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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
ANTI-KLAN MEASURE IS PASSED IN OKLAHOMA
Governor Trap Declines To Reveal
 His Intentions

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Dec. {. (By Associated Press.)--The Senate anti-Ku KluX Klan bill, prohibiting the wearing of masks but minus pro visions regarded by its supporters as necessary to make the act suffi- ciently drastic was passed today by the lower house of the Oklahoma leg islature.
 The action brought to a close the controversy which ragged for week S in both houses of the assembly. dur ing which the Ku Klux Klan and it's activities and former Governor J. c. Walton's spectacular opposition to the organization formed the chief is- sues.
 With 10 days to act on the meas ure, Gov. M. E.' Trapp tonight de- clined to indicate whether he would approve or reject it. The executives attitude toward such legislation never has been officially made known, but those close to him de- clared he favored stringent regula- tory powers for any act directed against secret organizations.
 The measure would become opera tive 90 days after executive sigma ture.
 The bill. unchanged from the Sen ates revised draft. was passed with but slight opposition after a final attempt of the anti-Ku KluX klan faction had failed to reinstate clauses in the measure which the senate had eliminated compelling se- cret organizations to make public their membership rolls. These sec tions had been described by their sponsors as the only means by which the act could be invested with teeth"
 The house also defeated an amend ment which would have killed the ceeded rapidly to push the bill through It's final stages The vote for passage was II to 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
COOLIDGE PLEASED ] AT THE REACTION
Reception Accorded Message Stimulates Him To Sup-
 port Bills

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-(By Asso- ciated Press )--Much gratified by the reaction of the country to his message to Congress, President Cool idge today prepared 10 give his sup port to bills which would translate his recommendations into law.
 The stream of telegram relating to the message which had begun yes terday by the time Mr. Coolidge re. turned from the capitol, continued today. Most Of tbsm were described as of a commendatory nature and they were supplemented today by the editorial comment of the na- tion's newspapers.
 rJr. Coolidge let visitors know that he was particularly pleased with the reception given his message by the newspapers. and he told one group of callers that some of the editorial comment he considered as amounting almost to flattery.
 Bills are being prepared to give effect to almost all of the executive recommendations, and these, it was indicated, would have all the sup port MT Coolidge can give to them without trausgrcssins any of the preroga tives of Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
WOODWARD COMPANY BLOWS IN FURNACE
No. Starts Monday When No. 3
 Goes Out For Repairs

Vanderbilt Furnace No. of the Woodward Iron company will resume operations Monday after several months of inaction, it was announced Friday.
 The resumption of this stack is re- garded, for the present, as a tempo rary expedient. made necessary by repairs that are to be effected at Woodward Furnace No. 5, which has been blown out. A new top is to be built for the furnace at Woodward, and some other necessary construc tion will be done, while the plant will be put in thorough repair.
 The period at which the Woodward stack will resume operations will de- pend upon the behavior of the iron market. Heavy buying, which re- gently stimulated the price of iron, has diminished since the larger pur- chasers have taken care of their re- quirements. and smaller melters are now coming into the market. One of the larger sellers of the Birmingham district is understood to be booked well through the first quarter of 1924. and there is little iron in the yards
 Small change in the existing iron situation is expected until after the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
COUNTS CARS IN
 BAD TRAFFIC JAM
So Numerous That Board Of Revenue Is Asked For Ad-
 ditional Parking Space

Provision of better parking facil- tiles for automobiles belonging to the sheriff's department and court house officials will be taken.up by a special committee appointed by the board of revenue Friday. Chief Deputy Sheriff II $. Hill appeared before the board to point out the need for more room for official cars in the alley leading from Twenty first street to the wardcn's office. He and sanitary Engineer Lew Saiter com pose the committee to investigate the situation and suggest relNf measures
 It was suggested that the alley be widened to Include the space be- tween it and the court house, but no action was taken on the suggestion Use of this alley is restricted to coun- ty officials mad employees. but if frequently becomes so congested that from 15 minutes 10, half an hour is consumed in getting an automobile out to Twenty-first street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
MEXICAN REVOLT
 GROWS SPORADIC
Americans Gather In Groups To Discuss Situation, Fear
 Railroads Will Be Cut

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 7.--Mexico is shaking under the impact of revolu- ton which, centering in Vera Cruz, finds sporadic outbreaks of support in other states.
 Twenty thousand federal troops are being rushed to the coast state of Vera Cruz to attack rebels there. ac- cording to the information here. Eight airpianes, including four boInb- ins; Diaifcs, are speeding over the mountains to the rebel zone.
 Censorship is being established here. Mexico City is calm. Business is going on as usual and there has been no exodus of foreigners as yet. Americans are gathering in small groups at the American and Uni versity clubs to discuss the situation, their chief fear being that the Taif- road to the north may be cut, pre- venting their going hone for Christi mas.
 Although reports vary, it is be- iieyed that Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez rebel army officer. who is aiming to overthrow Obregon in favor of Adol- fo de la Huerta, has about 1000 men. Battle Expected.
 It is learned that he has sent sev- eral columns in the direction of Jalapa A battle between his forces and federal troops was momentariiy expected Friday. Unconfirmed re- ports stated that outposts already mad clashed.
 President Obregon, in an inter- view at the palace here. stated that no force will be spared to queH the rebels.
 Two other revolts are under way. The secretary of war announces that Gen. Enrique Estrada, military com mander of the state of Jalisco, has revolted. It is stated that he has only a few men and that no impor- tant towns in the zone have been oc- cupied. Trains in that direction are
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
NO CHANGE WANTED |. ON SOUTHERN OILS
aTariT Congress Addressed On Diversity By Mondell

fHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Dec. 7.- tsv Associated Press. s.)--At the clos il.s session of the Southern Tariff as : soeiatfon here tonight resolutions were passed protesting against any 4 changes in existing schedules on ,o.setable oils and other southern products, and demanding that an emergency tariff be passed immedl- aiely protecting sesame oil, copra and other vegetable oils and fats, h,les.l leather, long staple cotton ltooms corn, patna rice and otheT farm. ranch and mineral products.
 The association affirms it is q non political body
 John II. Kirby of Houston, IeAas' r,as reelected president; J. A. Ar ,',II of Washington, vice president, and I T. Scott of tIorston, secretary,
 piycrsity of production, orderly ,,sark keting and tariff protection Tor bs products are three things needeu n, inc farmer to successfully operate lis business and finance his prod : -,rts Frank w Mondell of Wyoming, ,i,rector of the War Finance corpora ,ian declared in an address at the evening session. -
 In opening his address, Mir Mon aell declarcd' a ,o
 .It is scarcely necessary Tor me to t.ll vou that tho administration al VFasbincton is in hearty sympathy .s ,crord with those who arc fa- ,'i,rahle to tariff policy fair and eoi,itable in it's recognition of the ngeds of the producers Tn all sections of the country
 Republican politics, disguised as an effort to "aid the sollnerh la,ina .na asp is the moving influence in the E>uthern Tariff association, notwith- syanding the associations claims ot s'aine non partisan. according to John B. Gordon. Washington repre- sentatiye of the bureau of raw ma ,terials for American vegetable oIis and fats industrials who leIt lne ca.y 1ast night after an unsuccessful at tsmnja to appear before the conven-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
POS OFFICE
 3 RE AKS ALL |TS RECORDS
Birmingham, For 1923, Over Total Set In Any Previous Year With New Mark Fixed And One Full Month To Add
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY MILLION MARK IS PASSED
Figures Through November Total S1,OO1,325, Nearly
 S50,000 Better Than All Last Year-MonthIy Gain

Receipts of the Birmingham post office for every month this year have toped the figures for corresponding periods last year by substantial mar gins and the net increase for l92; will he around 20 per cent, Post master k. D. smyer announced Fri day.
 This is abundant proof that Bir- mingham in 1923 has made the great est strides commercially in it's his tory" was Mr. Smyer's interpretation of the figures.
 November business was greater by s16,54S.44 than in November of las, year, and receipts for the first eleven months of 1923 totaled $1,001,S ,S2s.21- rearly s5o.ooo more than the aggre' gate for all of last year.
 The year 1923 already has broken all records in Birmingham, post offices history, and the heavy Christ mas business still is ahead" Post master Smyer said.
 The month of March registered ths iteaNleSt lHcEedSe pNei tho S"ha> month in 1922, with receipts oi s1o1.7941s, as against ss1,271.ss However, in every single month ar increase of more than $1O,ooO was re- corded.
 0 0 o Great December.
 Postmaster smyer gave the totals for the first II months of 1923 and compared chem with tho same smonths last year.
 Here are the figures:
 January. 1923, $SS,916.42; last year Fsbr9ssg ss5.s7s.5l' last year 71,5SS.22.
 March, s1o1,794.1s; last year. sSl'- April, sss,9Ss.1s; last year s7e,- May, ss1.e7s.as' last year, sSo.- June, ss4,ses.5s; last year s7s.- July, sS1,es2.7o; last year, s7o.- 659.54. ~ 5l6.91.
 october. slo2,494.os, last year November. s9s,9i9.5l, last year December (estimatedD, s12o,oooi last year, $1031l7.S4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
EARLY ACTION
 |S DESIRABLE HEDECLARE'S
 Extracts From Secretary'S
 Annual Report Cite Com
 merciaI And Industrial De-
 veIopmentS Of The Past MEASURES TO EXPEDITE PROCESS NEED, HE SAYS Larger Systems Under Private Ownership To Facilitate Transportation Of GroWng Commerce Are Advocated

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-eBy As sociated Press.)-Consolida of railroads, as proposed by present statutes, but with measures 70 expo dite the process which do not exist at present, is urged in the fcrthcom- ing annual report of Secretary Hoover. Extracts from the docu- ment, made public today, declare that commercial and industrial deNol- opments of the past two years point to imminent desirability of early progress" in the matter.
 The issue was raised by the rc- quirement of the transporta. ion act of 1920 that the interstate commerce commission proceed to lay ou. plan for merging existing railroad sgs- tens into 19 or 20 great corporations maintaining so far as possible co.n- Detitive characteristics of the prss- ent transportation scheme.
 The past years experience of the commerce department ill it's editions to transportation" Mir. Hoover's re- ports aid, "has shown even mo. en- phatically than ever before the neess- sity for the consolidation O. t33e rdl- roads into larger systems under Fri- vate ownership, the principles of which were established in the trans portation act of 1920. The aiffical- ties of reorganizing the rate struc- ture so as to secure simplifact.on and to give relief in primary producta- agricultural, coal. etc.-by fairer burden upon finished and less than carload lots goods. are almost in- superable until the defendant sys- tems are possessed of n.ore diversi- fled traffic and until the weaker roads have been absorbed.
 Better Financing Needed.
 The necessity to establish railway credit and finance on a broader foun- dation than sole reliance upon the issue of mortgage securities; the ne- cessity of provision for common utl- ization of terminal and other facili- ties; the impossibility of providing adequate rolling stock and particu- larly specialized cars so long as the burden falls solely upon the strong roads; the difficulties of more defI- nite control of car service to meet seasonal demands and routing; the insupera ble problems of equalization in car interchange; the slow prog ress of standardization and main tenance of equipment, all point to the imminent desirability of early prog ress with consultations, i< we are to have transportation system adequate to the necessities of the country and containing in itself the strength for annual increase.
 ''The policy of control of rates is fixed by national and state legisia- tion. This policy has superseded the theory that reasonable rates are to be obtained through competitive ac- tion. The idea of protection against excessive rates through the main
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
PLAN TO INVESTIGATE STUTTGART RIOTING
Mob Also Sought To Beat Third

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Dec 7-- Harry Bovay, rice grower and mer- chant of Stuttgart. Ark. declared here today that he was stopped on the road en route to Stuttgart last night by friends and advised not to return to his home until the situa- tion there duieted. He said he was told that the mob which atta cked the office of the Stuttgart Free Press was looking for him.
 Bovay stated he was one of three members of the Rice Growers asso- citation who asked for an audit of the associations books recently.
 The governor was advised today that Judge George W. Clark of the Seventeenth Judicial circuit court had planned to investigate the sit uation at Stuttgart and the possible advisability of convening a special session of the grand jury during a special term of court there next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
IS.
 SU M NOW | N CHEST FUN ).
Carson Adams Tells Teams
 Measure Of Success Rests With Number Of Workers
 Who Keep Canvass Going
MUST GET AS MUCH AS HAS BEEN CONSTITUTED
Many Of Tear sS Mt Their
 Territory Losss A Entirely
 Covered Collections In Hand x / Be Increased

New $ /Fed Community Chest in their Campaign. Carson Adams, director of the drive, announced.
 The day closed with more than S225.0o0 subscribed, and a great deal more was then in the hands of the various teams working rapidly to- all Birmingham charity.
 q have seen nothing like it since the start Mir. Adams declared. T have had all sorts of phone calls from people, everywhere, begging not to be left out. It is simply a matter of sending out men and women to take the money.
 "Our women workers. canva assing some of the poorest sections of the city, accepted contributions from persons who should have been given to. rather than taken from"
 Large contributions and light ming increase in 100 per cent organi- zations swelled the chest funds be- yond expectation Efforts to tabu- organizations were almost futile.
 Women workers, canvassing the residential and. poorer districts, re- ported today the collection of more than s13,000.
 Director Adams announced the publication Sunday morning in The Age Herald of the official honor roll of 100 per cent organizations in the drive. A list of donations. accord ing to industries, will be published q the same time.
 Grand Rally.
 Fridays luncheon in the Tutwiler hotel ended the daily luncheons os field workers in the organization for the week Their next gathering will be on Wednesday,, when grand rally will be held in the ball room of the hotel at 1 o'clock.
 The Civitan club joined the cam paign workers at Fridays assem- bly,. A subscription of $4,500 from Loveman Joseph and Loep company was reported at the meeting. Elm ployes of the store met Friday night and raised nearly S1.000.
 Subscriptions made up from six days pay from every employe gave the~ Crawford Johnson company a f0o per cent total of s1.t6565.
 Ensley subscriptions from the team of Eardeman Meade reported at the luncheon totaled S2,975, with many districts vet to be heard from. Percy Brewer, for the Civitan club, report ed S11,000 or more turned in from IT teams. The report was not com plete.
 lhe community cluD, ndVlnS GOV cred half it's territory. had raised about s3,600 Thursday and s2,S00 Fri : day. The Kiwanis club declared all next week would be necessary be- fore it's territory could be covered Over $4,000 had been raised since Thursday.
 Seven teams of the Exchange club reported s13.943 collected with only four-fifths of it's ground covered. Rotary club teams had obtained s26,- 5S5- at that time.
 O O O
 Many Phone Calls.
 Fifty phone calls informed Direc- tor Adams of 100 per. cent orgsniza- tions ready to turn in as soon as solicitors could be sent.
 Women collected Friday s170.70 in niclkels and dimes alone.
 The luncheon was the most ep thusiastic held yet, according to workers. Director Adams closed
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
CANADIAN RAILROAD STRIKE VOTE CALLED
1A00O Members Of Brotherhood
 Would Re Affected

wINNIPEG, Dec. 7.-Notlcc thai strilxe vote had been ordered among 1t,oo0 members of the United Broth erhoods of maintenance or way. em. ~inves and railway shop workers or Tanada was sent by union leaders today to James Murdock, pomiuoh minister of labor.
 prenarations were begun at once for inc distribution of ballots. Re tvrns on the referendum will be made known at Detroit, Mich, by January IS.
 The rail workers will vote on the question of striking for cent per baus increase for all classes of la hor. retroactive to last June 1e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
WANTSU. s. TO EXPORT ALL SURPLUS WHEAT
Secretary Of Agriculture Makes Special Report To Coolidge

\ WAsHINGTON. Dec. 7.-A wheat export corporatIonS 10 aid in the dis posal abroad of surplus American wheat was recommended today bx Secretary of Agrieulture Wallace in special report to. President Cool idge on the. wheat situation
 Wallace urged that this corpora ton be empowered to dump Ameri- can surplus wheat on foreign mar kets at whatever price could be 'ob- tained, the loss so Incurred to "be distributed over. the entire crop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
GRANTED EXTRA CLERKS
Probate Officer Needs Them IT.
 Handle Auto License Situation

Probate Officer Needs Them To
 Handle Auto License Situation
 Permission was voted by the board of revenue Friday to Probate Judge J. F. Stiles to retain for the present the three extra clerks allowed him to handle the rush of applicants for automobile licenses last month. In making this request, Judge Stiles said that a great many automobile owners and others requiring licenses had not obtained them, and these clerks would be needed to handle thiN business.
 Permission was also voted to Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry $ Hill to em- ploy two extra men as deputy sherffs during the Christmas period. There is usually more work for the sheriff's department to do at this time of the year than at any other time, he said, and the force has been temporarily decreased through the illness of two of the regular deputies.
 These men will be employed for 30 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
COOLIDGE IS AGAINST GERMAN RELIEF FUND
Decision Revealed Following Con-
 ference With Ambassador

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The pro possl to donate s2o,Ooo,oo0 from gov ernment funds to feed Germany through the winter is opposed by President Coolidge, who prefers to put the matter on a basis of busi- ness rather than charity.
 Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin in- troduced such a bill. This became known following a conference be- tween the President and the German ambassador, pr Otto Wiedfeldt.
 President Coolidge favors waiving temporarily. Americas priority to the costs of the army of occupation SC that greater security can be offered by Germany in floating a loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
PROPOSES SCHOOLING
Green Autpists Should Be Taug h t
 Regulations. Trafford Suggests

Weelt1ys lessons for unskilled au- tomobilists. With Capt, w. w. Brent las professor and trained traffic of ficerss as assistants, is the sugges- stion advanced by George R Trafford, popular secretary to Commis I SN, B. cloe, as. "a means of curbing motor accidents in Birnin gh am
 q think it's a great idea, even if Fit did originate with me" said Mir
 Trafford, and most everybody around the cty hall agreed with him. If theAmoveineut gathers much more momentum it looks like the city con- mission will have to consider it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 7-Four bandits who held up an American Express company armored truck in broad daylight here Friday. backed the guards against a wall and seized $3,2o0 in silver specie.
 In escaping they drove their big automobile into a parked car, wreck ing both machines. They fled on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
Give Your Subscription NOW!

Anyone desiring give their subscription to cand- date in The Age-Herads great $248OO Help YourseIf Club campaign should do NOW, before it's too late The campaign closes December s..
 You may give your subscription payment to the cand date, send it direct to the Hep-Y Yoursef Club Age Herald requesting it be credited to the candidate
 Don't delayl The big campaign will soon be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY
Eight Georgia Prisoners Saw Their
 Sas Way To Freedom

' LAFAYETTE. Ca, Dec. 7,-Eight men sawed their way to freedom last night from the Walker county jail here, officers announced today. Tne delivery was brought about by the smuggling of hacksaws into the jail by friends of the prisoners, according to the officers. Rewards have been offered for the recapture of the n.en.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
HIGH SCHOOL BURNS.

l. MINDEN, La, Dec Fire of un- determined origin early today de- stroyed the high school building and contents at Sibley, La The loss IS estimated at between $6O,o0o and S7Q,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
STRANGE FLOOD OF BEER
Overflows Into Streets When Sewer
 Clogs In Joliet

JOLIET, H., Rivers of real beer flooded Joliet's main streets. heavy foam covered the sidewalks Thirsty pedestrians. seeking the source, found confiscated beer from a nearby brewery had clogged the sewers and overflowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
KILLED IN ODD BLAST
Gas Accumulated Under Buildin
 Causes Explosion

CnuscS FNpIOSfON
 TONK AVA, Okla. Dec. 7.--One man was killed and two seriously injured here today when the office and warehouse of the Harry Cragin Lumber company was destroyed by explosion caused by gas aceumula- ton under the office.
 Both buildings were wrecked. The loss was estimatde at s40,oo0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
DEMOCRATIC BODY
 MEETING IS CALLED
Will Convene To Select Place For
 National Convention

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Call, for a meeting of the democratic national committee here January Is to decide the time and place for holding the democratic national convention was issued today by Cordell Hull, chair man of the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08

BIRMINGHAM HAS TWO OF THE BEST EIGHTEEN-HOLE 19LF COURSES IN THE UNI FED STATES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08

WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR AND WARMER SATURDAY; SUNDAY UNSETTLED, PROB ABLY RAIN.