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New Britain herald., 1924-04-25
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Heinz Beans.
 Erfsbie's Pies. Fork PattieS.
 Elizabeth Park Canned Goods. Swedish Health Bread. Chicken. Potato. Crab, Vegetable, Egg Salads.
 Cooked Meats. sII Kinds. Pickles. sweet and sour. A& Olives, Stuffed snd Plain Rzx
New Britain herald., 1924-04-25
HOSPITALS ARE AIDED
wishing Pools at the Jenolan Cave,
 Clear sum Of sf,155

Sydney Australia, April .5.--The Wishing Pool at the Jenolan Caves here. into which coins are thrown for two local hospitals, has once more been cleared, tho record sum Of 3i,755 being gathered.
 This represents about f5 months collection. The collection is made Up mostly Of small coins including io,iSs three-penny pieces and 15,3si pen- nies.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-25
CHIEF OF TRIBE
samoan Boxer Oarsman Rctuprns to His Islands to Assume the Role or High Chieftian Succeeding Father.

High Chieftian Succeeding Father. EIilo, Island of Hawaii. April 2b.- Faatoia Tufale, until recently q student at the liilo Boarding school. noted in island circles as boxer and the mainstay Of the Hilo crew in the inter-island regatta for several years, ha. returned 10 Samoa, the land Of his ancestors, to assume the mantle of high chieftsin which his late father bore.
 Tufale, the elder. died several weeks ago. Now Tufale, the younger, also known at Faatoia the Strong, reigns in his stead
 Faatoia entered the board school in 1916 and soon began to acquire local fame in boxing circles when he started a long series Of knockout ve- tories. He rowed on the lilo crew for four years
 Some time ago he was summoned to Samoa because of his fathers illness. Soon after his arrival there the chief tain died. Now Faatoia holds sway over the Manua group of the Samoan islands.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-25
PLANS POLAR FLIGHT

Christiania. April 25.-Aceording 10 Attenpesten. Norwegian aviator is planning a flight to the North Pole from Spitzbergen. He has already obtained the necessary financial sup port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
POLITICAL STRAINS

LOCUST VALLEY, August 2S.- John W. Davis spent today preparing his Labor Day address at Wheeling W. Va, at which will be the first of his long western swing. In speaking before the Ohio Valley trades and labor coun- cil at the Wheeling park, Mir. Davis will his position on the rights of labor, a subject which he touched upon brief ly in his acceptance address at Clarks- burg.
 SCHENECTADY, N. T., August 2s. The New York state federation of labor late today voted its indorsement of the La Toilette Wheeler presiden- tial ticket with only the representatives of the Longshoremen's international union and few scattered individuals dissenting.
 NEW YORK, August 2S.-Major General Henry T. Allen, retired who commanded the American army of oc- cupation on the Rhine, will be asso. ciated with Thomas J. Spellacy in the direction of the eastern headquarters of the democratic national campaign organization, it was announced today at Mir. Spellacy's office.
 WASHINGTON, August 2s.-An op- rlmisttc report with regard to the po- litical situation in eastern and New England states was given today to Sen ator La Toilette, independent candi- date for president and his running mate, Senator Wheeler of Montana, by Gilbert E. Roe, in charge of their cam paign activities in the east. Mir. Rowe who came to Washington from his New York city headquarters for a confer euce with the candidates told them he was particularly encouraged by the trend ip New England.
 It is there thst Senator Wa eier will open his campaign. A speech Labor Day on the Boston Common by the Montana senator will be followed by four days and nights of addresses in other New England cities. It was said today that Senator La Toilette also might deliver a speech in New Eng land late in the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
.BOYISH PRANK
 l. CAUSES WRECK COSTING 2 LIVES
Lad Of 10 Admits Placing Timber On New York
 Central Track

ATHENS, Ohio, August 2S.-"Just to see what would happen" 10-year-old Ralph Roberts, Toledo, wired the block of wood on the New York Central railroad track, which wrecked q Charleston, W. Va, bound passenger train, killing the engineer and fireman he confessed today.
 Ralph is visiting in Whitfield, near here. He told police he had tried the same thing twice before.
 The courage of Harry Sergeant, en. gineer, prevented what might have been an even more disastrous wreck. The engine jumped the track, but Sergeant stayed at his post, apparently applying the brakes as the locomotive jumped over the ties. He was killed when the locomotive finally turned over,
 Peter Cline, fireman, leaped from the cab and was fatally injured. He died today. Hft z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
KHAN CYCLOPS
 IS FOUND GUILTY
 IN HEREIN TRIAL
Carl Nelson And Carl Weinsteadt Convicted
 Of Assault

HERRIN, H., August 2S.-Carl Nelson, reputed cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan here, and Carl Winsteadt were found guilty by a jury in Herrin city court on a charge of assault with X deadly weapon on George Stover.
 These were the first convictions un- der indictments returned against S. Glenn Young, klan liquor raider, and 55 associates as a result of rioting here last February 5. In the first trial on a larceny charge Nelson was acquit- ted. A robbery indictment against him was dismissed.
 A 5000 bond for the appearance of Young was ordered forfeited today when case No. 271, charging assault with deadly weapons, was called. This made. a total of $41 900 in forfeitures. No attempt to collect on the bonds has vet been made.
 When asked concerning reports from Atlanta, Ga, that Young could not be found today, attorneys for the klan raider said they last communicated with him by telephone Tuesday night when Young said he intended to enter an Atlanta hospital, but refused to tell them which one.
 The case of Carl and Earl Shelton, on charge of killing Constable Caesar Cagle in the rioting, was adjourned until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
FORD AGAIN DENIES
 DISCUSSING KHAN
fRx Associated Press. ]

DETROIT, Mich, August 2s.-In further denial of the report that Henry Ford, in a statement to a Canadian newspaper reporter. had said that the Ku Klux Klan was misunderstood his offices here today gave out another wireless from Mir. Ford's yacht, quot ing exactly what was said sconcern- ing the klan."
 While the manufacturers yacht was being taken through one of the locks of the St. Lawrence river en route to Detroit a number of reporters sought to interview him, the wireless stated. Numeous questions concerning politi- cal matters and President Coolidge's chances for reelection were asked and then one reported asked:
 What do you know about the Ku Klux Klan?"
 "What do you know about it?" Mir. Ford countered.
 Nothing" the reporter answered.
 Neither do. l." Mir. Ford returned and the interview was terminateds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
By RAYMOND CHAPTER By Leased Wire To Age-Herald.

kDy AodScu Who IO ABo@k1ornAusJ r WASHINGTON, August 2S.-Cool. idge returns to the White House Fri. day to face political, rather than gov ernmental problems.
 He has said he has no plans for par. ticipating in the campaign and that he will stick to his desk and attend tc government business. But a survey oi the situation reveals no governmental problems worthy of engaging presi. dential attention. Foreign problems debt funding. and the projected second armament conference-await the final decision of Germany as to the Dawes plan and the starting of the rehabilita tion machinery proposed therein.
 No Domestic Problems
 Domestically, there is nothing .oi consequence on the fire, with Congress out of the way. Even the problem of major appointments is cleaned up with the selection of ambassadors to Japan and Mexico. All that remains for the President to do is to sign commissions and other routine papers, a mere hand, writing chore, and to adjust minor diff. faculties between various departmental officials who are always quarreling over some petty matter and running to the President.
 But on the whole, there is nothing to tax the mental powers of a full-grown man so far as the working machinery of the government is concerned. Later the President will want to formulate policies for his December message to Congress, but obviously that will wait until after election. Also he is soon to appoint his agricultural commission, but that presents no serious problem.
 Free To Enter FracaS
 So he is free, relatively speaking, to get into the campaign, and accept, if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
JUDGE EXPITNGES
 ROWE'S ATTACK
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tC0nclnu0a from Eagos JUnel this country and all over the world. And he knows, too, that the court had opportunity to do only what he did.''
 The judicial voice came up sharply, as he added: s@ H'
 This court will not be intimidated by anybody, at anytime or any place, as long as he occupies this position"
 Then, scarcel ychanging his tone; Judge Caverly started reading a pre- pared statement in which he -flayed critics who have aired their views in public prints or in letters and telegrams to the judge. He ~said this criticism came from many well.meaning peo-' pie who knew no better; some from those who should have known better"
 Delays Are Denied.
 Diatribes against delays of justice' were not applicable to the hearing he maintained and pointed to the fact that the college youths were arrested ten days after the murder, indicted promptly and brought to trial within six weeks of that happening.
 This case is ono of the speeiliest trials of a criminal case ever heard in Coko county iH which the state has asked the death penalty" " said the state ment. ''
 It added that this result could not have been obtained if it had not been for the careful, painstaking preparation , of the state's attorney and the com mendable policy of the defense in not seeking delay.
 ''So it cannot be truthfully said, added the statement, "that wealth or poverty had anything to do with de. lay in this case because there was no delay" :t
 The judge said he considered ten days about the proper time in which to consider his finding because he had practically 2,000 pages of exhibits to study" He explained that these con sisted of parts of the testimony, the Bowman-Hulbert report, parts of the confession and parts of the testimony which was read in secret because il contained matter that was not fit for publication"
 Only illness will prevent the judge from ruling on the selected date, he announced and there was a continua- tion of his judicial firmnass as he added that If such contingency arose he l WVhAu uOlAAy LilS duluOflLlSS ana Ine press at least three days in advance. ' While the public is showing itseii unusually interested in the sentence ts be meted out to Loeb and Loepold, th, two who should be most concerned maintain the blase, bored air that has characterized them since the beginning of the trial.
 '.E Both Cheerful T' In their cells in the county jail to night Babe" and 'Dickie" were al cheerful as if they. had been taking par in q campus social affair.
 The former even joked about the pos sibility of beng hanged.
 If I am hanged" Leopold said, ''i will be a rare. occasion. Clarence Oar rows Roman holiday will be complete ly eclipsed. will arrange to have { good jazz band on hand and plenty o hard punch. I am planning the las supreme shock for the world in thl form of my farewell speech. l may b, overrating myself, but I really think can make it worth anyone's while wht is fortunate enough to obtain an invi tation." S
 Loeb said: "I am glad the trial il over. will have more opportunity t' make a name for myself in the jai baseball league" '+
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29

Bryan, is in every respect fit and quail fled to cooperate with our presidential nominee. in giving to America the clean, fair and impartial government that is guaranteed by our constitution.
 Corruption Condemned
 A resolution condemning both the "nauseous corruption" of the present republican administration and the ian archistic principles" of the La Toilette ticket was adopted by the committee. The resolution follows:
 "Be it resolved, That the state demo- cratic executive committee of Alabama felicitates the country upon the demo- cratic national ticket and platform, and, to the end that common honesty, as well as common sense, may be the bases upon which are founded the govern ment of the American people, pledges to both the nominees and the platform, the loyal, earnest and undivided sup port of the democracy of Alabama.
 "A government which is distinguished by the naseous corruption exhibited by the present republican administration can make no claim to be a government of common sense. Common honesty is common sense and the present repub- lican administration is a government of neither.
 'The democracy of Alabama stands for a government of law, inpartiolly administered, for the preservation of judicial independence, and for the rights of private property rightfully acquired 1; and it condemns the anarchistic prin- ciples of the La Toilette ticket equal ly with the inefficiency the dishonesty and the devotion to special interests which are the outstanding characteris- ties of the present republican adminis- trstion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
FAHY REMOVED
 FROM FRIENDS
 IN GENEVA JAIL
Accused Inspector Was Solving Robbery,
 He Says

CHICAGO, August 2S.--William Fahy, postal inspector held under $50,- 600 bond on a warrant cfprging com plicity in the $2,000,000 mail robbery at Rondout, H., was transferred from the Geneva jail to the county jail at Woodstock, H., late today. En route he was brought to the federal building here where he added to his previous assertion that his. arrest was brought about by a frame up'' engineered from the federal penitentiary at Leav- enworth, Kansas, by Big Four" Mur- phy whom Fahy was instrumental in convicting.
 The former star of the Chicago force of inspe Sfrs asserted that every ac- tion noted as suspicious by the inspec. tors who brought about his arrest had been a step. towards solving the Rond- out robbery.
 T was meeting Murray, all right, and through him would have found out in a short time where the money stolen from the mail train was hidden D Fahy said. Murray is a former Chi cago politician now under indictment as member of the Rondout robber band.
 ''I was working alone and making progress and there were certain men in the service jealous enough to snatch at chance to knock me over," Fahy added.
 His entertainment of Mrs. Ernest Fontana, described as fascinating 25- year-old blonde whose husband one of the first arrested in the round up of the mail robber band, he ex- plained as work towards the arrest of other alleged mail robbers and recov- cry of the Rondout loot.
 Fontana and his brother, Carlos, are prisoners in -the Geneva jail. It was intimated that Fahy was removed from there because they might not have been good company for him."
 William J. Roberts, deputy U. S. marshal, was ordered confined to his office temporarily late today while his alleged part in assisting Mrs. Fahy in leaving her residence yesterday was investigated. No charge was placed against Roberts. It was said that he had been identified as the man who was with, Mrs. Fahy when she left home a package of papers. Her where abouts is unknown.
 Big Tim" Murphy, serving a sen. tence for participation in the $500. 900 Dearborn street station mail rob bery was alleged to have brough Fahy's downfall with the oo-operatior of Mrs. Murl6iy here, Fahy assertin, 1t was Big Tim's" wife who informed the authorities that he was meatin, Murray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
GOLFERS BARRED
 FROM PRIMARIES
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(COntinued From Page One) meeting, appointed finance sub-com nittee composed of Cyrus B. Brown oi Montgomery, Dr. Mccall of Mobile and Ed Pettus of Selma.
 The resolution authorizing appoint ment of finance and campaign com. snittees, and other committees if deemed advisable, is as follows:
 Committee Appointed
 Be it resolved:
 That the chairman of this com nittee be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to appoint from the mem bership of this committee.
 (A) A subcommittee of not more than three, whose duty it shall be to raise funds for the prosecution of the campaign in this state and in the na- fion. The chairman of this committee Is authorized to retain for the use of this committee, such portion of the funds secured as, in his judgment, may De necessary for the purposes of the campaign in Alabama, and the balance he shall transmit for the proper author fty of the national democratic com anittee. The committee here author azed shall, have authority to cooperate with any agency of the national demo- cratic committee, and shall have full authority to appoint county commit tees, or to take such other action, as may be deemed advisable to accomplish the purpose for which it is created.
 (B) A committee of not more than five members to direct the campaign in Alabama, with full power to do all things necessary therein.
 (C) Such other committee, or com mittees, from the membership of this committee, or from the membership of the party, in this state, with such juris- diction and powers as may be expedient, as, from time to time, he may deem advisable.
 The committee also adopted the fol- lowing resolution, offered by Mir. Pettus:
 Platform Endorsed
 Be it resolved by the state democratic executive committee of Alabama as follows:
 That we heartily endorse the plat form adopted by the democratic na- tional convention, held at New York, and its action in the selection of our candidates for president and vice presi- dent.
 That this committee urges all demo- CIdCS duu OLueE NOIeTS III luAS SIdlS IO use all honorable means to secure the election of our nominees at the No vember election. That our standard bearer, John W. Davis, is an ideal American; a man of splendid intellect /; thoroughly educated and trained, in law, statecraft and diplomacy; a fearless and independent leader; a man fair in his judgments, and trusted by all classes. That his experience as a con gressman, as the solicitor general of the United States Gan office requiring the highest type of lawyer), and as our ambassador to the Court of St James, give him a peculiar fitness foI the high office. for which the demo crats of the nation have chosen him That he is honest and will require honesty from his associates and sub ordinates and will not permit thu breath of scandal to touch our na tional government. That he will con duct our nations business on the higf moral and ethical plane on which h' has conducted his personal affairs.
 Resolved, further, that our candidate for vice president, Gov. Charles W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
MERGER VOTED
 BY MARQUETTE
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needed land adjoinig the Nickel Plate right of way. They learned the Nickel Plate was. acquiring land they would need. So they bought the Nickel Plate 523-mile line operating between Buff. falo and Chicago.
 Seven years later they engineered a merger that gave the railroad world as great a surprise as when they bought the Nickel Plate and added railroadine to their real estate operations. This was in 1923 when they combined the Lake Erie and Western and the To ledo. St. Louis and Western (CloveF Leaf) roads with the Nickel Plate, mak- ing a 1,695-n1ile line reaching west ward from Buffalo to Chicago, St. Louis and Peoria,
 While this consolidation was under way the Van Sweringen brothers ob- tained control of the Chesapeake and Ohio, the great carrier of bituminous coal. and it's subsidiary, the Rocking Valley, adding 2S67 miles to their sys- tenn and providing tidewater outlets at Newport News and Norfolk. The consolidated company also obtained a half interest in the Detroit and Toledo Shore Line railway. freight carrier between Detroit and Toledo.
 Build -4.6OO.NTiIe System
 Thus they built up a system of 4,600 miles of railway connecting the At. lantic and the Great Lakes with. total investment of about a half billion dol lars.
 In the meantime they had expanded their rapid transit terminals plan to include a $75.000,000 union station for steam and electric roads, which now is under construction.
 The brothers, Oris P. and Mantis J., 46 and A years old. respectively, were born in Wooster, Ohio, of humble parents. The family moved to Geneva, small town t0 the east. There the boys received a Feommon school educas tion and after completing the elefnen- tary grades, went to work. When the family moved to Cleveland they .pur- chased a newspaper route.
 They improved their education by home studies and with an aptitude for figures and a liking for real estate, saw an opportunity to obtain control of property on Shaker Heights, owned by a Buffalo syndicate but not successfully marketed. They proved successful as real estate salesmen and went into business for themselves. The building ti Shaker Heights, with 180 and 190- loot streets, 300 acres of parks, golf features and other features. fine homes and the new rapid transit line fol- lowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
PRESSMEN REFUSE TO Q. K. TICKET OF THIRD PARTY
Berry Pleads Cause Of Democrats As La
 bOr's Friends

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn, August 2S. Delegates attending the biennial con vention of the International Pressmen and Assistants union today defeated by an almost unanimous vote reso- lution indorsing the La Toilette Wheel CT candidates.
 Action of the convention followed a spirited address by Major George L. Berry, president of the International union, who declared the resolution had no place in the convention nor did the convention have any right to make such commitals.
 "The American Federation of La bor has not committed itself to any party or to the candidates of Senators La Toilette and Wheeler nor has the federation inaugurated or established a labor party in America" he said. Therefore it must be obvious that there is no authority, either by the executive action or convention action that would commit the American labor movement to political parties or inde- pendent candidates except by and through a vote of the members of or ganized labor who are themselves voters and must of necessity be con- suited and consent given by them"
 Major Berry declared that aside and distinct from the fact that he was a defeated candidate for the vice presidency of the United States, that he would definitely and without reser- vation support the ticket of the ma tional democratic party, which through its senators and congressman, he con tinued. had supported those measures advocated by the American Federation of Labor.
 The convention today received mes sages from President Coolidge, John W. Davis, national democratic nomi- nee for the presidency and Robert M. La Toilette, independent candidate for the office, setting forth inability to lead their personal presence to the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29

the passage of the laws. In the event of rejection the Richstag would be dis kelved immediately for general elections, which probably would take place during the last week of September. Whether or not the Reichstag approves the Dawes bill, the government will sign the pact of London. and go before the country on that issue.
 Scores of amendments have been of fered, most of them demanding more substantial guarantees of evacuation of the occupied territories. The national ists have formally moved to compel the government to repudiate Germany's war guilt, which is set forth in the Yer sailles treaty, before accepting the Dawes proposals.
 The adjournment of the Reichstag Thursday night was due to the fact that negotiations between the government and the nationalist party are still pro ceeding. Besides taking vote on the Dawes agreement Friday, the Reiehstag is scheduled to consider lack of con- fidence motion in the government, pro posed by the peoples party.