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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
FALL DENIES HE GOT MONEY IN O|L LEASE.
 Sinclair Raises Issue As To Body's Authority To Compel
 Witness To Testify Regard
 ing Business Transactions HE DECLINES TO REPLY TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS ASKED Secretary Of Interior, Unable
 To Attend Inquiry Because
 Of Illness, Sent Statement Reviewing Matters In Case

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-Authority of a Sem ate committee to compel a witness to testify concerning business trans actions was again questioned today by Harry F. Sinclair, who raised a similar issue nearly a year ago, when the LaFollette oil investigation sue cessfully sought information of him about oil stock deals.
 Appearing as a witness in the in- vestigation by the Senate public lands committee into leasing of naval oil reserves, MT. Sinclair de- clined to answer questions relating to certain features of the organiza tion of companies to handle his lease of the Teapot Dome reserve in Wyo- ming. A ballot in the committee re- suited four to three in favor of com polling" the witness to reply to all questions but when adjournment was taken subject to the call of the chair" the members had not dis cussed any program designed to car ry out this decision. MT. Sinclair was excused until the next meeting when he promised to supply data relating to the Mammoth Oil com pany, Sinclair Consolidated com pany. Mammoth oil Syndicate, Hyva Corporation and other corporate and co partnership groups which have grown out of his possession of the lease.
 Both Mr. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall, who was head of the interior department when the lease was ap- proved denied that any consideration has been sought or given in eonnec- tion with the transaction. From his bed in a local hotel where he is con- fined by i'll health, MT. Fall sent a statement to the committee reviewing in detail phases of his business and personal affairs which have been brought into the hearings by wit nesses.
 Questions objected to by Mir Sin clair related to the part played by business associates in the formation or financing of the companies grow ing out of the lease and particularly as to considerations given by various individuals for stock.
 O O O
 Directed To Produce Books.
 When he appeared before the La Toilette committee last winter, Mir Sinclair was directed to produce the books of the Hyva Corporation formed to deal In securities of his various interests, but demurred on
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
TRAGIC LOSS OF VESSEL REVEALED
Two Survivors Of Crew Of 15 Tell Of Death Of Com
 radeS In LaShing Sea

YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia, Dec. 27. Details of the tragic end of the aux iliary schooner Grance N. Pendleton in storm off Cuxhaven, Germany, November 15, and the loss of IS mem hers of her crew of15 were brought here today by the two survivors, the ships cook and the second engineer Odber Pothier of Boston. Pothier, whose father was the schooners skipper, said that on the night Of November 14 the Pendleton was rammed by steamer which con tinued on her way without offering aid to the stricken vessel. or even making her identity known. The pendleton filled so rapidly, Pothler said. that the water in the holds gained on the men at the pumps and Cantain Potheir's attempts to drive her into CuXhaven harbor were rus 4rated by a screeching gale. which sent her on the shifting sands at the mouth of the Elbe.
 The fifteen men aboard donned aifehelts and lashed themselves to the rigging, but all but two of them were swept away by the raging sea which broke over the ship as she set tIed into the sands. Engineer Po- infer and the ships cook managed to Leep their precarious holds until the .torm had blown over late on the Fifteenth, when they were rescued by O ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
Judiciary, Public Officials And Lawmakers Intimidated Into Joining And Then Into Doing Bidding, Clarke Says
 WILL SEEK CONFERENCE SOON AT WHITE HOUSE Believed Chief Executive Will Try To Avoid Being Drawn Into Ku KIux Controversy, But Cannot Ignore Matter
By RAYMOND CHAPTER neased Wire to The AEe-HcraId.


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Defying all efforts to suppress It, the Ku Klux Klan issue has climbed into the political ring, sending nervous chills down many spines as election year draws near. The hooded or ganization has come up from it's birthplace in the south and is now spreading out through the middle west, so that 1t presents an acute question in many republican states as we'll as in the democratic area south of the Mason and Dixon line. How active the klan issue has be- come Is apparent from these facts:
 1. Edward Young Clarke, past im- perial wizard. has called upon Presi- dent Coolidge to proceed against lawlessness by klansmen; declaring g that the secret order has departed from the ideals which inspired it's birth. he demands that the klan clean up or disband.
 2. Anti-klan men are preparing to force a Senate investigation of election activities of the order in connection with the Mayfield case, despite 8 strong effort on the part of the Senate committee to avoid the question and consider only May fields election expenditures.
 B. R. B. Creager. national com mitteemsn for Texas, has served mo- tice that unless the republican na- tional committee adopts an anti-klan platform plank, he will precipitats an open fight on the question from the floor of the convention.
 President Coolide Is not expected to submit to C1arke's attempt to draw him into the klan war. Clarkes appeal contained in a letter to tho President was left at the White House offices in the hands of Tex Clark. personal secretary of ths President. But the time will come when the President wih have to make some declaration regarding the llan This may not come until late in the campaign and again 1t may come earlier. But the President will be unable to ignore the matter en- tirely.
 Sees Departure From Purpose.
 Clarke, who assisted in founding the klan, told the President that the order had departed from it's original purpose which was to upbuild spirit ually, the protestant white men ot America.
 "The klan," he says, "is rapidly developing nationally as a cheap po-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
FARLEY WANTS HIS NAME WITHDRAWN
Will Then Resign As Chair man-PaImer Being Con-
 Sidered For Commissioner

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-By As sociated ess.)-Edward P. Farley chairman of the shipping board, after conference with President Coolidge today announced that he had requested the President to with draw his nomination as commits sioner of the board now pending before the Senate.s He stated that upon itA withdraw5l he would re- sign as chairman of the board.
 Mr. Farley indicated that the President would accede to his re- quest for wthdrawal of his nomina- ton. An adverse report was recent ly voted by the Senate commerce commission. The chairman said his formal resignation would be sent to the Senate shortly
 Indications developed during the day that the President in looking about for a successor to MT. Farley as the interior states representative on the board, was considering among others, Leigh c. Palmer. who, until recently, was the shipping board presentative in Brazil and who during the World war served as chief of the navy department 8 bureau of navigation with the rank of rear admiral. MT Palmer had a lengthy conference with the Presi- dent and later 1t was said author itatively at the White House that MT. Coolidge regarded MT. Palmer as a man whose experience in shipping should be utilized by the govern ment.
 MT. Palmer Is native of Missouri and was accredited to that state while at the Naval academy. from which he was graduated in 1896. He thus could qualify for appointment as a representative of the interior
 The action of Chairman Farley is expected to bring about decision by the President soon with regard to the new chairman of the board, al continue to function with Commis- continue to function with Commis- sioner O'Connor, now the vice chair man. acting as chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
SAYS FARMERS DESERT
 COOLIDGE FOR M'AD00
Senator Declares Presidents Ideas Archaic And Antedeluvian'

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Western farmers, irrespective of party lines, are through with Coolidge and strong for McAdoo for the presi- dency." Senator Wheeler of Montana declared today in a scathing attack on the Presidents agricultural relief idea.
 So far as the farming west Is con cerned, Wheeler said, Coolidge's ideas are ''archaic" and "antedeluvian." The, Presidents message, he said, shows that he does not understand the distressing plight of the farmers west of the Missouri.
 "Something must be done and done quickly" declared the senator. Out in my country we all favor the Nor ris- Sinclaif bill, or an exporting cor poration of agricultural products or ganized bI the government"
 The west, Wheeler said, is prepared to send men of the Magnus Johnson stripe to Congress and not "milksops."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
KHAN SEEN AS LIVE ISSUE LN COMING ELECTTO
Claims Propose Chdnge Adds More Burdens 70 Ubiquitous IPd
DOINGS OF DAY M WASHINGTON

President Coolidge was invited to intervene in the controversy within the Ku Klux Klan,
 The House ways and means com mittee suspended consideration of the treasury tax bill for one week.
 Secretary Weeks was represented as opposing speculative enterprises by army officers which would be i'm proper" in view of the means of the officers
 Representative Newton of Indiana wrote federal and district officials for information on the scandal resulting from the recent raid on bootleggers in Washington.
 Senator LaFollette of wisconsin, leader of the republican insurgent group, will be back at his desk, Janu- ary 3, when Congress reconvenes, his office announced.
 Charles G. Dawes and Owen D. Young, chosen as American experts to help balance the budget of Ger many, conferred with President Cool idge and Secretary Hughes.
 An enlisted strength of S6,oo0 men for the navy next year was indicated as the probable decision of the House subcommittee which has the subject under consideration.
 Rear Aumlral MOI16lt, cnlel Ol naval aviation, in his annual report said the condition of the naval re- serves so far as concerned the air forces, was 'deplorabie."
 The Senate public lands committee voted to "compel' Harry F. Sinclair to give evidence which he had de- clined to divulge in connection with the investigation of naval oil reserve.
 Edward P. Farley asked the Presi- dent to withdraw his nomination for commissioner of the shipping board from the Senate and said he would resign as chairman of the board. e The American minister to Honduras was instructed to inform the respon- sible government officials there that the United States regards with dis favor any attempt of a government to perpetuate itself in power except by accepted constitutional processes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
PHILIPPINE MEASURE VETOED BY GOV. WOOD
Relief Bill Identical With One
 Killed Last Year

MANILA. Dec. 27.-(By Associated ss.)-Governor General Leonard Wood vetoed bill today passed by the legislature providing for an ap- propriation of $50,00O for extending relief in cases of urgent necessity for persons who are destitute or af- flicted as the result of calamities.
 The bill is Identical with meas ure vetoed nearly year ago.
 It is understood that the bill would be brought up in the legislature again in the hope of obtaining it's passage over the governor generals veto, after which, it will be sent to President Coolidge for his approval or veto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
ASSASSIN'S BULLET BARELY
 MISSES JAPANESE RULER

continued running behind the auto mobile, shouting "Banzai," until overpowered by the police.
 Hirohito. meanwhile. proceeded to the diet and delivered his speech there, apparently unperturbed by the attack
 Namba, who is 24 years old, was identified as the son of senator. He has been considered the black sheep" of the family. He was a radi- cal leader in his college days, and after leaving school went to south ern Japan, where he worked in fac tories, and was active in extremist labor movements. It is learned that he returned to Tokyo the night be- fore the crime but did not visit his fathers home.
 Wild Rumora Are Out.
 Due to the suppression of the story, Tokyo is flooded with rumors regaro- ing the attempt on the regents life. One rumor Is that the assassin was involved in an anarchist plot to gain revenge for the killing of Sakaye Osugi, socialist leader, and the theft of his ashes from the chamber where they were being held pending me morial services. There Is no confir- nation of the report.
 The incident is expected to add popularity of the young prince. Hi rohito, democratic and sportsman like figure, won universal admiration when he headed the rescue work in Tokyo after the Japanese earth quake, mingling with the refuge workers, and experimenting the task of she1tering the homeless.
 The earthquake interferred with plans for his marriage, which was to have been celebrated by public festivities throughout Japan. Now, with the work of reconstruction we'll under way. the prince plans to wed early in the new year. His bride-to- be is Princess Kuni, 19 years old, who, in addition to having attained high scholastic honors is an enthusi- astic sportswoman, joining the prince in tennis, riding and mountain climb ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
SMASH THE OIL TRUST,
 URGES GOV. M MASTER
South Dakota Continues To Keep
 Gasoline Prices Down

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Dec 27.- The federal government shoui@ smash the oil trust and exorbitant profits" Gov. w. IT. McMaster of south Dakota declared Thursday.
 McMaster whose gasoline war last summer brought a sharp reduction in gasoline prices, declared the remedy for excess charges is federal action.
 We are still selling gasoline at cost in South Dakota, and we stopped 8 recent 2-cent raise in retail prices, the biggest independents meeting our prices" he said.
 Governor McMaster's gasoline war is estimated to have saved motorists in the middle west a million dollars a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
GIRL STUDENTS LEAD
 MEN IN MENTAL TESTS
Average 4.5 Per Cent Higher Than
 College Boys

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec. 27.-In a series of intelligence tests given to 107 Harvard students and S7 girl undergraduates at Radcliffe, the girls won a ranking 45 per cent higher than the college men, according to figures made public by Dr. A. A. Roback. Harvard psychologist.
 Commenting on the results of the tests, Dr. Roback said that similar experiments have been conducted at Simmons college and Clark univer- sity and the average intelligence Of girls in colleges Is apparently above that of the men. He attributed thls condition to a more careful process of selection on the part of the parents sending girls to college while many men "go to college merely because 1t is the thing In the upper levels however, men and women rank very evenly in the race for mental honors, he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
'lRMA' PROVES NEUTRAL
King SOIomon's Plan Unsatisfac tory
 To Chicago Magistrate

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Irma von Tru- denheim, German police dog, inter- preted conflicting testimony when called upon today by Judge A. M. Eberhardt in municipal court to pick her master so the judge resorted to a modified form of King Solomon's plan to settle the dispute.
 Math Iegler accused Alphonse von Emelen of stealing the dog. stand von Emelen in one corner and 1egler in the other, turn the dog loose and let her decide" the judge ordered
 Irma made a dash for Iegler. then ran to Von Emelen, and finally with wagging tail sat down midway be- tween them.
 Turn her over to kennel keeper and give one-half of her puppies to Iegler and one-na1f to Won Emelen," the judge then ordered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
DIES IN DUEL AT 90
SOn-In-Law Of Aged OkiahOman Il
 At Point Of Death

BETHEL. Okla. Dec. 27.-John Kill gore, D-year-old, is dead, and Newt Romne. his son-in-law, who is out on parole for the murder of Steve Echison. eight years old, is at the point of death as the result of a pistol duel between the two at the Romine home, six miles north of here. The fight was brought on over an argument about the division of moon l. shine whisky. Kilgore died almost instantly and physicians do not think Romine will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
GLOBE CIRCLERS NAMED
Wade, Nelson, Smith and Martin To
 Try Flight Around World

were named today for the round the world flight" next spring. They are Lieutenants Leigh Wade ana Eric Nelson, McCook field;. Capt. Lowell Smith, Rockwell field and Maj. F. l.. Martin of Chanute field. One more pilot and five assistants are yet to be selected. Martin will be in command of the five Douglas cruisers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
POLAND ASKS REPORT UPON CACHED BOOZE
Minister At Washington To Ex.
 plain Seizure Of Liouor

foreign office today sent a cable dis patch to the Polish minister in Wash ington requesting an immediate re- port of the finding of a large quan- tity of liquor in the basement of an apartment building In Washington which Dr. Venceslas Sokolowski first secretary of the Polish legation claimed as his property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
REVENUE FREIGHT OFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Railroad ,oadings of revenue freight during the week ending December IS amounted to Ss9,522 cars. This was 14,252 less than the number loaded the previous week but 20,470 more than the load tnps ,f the same week a year ago. gar service division of the Amer
 ailway association. making the
 said coal and forest products < he only commodities which Ns howing weekly increases in
 volume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
WARREN ASKED TO SERVE
League Of Nations Secretary Cables
 Invitation To America

GENEVA Dec. 27.--The League of Nations seeretariat today cabled an invitation to Charles Beecher War ren. former American ambassador to Japan, asking him to serve IS presi- dent of the proposed neutral com mission to investigate the contro versy between Lithuania and Poland ~x~r the Baltic, port of Memel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
TO OPERATE SYSTEM
Heading Company No Longer Hold
 ing Concern Under Order

Ing COhccrH CHuer O
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-An inter state commerce commission order. giv- ing formal and final approval to the financing steps taken by the Read ing company to carry out the su- nreme court decree requiring di- yorce of its anthracite and railroad interests were entered today. The Heading company itself was author ized under the reorganization to take over and operate the Philadelphia and Reading and to issue $6S,oS4 ,e6b in new Az per cent gold bonds in exchange for old securities. The heading company, formerly a holding company only, will now be the actual operating company of the Reading system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
LASSEN IN ERUPTION
One Of Most Violent Of Recent
 Xeara Is Elan

Years Is Reported
 BEDDING, Cal, Dec. 27.--Mount Lassen, California's "slumbering vol- cano," awoke at l D.. m, Thursday with one of the most violent erlp- tions in several years.
 An hour after the first inflow ot smoke belched from the crater, the eruption was still in progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28

BIRMINGHAM HAS 1,171 BY PRODUCT COKE OVENS, PRODUCING 4,500,000 TONS PER ANNUM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
FIRE ALARM BOXES

l1-Gordon and Meade Streets
23-Madlson Ave. and Paterson Street
24-Market and Sheridan Streets
z5-Smith ana Central r. r..
26-Market and First Streets
27-Raritan Copper Works
2S-High and Lewis Streets
34-Madison Avenue and Smith Street
35-Smith and High Streets
s6-New Brunswick Ave. ana New Street
and State Streets
41-Standard Underground Cable Co.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works
43-Buckingham Ave. Hartford 81
45-Commerce and Front Streets
46-State and Washington Streets
47-Hish and Washington Streets
52--Cortlandt and Easton Streets
5s-DivIslon and William Streets
54-State and buckingham Ave.
66-Hall Ave. and Charles Stree
67-State and Wayne Streets
55-Parker ST. and Pulaski Ave.
5s-Near Lead Works
-Maure
s7-Washington Street and Park Avenue
s3-New Brunswick Ave. and Elm Street
66-Commsrce and State Streets 90 ......
72-Front and Smith Streets
73-Water and Gordon Streets . . . . 1900
T4-Kearpy Ave. ana Gordon Street >
81-Brace and Hanson Avenue
s2-Smith and Herbert Streets
STANDBY Ave. and Washington ct.
81 Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street
s6-Near City Hospital z.
s6-CleVeland and Brace Avenues ...s...
s7-Amboy and Hall Avenues
92-Amboy Avenue and Inslee Street
93-Lawrence and Francis Streets
s4-Neviile and tombstone Streets
SPECIAL CALLS
13-Washington Hose Co.
14-MeClellan Engine Co.
l5-Protection II. d L.
16-Eagle Hose Co.
l7-Liberty II. & L.
22-Lincoln Engine
44-Garfield Hose
Sa-Entire Department
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
UPHOLSTERING

CLAUsEN's LEATHER GOODS STORE
For upholstering material Of ell kinds;
furDiture; either leather or imitation
leather. Phone 4i-W. 14S New Bruns-
wick Avenue. Perth Amboy. n. J,
COLONIAL CABINET WoRKs-For cab.
cleaning, S36 State Street. Tel. 1675-W.
REMOVAL NOTIcE-H. Feinberg. Up
holsterer, now located at 20 Smith St.. !
flight up. Tel. 1871.
UPHOLSTERER = Overstuffed furniture
repaired and recovered; spring reset.
John J. Calvin. 996 Park Ave. Tel 1347-M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
ELECTRICAL, RADIO, ETC.

ELECTRIC MOToRs-Repaired. rewound,
all work guaranteed; also bought, sold
ana exchanged. Perth Amboy Electric
Co. $50 Madison Avenue. Tel 1907. =
u. S. RADIO coRPoRATIoN-We carry
a full line of parts; ready made setsi sets
built and repaired, ]. Smerling. 14s
Smith Street. Tel 1870.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
LOTS 0 SALE

FoRDs-Leyei lana, 75xiOO on William
Street; good locationi a bargain. Com
egys & Bros. Smith and Elm Streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

CONNECTING OFFICES, 2-For rent. In
quire J. Kreielsheimer & Son, 1873 Smith
Street.
MADISON AVE, 106-Flat; Z rooms. bath,
all IMPROVEMENTS.
NEW BRUNSWICK AVE, 17O-store for
rent. Inquire in store.
PROPERTY-Now occupied by e. ".
Eskesen, 113 Water Street, Will be for
rent October LIST. inquire at office Perth
Amboy Dry Dock Co.
RECTOR ST, 164-Apartment from Oc-
tober LIST. Apply Office, Perth Amboy
Dry Dock Co.
WATER ST., 47-Large house. Inquire
Ole N. Olesen, 43 Smith Street.
APARTMENT-s45. Inquire S. Fucker.
So Brighton Avenue.
FLAT-4 rooms; part Improvements, $12.
Inquire Joselson. 32s State Street.
HoUSE-s2 Market ST.. all improvements;
newly decorated. Inquire SO Market So,
HOUSE, roomsi all modern improve
ments. Inquire 125 State street.
ROOMS. part improvements. Inquire
II Madison Avenue.
sToRE-To let, 2s2 King Street. T. 3.
Brown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
INSTRUCTION

given by young lady teacher; good ref
ferenoes. Madam Westernacher. 133
Gordon Street,
PIANO INsTRUCTION-By Miss Vera
Stetkewicz. pupil of Ethel Leginska. stu
dio, 6sS Elizabeth ST., Perth Amboy, N. ].
PERNARDT SCHOOL OF NUSIC-Volin
Instructions q speciality; Instruments fur
nishsd free; 81 Smith street, Perth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
WANTED

FURNITURE-We buy and sell second
hand furniturs. w. J.. Glenn, $40 State
Street. Tel. S73-W.
FURNIT0RE-Second hand highest prices
paid; stoves, bedding, floor eoyerings toF
sale. Sussman, 23 Smith ST. Tel. l4ys-s.
FURNITURE-We buy all kinds second
hand furniture. @. Houser. los Fayette
Street; phone s48-W.
FURNITURE-New; also second HAND
furniture bought, sold, exchanged. Jacob
Sher, s and 8 Smith Street Tel lIss-9
FURNTTURE-sec0nd hand. bought, soldi
also stoves; repairing; parts for any make
stove. II. Mikrnt. 347 Smith Street. =
USED neutrality-suspicious. prices paid
Call us first. Largest house ~ County;
Buy store fixtures, too. Aiiler' oSs
State Street. Phone 1874.
WANPED-Either $4,000 seeond mortgage
or $4,000 on first against valuable resi-
denee. Give Phone number. Box %,
Care News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
AUTO REPAIRING. ETC.

ANNOY AUTO RADIATOR WORKS :
Radiators bodies and Tenders repaired,
l54 New Brunswick Ave. Tel. 1907,