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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
KHAN EMBLEM TO COME DOWN, SAYS OKLAHOMA HEAD
Fiery Cross Is Pagan Sign For Fear, Hatred and
 Rebellion, Claim

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 20.-Fiery crosses of the Ku Klux Klan which have blazed nightly over Oklahoma since Gov. Walton declared war on the secret organization were ordered struck down in a proclamation issued here early today by the executive.
 The fiery cross is the pagan em- blem of fear, hatred and rebellion" declared the governor It now is high aloft as an emblem of fear in many public places, evincing it's encroach- ment upon the civil government of the state."
 Declaring that the issue is clearly drawn-"our government under the stars and stripes or the invisible em- pire,' under the fiery cross" Governor Walton called upon all civil author ities and military forces of the state to dlsmantle the emblems of the Ku Klux Klan wherever they are found in public places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
MAY SEEK NEW TAX
 ON BOOTLEG LIQUOR
Custom Of Taxing After Conviction
 Being Contested

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The in- ternaI revenue bureau and prohibi- tiou unit may be forced to seek new methods of assessing penalty taxes on illegally manufactured intoxi- cants, officials declared today, as a result of court proceedings instituted at St. Paul. They have asked the in ternal revenue collector at that place to make a report concerning a tenn porary restraining order, issued by Federal Judge Booth, enjoining the government from continuing the pro- cess of levying the taxes after hear ings before revenue officials.
 The plan of the government offi- cials was instituted last August In an effort to comply with the Vol stead law as interpreted by the su- preme court In the Lipke case. The court held that while the internal revenue bureau might take conVic- tions on charge of Illegal manufac- ture as evidence of tax liability to the government, 1t could not arbi- trarily fix the amount without per- hitting the defendant to be heard.
 The prohibition unit accordingly issued regulations providing for hearings in contested cases and pre- scribed that they should be ordered by the chief council of the prohibi- ton unit. Numerous cases have been handled by revenue agents in various parts of the country and all escaped challenge. 1t was said, until a hear ing was ordered in St. Paul and the injunction was sought by four men ordered to appear. It was explained that in event Judge Booth makes the restraining order permanent, the in- ternal revenue bureau and prohibi- ton until unless they can work out a new system wall be compelled to take the slow Course of proceeding through regular court channels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
American Star GetSKickFrom
 Tourist Lines

PARIS, Sept. 19.-Marie Dress Ter, the American stage and film comedienne, is getting a lot of good laughs out of the lines of the American tourists.
 why go to a comedy when you can watch the tourists?" she asks.
 If they keep it up I'm afraid they'll ruin my business.
 T saw a tired and determined couple descend at Notre Dame from taxi, the wife explaining to her husband, Now you go around the outside and I'll run through the inside and we'll be through with all the sights but the Louvre
 In Florence. Miss Dressler saw two Americans standing in front of the Grand hotel. One asked the name of the town" said Miss Dressler, and the other replied, Well, today's Thursday ain't it, so we must be in Venice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
BRITISH WORKERS REPORTED IN NEED.
OCCupationaI Disease Expert
 Addresses Rotary Club On Working Conditions

Sir Thomas Oliver, eminent British authority on occupational diseases was the guest of honor at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary club in the Tutwiler hotel Wednesday afternoon. Mir. Oliver is making a tour of the United States, studying conditions in the various industrial plants and has been in Birmingham for several days making a tour of the steel industry in this district
 MT. Oliver began by saying that the greatest occupationa1 disease in the world today is no work at all Tn my first visit to the states Il years ago said Mir. Oliver, there were prac- tically no attention paid to the men who work in mills and other indus tries in the country. Now ali of the big corporations have underta Ken to see that in all occupations and build ings of the various industries heating, lighting, ventilation and all ether re- quisites for health among employees have been made"
 In touching upon the unemployed conditions in England during the the present time, he said There are more than 1,500,000 men out of em- ployment in the British empire to- Qdg JnCSG ilGIl nave ItCtlNCu q dole" from the government each week, which was given more for the purpose of warding off starvation than for the purpose of recompense for their sacrifices during the war. from which the continent has not yet fully recovered"
 Tn a way this has proved to be satisfactory but in many instances to government has been trying to devise some means for combattfrg with the conditions. Several plans have been tried for the giving of the dole, ," such a the giving of food tickets, but we have found that the people ant the mshCy and have in mary in- stances sold. their tlck4ls for mono /. The English government has given more than S5,O0O,OOO pounds to the unemployed and it has been quite a drain on the taxpa vers, as their taxes have been raised and WE are paying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
ENTENZA WON'T HEAD SPANISH VETS AGAIN
Personal Attacks Are Launched In
 Nomination Session

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 19.- Supporters of Antonio P. Entenza of San Francisco for reelection as com mander in chief of the United Span ish War Veterans, in annual conven- tion here, were prevented from put ting his name on the ballot today. The constitution of the organization prohibits a national officer succeed ing himself unless by two thirds majority vote.
 A heated discussion and flood of personal attacks were precipitated at the opening of the nomination ses sion yesterday morning when Com mander Entenza had the resolutions committee, before making its official report, introduced a resolution to set aside the clause prohibiting na- tional officer succeeding himself and to place Entenza's name upon the ballot This resolution was pre- scented before the committee by dele gations from six or seven states.
 Before the resolution could be put before the house. Delegate Ladd of Arizona moved that it be tabled. A yea" and nay vote was taken on Ladd's motion, and Commander En- tenza declared the mays" in the ma jority and that the resolution would not be tabled. A loud demonstra- ton was made against this so-called arbitrary act of the chairman and ballot called for. Ballots were cast from the time the meeting adjourned at noon until o'clock In the after noon were then counted and re- port made when the convention re- assembled al 4 o'clock.
 With the precedent established in Entenza's case before the house, no present incumbents of national off fees were nominated except in the case of Dr. Howard W. Seeger. pres ent surgeon general, who was unani- mously nominated for the office for another year.
 Nominations were not made until yesterday afternoon. There are six candidates on the ballot for comman- der in chief and only three cities asked for the 1924 encampment. These are Milwaukee, Wis. Michigan City, Ind, and Boston, Mass. Des Moines, Iowa, and Cincinnati, Ohio, asked unofficially for the 1925 en- campment.
 The annual parade was held this afternoon, participated in by the Spanish war veterans, Sixth United States cavalry, reserve officers train ing corps from various schools. Con fede-ate and Federal veterans and ladies' auxiliary. The military or der of the Serpent, the playground of the United Spanish War Veterans, attracted a great deal of attention by reason of their unique costumes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
SOVIET GOVERNMENT VERY STRONG-BLAKE
Bishop Claims Russians Must Be RecnPnized

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The Rus sian soviet government is unquestion- ably one of the strongest govern ments in Europe at the present time, Bishop Edgar Blake of the Methodist Episcopal church stated today upon his arrival from Paris, where he has charge of the work of the church Tn southern Europe.
 We may not like the soviets," said Bishop. Blake, who came here to at Bend the semi-annual conference of bishops to be held in Brooklyn in November, but there can be nc per nanent settlement of Europe's and the worlds affairs without Russia. We may not like the soviets, and we may abominate their principles and their practices, but we cannot ignore them. The sooner America and Eu- roupe recognize this perfectly ob- vious fact the better it will be for Russia and for the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

ried fused to work in the factory, and l had pains just the same then as have had since have done my house. work. would not be without bottle in the house now. It has stopped the pains all right and have found out that it is wonderful body builder, as it has made me well and strong. It is going to be the 'old reliable with me hereafter, and I am always willing to tell other women how it has helped me. You can use this letter as you wish as I can honestly say that my words are true. Mrs. M. LoDIC, R. ED. No. 4, Box 40, Tyrone, Pa.
 Letters like this bring out the merit of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They tell of the relief from such pains and ailments after taking Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
CHANGES IN REVENUE
 LAWS ARE DISCUSSED
Treasury Officials Confer With Re
 publican Leaders

changes in the revenue laws were discussed today at conference be- tween treasury officials and repub- lican house leaders. Those present at the consultation, which lasted for an hour, included Secretary Mellon, Representative Green of Iowa, rank ing republican member of the house ways and means committee; Repre- sentative Mills, republican of New York; acting Under-sec of the Treasury Winston, and A, w. Gregg of the tax simplification board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
4,O0O MEN STRIKE

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, Sept. 19,-Four thousand mine and shelter workers employed in this state by the American Smelling and Refining company went on strike today the result of an order issued by labor leaders yesterday afternoon instruct ing all men to quit work. Officials of the company blame labor agita tors for the trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
REFUGEES TO ENTER
200 Russian Immigrants To Be Charg-
 ed To October QuOtn

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19-Two hum dred Russian refugee immigrants, detained at the immigration stations at Seattle and Vancouver as being i nexcess of the September quota, will not be turned back, but will be admitted because of conditions in Japan, following the. earthquake and fire. and charged to the October quota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
MILLION STORM LOSS
Oklahoma City Suffers Heavy Dam-
 age By Rain And Wind

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept. 1s. Compilations today of the damage sustained by a terrific wind and rainstorm that struck Oklahoma City last night indicated that the total loss would approximate s1. 1000, 900.
 Utility companies reported exten- sive damage to poles and wires. Every street car line in the city was tied up for 9 short time after the storm passed and interurban cars were delayed several hours.
 The North Canadian river stood at 11.5 feet here with flood stage at l2 feet. Reports from upstream were that the river was out of its banks and rising rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
STILL IN PRISON
Man Lieutenant Governor PardOned Is
 Refused Freedom

JACKSON, Miss. Sept. 19.-Sharp Welborn. ex-service man, appeared in court here today, but was returned tc the state convict farm while Chancel- Tor V. J. Striker took his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under ad visement Welborn, who served in the navy during the World war. is serving eight years for killing ne- gro. He was recently pardoned by Lieutenant Governor Casteel while Governor Russell was out of the state. Prison authorities refused to honor the pardon and the petition for release on a writ of habeas corpus was filed in chancery court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

more than three times ;ha amt unt of income tax the AmNicaes are pay ing"
 Mir Oliver predicted great things for Birmingham and was warm Tn the thanIs for tte manner, In wa.cF he had besn rcte;ved in the county dur ing his study uf conditions here.
 Dr. Scale Harris presented Mir Oliver to the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
LAWYERS ELECT
Birmingham Graduate Named On Ex
 ePufiYe Cnm mmiffne

Birmingham Graduate Named On Ex-
 ecutive Committee
 UNIVERSITY. Ala, Sept. 19.-(Spe- cial.) .)-Tbe election of class officers for the senior year st University of Alabama took place on September IS and the following were elected; Chas. NJ. Buckner of Birmingham a grad uate of Central High school was elected on the executive committee. This is one of the most important po- sitions of the senior year. Other members elected, president, E. A. Hooten president, A. L. Shaw; secretary, T. E. Hill; orator, Irby Scott; counsel. c. M. Rains reported, J. c. Brown, historian. V. W. Elmore; statistician and J. M. Proctor, poet for the class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
MASONIC NOTICE

4 special communication of Farrar lodge, No. <. \. F. tG A. NJ, is called for 8 D. m. Thursday. September 20. for the purpose of attending the fu- neral of our late brother, C. W. liar reII, 1014 Cotton aVenue. Interment at ElmwOOd cemetery. \ full at tendance iS requested.
 ARTHUR WEATHERS, ". M,
 H. J. SALTER, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
OIL MILL TO RESUME

The big plant of the Standard Chem ical and Oil company. two miles north of Troy, will resume operation September 24 after having been idle since May. For the past week the company has had a force of men at work making repairs at the plant get ting the plant ready for opening. A good stock of seed has been laid in to begin operation. This is one of the largest fertilizer plants in this section of the state and employs a large number of men, 150 or more being on the payroll which amounts to s3.000 to S4.000 per week and greatly increases the business of the merchants in Troy. About 100 tons of cotton seed per day are required when. the mill is running at full ca pacity. During last season the mill crushed about 1000 tons of seed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
HELP FOR GIRLS
 WHO WORK
Mrs.Lodic Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound Helped Her
Tyrone, Pa. "A friend told my husbandhow Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg

etable Compound had helped his
 wife, so my hus- band bought me a bottle because I was so rundown,
 ad a nervous we k ness, no strength in my body and pains in my left side so bad thatI could hardly do my work. Be- fore I was mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
ACTRESS LOSES FIGHT
Elsie Lee sothern Dies Of Poison In
 Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19.-Elsie Lee sothern, prominent actress, died to- day following a fortnight's fight against poisoning. Miss Sothern's big hit was in "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" a popular farce of few years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
KILLS. WIFE AND ONE DAUGHTER, THEN SELF
Axman Hangs Himself After As
 sault On Family

ALEXANDRIA, Minn., Sept. 1s.- After beating his wife and one daughter to death with small handax and inflicting possibly fatal Injuries on another daughter, J. Willis Knox hanged himself in his home here early today No motive for the slayings has been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
S1O.OOo. .0Oo. 900 TO RERuIIn

TOXIC. Sept. 19.-(By the Associ- ated Press. )-It is reported the Japanese government proposes to float a billion dollar loan to finance reconstruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
S1,O0O PER FOX
A Choice Animals Shipped For
 g44OOO Price

WAUSAU. Wis. Sept. 19.-The Wausau Silver Black Fox ranch today shipped to the Sheboygan Fox end Fur company, A choice young fox, the purchase price being s44,- 100. The fox are standard bred and pedigreed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Big Oil Mill At Troy To Resume Op
 eratiOD On September A

trAtIOm Uh StVtcMDer <F
 TROY, Ala, Sept. 19.-(Special Leased Wire.)-Elizabeth Boswell, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Francis Boswell. was badly injured Tues day night in an automobile accident. Boswell carried his little daughter with him to the postoffice to get his mail He parked the car Tn front of the office on an incline and left the little girl alone in the car. The brakes on the car did not hold and 1t glded down the hill striking against a whiteway post. The i'm pact knocked the light shade off the post and it hit the hood of the car and bounced against the windshield splinterlng the glass. The little girl was so badly cut by the flying glass on her mouth and chin that it re- quired several stitches to close the wound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
"EORTY LOVE-.

T say. I'm awfully sorry-I forgot all about your party last night"
 "oh, weren't you there ?"-Sydney Bulletin. tasbisslt 99l Js1ia s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
S8,893,20O FUND
American Quake Relief Drive StfII
 Growing

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The American Red Cross fund for Japa- nese relief today reached a total of sS,S93.200.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
WUSSOLINI ENDS.
HIS DICTATORSHIP
Gets Order From King Clos
inq Parliament To Prove
People Rule

ROME. Dec, 10.-(By Associated
Press)-To show the world that
Italy Is ruled by the will of the ma
jority of the Italian people and to
obtain a parliament which comedies
with the wishes of the electorate,
Premier Mussolini with the consent
of the cabinet obtained today the
signature of the King to a decree
closing the present session of the
chamber-an act which inevitably
leads to dissolution and new cleo
tions.
The decree signed by King Victor
Emmanuel closes the present SEES
sion of parliament, but before final
of the chamber is
suance of another royal order will be
necessary. Dissolution will probably
take place the early part of January
and in that event, elections will be
held in April.
The premier's bold, decisive steps
ends voluntarily his own dictatorship
and reestablishes the government
along the usual constitutional lines.
There is not the slightest doubt that
Mussolini had the present chamber
we'll under control; he had only to
ask for full powers for another year.
and these would have been granted
by an overwhelming majority. As
little or no opposition was mani
tested against him, his retention OF
power could have been prolonged
until the present chamber died nat
ural death in 1926, when by the con-
stitution another election would take
place automatically.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
FIGHT ON PACKERS
TO BE RELENTLESS
Court Will Be Ap-
peaIed To, Wallace Tells
Farm Bureau
BY JAMES M'CLAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The fight to
compel the meat packers to open
their accounts to government inspec-
ton will be carried to the highest
court in the country, Henry C. Wal
lace, secretary of agriculture, told
delegates to the American farm bu-
reau federation convention in an ad-
dress here Monday. Should the SUI
preme court rule in favor of the
packers, due to some imperfection in
the federal law, he stated, the ad-
ministration will ask Congress to
adopt legislation ito bring this in
dustry under adequate supervision. :"
An air of nervous expectancy
marked the opening day of the con-
vention. AS the program was
crowded with unimportant routine
and scheduled addresses. no outbreak
came in the factional controversy
that has split the organization.
Secret caucuses were frequent, but
the insurgents, who seek to Dust pres
ent officers due to alleged NAL
administration" and confine the or
ganization's work largely to Coop
erative marketing, was not revealed
THE packers, or some of them, OBJ
ject to the department of agriculture
getting q working knowledge of their
system and checking up their state
ments," Secretary Wallace declared in
his attack on the packing industry
They seem to think it is none of
our business how their books are
kept; that we have no right to know
what their books disclose.
zone of them" he continued. re-
ferring to Swift ana company, which
openly defied the authority of the
government to inspect its accounts,
has stated publicly that, if we have
a right to do what is suggested, the
government would have the right to
put accountants in all business Of
fees of the country. This is a bare
faced and wholly unwarranted appeal
to the prejudices of business men.
THE packers have said they wanted
nothing more than for the public
to know about their business and of
the narrow margins on which it was
conducted. Now they propose to ap-
peal to the courts to keep us from
knowing. the truth. Why? What is
there that they do not want us to
know"
o. E. Bradfute, president of the fed
Grafton, opened the convention with
an appeal to this officers and di-
rectors to free themselves of the
mud singing" which threatens to
wreck the organization. 1t is the
bushes of the federation ito render
service to the farmers of the nation
and not quarrel over who Is who and
who shall profit personally and fl
nancially," he said referring to the
movement launched by Walton Peteet
of Texas, and Aaron Sapire of Cali
fornia, which has his defeat for re-
election to the presidency as one OF
it's objects.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
PLUS
HEARING CONTINUES
Experts Called As Witnesses At
Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.-wit-
nesses were called by both the gov
eminent and steel interests today to
clear up disputed points when final
hearings were begun in the investi-
cation by the federal trade commits
sion into the "Pittsburg plus" basis
of making prices for steel in western
markets.
The complaint before the commits
sion characterized as an unfair trade
practice the charging of western
consumers the prices prevailing at
the moment in Pittsburg for stell.
plus freight from that point to the
consuming center, when in fact the
material sold is produced at Chicago.
Gary Ind, or other western steel
centers.
C. S. Trench, a metal broker, was
called by representatives of the
United States Steel corporation to
testify that somewhat similar Gus
toms prevailing in the marketing of
iron, which prices are usually fixed
on a st. Louis basis. and in copper.
where the figure is made by the pre-
vailing price at eastern refinery
points.
D. V. Winter and C. X. winslow,
statisticians for the Illinois Steel
company, introduced records of trans
actions In steel dating back years,
and tending to show, attorneys indi-
Gated. that the "Pittsburg plus" was
not absolutely adhered to In western
steel selling. The steel interests
claim is that the "Pittsburg plus"
custom Is not method of fixing
prices. but a convenient form of
quoting them.
H W. White. representing the
commission, was also called for sta
tistica1 summaries concerning the
record of a large number of trans
actions in steel to illustrate the
working of the custom. The hear
ing will be continued tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
ANTy-woJF ARMOp

WINNIPEG, Dec. 10.-Having turned
himself into a human porcupine, Stan
nounced his intention of departing
soon for Port Arthur to slay the
wolves of northern Ontario for gov
eminent bounties. He has con-
structed an anti-wolf equipment COM
prising a cowhide covered with spikes
an inch long, a helmet, a wire mask
and spiked gloves. Carlson's plan is
to let the wolves nipple at his armor
while he clouts them on the head
with an ak.