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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
THAW WELCOMED
 BY DETECTIVES
 IN N. Y. STATION
Eccentric Millionaire To Face 3 Charges----Makes
 Bond For Each

NEW YORK, May 20.-Harry K. Thaw returned to New York city today after an absence of seven and one-half years. Within 20 minutes after he had stepped from a train in the Pennsyl- vania sta tion he had been arraigned and had pleaded not guilty to two indict- ments charging assault in the second de- gree and kidnapping Frederick Gump, IT,, in 1916.
 Bail for the two indictments was fixed at $10,000 and Thaw was re- leased. After he had gone to the of- flee of his attorney he was recalled to court for arraignment on a third indict- ment, which had been recovered from the n0art's files. This indictment charged Thaw with conspiracy, to get Gump, then 16 years old, out of the Jurisdiction of the court after the al- legged attack.
 Returning to the criminal courts building, Thaw also pleaded not guilty to this charge. He was released in the custody of his counsel until tomorrow, when his bail is to be adjusted to in- clude the conspiracy indictment.
 He was served with two bench war rants when he stepped from his train, by a detective from the district at- torney's office.
 He had successfully evaded these warrants for seven and one-half years.
 There were indications today that Gump, who since has mafried and moved to California, would not come here to testify against Thaw. With out him as complainant it would be impossible to place the defendant on frinl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
CUMBERLAND GROUP CHOOSES NASHVILLE
Assembly Ends At Austin After
 Reaffirming Faith In Bible

AUSTIN, Tex, May 20.-(By Asso- eiated Press. )-The ninety-fourth gem eral assembly of the Cumberland Pres byterian church adjourned late today to meet in Nashville, Tenn, the third Thursday in May, 1925. X
 The last days session was devoted en- tirely to committees.
 The much discussed report of the committee on education on the question of fundamentalism was presented today and dealt briefly with the question but in strong terms. Belief in the virgin birth of Christ and the origin of man as told in the book of Genesis, was re- affirmed, and "uncompromising oppo- sition" expressed toward so-called lib- eralism as taught by self-styled mod ernists.
 Cooperation in enforcement of the prohibition laws was urged upon all the church members and opposition ex- pressed to all state laws which permit physicians to give prescriptions for whisky and drug stores to fill such or ders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
Greatest Mystery Surrounds
 Style Of Contention Tickets

certificate. This certificate will be en- graved on special protective paper and so completely and thoroughly stamped, punched. numbered and countersigned that it will be as difficult to alter or counterfeit as liberty bond.
 One Ticket Per $1O0
 Contributors to the fund which brought the convention to New York and which will provide entertainment for the delegates and other visitors dur ing the convention, will be entitled to one ticket for each $100 contributed. The certificates will be issued to the contributors personally and should they be lost, they will be of value to no one else.
 Tickets to the delegates and alter mates will be given out by the sergeant at-arms of the convention beginning Sunday. June 24. A representative of the sergeant-at-arms will call upon each delegate at his hotel and deliver the tickets individually.
 To prevent favOritism in the matter of issuing tickets to convention fund contributors, each contributor will be given a number and these numbers will be drawn by committee. The first members drawn will have the choicest seats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
ATTACKs TRUsT
Government Ownership Advocate
 Charges HuOe Conshsna I 1

Government Ownership Advocate
 Charges Huge Combine
 WASHINGTON, May 2O-Witness- es favoring acceptance of the Hooker White-Atterbury Muscle Shoals bid testified at tonight's session of the Senate agriculture committee.
 They elaborated on their previous testimony, explaining their proposal to operate Muscle Shoals on a profit sharing basis with the government.
 Three witnesses were heard at to- days session, including B. F. Edgarm, vice president of the Tennessee Electric Power company, who is an assistant in the power companies bid. He declared that all of the power produced at Mus cle Shoals and not needed for the manu- facture of fertilizer should be distri- buted throughout the southeastern states through the inter-conneeting transmission lines of the associated power companies.
 J. H. Lowering, "a local consulting engineer, supporting the Lloyd bid, which provides for government owner ship with private operation, criticized all of the other proposals, particularly the Hooker White Atterbury and the Ford offers, and accused the power companies of working in gigantic power trust"
 J. James O'Brien, development en- gineer of Boston, attempted to present to the committee a new proposal for the use of Muscle Shoals power, but Chairman Norris ruled the subject was irrelevant and should not be considered by the committee. 4st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
MITIGATION MEET
 IS SET FOR JULY 2
Southern Bishops Issue Formal
 Call After Long Debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2O.- After an all-day session, the college of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, decided tonight to call special session of the general con- ference on July ?, the place to be de- termined by a committee to act upon the proposed unification of the north ern and southern churches
 The formal call was issued tonight by Bishop Warren A. Candler, senior member of the Episcopacy.
 Because of the absence of Bishop $. H. c. Burgin, chairman of the enter tainment committee, in San Antonio, Texas, it is not known when the place of the special session will be decided
 Tonight's action was taken in ac- cordance with the instructions given the college of bishops by the last general conference when the plan of unification of the northern church should be as presented to the general conference adopted by that body.
 Springfield, Mo, was the first city to make bid for the special session of the general conference when Rev. John w. Pearson, pastor of St. Pauls Methodist church of that city, who is in Nashville proposed that the conference be held in Springfield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
HARRIS WOULD PROTECT SHOALS
 FROM TRUSTS
Plans Amendment To
 Ford Bid To Prevent Them Buying Power
(Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 20.-- Senator ". J. Harris of Georgia, in statement today, declared his inten- tfon of introducing an amendment to the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals, providing that the contract ahalE he nun ana void 4 \ < isis during the 100-year- -lease the corpora tion to be organized by Ford, entered into any contract with the associated power trusts of the south for the dis examination of Muscle Shoals power.
 "I am determined, if possible, to pre- vent the Alabama Power company and it's Tennesseesee and Georgia associates ever acquiring Muscle Shoals or, for their selfish interests, sharing in profits to be derived from Muscle Shoals" said Senator Harris.
 - Tt would be unthinkable," he said, Ito turn over the future of the south for any length of- time to the power trusts. am opposed to government ownership, but if the Ford offer can not prevail I will support the Norris bill providing government ownership and operation under that bill there would always be the danger of the republicans so controlling the operation of the prop. critics that the south would be throttled, but would prefer to run that risk rather than permit the power trusts to dominate the destiny of the south for an indefinite number of years to come. ?
 Senator Harrison of Mississippi and Senator McKellar of Tennessee likewise have, expressed determination to sup port the Norris bill in the event of the Ford bills defeat rather than trade with the power trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
MOBILE PROTECTED
 M RAIL RATE BILL
New Law Does Not Affect
 Freight For SxpOrtatiOn
(Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The bill of Senator Gooding, put through the Senate yesterday afternoon, tending to eliminate the differentials in short anu long haul railroad rates, will have no effect on Mobile and other gulf ports, it is definitely established today. Inas- much as New York is closer to the sources of freight originating in certain middle western sections than Mobile, it was feared by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce in the beginning that the bill would have the effect of putting out of existence the interstate com merce commissions order making the rate to Mobile identical with that to New York.
 This would have been the effect, it is pointed out. but for an amendment accepted by Senator Gooding at the instance of Senator Underwood. Under the amendment the provisions of the bill will not be operative on freight consigned to gulf and Atlantic ports for exportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
BUSBY ELECTED AS STATE HEAD AT LABOR MEET Mobile Gets 1925 Conyen- tion After Lively
 Fight MOORE IS CHOSEN ALABAMA DELEGATE Prominent Speakers On Closing Session Of
 Two-Day Program

John l.. Busby of Birmingham, will head the organized labor forces in Alabama during the coming 12 nonths. He was elected by the 150 delegates to the annual convention of the State Federation of Labor at the closing session of their two-day meet Tuesday afternoon.
 Robert R. Moore, also of Birming- ham, the retiring president was honored by the delegates by being chosen to represent Alabama at the national labor convention to be held later in the year.
 Lewis Bowen was reelected sec retary of the federation and Mrs. Hattie Steele Jones again was elect ed as vice president from the state at large.
 John W. Altman and James Lips comb were reelected without oppo- sition as general counsel for the federation. State Senator Melvin Hutson of Albany, was reelected district counsel.
 Mobile was chosen as the 1925 convention city, after a hard fight with Florence and Sheffield, whose delegates proposed Muscle Shoals as the next meeting place. On the first ballot Muscle Shoals appeared to be the winner by one vote. A recount was asked and it showed Mobile leading by a one-vote margin.
 Reports Submitted
 Reports submitted at the closing ses sion showed that under the lsadsrshil of President Moore, the federation bar grown rapidly Snd that ebusi0 bll pn5srtbs had beeA IniEile flsf i1tit tlal state.
 Tuesdays business session was en liyened by roysing speech by Stats Senator Hutson, who appealed for thu nomination of "a progressive presidential candidate by the democrats next montf in New York,
 "A reactionary can not be elected even if nominated" Hutson declared '1The hope of the country depends upon a progressive democrat"
 The delegates interpreted Hutson's appeal as boost for w. G. McAdoo in his presidential contest with Senator Oscar Underwood.
 Before closing, Hutson reviewed the labor legislation adopted by the Ala bama general assembly at it's last ses. sion. Other speakers were John W. Altman, general counsel, and R. H. White of the Birmingham typographical union.
 During the day the delegates con tributed considerable sum for the purchase of q piano for the Girls In dustriaI school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
YOUTHFUL BANDIT
 HELD FOR 30 JOBS
Bond Placed At $5O,OOO Due To
 Startling Record

NEW YORK, May 2O.-Although he is only 16, Vincent Vicinanza, shabbily clad and with clothing in disarray, stood as self-possessed as an old of- fender before Magistrate O'Neill in Coney Island court, and confessed that with three youthful members of his gang, he had participated in 30 apart ment burglaries.
 Vincent Cooly asked for an adjourn ment to secure lawyer, and then, to add to his already amazing record. was held in the unusual sum of S50,0OO bail.
 The 16-year-old bandit leader and his companions, Louis Ruppolo, IA; Patsy Trimarco, IS; Philip Graziano, 14; gained access to the victimized apart ments by posing as window washers. Vincent's three companions admitted 75 crimes in all, and said that he had been with them in practically every one. This Vincent. denied He would admit no more than thirty.
 This boy has admitted thirty jobs" said Detective Dowdell.
 "Is that right?" asked the magistrate
 Yeah, that's right" replied Vincent in a matter-of-fact tone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21

NEW WORK, May 20.-Exceptional precautions are being taken to prevent the counterfeiting of tickets for the democratic national convention, and similar efforts are being made to pre- vent the tickets from falling into the hands of spectators.
 The demand for the tickets has be- come so great that the incentive to counterfeiting has, increased tremend- ously and the precautionary measures have increased in proportion.
 Secrecy Maintained
 The tickets will not be distributed until few days before the convention, according to Stanley J. Quinn, vice chairman of the New York convention committee. The utmost secrecy sur rounds the design of the tickets, and the engravers, painters and paper mak- CTS, none of which have any connections with each other, are taking every means of prevention to keep even the employees from knowing the purpose of the work upon which they are engaged.
 A certificate similar in appearance and effect to an interim receipt is be- ing prepared forN distribution between now and the time of the convention, which will entite athe holders to the tickets called for on the face of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
$500 FIRE DAMAGE
 AT HYNDS UPSHAW

Fire of undetermined origin early Wednesday morning caused slight dam age to the warehouse rooms of the Hyndes-U -Upshaw Paint and Glass com pany in the second story of the com pany's building at 2116-211S Second avenue, north.
 The fire originated in hallway that was used for storing ladders and other equipment.
 Quick response by firemen resulted in extinguishing the blaze before it could spread appreciably. Quantities of paint and mixing oils were stored in rooms adjoining the hallway but the fire did not reach them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
NAVAL CHAIRMAN STARTLES HOUSE WITH DEMANDS Eight Cruisers Needed And M u c h Recon
 tiOnifg He Asserts PRESENT RATIO l IS SET AT 5-4-3 Democrats Accuse Admin
 istration Of Allowing
 Repairs To Slump
By LYLE c. WILSON (By Leased Wire to Age-HeraId)

WASHINGTON. May 20.-Con-. struction of eight 10,000-ton cruis- CTS and reconditioning of six bat tleships representing an expendi- ture of $160,000,00 are required to re-establish naval parity between the United States and Great Britain.
 Chairman Butler of the House naval affairs committee told the House Tuesday that the navy has fallen below the maximum strength permitted by the Washington dis armament agreement and that bill will be called up next week to rectify the discrepancy.
 Highest Estimate
 Buffers estimate of the cost of re- habilitating the navy is higher than any previous one made since a letter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt some weeks ago, called atten- tion to the secondary status of Amer ican naval forces.
 The naval strength of England, the United States and Japan now stand in a ratio of approximately 5-4-3, But Ter told the House.
 The Washington agreement author izes parity between England and the United States on a basis of 5-5. Ac- cording to the findings of the inves- tigation conducted by the naval affairs committee the effectiveness of the United States navy is nearly 20 per cent less than the Washington agree ment permits.
 What effect, if any, huge naval approximation might have upon Presi- dent CO0lilge's probable intention to summon a second disarmament confer elleFt ia ntiee eFtaiiz.
 Butlers admission of naval defici- ency came unexpectedly during what was to have been peffunctory debate on relatively unimportant Senate alter ations in the regular naval appropria- tion's Dill, passed by the House some weeks ago.
 Democrats seized upon the opportu- nity to bait the majority members with charges that the republican ad- riinistration had permitted the navy to fall below maximum treaty strength.
 Representative Madden of Illinois, chairman of the House appropriations committee answered the attack with general denial that the navy is ap- preciably below the 5-5-3 ratio.
 Blames Propaganda
 Another answer came from Represent tative French, representative French, republican of Idaho, chairman of the naval appropriations committee, when he stigmatize current anxiety over the state of the navy as the result of muni- tions walkers propaganda.
 The cross fire of debate was becom- ing bitter when Butler entered the chamber, obtained the floor and, in his official capacity as chairman of the naval affairs committee, announced the necessity of q building program and set the cost at the heretofore unmen- toned peak of $150, 100000.
 The effect of Buffers statement may be to encourage the rules committee in reporting out the cruiser construction bill now before it. This would increase the changes of action in the House at this session. But the Senate schedule is so heavy that the program has little chance of being seriously considered there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
DEMENTED MAN SHOOTS. WOMAN DURING FRENZY Mrs. Sallie Mikwee, Shot Through Neck, May
 Die

E. A. Mikwee, 43-year-old insane man who ran amuck Tuesday morning with pistol. seriously wounding his sister-in-law, Mrs. Sallie Mikwee, 1136 Sylvan avenue, will be taken Wednes- day morning to the Tuscaloosa hospital for the insane by Norge N. Bragan, city detective, who arrested him.
 Mrs. Mikwee, who was injured by q bullet that passed through her neck, is at South Highlands infirmary, where her condition has been declared critical. There is some doubt that she will live, attendants said.
 Mikwee is said by police to have been committed to an insane hospital some time ago. He vas supposed to leave for Tuscaloosa last Sunday, but was too i'll to make the journey. He has been confined to similar institu- tions several times in the past few years, members of his family told DO lice.
 He has been entirely peacable for some time, they said, but about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning he appeared at the home of his brother, R. J. Mikwee, S01 Thirteenth street, south, brandishing a revolver and shouting wildly. He fired four shots when members of the family appeared at the door, but all went wild.
 A crowd gathc<T1 at the scene of the shooting, and Mikwee broke through, running to the home of his mother, directly around the corner. When he reached there he found his sister-in- law, Mrs. Sallie NIikwee and fired twice at her One bullet went wild and the other struck her neck.
 Shots at a passing peddler, whose name could not be learned, failed to injure the man, it was reported.
 Leaving the scene of his last shoot ing, Mikwee broke into a run up Ave nue 1. He was captured by George N. Bragan and c. p. McCombs, city detectives, on Eleventh street, south, between Avenues H and I, and taken to the ctiy jail to await his departure for Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
RICHARD REPORTED
 UNDER INDICTMENT
Newark Grand Jury Was Prob
 ing Fight Film Case

NEWARK, N. J., May 20.--Indict- ments against Tex Rickard, six other men and an unknown corporation for the transportation of the Dempsey Car pentier fight films are reported to have been returned by the federal grand jury today.
 The indictments are understood to charge illegal transportatick. of the films in interstate commerce. Warrants probably will be issued in Trenton, pos sibly tomorrow.
 Federal Judge Punyion received in- dictments from grand jury today and official sources stated 1t was under stood that Rickard was among those named. An investigation was started after testimony was given in Washing ton that fight films had been shown there in the home of Edward Mclean, publisher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
ROTARIANS TO HEAR
 CHAMPION ORATOR

Jack Turner, winner of the south ern championship in The Age-Herald's s national oratorical contest, will be the guest of honor at the regular weekly luncheon of the Birmingham Rotary club Wednesday at o'clock in the ball. room of the Tutwiler hotel. He will deliver the speech that resulted in his recent victory over seven other state champions on the United States Con stitution."
 Other features are planned for the luncheon, and an unusually large att tendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
4 LOSE THEIR LIVES
 IN LAKE STORM
Fire On Montreal Island Guides
 Rescue Men To Survivors

SALUTE STE MARIE, Mich, May 20.-Flames from fires built in Mon treal Island in Lake Superior by the remaining members of the crew of the steamer 0rinoco, gave first intimation today that the steamer had foundered in a 60-mile gale Sunday with the loss of four members of its crew. A wire less message telling of the sinking and loss of life said 15 members of the OrinOco crew, including a woman, had been taken off the island by the tug Garantau.
 Two bodies have been recovered and the tug was cruising the vicinity of the wreck and combing the shore of Lake Superior off Pointe Aux Mines for the bodies of the other victims. De- tails of the laundering of the vessel could not bs obtained here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
JURY GETS MOBILE RUM CASE TODA Y:
 S750. O10. .O(l0 4 ,SKEIl 70 RESTORE VA "
COURTHOUSE
 IS SUGGESTED
 FOR CITY HALL

T WAS learned yesterday that
 group of we'll known citizens
 have had under discussion the advisability of suggesting to city and county authorities the purchase by the city of Birmingham of the present court house property for n city hall and the sale of the present city hall for business purposes.
 Nothing definite has been done but the advantages of this idea were said to be that the city hall can be more easily remodeled for business purposes than the court house ;s that with new library the court house would be ample for city hall pur- poses for many years; that removal would be a simple matter if the county builds new structure and the site 50 long ago dedicated to public purposes would still serve as such.
 The most serious objection to the plan, according to it's sponsors. is that the Fourth avenue jail "car- buncle'' would still be there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Local thuudcFshOwors Wednesday and Thursday; cooler in interior.
 Georgia: Local thundershoWors. Mississippi: Local thundershOwers. Tennessee: Showers.
 Complete weather data will be found on Page 13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
CHTCAGO sHTVERS

CHICAGO, May 20.-Althopgh ssnow has missed Chicago by a scant mileage the mercury dropped to 40 degrees, about 20 degrees below normal.
 Iowa, and at several points in Southern Michigan but no crop damage resulted.