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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
REBELLION SEElMS
 TO HAVE COLLAPSED
Vera Cruz Reported Evacuated
 By De La Huerta

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Mexi- can rebellion, the first armed attempt to overthrow President ,obregon, ap- pears to be drawing it's dying breath.
 Vera Cruz, the main base of the De la Huerta forces, was evacuated Mon day night, the state department has been advised This was forecast in ad- vices received 24 hours previously, re- porting that the morale of the rebels both at Vera Cruz and Tampico was very low. The abandonment of Vera Cruz is regarded here as the beginning of the end of the first serious challenge of Obregon's power.
 Its failure is due in part to the aid rendered the federal forces from Wasll- ington. Shipments of arms and ammriS hilton from the United States govern ment to Obregon, the embargo on arms to the rebels, the repeated evidences of moral support, which were extended by the United States to Obregon, all con spired to discourage the rebels.s
 Secretary df State Hughes has set a precedent in thus adding to crush the rebellion, and had provoked some hos tile comment from those who believed that the United States should not inter- fere in Mexican internal affairs only to protect American interests. Hughes placed his intervention on behalf of Ob- regoD on the ground that the United States should assist in preserving a stable government and that the Mexican rebellion was merely an attempt to dictate the successor to Obregon by force
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
STOP CERTIFICATE
 SALES IN OKLAHOMA
Treasury Makes Move To Aid
 Financial Situation There

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The treas ury late today withdrew from sale in Oklahoma it's saving certificates, the of fering of which was suspended in IT western and middle western states last week, upon agreement between Post master General New and Secrtary Ml- lon that suspension of sales might be of aid to the local credit situation.
 There was no comment from the treasury as to why Oklahoma was added to the list of states in which sales were suspended other than that some complaint had come from Okla homa that local funds should remain there for use.. High treasury officials reiterated their previous belief that the saleof treasury savings certificates was only small factor in the general if nancial situation.tH
 Officials would not discuss reports of a division of opinion in the treasury as to whether the suspension of sales in fhe affected states would have any particular bearing on the rehabilitation of banks. The federal reserve board also was said to be divided on the question and there were indications the Treasury Secretary soon would go over the whole subject at conference with reserve board members to deter mine further policies.
 Mir. Mellon's present attitude is that the withdrawal of the certificates from the money market in the IS states may benefit the morale of the districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
WANT TO ENJOIN
 CHECK PAYMENT
Couple Purchased Farm From Land Company Hit By Heflin

LOUDON, renn., FeD. 5-J. J. Wilson and wife, purchasers of a farm in Cameron county, Texas, through the Al Parker Securities com pany, one of the corporations named in the resolution of Senator Heflin, in troduced January 1S ill the United States senate, to provide for an of- ficial investigation into land sales in the lower Rio Grande valley, have filed suit in Loudon chancery court, enjoin- ing payment of check for $7,0OO given in payment for said farm.
 w. s. Dennis, agent of the company in Loudon county, c. W. Simpson, Ernest Robinson and the First Ma tional bank of Loudon are named CO., defendants with the securities company in the suit. An order for writ or in- junction and attachment has been is- sued by County Judge S. P. Dannel, and according to II. H. Smithson, another agent for the securities com pany, representatives have gone to La Feria, Tex, to present the matter there with view of bringing counsel for the securities company here to defend the suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
TRIED FOR 25-YEAR-
 CRIME E FREED
Tuscaloosa Man Was Ac-
 cused Of Staying Show man At BlOuntsville

ONEONTA, Ala, Feb. 5.-(Special.) ) The preliminary trial of T.. s. Gay, merchant of Tuscaloosa, before Judge J. O. Nation today resulted in acquittal. Gay, who is a we'll known merchant of Tuscaloosa, was arrested during the Christmas holidays charged with the murder of Ed Burges at Blonntsville, about 25 years ago. 43ff
 The murder is said to have been com mitted at Blountsville by a man named Dye, who was operating a slight of hand travelling show. Ed Burges was . boy about 14 years old and was with a crLwd of boys around the show. ss'e-
 Dye, becoming exasperated with the boys, rushed out of his tent and fired into the crowd, killing Burges. In De- cember Burges' relatives found Gay and reported that he was the man Dye who committed the murder.
 A warrant was sworn out for him and he was brought to Oneonta where he arranged bond. Gay brought. with him to the preliminary large number of witnesses by whom he proposed to prove his aIibi and the state had sum- moned J. D. Mckenzie, who was known to have been acquainted with Dye at the time of the crime.
 When Mckenzie saw Gay he declared he was not the man and no further evidence was taken. All witnesses who knew Dye state there is a striking re- semblance between the men, but none were willing to state they were the same.- 15-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
MOTHER BRANDS
 TWO LITTLE GIRLS
Found Guilty Of Cruelty For Use Of Hot Iron

CORONA. L. l., Feb. 5.-Mrs. Jose phipe Ferger branded her. two little girls, Anna and Pauline with a hot iron, on December A. because they "luaghed at her and talked back"
 Anna, who is nine, was placed on the witness stand in court Tuesday, and said she and her sister had been branded because Mrs. Ferger said they were naughty
 T don't know why she burned us." said Anna. She gave us cold bath and made us sit on the tubs"
 Mrs. Ferger said she remonstrated with the children because they spilled 10 pounds of sugar on the floor and took $2 from her purse. They "laughed at her" and she picked up steel for sharpening knives that lay on the hot kitchen stove, and tapped them on the arm" Mrs. Ferger said she did not know the steel was hot. She was found guilty of cruelty, however, and held in $1 900 bail for sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
FORD PAYS TRIBUTE
 TO GREAT AMERICAN
Expresses Admiration For De- voted Wife Of War President

DETROIT, Feb. 5-Tribute to for mer President Wilson and the devotion of his wife was paid by Henry Ford in commenting upon the passing of the wartime President.
 Woodrow Wilson will rank with our greatest Presidents" said MT. Ford. Events made him a world fig ure and his legacy to humanity was his idea of a League of Nations. His death can be directly attributed to the zeal with which he pursued his ideal.
 1t is gratifying to the nations to think that during his last long fight he had the constant companionship of Mrs. Wilson, whose services to the war President during his illness has won the admiration of all our people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
CANNON TO SOUND
 REQUIEM IN GOTHAM
Memorial Services To Be Held
 In Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-With cannon sounding an all-day requiem, New York will mourn Woodrow Wilson tomorrow. Memorial services i'll be held at the fun eral honr in Madison Square Garden, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and in churches throughout the city, Business activity generally will be sus- pended during the afternoon.
 John w. Davis, former ambassador to Great Britain will deliver the eu- logy at the Madison Square Garden meeting organized by the Woodrow Will son Foundation.
 Departments of the government will be represented and ministers of various faiths will take part. Ten thousand persons are expected to attend. }
 Schools will open only to hold ap- propriate exercises. Federal state and city courts will adjourn. Private busi- ness will cease in accordance with a proclamation by Acting Mayor Collins, The cotton exchange will close at noon and the stock exchange at 12 80.
 A salute of 13 guns at dawn at army headquarters on Governors Island will be followed by single shots at half hour intervals until sunset when the national salute of AS guns, blending the fare we'll voices of the states will be given. Troops at all posts will parade at s o'clock in the mofning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
TAX BILL TRAGEDIES
 SHOALS MEASURE
rfcKspzis Bllf llSS Not Be Dis
 cussed For Three Weeks

WASHINGTON Feb. 5.-The Mo Kenzie bill; authorities acceptance of Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals will not come to the House floor before the general tax measure as had been urged by advocates of the measure.
 Chairman Shell of the rules commit tee today said the committee would make an, effort to expedite the Me, Kenxie bill but that it would not be brought up before the tax meas ure he added that it was doubtful if the Ford. offer, under the present circumstances, could be brought up for discussion for two or three weeks. <
 Meanwhile, Representative Hull, re publican, Iowa, and others opposed to the Ford bill, will complete their re- port, which probably will be submitted Saturday. MT. Hull said he was await ing information from the war and agri- cultural departments on the subject of that the minority would not reach a final decision until this was at hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
40 SCRUTlVIzE ENTIRE PLANS
 FOR. PRIMARY:
Committee Members Call Special Session For Bir-
 mingham On Feb. 15
OBJECTION IS MADE TO
 EvINS REFERENDUM PLAN
Committeeman Intimate Entire Matter Of Calling Primary
 May Be Req 1sidered

The State Demo( E Executive Com miftee will meet = ( TutwiIer hotel February 16 kNst sA. m.' ito discuss and pass upol $ latter of the calling for the pra al presidential vote. 1 This anj $ 5meht was made Tues by States ~ or Walter Brewer after he had ztted to Chairman R. B. Eviny & se eommittee | petition for such 54ting signed by ten members of that t~body. Prior to this,e Senator Brewer declared, Mir. Evins had refused his personal request for such meetins.
 This action, for the time at least, ends the dispute between Democratic Mr. Evins. On Monday Clarkson de- nounced sEvin's proposed plan of con ducting the preferential primary vote under . subcommittee of which he (EyinsC should act as chairman and sought to have the general committee in- vestigate this plan.
 Started By Referendum
 The controversy arose as a result of a referendum Chairman Evins was conducting by mail. Ballots had been sent to the various members of the com mittee for expression of their attitude and it was in response to this that Mir. Clarkson of Tuscaloosa and some other members of the committee voiced their objection to the plan submitted. Chair man Evins defended his cause of action which has now brought forth the call from the members for meeting of the entire committee to consider questions which have arisen in connection with the preferential primary. s
 Formal Can Made
 The petition drawn up Tuesday is as followss
 To the members of the State Dem ocratic committee: We, the undersigned members of the State Democratic Exc cutive Committee, acting under the rules of the State Democratic Commit tee, hereby call . meeting of the said State Democratic Committee to be held at the Tutwiler hotel in Birmingham, Ala, on the fifteenth day of February, at 10 o'clock, a. m. At which meeting the matter of calling Democratic pri- mary providing for the preferential vote will be discussed and passed upon, and also consideration will be given all matters in connection there with, especially the questions of the matter and method of paying the costs of such primary, if it is determined to hold such a, primary. Any action taken by mail or otherwise prior to the date of the injecting herein and hereby called and all other questions. and matters in connection herewith and any other matters that may come before said meet ngs (Signed) E. k Glarkson, "A. v. Ffte, Q. F. Burton, M. E. M6rnis. 0. Fs fggoe, ;xxE Uhamp5on Daniel Nc. Call, c. " Hare, James H. Pride, D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
JOHNSON ACCUSES
 ENEMIES OF RIOT
Says Coolidge Managers Spread
 Report He Had Withdrawn

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Senator Hiram Johnson, candidate for the republican presidential nomination, has broken into the political limelight with charge that campaign headquarters of Presi- dent Coolidge here were responsible for nation-wide circulation of a report that his candidacy had been practically abandoned.
 After a long conference with lieuten- ants and packers from eleven seats, Johnson announced that he was long way from quitting
 My packers are filled with enthu- siasm," he declared. And 1 will com mence my campaign shortly through out the United States which will an- swer the lies of my s4emies."
 The reports Johnson attacked were to the effect that several of his influen- tial California packers had diagnosed his boom as nearly dead" and had de- cided to withdraw their support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
CANCELLATION OF
 CONTRACTS STANDS
shipbuilders Must Apply Di.
 rect To Uncle Sam

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 5.-Ship- builders cannot recover from the United Shipping Board Emergency Fleet corporation on claims for cancel lation of war contracts, but must apply direct to the United States for relief, according to an opinion handed down in federal court by Judge Bean.
 The opinion was given in overruling a demurrer by the Astoria Marine Iron works in its case against the fleet cor poration.
 This is the first case, according to Judge Bean, involving ship building contracts made in pursuance of war powers conferred upon the corporation by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
SAYS TREASURY
 HAS DUPLICATES . OF U. s. BONDS
c. B. Brewer, Who Probed
 Engraving Department, :, Asks Injunction
AYERS HE IS PROSECUTED
 BY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Presents Stack Of Duplicated Bonds As Evidence, Which He
 Refuses To Give Daugherty

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Charges of wholesale duplication of Liberty bonds, involving every Liberty loan is- sue since 1918. in which he claims high officials of the treasury department are implicated, are made by Charles E. Brewer, special assitant to the at- torneyl general. in a suit filed in the District of Columbia supreme court today.
 In his suit. Brewer asked an in- junction to restrain Secretary of the Treasury Mellon; Under Secretary Winston, Attorney General Daugherty and Assistant Attorney General Sey- mour from destroying certain bonds which Brewer charges have been dupli- cated.
 After filing his suit. Brewer appear ed before a group of 30 members of Congress Tuesday aftrenoon and laid his, charges before them, and presented the evidence on which he bases them. Representative King, Rpublicun, of H. linois, who called the meeting in his office, announced afterward that he would intervene in the suit on Wednes- day in behalf of himself and others of the group who were present and heard Brewers statement.
 Evidence Under Lock and Key.
 The evidence gathered by Brewer was turned Nover to Representative King and was locked up in a safe in the congressman's office in the capi- tol. It consists of a large stack of duplicated bonds. " A complete report of what he has gathered was laid~ before President Coolidge by Brewer several days ago. The information had also been brought to the attention of President Harding, who ordered destruction of the bonds in the treasury to be stopped, which Brewer said was not done until the President had issued three orders to the treasury.
 Brewer is the special investiga tor who has been credited with the dis closures which caused President Hard ing to discharge Director James L.. Wilmeth, of the bureau of printing and engraving and 2S other employees, in March, 1922. Brewer says that he did not know Harding at the time, and that he first presented the evi- dence he had gathered later. Wilmeth and the others have since been exon- erated from any blame, and ordered re-instated by Secretary of the Treas ury Mellon.
 Plot Scented.
 Brewer believes that some one in the bureau of printing and engraving is cooperating with others in the treasury department In ths Application |of Liberty bonds. though he said it might De seHlx one or $! two .employes there. DupIica tions of bonds were printed in the bureau. he says. and were numbered elsewhere.
 Comparison of the original bonds with the duplicates, he says, show that the numerals used were of different type, and that they could not have been numbered by the same machine, and further that no machine was ever in the bureau with numerals of the character found on the counterfeit bonds. "- .r.
 Brewer says that investigation of the duplicate bnods also shows that the numbering was not done by a power
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
RUSSIAN PRINCE TO
 ENGAGE INBUSINESS
Comes To United States To 7 Connect With Auto Concern

J BOSTON, Feb. 5.-Among the pas sengers who landed from the United States Line steamer George Washing ton here today were Prince and Prin- cess Orloff, the later a daughter of Grand Duke Peter and cousin by marriage of the late Car Nicholas.
 In easy and fluent English the prince, solidly-built man in the late thirties. said he had come to the United States with the idea of connecting with some automobile concern here. He said he and a few others had recently be- come interested in the availability for automobile manufacturing of the ores in the Russian mines of which the prince owns 8 number and htat he would discuss the matter with various leaders in the industry here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
MEETING FRIDAY FORDISCUSSING
 SCHOOL PROGRAM
Committee And Directors Of Commerce Chamber
 Divided In Views F

Directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce >clashed with their educa- tional committee Tuesday afternoon oyer the school building program recom- mended for Birminshsn by the board of education in. it's recent educational survey. .x T
 The educational committee, compris- ingyJ. E. Bryan, chairman; D. ". Stockham, J. P. Mudd, Aubrey Allison and J.,D. Moore, Jr., submitted report indorsing the survey findings in toto. After lively discussion the directors re, jected the committee report and re- ferred it back for further consideration. Alternative Plan
 Out of the discussion came the gen cral prediction that the committee will be ready with an alternative plan at the city-wide mass meeting of labor and civic organizations which is scheduled for Friday afternoon At 3 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. This meeting was to have been held Wednesday, but was postponed in respect to former President Woodrow Wilson, who is to be buried "Wednesday. l .s& =, ,,s,i. S.7
 Archie B. Warner, secretary of tic allied labor committee, probably will preside oyer the mass meeting. It was V 5df ofxanzfatiohs which ofiSinafed tIle idea of tftyswide asseinblf afo dis cuss needs of the city and recommend bond issues for the consummation of these needs. Lines are tightly drawn over the relative merits of various proposed bond issues and the mass meeting gives promise of being one of the most spec tacular assemblies in many years.
 j School authorities will be on hand to urge that the school bonds be submitted to the voters, first Of all, unconhected with any Nother proposed issues.
 Labor's Support
 Labor representatives are said to support the school program in prefer ence 10 all others. It is believed they will ask that the school building pro- under way, before other bond issues are projected. ..s' 4
 All members of the city commission will attend the meeting to give their views, which vary widely as to the city's present and future needs.
 Every civic body in Birmingham will be represented by a committee of three All public improvement pro- jects recently proposed will be taken up and thoroughly threshed out. @s
 Before adjournment a definite inn program probably will be drawn up for submission to city au- thorities with a request that ti be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
WALL STREET TO CLOSE EARLY TO HONOR WILSON

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.--Business activity in New Works financial district will halt at midday tomof- row as. stock and commodity ex- changes and many business houses close for the day in respect to the memory of the late " Woodrow Will son. Banking institutions, under the law are required ito. remain open, but their activities will be confined largely to, the transaction of rou- tine business.
 Following precedent establish ed when the funeral of former President Roosevelt was held, the New York Stock exchange will ter minate trading for the day at 12 80 p. m. The Consolidated Stock ex- change and the New York Curb market will close at the same hour.
 Trading on the. New York cotton exchange will be halted at noon to- morrow and the coffee and sugar exchange will suspend business at >the same time. The New Fork pro. duce exchange will close at 12:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
WILSON IS LAUDED
 BY UNION. 0EELGERS
Declare Wage Farmers Will For
 ever Cherish Memory

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-A decla- ration that ''the wage earners of Amer ica will forever cherish the memory of Woodrow Wilson" was adopted at a meeting at the American Federation of Labor of 100 trade union officials and representatives, as well of spokes- men for the Pan-American Federation of Labor.
 After referring to his idealism, the declaration said:
 Legislation that marked great turning point in the lives of our people came into being under his lead ership. The seamen's act, which freed the last bondmen of America, and the Clayton act, which asserted that the labor of a human being is not a commodity, are monuments to his hu- manitarian leadership and to his de- votion to the cause of industrial free dom and social justice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
CAVE-N. TRAPS FORTY-TWO MEN
 IN LIVING TOMB
Water Floods Workings Of Manganese Mine At
 Crosby, Minn.

CROSBY. Minna Feb. 5.-Forty- two miners perished when. the bottom fell out of a small pond and flooded the workings of the Milford irone mine near here late today.
 Caught in the lower levels of the small mine, only seven of the crew of 49 at work were able to gain the safe ty of skip and ascend to the sur face.
 Like rats in trap their comrades died, suffocated by slimy mud and water that gushed through the work ings. soaring in the shaft within a few feet of the top within 15 minutes.
 "There was no extended warning just rumble like thousand automo- piles roaring down distant road" one survivor said. Then the leaping, black wave of death engulfed them, battering its victims aganist the walls.
 Night found the shaft opening crowd ed with scores of wives and mothers and children, some in frantic tears, other dry-eyed and staring, as helpless as were the men about them to snatch from the murky waters the bodies of their loved ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-06
TWO KILLED; SCORE
 INJURED IN WRECK

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Two were killed and a scSfe or more passengers were injured today when a crowded street car was struck by freight train on the Indiana Harbor Belt railway at Kedzic avenue and Forty ninth street on the southwest side.
 The crew of the train and car were taken into custody.
 The dead: William Rebel. street car passenger.
 Unidentified man, street car passen- ger.
 A dozen injured, II men and one woman, were taken to hospital, and eight others less seriously hurt were taken to the Crane company's emer- gency hospital,