and back
again during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
ZIHLMAN CLEARED
OF LIQUOR CHARGES
Grand Jury AdjOurns, Ignoring
Allegations

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Repre-
sentative Zihlman of Maryland was
exonerated of all illegal connection with
alleged liquor transactions when the
grand jury dissolved without taking
action on testimony presented to it.
Representative Langley of Kentucky
was indicted several days ago on
charges of conspiracy TO violate the
prohibition act.
These two congressman were men.
toned by John w. ii. Grim, special
assistant Attorney General, as the two
members of Congress alluded to in the
Forbes grand jury report at Chicago
some time ago. Both issued statements
denying they had been guilty of wrong
doing but the grand jury was asked to
consider the charges, nevertheless. In
it's final report, the grand jury ignored
the Zihlman charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
FUNERAL TUESDAY
FOR JOHN J. EAGAN
PhilanthrOpist To Be Laid To
Rest In Atlanta

ATLANTA, March 31.-John J.
EaSan, Atlanta philanthropist and well
known throughout the south, will be
laid to rest here at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. He died yesterday after
noon at Asheyille. n. e.
Funeral arrangements today had not
been completed. The body was en-
route here from Asheville and was 'ex-
pected to arrive at p. M.
Rev. Ben X. Lacy. pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church of this
city. will be in charge of the funeral
ceremony.
Mr.. Eagan had been i'll for several
months, and his condition became criti-
cal several days ago. Cerebral menin-
gifts was the immediate cause of death.
Members of his family and Marion
jackson. close friend, were at the bed
side when he passed away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

MARKS new ERA
FOR LOCAL BANK
American Trust Passes
Its Twenty-First Year
Monday Evening

When the iron gates of the Amer
lean Trust and Savings bank open for
business Tuesday morning, the insti-
tuition, which has been a recognized
bulwark in southern financial circles,
will have passed another milestone in
its career.
Twenty-one years ago. with capital
stock Of 100000, the bank was first
organized. Today, it has 10 times as
much, and a persual of the steady
growth of its resources from $3.50, 900
to SIS, 100000 commands a feeling of
respect.
The American Trust ami Savings
bank is an outgrowth of the Birming-
ham Savings bank, which was pur-
chased April l, 1903, by G. B. Nc
Cormick, III. l.. Badham and few
other financiers. Two years later, Feb
ruary ), 1905, it took the first step in
expansion and doubled its capital stock
with the purchase of the old Alabama
National bank. At the same time w. w,
Crawford, cashier of the latter estab-
lishment, was elected to presidency, a
position he has held ever since.
The next increase III stock set the
figure at 100000 and directors made
plans for the erection of a 2O-story
building at First avenue and Twentieth
street. This structure was completed
in 1912 and on December IL bankine
facilities were moved into the new
home. j..
Record Revealed
Among other features of the banks
record, also attesting to its position in
the community are
The bank was the first institution
south of the Ohio and east of the Mis-.
sissippi to join the federal reserve sys.
tenn, shortly. after it's organization.
The 20-story building enjoys the
unique record of having been fully &C.
cupied and rented since its completion
Under its broad charter rights, the
bank conducts a commercial savings
banking business and is authorized by
law to act as executor, administrator
guardian and trustee. T..
Officials are: w. W. Crawford, pres.
ident; II. H. K. Jefferson, vice pres
ident G. M. Williamson, cashier Alan
]. DAILY, assistant cashier: w. W.
Crawford, Jr., assistant cashier and
trust officer; Claude NJ. ShilI, assistant
cashier; Harris Moriarty, auditor, =
Directors are as follows w. ],
Dangaix, II. l.. Badham, j. w. Nc.
ueen, M. w. Bash, Louis v. Clark, J.
Warner Shook, Carr Mccormack,
George w. Connors, Sydney ]. Bowie,
III. T. DeBardeleben. H. G. Abbott,
Walter Moore. William D. Jelks, j. d.
Kirkpatrick, III. p. Mccormack. f. B.
Yielding, Leroy p. Percy, III. K. Mil
ner, A. G. Ramsay, L. Sewer, @. F,
DeBardeleben, George Johnston, HI. T,
Bartlett and w. w. Crawford.
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SAYS SHOOTING
is INHUMA N;
ASKS DIVORCE

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March
31.-From her bed in hospital at
Dalton, Ca, where she is recovering
from pistol wound inflicted by her
husband, Mrs. Fred Teasly has filed
a bill for a divorce, charging Eeasly
with inhuman and cruel treatment.
Eeasly is in an adjoining ward suf-
fering with pistol wound, self-in-
flicted.
Mrs. Easley charged that the cul-
mination of a series Of cruel treat
ment came on March 1S, when she
left home and went to her parents.
She was followed by Teasly, who
on her refusal to return home shot
her and turned the pistol on himself
Teasly has retained counsel to
resist the divorce. The wife asks
for alimony and ties up all of her
husbands property.
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SIXTY DROWNED
IN POLISH FLOOD
Many Villages Completely Under
Water

BERLIN, March 31.-Sixty villages
and a number Of cities are already mum
dated, and 60 persons have been killed
in the vicinity of Warsaw alone by
serious floods in Polish rivers, accord
ing to Warsaw dispatches.
Thousands of peasants are fleeing
from the inundated areas, and airplanes
are flying over the district to obtain
data for relief measures. The flood
ing rivers continue to rise.
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SEVEN DIE IN OHIO
FROM WOOD ALCOHAL
Authorities Helpless To Prevent
Sale Of Preparations

TOLEDO. March, S1.-with seven
men dead tonight from drinking de-
natured wood alcohol in commercial
preparations authorities announced
there is no law regulating sale of
articles containing large percentages Of
wood alcohol.
Investigation revealed that all laws
in the sale Of articles had been COM
piled with.
AN the dead are residents Of Toledo
and lodgsd at the Workingman's hotel.
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HOWARD NJ. JONES DIES


NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 81
News was received here today by his
wife of the sudden death in Washing
ton, ID. c., of Howard n. Jones. head
of the railroad valuation department OF
the interstate commerce commission. He
was native sof MurfreesborO, Tenn,
and Vanderbilt graduate. lie was
formerly president Of the Engineering
Association Of the South.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
HAYS RETAINED
Os Be Gear OF Movies For Four Years
More

NEW YORK. March 31.-Will H.
Hays, ear of the movies, will rule the
cinema armament at least until March
8, 1923, under the terms of new con-
tract.
At the conclusion of the annual
meeting Monday of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of America,
Inc, it was announced that Hays con-
tract, originally signed on March 5,
1922, and which still has year to run,
had been renewed for further period
of three years.
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HELD IN MASON DEATH
Private Smith In Custody At Lexing.
k0v, q n

LEXINGTON. s. c., March al
Sheriff Roof and Solicitor Callison ar
rived here today with Private James q.
Smith, Second field artillery, stationed
at Fort Bragg, N. c.. who is wanted
in connection with the Staying of #.
H. Mason of Columbia, former resi-
dent Of Birmingham. Ala. Mason was
shot and killed on March 16.
Smith, whose home is in Augusta,
Ga, is held in jail here without bond
on q charge Of murder. -
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EMPLOYEES AT FUNERAL
Special Train From AcipcO Leaves
For Atlanta Tuesday

A number of employees of the Amer
lean Cast Iron and Pipe company's
plant at Acipco will go to Atlanta on
a special train Tuesday morning to at
tend the funeral of John J. Eagan,
president of the company, who died
Sunday.
The plan will be closed all day
Tuesday. The special train will leave
shortly after Z o'clock and reach the
Georgia capitol before noon. 1t will
return Tuesday evening.
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THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair and cooler Tues
day; Wednesday, fair.
Georgia: Partly cloudy and colder.
Mississippi: Fair Tuesday.
COmpIete weather datA win be
found en- PaRe 1es
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PUBLIsHERs no MEET
Southern Association To Convene AZ
AsheViIle June so

ASHEVILLE, N. G., March b.
The 1924 convention Of the Southern
Newspaper Publishers association viii
be held here June 30 and July / and 2
according to an announcement received
here today from Arthur G, NewmeyeE
Of New Orleans, president Of the or
ganisations
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REASONS:
Advertising based normal circulation of in
tensive purchasing sold at reasonable rates.
confidence of knowledge that Age
Herald the only Birmingham Sunday permitted
Of the
thoroughness completeness
liability Of service
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The NeaUs Lost

Or a net reversal of 1854 inches in advertise
ing volume in the two papers for the month of
March compared with the same month of
last wear,
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The Advertising Trend
In the Birmingham Field

The score for the month of March again emphasized
in unsakable figures the trend of advertising in the
Birmingham field In total paid advertising for the
month
The Age-Herald Gained 1 ,865 Inches
The NesUs Lost 90 Inches
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&ATA1zczsk
No Make-Up Required
Coming to the party tonight, Bettyr
II haven't made up my mind"
"Oh, don't bother to do that. It's all
right as it is."-Boston Transcript.
A political plum seldom drops into
the lap of man who isn't expecting
ii.
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recommend 1t. The kind you have
always bought bears signature Of
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How's Your Blood?

Huntington, West Va.-"Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
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Opening for Him
Landlady ito applicant for rooms)
Might l ask what your occupation
Is?
Gentleman-Pm a doctor Of music.
Landlady-You're just the man we
want. There's lot Of bad music in
this neighborhood.
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Jenkins Gives Medicine
Credit for Recovery.

'Tanlac knocked out my troubles
and gave me such a fine appetite and
digestion that / have put on 40 lbs.
Of good, solid weight" declared w. A.
Jenkins, popular street railway con-
ductoT 1907 Kirkland ST., Memphis,
Tenn.
"For several years stomach trouble,
malaria, nervousness, dizzy spells and
sick headaches kept me all out Of
gear. couldn't eat right, my sleep
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Cyclone Pulls Freight

An Arkansas cyclone turned pc
culiar stunt at Fayetteville when 1t
sucked six freight cars out of rap
idly moving freight train and piled
them up in promiscuous heap by
the side of the right of way. The
force of the wind tore them loose SO
quickly and clearly that the other
part Of the train was not affected
and no wreck occurred.
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Pigeons as Telephones

With every outgoing tourist car
that invades the little-known parts of
the national park around the Grand
Canyon of Colorado now go pair
Of homing pigeons. These are the
only feasible means Of communica.
ton in an emergency, for there is no
telephone or telegraph. service in that
part of the country.
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Lake Replaces Camp

Butte Valley, CAL. once a WELL
known mining camp, Is now at the
bottom Of a 1,50O-acre lake. A dam
constructed by an electric service com.
pany at the outlet Of the valley has
been completed after eight months
work and the water impounded by this
dam has submerged what is left of the
old mining camp site.