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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
Upper House By Vote Of 19 To IA For SiIenCing Voice Of PeopIe-Protest Against Convict Slavery
 OPPOSITION UNABLE TO SHAKE ADMINISTRATION
In Sensational Fight ResoIu-
 ton Of Lee Longs Carries Preventing Presentation Of Petitions Against Leasing
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Montgomery. Ala. July ii |

The administration resoiution ex- pressing the sense of the legislature that there shall be no further legis- Iation on the subject of abolishins the convict lease system was adopted by the senate of Alabama by a vote of 19 to 14, after a fight which con- tinued throughout Tuesday After noon. The vote on the resolution came after the senate had defeated the substitute of Senator Teasley of Montgomery. which would have sub mitted convict lease abolition legisla- tion to vote of the people at the next general election.
 The vote on the Teasley substitute was 19 to II, Senator A. A. Carmichael of Geneva favoring submission to the people and voting for the original resolution after the substitute had been defeated.
 Memorable Battle.
 It was a memorable battle. For the first time the administration of Governor Brandon showed it's open support of the resolution. Senator J. M. Foster Of Tuscaloosa, adminis- tration floor leader, made an address In opposition 10 the Teasley substl- tute and in favor of the Long resolu- ron and announced that further time should be allowed for a search for a solution of the convict problem.
 Senator Walter s. Brewer of Jeffer- son led the fight in opposition to tho resolution being, joined by Senator G. Ernest Jones of Barbour, Senator John w. Overton of Randolph, and Senator Melvin Hutson of Morgan
 The senators opposing the resolu- ton declared that the constitution permits any citizen of Alabama to ap- pear in legislative halls and petition his representative either for the en- actment of the legislation or for de- feat of legislation, and charged that the resolution is intended to prevent citizens from urging upon the legisla- ture the necessity of the abolition of the lease system.
 Senator Hutsou, announcing him self as a friend and as a sup porter of Governor Brandon in the campaign of four years ago. as we'll as last year, charged that the resolution may prove to be an instrument for the destruction or this administration. He insisted that erring friends of the administration may have, unwittingly, created an issues which will work hardships on Governor Brandon if not destroy the effectiveness of his administration. Administration Mistake.
 Senator Hutson said he did not in- tend to be bound by the resolution and that he felt that the administra- tion had made a mistake In putting it before the law makers for their consideration.
 Declarations that the people can- not be bound by the resolution and cannot be prevented from petition ing the law makers were made by Senators Brewer and Jones, who charged that the proposal was an
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
BRANDON TO URGE REPORTS ON HOW
 MONEY IS SPENT
Will Ask Legislature To En- act Law Requiring Fre-
 quent Financial Reports
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE HERALD ]

Governor Brandon will send a mes sage to the legislature during the next few days urging the enactment of public money Very soon I eX- tion of receipts and expenditures of public money. He made this state meut in discussing legislation with newspaper representatives today. Governor Brandon would not com ment upon the publicity bills now pending. which were indorsed by the Alabama Press association at Mobile early in the year, but said he would read them.
 T have not had time to read the several publicity bills introduced in the house and senate by the Alabama Press association, but I expect to do so within the next day or two" said Governor Brandon. During my cam paieu, I frequently expressed wish that expenditure of all public funds should he published in the news papers in the various political sub- divisions.
 Tn my first message to the house and senate l reComme ended the enact meut of laws that would require pub licatton of receipts and expenditures of public monies. Very soon l eX- pect to mention this matter Of pub licity in another message that will be sent to the house and senate Publicity will remove distrust pro- mote economy and efficiency in tho public service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
ADVERTISING IAN NEVER OVERCOME LEGISLATURES ACT
Mrs. Jacobs Says State Has Been Done Great Injustice
 In Nations Eyes
FRANK ID. M,ARTHUR

"The most pretentious advertising g campaign the world has ever known could not overcome the blow to Ala bama administered by the state sen ate and house of representatives in voting not to consider any change in the convict lease system during this session of the legislature" declared Mrs. Solon Jacobs, member of the statewide committee for abolition of the lease system and national vice president of the League of Women Voters. Tuesday, commenting upon the senates action Tuesday and the house vote last Friday.
 "The people of Alabama have been done an injustice in the eyes of the United States because the legislators action is by no means indicative of the will of the voters" continued Mrs. Jacobs. The campaign planned to advertise Alabama can hardly recover from this blow"
 Action of the two houses of the legislature will not affect plans to present a bill at this session to abol- ish the lease system, she said. The statewide committee will meet in Birmingham late this week and will complete plans for introducing the measure.
 Go Ahead With Plans.
 "The steam roller tactics used by the supporters of the lease system confesses a weakness, and shows they are afraid to put the matter be- fore the people of the state."
 Judge w. E. Fort, chairman of the committee, is out of the city. W. c. Davis of Jasper and John c. Arnold were in Montgomery when the senate acted. They are active members of the statewide committee for abolition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
G. 0. P. Official Blames Poor Farm Conditions

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Com- menting on the election to the Sen ate yesterday of Magnus Johnson, farmer-labor candidate. Chairman Adams of the republican national committee, in a statement tonight de- clared that 'in a general way. the result in Minnesota was a. voice of protest against conditions tempo rarily affecting the farming interests adversely"
 Agricultural conditions are bound to improve, he said. adding that the American farmer can be depended upon in the long run to support the cause of good government, sound economies and stable institutions.
 Chairman Hull of the democratic national committee also took occa- sion tonight to discuss the election result, declaring in statement that 1t constituted a general condemha- tion of dominant republican national leadership since 1919-a IeaderShlpi that has resulted in the affairs or the nation and of the world drlttihs aimlessly along, while our democratic business conditions are tempordry' artificial and uncertain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
SEEKBREAK-UP IF HARVESTER
 CORPORATION
Daugherty's Petition Charges Giant Company Restraining Trade In Violation To Orders Of Federal Tribunals
 DECLARE MONOPOLISTlC CONTROL IS EXTENDING Action Of Attorney General Taken After Prolonged Con- ference Between Officials Of Harding Administration

WASHINGTON, July 17.-(By As sociated Press.)-Separatio of the International Harvester company into at least three distinct corpora tions with wholly separate owners. stockholders and officials, was de- manded by Attorney General Daugh- erty today Tn petition filed in the federal district court at St. Paul, Minnesota.
 tCrney generals petition declared, because the dissolution decree orig inally entered against the company in 1918 had proved inadequate" to break up restraint of trade and re- store competition in the production Of harvesting machines and other farm implements.
 still Restraints Trade.
 The court was asked by the peti- tion to enter a new decree holding that the Harvester company still is a combination in restraint of in terstate trade and commerce in har- Vesting machinery and still is mo- nopolizing and attempting to monop- olize said trade and commerce in violation of the Serman antitrust law and contrary to the several opin ions, orders and decrees of this court.
 unless steps are taken to erect real dissolution, the petition con tinued the monopolistic control eX- erted by the defendant will increase and the vision of complete monopoly which the organizers of the company had in 1902, will be completely. real ized," to the detriment of the farm CTS of the country in their purchases of farm machinery.
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 Prolonged Conference.
 The action of the Attornew General was taken after prolonged confer ence among government officials and follows the line suggested by the federal tTai commission in a report to the Senate in 1920. The petition declared that a reasonable "test period" has been given the cor poration since the close of the World war, as provided in the original de- cree, to rearrange its organization in the interest of the public. That period having passed, it was added, the United States now has the right to such relief as may be necessary to restore competitive conditions.
 Specifically, the petition cited the International Harvester company, the International Harvester company
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
GOOD WHISKY NOW ALMOST
 IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE DUE TO ENFORCEMENT ALERTNESS
Commissioner Haynes Says Moonshine Is Backbone Of Business -Old-Time Dstillng Methods Of Outdoors Abandoned For Insantary Hovels And Tenements Of City

were remote from towns cities and railroad. This type of moonshiner made whisky from corn which he grew on his own semi-barren hill- sides. He liked the taste Of liquor himself, and besides it was easier small product of his farm in liquid form. Moreover, these sons of the soil, unlettered in the laws distinc- tions. firmly believed they had the right to do as they pleased with what they produced on their own acres.
 They saw in the governments re- pressive activities only meddlesome attempts to interfere in their private affairs. They came to regard the revenue officers as their deadly en- emy-but generally not to be mo- tested, unless he were the agsressor. Financially and educationally they were the poorest of paupers. But they were simple minded, home loving folk for the most part. in- tense in their family ties, seldom given to violence. notwithstanding the popular misconception, and out laws in but one particular.
 True, there were bad men among them who handled one gun or two with equal deadliness and were ever ready to use both; and there were also large stills, here and there, in those days before prohibition, but these generally were the exception in both instances.
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 The Modern Type.
 The modern moonshiner possesses none of the good qualities of his predecessor. He has all the vices of the old time moonshiner plus a host of city acquired vices which the un- tutored denizens of the mountains would have abhorred. He constructs his still not in the remote fastness
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
FURTHER RETURNS SWELL VICTORY OF
 FARMER -LABOR|TE
LaFoIIette Rejoices In Defeat Of Administration In
 Minnesota

ST. PAUL. Minn.. July 17-(By As sociated Press )-Further returns late today from the United States 7patoriN election in Minnesota yes terday indicated the plurality of Magnus Johnson. farmer laborite would exceed 10000 and might mount to the 75,000 mark.
 With the election of Johnson as sured, no concerted effort was made by state tabulation headquarters to bring in the missing precincts but when 2,721 of the states 3,520 pre- cincts had reported, Johnson had lead of 67.479.
 In these precincts, the farmer laborite polled 24S,060 votes as com pared to 1S0,373 garnered by Gov ernor J. A. 0. Preus, republican, and 17.9O6 for James A. Carley, democrat
 This total of 446,339 votes was be- lieved within 60,000 to 75,000 of the total for the state as compared to total of 300,000 boiled in the June Is primary election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
By ROY A. HAYNES United States Prohibition COmmis-
 siOner.

It is virtually impossible to buy good whisky from the illicit liquor interests in the United States today. What the bootlegger offers as high grade imported whisky or bottled- ln- bond stuff is neither. In 95 per cent of the cases, or more, 1t is moonshine-not pure and simple, but watered, thinned down. adulterated and fearfully doctored with chem icals. many poisonous, to give 1t color, a kick and a bead.
 The moonshine still is the boot legger's chief source of supply. From what other place can he get his liquor in quantity? Surely not from the rigidly controlled bonded ware houses-they are eliminated at once. As to smuggled liquor, some, 1t IS true. is brought into the country; but not one-tenth as much as the H. legal traffic would have us believe.
 When reports of huge smuggling operations are circulated 1t should be remembered that the illicit liquor interests are conducting great and elaborate propaganda campaign to discredit law enforcement and that the spreading of such reports is part and parcel of that campaign. No bootlegger, of course, is Willing to admit that he can obtain only adult erated moonshine. Hence, fanciful tales of the wet wave sweeping in on our coasts and other related falsehoods swung from mouth to mouth to hide the real and danger ous original of what the bootlegger has to sell.
 MOOnshiners Of old Days.
 The moonshiner of old flourished largely in the southern mountains, an illiterate. povertystricken back woodsman whose poor hut and still
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
Harding Disappointed By Election Returns

CURRY, Alaska. July 17.-(By As sociated Press. )-News of the election of Magnus Johnson, farmer labor candidate to the Senate from Mime sota over Governor Preus was re ,ceiyed by President Harding this morning when his special train on the Alaska railroad was stopped here for breakfast.
 The President read The Associated Press dispatches saying Governor Preus had conceded his defeat and giving returns from about half the state, but he would make no com ment for publication on the grounds that the voters of Minnesota had spoken and any statement from the President would be unseemly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
M 'ADOO GOES .ON STAND IN MORSE TRIAL.
Former Secretary Of Treas
 ury Declares His Relations
 With Shipbuilding Firm Were
 Only Those Of An Attorney COURTROOM IS CROWDED AS OFFICIAL APPEARS
Few Clashes Between Coun- seI Mark Testimony, While His Cross Examination
 Proves To Be Peaceful

WASHINGTON, July 17-For near ly two hours today William G. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, occupied the witness stand in federal court here and detailed his relations, as counsel, with Charles W. Morse, on trial for al legged war frauds against the gov ernment.
 Reports that his appearance would sures packed the courtroom with i spectators but for the most part McAdoo had a peaceful experience as witness for the defense. He gave his evidence calmly and there were few clashes between government and defense attorneys. His brief cross examination by District Attorney Gordon bore somewhat into the rela tiGns of MT. McAdoo with officials of the Wilson administration, but developed few facts which had not been disclosed in previous testimony. Became Counsel For Firm.
 The law firm of McAdoo, Cotton and Franklin of New York, the wit ness testified, became counsel for the l Morse interests after he left the cabinet and represented them in three capacities. The firm served as counsel for the Virginia Shipbuilding corporation, operating a war snip building yard at Alexandria, Va. and for the Groton Iron works, another ship yard in Connecticut, and aided the Morse shipping interests in se- curing coal tonnage contracts abroad. MT. McAdoC said he had no stock in the Morse companies. His firm, he said. had received total cash fees of SS3.00O, and held unpaid obliga- 1 tions of the Morses for like amount. | The sums already paid were S5O,O0O i In cash for representing the Alex | andria company in claims against fthe Emergency Fleet corporation and S33000 in cash on the tonnage contracts. The Morse business, the witness said, was accepted only after careful investigation which devel- oped that Senator Davis Elkins of West Virginia, and Edward B. Mclean, Washington publisher, were at one time listed among the direc- tors of the Virginia corporation.
 Payment Blocked.
 Much of the former Secretary g testimony related to his efforts in 1919 to secure an advance payment of $100,000 from the shipping board and Emergency Fleet corporation for the Alexandria company, which was in financial distress. Fleet corpora tion officers, he said, blocked pay ment which had been promised by Edward N. Hurley, the shipping board chairman, but his successor. Jt hn Barton Payne, renewed the promise of the S10O,ooo payment. Whether the money ever was paid, MT McAddo did not know.
 In all of his conferences with ship ping board officials regarding the Morse contracts, MT. McAdoo de- clared, he had heard no attacks charging any attempts to defraud, embarrass or delay the government in it's ship building program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
Important Neus Of The Day

IA, 
 seeking geatIn
 
 of following election of Magnus Johnson Minnesota senatorial fh President
  Prohibition Commissioner Haynes declares PAGE ONE his first cspeech Jitneym file than 5000 qualified demand action FIVE
  he to back a government PAGE THIRTEEN lower quickly PAGE FIFTEEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
LAT GILLETTE TAXES
 SE N A F CONTROL r R OM PRESIDENT
Wisconsin Senator Will Hold Balance of Power In
 Congress
By RAYMOND CHAPTER By Leased Wire to The AGe-HeraId)

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Control of Congress has ,sssed from Presi- dent Harding to Senator Robert M. LaFollette, who now becomes the overshadowing figure of the political Armament.
 The election of Magnus John son, the Minnesota farmer-laborite, clinches LaFollette's hold on the Senate. No measure can now pass Congress when LaFollette turns his thumbs down, as his personal follow ing of liberal and radical senators will hold the balance of power eX- cept in rare instances where con servative democrats vote with the republicans.
 It is a spectacular turn of the wheel for this dimlnutive senator who was being hissed and hung in effigy because he opposed entering the war six years ago. Then sena- tors looked the other way when they passed him. An effort was being made to throw him out of the Sen ate. He suffered the most cutting kind of personal ostracism.
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 Penrose mtercedes.
 Then, with the election of 1918 the republicans needed one vote to make up their majority so they might control the Senate. Big Boies Penrose, the physical and political autithesis of LaFollette. stopped the movement to deprive the Wisconsin senator of his seat.
 LaFollette joined the irreconcila bles and helped beat the Versailles treaty ratification. Senators began to be more friendly. Then, last No- vember saw Frank B. Kellogg, the Minnesota senator, who had intro duced the wartime resolution to eX- pei him, fall in defeat at the hands of Henrik Shipstead. the farmer laborite. Several other states also elected senators friendly to LaF'ol- lette, including Brookhart of Iowa, and Dill of Washington.
 Now, with the election of Magnus Johnson, LaFollettes vindication be- comes complete, and senators who formerly went on the other side will now come smiling to him asking his assistance in putting through their pet measures.
 Furthermore, LaFollette now be- comes the dominant presidential fig ure. All politicians of both parties are wondering what he will do. If he himself knows he has told no one. But every step he has taken-the bi- partisan political conferences here last December, the wheat conference, the railroad valuation conference and other aCtivties-all add to his strength as political timber.
 A year ago Samuel Gompers for mally indorsed him as labors first choice for President. Six months ago when Attorney General Daughe rty announced that Harding would be a candidate again, he regarded LaFol- lette as offering the only serious op- position.
 LaFollette's name will go into the early 1924 republican primaries. mostly in northwestern states, where Ia Is n 4nEn1y not bring him the national nomina- tion there, but If conditions are fla vorable he will gain such momentum that he can immediately go out and stand as an dependent-appealin to the farmer-labor vote of both parties This, rather than the Ford boom, is what old line politicians here fear most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-18
ASHC FIT BILL
 SEEKS HIGHWAY BOARD OF THREE
President Of Commission Would Get Salary Of
 $6,OOO Annually
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HFEALD MnufVoulerx Ala ,Juiy F

A bill to abolish the present state highway commission and replace it with a commission of three members was introduced into the house today by Representative c. A. Ashcraft of Lauderdale. The bill provides for a president of the commission. to de- vote his full times to the work at a salary of S6,000 per annum, with two associate commissioners paid at the rate of S15 per day and expenses for not to exceed 15 days per year. The bill retains the feature of the pres ent law which provides that all ac- tions of the commission must be ap- proved by the governor.
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 Many Bills Pass.
 The house passed the bill of Rep resentative Paul Luck of Shelby to provide for granting bail to de- fendants pending appeal when the sentence is 10 years or less.
 Another bill passed by the house provided that the act shall not apply occur in the office of mayor it shall be filled by the president or chairman pro tenn of the council, who shall serve the uneXpired term, and in case of a vacancy in the office of presi- dent of the council or chairman pro tenn, it shall be filled from the mem bership of the council. An amendment by Representative Grove of Mobile prvided that the act shall not apply to cities having commission form of government, was adopted.
 It is made unlawful to knowingly possess a motor vehicle with it's motor number or serial number defaced or partially defaced, according to a bill by Fred r'ite, passed by the hous ?, and possession of such motor ve hicle is held prima facie evidence of knowledge of defacement, according to the bill A fine of s10 to $500, and maximum jail sentence of ? months is provided.
 The house also passed the following measure by MT. Adams. to provide for the election of a county treasurer of Blount county: by MT. Howard to exempt licensed embalmers from jury duty; by MT. Grove, to amend the act creating the office of revenue con stable of Mobile county; by MT. Gains, to permit purchaser of mortgage or lien hold to pay proportionate amount of taxes on real estate solid to him or subject to his mortgage or lien in certain cases without paying entire taxes which are a lien upon such property; by Mir. Werner, to au- thoriZe circuit court judges, where the judicial district Is composed of one county and has but one judge, to MT. Blackwell, to amend the act es- tablishing the board of revenue of Monroe county; by Mir. Thompson of Etowah, regulating the fine and for feiture fund of Etowah county; by MT. Blackwell, to provide for the working of the roads of Monroe county; by MT. Werner, to authorize corporations to declare stock divi- dends.