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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
TURNS ELIMINATED
AT FOUR CORNERS
Ordinance, Adopted By Commits
sion, Effective Soon

Right turns by motor vehicles at the
intersections of Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets and Second and Third
avenues were prohibited by the adOp-
ton of an ordinance coverin.; the mat
ter at the meeting of the city COM
mission Tuesday morning.
Commissioner w. e. Dickson, who
had asked week ago that the subject
be deferred for consideration, supported
the measure when Commissioner Cloe
presented it Tuesday, the Othe- commits
sioners making no objections.
As on the former presentation of the
ordinance, motorists present at the
meeting also advocated the change, say
ing the traverse Of another block would
be no great Inconvenience to car owners,
which would be done for the safety and
convenience OF pedestrians. The or
dinance will be in effect as soon as it is
published.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
MURDER CHARGES
ARE PREFERRED
Deputies Being Held In Death
OF Sam Taylor

Charges of murder were preferred
Tuesday against Chief Deputy Henry
S. Hill and Deputy H. e. Badger of
Birmingham and Deputies Roy and
Schrimsher. of Bessemer, in warrants
sworn out through the inferior court in
Bessemer, in connection with the death
of Sam Taylor, former police officer,
while resisting arrest about two weeks
ago.
Taylor is alleged to have been killed
while driving large, heavily-armored
car in which officers later found 125
gallons of whisky. He is said to have
been firing at the officers when he fell
MORALLY wounded, dying while being
rushed to a hospital.
Bond of $1,000 was allowed in each
case and was promptly made. The war
rants were sworn out by Mrs. Myrtle
Taylor, widow of the dead man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
ACTION TO BEGIN
ON FORD OFFER
NEXT TUESDAY
Adherents 70 Oppose
Hearings Before Sem
ate Committee
UNDERWOOD PLANS
TO FIGHT DELAYS
Too Much Time Already
Lost In Talk, Sena-
tor Declares
twAsHINGroN BUREAU)

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Sen
ate committee on agriculture will have
before it formally next Tuesday the
Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals.
At that time, it will be determined
whether or not to engage in hearings
The adherents of the Ford proposition
will make an effort to prevent the APP
pearapce of witnesses, because of their
knowledge that the bill in every detail
is thoroughly understood as result of
previous testimony taken both by the
Senate committee and the House COM
mittee on military affairs. Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi, member of the
committee, gave today another reason
why Ford adherents will endeavor to
prevent hearings.
There is no question" he said,
"but that those DESTROYS of giving tes-
timony before the committee are ami
mated principally by hope of securing
indefinite delay. The Alabama Power
that the longer the Ford proposition is
tunity eventually to defeat it,"
DChulOI ~NOIAAo vi
Nebraska regarded as bitter opponent
of the Ford offer, and author of a
proposed substitute providing operating
of Muscle Shoals plants by the gov
eminent, is expected, by Senator Har-
rison and other members of the COM
mittee, to insist that all DESTROYS of
appearing either in opposition to or
support of the bill be given ar appor-
tunity to express themselves.
Senator Oscar w. Underwood of
Alabama, it is learned today, will pro-
test to the committee against further
delay. The bill passed by the House"
he said, lis a proposed contract. 1t
is the business of the committee on
agriculture to consider that proposed
contract with an idea of voting it up
or down, not of amending it. For that
reason, alone, there is no requirement
of testimony, and there never has been.
''The extensive hearings already in
dulged by committees of the two
houses were productive of no material
honpfit q"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
2TO1LEAD HELD
BY LAFOLLETTE
IN WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Returns So
cialist MayOr-Smith
Leads McAdOO

MILWAUKEE, April 1.-Crippled
wires throughout Wisconsin working
overtime tonight with burden of cleo
stiosE relnrus gaxe inaicational that, La
Toilette delegates to the. Cleveland com
yention would carry the state by a
substantial margin, while in the demo-
cratic campaign, the forces of W. G..
McAdoo and AL Smith were staging
close race.
At II 80 p. IN, 81 precincts out
of total of 1874 in the state had
reported. On the republican ticket this
number gave the LaE'ollette men 81
COS, and Coolidge men 1886. On the
democratic side, los precincts gave
Smith men 1896 and McAd0o men
2,S45.
The municipal race in Milwaukee,
a contest between Dan w. Hoan, pres
ent mayor, who was nominated with So
cialist Endorsement against David $.
Rose, independent candidate and mayor
of the city a decade ago, was still in
doubt, the latest report showing 12O
precincts gave Hoan 1920; Rose 30
49S.
Mayor Hoan was attacked in the
campaign as un-American, because of
his refusal to sign a memorial of
sympathy to Mrs. Wilson; for his re-
fusal to welcome distinguished visitors
from abroad; veto during the war of
resolution providing for purchase by
the city of Liberty bonds and failure
to extend the official farewell of Mil.
waukee to its soldiers leaving for over
seas.
The ku Klux Khan also figured in
the campaign, Hoan having the indorse-
ment OF that organization. Tonight the
flery cross was burned in the city hall
square put 1t was impossible to de-
termine II this was of special signifi-
canoe, and due to the fact Hoan al that
time had slight lead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
EXECUTIVE HEADS
ARE REELECTED
BY TRAFFIC BODY
E. Wilkinson Returned To
Association Presidency
At Election

/, Distinctive service rendered during
the past year by the officers of the Bir-
mingham Traffic association was re-
warded by their unanimous reelection
at the annual meeting Tuesday after
noon.
No opposition to any Of the officers
developed and scores of speakers took
the floor to assert that the best interests
of the association demanded their re-
turn to office for another year.
The officers are: Il. Wilkinson, presi-
dent of the Western Grain company,
president; W. Thornton Estes, presi-
dent of the Estes Lumber company, vice
president; o. L. Bum, general man
ager G. e. Jones. secretary and treas
urer, and J. p. Mudd, general counsel.
Tributes Acknowledged
Mr.. Wilkinson and the other officials,
in brief speeches, acknowledged the
tribute paid them and promised to
work just as hard during the coming
year as they had during the IL months
just ended.
At the annual business meeting last
week reports of the associations ac-
tivities showed that it had saved local
business men and manufacturers mil
lions Of doil6rs during the i've years 81
its existence, and that the year 1928
hung up new records in every phase Of
the work.
A number of new members were ad-
mitted into the association and Secre-
tary Jones announced that the MEM
bership now stands at considerably more
than 300.
Headquarters of the association are
located ON the second floor of the
Chamber of Commerce building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
BOBBED BANDIT
SHOOTS TO KILL
TOAVOD ARREST
Fatally Injuries Brooklyn
Cashier When Cap
ture Looms

NEW YORK, April 1.-Brooklyn' s
blonde bobbed-hair bandit, who has
smiled through score of daring hold
ups in the last 10 weeks, shot to kill
today when capture seemed imminent
after a frustrated attempt to hold up
II employees of the Brooklyn plant of
the National Biscuit company.
Her victim, Nathan MazziO, lies dan
gerously wounded, attending physicians
declaring he has but slight chance
to recover.
Today's attempt was by far the most
danger-defying in the girls meteoric ca
reer--a career she has pursued despite
the efforts of 250 city detectives who
have sought her and her male COM
panion for three weeks, with orders to
shoot to kill if necessary"
The Inevitable Male
Accompanied by the inevitable male,
she sauntered into the retail depart
ment of the plant. shortly before noon
today and asked for some confectiOns.
The clerk turned from the shelves to
face a small automatic pistol in her
hand and one in each hand of the man.
The clerk backed into a rear room at
their orders.
There they were confronted by Is
girl employees and the cashier, Mazzio,
just arrived with a payroll sack. The
girl did the bossing; her companion
worked under her direction. They
started herding the II into a smaller
room that they might work at the Of
flee safe uninterrupted.
Mazzio suddenly seized her wrist in
one hand and tore at her heavy, inn
penetrable veil with the other. She
threw him off, sent him stumbling into
the prison room and slammed the door.
Then she fired three shots through the
door, all of them hitting Mazzio, who
had fallen to the floor from the force
of her push.
Woman Leads - .
lie I'VE. lied to d ysaitI5fg ID x'Icab Il ID
the woman, still leading, took the wheel
They abandoned the car seven blocks
away, and the police later found a
chauffeur in it, neatly trussed up with
strong picture wire, and gagged. The
two had engaged him and directed him
to drive to a lonely spot. When he
halted the car the man seized him, he
said, and bound and gagged him while
the slim girl stood over him with her
pistol.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
TOWN
THOUGHT DOOMED
Benson Operator Gives
Warning AS Fire

BISBEE, Ariz., April 1.-The town
of Benson, so miles from here, is threat
ened with destruction by fire, accord
ing to word received here tonight. A
motion picture house, where the fire
started, a garage and several resi-
dences have been burned, it is said. The
town has two blocks of business houses.
TUCSON, Ariz., April 1.-The tele-
phone operator at Benson told the Ari-
IONA Daily Star at Tucson at 8 40 p.
M, that the fire was within two blocks
of the exchange and that she expected
the entire town to be destroyed. She
did not know how long she would be
able to. remain at her post.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
POET LAUREATE IS
HERE FOR LECTURES
Robert Bridges To Give Course
At Michigan

NEW YORK, April DIR. Robert
Bridges, so. poet laureate to His Maj
esty King George v of England arrived
on the Celtic today for his first view
of America.
Reporters meeting DIR. Bridges at
quarantine had little success in obtain
ing an interview other than the poets
prepared statement.
Paving the road to possible inter-
view, some one asked DIR. Bridges what
his address would be during the few
days he would remain in New York
before going to Ann Arbor, Mich,
where he will deliver a series of lee
lures at the University of Michigan.
why should / inconvenience my
selff." was the poet laureate's answer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
Heaviest Snowfall Of Sea-
son Reported In
New York I
FREAK WEATHER
HITS WASHINGTON
Lightning Plays AS Sleet
Turns Into Ankle
Deep Slush
l KILLED, Is HURT
IN NEW YORK CRASH
Elevated Trains Collide During
Storm-Southern Coast
Also Hit
tBy Leased Wire to Age-Herald,

NEW YORK, April Infant
spring and old man weather combined
forces Tuesday and played rough
April fool joke on the east, when Aprila
first gentle breezes turned ont to be Q
vicious gale which dashed the Atlantic
coast and swept in a binding snow
storm that was soon admitted to be one
of the years worst billiards..
From Virginia Capes to Cape Cod,
the densest snowfall of the winter
caught the east unawares, and the
weather bureau predicted that the storm
would continue well into Wednesday.
From Washington came reports that
flashed of lightning. thunder and drift
ing clouds of snow. The strangest freak
of a storm since the historic Inaugural
ton day blizzard Of 1909, swept over
the city and covered the streets with a
mantle of snow and slush, ankle deep,
seriously impeding traffic.
Baltimore reported four and half
inches of snow at noon. Barrages of
snow threatened to continue into the
night and on into Wednesday. The pre-.
cipitation in Baltimore was the heaviest
in the history of the city.
At Bowie race track. near Baltimore,
the opening of the spring racing season
was called off when the oval was COW
cred with four inches of snow.
Atlanta reported that the temperature
had dropped to 80 degrees and the Caro-
linas received another blanket of white.
In New York, Fifth avenue shoppers
were unsuspectingly caught in the
binding storm, when the avenue be-
came a swirling mass of white and
hundreds of women shoppers. clad in
semi-spring garments, were forced to
seek shelter. The storm broke at about
. 80 p. NJ, and within half an hour,
the roofs and gables were covered so
that the city resembled Christmas
card,
In the bay. ships were forced to pro-
coed slowly, as the dense snowfall made
all water traffic dangerous. Trolley
and elevated traffic was also rendered
hazardous, and one accident on the
elevated resulted in Brooklyn. in which
one man was killed and 10 persons
seriously injured.
Fog horns in the harbor kept up their
weird blasts through the afternoon.
Man ships stopped dead still while the
storm was at it's worst and sounded
warnings to other vessels whose lights
they could not see until they came too
close for safety,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
AL BARNES UNABLE
TO OVERCOME JINX
Hard Luck, In Three Rings,
~, Bests Veteran ShoNnaR

f
Los ANGELES, April Hard
luck, performing in three rings stimuli
taneously. caused AL g. Barnes, vet
eran circus proprietor, to fold his tents
today and slip back to winter quarters
at Culver City.
In Ring J., which was the Los An
geles county superior court, $1,000 at
tachment suit was filed against him
by his divorced wife, Sarah Jones
Barnes, to recover the value of furni-
ture she alleges he took from her. In
Ring 2, at Glendale, a suburb where
Barnes circus was playing, sheriff's
deputies followed up the suit by at
taching the shows receipts for the day,
and in Ring 3, the office of the state
department of agriculture, officials or
dered the circus quarantined on account
of the foot and mouth disease epidemic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
SENATE QUITS
2 HOURS EARLY
AS SNOW FALLS

WASHINGTON. April BE
cause of a fear that its members
would be isolated at the capitol due
TO the snowstorm which enveloped
the city. the Senate adjourned two
hours ahead of schedule.
Senator Curtis, Kansas, the re-
publican whip, reminded his col
leagues that ON the last similar oc-
casion some members We're four
hours reaching their homes and he
suggested an hour be fixed for ad-
journment.
"Why not adjourn now?" asked
Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkan-
sas. Without dissenting vote the
motion was adopted.
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room cheered. evidently thinking that
their hero really wanted to be lugged
back to cell again. In point of fact,
Ludendorff was perfectly safe no one
wants him in Jail. 1t has been virtually
certain for weeks Ludendorff would be
acquitted
Hitler. meanwhile. has been con-
demned to "festung." or fortress ar
rest, which is generally regarded as
sort of honorable Imprisonment. Pris-
Oners in fortesses are watched by
troops, but more distinguished pris-
oners, such as traitors and Of
ficers guilty of fighting duels, are
given large clean rooms and are per-
mited to receive guests and gifts. The
nationalists, however, are angered by
the imprisonment of Hitler, believing
that he should have been acquitted
also.
1t is understood that Bavaria intends
to request Ludendorff to move to some
other state as the result of his revolu-
tionary endeavors, but the generals
election to the reichstag seems virtually
assured
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
H,286,OOO IN ARMS
SOLD TONOBREGON
Weeks, In Formal Report, Lays
Scheme To Porter

WASHINGTON. April 1.-Members
OF the House and Senate who criticized
the recent sale of surplus army NUM-
tons to the Obregon government t. en-
able 1t to suppress the De la Huerta re-
bellion, were surprised when Secretary
of War Weeks, in a formal report,
stated that it was Representative Por-
ter of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
House foreign affairs committee. who
first suggested that this government
should help put down the Mexican re-
volt in every possible way.
Weeks revealed that the United
States government has sold arms valued
at 81, 2S6, 900 to Obregon. Mexico has
paid $4,000 on account and the
balance is due at the rate of 100000
per month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
WIFE OF FARMER
IS VICTIM OF Ak
Found With Skull Crushed
Near KOsciuskO, Miss.

KOSCIUSKO. Miss, April l.
Bloody fingerprints on an ak handle
and ON an iron fire poker are the only
clues known to have been found today
by sheriff's deputies searching for the
slayer of Mrs. r. B. Threat, wife of a
farmer who was found with her skull
crushed at the Threat farm house
near here yesterday. Threat discov-
cred the body of his wife, an elderly
woman, lying on the floor of their
dwelling when he returned from his
farm At noon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
MOCK CONVENTION
CHOOSES PINCHOT
Knox College Names LOwden
AS Running Mate

GALESBURG, ILL.,, April Its
going to be dry old land if the re-
publican national convention follows
The lead of a mock replica. of the affair
staged here by the students of Knox
college.
With co-eds playing a prominent part
in picking candidates, they nominated
Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania
for president and Frank o. Lowden for
vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
SUGAR FIRM BANKRUPT
Chicago Broker Fails For Over 5000.
600

CHICAGO. April Am involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy, showing
liabilities of $239, 1880 and assets of
$26, was filed in the United
States district court today by Norris
H. Munday. sugar broker.
Among the creditors are the Cali
fornia and Wine Sugar company, to
which $2S,9S9.7O is owed; Godchaux
Sugar Company, New Orleans, $40
$50; Adams and Sons, grocers, Chill
licothe, Ohio, $3T ,SOS.3O; Colonial Sug-
ar company, New Orleans, $37 ,134. 90 :;
Anna A. Munday, New York. $40, 500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
CANNED. HEAT TOLL
REACHES IL IN OHIO
Two Toledo Druggists Arrested
In Police Campaign

TOLEDO, Ohio. April deaths in
Toledo since Sunday from drinking de-
natured alcohol reached II today when
Charles O'Dounell, 81. Buffalo, n. Y.
died at Municipal hospital. O'DOnnels
death was the fifth today. Seven men
died Sunday night and Monday.
Police began drive against drug
gists and others who sell denatured al
cohol for beverage purposes, and ar
rested Meyer Selzman, 25, druggist and
two of his clerks. Harry Porter, 1G.
and Martin Breaker, "A.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
DEAD SEA EXPLORED
Scientist Says Findings Confederate
Bible

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The lower
Dead sea region of Palestine has been
scientifically explored for the first time
and with great success, Melvin Grove
Kyle, president of the Xenia Theolog-
ical seminary of Missouri, and head of
the research expedition, writes from
Jerusalem.
The expedition reports the discovery
of the old fortress of Kir of Moab, and
the region of Sodom and Gomorrah is
determined.
DIR. Kyle writes that the mysterious
rising of the Dead sea could not be ex-
planned, and the Biblical story of the
destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is
fully confirmed, but withholds details
of his discoveries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
WOOLLWORTH BUnDING sOLD

NEW YORK, April 1.-The Wool
worth building, the worlds tallest Of
flee structure, was sold for $11 100000
today to the Woolco Realty company
by the Broadway-Park Place Realty
corporation, holding company for the
heirs of the late f. w. Woolworth. The
Woolco company, it WAS said, was
especially incorporated by persons in
terested in the present F. W. Wool
worth company TO own and manage the
building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
KHAN MAYOR WINS
TULSA ELECTION
Carries Two To One Majority
Over Republican Opponent

TULSA. Okla, April 1.-Early re-
turns from today's city election gave
Nayor Herman Newblock, democrat and
klan-supported candidate for reelection,
n two to one majority over John r.
Uadley- his republican and anti-klan
democratic speakers had predicted
ma iority for Newblock of at least
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
filters DELAY START
World Tour Halted By UnfavOrable
Weather

SEATTLE, Wash, April I'M
favorable weather conditions Tuesday
caused a decision to postpone the
scheduled take-off Wednesday of the
American-round-the flyers.
Major Frederick l.. Martin, COM
mander of the four machines participat-
ing in the globe circling adventure, an
n0unced that the take-off would be
made at 6 80 a. IN. Thursday.
Weather reports from stations along
the 65O-mile route to Prince Rupert,
B. c.. the next stop of the flyers, show
that the barometer was falling and that
indications were the weather would not
change for the better for n hours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
WIFE BOBS HER HAIR,
MATE SHOOTS SELF
Pair Had Minds Of Own, Do
nestle Tragedy DisclOses

PHILADELPHIA. April 1.--Mr.
and Mrs. George Fisher had minds of
their own.
This was demonstrated when Mrs.
Fisher bobbed her hair against her hus-
bands wishes, and Fisher, Il baker,
shot himself in the temple.
Physicians say he will recover, but
Fisher says he wants to die.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
GROVE FOUND GUILTY
Maryland Man Sought To Withdraw
1000 Gases

BALTIMORE, Nd, April Harry
A. (Hop) Grove of Frederick, Nd,
was found guilty today by jury in
Federal court of cOnspiring to illegally
withdraw 1000 cases of whisky from
the distillery of the Outerbridge Hor-
sey company, Burkittsville, Md, last
November Sentence was postponed.
The jury recommended mercy.
Wilbur Routzahn, John Routzhan
and Albert White, all of Frederick, who
were tried with Grove were acquitted.
Groves counsel announced that they
would file motion for new trial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
TWO DEAD IN HOTEL FIRE
Five Others In Grand Rapids Hos
pital-Blaze Unchecked

GRAND RAPIDS, Mch., April l.
Two persons are known to be dead and
five others are in a hospital suffering
from burns and other injuries as a re-
suit of fire which virtually destroyed
the Livingston hotel here tonight. The
two dead, a man and a woman, are I'M
identified.
The fire had not been brought under
control at midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
CANADIAN MINERS STRIKE
Operators Withdraw War Bonus d
Silt q Day

CALGARY, Alberta, April Eight
thousand miners in the coal fields of
Alberta and Northeastern British Co.
lumbia struck early today after the last
shift in District Is, United Mine Work
ers of America, had finished their
tasks. Maintenance men remained at
work.
The men demanded three-year
agreement. Refusing this, the opera
tors offered renewal for on year Of the
present contract, but without the war
bonus Of SLIT a daE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-02
PLAN COUNTRY CLUB
Chicago Syndicate Buys LOuisvill
Plot For Public Use

Plot For Public Use
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 1.-R. G..
Tuney. Hans Mon Reinsperg and NJ.
j. Buckley, representing a Chicago syn
dictate, today purchased the ]. C. Fed
Ter, estate near here consisting Of us
acres, which the syndicate plans as
a public country club.
Approximately 100000 was in
volvid. 1t is said plans for an
eighteen hole golf course, 25 tennis
courts, SO to 40 summer cottages,
clubhouse and restaurant would call
for an additional expenditure of more
than $250,OO0.