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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
JURY'S VERDICT
CHARGES MURDER
TO JOE Cl]SHMAN
Convicted Man Sentenced
To Life Imprisonment
After Hard Fight

Joe G. Cushman was found guilty, of
murder in the first degree and his PEN
city was fixed at life imprisonment in
a verdict returned at 8 80 o'clock Fri
day night after being on trial for three
days on a charge of killing his wife.
The verdict was returned after three
hours of elaboration, following one of
the hardest fought cases ever tried in
the jefferson county courts. Cush-
mans defense was based on the fact
that he was in drunken frenzy when
the alleged murder took place and
knew nothing Of it until he became
sober in the county Jail following his
arrest. He also claimed that he was
unbalanced mentally as a result of in
juries received in mine accident sew
eral months ago.
would be placed on the stand to give
his own version Of the killing; but his
attorney, Fred Woodland, changed his
plans and began his argument of the
case early Friday morning.
Assistant Solicitor j. p. Mccoy made
an imprisoned appeal for the. death
penalty IN one OF the best speeches he
has ever delivered before a jefferson
county 5ury. All the facts ID the case
were recited in detail and used as ba-
sis for his demand for the prisoners
life.
Cushman /is said to have returned
home late at night while drunk, seized
a gun and shot his wife in cold blood.
The next day, when told what he had
done, he broke into tears and asked
for permission to attend her funeral.
He sat unmoved through the trial pay
ing little attention to the denunciation
heaped upon him by the solicitor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
WINS FIRST FIGHT
Sinclair Evades Testimony During
COunsels' Debate With Walsh

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Coun.
sci for Harry +. Sinclair waged an
inconclusive two hour legal battle with
the oil committee today in an effort
to have their client excused from fur
Their questioning. -
Challenging the committees author
ity to proceed with the inquiry after
the validity of the leases already had
been passed upon in resolution Of
Congress, and contending that in fair
ness and justice" Sinclair should not
be compelled to testify while charges
of fraud are pending against him in the
courts, Martin w. Littleton of the
Sinclair counsel, told committee menu
bers that their course was "a monstrous
proposition" and an Outrage"
No Decision Reached
Senator Walsh, the committee pros
ecutor, did not agree with the Sinclaif
attorney, but some committeeman wanted
more time to think it over and adj
journment was taken without a decision.
The oil investigators will decide the
issue with Sinclair tomorrow and indi-
cations tonight were that they would
direct the New York magnate to take
the stand. After Sinclair leaves the
witness chair, the committee will call
Hays, former chairman of the repub-
lican national committee and the first
postmaster general in the Harding adj
ministrati0n.
Soon after the committee adjourned.
Senator Dill, democrat, Washington.
(cOntiRusd On PAGE I've. Column Fsur)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
HEARING UNCORKS
HUGE BOOZE DEAL
Witness Tells Of Alleged 100000 Transaction
In Split Of Which He Says Jess Smith,
Friend Of Daugherty, Shared

spot in the story divulged to the COM
mittee. Goroni said he was offered and
refused $250,000 to release his claim
so that bootleggers might get the
whisky. 1t was libelled by the govern
ment, he said, but later released for
expectation by Federal Judge Hand,
under instructions from Washington.
Neither Goroni nor his lawyer,
Hayes, could tell whether the direc-
tons came from the treasury or justice
department. Goroni said he had heard
and believed that despite the deporta-
ton order, the whisky had been re-
placed by bricks and finally got into
bootleg channels.
The latter transaction, Goroni said,
has resulted in loss to him of 10000
to $35, 900.
Fielder is under subpoena for tomor-
row. Orr is waiting to testify and
Roxie Stinson, divorced wife Of Smith,
will testify again later.
Financial affairs of Smith and Miss
Stinson also were barred today by tive
Columbus, Ohio, brokers, William r.
A. ENSs1 and Samuel L. Landon. Thu
former, manager of the Samuel Unger
leider 6 Co. branch at Columbus, tolG
of the william r. A. Hays account
No. 8" which he said was opened fol
Miss Stinson by Smith. Its records
showed transactions in a few hundred
shares of different stocks.
Couldn't Recall $4,000
Hayes was questioned vigorously by
committee members about having
turned over, after Jess Smiths suicide,
balance of about $11 900 remaining
in Miss Stinson's account to Nal
Daugherty, one of Smiths executors.
Hays also was examined closely re-
garding Miss Stinson's testimony that
he had seen Smith with IS $1,000 bills.
Hays could not recall the incident. He
also said that Attorney General Daugh-
erty had no account with his firm.
Landon told of a sale of % shares of
White Motors stock for Miss Stinson,
which melted $3.50, and insisted that
Continued On Page Tive, Column Fsur)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
COPPER COMPANY
IN BLUE SKY SUIT
Nashville Firm Faces Fraud
Charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 21-
suit to wind up the affairs of the
Arizona Triple Mountain Copper cor
poration was instituted under the
state BLUE Sky law in part 1
chancery court today by Attorney
General Frank NJ. Thompson with the
firm of McCarley and Stephenson as
special counsel.
1t is asserted that no mining opera
tons have been carried out and that
the company now has no assets except
an equity in some zinc land in Han
cock county, $500 worth of office
furniture and its claims upon the Of
ficers and directors for alleged fraud
ulent actions. 1t is asserted that nearly
$4,0OO.0O0 of stock was issued and sold
at various prices.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
HEATED ATTACK
LAUNCHED FRIDAY
AGAINST TAX BILL
Directors Of Chamber Of
Commerce Rap Provi-
sion At Meeting
WOULD PENALIZE
INDUSTRY, is SAID
Underwood And Heflin To
Be Asked To Lead Bat
til Against Clause

Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce Friday afternoon launched a
scorching attack on one of the major
provisions of the tax bill now pending
in the United States Senate, and has
tily shaped plans to enlist the support
Of chambers and civic organizations
throughout the country in their fight.
Paragraph "C' of Section POI was
placed under fire and resolution pass
ed which denounced the section as a
blow at taxpayers, who, by reinvest-
ing their capital in development in
stead of drawing it in dividends, are
doing much to aid the industrial prog
ress Of the country.
Phares Coleman, a member Of the
board of directors and an attorney well
posted on tar legislation, was asked to
study the situation and frame recon-
mendations that could be made the ba-
sis of the chambers formal complaint
to the senators from Alabama and
surrounding states.
The tax bill already has passed the
House and the directors will now fight
to have Section POI amended in the
Senate.
The revenue act of 1921, now in
force, protects property owners who
acquired their property before March
1, 1913, and who, in the development
of industry, permitted their capital to
remain invested in developments, ac-
cording to speakers before the direc-
tors.
But, they asserted, the new law, as
passed by the House, reverses the pres
emit law and penalties these taxpayers.
"The directors are stirred by the dis
closure that this tax bill, if finally en-
acted into law, would strike a heavy
blow at the industrial progress of this
district and the entire country" said
o. l.. Bum, secretary and manager.
Organizations in other cities are act
ing this week, and within few days
we believe a national fight on the Sec
ton complained of win be under way.
If necessary we will send representa-
tives to Washington to present the case.
Senator Oscar Underwood and Thomas
J. Helm will be asked to lead the fight
for the industrial and business inter-
ests of Alabama"
Further action in the situation will
be taken by the directors at their meet
ing next week, Mr.. Bum said. Mean
while, the representatives of this state
in the Senate will be asked to take steps
to eliminate from the bill the section
which is declared to greatly penalize
industry.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
Asserts That 1920 Deficit
Was Wiped Out By
Sinclair
RESERVE BOUGHT
FOR $4,000 SHARES
Predicts That Hays Will
Bare Whole Story
Today
COLLAPSE OF PARTY
is THOUGHT NEAR
Oil Magnate To Make Desperate
Effort To Keep Off
The Stand
WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON, D. G. March 21.--
In an exclusive interview for the Age
Herald today Senator Smith w. Brook
hart Of Iowa, republican, declared
knowledge that the republican party,
as a party, was smeared with graft.
He stated in advance of the testi-
mony of Will H. Hays, former chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee, that that individual would adj
init that, to wipe out the debt of the
committee, Harry f. Sinclair, leassee Of
the Teapot Dome reserve, gave to the
committee $4,000 shares of oil stock
worth in excess of $1,800,000
Previously, it has been suspected or
proved that an individual or indiyid-
uals of the republican. organization
were guilty, but, according to Brook
hart, the party, itself, is guilty.
Big Business Filled
"In 1920" said the senator from
Iowa, to The AgeHerald- correspondent,
THE republican national committee
owed $1,600,000. John T. Adams,
chairman of the committee. endeavored
to raise the money from the Rockefel-
lers and the Morgans. They turned
him down with the suggestion that as
the party had done nothing for big
business it had no call on big business
and until it did something of material
value for big business, it would have
no call.
"They then made the deal by
which Secretary Of the Interior
Fall was to turn over to Sinclair
and DOheny the naval reserves Of
the government. Therefore Sin
clair gave to the national commit
tee, through Hays, $4,000 shares
Of stock Of q value sufficient to
wipe out the committees deficit.
May Come Clean
Hays will 50 imit when he i PM
Sinclair is making a desperate effort
TO escape testifying before the investi-
eating committee. He will not testify
even IL 1t be necessary for him to claim
that do so would incriminate him.
Hays, however, is expected to come
clean"
1t is indicated tonight that he will
admit that the debt of the committee
was wiped out by the sale of stock con-
tribued by Sinclair. 1t is anticipated,
however, that he will give alleged rea-
sons and explanations which will have
tendency to ameliorate the seeming OBJ
noxious features of the transaction.
The disclosures, however, even IL
tempered by explanations of politi-
clan as well versed in the art as Hays,
WILL it is indicated, reveal the republi-
clan party as a party of craft. That
it will thereby be destroyed, is pre-
dicted in conservative circles. 49,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
GRAND JURY CALLED
IN BANK SHORTAGE
Memphis Elk Official Said To Be
On Way Home

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 21.-
Grand jury investigation of an al
legged shortage of approximately SAL
600, said to have been discovered by
state and federal reserve bank exam
liners in a recent check Of the accounts
of the Union and Planters Bank and
Trust company of this city, was or
dered today by Judge ]. Ed. Richards
Of the first division Of the county Grim
inal court.
r. S. Polk, former senior vice pres
ident of the bank, was absent from his
desk at the time the statement was
made by bank officials who also an
nounced that Mr.. Folks connection with
the bank had terminated. Yesterday
relatives and friends communicated
with him aboard a train in Texas, and
urged that he return Immediately. This
he agreed to do and, according to news
paper dispatches, left Ell Paso last
night for this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
SENATE VOTES
los MILLIONS
FOR REFUNDS

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Tax
refunds for 1921 and 1922 trans
mitted today by Secretary Mellon to
Senator Mcclellan, democrat, Ten
nessee, and placed in the record ag-
gregated more than $4,000, 600.
The 1921 refunds shown were for
$4,000 and more, and for 1922 for
$4,000 and over.
The largest refund for 1921 was
to the American Trading company
for $647, 500; the next largest, $438,-
792, to the Gulf Production COM
pany. The Gypsy Oil company got
back $255, sos.
The largest refund for 1922 was to
the Cudahy Packing company of
Chicago, which got back $2,03S, 1926
in a single item, and approximately
$4,000 in the other items. Will
liam Rockefeller, New York, got back
1,451, 044, and Marie Antoinette
Adams, $1,057, TIA.
The first deficiency bill of the ses-
sion, carrying $3.50, 81 900, passed
the Senate today. Among the items
included was sos, 600, 900 for re-
funds of taxes illegally collected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
FREE STATE TROOPS
FIRE UPON BRITISH
One Killed, Seventeen Hurt In
Landing Attack

QUEENSTOWN, March 21.-(By
Associated Press) A big high powered
motor car containing four men wear
ing the uniform of Free State officers,
drove to Pierhead 1900 today, and
without warning fired a machine gun
upon a party of about 80 persons, the
majority OF whom were British soldiers
just landed from military launch
from Spike Island, a convict establish
ment.
The fire was aimed chiefly at the
soldiers, many of whom fell. One of
the soldiers was killed outright, four
were wounded so severely that they are
not expected to recover, and II others
received serious injuries. 1t is not
certain whether any civilians were hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
BROKERS' RECORDS
REPORTED JUNKED
$12,0OO,OOO Failure Under Eye
OF Federal Court

NEW YORK, March 21.-A report
from Chicago that many records of E
w. Wagner & CO., stock brokers who
failed for $12,000,000 on December 81,
1921, had been sold to junk dealer
there was received tonight by District
Attorney Banton and Federal Attorney
Hayward.
The "long and short" records re-
ported sold were said to be wanted here
in connection with an investigation be-
ing conducted by the two attorneys.
Action on about 20 complaints for
alleged trading against customers ac-
counts now is pending for the grand
Jury
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
PRISON DORMITORY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Sixty Women Inmates Escape In
Night ClOthec

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, March 21.--
dormitory at the state prison farm
for women at Jacksonville, ten miles
from this city was destroyed by fire
tonight and a majority of the inmates
escaped, according. to reports received
here.
Sixty women and girls were con-
fined in the institution, Many of them
escaped from the burning dOrmitory
clad only in their night clothing, 1t was
said.
A party of deputy sheriffs left here
late tonight for the scene. They car
ried supply of blankets and bedding
for the women who remained at the
farm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
KING GEORGE JOINS
RADIO FAN ARMY
Palace Set Does Away With
Frame Loops

LONDON. March Hiking George
has joined the army of radio fans and
has had installed in his palace a receiv-
ing set, said to be unequaled.
No aerial or ground connections are
used, their places being taken by cop
per plates set into the top and base
Of the cabinet. This obviates the frame
loop common to most sets not having
outdoor aerials.
The British Broadcasting company is
planning an attaempt during the spring
to radio the song of the nightingale in
it's native haunts. A miscrophone and
small transmitting set will be placed
in a grove freQuented b.. the feathered
sOngsters and the bird notes amplified
and rebroadcast by the London station.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
AFFIDAvITS CHARGE
MANY ILLEGAL ACTS
Claim 5000 Fraudulent
Votes Counted For
Underwood
PROBES UNDER WAY
IN OTHER COUNTIES
Assert Sub Committee Did Not
Meet In Birmingham At
Hour Designated

Sweeping charges Of fraud in the Mo-
bile county presidential primary cleo
tions were made public here Friday by
managers of L. B. Musgrove, defeated
candidate.
These charges, included in affidavits,
state that:
/. J. G. Rich, chairman Of the Under
wood campaign committee, offered to
pay for services Of election officials.
2. Watchers for Musgrove were mot
allowed to be present when the ballots
were counted. Some booths had several
Underwood watchers, while Mayor r.
v. Taylor Of Mobile was in attendance
when returns from one ballot box was
counted.
3. Musgrove watchers, not allowed to
enter the polls at Ward 4, counted 202
voters during the day. One hundred and
six Of these persons have made affidavits
that they voted for Musgrove. The final
tabulation showed a majority of $40
for Underwood.
4. Voters of the Ninth ward were
given several ballots. The ballot box of
the Fourth ward was not in place and
was .ps s.o ~ u = a. " haiiet
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
PATRIARCH is SENTENCED
AmbrOsia Charged With Conspiracy
Against Soviet

TELLS, March 21.-Convicted on
charges of counter revolution against
the Soviet government, Patriarch Am
brosia. head of the Orthodox church of
Georgia and Armenia. was today sen
fenced to nine years Imprisonment. Six
members of his council were given
terms varying from one to five years.
The priests were accused of appeal
ing to the Genoa conference for GeOr-
gian independence, demanding the evac-
uation of the Red army. They were
also charged with interfering with the
Soviet requisition of church treasures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
PERsHING To RETURN
Was In Paris Seeking SeclusiOn While
He Finishes Book

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Gen-
eral Pershing will return to the United
States soon. During his seclusiOn in
Paris he has completed writing an ac-
count of the World war from the time
of Americas entry until the signing
Of the armistice. The postwar chap
tiers of his book will be concluded after
his return to this country.
The general left for france incOg-
nitO last October with his sister to seek
pricacy which it was impossible for
him to find in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
CALIFORNIA RAINS
FALL BY CONTRACT
At Least, MIR. Hatfield May Col
lect For Two Inches More

HANFORD, CAL, March 81. -
Charles NJ. Hatfield, California's self
styled rain maker" was claiming
credit today for rain that fell in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys
yesterday.
Hatfield claims tohave secret po-
tons which induce rainfall, and has
been spending most of his time in the
foothills of the coast range, coaxing
rain to fall, rural residents said.
Under a contract entered into by
Hatfield and Fresno and King county
officials. yesterday was train day" in
California. 1t rained, and Hatfield
will receive $4,000 if he makes two
inches more of rainfall by April 10.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
SENTENCE COMMITTED
Tennessee Man Now Subject to Pa
rOle--Charged With Murder

tennessee Man Now Subject to Pa
rOle-Charged With Murder
TRENTON, Tenn, March GA
telegram from Senator John X.
Shields, to local paper, announced
that the sentence of James Cannon
Skiles, a World war soldier from this
county, in prison at Fort Leavenworth
on charge of murder committed over
seas, has been committed to five years,
which means that he will be immedi-
ately subject to parole. Skies was
convicted of killing George UAken at
Trends, France. He was originally
sentenced to die, that sentence being
commuted by President Wilson to life
imprisonment. Subsequently the term
was further committed to twenty years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
LAUGHLTN NAMED
ENJOY TO GREECE
Coolidge Nominee Has Been In
Service Twenty Years

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Irwin
e. Laughlin of Pittsburg has been
selected by President Coolidge to be
minister to Greece.
PITTSBURG, Pa, March 21.-
Irwin B. Laughlin of Pittsburg,
selected by President Coolidge to be
minister to Greece, has been in diplo-
matte service more than 20 years. Be-
ginning as private secretary to the
minister to Japan in 1908 he has seen
service in many capitals, chiefly in
-secretaryships, including assignments
at Peking, st. Petersburg NOW Len
ingrad), Paris, London and Athens.
His most recent service abroad was
from 1912 to 1919 when he was sue
cessively secretary, charge d. affaires
and counsellor of the embassy at Lon
don
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-22
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair and somewhat
warmer Saturday; Sunday un.
settled, followed by rain.
Tennessee: Fair and warmer.
Georgia: Partly cloudy.
Mississippi: Fair and somewhat
warmer.
Complete weather data viii be
found ON Page 1877
Evening star., 1924-06-15
THE BASS A GOOD FATHER.
Commissioner Tells How Young
Fish Are Guarded.
From the New York Herald

From the New York Herald.
The bass is a good father. He also
insists ON managing his affairs in his
own way, according to the New York
conservation commission, which an
nounceS that from all indications at
the hatcheries of the commission at
which the black bass are cultivated
the bass are now preparing to spawn.
This is particularly true at the hatch
cry on Oneida Lake, where the mated
bass are building nests. The black
bass guards its young after Matching
and is the only fish distributed by the
commission known to do this.
1t is a curious thing, comments
Commissioner Macdonald in his an
nouncement, to see the male parent
followed or literally surrounded by a
swarm of young bass just before the
young are dispersed as able to fend
for themselves
The male bass is good father and
will fight for his young against big
odds, having been known to attack
the pickerel and pike when these
gourmandS swan too close to his
swarm with intent to add young bass
to the days menu.
George Philo, foreman Of the hatch
cry, maintains that the bass are in
telligent. He says: They certainly
are the knowingest fish of all. Their
nests must be just $3.50 or they will
not occupy them If you put too many
in the rearing ponds you'll lose out
every time, because one pair of bass
will think another pair has a more
convenient location or better view
or something like that, and what's
the result? Why-a fight Then the
eggs are destroyed by the jealous
one.