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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
AMERICAN PRIVILEGE
 GREATEST---C00uDGE
Constitution Is Final Refuge. Says
 Coolidge

NEW YORK. Sept, 16.-To live un- der the American constitution inc greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race" it was declared by President Coolidge in message made puDllc today by the National Security ieaene in connection with its plan for the celebration tomorrow or the 186th anniversary of the signing or the constitution.
 Tt is an inspiration to knew that the members of the National Security ieaeue are to observe constitution dav" said the Presidents message. The constitution is not self-perpetu7 afine If it will survive it will be because it has public support, It means making adequate sacrifice to maintain what is of public benefIt.
 .The constitution of the Unlteo States is the final refuge of every right that is enjoyed by any Amerl- can citizen. So lLng as it IS op4 served. those rights will be secured Whenever it falls into disrespect or disrepute, the end of orderly organ ized goyernment, as we have known if for more than 125 years, will be at hand. The constitution represents a government of law. There is only one other form of authority. and that is a government of force. Americans mist make their choice between these two. One signifies justice and ho- erty: the other tyranny and oppres- sion To live under the American con : stitution is the greatest pohtlcal privilege that was ever accordeo 10 the human race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
CONSTITUTION WEEK IS TO BE OBSERVED IN us.
All Phases Of National Document
 To Be Studied

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-By Asso- oiated Press.)-The week beginning tomorrow will be observed as Con stitution Week" throughout the United States, week set aside by the citizenship committee of the American Bar association for study of all phases of the national consti- ton.
 Plans for the week were started several months ago and before made public had been submitted and re- ceved the indorsement of many gtv- ernment officials and leaders in pub If life.
 The main purpose of the program Is to ''re-establish the Constitution of the United States and the principles and ideals of our government in the minds and hearts of the people" ac- cording to the citizenship committee. Much was left to the local Organiza- tlons, which will be in charge of the pr ograms in their respective commit 'nities, the bar association committee simply giving general outline.
 Cooperation of every organization Interested In civic activities was sought, and in many instances has been promised. Indiana reported plans for discussing the constitution at the fall county school teachers in stitutes, thus reaching approximately 25,000 school teachers. In some com rnunities the American Legion has agreed to take the initiative. In others such organization as the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, Daughters of the American Revolution, Parent Teacher associations. Sons of the American Revolution, Women's Fed erated Clubs, Council of Jewish Women, Masonic Service Association of the United States, Knights of Co., Iumbus and Boy Scouts. The pro- gram for the schools will include set ting aside available assembly pe riods at which some lawyer or per son we'll versed on the constitution and its history will speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
MANS LOSS OF FAITH IN MAN IS DEPLORED
Unitarian Laymen's League In An
 nual Convention

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. 16.- While on every hand there Is de- mand for a religious solution of the difficulties that confront the world today, the practical trou- ble is mans loss of faith. in man rather than his loss of, faith in Cod, declared the Rev. Horace J. Bridges of Chicago preaching this morning at Battell chapel. Yale uni versity, to the delegates to the an nual convention of the United States and Canada.
 Rev. MT. Bridges described the un- animity with which the demand is raised, from Woodrow Wilson, in 9 recent magazine article; from Will liam Jennings Bryan, whom he de fined as illiterate on the subject which he most emphasized today; from leaders of the Roman Catholic church and from leaders, in the ranks of radicalsm and socialism.
 The minister assailed the theory of many who are ready to explain that the trouble of the world is economic {; that the root lies Tn the inequity and injuctice with which the material goods of this life are distributed. He said that the radical spirit of re- volt had become more acute, more conscious, more intense, almost step by step as economic conditions have
 "Primarily, the need that lies at the root of all this heart rending confusion with which we are con fronted is a rational and justified faith in man and in mans poten- tiality," said Rev. MT. Bridges The primary need is to vindicate the spiritual nature of man himself, for I submit for your consideration that the radical trouble today is his loss of faith in man rather than loss of faith in God"
 The council of Unitarian laymens league elected by mail ballot at the close of the convention and named the following officers
 President, Charles H. Strong, New
 V. P. Chief Judge Frank H. Ris- cook. of New York state court of appeals; Senator Duncan P. Fletcher, Florida, elected; Hiram Wads- worth, Pasadena. Cal; Dr: John F. Oechsner, New Orleans; William l., Barnard, Boston; George G. Davis, Waltham, Mass; Kenneth McDougali, North Abingdon, Mass.
 Treasurer, Henry D. Sharpe, Provi- " Secretary, ;eo William L. Barnard. Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
First Disorder Is
 Reported After Decree

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 16.-(By Associated Press. )-The first disorder growing out of the imposition ot martial law here occurred tonight when Campbell Russell former chairman of the state corporation commission and bitter political op- ponent of Gov. J. c. Walton, was knocked down in front of a down town hotel by Leo Clark. son of w. J Clark, former Oklahoma City chief oi police under the governors adminis- tration as mayor of the city.
 Russell who circulated a petition which resulted In the calling Cf a special grand jury to investigate al- legged misuse of state funds by the governor, was distributing pamph let's attacking the executives decree of state wide martial law when he became engaged In a controversy with Clark
 Both men were taken to the police station by regular police and re- leased. Russell preferred charges of assault against Clark.
 The grand jury, which Russell suc- ceeded in having called for tomor- row, was forbidden tonight by mili- tary authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
Cotton Sags After Touching New High

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16.-New high levels for the season were made on the opening session of last week in the cotton market, but after that something of a reactionary feeling developed and mild recessions occur red every now and then during the remainder of the week, so that the close was 2 points higher to S2 points lower than the close of the preced- ing week. At the highest the trading positions were AZ to 6S points oyer the close of the preceding week; Tat the lowest they were S6 to 64 points under. The range of prices carried the active months over 96 to 107 points. October traded up to 27.7Sc a pound and down to 26.74c while the close was at 27.12c. In the spot de- partment prices gained 75 points on middling, in the net results, that grade closing at 27.5oc against 21.00c on the close of this week last year,
 The rise on the opening session appeared to be the culmination of the bull movement of the~recent past and was made mainly on private crop estimates, ranging from slightly under 10,o00.o00 bales up to 10.240,- 900. the latter being regarded as all together too low for the safety of world supplies of raw textile mate- rial. The advance was checked part ly by the efforts of traders on the long BlQo to Bcl lHelT pTO1iLH anu partly by the dry weather over the belt which succeeded what was gem orally considered to be a disastrous spell of wet weather. Under the dry weather 1t was conceded that crop prospects were improving again.
 At the end of the week wet wealth CT again appeared In the northwes- tern section of the belt and. accord ing to the views held by many traders. was likely to spread to highly important sections of the belt where drw weather is imperatively needed for maturing the crop and to allow for picking to go ahead. Tho opening of the new week will depend to & great extent on the character of the weather news from the wes- tern belt, although accounts from the spot markets from the interior will have to be reckoned with because of the conflict of opinion recently devel- oped both in regard to the state of the demand and the size of the of ferings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
REFUSE TO ARBITRATE.


 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16.-More than 5000 longshoremen and screw men, who suspended operations along the river front last week, today re- fused to comply with request of the New Orleans Steamship associa- ton that they return to work tomor- row morning at prerequisite to discussion of an increase in the rate of pay. The steamship association notified the leaders of the two or ganizations that if the men were not at work at a. m. tomorrow i've will proceed to load ships with other labor"
 More than 1000 longshoremen quit work Wednesday when their de- mands for an increase in pay and changes in working rules were re- jected by the steamship association One thousand screwmen, whose work comprises the storing of cotton with screw-J jacks in the holds of steam ships, joined the longshoremen yes terday. They demand an increase of cents a balef1n handling cotton and Q revision of working rules.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17

following telegram which he received tonight from Governor Walton of Oklahoma:
 Editor Phoenix, Muskogee, Okla. {: T understand your yellow paper of issue of September Is made state- ment if I went to Okmulgee I would be whipped. You are hereby advised I leave tonight for Okmulgee, and will be in that city several hours Monday, unaccompanied or unassisted by any troops. l am sending editor tf Okmulgee Democrat copy of this, also advising him of my proposed visit there, and asking him to give same publicatio Please publish this In prominent place on front page of your contemptible periodical.
 JACK WALTON,
 Governor" In making public the telegram, MT. Bixby declared that his newspaper had made no statement to the effect that if the governor went to Okmul- gee he would be whipped,
 Friday was governors day at the Midcontinent jubilee held in Okmul- gee" he said. and the governor was to have been an honored guest. He did not appear. The next morning the Phoenix published a news story, emanating from what it considered a reliable source. that several mem- bers of the Ku Klux Klan had made arrangements to flog him if he ar rived"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
ANSWER ID PLEA WAS BIG EXCESS IN SUBSCRIPTIONS
More Than $8,o00,000 Is Given By America To Aid
 Suffering Japanese

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.--Presi- dent Coolidge in a message addressed to the people of the United States today expressed his deep gratifica- ton at their geneSolas response to the appeals from the sufferers in earthquake stricken Japan.
 The prompt and generous re- sponse of the American people to the urgent needs of a friendly nation in time of great distress has been most gratifying" the message said. When the news Of the tragedy in Japan first reached us the Ameri- can Rod Cross, pursuant to a proc lamation, asked the country for S5,0o0, 900 to meet this great emer- geney. The answer to this appeal was prompt and generous; in less than two weeks a sum far in ex- cess of the original goal was given.
 .'At the close of this successful campaign I wish to extend to the people of the United States my ceep appreciation of their mani festation of their generosity and their willingness at Ell times to answer the call of suffering humanity" originally were asked for only s5,000, 900 returns to Red Cross head quarters tonight totaled $S,000,300 in cash and pledges, and G great Jump in the fund Is expected from col lections taken In churches through out the country today.
 Of the fund received up to yester- day, 1t was announced, almost s4 900, 900 had been expended for re- lief supplies now loading on ships or en route for Japan, including food' medical and hospital supplies. cloth inE, blankets and building materials.
 Chairman John Barton Payne or the Red Cross in a formal statement declared the fund had been gift from the hearts Of the whole American people"
 The contributions by divisions to date follow:
 New England division, s513,900.
 Southern division, $2O6,500.
 Central division, S1,141,000.
 Southwestern division, s450,0oo.
 Pacific division. s1,056, 400.
 Insulsr and foreign, S202,50o.
 Totals, $S,000,300
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
POINCARE THROWS. WET BLANKET OVER. REMNANTS HOPES
France Will Hold The Guar anteeS Until She Gets Sat-
 isfaCtion, Premier Says
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE Lensed Wire to The Age-Herald.)

PARIS, Sept. 16.-Grimly tenacious, patiently expository, PremiAr Ray mond Poineare of France again threw a wet blanket over German hopes of conoiliation in his answer to Chancellor Stresemanns speech suggesting new proposals.
 New concessions would be con- trary to the agreements; we will not permit them" Poincare told the people of Dun-Sur- Mouse in his ad- dress Sunday afternoon. We shall hold the guarantees until we havo received satisfaction" he added.
 The reparations feature of the week had been Stresemann's Berlin talk to newspapermen. in which he announced that he was prepared to give France a mortgage on German property as a guarantee of repara- tions. Poincare, as Is his Sunday custom, went down to the provinces and told Europe, via tho village of Dun- Sur Mouse. that the situation had not changed.
 Our rights are contained in tho treaties signed by the allies, he feated suggestion that some form or neutral commission be appointed to fix Germany's capacity to pay.
 "There would bo no security be- tween people if treaties can be broken" he continued. Tt ta not to neutral commissions. nor to interna- tional experts, nor bankers commis- sions, nor the League of Nations that the treaty confided the fixing of the German debt and the terms Of payment.
 Fear The Commission.
 Tt was to a special commission called the separations commission the powers of which Germany ex- pressly recognized.
 eff the Germans hope to take tho question out of the hands of the reparations commission 1t is doubt less because they believe that the separations commission will not Ia vor new concessions"
 In another speech at Brieulles-Sur- Mouse Poincare rejected the idea of guarantee pact designed to as sure Franco German peace and de- clared that France will hold the Rhineland as provided by the treaty.
 With subtle humor Poincars pointed out that the 15-year period of occupation had not yet begun as Germany had not fulfilled the treaty of Versailles, and declared that when the occupation of the Rhineland real ly ended France and the other allies would search other guarantees of payment.
 The premier emphasized that Ger many would secure guarantees of safety when she joined the League of Nations, and that 8 special pact for the Rhine frontier would add nothing to the text of the Versailles treaty.
 "If such a pact were signed, peo- pie would hasten to repeat that, hay ing nothing to fear, we should dis arm" he said. We would be ex- posed to the assault of an enemy more numerous, better prepared and better armed than we were in 1914"
 He paused, adding, "No, thanks
 Remarking that the pact was gen I'erally offered with the suggestion that France evacuate the left bank of the Rhine, before the expiration of the time fixed, the premier con cluded;
 Thus, by a mirage of Missionary guarantees they count on forcing us to abandon positive guarantees"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
ROCKFORD WOMAN DEAD

GOODwATER. Ala, Sept 16.- Special. )-Mrs. Felix L. Smith, Sr-, who died at her home at Rockford last night, will bo buried tomorrow at 9 o'clock at Rockford. She had been an invalid for many years, but her death came suddenly and une1 pected. Information received here is that she died of heart trouble. De- ceased was the widow of Felix l. Smith, Sr., a gallant Confederate sol dier and leader in the social and political life of this section. She Is survived by two sons, Felix L. Smith, IT., and Posey Smith, both of Rock ford. and two daughters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17

He finally reached the water front and swan out to a pier. After be- ing rescued by a life boat from the Empress of Australia he became blind for 12 hours as result of the smoke and fumes.
 According to Starr and other refugees. Japanese ships in Yoko- hama harbor made little effort to rescue people from the doomed city, and panic and disorder reigned until foreigners assisted in the work of relief.
 "The most impressive sight of the whole experience was furnished by British cruiser, which came racing in from God knows where and went straight where she was most need ed" declared Arthur Jackson or Yokohama, who Is accompanied by his wife. "We passed her while on the rescue ship bound for Kobe. She flew past us at the rate of S5 miles an hour. She missed being the first warship at the scene of the disaster by a few minutes, a Japanese ship beating her by narrow margin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
TO EVACUATE CORFU

CORFU, Island of Corfu. Sept 1e.- preparations are under way for the evacuation of Corfu.
 The Italians have begun to with draw troops and supplies from bases in the interior of the island. concen- trating units and materials at the town of Corfu.
 The quay below the Corfu fort is piled high with munitions and food stuffs, and empty transports are en route from the Italian naval base of Taranto to the island
 Military patrols are being cur tailed and reQufstfoned Greek build ings returned to their owners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
GIFTS WITH LOANS

BERLIN, Sept. 16.--It Is poineed out that the Reichsbanlcs act in setting the discount rate at 90 per cent means that the bank Is actually making gifts to industrialists when 1t loans them money.
 The German mark is dropping so fast that 90 per cent means absolutely nothing.
 Other banks are now charging 8 per cent daily on loans. or 1000 per cent a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
LUMBERMEN TO MEET

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16.-The Southern Pine association has called a meeting of its transportation com mittee to be held in Memphis Septem- Der 21 to consider the proposed re- vision of southeastern freight rates on lumber to eastehn trunk line, Buff falo -Pittsburg and New England ter ritories; the efforts of the southwest ern railroads to increase the St. Louis rates and the matter of a gem eral revision of lumber rates from the south to tho middle western ter ritory, embracing Iowa, Nebraska. and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
FORD BUMPED" HOTEL
Detroit Manufacturer Forgot To Set.
 tic His Bill

tic His Bill
 WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept. 16.- Henry Ford, whose income is some S25.e00 an hour, left this town with out paying his hotel hill. 1t became known Sunday.
 Ford, travelling under the sugges- tive pseudonym of "A. Henry" reg istered at the George Washington hotel here last week with two other men. He was in such a hurry when time fer departure came that he for got to settle his bill, and no one on the hotel staff made bold to ask him for the money.
 A telegram was received Sunday by the Ford dealer here asking him to settle the account and send a bill to Detroit. The hotel got its money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17

ENSLEY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS.-The Ensey Associated Merchants started Karl Morrison of West End and Miss Ebbe Home of Muga to college the past week They scholar ships offered by the merchants Mr. Morrison graduate of Ensey High enrolled Brmingham-Southern college and Miss Home, Minor High school graduate, Howard col lege They chosen from large field of applicants The dents of Ensley schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
MEMPHIs aHOWR nPrN

MEMPHIS, Sept. 16.-For the third consecutive Sunday since the statute against Sunday motion picture and theatrical entertainment became ef- fective, theatres in thds city were open today and tonight. A number of the operators were arrested, as on the two former occasions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17

the insidious advance of the boil wee- will Despite all that has been said to the contrary there will be good buying power in the agricultural dis tricts, both north and south, which is bound to be reflected in indus try.
 favorable. There has been a harden ing tendency in rates. which is only temporary in character due partly to government financing and crop moving requirements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
TALES IF MARROW
 ESCAPES TOLD BY QUAKE SURVIVORS
Houses Fell Like Cards, While Everywhere Death
 Ran Rampant

VICTORIA, B. C.. Sept. 16.-tBy Associated Press )-Some remark able stories of narrow escapes were told by many of the women survivors of the Japanese disaster who arrived nere last night aboard the liner Pres ident Jefferson. They told, often with trembling lips, of death from fire or exposure, of rescues, of men whose limbs were amputated that they might be freed from debris, and of heroic courage on the part of res cuers while all the time their trem- bling fingers picked nervously at | their makeshift garments, depicting as nothing else could the awful hor- TOT they had seen.
 Mrs. Junius E. Wood was a guest at a Kamakura hotel when the first shock of the quake tore down half the cook was killed in the hotel crash" she said. but many were lost by fire"
 Mrs. F. c. Middleton of Madison. | Wis, said:
 Fell Like House of Cards.
 T was living in a three-story apartment house in Yokohama when the quake came. l tried to run to the door, but the quabes came so rapidly and so forcefully that I could not even move across the small room
 
 to fall. dropping to the ground like a house of cards.
 When I realized at last that I had stopped falling I was in the midst of debris, the roof had split and I crawled through a small op9ning to the roof and climbed down to the ground.
 '"The noise was deafening. terrify- ing. The only building I saw stand ing was the new telephone building, which also escaped the fire.
 T ran to the Yokohama park, which was safe from fire, although the flames ragged on either side. l had to wait to get into the park and during that time I was up to my hips in mud. No one can realize what it was like except those who were there. I sat in the park until 4 o'clock the next morning and all that time I never had anything to eat or drink. Finally I was rescued by an officer of the Empress of Aus tralia."
 Swan To Safety.
 r. M. Starr of the Standard oil company, New York, was one of the three guests at the Grand hotel. Yokohama, to be saved. He was buried under a pile of wreckage for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
Governor Walton To
 Enter The Lions Den

MUSKOGEE. Okla, Sept. ls.--E. K. Dfxby, editor of the Muskogee Daily Phoenix. tonight made public the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
WANT PRISONERS pARDoNED

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-Sixty leading men and women of California have joined in an appeal to President Coolidge for amnesty for the remain ing political prisoners. These are the 23 convicted in the Sacramento cases. Amnesty was refused them when Mir. Harding pardoned a large number of other political prisoners just before he left for Alaska. Attorney General Daugherty has recommended no elem ency in tho Sacramento cases, saying the prisoners were convicted of overt acts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
CASH IN ON PRIDE
Railroads Profit From Class Distinc-
 ton Coaches

BERLIN. Sept. 16.-(By Associated Press)-Loud appeals are made from time to time in the press for the abolition of the class distinctions on German railroads, but nothing ever is done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-17
swan To safefx.

r. M. Starr of the Standard oil company, New York, was one of the three guests at the Grand hotel. Yokohama, to be saved. He was buried under a pile of wreckage for an hoLr before stru uggling out of it.