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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
ADVANTAGES SEEN M MELONS PLAN
But Says Only About 525,- 900 Individual Surtax Pay
 CTS Would Benefit

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-Substan- tial relief would be afforded by the Mellon tax reduction plan to only 525, ,000 individual income surtax pay CTS, Representative Garner of Texas, ranking democrat on the House ways and means committee, declared tonight in a statement. He asserted, however, that most of the adminis trative amendments embraced in Secretary Melons tax recommenda- tions and several others not included should have early and favorable con sideration.
 Commenting on the benefits to be derived, Mir. Garner said that Con gross could repeal the entire income taxes of the 6,136,000 with incomes of 5000 or less. which would involve a loss of only S92.790,000, thereby leaving the 525,000 large income sur tax payers as the chief benefiiciaries of the plan"
 'T am astonished" said MT. Gar ner, "at the amount of false or mis- leading information that is being so systematically fed to the American people to the effect that great and wholesale tax reduction would result to the people generally under the Mellon plan. Such propaganda is a fraud on the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
South Dakota A Factor

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-The action of South Dakota in inviting William Gibbs McAdoo to enter the race for the democratic presidential nomina- ton was the final factor that induced MT. NIcAd6e to become a candidate, former Judge David l.. Rockwell of Ravenna, Ohio, chairman of the Mo Adoo- for President movement, de- clared tonight in statement com menting on MT. McAdoo's formal an nouncement of his candidacy.
 Mir. McAdoo's friends who have been crystallizing public sentiment in the democratic ranks are delighted that the full force of this sentiment has had the effect of convincing him of the very real demand for his en- try into the race for the democratic presidential nomination, the statement said.
 "We expect to make vigorous campaign in every essential state This announcement from MT. McAdoo will greatly accelerate the movement that has so auspiciously been inaug- urated.
 MT McAdoo is a real progressive and we confidently expect progress sives everywhere to rally to his ban ner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
EVINS SAYS RULE NEEDS NODEFENSE
Chairman Thinks Those Plan- hing To Run For Congress
 Have Minds Made Up

Rules adopted by the state demo- cratic executive committee in Mont gomery last Thursday, requiring can didates for the United States Senate and Congress to qualify not later than midnight. December 3l, need no defense" in the estimation Of K. R Evins. committee chairman, who was in Birmingham Monday night.
 q do not feel that the committed action needs to be defended, and cer- tainly I have no apologies to offer for it." Chairman Evins declared to an Age-Herald reporter
 There are 55 members on the com mittee," he said '"and more than quorum attended the Montgomery meeting. A resolution fixing the time limit for congressional entries was introduced and unanimously adopted. The resolution recited that as presi- dential candidates are required to qualify by December 31. all other can- didates for offices involving national affairs should be placed on the same basis.
 q don't see the logic of the con tention that this ruling In unfair. Certainly 1t is as fair as one as to another. The primary will be held in May, and it is safe to assume that every person considering entering the congressional races already has his mind made up. The only thing left to do is toss their hats in the old ring, and this can be done just as well in December as month or two months later."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
S872,89l,000. INCREASE OVER 1922 SHO WIN
Total Value Of This Years Yield Placed at S8,322,- 695,000, It Is Shown In
 The Final Agriculture Report CORN LEADS AND COTTON SECOND; HAY IS THIRD Big Increase In Total Acre
 age Planted Is Shown,
 About 4,40O,O0O Acres More Being Picked In 1923

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-(By Asso- eiated Press. )-Larger acre yields and better prices generally of most of the important farm crops of the country combined with an increase of about 600,000 acres in the aggre- gate planted area, lifted the total value of this years. crops sS72.S91 900 above last year. Value of the crops was placed at SS,322, ,000 Stoday by the department of agriculture in dts final crop report of the year, The values were based on the farm price of the crops on December l.
 Corn Is the nations most valuable crop. with total value of s2,222, ~ Ol3000 Cotton ranks second with an aggregate value of S1,76S,SS5.00O the value of the lint being $1,563, = BAT, 900 and of cotton seed S205,53S,- o00 Hay was the only other crop whose value exceeded s1.000, ,00e,0 900, its total being S1,390,967. 900.
 Acre yields were larger this year than last for corn, winter wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, tobacco, sugar beets and peanuts. Smaller acre yields than last year were reported for spring wheat, rye, buckwheat, flax seed. rice, hay and cotton.
 The acre yield of corn averaged one bushel per acre more than last years acre yield and the price was almost cents bushel more, while the total production was 3,054, ,495,0 bushels, or 14s,o00,000 bushels larger than last year. The area planted was 1,312,000 acres more than last year, and the value about 311,00o,0 900 more.
 Winter wheat yields averaged seven-tenths of bushel per acre more than last year and the total production was only about 14,000,000 bushels less than last year on an area 2,S36,000 acres less than last year. The price was s.7 cents less per busl1el.
 Yields of spring wheat were 2.7 Bushels per acre less than last year, the area was about 100000 acres less and the total production about f7.000, 900 bushels less.
 The area of cotton picked was about 4,4o0,o ,ooo acres more than last year but the yield per acre was l2.S bounds less. Total production IS p19,1s3 bales more and with the price per pound 7.2 cents more than last Wear the total value of the lint IS about $4oo.ooo,ooo above last yesos rrop. coon oon
 Hay production is about $500 1000 sons less than last year, but the value of the crop is about s5o,oOo,ooo above last years on account or higher prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
MOTHER LOVE SAVES CHILD BY SACRIFICE.
Mrs. s. B. Smyer Instinctive-
 Iy Pushes Baby Girl To Safe
 ty: Is Struck And Dragged Twenty Feet By Automobile
SURGEONS WORK TO FIND EXTENT OF HER INJURIES
Raymond Watts And Jack Miller, Occupants Of Car, Held in Jail Pending Out come Of Tragic Accident

Mother love that saved her 2-year- old daughter from almost certain death Monday morning was paying it's price when the day closed at the Baptist hospital. where surgeons were seeking to discover just how seriously Mrs. s. B. Smyer, 27, of 614 Cotton avenue, was injured.
 Her little girl safe from the wheels of the automobile which struck her, the young mother, when taken to the hospital, was found to have sustained fracture of her left elbow, her hip and a possible frac- ture of the skull or spinal column
 An automobile swerving, seeming 1y rapidly, toward her child just 1unge to push the child into the safety zone, where she had been standing, and terrific jolt is all Mrs. Smyer remembers of the acci- dent.
 Persons who saw it say the mother did the incredible; that no sooner was the car in sight than she turned to her baby and pushed her into safety only to be thrown 20 feet or more by the car.
 The accident occurred at 11;So o clock at St. Charles street and Tus- caloosa avenue. An automobile, driven by Raymond Watts, 1004 Jo- seph street, West End, accompanied by Jack Miller, of the same address, was. according to police, supposed to have swerved to avoid striking an other car and to have run into Mrs. Smyer before it could be stopped.
 Detectives Hollums and McAdory, who investigated the case and ar rested the men, said that the men told of trying to avoid striking the automobile of pr. J. M. Fosters, which was backing from an alley when the accident occurred.
 Hearing the crash pr. H. Q. Sparks, of Piedmont, Ala, who was in a restaurant nearby, ran out and was first to reach the injured wom- an. With the aid of his sister-in- law, he hailed a passing automobile and carried Mrs. Smyer to the hos- pital.
 After striking the young woman. the car crashed into the sidewalk, smashing the front wheel. The men, it was said, remained on the scene for almost 30 minutes, waiting for officers. and finally went home. They are being held in the city jail on a charge of reckless driving and assault with intent to commit mur- der, pending the outcome of Mrs. Smyer's injuries.
 Mrs. Smyer is the wife of Shuford B. Smyer, Birmingham attorney. of the law firm, E. J. and S. B. Smyer. Postmaster R. B. Smyer is her uncle by marriage.
 At a late hour Monday night she was reported resting more easily and not in so much pain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
SENATE DEADLOCK POLICE D|sPERSE
 CONTINUES HOLD FRENCH AG|TATORS
Armed Force Of 4,OOO Charges Workers De-
 manding More Pay

PARIS. Dec. 17.-charging a crowd of 1000 civil service work CTS demonstrating along the bouIe- pay, 4,o00 armed police and repub- lican guards dispersed the throng which had paralyzed rush hour traf- fic in the heart of Paris.
 Eighteen persons were arrested and numerous scuffles occurred be- fore the police gained control of the situation.
 The dispersal Of the crowd fol- lowed a disorderly scene that stretched along the boulevards from the Place de L'opera to the Made laine.
 The demonstration began at the Place de LOpera- Knowing that the civil service workers planned to stage q meeting, the authorities had taken full precautions. The 4,o0o po- lice and guards, armed with rifles and standing three deep, had formed military cordon about the Place de LOpera.
 At first only few hundred of the civil servants appeared. They marched about the police cordons and through side streets, chanting:
 Eighteen hundred francs, eighteen hundred francs"-the yearly increase they are demanding. Members of the crowd were shouting declarations that they could not live on their present pay, due to the rising cost of living.
 The police hesitated to interfere. They sympath thized with the workers, as they themselves are demanding wage increases. and had planned to hold demonstration during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Plans Of Coolidge And John- son May Depend Upon Other Entries
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Washington. ID. C.. Dec. IT

There is admission in the rival re- publican camps here today that friends of both President Coolidge and Senator Johnson are contemplat- ing entering them as candidates in the preferential primary in Alabama next year.
 This proposed action is taken on what is said to be construction by the democratic executive committee of Alabama that a statute enacted by the legislature in recent session does not preclude the candidacy of any resident or nonresident of Ala bama. The statute in question is ad- mittedly loosely drawn, and it has been interpreted by some individuals as making it impossible for any can- didate save a native of Alabama to subject himself to the choice of the people.
 The democratic executive commit tee of Alabama is said to hold that as it will govern the primary it has the right to interpret the law bear ing on that primary unless a court interprets it. and that, in it's opinion, the law means that any citizen of the United States might run, but that unless a resident of Alabama does not enter, the winner must permit the people to name the delegates whereas if an Alabamian is can- didate and is successful, he may name the delegates.
 It is learned this afternoon that to all inquirying republicans, Senator Underwood, who will be a presiden- tial candidate in the primary, gave it as his opinion that nothing in the law would prevent the candidacy of any individual wherever he ight live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
FORD OPPONENTS HAVE FINAL BID
Electrical Industries To Soon File Offer For Muscle
 Shoals Property
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Washington. ID. O.. Dec. IF

While there is no definite informa- tion bearing on the subject available in Washington, it is reported here today that the group which has all ways opposed the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals will be prepared to submit an offer of their own in the immediate future.
 That such an offer was under pre- paration was reported some days ago. Last week there was a meeting of capitalists in New York at which plans for preparing the offer were discussed, and it is said, agreed upon. It cannot be learned under what name the offer will be submitted, but interested in it is said to be the elec- trical industry of America. repre- sented by practically all the com panies generating power throughout the United States.
 At the conference in New York last week, the Alabama delegation here is informed. the Alabama Power com pany was represented. It is reported that the offer will contain a clause guaranteeing to produce fertilizer by a foreign process.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
HEARSE DRIVEFS ARE OUT ON A STRIKE
Worked To Death By Long Hours,
 They Claim

NEW YORK, Dec. IT, sw EorlS'a hearse drivers are worked almost to death and if their long hours of toll don't finish them. starvation on their meagre wages will.
 That is the complaint Of 201 sur. vivors of the horse age vho are out on the first strike of the kind in U years. The motor hearse aaa argeN replaced the old horse-6rawn Kind with it's black plumes and ornate carving. But there stiI remains work for the old drivers ln the for eign settlements. H. J. Cohen, sec retary of the Funeral Dr vers local, said the Irish and the Italians stili prefer the long, slow ride to the cemetery.
 The men want their 15-houf das reduced to 10 hours. their soven-dsy week reduced to six. and their nay increased S5 week to S35
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
N 'ADOO'S HAT |SFORMALLY ' TOSSED|NR RING
Announces His Candidacy For Democratic Nomination For President In Telegram To Chairman w. w. HoWes
 HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED PLATFORM OF CONVENTION Acceptance Of The Precepts Adopted By Delegates At Proposal, Gathering It In Mail En Route To Pierre

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. F.-(By Associated Press.)-William Gibbs McAdoo, wartime director of the American railroads, tonight formally announced his candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination in telegram to ". W. Howes, dem- ocratic state chairman, Pierre, S. D.
 MT. McAdoo's acceptance of the platform adopted by the democratic proposal convention already is in the mail en route to Pierre.
 The telegram to the South Dakota democratic state chairman reads;
 Having filed my formal accept ance of the platform adopted by the democratic proposal convention, as required by South Dakota law, de- sire again to express my apprecia- tion of the honor conferred upon me by the convention and to say that l am willing to fight with and for the people of South Dakota in sup port of the progressive principles espouseG by the convention.
 "We shall get no relief from the burdens now expressing us, nor shall we progress in any direction through the republican policies of stand stillism and wistful wishing for these problems to solve themselves.
 "The democratic party stands for progress and popular rights. 1t well comes the opportunity to do battle for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
JOHNSON'S NAME TO GO ON s. D. BALLOT
But It Will Be Placed In Independ
 ent Column

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The name cf Senator Johnson of California for the republican nomination for Pres sdent will be placed on the ballot in tbe South Dakota primary of that party in the Independent column, the California senator said late today when informed of the decision of the supreme court of South Dakota, under republican minority column is pro- hibited
 Confidence was expressed by Sen .tor Johnson in the action the repub- lican voters would take In their
 anvantion. Senator Norbeck Of south Dakota, who will head the Johnson list of delegates, at the same lime declared that the decision of the court favored rather than injured inc position of the California senator and was minor technicality so far as Senator Johnson was concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
FARMER-LAB0R UNION
 CONVENTION 0 P E N S
Speakers Include Benjamin Marsh,
 Head Of National Council

TEXARKANA, Tex, Dec. 17.-The national convention of the Farmer Labor Union of America opened here today with w. w. Fitzwater of Mon ham. Tex, presiding. Four state presidents, J. c. Thompson of Fore man. Ark; J. P. Russell of Durant. Okla; A. M. Hillard of Fort Worth, Tex, and J. Albert Warren of Troy, Miss, are in attendance, with large delegations from each of the four states. Many delegates from other states in which the -armerLabor union organization has only ttrfe- lively been perfected also are here.
 Organization. appointment of com mittees and addresses by members was the chief business of the first days session, the speakers including Benjamin c. Marsh, managing direc- tor of the National Farmers council, Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
OBSERVE HOLIDAYS
 ON RURAL ROUTES
Crowds At Post Office Cause Ad-
 dition Of Dozen Clerks

No more rural -deIiVerIes on nation- al holidays.
 Orders to this effect were received from, Washington Monday by Post master R. B. Smyer. It means that the rural carriers will get their first full holiday on Christmas Day. Large crowds which damned the post office; Monday to mail Christmas packages caused the postmaster to add a dozen clerks. More will be added daily as holiday mails increase. he said, ss
 Popularity of the postal service is shown, Nr. Snyer says, in the large number of applications for positions received recently.
 More than 250 persons have ap- piled for work in the Birmingham, post office since I announced that ad- ditional clerks would be put on for Christmas" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
LARGE I I OUT IN DEFENSE IF
 J. {. ATTORNEY
Federal Prosecutor Thorn In Side Of Mobile Liquor Men,
 Declares Alabama Director Of Prohibition Enforcement
MOBILE SHERIFF'S MEN BRING ABOUT ARRESTS
Dry Leader Will Appeal To Washington For Reinforce mentS Unless Situation At Port Clears Up, He Says

Judge A. w. Hargett, federal pro- hibition director for Alabama, sees gigantic frame-up" in the arrest in Mobile Monday of United States P/;trict Attorney Aubrey Boyles on charges of attempting to bribe state prohibition officers.
 Wire reports of the district at- torney's arrest and subsequent release on $4,000 bond reached Judge liar getts Birmingham headquarters shortly before noon. Leased wire dispatches to The Age Herald Mon- day told of the arrest of District At torney Boyles, who has been in charge of investigations of the Iiquor ring at Mobile, and of the arrest of Harry French also connected with the federal offices at Mobile War rants for the arrest of Boyles and French were sworn to by Chief Deputy Charles Smitli at Mobile. Will liam H. Holcomb, former sheriff of Mobile conty, and no wa deputy sher- if, Is complainant in one case, while R. E. Hunt of the state law enforce ment office is named in a warrant against Boyles and French as the person the federal officials attempted to influence.
 Believes BoyIes Innocent.
 Judge Hargett issued the follow ing statement:
 "Boyles has been a thorn in the side of Mobile liquor interests for a long time. Lately he has poured hot shot into them and has been instrumental in causing wholesale arrests ard indictments.
 Knowing the district attorney as I do, and having reports on my desk showing the remarkable work he has done in helping smash tho big liquor ring ip Mobile territory, l nm of tho very definite opinion that the charges against him are a gigantic fran.e-up.
 The federal prohibition depart ment of the state will stand squarely behind him, and if necessary I will go to Mobile to assist him. Before anybody can make me believe he is guilty of anything wrong, positive proof must be laid before me. The vigorous policy Mir. Boyles has pur- sued in his fight on the liquor ir- terests has made him decidedly un- popular among the element that is defying federal law in and around Mobile.
 'Without hesitation I would say that his arrest is a frame-up grow ing out of the determined efforts he has made to make Mobile dry.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
FLOYD COUNTY GOES
 INTO SILVER MINING
Geologist Will Develop Georgia
 Vein He Discovered

ROME, Ga, Dec. 17-Floyd county formally entered the silver mining business today
 The boards of roads and revenues executed coptract with W. D.. Reedy, geologist, to mine a rich vein of ore which Reedy declares he has discovered in the quarry of the county chaingang.
 The contract provides the county shall receive D per cent of the pro ceeds from the mine and Recdy will get 25 per cent in addition to pay ing all expenses of producing the first ore for assaying. After that the county will install machinery and furnish labor.
 The mine will make both the county and Reedy fabulously wealthy if it lives up to the geolo- gist's claims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
MRS. GREENWOOD DIES

p Funeral services flor Mrs. Mary J..
 Greenwood 76, who died late Monday afternoon at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Fred Monteabaro, 4917 Sec ond avenue, north, will be announced later by Vice. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Fred Monteabaro and Mrs. w. K. Warren of Jackson ville, Fla, and four sons, R. J. Green wood, c. E. Greenwood. M. F.. Green wood and W. F. Greenwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
EQUAL RIGHTS BILL
 OPPOSED BY WOMEN
Other Measures Favored By Joint
 COngressiOnal Body

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Opposi- tion to the passage of the equal rights amendment, sponsored by the national womans party, is embodied in the legislative program of the women's joint congressional cons mittee adopted Monday Measures which will be pressed in the sixty eighth Congress by the joint com mttee are
 l. A child labor amendment.
 ?. Entrance into the world court
 3. The establishment of a depart ment of education.
 4. A constitutional amendment permitting Congress to enact uniform marriage and divorce laws,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
GRANT PETITION TO ISSUE BONDS
Bessemer To Get Improved Water Service By Con-
 mission Action
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD

The Alabama public service com +,issiori at a session Monday night granted the petition of the ohloh Water company for permission to make extensive improvements ana eA- +onsions in it's water system at Bes- xemer and vicinity and to issue and sell s175,Oo0 worth of bonds to finance ,he project The petition was granted sIpon condition that engineering fea- fnres of the project are approved by The commissions engineers and that inc commission is furnished with data which it desires concerning the bond Issue.
 The project will provide water supply, or reinforce the existing sup nIv at Bessemer, Brighton. Lipscomb, iIillman, Wilkes, Hueytown, Dolomite a nd Flint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

Russias new bid for recognition reached the White House and was re- ferred to the state department.
 The eligibility of Chairman Farley to serve on the shipping board was questioned by a number of Senators.
 Reinstatement of dismissed bureau of engraving employees was predicted by Senator Caraway, democrat, Ar kansas.
 Plans were begun for hearing the contest against Senator Mayfield, democrat, Texas, by the Senate cleo tions committee.
 Senator Hiram Johnson announced he would file In the independent column on the South Dakota presi- dential primary ballot.
 The Senate failed again to break it's deadlock over the selection of a chairman for the interstate con- merce committee.
 The House ratified its committee assignments, making 1t possible for committees to begin framing legisla- tion. including taxation and appro- priation measures.
 Final estimates of the department of agriculture played the value of the countrys principal farm crops this wear at SS,322, ,695,000, compared with the revised figure for last year of ST449 9S04 000