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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
IF CLASSICS ID BE RUN I ODAY
Eyes Of World Centered On
 International Turf Event For Supremacy Of Horses In
 Great Britain And America WILL ZEV OR MY OWN OUTRUN GREAT PAPYRUS New Record For Attendance For Attractions Of Kind In
 United States Expected At Wonderful Belmont Course

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-(By Associ- ated Press. )-Zev. the Rancocas sta bles brown son of The Finn Miss Kearney, will match strides with Papyrus, English Derby winner, for international Swear supremacy and stakes of $1Oo.OOO at Belmont Park tomorrow in a race that prom ises to take rank among the greatest classics of all time.
 Zev will go to the post despite the eleventh hour development of a skin malady which it seemed today would force the withdrawal of the colt and the substitution of Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson's My Own, which was shipped to Belmont Park, pre- pared to race if called upon. But the race committee of the Jockey club. after examining Zev and receiving the report of a veterinarian, decided that the Rancocas star was fit, and ended a day of sensational specula- ton in turf circles by announcing Americas original entry would op- pose the English champion.
 Though the Jockey club commit tees decision, made public by Mai August Belmont, had the effect of restoring to some extent the waning confidence in this country's represen- tative, general belief prevailed that regardless of the seriousness of his malady, Zev would go to the barrier under a handicap.
 Pnpyrus May Be FavOrlfe.
 And as a result betting odds which had declined to even money yester- day after a spectacular final work out by Papyrus. swung sharply to- night toward the English horse, which was expected to go to the barrier tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock a favorite, probably at odds of to ,.
 The . ,set condition of Zey re- mained somewhat of a mystery to- night. There have been reports for some time that the Kentucky Derby winner was not in the best of con- dition, but the first intimation that anything was seriously amiss came yesterday afternoon, according to Major Belmonts statement, when Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire owner of the horse, advised the Jockey clubs committee that zev had de- veloped a skin malady which threat ened the fitness of the colt.
 It was this information that prompted the committee to send a hurried call last night for the ship ment of My Own to Belmont Park to be ready to take Zevs place, if nec-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
CITY PLANS TO BUY
 TEN POLICE CARS
Salary Of Comptroller Raised To $5, 5,000 In Fixing Of
 New Burget

Members of the city commission completed another phase of the com pilation of the annual budget for Bir- mingham Friday morning, when it was announced that ten new auto mobile5 will be bought for the police department.
 Five of the cars will be Chevrolets and five of them Fords. Seven old cars now in use by the police depart ment will be turned in as part pay ment on the new equipment for the detectives and call men.
 The commission also settled the matter of the salary of the city comp troller. This stipend has been at the rate of s4,000 year. There was some controversy over the matter last year. Now the pay of the of flee has been raised s1 900 year and will be at the rate of s5,000 per am nun h the future,s though the mat ter is subject to change byzs2he in- cumbent or succeeding administra- tions each year at budget making time.
 Other matters that have been set tied this week regarding the budget are the appropriations for city parks. raised from S3S,000 to s7S.000, and the provision for ten more policemen, with raise in pay for police patrol meG O. $10 month, and raise of s5 month for officials. with equiva- lent pay advances in the fire depart ment.
 The budget has now reached a stage of settlement where 1t is an- nounced that it will be ready for adoption at the regular meeting of the commission next Tuesday.
 An additional $173,Sf2 has been col lected for the city by the comp troller's office, who has realized this sum for. the city In collections of delinquent public improvement as- sessments. payment of which, in some cases, had been delayed for 15 years. The approximate total sum from this source is estimated to be about half a million dollars, all of which is se- cured to the city through auction proceedings provided by law ,gainst delinquents.
 In a few days the annual audit of the citys books will be started, the co mission having provided tor this work at a recent meeting. The audit will not be started until after the adoption of the budget
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
KL A N SENT |NELS AT TACK SHERIFF
Officer Struck When He Re- fuses To Leave Vicinity Of
 Initiation Ceremony

LOCKPORT, N. Y. Oct. 19.-Two men are under arrest and the pos sibility of an investigation loomed as the aftermath of an armed clash deputy sheriffs and an initiation party Of 600 Ku Klux klansmen near Cambria Center.
 Those under arrest are William Lozier and Charles TurVer, both of Niagara Falls. Thirteen others, in- cluding one woman, were questioned at the district attorneys office to- day but were not held.
 Sheriff Benjamin Gould received reports from motorists that armed men garbed in white were stopping automobile parties on the Saunders settlement road. The sheriff with two deputies and three Lockport Do licemen investigated. When their car reached the vicinity of a field in which a klan initiation was pur- ported to be taking place, 1t was stopped by two white robed senti- nels.
 According to the officers when the sheriff's party failed to leave as ordered one of them were struck by a klan guard. The sentinel was felled with the butt of a revolver in the hands of one of the investi- gating party.
 Shouts of the guards attracted klansmen from the field and as the sheriff started to advance toward the enclosure, the little knot of of ficers was surrounded Gould and his men retreated toward the road and made a dash for their car. As the machine sped away scattering volley of shots broke out. No one was hit.
 After the sheriffs party had broken free and his car had edged its way through the lines of ma chimes al the roadside, some of which had started in pursuit, he rushed to Lockport with Lozier and Turver, who were seized in the melee.
 The prisoners were locked up and the sheriff returned to the scene with endorsements. Several auto mobile loads of citizens followed. Arriving at the field the second time, the officers, charged the crowd at once. The resistance broke and there was a concerted rush for the cars surrounding the meeting place. The officers said they fired no shots except at fleeing automobiles which had been commanded to stop Firearms abandoned in the field were seized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
DR. COOK WAS HIS SIXTEENTH KY
Kansan Testifies He Knew That Oil Business Was
 All A Gamble

FORT WORTH, Tex, Oct. 1s.- Testifying that he knew the oil busi- ness was gamble and that he pur- chased stock in the Petroleum Pro- ducers' association after he lost on in vestments in approximately 15 other companies. c. l.. Mccoy, lumberman of Edna, Kan, took the witness stand for the government this afternoon in the trial in federal court here of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, arctic eX- plorer and oil operator, and his 13 co-defendants charged with using the United States mails to defraud.
 Through Mccoy the government continued its presentation of the huge mass of literature alleged to have been sent through the mails by Dr Cooks association to prospective stock buyers.
 Mccoy testified that he purchased S5 shares of stock in the Amalga- said that he had stock in a num- Der of other companies which were later merged With the Petroleum Producers association. He also tes- tifed that as each of the companies were absorbed he sent in a cash pay ment representing 25 per cent of the ] face value Of the stock to care for the merger requirements.
 The witness identified a sheaf of stock certificates and cancelled checks, introduced as evidence. The checks were given by him, he said, in payment for the stock certificates.
 On cross-examination Mccoy said he purchased the stock in the various companies on the strength of news paper advertising.
 William Harrington, Monongahela, Pa, went on the stand shortly before court adjourned. He testified he owned 1,750 shares of stock in the Cox Realization company, for which he paid 50 and 60 cents share. He said that he looked into the Petro- leum Producers association and paid S43S to that company at the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
PREVENT KHAN MEETING

EMPORIA, Kan. Oct. 19.-Armed deputies, headed by Sheriff c. H.. Jacobs of Chase county, tonight pre- vented ku Klux Klan men from hold ing a meeting in the Strong City auditorium. Use of the auditt rum by the klan had been refused by city of ficials.
 Sheriff Jacobs established a guard at the hall following reports that the klansmen intended to defy the mayor.
 A large crowd gathered in Strane, City tonight, but there were no dis turbances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
NEW DRIVE LAUNCHED AGAINST HOME BREW
Haynes To Revoke Permits Of
 Breweries Making Malt Syrups

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Prohibi- tion Commissioner Haynes has launched upon a new campaign against home brew.
 In order to stamp out what he characterized as the menace" of trafficking in home brew ingredients, the commissioner announced today that he would revoke the permits of all breweries which continue the practice of making malt syrups, now widely used as a base for homer made beers.
 All breweries will be notified" said MT. Haynes, "to cease the manu- fracture of such syrups at once, and failure to do so will result in a prompt citation and revocation of their permits to manufacture cereal beverages
 Tt is the intention of the depart ment to absolutely stamp out the menace in all sections of the coun- try in campaign to halt the manu- facture and traffic of home brew in- gradients at the source"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
SAYS THOUSANDS OF
 DIPLOMAS SPURIOUS
Sachs Declares 15,000 Practicing Medicine Under Bogus Certificates

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 19.-W. P. Sachs. who last night held a confer ence with Circuit Attorney Sidener in connection with the investigation of traffic in spurious medical di- plomas. told the prosecutor he be- lieved that probably 15.000 persons were practicing medicine in the United States under bogus diplomas, Henry W. McChesney one of Sachs lawyers, asserted this afternoon.
 Sachs, who was the fourth man sought in connection with the in- quiry, voluntarily appeared at Mir. Sldener's office and. according. to MT McChesney, asserted that not all the fraudulent medical diplomas in exist ence in the United States were issued by the ring" of which Sachs was member, adding that there were other such rings" one in California, one in Chicago, and one or more in the east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
HORTON PREDICTS FROST SATURDAY

Attended by an overture of over coat snatching, Birmingham was scheduled Friday night to wake up Saturday morning to find a light frost, the first of the 1923 fall sea- son, according to the forecast of E. c. Horton, in charge of the weather bureau here. A cool spell following Thursdays rain brought a gradual drop in temperature all day Friday and Friday night.
 This year the first frost is run ming ahead of last years schedule, coming to Birmingham on October 2f or l922. The mercury was expected to register between 40 and 45 degrees Friday night and early Saturday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
PRESIDE NJ ID ASSERT STAND
 TO GOVERNORS
Will Declare For Enforcement Of Laws Generally, Without SingIing Out Prohibition Measure In Address
BIG BREWING FIRM ASKS
 VOICE AT CONFERENCE
Sensational Charges Of Cor ruption Made By Anheuser- Busch In Open Letter Di-
 rected To Chief Executive

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-President Coolidge, in converting at the White House tomorrow a conference of governors to consider enforcement of the immigration, narcotic and prohibition laws, will conine his ad- dress to few words of welcome and an explanation of the purposes of the meeting.
 This statement was made on the eve of the conference and was gen. orally interpreted as setting at rest open the meeting with a definite declaration of his stand on prohi- DitIon enforcement and the prohl- bltion question in general.
 The President will declare for en- forcement of the prohibitory laws as well as for those statutes relating to immigration and the traffic in mar cotics but, with respect to the de mands of prohibitionists as repre- scented in the recent citizenship con ference here. it is thought that he will remain silent.
 The address of the President to the governors who will arrive In Washington shortly after noon from their annual meeting at West Baden. Ind, will be relatively short.
 Whatever program the federal government has to propose for more efficient law enforcement will be developed by other federal officers who will address the conference. ss Accept Invitation.
 Aceeptances to the Presidents in- vitation had been received at the White House tonight from 33 gov ernors of states and from governors of the territories of Alaska and Ha- waii. Two governors, Walton of Oklahoma and Pierce of Oregon, while unable to be present, have mo- tified the President they will be rep resented Governor Morrow of Ken lucky sent word that he wouldJ be unable to attend because of prior engagements in connection with the political campaign in that state, and Governor McMaster of South Dakota, who had accepted, today sent dec lination. Governors Flynn of Rhode Island and Peay of Tennessee sent in their acceptances during the day.
 The governors will be the guests of the President at luncheon and then will adjourn to the East room, where the conference will be held. The discussions are expected to oc- cupy the entire afternoon and pos sibly run into the early evening. Daugherty To Follow.
 The President will make the open ing address and will be followed by Attorney General Daugherty, who will present suggestions as to CO.,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
HELD TO BE MONOPOLY
DauSherty Files Brief in Sugar And
 Coffee Exchanges Case

WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-Attorney General Daugherty filed in the su- preme court a brief in the case against the New York Coffee and Sugar exchange, the New York Cof- fee and Sugar Clearing association, and others decided against the gov ernment in the federal district court in New York city, and set for argu- ment on November 12.
 Alleging that the exchange and the clearing association constitute a conspiracy in restraint of interstate and foreign commerce in raw and re- fined usgar in violation of the Sher- man antitrust law and the tariff act of 1913, the government asked the court to enjoin all transactions upon the exchange. This, it was stated would have the effect of closing the exchange.
 The government suggested that no material inconvenience would result. because another exchange would be Immediately organized which would comply with the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
EvANGELINE BOOTH GAINS
Salvation Army Commander Must Re-
 main In Bed Ten Days

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Evangeline Booth, commander of the Saliva ton Army in the United States, who un- derwent an operation for abscesses in the nasal passai S last Sunday passed a comfortable night and was out of danger today.
 It was said she would be compelled to remain in bed for ten or twelve days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
PUTS RENTS SKY HIGH
Missouri City Acts To Keep Bootleg
 gers Out Of Business

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 19.-A way to keep bootleggers and other violators out of homes in Jefferson City has been discovered by req tors there. according to c. c. Madi- son. United States district attorney, who returned here Friday from the term of court here.
 By raising the rents of apart ments and home so high that even a bootlegger is unable to pay the rent, the landlords in Jefferson City are meeting this problem" Madison said.
 Before a tenant is accepted an in- vestigation is made to see if he hasn't at some time flirted with Un- cie Sams dry law, the attorney de- .clared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
RAGS EXAMINED
Chemists Seek To Learn If They Are
 stained With CnpitaIist's Blood

SAN DIEGO, Cal, oct. 19.-Chemlsts | today sought to determine whether strips of underciothing found late yesterday in the former home of George E. Schick are stained with the blood of the missing capitalist. The rages were found in a pile of rubbish by sheriffs officers. They were apparently part of a light suit of mems underclothing which bore dark reddish brown stains that ap- pear to be blood
 This was the most important phase today of the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of Schick who was broker here and whose family is prominent in Ohio. In the meantime, his wife. his business partner and his partners wife were held on charges of forgery and con- tributing to the delinquency of minors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
SUES FOR $15,OOO,OOO

NEW YORK, Oct. 19-Suit for back wages" and damages aggre- gating S15,000,000 will be started against the Pennsylvania railroad by 60, 900 shopmen who suspended oper- ations more than year ago and re- turned to work under the railroad labor boards wages award, it was announced tonight by Morris Hili- quit, counsel for the men. The suit. which will be started in Pennsyl- Nania courts, will be to compe! the road to comply with the labor
 An,rd's award, Mir. IIillquit asserted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
WHARTON MAY
 GIVE UP PLACE
 NPARK BOARD.
Partisan Pressure In Behalf
 Of Phillips And Harrison For
 Chairman Gi' T As Reason
 For Cont Led Action HEARS Fs%. UGH POLITICS HE e. | DO ANY WORK f .sS$d Membership Is Re-
 f&ed To Four, City Com &lisSion Will Probably Fill Vacancy At Next Meeting

R. H. Wharton, North Birmingham banker, practically confirmed Friday morning rumors that had been about the city for the past two days, that he would hand in his resignation Sat urday to the city commission. Intense pressure of partisan nature, brought on him to support M. P. Phillips, by one faction, and Commis- sioner w. L. Harrison, by another faction, for the chairmanship of the board is known to be his reason.
 MT. Wharton was called by tele- phone Friday and asked about his views on the park board. He replied: T haven't had a moment to do any banking for two days, just one in- cessant talk about the park board.
 "I think I'll hand in my resigna- ton tomorrow They told me there was no politics in it; I haven't heard anything else. For the rest of today (Friday) 1 refuse to discuss the mat ter any more, l must have time to attend to banking"
 Irritated By Pressure.
 Men who talked to Mir. Wharton he had become irritated by the in cessant pressure brought by both what he said he was through with the appointment to the membership.
 Confirma ton of the matter was asked for at the city hall but there the statement was made no word had been received from MT. Wharton regarding the matter.
 Anticipated action regarding Mir. Wharton's resignation throws the board back to membership of four. for the time being, and unless Mir. Wharton decides to retain his place on the board election of a chairman may be deferred until the subject is settled. interference to the present situation and the probability of a new member.
 Lewis l.. Bowen, a member was expected back in the city from the Pacific coast but until his arrival no meeting will be called, and none Is expected to be called until the membership question is settled. Commission wifi Elect.
 Provided MT. Wharton resigns, the matter of his successor will automat- ically be up for consideration before the city commission next Tuesday. No fight on the question is looked for in the city hall.
 For the past rew days Mir. liar rison has had little to say on the sub ject, but that he has been made very tired by the turn of events is plain to be seen. His original plan was to create connecting link between the public at large and municipal de- partment for the advancement of the city's interests. The opposition that has sprung up seems on the way to make the park board, if possible, a handicap, despite the fact that the commission as a whole has backed MT Harrison with the greatest appropria- tion for parks, s7S,000, in the city's history.
 Reports concerning MT. wharton's expressed intention of resigning spread quickly through the munici : pal building and the city Friday morning. but officialdom refrained from comment until official confirma- ton, one way or the other is received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
BERLIN IN NEW RIFT
Unexpected stand Of Bavnrian Dic-
 tatOr Ipsets Peace Hopes

BERLIN. oct. 19.-(By Associated Press. .l-Diplomat relations be- tween the Berlin, Munich and Dres den governments. which local offi- cial quarters represented today as having assumed "a more tranquil as pect during the past 24 hours" late tonight were given an unexpected jolt by Dr. Von kahr, the Bavarian dictator.
 tral government that Bavaria here after must decline to enter into for nal or official relations with Dr. Otto Gessler, the federal minister of defense, who is military dictatorship for all Germany under the provisions of President Eberts recent procla- nation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
TWO INJURED NV
 ANNISTON WRECK
D. L. Thompson Of Birming- ham And 0. L. Ray Of
 Gadsden Badly Hurt
ANNISTON BUREAU ! THE AGE-HERALD ! Anniainn Ala Acf 1l

o. L. Ray of Gadsden and D. A. Thompson ot Birmingham were se- rously injured late Friday evening on South Noble street, when the car in which they were riding skidded and turned over twice.
 The injured men were rushed to a local hospital in a police car, driven by City Detective Sam Smith. Ini- tial examination disclosed the fact that both men had been seriously hurt.
 The exact extent of the injuries sustained by the two men had not been given out at the hospitl Fri day night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-20
PETITION IS DENIED
Court Declines To order Return Of
 Records To Oil Operator

petition seeking to have books and records seized by department of jus tice agents in an investigation into the operations of Pat Marr in the FL dorado, Ark, oil fields returned to Marp was denied in Federal district court here today. Denial of the pe- tition followed several hours of ar gument in which attorneys for the government insisted that ownership of the books be established
 Charges of using the' mails to de- fraud now are pending against Marr but it was announced would not be taken up at the present special ses- sion of court.