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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
FORD SENTIMENT GROWING G--HARROP
Says Wall Street Will Not Let Democrats Nor Republicans
 Nominate Ford

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 27.-Sentiment for Henry Ford for President is growing. Roy M Harrop of Omaha, temporary national chairman of one group Of progressives. which recent ly formed an organization here known as "The Peoples Progressive Party" in MT. Ford's behalf, declared in 8 statement issued today.
 "The people of the United States are going to show him (Mr. Ford) that they want him to be President, al the convention of the Dearborn, Mich, Ford for President club, De- troit, December 12, the statement said. Mr. Harrop. whose group voted to attend the Detroit meeting also made public a letter responding to an Inquiry from W. s. Holman of Bay City Tex, relative to an effort to secure Texas in the democratic pri- mary for the Detroit manufacturer in which he said
 Tt would be useless to waste time trying to save the democrauc party, for they would not permit Henry Ford to be their candidate in 1921, because he could not get enough votes in the democratic convention to make hin. the nominee on account of Wall streets determined opposition and its firm hold on the party ma chinery, and the same applies to the republican party"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
BRITISH BANKER
 IS IN BIRMINGHAM
Charles ]. Hambro Making Study Of Business And Fi-
 nanciaI Conditions

Charles J. Hambro of London is in Birmingham for a short stay In con- nection with visit of several months he is making In America to study banking and general business condi- tions. He is connected with Ham bros Bank, Limited of London, of which his grandfather is chairman and his father is managing director. The bank has been prominent in the British financial center for many years and has extensive connections which are especially strong in Scan- dinavia from which the Hambros' or iginally came. Practically all Scan dinavian securities issued, in the Lon don market are make by the Harbro bank.
 Mir Hambro, who Is now In Bir- mingham, graduated from Eton at the outbreak of the war and served dur ing the conflict with tho Coldstream guards. He spent three and a half years on the western front. He was introduced Tuesday to number of Birmingham well known men by w. w. Crawford, president of the American Trust and Savings bank. He is an enthusiastic golfer and his father was one of the ranking golfers of England. Mrs. Hambro has been pronounced a very charming woman by those who have met her and she is q riding and hunting enthusiast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
Will Undertake To Preserve Service Against Railroads And Other Enemies
WASHINGTON REAL THE AGE-UEGAID
Ynslliugton, D. C. N0v. g

For the preservation of the Warrior river barge line against it's reilroad and othe enemies. Representative w. B. Oliver of Alabama will immediately y take active steps, he announced today. Tomorrow he will interview Col. T. e. Ashourn in charge of inland water ways traffic under the war depart ment Mr. Oliver expressed entire harmony with the suggesti n con- tained in the annual report of Coll onel Ashburn that the Warrior serv- ice be transferred from the depart ment of war to that of commerce. T would be more properly assigned to the latter he said
 The Alabamian, in this connection, is on the subcommittee of the ap- propriations committee which is charged with the care Of the depart ment of commerce. He would be in position to protect the Warrior were ever an attempt to, deprive it of rev enus undertaken.
 The su gestion that a corpora tion of which the government would retain 51 shares be formed for the operation of the Warrior" said Mr. Oliver. twill be most carefully studied by Congress. It is not inn probatle that the scheme would be found satisfactory. The su, est.on of Colonel Ashburn tha+ the govern ment subscribe to the capital stock of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
n BUILD STADIUM
 ON FAIR GROUNDS
Chairman Jones Says Ma iority Of Association Off,
 ficiaIS Favor Plan

Directors of the Alabama State Fair association and officers of the Birmingham Junior Chamber of Com which the junior chambers S275, 900 stadium will be erected at the fair grounds, 1t was reliably reported Tuesday night, on the eve of an i'm portant meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday afternoon, at which definite action probably will be taken.
 This was learned from c. A. Jones, Jr., chairman of the junior chamber S stadium committee, who told of re- cent encouraging conferences with fair officials and announced that a definite and final decision in the situation would be forthcoming without further delay.
 The matter was discussed at length Tuesday, Mr. Jones told The Age-Herald, and chamber officers are to meet again Wednesday after noon with officers and directors of the fair association in an effort to close the deal Afterwards, the fair directors will meet in executive ses- sion in an adjoining room, and we will ask them to let us have their decision Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.
 My beifef is c4a4t prospects are brighter than ever that the ideal site at the fair grounds will be made available for the stadium, which we plan to make one of the show places of this section of the country. Wednesday or Thursday will tell the tale"
 An informal canvass of the direc- torate of the fair association by junior chamber officials showed 9 clear majority in favor of permitting the erection of the stadium on the grounds, it was reported This caused close observers of the situation to predict that the issue already Is as good as decided, because of the in- terest of the fair association officials and members in the stadium move ment.
 The city government, through Commissioner William l.. Harrison, has assured the junior chamber lead CTS they will have the unqualified support of the commission In carry ing out their program. The fair days ago by a representative com mittee and declared to be admirably suited for the stadium.
 The first s10O,000 of the stock sub scriptions to finance the project al ready is In sight. MT. Jones said Tuesday night. The merchants of Birmingham will be asked to raise another s100.000 among themselves and the remaining S75,O00. according to MT. Jones, will be raised either by the issuance of bonds or by the sale of boxes in the stadium. The stock will yield a dividend of or 8 per cent, In the estimation of the chamber officials. The site at the fair grounds comprises 12 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
MORE LUXOR RELICS

LUNOR, Egypt. Nov. 27-six more showcases containing rare aud beau tiful treasures from Tutenkhamen's tomb have just been added to the display in the Cairo museum giving spectators an idea of the art of the eighteenth dynasty craftsmen.
 Probably the finest piece of the collection is the Pharaohs little jewel box of solid ivory, yellowed with age. with knobs, hinges and feet of solid gold. inscribed on the front with the kings name and on the back with the Lotus symbol of upper Egypt.
 Also of interest are the kings buckles. of open work sheet gold, with scenes inlaid in tiny golden granuies, representing a process salu to be unknown today, while the gold pendants, scarabs and bezeles are ex- gffIiEffatN earVtsd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
PARDON ASKED FOR COMPTROLLER CRAIG
New York Banks Asks Coolidge To Save Him From 60-Day Sentence

NEW YORK, Nov 27.-The Citi- zens' Union today made public a letter sent President Coolidge, ask lng him either to pardon City Comp troller Charles l.. Craig or to com mute his sentence of so days for contempt of court imposed by Fed eral Judge Mayer.
 The letter. while declaring that the Citizens Union believed that the comptroller was Intentionally incor- rect in his statements and deserved punishment, suggested that change in procedure. in regard to contempt proceedings, be made, so that judge, who is defamed outside tho court room" shall not pass on the contempt charges.
 The comptroller of the city of New York is the chief financial of ficer of the city and Is ono of the most important officials in the city government, said the letter. Tho conduct of municipal affairs must necessarily be greatly embarrassed by his extended confinement In jail.
 The Citizens Union of the city Of New York respectfully urge that MT. Craig be pardoned on condition that he make a full retraction of the charges, proven false against the United States district court, and, if he refuses to make such retrac- tion, that his sentence be com muted to one days imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
BOYS CLUB MOVEMENT IS NOW NEARING GOAL
Sum Wanted Cut To $80,OO0 Soon
 To Be Reached

Seventy three thousand dollars in subscriptions to the Boys club cam paign Tuesday were reported in hand at the regular weekly meeting of the Birmingham kiwanis club, which or- ganization is fostering the move with the Initial subscription of s25,000
 'The campaign is virtually over the response has been gratifying and the success of the move is. assured We will however, continue our ef- forts until at least SS0,000 is sub scribed" w. J. Adams, chairman, stated Tuesday. The original goal of s100,000 was reduced and the inten- sity of the campaign diminished be- cause of the Community Chest move to which Birmingham shortly will be asked to subscribe.
 Tribute was paid MT. Adams as chairman, and w. V. Trammell. as vice chairman of the Boys club build ing campaign at the meetina Tues day The two in turn took occasion to pay their tribute to Sig G.. Bauer an active worker and one of the orig inators of the move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
PROSPERITY SEEN BY RESE RYE BOARD
Fast Increase In Production In Months Noted-Freight
 Movement Unprecedented

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2T.-An in crease of 3 per cent in production Of basic comm. n.odities-the first increase to be recorded in four months-fea- l tured business conditions during Oc- l tober and the first half. of Novembe ber, according to a review issued today 1 by the federal reserve board. While | principally due to resumption of an | thracite mining, the increase was de- clared also to reflect augmented ac- l tivity in textiles, lumber, sugar and most of the other industries included in the boards index list.
 Volume of freight shipments and wholesale trade continued above nor nal, the review showed, while whole sale prices and employment were substantially unchanged.
 Contracts awarded for new build ! ings increased 65 per cent over Sep | ten-ber and throughout the country were considerably more than is projects forming large proportion than in any previous month of the current year.
 Record Rail shipment.
 Heavy movement of miscellaneous merchandise and live stock the 1 board said, resulted in October in ! | month on record. Wholesale trade was 12 per cent larger than a year ago and sales in all leading lines ex- l cept shoes showed increases. De- i partment store sales were 13 per cent 1 larger than last October, and sales of mail order houses were the largest of any month since 1919.
 "Wholesale prices declined less than 1 per cent in october, according | fraja of nf a statistics, and stood approximately ! at the level of a year ago. The prinS l cipal changes for the month were de- clines in the prices of fuel. clothing, metals and animal products. whFe e 1 wholesale prices of crops, particularly fhalf Of November the prices of wheat | hogs. pig iron. and hides reeeded, and 1 prices of cotton and cotton goods, ce- ment and copper advanced.
 Since the middle of October there 1 has been a slight decline in demand | for credit for commercial and agri- cultural purposes at member banks in leading cities. Considerable decreases l borrowing for these purposes in New York and Chicago districts were par tially offset by increases in other dis tricts. Loans secured by stocks and bonds increased somewhat, while in vestments continued to decline and reached the low point for the year.
 o O O
 Easier Money Rates.
 The total member bank accommo- dations at federal reserve banks de- clined between October 15 and No- vember 21 and on the latter date was thes low est since the middle of the year. The total volume of federal reserve bank credit, outstanding, however. remained relatively con- stant because of increased purchases of bills in the open market. The vol ume of federal reserve note circuia- tion declined by about s50O00 900 dufing the period, while other forms of money in circulation increases. Money rates showed an easier ten dency and during the early part of November the open market rate on commercial paper in New York de- clined from 5A to per cent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
BELOVED PHYSICIAN
 OF ENSLEY IS DEAD
Dr. Alvin E. COwan Succumbs To
 Illness Of Short Duration

pr. Alvin E. Cowan, age AZ, one of the best known physicians of Ensley, died at 9;30 o'clock Tuesday night at his residence 29o1 Twenty second avenue.
 pr. Cowan had served the Ensley people for 10 years and had a large practice throughout the district. He was well known in Masonic circles, being a thirty second degree Scot tish Rite Mason. In medical circles he was considered by his co-workers "every inch man and doctor" He Is survived by his widow and two small boys, Alvin F. Cowan, Jr., and John Newton Cowan. His mother, Mrs. Blanche Cowan of Huntsville, Ala, also survives him. Funeral services will be announced later by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
COMMISSION. ADOPTS NEW
 TRAFFIC LAW
Large Delegation Appears At Board Meeting Advocating
 The Innovations Proposed By City Police Department
NEW ORDINANCE VII $S INTO EFFECT THp,ev$/
Merchants Ask Ir.SS /for Suspension ofrsrSRark-
 ing Until 4 s~/e HoIi- days-No Fh> / At First

sweeping changes in traffic control methods in downtown Birmingham, including parallel parking, will be- come effective Thursday, following unanimous action of the city commits sion Tuesday In ordering a 90-day trial for the new traffic ordinance, which was prepared and presented by Commissioner w. B. Cloe and Po- lice Captain w. W. Brent after a year of intensive study.
 A reasonable period for motorists to acquaint themselves with the re vised regulations will be granted by the police traffic squad before cases are made against violators, Commis- sioner Cloe announced He said an educational campaign would be con- ducted by Captain Brent and his men, beginning immediately.
 Numerous citizens made speeches urging the commission to adopt the ordinance and give Birmingham the relief they declared 1t had needed fol years Practically no opposition devei- oped. but John DeShazo, representing retail merchants, was unsuccessful ir an effort to have the changes de ferred until after the Christmas holi- days He took the position that it would seriously injure the business Of the merchants at time when their trade was due to reach it's peak
 In moving adoption of the ordl- nance, Commissioner Cloe ventured the prediction that it would become extremely popular with motorists, merchants and everybody else" with in short time.
 The parking provisions will re move many cars from the streets in the congested area, but that is what we want" he said. If 1t develops later that any of the regulations are too drastic the commission will mod fly them to meet the situation"
 Mir. Cloe said the ultimate suc- cess or failure of the new system depends largely on the measure of cooperation given the police by the public. He asid the police would go the liplit in helpiRg motorists sanil- iarize themseNes with the ordi- nance.
 Commissioners McLendon, Harrison Echols and Dickson, in casting their yates for the measure, expressed the belief that it would solve the citys traffic problem, but reserved the right to amend it, or repeal it outright if it failed to obtain results after fair trisl
 Commissioner Cloe replied that all the department of public safety wanted was "a fair chance to make the public like it."
 Parallel parking is the most radical departure from the old traffic code Other outstanding features of the law include one-hour parking limit in the downtown section, described as the loop area" elimination of left
 
 establishment of a central traffic control tower to govern the down. town traffic movement.
 Under the law, the commission has to advertise the ordinance one day
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
MANY FORE EIGNE RS
 SNINDLE VICTIMS
$12,000,000 Wrested Away By New York Real
 Estate Sharks

NEW YARK. Nov. 27.-Forelg lguers in the last few years have been swindled out of approximately S12,- 100000 by a gang of real estate sharks selling undeveloped marsh lands within a 5o-mile radius of New York, James G. Wilson, deputy as sistant district attorney, testified to- day before the joint legislative com mittee Investigating immigration eN- ploitation.
 Mr. Wilson said chat the sharks would supply free tickets for Sun- day inspection trip to q tract of lands and would tell their guests that a lucky number would draw a lot. The lots, the witness continued, were worth about S10 each and GOV cred by blanket mortgage. Each guest won" a lot. but Was charged S49.50 to cover legal fees for transfer of property.
 MT. Wilson said the figure of S4s.5 5C was set so as to keep within the petty larceny limit Of $50.
 e. Tlle witness sasis the ring could be stopped bg special legislation in bo New York aud New Jersey eNercis ing a closer supervision over prop erty there.
 .SoId" Terminal station.
 Mr Wilson also gave other in stances of alien exploitation that had come to his attention. One case was that of a bootblack who sold hall interest in the Pennsylvania terml- nal for S100.
 Barrier in the day Miss Marion K. Clark chief of the alien division Of the state labor department, testified that aliens in mine and labor camps in this state were living under con- ditions that amounted almost to peonage. She stated that the vic tims were without legal protection because the state bureau of immigra- ton. established in 1910, by tsc Hughes committe, had been wiped out by the Legislature in 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
FROZEN IN BUT. PLENTY TO EAT.
 IN ICY ARCTIl;
MaCMiIIan, 700 Miles From North Pole, Sends Age-Her- aId Copy Of The Thanks giving Menu Of His Crew
ROAST GREENLAND ELDER
 DUCK ONE OF DELICACIES
Dog Team And Snow Shoe Races In Morning, Followed
 By Rifle Shoot, With Motion
 Pictures And Radio Concert

 NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-(special wireless to The Age-Herald from the MacMillan Polar Expedition, Refuge Harbor, Greenland. via amateur radio operator. Jack Barnsley, Prince Ru- pert, B. C.)
 By CAPT. DONALD E. MacMILLAN Copyright. 1923. in United States and Great Britain by North nerican Newspaper Alliance for The Age Herald. All rights reserved.) We have completed our prepara- tions for the celebration of Thanks giving Day. Following is the menu which will be served on board the schooner, Bowdoin, seven hundred miles from the North Pole.
 George Treat Cocktails
 Van Camp Tomato Soup
 Educator Crackers
 Roast Greenland Elder Duck
 with dressing)
 Fords Currant Jelly
 Cookeliize1 Cranberry Sauce
 Cookellized sweet Potatoes
 Golden Bantam Sweet Corn
 Swift's Suet Pudding
 Mince Pie
 Cookellized Pumpkin Pie
 Mixed Nuts
 Dromedary Dates Lowneys Chocolates
 Cigarettes
 Seal Brand Coffee Allowing for our limited marketing facilities. we challenge any house. wifc Tn Canada or the states to duplI- cate this bill- of-fare. You may have wondered in reading over the menu, what "cookellized" means. I ex- plain on behalf of the crew that it is gentle satire on the once famous Dr. Cook, who for sometime posed as a discoverer of the North Pole. We expect to have dog-team and snow-shoe races in the morning. a rifle shoot after dinner, a tea party later in the afternoon and our usual motion picture and radio concert in the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
Senator Johnson, In Chi-
 Cago Speech, Wades Into
 Weig5tIy Questions And
 Makes Known His Views OUTLINES PLATFORM iE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Calls Hughes Foreign Policy A Subterfuge'-DecIares Many Wheat Farmers In
 Want And Should Be Helped
By RODNEY F. BUTCHER , Ny Leased Wire to Age-Hcrald.


 CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Senator Hiram " Johnson of California Tuesday nieht threw down the gauntlet to President Coolidge and other aspir- ants for the repu blican presidential nomination, in @ speech formally de- clarine the platform on which he will go before the country.
 Johnson waded into the questions of che reduction, the soldiers bonus agricultural relief. the powers of the Unlted States supreme court, ard what he termed the "supre1 cal and moral question " Is M supreme question of our re istence e'-this nations at uae ward Europe. In the co1 sa CT lengthy optimistic address deEto. .ed before the Cook County Ieal Esi8Ha board, the first announced republican candidate called for the folio la measures as solutions 0l 5cse problems
 Immediate reduction Of taxss en the incomes of 1S,609.0 .00J cju1ei.s. whose incomes are below $19.ee5. Favors Bonus.
 Equally immediate favossb bI, actioa on the adjusted compensation act aad payment of an instalment ta Teteraas which would be covered bT fae s3o 5- coo GOO surplus which Woul ff@ according to Secretary Mcrts the proposed reduction or snt. come taxes.
 Lower freight rates on fal n pr T. ucts, especially wheat.
 Cooperative marketing by .rl- CTS, a step in which Johuspu cf4f3.a cd the government should aid wi .du- cationa1 and organization f. eit.ies
 A constitutional aeu. ndmeu wh sh would keep essential and Df 1efiCe 3t enactment from being rendered dit- ficult by the courts.
 A vigorous and definite foreign pol i icy which would keep America 9ul or such "subterfuges" as tie 1Haskes | plan. but which would include iusLtce ] for all and humanity for tle suficr- ! ing.
 By far the greater part of 1hs a1- dress was devoted to "cxyosing" the motives which Johnson claims to see behind the new quiescent Hughes plan" for a German fact-finding com mission, for the adoption Of which the senator bitterly condemned the administration, first accusing it of vaclllation and then of transparent subterfuge,"
 Admitting that world peace auG prosperity were to the interests of all countries, Johnson challenged: Wants Open Diplomacy.
 If the administration at Washing ton. out of it's knowledge Of the dip lomatic facts. is able to see n Eurone an opportunity for American action, I ask it to say precisely and delft nitely what that action is and what that opportunity would be
 Our policy in Washington today. i'm deplorable harmony wltb our pol icy ever since the armistice Is te commit us to undisclosed European adventures: To resist shat policy
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