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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
URGE NATION
 WIDEPROBEOF OIL COMBINE
Attorneys General Asked To Determine If Standard Oil Company Is Manipulating The Gasoline Market
 CHARGE BIG INTERESTS RUNNING INDEPENDENTS Officials Of Standard Oil Company Go To South Da- kota To Confer With Cover nor On Gas Situation

MINNEAPOLIS, August 27.-At- torney general of the United States were asked today by Charles B, Grif- filth and George F. Short, attorneys general of Kansas and Oklahoma, re- spectively, to start nationwide in- vestigation of the oil industry to de- termine If the Standard oil company Is manipulating the gasoline market lo put 10000 mid-country producers put of business"
 Attorney General Griffith, speak sing at the opening of the two-day ses- sion of the National association of attorneys general, asked that com mittee of 12 or 15 members of the as- sociation make the Investigation.
 This committee, he suggested, should represent states from all parts of the country affected by the gaso- line price changes recently and should make its reports to the vari- ous states and to the federal gov ernment.
 In asking for an investigation of the oil industry, Attorney General 0IllllLn Sdlu lndI lOIly IuOuSa III dependent producers in Kansas and Oklahoma will go out of business if the manipulation of the gasoline mar ket continues"
 o o o
 Faces Bankruptcy.
 There are four companies in Kansas in the Standard oil company Troups," he said. The Standard oil company of Indiana does the refining and distributing The Prairie Pipe Line company distributes the product brought by the Prairie oil and Gas company, which produces and pur- chases oil and the bulk of it's sales is to the Standard Oil company. The Standard Oil company fixes the price of gasoline, the Prairie Oil and Gas company the price of crude oil, and now this price is higher in our sec tion than in the world market.
 With the price of crude oil high and the price of gasoline low, the in- dependents face going out of busi- ness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
IRISH ELECTION PLANE TRYING FUR
 OUIETEST ONE IN WORLD RECORD IS NATIONS HISTORY ALMOST WRECKED
Results In Contest For Dali Eireann Not As Yet
 Known

DUBLIN. August 27.--(By Associ- ated Press)-The electorate of the Irish free state went to the polls today In twenty nine constituencies for the election of the 15o members of the new Dali Eireann and up to the last the elections maintSined the unique character of the previous campaign and were quiet and orderly almost to dullness. This was parti- cularly the case in Dublin, while reports from the provinces tell a similar tale.
 The universal verdict is that this has been the quietest election in Irish history and judging from appear ances, the public is taking only small interest in the affairs.
 l. The returns from the polling booths will be secret for three, pos sibly four days, but some indications may be forthcoming tomorrow, when the first preferences may be known.
 No doubt is entertained that Gen eral Mulcahy will head the poll for the north city and Kevin O'Higgins is certain of election in Dublin coun- ty. MT. O'Higgins Is expected to show the highest poll of any candi- date in Ireland, for not only will all the free staters put him first, but the Union1sts, who once carried this constituency in the English par lament are supporting him as the strongest minister, next to President Cosgrave, In enforcing obedience to the law.
 MT. Cosgrave is considered a cer- tainty as head of the poll in Carlow. In government circles, the most eau tious of the prophets estimate that the candidates pledged to unswerv- ing support of President Cosgrave will win at least seventy seats. This, though less than half the house, would make the mlnstry's reappoint- ment sure, as all the big business interests are anxious for It's contin- uance.
 Estimates of Devalera victories, including is own, vary from twelve | to thirty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
URGES PRICE FIXING TO ASSIST FARMERS
Says Farmers Cannot Pay Present
 High Prices

DIES MONIES, la, August 27.-The American farmer cannot pay the present high prices for manlfac- tured goods much longer unless he gets more for what he produces. E. H. Cunningham, dirt farmer" mem Der of the federal reserve board, told 5000 farmers at the Iowa State Fair here Monday.
 The farmers purchasing power has declined steadily since the war Cun- ningham said, advocating price TX ing to restore prices of farm com modities He also advocated lower freight rates.
 "The country has shown willing ness to pass farm legislation" cum ningham said, but in the face or this the condition of the farmer particularly the wheat and hog pro ducers, is anything but encouras- ing"
 The European system of co-opera- tive marketing, as advocated py Senator Smith w. Brookhart. is not suitable for this country, Cunning ham stated.
 "The American people have not come to the point where they Will accept cooperation as it exists Tn Elrope" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
Standard Oil Officials
 Confer With Governor

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-col. Robert w. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard oil company of Indiana, Allan Jackson, vice president and other officials left tonight for Pierre, S. D., at the invitation of Gov. W. H. McMaster to hold 8 conference with Governor McMaster there Wednesday Dn the gasoline situation,
 The officials leaving here tonight professed not to know the purpose of the conference that Governor Me-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
SEVERAL INJURED AS
 FAST TRAIN WRECKS
Philadelphia Express Sideswip
 Freight Car

PITTSBURG. Pa, August ST.-A number of persons were injured, principally from flying glass, when the Philadelphia Express, of the Pennsylvania railroad, eastbound, sideswiped a protruding freight car Cn an adjoining track a short dis tance west of Greensburg tonight. So far as Is known no one was seriously injured, according to word at the Pittsburg office of the railroad.
 Practically all of the windows on one side of the coaches and sleepers were broken out but the train was not derailed. Four physicians were sent from Greensburg to attend the in- jured. The train consisted of four coaches and number of sleepers.
 Several cars of a freight train, No. i, track, had been wrecked a short time before. One of the cars had bulged over to the adjoining track but not sufficiently to obstruct it.. Railroad officials said trainmen had not had sufficient time to prepare for flagging the passenger when the Ex- f:ess came through from Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
TEAR ST ATE'S WATER POWER
 IS IN DANGER
Ford Advocates And Anti-
 Monopoly Friends Aroused By Developments At Mont gomery After House Action
W0RTHINGT0N HURRIES DQy ROM WASHINGTON
2 Made AIabama'S Pow
 Policy About To Be Shaped By Ford EnemieS-ISSue Is Now Before The Senate

Advocates of the Ford project for Muscle Shoals and friends of the con- servation of AIabama's water power for the benefit of the whole people are seriously alarmed by develop ments at Montgomery last week, which, it is claimed, will be of far reaching effect. For many months it has been the hope of those inter- ested in preventing a monopoly of the states water power that the present legislature would pass laws defining Alabama's hydroelectric policy and enact legislation which would encourage their systematic development along lines which would be of greatest benefit to all the people.
 Two weeks ago Senator Foster of Tuscaloosa submitted to the senate a resolution providing for a commlt- tee of two senators and three mem bers of the house to make a study of the question and report suitable bills to the legislature. This resolu- tion was passed and immediately the question regarding the members of the committee became very live. 1t went over to the house and nothing was heard from the resolution until last Friday, when, without previous notice, Representative Tunstall called up the resolution, which had been amended to provide for three mem bers of the senate and four from the house, and 1t was quickly passed. The speaker at once named the house members of the committee, as fol- lows; St. John, Walker, Patterson and Travis Williams.
 Not In sympathy.
 Ford advocates claim these four members are not only not in sympa- thy with the Ford proposal, but are hostile to it and entirely friendly to the interest which seek further mon opoly of the states power develop ment. The senate has not yet acted on the amended resolution and the senate members of the committed have not been chosen. 1t is ciaimed however, that even should threA members favorable to Ford be put on the committee the house members will still constitute a majority and make the drawing of a law such as would meet the wishes of the great majority of people of the state a matter of improbability, not to say impossibility.
 It will be recalled that as long ago as the statewide mass meeting which was held by the Ford advo- cates, which was presided over by the late Governor Emmet O'Neal, res olutions were passed calling for the drawing of a general water power policy for the state, and at the time of his death 1t Is known that Gov ernor O'Neal was working upon the draft of such bill as would meet the situation. Since that time, however, 1t Is claimed that the matter has rocked along and has been about to go by default because no one took the leadership. There seems some difference of opinion as to the origin of the resolution introduced two weeks ago by Senator Foster. Some of the memberes considered it q blind to cause more delay and prob ably prevent any action on. the gen eral subject during the session. 9th
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
SHERIFF AMONG THIRTY ARRESTED IN BOOTLEG RAID
Sixteen Stills And Sixty-Six Barrels Of Corn Are
 Seized

GLENROSE. Tex, August 2T.- Sheriff Walter Davis and Prosecutor F. L. Roark were among 30 men ar- rested in this section during exten- sive raids on bootlegging headquar- ters Sunday and Monday.
 Sheriff Davis. unable to get bond, spent Sunday night In jail, and. when released Monday, joined the Rangers in new raids.
 Fifteen stills, 66 barrels of corn whisky and several wagon loads of beer, wine and mash were seized when the Rangers swept through an area 20 miles long and several miles wide.
 Frank IT. Stubborn was killed and IT. J. Hacker wounded in a running gun battle between rum runners and dry agents aboard the launch E-301 off Cleveland, Tex. The rum boat had 2,8O0 bottles of whisky aboard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
HUME IS BATTLE-GROUND
Adriatic Seaport Once More Object
 Of Dfplomacy

ROME, August 27.-The Adriatie seaport of Plume has once more be- come a battle-ground of diplomacy. Jugo-Slav action In granting foreign financiers permission to construct 6 port at Buccari Jugo- -Slav city on the coast of the Adriatic near Plume.
 The projected port threatens the trade of Plume. Italy regards the plan with unfriendly attitude, as the treaty of Rapallo, under which Plume was neutralized and guaranteed poli- tical independence by both Italy and Jugo- -Slavia, implied that Plume was to be the port of the Jugo-Slav Hin terland, according 10 the Italian viewpoint.
 In what is regarded as a govern ment-inspired article, the Fascist "Popolo DItalia" declared Monday that if Jugo-Slavia plans to divert trade to Buccari, Italy will be war rauted in resuming her liberty of acton in regard to Fiuule."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
DOG SILENT GUARD AT HARDING'S TOMB
Stray Animal Adopted By Soldiers,
 Named BambinO

MARION. August 27.-A small dog which took up a position near the casket of President Harding during the funeral services only to be chased away by soldiers the next day after it had laid at the root of the casket all night, returned again to the tomb today and has been adopted by the soldiers on guard there.
 At the time of the funeral Mrs. Harding made a personal request that the dog be not molested and it was left alone. but the next day the soldiers drove it away. When they learned 1t had been Mrs. Harding s request that the dog be left alone. they made a fruitless search for Ii But today it returned and was adopted. It has been named "Bam- bino."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
OFF TO LAUNCHING
People To Be Guests Of Central Of Georgia At Newport News

blrmlngham People To Be Guests Of Central Of Georgia At Newport News
 Guests of President w. A. Win burn, of the Central of Georgia Railway, a group of Birmingham people will leave for Newport News, Va, at o'clock Tuesday afternoon and Thursday will witness the launching of the $1,50O,000 steamer City of Birmingham" from the ways of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock company.
 The Birmingham group will make the journey in President Winburn's private car. In the party will be President D. E. McLendon. of the city commission of Birmingham, and Mrs. McLendon; MT. and Mrs. Ross c. Smith and their daughter, Miss Rose Smith, who will christen the new steamer; MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr, and their daughter, Miss Virginia Jemison; Erskine Ram say; Miss Eugenia Woodward and Miss Virginia Kaul, who, with Miss Jemison. are Miss Smiths maids Of honor.
 Mir McLendon expects to be back in Birmingham Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
KHAN PARADE FAILS TO CAUSE DISORDER
Threatened Clash Doesn't Material
 ize At RartleSYille

BARTLESVILLE, Okla, August 27. A parade was staged in Bartlesville tonight by the Ku Klux Klan without disc rder despite earlier indications that the demonstration might bring a clash between the paraders and op- ponents of the klan.
 There was no attempt at inter- ference with the parade. A score of special policemen. armed with rifles and shotguns, were on the streets for any emergency.
 Antl-klasmen attended a meeting before the parade at which Arthur Fitzpatrick, an attorney, declared he would be killed before the American flag was carried down the streets by klansmen" The anti-klan meeting was called by Fitzpatrick
 During the parade nothing was seen of Fitzpatrick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
HAlLSTONES FREAKISH
storm Results DisastrOusly To CrOp'
 In Nebraska


 In Nebraska
 NORFOLK, Neb., August PA Yio- lent hailstorm, which struck this Vi cinity yesterday, resulted disastrously to crops live stock and poultry, corn being stripped of it's ears and foliage and many head of live stock and fowls being killed. Five instances of freak injuries, wherein, Otto Burkhart, caught in the tempest, was rendered unconscious by a hailstone which penetrated the top of his coupe, strik- ing him on the head; Henry Mauss- man of Battle Creek suffered frac- tured arm when hit by an icy bullet; an S0- year-old man at Meadow Grove had a wrist broken while reaching from his doorway to obtain a speci- men of hailstone when struck by an- other one of enormous size; Battle Creek woman required six stitches in a head wound caused by piercing hailstone, and a small child at Madi- son required medical attention for injuries, were reported. The storm was the worst in 20 years, old settlers say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
HELD ON MISSISSIPPI BANK THEFT CHARGE
Man Arrested In Texas Accused Of
 Embedding S2I3,0OO

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, August 7T.- Joseph Baita, alias Joseph Marcino, wanted in Warren, Mass, on charges of embedding $213.OOO from the First National bank of Warren in February of this year. was arrested in Laredo, Tex, today by Department of Justice Agent F. T. Weedham, operating un- der the San Antonio office of the bureau of investigation.
 Baita disappeared from Warren about the first of February and de- partment justice agents believe that he has been in MeXica ever since that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
Important Neuus or The Day

No public PAGE ONE
 
 foreign PAGE ONE friends busy Montgomery PAGE ONE investigation industry to determine charges of manpuatons PAGE ONE 
  world narrowly accident while taking  budget filed with legislature Tuesday; opening game with Mobile PAGE TEN refined prices chief feature of st day New
 
 scrapped Pacific compliance with Washington disarmament conference FACE EIGHTEEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
HAD TO HAVE SMOKE
Knocks Down Messenger Roy To
 Get Cigarette

MILWAUKEE. Wis, August 27.- Driven to desperation for a smoke, an unidentified man knocked Law renee Schuppert, messenger boy, uu- conscious on a street here Monday, and took package of cigarettes from his pocket. Schuppert came to ten minutes later and found his money intact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
Invited To Ioi0 Rev1e. E -
JITNEY TURNS TURTLE
Wesley Acee Slightly Injured When
 Car And Wagon Collide

WesIey Acee SHKhtIy Injured When
 Car And Wagon Collide
 Wesley Acee, Chesterfield apart ments, was slightly injured at 7:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at Wander bilt station, on the Boyles-Tarrant City car line, when jitney in which he was riding struck a wagon and overturned.
 According to witnesses, the auto mobile. which was driven by Dan Coe, was going at rate of 40 or 45 miles an hour and turned completely over. Other occupants of the car es- caped without injury.
 Acee was carried to the Hillman hospital, where he received medical attention, and returned home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
URGES COOLIDGE
Maryland Senator Says Incumbent
 Is Mnn Tor presIdencN

WASHINGTON. August 27.-Nomi- nation of President Coolidge as the standard bearer of his party in 1924 was advocated by Senator Weller, republican, Maryland in state ment made public at his office here tonight.
 Calvin Coolidge is the heir to the policies and organization of Presi- dent Harding" he sad, "and is his logical successor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
NOTED ILLUSTRATOR DIES
AIOnze I[imball Dead Of Henrt FaiI-
 mre In Evanston, Illinois

CHICAGO, August 27. - Alonze Kimball, widely known Illustrator and portraIt painter, died today of heart failure at the home of his mother, Mrs. A. W. 'Kimball, in Ev- anston. Kimball studied abroad un- der Jules Lefevre and James McNeill Whistler. He exhibitede in the Paris salon in 1899. He married Madeline Williams of Danville, Ky, in 1902. wives,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
LAVA POURS OUT
Famous Volcano Of INIauea Spring
 

HONOLULU, August 27.-The fa- nous volcano of Kilauea has sprung a leak and a great river of Lava is pouring down her side.
 A crack ten feet wide and TOO feet long, first observed Sunday, is supposed to have been opened by an earthquake.
 The roar of the molten lava can be heard a mile away, according to Supt. Thomas Boles of the Kilauea National park, who reports that about 100 acres has already been covered by the stuff.
 Boles declared that the crack seems to be growing larger, but that dense clouds of smoke shrouded the scene and prevented him from making an accurate survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
NO STRIKE, ULTIZNATJLN OF PIVCHOT

YOUTHFUL WINNER OF COVETED PRIX DE ROME.- Francis Bradford his easel New York city who awarded the greatest honor the American Academy Rome bestow Bradford through college adutant
 Pershings Own regiment wounded twice, before he peced he could paint It of
 which he while hanging around in De Mones awaiting his discharge that changed the whole of his life He will visit his home Appleton Wis., before sailing for Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
HUNDREDS READY FOR FIRST SESSION OF BUSINESS MEN
Visiting Merchants Urged To Register At Chamber Of
 Commerce Tuesday

Hundreds of visitors are pouring into Birmingham to attend the seventh annual convention of the Alabama Merchants Association, which begins Tuesday and runs through Thursday, according to C. F. Yarn. secretary of the executive committee. R. o. Cranford of Jasper, president of the association, has ar rived and is hard at work with the various committees lining up things for good start.
 Visiting merchants and their fam ilies are urged to report after ati g o'clock at convention headquarters, Chamber of Commerce First avenue and Nineteenth street, second floor, and register. Here an official badge, identifying the bearer as a guest of and a coupon book and credentials will be issued, entitling each guest to all the courtesies of an author ized deligate.
 Birmingham and Mobile will play at o'clock in the afternoon at Rick wood field, where guests of the as- sociation will be admitted free Street cars going out to Redwood will be marked Baseball" and may be caught at Nineteenth street and Second avenue. Owing to the big crowd expected at the game, the com mittee on arrangements Is advising visiting merchants to go early, to obtain good seats.
 At 8 o'clock in the evening there will be a business meeting at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium, which the visiting merchants are urged to attend. The invocation will be given by Dr. J. A. Bryan. The dresses of welcome by General Chair man L. c. Wilson. D. E. McLendon, president Birmingham city commits sion, and o. L. Bum, secretary man ager of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. President Cranford will preside.
 Invited To Join Revue.
 Cards inviting the beauties of Bir- mingham to enter the Bathing Beau ty Revue at East Lake Thursday evening at o'clock are being sent members of the younger set of the city by M. N. Kronenberg, chairman of the committee in charge. Mir Kronenberg added that the entry list was open to the public.
 Prizes of $50, $50, and S20 to the three winners as well as a s2 prize to each entry have been announced by the committee.
 Entry may be made by phoning or writing MT Kronenberg at the Alabama Dry Goods company. The program is being arranged as part of the entertainment for the Ala bama Merchants association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
BANKER SERIOUSLY ILL

w. c. Bragg Of MOultOn, Is Taken
 To Hospital In Birmingham
 w. c. Bragg, cashier of the Citi- zens Bank of Moulton, who became seriously i'll Thursday night, has been taken to a Birmin gham hos pital by his brother, Dr. John Bragg, of Decatur. Latest reports are to the effect that he may not require an operation, as was at first thought, and that the trouble is not appen- diciis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
LAMB TOO PLAYFUL
Locked Up After Knocking Mary
 Down And Butting Her

NEW YORK, August 27.-Mary'S lamb not only followed her around, but knocked her down and butted her so hard that policeman had to come to the rescue. Mary Ysn- cielli, years old suffered lacera- tions of the head and face, The lamb was locked up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
CAN YOU BEAT IT?
Woman Swallows Wire, Hairpins And
 Door Locks

Door Locks KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 27- Surgeons who operated on a woman at St. Joseph hospital Saturday re- moved the following:
 Forty-three sections of wire bed springs, each section three inches in length.
 Three odd pieces of bed spring wire.
 Two bent hairpins.
 Two door locks with screw att tached, one three and one five inches long. The patients name was with held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
PLAN AIR ROUTE
Propose To Link Up America And
 Ianan

SYDNEY, New South Wales Aug ust 27.-Plans for an air route be- tween America and Japan were ad- vanced Monday before the Pan Pacific Science Congress. now in session here.
 It was declared that giant dirig- ibles, similar to the ZR-1, could make the trip in 124 hours, using Honolulu as a central station and fueling base
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
MRS. WILSON VISITS
For second Time She Leaves Side of
 Former President


 MATTAPOISETT, Mass, August 27. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the former president, arrived here today from Washington for a visit of about a week at the summer home of MT. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin. She was accompanied by Mrs. James H. Helm, wife of Rear Admiral Helm of Wash ington. Only once before since Mr. Wilson was taken i'll four years ago has Mrs. Wilson left his side,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-28
KHAN IN AUSTRALIA

n
 Asintic Labor
 MELBOURNE, Australia, August 27.-The Argus says a branch of the Ku Klux Klan has been formed in Auckland New Zealand, to combat Asiatic labor and traders. It is as- serted that the branch has a mem bership of nearly one thousand.