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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
MAYOR IF MOBILE AND GOV. BRANDON ARE | T|C|zE ]
ParoIing Of Prohibition Viola tor And Notorious Woman
 Arouses Women Voters

MOBILE, Ala, August 9.-(Special Leased Wire )-The recent action of Mayor R. V. Taylor, Commissioner George F. Crawford and prominent citizens of Mobile In writing Cover nor Brandon urging parole for "Toppy" Levene. convicted of violat- ing the prohibition law was con demned by the Mobile County League of Women Voters in session this imornng. The women adopted a reso- lution condemninIg the action of all who wrote letters urging the parole, and the list included the mayor, Com missioner Crawford and number of others.
 At the time the parole was issued Governor Brandon issued a statement in which he said he had granted Levene the parole on recommendation of Mayor R. V. Taylor and many prominent citizens of the county" Others who requested clemencS, &C., cording to information sent from the capital, included Commissioner CraW- ford, Albert s. Towle, chairman of the board of revenue and road com missioners, and E. J. Grove, member of the legislature from Mobile county.
 Files were also attached, stated the information from the capitol, which contained statements from Norborne R. Clarke, Bart B. Chamberlain and A. w. Grove, former state law en- forcement officer, stating that Levene had not been convicted of any offense since the offense for which h was convicted in 1920, and from which the governors parole saved him from a county sentence.
 The information also stated that Aubrey BoYles, federal district attor- ney, signed statement that Levene was tried but not convicted in federal court on December 9, 1921.
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 Action Condemned.
 The league also adopted a resolu- ton condemning the governors order, issued yesterday, paroling Sarah Will son, alias Shreveport Sarah" mulato woman, sentenced to serve three and a half years in the state prison on a statutory charge. This action of Gov ernor Bra ndon was characterized by members as being Ian affront to the women of Mobile county" The league several months ago urged prosecution of the woman, who has been con- victed in many Mobile courts. and sent committees to sit through the trials held here in March in which the sentences were given. Both reso- lutions were unanimously adopted.
 In connection with the discussion with regard to Shreveport" it was stated that the woman had been run out of other states by authorities and that Alabama was the only state in which she could remain and Mobile the only city in Alabama in which she would be permitted to stay"
 The woman has been in prison for approximately. five months serving a sentence of 140 days given her in a prohibition law case, but the term from which she has been paroled by the governor was three and a half years imposed on her on conviction of statutory charge in the circuit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
POPULAR VOTE IN CITY GOVERNMENT
 GIVE N APPROVAL
Brewer Bill Providing Initia- tive On City Ordinances
 Also Favored
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala. Aug. Q

The bill of Representative Henry Howze of Jefferson. to submit to the vote of the people of Birmingham the formal question of whether they shall enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness under the present commis- sion regime, the council manager form of government or the mayor council type, was given a favorable report today by the house committee on municipal organization.
 The committee on education ad- versely reported the bill of Represen- tative Mark Jeter to provide for the election by popular vote of the Bir- mingham board of education.
 Fred Fite's bill to fix the salary of the clerk of the Jefferson probate court was adversely reported by the | judiciary committee, as was a bill by MT. Rives amending an act relative to working the roads of Jefferson county.
 The bill of MT. Howze providing for a council manager form of govern ment for Birmingham was adversely reported. This was the bill intro | duced at the spring session and which the various parties agreed to side
 
 favorably, leaving the choice of three forms of government to the people. The bill of Representative Dickin- son of Autauga to create the office of supernumerary judge for the state 1 of Alabama was reported favorably. A bill by Mrs. Wilkins making ap- propriations for summer quarters for the state normal schools was reported favorably, as were the bills of Mrs. Wilkins regulating child placing and defining and regulating maternity hospitals.
 Other bills favorably reported com prised the bill of L. K. Bowen for es- tablishment of state secondary az ricultural school in Jefferson county, and similar bill by Representative { McGowin for such a school at Cuba, Sumter county; by Lewis Bowen pro- Viding pension funds for Jefferson county teachers; by MT. Fite to create the office of first assistant clerk and i ex-officio judge of the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors; by MT. Smith of Jefferson, to regulate the compensation of the deputy cir cult clerk of the criminal division of the Jefferson circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
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SUCCESSOR W ILL REACH MARION IN HIS TRAIN AT NOON
IeW Executive VIII Return 10 Take Up New Duties
 At Capital Saturday

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-President Coolidge tonight speeds 10 Marion, O.. to take farewell at the grave of Warren Harding.
 Yesterday at the solemn state fu- neral here the new President paid silent tribute to the memory of a statesman who had died serving his country. Tomorrow he will bow his head for Harding, the man, the in- timate, the plain American citizen
 Then on Saturday he will return to Washington to face the responsi- bilities heaped upon his shoulders by the death of his chief.
 Leaving Washington at 10 pm. the Presidents special train will reach Marion at noon. The party invited to travel with the President and Mrs Coolidge includes Chief Jus tice Taft, General Pershing, the ad- mirals and generals who yesterday escorted the body of Mir. Harding through the streets of the capital a party of senators and members oi the public, the governors of severa states and a few intimate friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
INITIATIVE EAXnREn

At at meeting of the senate local legislation committee Thursday aft ernoon Senator Brewers bill giving Birmingham the initiative in making of ordinance was given a favorable vote. This bill gives citizens the right to propose changes in city ordi- nanoes.
 Another measure reported favor ably was Senator Martins bill regu- lating passage over highways. This measure restricts the speed of cars and trucks and prevents travelins oyer roads in bad condition because of rain.
 New bills introduced Thursday are as follows:
 By Senator Griffin-Amending Section 6S56 of the Code of Alabama in reference to intimidations ot workmen.
 By Senator Tunstall-three bills, one creating board of revenue in Calhoun county, a second to create the office of county treasurer, and a third repeating the Calhoun road law.
 Senator Brower-Closing street in the eastern limits of Birmingham
 Senator Misunderstanding counties to call stock elections.
 Senator Overton-A companion bill to his previous cotton mill tax eX- emption bill. this one allowing new mills tax exemptions for ten years and the old mills making improve ments for five years.
 By Senator Randall--Changin the name of the State Normal school to the Julia Tutwiler State Normal school. This supercedes the resolu- tion of Senator Randall which was opposed by Senator Horton. Sena- aor Horton protested against the change saying the people of Liv- iugSton did not desire it.
 The following new bills passed the senate Thursday:
 Senator Griffith's bill providing for d board of revenue for Winston county.
 The bill of Mir. Sanders (Conecuh), providing for the election of d county superintendent of education for Conecuh county. This bill re- ceived the same amendment as the Coffee county bill as to salary and qualifications necessary for the of flee. Vote 26-2. MT. Howzes bill closing a certain part of the Huntsville road in Bes- Semer.
 MT. Wyatt's bill creating a county treasurer for Chiffon county.
 Among the bills which received | their second readings and will be | placed upon the calendar for passage 1 are Senator Jones' Kilby Printing plant bill, Fite's circuit judge salary | bill for Birmingham, Senator Crafts 1 bill forcing automobiles to stop be- l fore railroad crossings and interur- | ban tracks, Merrills code bill and | Longs Butle county superintendent of education bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
Changes Are Announced In Plan For Funeral

MARION, O., Aug. 9.-(By the As sociated Press. )--Changes in the an- nounced plans for the funeral serV- ices Of the late President Harding were made today following the ar rival cf Mrs. Harding and confer enca with those in charge Of the last rites os the late chief executive
 It was announced that the services 1yor.d lc in charge of Rev. George I,anGis, pastor of Trinity Baptist church. where Nfr. Harding wor- shiped. and pr. Jesse Swank, pastor of Epworth NJ E. church, of when Mrs. Harding is a member, Jolntly. Drawer at the home before the flu neral cortage starts to the cemetery will be offered by Dr. Walter A King, of Columbus, former pastor of Trinity Baptist church of Marion,
 Previous plans had not included prayer at the home before the funeral procession left for the cemetery Bishop Delivers Benediction'
 Another unannounced change was that the benediction at the vault would be delivered by Dr. William r. Anderson of Cincinnati, resident bishop of Ohio of the Methodist Episcopal church, and close per sonaI friend of the late President.
 Previous plans had provided that the benediction would be delivered by the Rev. MT. IandlS.
 Services at the cemetery will open with the singing of two verses of Lead Kindly Light" by Trinity Baptist choir. after which the Rev. MT. Landis will read the Scripture lesson: First Peter, first chapter. verses 3 to ,: verses 10 to l4; verses 2l to 9: and Revelations, twenty second chapter verses l to D. me latter verses follow:
 And He showed mo pure river of water of life. clear as crystal proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
 "In the midst of the street of F and on either side of the river was there the tree of life, which bear I2 manner of fruits. and yielded her fruit every month and the leaves Of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him:
 And they shall see His face; and lis name shall be in their lore heads.
 And there shall be no night there; {; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever"
 The Rev pr. Swank will then offer prayer. and the choir will sing three verses of Nearer. My God, to Thee" and Bishop Anderson will pronounce the benediction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
HARDING IS AGAIN SLEEPING UNDER ROOF OF FATHER
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a gray hearst for the short trip to the boyhood home of the dead man. The cabinet members stepped down to the platform and then Mrs. liar ding, coming thus again to Marion, in deep sorrow for the second time since she left SO blithclys at her hus- bands side to share with him the highest honor the nation can bestod upon d citizen.
 The resolute courage that has kept the striCker widow firm ana calm through the long ordeal of the home ward journey and the trying days in Washington while the nation, with fullest circumstance, said it's mourn - ful yet proud farewell to the dead, sustained her in the closing moments of her trial She walked with head erect and on Secretary Christian s arm 10 the waiting motor car.
 Father Receives Son.
 pr. Harding's home is only a few short blocks away from the station. There the father waited to receive his great son at the modest threshold, bowed but still unbroken by the weight of years and sorrowsS There is a strong. quiet strain of courage and endurance in diversity in the Harding blood.
 Ahead of the hearse, as it drew away from the station at last up the silent aisle the men and women and . sad homecoming, walked the dead Presidents aides, ajor Baldinger and Captain Andrews. Then came the cars with the cabinet and the others who had been with the funeral train all the way from San Francisco, and who came to Marion at Mrs. Har- ding's personal request.
 Thanking the hearse on either side the soldiers and sailors and marines of the guard of honor named for this office in San Francisco walked in col umn. Their uniforms and those of the two officers leading the way gave the only touch of military pageantry to the scene. Otherwise. it might have been the homecoming of any Gead and respected citizen, save for the crowds along the sidewalks and the guards men standing at salute.
 Pass Star office.
 The route led around through East Center street, and beneath the win dows of the Marion Star building. Up there a big, vacant desk stood in q book-lined room with simple band of black and white stretched across it's workmanlike surface. Beside 1t stood the draped office chair of the dead editor who was passing slowly below through the silent street. Here Warren Harding toiled long but happy hours in fitting himself for the great task the years were to bring him. Here he ended the common joys the common sorrows that all his countrymen know. Here he achieved what was once, when he was print CT at the case. his highest ambition, the chieftainship of such 8 paper as the Star. Here, perhaps, the first thought of senatorial honors set his pulses pounding; here. perhaps, as he leaned back to rest moment from his work in that crepe wound, vacant chair, the first dream of the presi- dency was born.
 Certainly ir was here that the qual- tiles of human sympathy and patient tolerance and kindness for all men were refined from the experience of the years to set Warren Harding high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
THE AGE-HERALD STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l MOntgOmery Ala Aue n

Governor Brandon attached his signature to the bills which con- solidated the towns of Girard and PheniX City and immediately ap- pointed the city commission of five which will govern the consolidated city.
 The approval of the bill put the new city in the clash with Selma Gadsden, Anniston and Huntsville. The consolidation resulted from a mass meeting at Girard several weeks ago, during which Governor Brandon warned law vlolators that he intended to force them to leave if it took all the power at the states command.
 After the mass meeting citizens of the two towns held conference and agreed to accept the governors sug- gestion for the consolidation of the two cities and voted to name the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
MRS. HARDING AT LAST ALONE WITH
 HER NOTED DEAD
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and made their way to assigned posts in the procession.
 Then Mrs. Harding came down the car steps and Marion saw her. She was not the smiling and cheerful woman Marion had grown to know so well in the past several years Her black gown, heavy veil of impen- etrable weave and creped borders, her slow step and general demeanor told tn story of her visit. It was read in- stantly and sympathetically by the waiting throng.
 George Christian, Jr., secretary to the late President. stepped to her side and together they walked to the auto mobile and were taken slowly to the home of Dr. George T. Harding, Sr., riding in the third car behind the hearse. There she stepped to the curb. MT. Christian offered his arm and together they entered the modest little homestead just as the casket was placed in position in the parlor. ! Silent Upon Future.
 To the Marion friends who visited her during the day, Mrs Harding conVersed but little on subjects con cerning herself and her future plans. She preferred to talk about. War ren" and how he had devotedbhi mself to public duty in the 30 years past mentioning at frequent intervals some of his achievements during that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
TRAINMEN INJURED

DANVILLE, H., August 9.--Almost complete street construction saved the Continental Limited, fastest train on the Wabash railroad, from wreck today. seven miles east of here, when the engine of the eastbound train left the rails in front of the station at State Line, Ind, at a curve where the track it was travelling upon merged with the other track to form a single line.
 E. c. Higgins, the engineer, re- mained at his post, while Fireman Ed Higgins, his son, jumped. The ensi- neer was dug out of the wreckage of his engine by citizens and pas sengers, badly bruised and possibly suffering few internal injuries. The son suffered gashed head. They were hurried to the Peru, Ind, hos pital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
GIRARD-PHENIX CITY MERCER BILL IS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

consolidated city Brandon" in honor of the governor. One of the official acts of the new commission will be to change the name of the city.
 Governor Brandon's appointees as the first city commission are Dr. Ashby Floyd, l. l. Moses, c. B. Gullatt, H. D. Cobb and c. M. Knowles. Terms of four years were given to Dr. Floyd, Moses and Gull latt, while Cobb and Knowles drew terms of two years.
 In addition to the consolidation bill, other bills approved by the gov ernor provided for the government of the city by a commission and for the appeal of cases from the re- corder's court to the circUit court Phenix is located in Lee county and Girard in Russell. Appeals of cases from the recorders court will be car ried to the Lee circuit court if they start on the Lee county side and the Russell circuit court if they origi- nate on the Russell side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10

For thirty years I have used Dr. SETH ARNOLD'S BALSAM and have recommended it to dozens of others. When my daughter went to Turkey to teach she took 1t with her She would not dare go without it. She writes that Dr. was very much troubled with dysentery for several weeks. He tried anything and everything heard of and every thing which the other doctors pre- scribed, but nothing gave him So much relief as ARNOLD'S BALSAM." Re commended by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
BILL CURES LOAN SHARKS

A bill with the avowed purpose of combating usery, and aiding farm CTS, industrial workers and others, was introduced into the house Thurs d6y by Representative Henry Howze of Jefferson. The bill provides that operative credit associations may be established by any seven persons applying to the commissioner of az riculture, and securing his approval, rpon complying with the provisions of the act. The associations may re- ceiVe savings of members, make loans to members, buy and sell real estate, make investments and lend money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
TEAR FOR LINER

LOS ANGELES, Cal. August 9- Fears that the Mallory line tanker Swift Star had gone down with all hands were expressed in shipping g circles here tonight following re- ceipt at the government station of a radio message from Tampico, Mexico, stating that an ice box with
 the words Swift Star" stenoiled on
 it and containing the body of a man, believed to be that of a member of the crew, had been washed ashore on St. Andrews Island, 300 miles north of Colon, in the Caribbean sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
CARS HEADED FOR NATION SILENTLY
 MARION STRETCH TO MOURN PASSING OUT FOR 80 MILES OF LATE LEADER
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 factories-many of them draped in mourning-will be closed for the day Presses and 1inotypes in dozens of evening newspaper offices will stand idle. Baseball parks will be empty motion picture legitimate and vaude- vile and theatres will be dark, save where they are used for memorial services to the beloved dead
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 Memorial Services.
 A few theatres and the city's hum dreds of churches will house the principal activities of the day-sor- rowful, services of prayer for the dead and for his brave widow.
 At o'clock New York time. the hour set for the funeral services at Marion. a breathless hush will fall over the little Ohio city, where the last chapter in Warren c, Harding'S history is being written.
 Subway trains will halt in their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
MISS ALDRICH BACK

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August g. John b Rockefeller, Jr., who was among those recently Kidnapped by Chinese bandits, later to escape, ar rived here Thursday night. She will leave Friday for New York. Miss Aldrich is reported 10 nave been robbed of S25W00 in jewelry by the bandits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
SEEK HARDWOOD RATE

MOBILE, Ala, August 9.-(Special.) Railroads have been asked and have agreed to publish a full line of rates on hardwood from Memphis to Mobile for export, it was stated at the office of the traffic department of the Chamber of Commerce today. The rates will be the same as from Mem phis to New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
Caravan Constantly Aug mented By Additional
 MournerS

LIMA, O., August 9.--City officials state that automobiles en route to the Harding funeral stretch out to a distance of so miles from Marion. Cars are running two and three abreast and there is not a break of more than 10 feet for many miles. The caravan is being constantly augmented by cars from several di- rections all converging in the Hard ing highway" to the west.
 Fifteen miles an hour is the speed limit.
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 1singlass consists of the dried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
GOIPIE pAROTEn

Gov w. w. Brandon, Thursday pa roled George Tuggle. sentenced from Jefferson county September 26, 1917, for seven years and a day for false pretense; also Dudley McLendon, sen fenced at the June, 1923, term in Shell by county to three months hard labor for violating the prohibition law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
Tn nIscnNrIN1r srAr1nN

The Alabama public service commis- sion Thursday granted permission to the Louisville and Nashville railroad to discontinue and dismantle it's sta tion at Nous, between Selma and Flo matOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10
WM Pay Naion Final Tribute Late President Harding Today

dark tunnels, elevated on their high trestles, trolley and automobiles on the street levels; railroad trains, wherever they are. Not wheel will turn for two minutes.
 At the same hour telegraph and radio instruments will be stilled, and the citys thousands of telephone op- orators will sit at attention with thoughts turned toward Marion.
 Greatest progress in Illuminating apparatus and fog signals has been made during the last century.
 YOU KNOW \ TONIC IS GOOD when it makes you eat like a hungry boy and brings back the color to your cheeks. You can soon feel the StrengtheninE, invigorating Effect of GROVES TASTELESS 7 CHILL TONIC. 60c.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10

France is introducing second and third class "couchette" (sleeping) cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-10

Isinglass consists of the dried swimming bladders of various fish.