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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
Murphy's Death Changes Hue
OF Democratic Campaign
Improves Ralston's Chances, While Deprivina
Smith OF Manager

with great patience and skill since his
candidate achieved national prominence
by defeating Albert ]. Beveridge in
the Indiana senatorial fight in 1922.
Taggart''s strategy is to allow Smith,
Underwood and McAdoo to kill each
other off and then push Ralston in
as the compromise choice.
This would be done at a conference
Of party leaders. In any such confer
ence Taggart would be the overshadow-
ing figure, now that Murphy is gone.
Murphy's death will mean that Smith
will have to assume more active man
agement of his own campaign. But
despite his recognized political talents,
Smith will be in the position Of acting
as his own lawyer, and will be at a
constant disadvantage in the negotia-
lions at the convention.
There has been considerable talk
recently about a Ralston-Smith ticket
and Murphy's death does not make this
solution seem any less probable.
Foundations for such slate are ex-
pected to be prepared at conference
of democratic leaders to be held at
French Lick, Ind, shortly. Taggart
will be host at this gathering and it is
probable that it viii result in some
important commitments regarding the
democratic ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
3 Trappers Are Shot Down
By Fur Thief In Northwest
All The Elements Of Movie Thriller Incorpor-
.. ---ated In Bend, Ore, Crime

BEND, Ore, April 25.-Treachery
alone could have slain the three Lava
lake trappers without grim battle,
declared their pals Thursday. rs the
hunt began for persons who shot each
from behind.
Somebody got The drop Gu them. or
they wouldn't have gone like that.
1T was sneakitf sort of fellow that
sE.,t ,them-,because them boys could
take care of themselves in the otn'n,
wiTh half a chlrse"
Thus spoke Allen Willcoxen, proprie-
tor of Elk lake resort and last person
to see Dewey Morris, Ed Nichols and
Roy Wilson alive, when he learned
they had been murdered.
I'VE ought to get the devil who did
it," he added.
That was the way all the hardy
woodsmen and trappers talked as the
word of the triple murder spread
around.
Bodies of the three trappers were
found late Wednesday night in the
waters of Elk lake, when the winters
ice broke.
Morris was 80 years old, Nichols 30,
and Wilson 35. .9zThey were typical
trappers, with bearded faces, rough
clothing and heavy, boots worn from
tramping miles over their trap lines.
Willcoxen last saw them when he
visited their cabin January 10.
Gone For Weeks
Weeks passed, and the trappers were
unheard from. The county store at
LaPine, the nearest settlement, was the
starting point of the query, Where
are those Lava lake boys?"
Finally a searching party went to
the cabin. A breakfast had been left
cooking on the stove. The trappers'
guns and heavy coats were still in the
cabin. Everything was in order with
in the log shack.
The only living thing about the place
was an emaciated cat, which could
tell no tales except that the trappers
had long been absent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26

Winner of The age--iearld's second
prize of $460 scholarship at any Ala
bama school or college. He is from Tus-
caloosa and came as representative of
the 9th congressional district-he is
fifteen years old, high school senior
and wears knee trousers.
He was the youngest of the con-,
testants and made strong. impression,
not only by the text of his ovation,
but by the vigor of his delivery.
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Then blood-covered sled by the
lakeside and hole out from the shore
in the ice gave hint to the fate of the
trappers.
The searching party waited until the
ice broke up-and their expectations
were fulfilled.
A bullet hole through the back of
each trapper's head told too plainly
what had happened. One by one, they
had been enticed from the cabin and
shot from ambush.
That's the sneakinest way to kill
a man." the discoveries observed.
Now the primitive call for justice
has been sent out among hardy trap
pers and rugged settlers of the Lava
lake districts.
Robbery Was Motive
To them the missing winters catch
of pelts and the skinned carcasses of
the five boxes of the fox farm near
the cabin plainly showed that robbery
had been the motive.
How about that Charles Kinney
fellow" said one thoughtful settler at
the LaPine store. Kinney was a
straggler who had wandered into the
district and worked at the lake last
summer. When he left, he stole some
money and belongings from the cabin,
the trappers said.
He knew the value of the pelts and
the little foxes of the. farm" He
knew the wilds of the cascades.
Then somebody said they believed
Kinney was an escaped convict from
Idaho-there hadn't even been much
reason to tell 1.-The law" about it be-
fore.
The word was carried to the sheriff
at Bend, 40 miles from Lava. The
sheriff verified that Kinney was IA
fugitive from Idaho. Then through the
organized channels of the law, Sheriff
Roberts sent the call for the escaped
convict, as a suspect.
sit may be him and again it mayn't,"
said Willcoxen. But l reckon it
wouldn't hurt none to find him."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
BY RAYMOND CI4APPER
(By Leased Wire TO The Age-Heralt

WASHINGTON, April Is. an The
democratic presidential outlook is con-
siderably affected BY the sudden death
Of Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader
and chief hacker of Gov. AL Smiths
boom.
Murphy was one of the most power
full individuals in the democratic party
and as such, was counted upon by
the friends of Smith to take care of
the governors interests in the confer
ences of party chieftains over the nomi-
nation during the convention.
The effect of Murphy's death so far
as the national situation is concerned,
is two-fold:
l. 1t deprives AL Smith Of the man
agerial abilities Of one of the best DEM
ocratic politicians of this generation.
2 1t improves Senator Ralstop's
chances Of nomination because Tom
Taggart, Indiana democratic leader,
now becomes dean" of the democratic
bosses and will undoubtedly be one
Of the key figures in event of con-
vention deadlock.
In Murphy, Smith would have had
q powerful agent on the inside at the
convention. In convention deadlocks,
the personal equation becomes of great
Importance. At such times the game
of politics resembles game of poker.
Murphy was past master at playing
his hands for their full value in such
situations, and Smith counted on him
to make the most of every opportunity.
Now the Tammany organization is
likely to fall into the hands of steer
ing committee or triumvirate until q
new leader is chosen. There probably
will be factionaA troubles. Smith viii
have no one of Murphy's calibre to
handle his fight. So, whatever Smiths
chances have been, they are less now
than before.
The contrary is the case with Rails
ton. His chances were never better.
Taggart long has nourished an ambi-
ton to name the next democratic nom
inee. He has nursed the Ralston boom
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
.JONESWOULDA AID
NITRATE MAKERS

the proposal of Chairman Norris
government ownership. b
Never, under any circumstances.
should the. government part with the
dams at Muscle Shoals" he said, add
ing that the fertilizer plants were of
relatively little Importance as to what
becomes of Them
"You could get dozen Hooker
White-Atterbury proposals.
The tendency of water power is to
be gagged by the price of coal. So that
tendency will be to approximate coal
cost as the price of power. This should
based on fair return on the invest
ment. Government ownership would do
this yasf
"If some one would invent some
chemical process for producing nitrogen,
it would be tragic to have this great
est water power east of the MISSISSIPPI
pi tied UP for one hundred years with
some uneconomic process" Baker said.
Let Government DO IL
Il agree that if Muscle Shoals could
be used to cut the price of fertilizer
in half, it should be done" he said
in answer, to Senator Heflin. IF pri-
vate interests can produce cheaper fer
tilizer, why doesn't the goyernIasnt do
it?" he added
Mr.. Mayo, Ford's chief engineer, told
the House committee that Ford did
not intend to sell one kilowatt Of pow
err" Baker said.
Muscle Shoals is needed to save coal
and it is estimated that power from
Muscle Shoals would save coal in one
year equal to $500 trains of 30 cars
each of a hundred tons each, he de-
clared. q
T. ]. Bolstop, representing the Meri-
dian, Chamber of Commerce. took
the stand and said Mississippians
feel that Muscle Shoals should not
be disposed of unless Mississippi's pow
er interests were safeguarded. Bolston
replied to Senator McNary, republican,
Oregon, that he believed the sentiment
be represents fayors government con-
troll of distribution of power and OPP
posed leasing the properties for 100
years to any, individual without con-
troll over power.
F. L. Wier of stockyiIle, Miss, a
merchant and farmer, said testimony
of witnesses yesterday represented the
growing sentiment of Mississippi, but
not the sentiment of two years ago.
He said Mississippi was being over
looked" in the Muscle Shoals ques-
ton.
Mississippi favored the Ford bill two
years ago, unanimously" Wier said.
This sentiment has changed, but l
do not know to what extent, because
we have not taken a poll"
"The opinion of northern Mississippi
is shaped by the Memphis Commercial
Appeal and southern Mississippi by the
New Orleans Times-Picayune, both of
which are favorable to Ford's bid,
Wier said
ut took us some time to think and
when we heard that Ford did not plan
to sell one kilowatt of power, our SEN
timent changed" the witness said.
Judge w. w. MaeGruder Of Stock
vile. Miss, said the sentiment he rep
resented was opposed to any lease of
Muscle Shoals unless the federal water
power act was observed, and opposed
any lease for a period longer than that
limited by the act.
The committee adjourned until tomor-
row when Harry Y. Garfield, former
Secretary of the Interior, is expected
to appear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
OFFICIAL ORDERS
TO AID CREACER
QUOTED BYPAGE
Grand Jury Action Barred
BY Alleged Depart
ment Order

WASHINGTON, April pa copy
Of what purported to be a telegram
from Daniel S. Shook, chief clerk of the
federal division of post office inspectors,
directing that no land cases involving
r. B. Creager be presented to the
grand, jury pending further inyestiga-
ton was produced today before the
Sfnate committee investigating charges
If land frauds in Texas.
Creager is republican national COM
mitteeman for Texas, and Senator Hef-
lin, democrat, Alabama, who instigated
the inquiry, has charged that he was
involved in irregular land transaction
in the Rio Grande valley and was
shielded from prosecution through politi-
cal influence.
The pnrported telegram was presented
to the committee by James F. Page. II
Kansas. City attorney, who is aiding
Senator Helm i'll the committee pro-
,ceedings. Page CHARGED that the mes
sage actually was written by Postal
Inspector o. B. williamson.
The text of the message follows:
November 8, 1921. -
post Office Inspector, in Charge,
Kansas City, Mo-:
rake no steps to present any evil
dence to grand jury in case of Alamo
Land and Sugar company, C. II. Swal-
low and Company, nor in any company
in which r. B. Creager is interested,
or involving R. B. Creager in any way,
pending completion of investigation by
Inspector Williamson, who is covering
all these companies, including Creager,
and we want no action taken at this
time.
$50 far as Stewart company is con-
eerned, you are at liberty to act, pro-
vided it does not involve Creager or
Creager's companies, and if it does, do
not act, because no action in these
matters must be taken until after In
spector Williamson completes his in
vestigation and has submitted his re-
port.
SHOW this wire to Donaldson and
answer by wire at once if presentation
OF evidence in Stewart Land company
case will in any way involve Creager
or Creager's companies.
(Signed) "SH0OK AotinVD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
STRIKE SUBSIDIES

Havana Government Deny Runners OF
@ Uprising
n HAVANAFApfii %. Government Of.
ficials here4deny persistent runors of
an. armed uprising \ in the Oriente
province, andsstate that date kilograms
from interior cities show that the coun-
try is absolutely calm.
The difficulties of the general strike
here lessened somewhat Friday night
when more than 5000 trolley line
workers returned to their cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
ENVOY INTERCEDES
FOR SIX ITALIANS

BATON ROUGE, La, April ga
personal letter from Prince Gaetani.
italian ambassador to the United
States, asking for clemency for six
Italians condemned to hang at Amite,
Ma 70, for the murder three years ago
Of Dallas Gaines, was presented 10
Governor Parker today by Charles
Papini, Italian vice consul at New Or
leans.
The ambassador made it plain In his
communication that he was not writing
in his official capacity, but merely as
citizen of Italy was appealing for the
lives of the sextet.
While the governor did not make
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
JOHNSON GIVES UP
SPEECH CAMPAIGN
Failure Of Voice Given AS. Rea-
son For Decision ~

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 25.-
Senator Hiram johnson of California,
arnuonced here today that because of
failure of his voce, he would close his
speaking campaign for the republican
nomination for president with a speech
at Toledo tonight unless something
unexpected develops" but that the
johnson campaign will continue nj sew
eral states yet TO select convention
dates, including Ohio, Indiana and Cal
ifornia.
He cancelled speaking campaign in
Indiana next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
A DOSE IN TIME SAVES NINE0

The above can truly be said Of FOLEY.s
HONEY AND3yTAR COMPOUND for it's
good results are shown from the very first
doses, and IL taken promptly when a
relief. This old reliable cough remedy
has been on the market for over IS years
bringing relief to- thousands Of sufferers
from coughs, colds and hoargeness. Save
yourself suffering and doctor bills by
keeping a bottle on hand. Contains no
opiates. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
SAYS FOREIGNERS !
LEAD rs FIGHT I
CONTINUED From rage ! One)

vessels while In mort. Never said. and
in that case the entire subsistence al
lowed is taken by the operators. Sub
sistence together with the allowances
have been eliminated under a new Oh.
Grating contract. Payments viii 6e
made for stores actually used.
Is. rrr,or yvayes PAID
..~ -
Meyer testnieu ia. me snipplng
Doaro pays u nn, Nasss ior s'eveoor'
ing ~ view oreaHs.
He added that very little attention"
Is paid by the boards director at New
Orleans to government vessels while IN
port and tnat board representative y
seldom present during the loading OF q
vessei.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
2 MARINES KILLED .
is LATEST REPORT

SAN SALVADOR, April 25.--Only
two American marines were killed in
the clash in Honduras, reported for the
first time in dispatches received yes.
terday. according to adyices reaching
here today. - M
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public the text of the letter, it was
understood the communication called
attentio nto the difference in the laws
Of Italy and those of the United States
and suggested that in feeling might re-
suit in Italy, inasmuch az capital pun
ishment and an aceomplice are not
known in that country,
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
The Only Thing to Be WatchfuI OF
Was the Possibility Of Her Having
Bad Influence on Dorothy.

lar" people he wanted her to know.
and that "Trixie." along with his
rather intimate way with her. was. as
far as he could see, merely part and
parcel of the manners current here.
Driving home with her that after.
noon. after few miles OF thoughtful
silence. he told her she needn't, unless
she liked to. go to Cape Cod with Mar.
garet-oh. perhaps for week or two
later
The visit had not produced quite the
sort of step in his acquaintance with
Violet that he'd looked forward to.
But Joe hadn't felt sighted. Even her
unconcern had suggested certain
friendliness. and, on the terrace after
lunch, she'd openly made an opportu-
nifty for talk with him.
His first sight Of her that morning
had affected him powerfully. too, re-
newing the bewildered incredulity, the
discovers excitement. and the strong
sensuous attraction that he'd felt the
morning she appeared at the traps.
She was in the pool when he and Bea.
trice arrived. among the earliest of the
days visitors. and 1t was literally true
that. for :. moment, after she'd climbed
the ladder at the deep end and come
to greet them. he didn't know her. Tho
tight blue-iubber bathing-cap which
confined her hair. and the clIngIng wet
sheen OF the swimming suit, NO more
ample than ona her daughter would
have worn, triumphantly challenged
youth itself. Shed smiled at his stare.
and laughed at his explanation of 1t.
Dorothy. who had escorted them down
from the house. said. dispassionately,
to Beatrice. You see how hopeless
1t is Now do you wonder don't call
her motherI'
His visic1 of VIolet-revealed Di.
ana-like, finer and whittier and silkIer
than his Imagination would have dared
pretend, persisted. 1t was not far in
the background of his thoughts while
they talked on the terrace. Yet this
sensuous appeal was not the only. nor
perhaps, the strongest, she'd made To
MIN. He'd enjoyed the friendly good
humor OF her ready laugh; her sallies
OF "hat might pass, unscrutinized. for
wit; her llght-handed way Of redispos.
ing people when the old groupings
were growing little stale-she tool.
1t easier than Margaret and therefore
did 1t better.
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s,,,er.- said podo. d,spn..Ionately.

/, eas,er.- said Dodo. dispnssionateiJ'
but I'll do my best. Mother.
Sunday mt the williamsons' went
on. Joe decided. very well. There was
nothing, even in the smell or the air.
TO suggest that Beatrice was being
taken as cannlbal princess. she
seemed. whenever bis eyes fell upon
her. to be having not only jolly time
but TO be making. especially with the
boys. a real success. she was In the
| pool. most OF the time before lunch.
getting taught. enthusiastically. TO
swim.
After lunch he lost sight Of her for
a while. but she turned up, just as he
was beginning 10 wonder about her In
the company of n white-ianneied
youngster with whom she seemed on
very good terms. He had dark-red
curly hair: his features. without being
lnsi significant. were small and fine. so
that he'd have made an unusually
pretty girl. though his build was sturdy
enough. He walked with we'll
marked limp.
Joe heard him call her Trixle. and
took his first opportunity to ask. not
OF the girl herself. who he was. His
informant was Mrs. Hugh Corbetf.
Hes Lansing Ware" she told him.
but stopped at that, short OF giving
him any further details.
Joe asked II he'd been wounded in
the war. and noted a momentnry hesi-
tation about her reply.
He was in the air service" she said.
He got that stifr ankle in an accident
at his training camp, quite early. I
don't know exactly what It was"
Joe asked no more questions about
his daughters cavalier. The boy was
placed. implicitly, ms one Of the ''regu.
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laws old house, where John had lived
until they married. was just round the
corner.
"The human animal can change n LOT
In one generation, can't it?" he OBJ
served. "They tell wonderful lot of
stories about old Nick. It's queer to
think you must have known him. I
expect he was more my kind than your
husband Is"
He gave her no chance to deal with
this, for by now he'd got nm idea.
There was no need of her sitting here.
sweltering. He could take her in his
car wherever she had been going, and
hers could follow and pick her up as
soon as 1t was in running order.
I'll tell you what you can do. II
you've really time to rescue me: you
can take me to our town house. There's
no one there but the cnretakers, but a
closed-up house is always the coolest
place there is"
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
you little wildcat! Stop
"ont'no and ri let you co."
(To BE CoNTINUEp1
M aundy Money.

A relic Of very curious charity ex.
ISIS In the giving Of money to the moo,
OF certain London parishes on Maundv
thursday. Originally this money wa,
accompanied by gifts OF clothes and
PROVISIONS and, strangest cs all. by the
washing Of poor peoples feet by tha
kihs or queen In person. Another Gu.
rious point about this charity was tbat
'he number OF poor persons entitled to
receive 1t was the exact number Of
years which the reigning monarch Ind
Lived.
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Expected IL

A pretty nurse had for pa,ien,
grabbed old millionaire who kep, he,
running In aud out on trivial errnnds
He wanted the window opened ona
then he wanted II closed. The pre,tv
nurse was kept busy.
Never mind" said the house doctor
trying to be joculsr. "He may ash
you to marry him."
"Yes. he may" said the nurse. "Hs
has about run. out Of other requests-
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
What Is Elecfricify?

The exact nature of electricity is no,
known. The definition commonly &C.
cepted Is: "A material agency which,
when In motion. exhibits magnetic and
thermal effects, and which, whether In
motion or Mt rest, is of such nature
that when It Is present in two or more
localities within certain limits of as.
socin,ion, n mutual interaction of force
between such localities is observed"
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
cutleura for Sore Hand,.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot sud,
Of Cuticura Soap. dry and rub in Gu.
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
II Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-AdyertIsement.
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
"DANDELl0N BUTTER COLOR

A harmless vegetable butter col.
used by millions for so years. Dru,
stores md general stores sell bottles
Of "Daudelion" for 30 cents.-Ady.
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
Green's August Flower

The remedy with q record Of I1ly.sen
yesrs Of surprising excellence. All wno
suffer with nervous dyspepsia. sour aom'
sch. constipation, indigestion. torplee i've nse,'
dizziness, headaches, coming-up Of iooo.
wind on stomach, paIpitation and o!ne, ~
indications Of digestive disorder, VII ILL., .:.s
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER an eilecus ss
and efficient remedy. For fifty-sevenyeass
this medicine has been successfully GssI
Ia millions Of households all over the e,,n a
lied world. Because Of its merit ano w
uisrity GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER Gan Ia a
found today wherever medicines arc WV
20 and 80 cent bottles.
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
vIOlET-REvEALEO

SYNOPSIS. - Joseph Greer. a
black bearded pirate of nfty,
having discovered a process OF
extracting fiber from fax straw.
10 made director of a big corpo-
ration. For years distrusting
men of AFFAIRS, Greer has played
a lone hand. Now holding what
he considers the winning cards.
he is willing to sublet his wits
to wealth To protect his own
interests. Joe has folsted his own
secretary, Jennie Macarthur,
upon the company. Henry Cra-
ven. a bank clerk related to John
Williamson, the millionaire back
er OF Greer's new company. is
offered by Williamson the posi-
tion of treasurer OF the new COM
pany. with the generally under
stood purpose of watching Greer.
Craven accepts. Joe tells Jennie
about his wife, and his nineteen
year-old daughter, Beatrice.
whom he has never seen. He Is
planning to force the daughter
to a weekend party at william
sons house. where he meets Nio-
let. Johns wife. and is strongly
drawn to her. He fascinates her.
Beatrice arrives and father and
daughter gel acquainted. Bea-
trics proves to be handsome. self
witted and lacking social polish.
The Dolores star., 1924-02-22
Partly

Consistency is n Jewel. but so many
people do not care for jewelry.