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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
WALTON-KLAN
 FIGHT MAY END IN J s. COURT
Governor Says He Welcomes Federal Test Of His Author ity To Prevent Session Of The Legislature
 PREDICTS KHAN ISSUE IN NEXT NATIONAL ELECTION Tulsa Mob, After Beating Me- gro, Cut Off His Ear And Tried To Force Him To Ea It, Says Court Story

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept. A test in the United States courts his authority to prohibit the conveI ing of an extraordinary session the Oklahoma house of represent; tives scheduled for Wednesday wi be welcome. Gov. J. c. Walton de clared tonight.
 "I want to place the issue of tn, Ku Klux Klan before federal author ities and an injunction action against me will be the most direct method ol bringing this about he asserted
 Governor Walton said that the I<u KluX klan is bound to be an issue in the next national election"
 The executive statement was in re- ply to a declaration of members of the house that they would resort to court action if he carried out his an- nounced intention to bar the session.
 He declined to say whether he States Senate on an anti-klan plat form.
 T have no announcement to make at this time." he said.
 The governor said that he "believed the klan was licked" but that he was prepared to go on indefinitely with his campaign against the or ganization.
 He said that if lack of funds later prevented the purchase of supplies for troops on duty he would com- mandeer what was necessary.
 O O O
 Calls Upon Law.
 A statanncgx replyInE 10 critics who have assaiIed him for suspend ing the writ of habeas corpus and quoting federal statute passed in 1871, which he said "outlawed the klan in the United States" was is- sued by the executive.
 Much has been said about the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and there are those who de- clare that during the days of re- construction following the Civil war, the writ of habeas corpus was never suspended the governor said. T fear the memory of some people is fail- Ing, for there was passed a law by the congress and approved April 20, 1871, which was known the 'Ku ISlux Klan law This law was directed at the klan and outlawed 1t In the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
CHINESE CITY CUT
 OFF BY ATTACKERS
State Of War Exists In Annoy.
 Japanese On Job

AMOY, Sept. 23.-(By Associated Press.) Conditions which have pre- vailed here since August 20, remained virtually unchanged today, with the city besieged by North China forces of Chen Chiung Ming, continually ex- pecting attack by the besieging forces and with traffic into the in- terior completely cut off. Seven gun boats are in the harbor.
 Adding to the strain of the situa- ton, local fighting broke out two days ago between Formosans, resi- dents of Annoy, and strong clan of Chinese in the city. There has been continuous fighting throughout the city between these two factions for two days. Twelve deaths have been reported.
 Fighting between local factions became so fierce today that all of ficers of the Bund were closed. British marines landed on the British concession and Japanese marines from the destroyers landed and marched into the city to protect Formosans.
 The military situation has been growing more and more tense for five days. An attack Is expected tomor. row by united land and sea forces of besiegers.
 Chinese newspapers stated on Au- gust 2S that soldiers under Chang Tse-P Ping had caught and executed two spies from the besieging army, afterward eating the hearts and liver of the dead men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
TWO WHITE BOYS BELIEVED FATALLY
 HURT BY NEGROES
One Found Lying In Ditch, Others Throat Badly
 Cut By Knife
FRANK DONIINICIS

Two white youths were in Bir- mingham hospitals late Sunday night, believed by attendants to be fatally injured, as the result of one being struck by an automobile occupied by four negroes and the other having his throat cut by an unidentified negro, whom he had reprimanded for drinking from fountain in West parlx, reserved for whites nersons.
 Robert Coffman. 14. 227 Second street, north, Thomas. was found lying in a ditch on the Jasper road, near Dry Branch about 9 o'clock Sunday night by G. w. Roberts, negro, who was attracted by the negroes wrecked auto while driving by. He took the boy to the Pratt City dispensary, where first aid methods were applied. Coffman was later taken to Norwood hospital. where it was reported that his skull was fractured. with possible internal injuries. Detectives Bragan and Wal ton of headquarters and Gallops and Mcfarland of Ensley precinct are looking for the driver of the car which struck Coffman.
 Banks Flemming. 16. 190sh Ave nue E, south, is not expected to live by Hillman hospital attendants, where he was taken, with his throat cut from ear to ear, about 10 o'clock Sunday night in Ridout's ambulance. He was unconscious from loss of blood when admitted to the hospital.
 According to information gained by Call Officers Smith and Jackson, Flemming as in the park, Fifth avenue and Sixteenth street. north, with a crowd of boys when the negro came through the park and started to drink from the white fountain. When they tried to stop him, tho negro drew knife and slashed Flemming's throat. He escaped in the darkness, the boys losing his trail at Sixth avenue. They furnished a good description to the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
FOREMAN KILLED BETWEEN CARS IN| [. & N. SOUTH YARD
Had lust Made Report On Accident To Brakeman
 Hour Earlier

Only few minutes after com pleting report of an accident to one of his brakemen, Leroy Sellers, 3511 Twelfth avenue, north, foreman of the south yard switch engine of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was fatally injured at 2 o'clock Sunday morning while attempting to open a coupling between two cars in the south yards. Sellers died at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning soon after reaching the hospital.
 l.. l.. Watkins, 5l Wall street, the brakeman, was injured at l o'clock Sunday morning at the yards when he fell between two cars, striking his back on the coupling. He was carried to the Eighteenth street crossing by the switch engine. Johns ambulance carried him to St. Vincents hospital. night.
 Ambulance drivers stated Sellers told them en route to the hospital that he had just left the yard mas ter's office after asking report of the accident of the brakeman's in- 1uries and went to the train to make coupling between the cars. When the moving string of cars approached he was struck down, his body falling across the track. A wheel from one of the cars pushed him along the rail for approximately 50 feet.
 It was first thought by the train crew that Sellers was not injured as he conversed with them and smoked a cigarette. It was stated at the hos pital he died from internal injuries.
 Sellers was not married and had been in the employe of the Louisville and Nashville for F years. working his way mp from yard boy
 Sellers is survived by his mother, Mrs. Frank Murphy; sister, Mrs. Mary Donahoo, and a brother, R. l.. Sellers. Fl neral services will be held at .3o o'clock from the residence. 3511 Twelfth avenue. north. followed by interment in Cedar Hill cemetery, Bessemer, at 3 o'clock. with Jacobs in chaI&A~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
BULGARIA. REVOLT GAINS STRENGTH, SAYS A REPORT
100000 Armed Peasants Said To Be Planning Over
 throw Of Government

PARIS, Sept. 23.-.A dispatch, to the Havas agency from Sofia says the present insurrection in Bulgaria is spreading and gathering strength. One hundred thousand peasants, a majority of whom are armed and fairly well organized, are marching on Sofia in an attempt to overthrow the government.
 The dispatch adds that the cabinet sat throughout Saturday night. It was presided over by King Boris. Two regiments have been dispatched against the on-coming peasants, who are reported to have halted in the face of rifle fire.
 Bulgar towns along the Jugoslav- frontier are showing special activi- ties. Although 1t is asserted in Sofia that the movement Is purely Agra rian, the communists have taken hand in the controversy and are di- recting a general strike which is to become effective Monday.
 A Havas dispatch from Sofia, dated Saturday, says the Bulgarian cham ber of deputies was dissolved by royal decree.
 The dispatch adds that the date of the elections had not been fixed but, under the constitution, these would take place within two months of the dissolution of the chamber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
MARKETS
 NEEDED, SAYS HULL
Special Interest Republicans Played
 By Democratic Chairman

WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Cordell Hull, democratic national chairman, in statement today dealing with agricultural conditions. declared es- tablishment of European markets for the disposal of surplus foodstuffs was one of the principal needs of the American farmer.
 Tt is a huge joke" he said. etc sec these same special interest re- publican national leaders urge as a remedy of relief that the farmers cut down production and that Americans eat more bread"
 "If they are at all serious and dis posed to give real farm relief" he said. they can give the farmers much early aid among other ways by converting Congress and effecting a prompt reduction of existing profit eering tariff rates and transportatiCn rates, and by offering some moral and economic cooperation to sta bilize and unfetter international trade conditions so that 250.00O, 900 under-fed people in Europe can pur- chase all our surplus foodstuffs at top prices fixed by the law of sup ply and demand which has been sus- pended in Europe and prices fixed in a prostrate market during the past three years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
GE ER|NANY ACTS TO MAKE SURRENDER. 4 COMPLETE FACT
Energy Of Cabinet Bent To- ward Finding A Formula
 To Present Decision
By FERDINAND JAIN (Leased Wire to The AGe-Hera


 BERLIN, Sept. 2S.=-Germany's de- cision to drop passive resistence, un- conditianally has been followed by swift actioa to make the sur9erSer ( ct mplete fact. Belgium's refusal of t1.e first conditional terms has result : ed in move for the complete equalization. The problem of carry Ing out the step now confronts the government.
 The energy of tho Stresemann cab inet is bent toward finding a proper formula in which the decision can be presented to the allies, to the Ger man people and to the court of world opinion.
 While police carried on raids Sum day for concealed ammunition that has been cached by revolutionary rnalcontents, the German cabinet was meeting to consider the issuance of q worldwide announcement on the abandonment of the resistence policy. Events May Alter Appeal.
 This appeal may be altered by sub sequent sessions with the so-called Ruhr defense committee and the state premiers, but in It's present draft form It's declarations are sub- stantially as follows:
 l. Germany Is no longer in a posi- tion to continue the defense of the Ruhr. The nations peak of suffer- ing and financial disorder has been reached Continuance of the Ruhr struggle would create an unendur- able situation.
 2. Therefore, Germany revokes the orders under which government em- ployes, such as railroad workers, are forbidden to work for the French.
 8. Germany hopes. however, that the French will perceive the wisdom of releasing the arrested Germans at least those not charged with crimes of violence-and the return of expelled Germans.
 4: Germany further advances the hope that France will grant security and freedom of work to the people of the Ruhr and the Rhineland, will grant political control of the affect
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
.BOYDORDERED
 TOBRINGEIGHT MEN ID COURT
Brandon Must Move Again Through Supreme Tribunal To Hamper Investigation Of
 Banner Prison Conditions
GOVERNORS MAN BREAKS PROMISE TO SOLICITOR
Kenneth Wood, Convict, Will
 Not Be Permitted To TeS-
 tify-Warden And Doctors Summoned Before The Jury

Roy L. Nolen. associate member of the state board of convict super visors, hSs revoked his promise to appear before the Jefferson county grand jury Monday morning and tes- tlfy regarding the Banner prison camp mutiny of September 10, he told an Age Herald representative in Sunday night
 q have not received any subpoena to appear and will not do SOL MT. Nolen is quoted as having said. Ac- cording to the solicitors office fri- day, MT. Nolen promised to appear in person and bring all records of the convict department.
 Nr. Nolen also indicated that he would break another promise to the solicitors office in refusing to bring Kenneth Wood, Flat Top convict. who was formerly confined at Ban ner, before the grand jury to testify regarding conditions.
 'sWill Kenneth Wood be permitted to testify?" Nolen was asked.
 "No, sir; he will not" was ths reply.
 Solicitor Drives Ahead.
 Despite the handicap of a prohihi- tory writ preventing the appearance of four of the convicts who took part
  flogged September 12, by order of l.. A. Boyd, president of the convict board. Solicitor Jim Davis Sunday was still strong in his determtnatton 10 continue the grand jury inYesti- eation of conditions sl1rronndtng the mutiny. begun last ThVrsday. The grand jury recessed Friday untI Monday, after two days of testimony regarding Banner working and liv- ing conditions.
 President Boyd Monday morning will be served with an order to bring eight more convicts who took part in the mutiny before the grand jury, it was learned Sunday afternoon This order was issted by Judge H. r. Heflin Saturday on petition of Will lard Drake, assistant solicitor. At torneys here believed the governors forces would move in a similar man ner to block the order. asking Jus tice l.. D. Gardner to issue another prohibitory writ directing Judge Heflin to vacate his order and cancel for the men.
 During the week Solicitor Davis will take tho grand jury to every prison camp in Jefferson county to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
NEW ORLEANS WANTS MORE DOCK WORKERS
Appeal Made To Thompson And
 Farley To Get Longshoremen

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-Al~ though there were no clashes of a serious nature reported to the police today in connection with the strike of iongshoremen and other dock workers, Superintendent of Police Molony assigned additional protec- ton for patrol duty along the waterfront
 The New Orleans steamship asso- ciations labor committee announced that Is ships were being worked with non-union labor and that it hoped to clear several vessels to- morrow.
 Three leading commercial bodies of New Orleans--the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, the Board of Trade and the Association of Com merce-have appealed to the United States shipping board at Washington to support the efforts of the New Orleans steamship association in se- curing laborers to replace striking dock workers.
 The appeal for moral support was contained in telegrams to E. r. Far ley. chairman of the shipping board, and Commissioner r. l. Thompson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
STOWAWAYS TRY TO ESCAPE; ONE IS. DEAD, TWO HELD
Leap Into River To Escape Immigration Authorities
 At New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 2S.-Five stoaways on a ship steaming up the Mississippi river for New Orleans to- day made a desperate break for fre- dom and as result one of them Is dead, two are in the hands of immi grafton authorities and two are be- ing sought by police and federal authorities.
 The five men were taken from various ships at quarantine station and were placed aboard the steam ship Manakua for delivery to the immigration station.
 As the vessel neared the city the five men suddenly leaped into the river, four swimming shoreward. The fifth was drowned. His body was washed ashore near Daisy, La. His name was not learned.
 The others escaped but two of them were later apprehended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
POLITICAL SCANDAL IS HEARD IN CALIFORNIA
Johnson Mad At Letter Saying He
 Is Losing Control In State

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23.-Cali- fornia. accustomed as 1t Is tc loAd denunciatlons of crooked politics" is now giving ear to one of the most sensational outcries in years. IS SUD- porters of Senator Hiram Johnson assail Gov. Friend w. Richardson, de- clarlng Richardson is engaged in plot to bring about the overthrow of Johnsons strength and popularity in his home state.
 The fight may split the republican party in this state wide open.
 The man alleged 10 have taken q letter from Sacramento newspaper publisher to Albert r.. Boynton, chair man of the republican state central committee, which quoted Johnson as saying he was losing his control in the state, has given out a statement that Governor Richardson knew of the theft and failed to show any chagrin at the rifling of Boynton's files. according to the stories pub- lished here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
FORTUNE. H|TSBALLOONS IN CUP RACE
Spanish Bag Catches Fire And Falls, While Swiss BaI-
 loon Drops After It Has Been Struck By Lightning
THREE KILLED IN CONTEST FOR GORDON BENNETT CUP
One American Entry Caught By SquaII And Bursts, While Two Others Narrowly Avert Disasters At Start

BRUSSELS, Sept 2S.--(By Associ- ated Press--The Gordon Bennett cup classic, the annual balloon race for aeronSuts of all countries, which started here today in terrific gusts of wind and driving ran, has already cost three lives. Of the 17 entrants assembled for the race. 13, so far as known, are in the air.
 One of the balloons, reported to be the Swiss. Geneva, was struck by lightning, and Lieuts. von Gruingen and wheren were killed. The Span ish balloon Polar caught fire and it's pilot Penaranda, was killed, and his assistant, Gomez, killed.
 The United states navy A-66s9 narrowly escaped catastrophe and had to throw out ballast wholesale, which fell among the spectators.
 The St. Louis, the third American balloon, was caught by a heavy sauall and burst ten minutes before the time for her departure.
 The Spanish balloon Polar caught fire in a storm and fell near Heyst- Goor, near Heyst -Op- Den Berg, ac- cording to latest advices The aero
 
 other pilot, Gomez, was injured and taken to g hospital.
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 Struck By LiGhtning.
 s0ne of the balicrs said to he 4bes Beuveio, Ibeficyed, to saYs el1 the Swiss entrant Geneva, was sernck sby lightning and dropped to the high road between Moll and Meerhaut. The occupants of the balloon. Lieut.. Von Gruningen and Lieutenant Wheren, who replaced Lieutenant Burki, are reported killed.
 Seventeen balloons lined up for the Gordon Bennett cup race for lighter than air gas bags. The United States, Belgium, France, Spain and Switzer- land were represented by three en- tries, and England by two. The three Italian entries withdrew, as well as one carrying the colors of Poland.
 A steady fresh breeze was blow ing from the west, between 25 and 30 miles an hour at times, veering to the southwesterly. which would make northern Germany or Scandi- navian countries probable landing places. The first alternative created some anxiety among the Belgian and French pilots, who were unable to obtain German yisces and the bal
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
Important News Euents of the Day

Roy Nolen declines Boyd ordered
  Shoals Gogas illegal .... oA1 balloon by of his authority to preve regulation commits a protection of public FACE ONE Underwood denies that he said he longer stron advo the cities generally while country
  Only before legislature finally adjourn and maior
  Roberts field today iui'i
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
REPORTERS LOAF AS
 FRESHMEN STAY OUT
For First Time In Their Lives They
 Can't Find Anything To Do

NEW YORK, Sept. 23-In the editorial rooms of the strikebound great metropolitan newspapers scene is now going forward which might be given a worse title than "moulders of the public opinion at play"
 On stage and screen and in story books the New York reporter has been shown with varying fidelity as the sort who swims rivers of fire to get to the phone with the official text of the resolution adopted by the South Norwalk Teachers as- sociation condemning McGuffeys s reader. Never before, however, have the simple pleasures of this TO- romantic craft been touched upon.
 Young men and wom en, hand somely dressed--the reporters, of courseAstand or sit around in groups in the newspaper offices, wearing that Characteristic look which has coma to be known as keen, clean eyed, aleft." As Tine reporters are nos reporting,
 There is a strike of web presS- men and for all the somewhat .n- Sperfai announcements of George l.. Berry, president of the international union, who calls himself major" that the strike is off, the presses do not revolvo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
Walton Tells RevoIting
 Story Of Mob Violence


 OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 23.-(By Associated Press.)-A revolting story of how members of a masked mob at Tulsa. after mercilessly beating a victim, cut off one of his ears and tried to force him to eat 1t, was made public tonight by Gov. J. c. Walton In the form of testimony given the Tulsa military court by J. H. Smith, erman.
 This Is only one of the hundreds of such crimes committed which the civil authorities of this state refused to prosecute" declared the execu- tive. T ask the people of the civ ilized world. in the presence of this testimony, if l was not justified in proclaiming martial law in the city of Tulsa"
 Smitherman. negro, related how on the night of March 1O 1922. he was summoned to his door by 12 men, of whom were masked, forced into an automobile at the point of revol-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-24
.. U. U, Un0LD AFTER LONG STUDY
Move Advocated To Protect Public And Promote h.
 dustry's Development
By THOMAS L. STOKES Geased Wire To The AEe-HeraId.)

ttICASEu "hC 4O AhC
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-In a broad use of the regulating powers of the interstate commerce cornmls- sion lies the principal Federal pro. lection of the public against future trouble in the coal industry.
 That is the conclusion reached by the United States coal commission in it's final report, detailing the various re.aedies to be applied by the gov ernment. the industries, and the con sumer.
 Both to protect the public, and to promote the normal development of this great basic industry. the com mission recommends the use of the powers of the federal government over insterstate commerce. recogniz- Ing that under our constitutional gov ernment a substantial part of the responsibility rests on the state and local governments, and should re- main there, and an even larger part of the industry itself, and the public which it serves, the report states.
 The supreme court has held that coal mining is not interstate com merce, and that the coal industry can not be regulated on this basis. The makes no mention of this objection.
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 Should Continue Fact Finding.
 The commission recommends that in the interstate commerce commis- sion be centered not only supervision of the coal industry, in the manner that it now regulates railroads, but that the interstate commerce commis- sion should continue the fact finding functions of the coal commission.
 The whole responsibility for the administrative correction of abuses, the regulative functions, must be concentrated in one place, the report states, and adds:
 "Our proposal is that this should be In a special division of the interstate commerce commission; the collection of information about finances, operat- ing costs. etc, not having been un- dertaken heretofore by any other permanent agency, would naturally
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