The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
OL I'VE R DELIVERS PLEA TO
 ENSLEY K|WAN|ANS
Scores LaWIeSsness And Calls On Citizens To Support
 Law And Order
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-HERALD ! EusIev Ala Oct II


 Ensley, Ala, Oct. II
 William B. Oliver, congressman from Tuscaloosa, delivered an ad-
 ess before the Hiwanis club+o Ems ley which moved an audience or nearly 100 men to a point of rousing applause as he concluded. ssssss S5.s fThe distinguished member of the lower house, one of Alabama's most highly esteemed5public men, spoke on the modern movements and the sad indiffrence which he declared charac- terizes the attitude of the general public towards the laws, the govern ment and the courts of this country, He spoke s0ftthe association and ln- terests that arrogate to themselves the usurpation of the laws, and re- eommended the courts ana the palof box as the place for the proper and orderly solution of those problems that ennfroht a nation. gNTg tlags i
 Mr. Oliver referred to the fact that in Congress rthere were few mem bers and salso in the Senate, that fla vordi law giving the Congress a right to reverse the decision of the suprene court by wo-thfrds vote, forgetting as he said, that the fram- eFs of this government decreed that the acts of the Congress should be reviewed by the courts.
 MT. Oliver recommended to Kiwan- ans that they implant into the hearts of their fellowmen, by their own ac- tions and by their examples a respect for orderly government, not forget ting that religion plays the greatest part in the moulding of character. IL. saidtwhel Christianity failed this tlHf veneer of civilization chaos was inaNita bSe, He declared that Chris tioh eiVyenship, coupled with cour-' tgeous respect for the constitution and flle laws of America, was of eeeateR strength than all the police and armies tlf .WOrl0.
 ispnressis ely Earnest.
 Mt. Olivers friends at the lunch con thaS have known him for years. couldSIlQt recall when he spoke with gFeater earnsstness or seemed him. {self to be So6moved by his thoughts, sHhere. Was an obvious earnestness Esboift him, that was instantly i'm tressve and one could not fail to gather that somewhere in some fash ion Buck Oliver had become frighten- ed over the trend of international and domestic affairs and was be-s seeching his hearers in Btsley to watch Carefully. industriah &com- mercial and social trends so#Ethat when the test comes, as he believes it will, there will be found citizen ship morally. mentally and other wise equipped to deal with those problems.
 Congressman Oliver said Kiwanians
 
 followed; that the association was founded on service, and that no per son reflected the true KiwaniS spirit who did not serve without thought of self and who was unafraid to take his place alongside all influences that go to build a liveable Christian community, state and nation He ex- pressed the hope and the opinion that , the nation wide influence and scope | If Kiwanians would implant into the V learts of people everywhere the ideals of good citizenship and would not neglect to so conduct themselves as to reflect some of the glory of Him in whom we move and have our be- ing
 He reinforced the position he held prior to his, visit in the esteem or local citizens and he left with the friendship of every man that was privileged to hear his address. [. was expected that he would speak off tlle Ford situation but he abpar- eRtIy selected his own subject as one inAU thinking of current problems which ne seemed to think outweighed in potential good or harm. the de- velopment of Muscle Shoals.
 He was accompanied to Ensley by Fred M. Jackson of Birmingham. MT. Oliver hoped to address the student body of the Ensley High school but could not find time to do so, much to the regret of Prof Elmer Smith and the students. At the luncheon, however, he spoke. informally to the football team which was present as. a guest of the Kiwanis club aud shook hands with the players as he. said good-by.
 TO PLAY CHATTANOOGA
 The EnSley High school football team will play Chattanooga High at Redwood field Saturday morning at Il o'clock. This is the second game of the season, the Ensiey team hay ing played and won from Disque last Saturday in Gadsden. Coach J. Il. Bryan said Thursday the squad was rounding into excellent shape and barring accident the 'Chattanooga1 boys would be defeated.
 The squad will go into the affair with the high hopes of .Ensley fans generally who are for theme. to alhe last man. This was evidenced Thurs day when the Kiwanis club had them as its guest for luncneon.
 The team has an unusually fast schedule this season but it is stated is in better shape than ever and ex- poets to close the. season with a fine of Ntia