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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
Will Aid Ford Bid
WASHINGTON BUREAUl
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 The agreement by regular repub- licans this afternoon to permit at tempts by radicals to liberaiize the rules of the House terminates the battle, and organization will be achieved tomorrow and President Coolidge will deliver his message Thursday.
 In surrendering. the regulaB de- clared that it had always been their intention of liberalizing the rules Te democratic leader, Representative Garrett of Tennessee, in his statement intimated that the democrats would go further than the radicals in mak- ing it impossible for a majority to prevent Legislation which the coun- try demands.
 Recall CampbeITs stunt,
 Representatives Byrnes of South Carolina, Oliver of Alabama and Crisp of Georgia are preparing rules to be suggested for adoption. The one would make it impossible for a tenn porary czar to kill bill by keeping 1t in his pocket as Representative Campbell, chairman of the rules committee, last session killed Muscle Shoals bill and measures for the re- lief of agriculture. Another would facilitate the discharge of commit tee from the consideration of a bill when 1t was apparent that the object of the committee was to kill the bill by delay. Another would give 100 members acting in unison the right to initiate legislation. The certainty that rules will be liberalized to cer- tain extent, at least, means that action will be secured on Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals. It is indicated that this matter, in which the whole democratic south Is in terested, will be disposed of because of the inability of republicans to hold it indefinitely in committee or to prevent a vote once it is reported to the floor.
 Ford Advocates ConfiGenv.
 It was principally for the disposi ton of Muscle Shoals that democrats were animated in the present for a liberalization of rules. Southern members all sponsoring the Ford of- fer are anxious that vote be had so that the question at issue can be per manently settled. They are confident of victory. but irrespArtive of their confidence would have the problem. settled.
 The liberalization of t<e rules means further that democrats with the assistance of radicals can pro- ceed with salutary legislation, and that regular republicans will be un- able to proceed with their program for the accentuation of their chances In the ensuing national election. If the regulars open the question of tax ation or tariff. the democrats with the independents will run away with the situation.
 The complications will make more necessary do-nothing session, 1t ap- pears, save in the matter of Muscle Shoals. The advocates of the Ford offer are jubilant,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
TUT'S TOMBYIELDS
 UP OSTRICH FAN

LUXOR, Egypt. Dec. 4.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-One of the articles of Tutankhamen's itinerary state in which moderns, especially women, will take a sentimental as we'll as artistic interest is the Pharaohs S great ostrich feather fan, now await ing treatment in the tomb of Seti H. which has been fitted up as labora- tory.
 Howard Carter, head of the expe- dition, found the fan more or less by accident, by opening at random one of the very many boxes in the so- called store chamber that opens off the sepulchral room and the con tents of which have yet to be inven- toried. The fan lay atop the other contents of the box, it's bushy, curl : ing feathers, apparently once white, discolored with age. Such interest has been excited by this relic of the pomp that once was pTutankhaInen' g that chemist is coming all the way from England to examine the best way to preserve the feathers. By making them rigid, T. Carter hopes to pro- ceed with the search for the handle without the feathers falling to bits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
New Directory Gives interest ing Side Lights On Human Side Of Members Of New Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--Side lights on the human side" of government officials and members of the new Congress are not lacking in the bi- graphical sketches published today in the new congressional directory. The sketch of President Coolidge is and half lines consuming about half the space used for most of the cab- net members. Grammed into the Coolidge sketch is a personal and of ficial summary closing with his ac- cession to the presidency August 5.
 For brevity among congressional sketches, those of Senator Caraway democrat, Arkansas, and Representa- tive Mead, democrat. New York, are close rivals. The formers reads: "T H. Caraway democrat, Jonesboro," and the latter's, James M. Mead, democrat, Buffalo. N. Y."
 Representative Edgar Howard, new democratic member from Nebraska, relates that he was married at law ful age" and lis still married" Also it is said of Representative Howard that he was lieutenant governor of Nebraska while holding contempo- raneously the higher office of editor of a country newspaper"
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 Has II Children.
 Number and names of children Of members are matters of especial pride with a number of the sketch writer's representative Casey, dem ocrat, Pennsylvania, apparently hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
M 'AOOO DEFEATS FORD IN $. DAKOTA
Coolidge Scores Decisive Victory Over Hiram
 Johnson

PIERRE s. D., Dec. 4.--(By Asso- ciated Press.)-A platform framed by supporters of William c. McAdoo for the presidential primary indorsement in the hope that it may be carried into the. national arena by their candidate was unanimously approved today by the South Dakota demo- cratic proposal meeting. convened to indorse majority selections for na- tional and state offices.
 William G. McAdoo received the democratic presidential indorsement with a total of 39,01S against 5,072 for Henry Ford. Ford and McAdoo were the only candidates placed ir nomination.
 Following the rout of the Ford democrats by vote of 27,434 tc 17.661, on attempted amalgamation of the democrats and farmer la bor conventions, the democrats built the platform plank by plank with a unanimous vote on every declaration.
 Reduce taxes. restore agricultural prosperity, preserve world peace" " was approved as the summary of principles. Agricultural relief was designated as the most important problem before the nation.
 Prohibition Treated.
 Prohibition was treated with the declaration that the party stands for the strict enforcement of the Volstead act and all state and local Legislation enacted under the eight eenth amendment"
 The republicans of the state to- night were committed to the national administration. progress and economy in government, strict enforcement of the Volstead act and to principles summarized in agricultural develop ment and cooperative marketing.
 Turning back all attempts to inter- fere with the state platform commit tee, piloted by F. W. Lambert of Stanley county, the G. o. P. conven- tion adopted a platform of 10 blanks on national and state issues and ad- journed just after Chairman H. J Bushfield had announced the nomi- nation for United States senator as the next order of business.
 Urge Shoals Work.
 The first plank of the platform urged completition of the Muscle Shoals project and it's operation by the government; child labor amend (COntinued on Page TwoD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
REVENUE BOARD DROPS M'CALLACONVICT CAMP
Only Nine COnvicts There And Ex.
 pense Of $40O Each Month

County convict camp No. 2, be- tween Bessemer and McCalla, will be discontinued immediately, accord ing to motion passed by the board of revenue Tuesday. It was point ed out that the camp was being
 maintained at heavy loss due to hign overhead expenses and small number of prisoners kept there. Only nine convicts ere there now, and they cost the county an averaGeN0f s2.57 per day each. as compared with si.a5 for the county average Chair Jaan D. c. Ball stated that saving of s400 or more a month would be affected by the discortinuance of this district will be done by paid laborets. t esae s2
 E. NJ, Wheeler, a road superin- tendent received permission to en- ploy siX paid laborers to Supplement convict workmen used in road main terarce. He stated that there were not enough convicts in thescounty 10 do tipa work properly. The board decided shat 1t would bes chea per to employ regular workmelf2ass Needed than tq contract for convIcts from other counties. It,stherefohe, declined to bid on convicts >from Ptekens county, which it was asked to do sii
 ! letter received few days ago And discussed at Fridays meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
CHILDREN IF CITY. M0URNF F0R FRIEND.
pr. Thomas D. Parke Passes AWay-Served City For
 Many Years

Thousands were saddened Tuesday over the death of Dr. Thomas Duke Parke, one of the souths foremost child specialists and for Ss years an outstanding figure in the civic, social and medical life of Birmingham. He was in his sixty-sixth year.
 The end came at o'clock Tuesday morning, the result of a sudden apo plexy attack. He had been enjoying vigorous health, leaving his family rible shock which his passing oc- casioned.
 At 10:30 o'clock Monday night Mrs. Parle returned to the residence at 1874 Eleventh avenue, south frDin 2 nieghborhood visit and found hin n his bed, unconscious. Phy yscians. hur- riedly called, made desperate but tus availing efforts to revive him, and na never regained consciousness
 One of the pioneer ci. i1eny of F mingham. and always al alert arus1e worker in every movement or #fs e Fbnflding, Dr. Parke was loved ahi respected by a tremendous circle ai friends. He achieved notable carRei in the medical field, aHd aithOuen child work was his speciality. i4c steadfast confidence which the entire community felt in him brought han constant calls to adminisler to adults He always responded and gave his best, which was the utmost in ni cd ical science. He never forgot his patients and they, in turn, beqams devoted to him.
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 Children Loved Him.
 It has often been said If pr. P@rlSs that little children loved him neX& tc their parents. To hundreds of tiny Rgts in and around Birmingham he waA a veritable godfather.
 Dr. Parke's part in SirDlingha ln E civic life was far-reaching. He Hook the lead in the organization Of tht city's first board of health and ses-ve as president of this board for a erfm of years. Constructive health les3faa' tion and vastly improved sanHg T conditions were features Of H administration, which pioneer 'tsti- zens still like to talk about.
 His interest in educational gro gi ess was equally as intense, and when tNs Birmingham public librarY was es7 tablished his name stood out among the leaders. At the time of his death he was member of the library board.
 pr. Parke belonged to the Quid Pro Quo club, an exclusive fraternity
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
LEADERS FEEL HUGE SUCCESS NOW ASSURED
Men Who Know Birming- hams Generosity Best From Past Experience Amazed At Quick Response Over City SOLICITORS CHEERED AS CONTRIBUTIONS POUR IN Industrial Concerns Report
 100 Per Cent Gifts From
 Entire Lists Of Employers. Negroes Enter Into Drive

Torrential rains did not for one moment lessen the determination and eagerness with which the ma jority of the half thousand Com munity Chest fund campaign work CTS gleaned the city for the s450,000 with which Birmingham is to begin new and vastly more effective chapter in it's charity program on the first day of actual work.
 Late Tuesday night Carson Adams, director. announced a total of over Sl00,000 in the hands of the work CTS. Birming gham, he asserted, had begun to give and give with the sort of generosity and willingness which spoke of assured success.
 The various organizations of workers, enthused by the eloquent speech of Fred W. Ramsey. Cleve- land, Ohio, chest fund pioneer, at the dinner Monday night, labored un- tigingly with success.
 They gathered Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock in the Tutwiler hotel to compare notes far more pleasing than they had dared expect. Incred- ulity that the response would come with such readiness was expressed on all sides.
 The Kiwanis club, which merged it's weekly luncheon with that of the unstintingly the generalship of Car son Adams and the work of his as- SistantS.
 MT. Adams presided at the lunch con, the first of three successive daily meetings of the organizations. Rev ]. E Broadly addressed theyassembfy Informal talks and comments were generally made.
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 Workers Greatly Cheercd.
 Incidents of the day were told by the heartened workers. Evans Dunn of the Community club team, told of the remarkable response and con tributions from Birmingham negro population, He reported the collec- tion of seven S25 donations, two $15 gifts, two S12 pledges and two SIG contributions from this section.
 One hundred per cent organizing of industrial workers in the citys various plants seems to be generally spreading, the campaign corps an nounced. The W. M Crosby, Flour and Grain company was the first such company to report lull quota from it's 50 employees.
 Adams, Rowe & Norment won sec ond place with a full contribution from it's personnel. Other large firms, the workers said, have signi- fled the approaching fulfillment of this new idea.
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 Days Contributions.
 With the exception of number Of small contributions, all under $250
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
AERIAL SLIPPERS COMING IN FUTURE
Engineers Told 30 Airplanes Will One Day Ply Between
 New York And Chicago

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.--Aerial sleep CTS, in which passengers will slum- Der peacefully as they travel from one city to another between dusk and dawn, will provide the de luxe transportation of the not far distant future, the American Society of Me chanlcal Engineers convention was told today by Archibald and Donald R. Black, aeronautical engineers of Garden City, N. Y.
 Berths for airplanes has not been designed because there has been nc need for them yet. But the rapid de- yeiopment of commercial travel will necessitate their ccnstruction, they added.
 WiII Compete With Rail. Possibly within the next ten years, at least 50 airplanes will fly to and from New York and Chicago. While immediate competition will be limited to the carriage of mall and packages, the engineers declared the airplane ultimately would com pete with railroads, with passenger service.
 In immediate prospects the Blacks reported. was a night carrying sys- tenn in competetion with telegraphic night letters. An airplane carrying only 450 pounds or mail, less than one-fourth its capacity, could carry night letter between New York and Chicago at a cost of 0.011SS cents. Passenger Fares Heavy.
 To this must be added the report continued, the cost of messenger service and the two-cent postage stamp demanded by the government. On this basis the air line could carry signed letters of perhaps 1000 words from New York to Chicago for s4 cents, using messenger de- livery, or 22 cents using the post of- flee delivery systems. Each message would be collected at the close of the business day and delivered before 8 or o'clock the following morn ing" :.
 Passenger fares on airplanes,. it was brought out, will continue high until large numbers of airplanes fly given routes. The Blacks declared a well established aIrplane profitably could now transport passeE gers from New York to Cleveland for less than s37.
 Will Solve Problems.
 Engineers have found that the use of sleeping berts instead of seats reduces the passenger capacity .c about half" said the report ''Whe ether or not a better solution can be found they do not know, but some of the earlier problems solved looked more difficult than this does now"
 Passenger service competition be- tween railroads and airplanes will be confined, for the immediate fu- ture to the de luxe traffic. said the report, adding the suggestion that railroads might take over the de- velopment of air transportation and conduct it parallel with their other activities.
 Earlier today F. G. Tryon. and W F. McKenney of the United States geographical survey, told the con vention that consumers could helr prevent a bituminous strike next spring by storing coal this winter Their report was the result of a na- tion- wide study.
 Consumers collectively have the power to make or break a market they reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
Nicotine Best To Kill WeeuiiI, Test Reveals

CLEMSON COLLEGE, s. C., Dec. 4-Promising results in controlling the bool weevil by the use of nicotine as substi- tute for the calcium arsenate commonly used in poisoning the pest have been obtained by the South Carolina experiment station, according to a statement made public here today by Prof. A. F. Conradi, entomologist in charge. Tests have been under way for several months, Profes TT Conradi said, and comparison results obtained by the use of the nicotine showed that it was as effective as the calcium ar senate used in neighboring fields.
 The nicotine is applied as a dust similarly to calcium arse nate. It is obtained from waste tobacco and can be prepared more economically than the ar senate preparation, it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
OLIVE BRANCH .|S HEEL ] OUT BY OLD GUARD
ProgresSlveS Expected To
 Throw Strength To Election
 Of GiIIett On Promise Of Important Rule Changes DEMOCRATS ALSO FIGHT PIGEON HOLE TACTICS Armlstlce Signed Permitting Organization Of Congress Today And CooIidge's Ad-
 dress To Follow Thursday

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-An armi- stice under which the Sixty eighth Congress may be organized tomor- TOW was agreed upon tonight bv leaders of the republican insurgent and regular organizations in the House
 Under this agreement. Gillett of Massachusetts, whose reelection as speaker has been blocked for two days by the insurgents. is to be re- turned to office. This will clear the way for President Coolidge to deliver his first annual message to Congress on Thursday
 Announcement of the agreement came late tonight after coafer- enee between Representative Long, worth of Ohio. the organization leader, and Represen tatives Nelson of Wisconsin. Woodruff of Michigan and LaGuardia of New York. Mr. Nelson and his colleagues said they could not speak for the progressive bloc but would recommend to it lett
 Lonsworth Pacifycr.
 The way for the cnafNrorcc was paved by statement issued latc to- day by MT Longworth after the House had had another fou. rounds of futile balloting Mir Loneworti announced that afte- due t,me and within a month .le 4a4s 5H a given full oppor lAEg to adopt suaH rules governin its ull ara lis the majority may desiz srhe ia surgents from he flr sIatea that all theH wanted W@s & np- portunity for Eise Heasc t1 t
 There st. remained dife{ ucs between fee leo Sreops heWEpsr. MT. Long Wer pronosed 5e@s in action unt a4lcr t9e rules cs5liffs- tee could consider rfr.aa saE tions for charges From the members, whereas the insurgents insisted upon amendments by the House before the adoption of any rules. This difference was ironed out tonight, Mir Long worth agreeing that the insurgents would have freedom of action in of fering amendments to any and all of the rules as proposed by the rules committee.
 Only A Truce.
 It was made clear on behalf of the insurgents that the agreement reached tonight was nothing more than a truce under which the House might organize and thus place the new Congress in position to proceed to business. The inesurgents retain their full rights to contest, not only for their notifications of the rules.- but for the legislation which they have announced formally they pro- pose to sponsor
 In the ballotting in the House to- day the insurgents held their forces intact. their candidates for speaker. Cooper. of Wisconsin, continuing to poll the same 17 votes that he re- ceived on the first ballot yesterday. The democrats also stood solidly behind Garrett of Tennessee, who tied Gillett on the first ballot and ran slightly ahead of him on the other three.
 Throughout the voting. the insur- gents demonstrated that they conn
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
ELECTRICITY CUT OFF, MINERS ENDANGERED
Red Eagle Company Sues Alabams Power Organization For $25, 1000

Whether an electric power conl- pany is responsible for damages re- sulting from suddenly shutting otr it's power will soon be heard in the Jefferson county circuit court.
 Suit was filed Tuesday by the Ked Eagle Mining company against the Alabama Power company for S25,O0o. because, according to the plalntitf, the power company shut off its elec- tricity without warning and as a re- suit several miners were nearly sur located and threatened with inJury from a possible gas explosion.
 The affidavit states that the Als- hama Power company had agreed to furnish electric power to operate the ventilators in a s.5oo-foot slope lead ing into the mine, which also ex- pelled noxious gases generated in the mine. When this power was shut off.7 if Is claimed, the worllmen were endangered and the possibility of a gas explosion increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
Hold Your Position!

Daily the pace by the ambitious prize seekers be- comes hotter The candidates in The AgeHerads great $24,8 O000 Help Yourself Club campaign swinging along in their grand pursuit of subscriptions be- fore.
 Each do his her best during the few days left for the $ $1080 % Nash special prize offer
 Most every is going ahead with dogged determina- ton win
 Several candidates who have enjoyed top positions climbing upward They passing those who n- active.
 There is only way to hold your postion-KEEP BUSY the chances you will lose the position you have.
 Be active. Others Make every day count.