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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
BETTING FAVORS
COOLIDGE, Il TO |;
AGAINSTDAVlS13-l
La Toilette Runs Third
On Wall Street, 3O-1
To Lose
uased Wire to The Ass-HeraId.)

t1AS6u WIFI w LhO LA6O- AAOA esAs@sJ
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-On the eve
of the balloting for president, this is
how Wall Street views the chances OF
the various candidates in closing bets
on Monday night:
Calvin Coolidge: II to 1 to win.
John w. Davis: 10 to to lose.
Robert NJ. La Toilette: 30 to l to
lose.
Monday was the most active day in
betting since the brokers opened their
books for election wagers. Betting
firms said that the total election wagers
in New York would approach $4,000
900. The record was bet in 1916, when
$10,0OO,OOO was wagered.
Stating that never in the history of
election betting had 2 to 1 favOrite
lost the presidential race, members of
w. L. Darnell and company said that
there was absolutely no doubt but that
Coolidge will win. I'm the last presi-
Dental election Harding was quoted a
2 to 1 favoite over Cox Immediately
after his nomination and went to 10
to l just before the election" one said.
"In 1916 Hughes began as an to 3
favorite, but just before the election
the betting odds dropped to 6 to 5. Taft
was g to B favorite in 1912 and went
as high as to 5, but later the odds
switched on Wilson, making the latter
an 8 to 5 favoritel| In 1908 Taft was
2 to 1 favorite at first and 4 IL to l
just prior to the balloting. On Roose-
welt in 1904 the odds advances from 2
to / to 4 IL to favorite over his OPP
ponent, Parker" member of the firm
said
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Il DEAD, 4 HURT,
WHEN FAST TRAIN
DEMOLHHES BUS
Three Of The Injured
Are Not Expected To
Survive
(By Associated Press. }

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Nov. g.
Eleven persons, including two four
year-old children, were killed and four
others injured this afternoon when a
bus was struck by Chesapeake and Ohio
passenger train No. As at Lees Cross
ing, near Hampton, Va. Three of the
injured are expected to die.
THE DEAD
Floyd Insley, Albert Furman,
Gilbert Insley, William Forrest,
Davis j. Hopkins, e. Forrest, j.
E. Furnlan, Miss Mary e. Dixon
and fOur-year-Old Mary Dixon, all
of East Messick, near Hampton;
Mrs. j. S. COherd and fOur-year-
old Gwennie Wade of Hampton.
THE INJURED
r. M. Rand, Joseph Huggett,
Mrs. William Dixon and Louise
Dixon, all of East Messick.
Rand is suffering with a fractured
skull; Huggett has internal injuries
and Mrs. Dixon has fractured skull.
Little Louise Dixon escaped with severe
bruises and cuts. She is the only one
of the victims of the accident who is
considered to have more than a fight
ing chance Tor her lie.
Bus Crowded
The bus, which was crowded at the
time of the accident, was demolished
and the bodies of some of those killed
were so mangled that Identification
was possible only by means of articles
of jewelry and other bits of personal
property.
The accident occurred on a grade
crossing which has long been considered
a dangerous one. A row of houses
along the railroad within 35 or 40
yards of the track cuts off the view
of passing vehicles and was responsible,
it is thought, for today's wreck.
The bus was crowded at the time of
the accident with passengers from
Poquoson district and was due to ar
rive at Hampton between 3 and 4
o'clock.
Bodies Scattered
Just as it crossed the tracks the
train struck the bus squarely and
demolished it, scattering human bodies
and bits of the carrier for yards along
the rails. So mangled were some of the
bodies that even close relatives were
unable to identify the victims unaided
by clothing and other marks of iden-
tifification.
William Rand, owner and driver of
the bus, was one of those seriously
injured. His condition is such that
he has been unable to give any account
concerning the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
MINISTER'S LEARN
OF ASSIGNMENTS
AS SESSION ENDS
DIR. Stuart And DIR. Hen
dirk Returned To
Charges In City

TALLADEGA, Ala, Nov. 3.-(Spe
cial. DIR. George Stuart and DIR. W.
R. Hendrix were retained as pastors
respectively of the First Methodist
church and the Highlands Methodist
of Birmingham in the list of assign
ments given out at the closing session
of the North Alabama Methodist con-
ference here today.
Huntsville was chosen for the 1926
conference.
Rev. ]. NJ. McCIeskey, of Hunts
vile, presiding elder, was found guilty
of imprudent conduct by a committee
which tried and was given public rep
rimand by Bishop Gambler. He was
exonerated of charges of immoral con-
duct.
The following appointments of min
listers for next year was announced by
Bishop Gambler:
Albertville District
Albertville district, ]. r. Turner, pre-
siding elder; Albertville circuit, e. M
Dickerson Albertville, w: T. Holdridge
Altoona circuit, j. w. Archer; Arab
Joppa, w. r. Beal; Aurora circuit tc
be supplied by j. J. Fowler; Bailey
town circuit, f. T. Smith; Bangor cir
cult, r. NJ. Bentley; Blountsville cir
cult, I. II. Hooton; Boaz, A. L. Math'
ison Bradford, S. r. Lester; Cleve'
land circuit, A. w. O'Bryant; Dawson
circuit, ]. Z. Merrell; Guntersville cir
cult, r. f. Mcdonald; Guntersville
First church, II. L. Aldridge; HenegaI
circuit, w. II. Elrod; Kimberly circuit
o. G. Pope; Oneouta, J. II. Williams
Pinson circuit, ]. l.. williamson; Rem
lap circuit, J. N. Floyd; Rescue circuit
CONTINUED OIL page 14)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Cornelius Cole Dies
After Record Service
As u. s. Statesman
Ex-senator Passes In His
103rd Year At Cali
fOrnia Home

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3.-Corne-
Illus l.. Cole, former United States SEN
ator, 102 years and two months of age,
died at his residence here today.
The direct cause of death, physicians
announced, was incipient pneumonia,
old age and touch of heart disease. He
had been in frail health for several
months, so much so that celebration of
his last birthday was limited to men,
bers of the family at his residence.
Cornelius Cole was survivor of the
most striking and picturesque period in
the history of California-the era of the
placer miner, the Vigilantes, the Pony
Express and the transcontinental rail
way builders; of momentOus political
and social controversies, startling crimes
and summary punishments.
Mr.. Cole, who celebrated his Tooth an
niversary of his birth September II,
1922, arrived in California when he was
q years of age, and became a member
of the first gold-seeking party to reach
the Sacramento valley overland from
the east in the rush of 1S49. Every one
of those hardy pioneers who survived
the perils of the trail and trooped into
the Golden West in the stirring days
of 40 had just one object in view
the discovery of pay dirt-and Cor
nelius Cole was no exception.
But as time wore on and the cease
less hunt for gold came to be regarded
in the light of permanent institution,
there were some who called up MEM
cries of the comfortable civilization
that had been left behind in the distant
east, and with these memories came a
desire for leaders. Among the latter
Cornelius Cole was no exception.
Enters Politics
He continued to mine for gold, but he
also found time to serve the new county
of Sacramento in the capacity of dis
trict attorney at moment when the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.
Calvin Coolidge and John W.
Davis committed their candi-
dacies for the highest office to
the American electorate to-
night in election-eve addresses
heard by unnumbered millions.
Speaking before a micro
phone in his study at the
White house, Mr.. Coolidge
asked that every qualified
voter exercise his right of fran
chise tomorrow as his con-
science should dictate. His
words were carried to the far
thest corners of the country
by the largest combination of
radio stations ever linked to-
gether for a single speech.
A few minutes before, Mr.. Davis had
delivered from a radio studio in New
York his final campaign speech, sum-
ming up the issues on which he has
made his fight for the presidency and
urging his fellow citizens to make their
decisions on 'the plain question of
right or wrong" Broadcasting stations
in the east, south and middle west en-
abled many millions to hear him.
As From One Platform
To those who listened it appeared
almost as though the two were speak
ing from one platform, neither made a
direct reference to the other or at
tempted to reply directly to the cam
paign utterances of his opponent.
The greater part of the address of
the President was devoted to plea that
no one neglect his opportunity tomor-
row to make. his opinions felt in the
cause of majority government He de-
clared the element inspired with more
zeal than knowledge" should not be
permitted to outcote the sober, thinking
section of American citizenship, who
he said, held an undoubted majority in
any full canvass of public opinion.
Then he closed his address with these
words:
ITO my father who is living in my
old home in Vermont, and to my other
invisible audience l say good night"
With Mrs. Coolidge, Mr.. Coolidge had
gone to his study half an hour before
lie began speaking, and White House
officials said he did not listen to the
address delivered in New York by Mr..
Davis.
ReStates Views
The democratic nominee, restating
his views on a dozen of the issues he
has discussed during the campaign,
made a renewed pledge of faith in the
ideals of his party and asked that it
present united front at the polls.
1--WE join ISSUE" he concluded, "un-
der the old battle cry that comes ring
ing through the centuries: God de-
fend the right 1 can not be other
wise than confident of the outcome"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Mil LIONS HEAR FINAL CAMPAIGN ADDRESSES
Record Vote Predicted throughout Both City And State
Watch for Big Searchligght
On Age-Herald Building

A POWERFUL searchlight top of The Age
"A Herald building will flash the indicated result of
the presidential election tonight. The searchlghts
beams will tell in code how the election seems to be
going Based the evenings indications here is the
flashlght CODE
Davis appears to be winner horizontal beam,
east to west.
Coolidge appears to be winner-vertical beam,
straight up into the sky.
Result in doubt-beam at As degrees angle,
half way between horizontal and vertical
Indications election thrown into congress-
moving beam.
This will flash the presidential result Detailed cleo
ton will be supplied to the people of Biring
ham. Ensley and Bessemer by The Age-ferad and the
Associated Press as follows
At Phillips High School Auditorium.
At Ensley High School Auditorium.
At Bessemer High School Auditorium.
At The Age-Herald building, Second avenue
and Twentyfirst street.
The three auditoriun,s listed above are the
only ones in the Birmingham district in Which Asso
ciated Press bulletins wu be supplied
From The Age-Herald building Associated Press
bulletins will be thrown screen on the Producers
Exchange building continuously after nightfall.
Remember the searchlight code:
Davis-horizontal beam.
Coolidge-vertical beam.
Doubtful-45 degrees angle beam.
Election goes TO congress showing beam.
For fuller details of the elaborate election service
of The AgeHeraId and The Associated Press, look at
the foot of this page.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
MACHADO ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF CUBA

HAVANA, Nov. 3.-Announcement
was made tonight at the office
of the interior that General Ger
ardo Machado, joint candidate of the
liberal and poular parties, had UNI
doubtedly been elected president of the
republic of Cuba over former Presi-
dent Mario G. Menocal, conservative.
The statement gave Machado 1885,
29G votes as against 126,S25 for Men
ocal. The figures were based on re-
turns from all but 1876 of the LIT
preciencts throughout the reublic. The
statement added that if all the miss
ing precincts in five provinces were
found later to have gone solidly for
Menocal the final result in favor of
Machado would not be affected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Screen and FIashIight-

At The Age-Herald building, high powered
projection machine has been installed which will
throw Associated Press bulletins upon screen
across the street on the Producers Exchange
building continuously after nightfail. These bull
letins will be shown as quickly as they come from
the wires. and the specially large screen will be
visible to the audience from either Second avenue
or Twenty-frst street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Phillips High School

At Phillips High school The Age-Herald has in
stalled special wires of The Associated Press,
where bulletins will come continuously from all
over the nation. Here the men and women of
Birmingham are invited to come as guests OF he
Age-Herald, where they may hear the latest de-
velopments Immediately and in comfortable
seats. Age-Herald representatives will read The
Associated Press bulletins to the audience they
are clicked from the wires.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
STOWAWAY IS I'LL
OF BUBONIC PLAGUE

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3.-The ILL
ness from which Jack Won Spojndunk,
native of Belgium, who slowed away
on the steamship Atlanticos, which ar
rived here October % from Oran,
Algeria, is suffering, was definitely
diagnosed today by federal and state
health authorities as bubonic plague.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
General Plans

For the first. the fullest and the most authentic
returns from the national elections tonight, the
public at home and abroad will look, as usual
to TIE Associated Press, the world greatest news
gathering organization. The Age-Herald. through
special arrangements with The Associated Press,
has provided special facilities for getting com
plete information free to the public at the earliest
possible moment. 1t will be the most complete
program ever undertaken in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
2 CHILDREN DIE
IN FLORIDA FIRE
(By Associated Press. J.

LAKELAND, Fla, Nov. 3.-JOyce,
aged 4, and Eunice, aged IL, both girls;
lost their lives early this morning at
Haskell, six miles from here, and Mr..
and Mrs. f. II. Trask and two other
children, Adele and frankie, were Sc
verely burned in fire that was discov-
cred about 3 o'clock and which destroy
ed their home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
Bessenter and EnSLey-

For quick and accurate service, Associated
Press wires have been installed in the Ensley and
Bessemer High school auditoriums The
people of the western section of the city--Ens-
ley, Fairfield, Pratt City and Wylam are invited
to the Ensley entertainment, while the entire Bes-
semer community. including Brighton and Jones'
boro, is invited to be The Age-Heralds guests
at the new Bessemer Senior High school audi
forum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04

legally constituted authorities were TAX
ing from the Vigilantes the reins of
along other political paths, and he be-
came the real leader in the fight to
keep California on the list of free states.
He took a prominent part in organizing
the Republican party of the Golden
state, and later served on the republican
national committee as the first Califor-
MIA representative.
As an indication of the range of his
political career and that of his wife,
who shared his early experiences, it is
Continued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Mississippi: Fair.
Georgia: Fair.
Tennessee: Fair.
Complete weather data will be
found on Page is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04

REGULAR and Extra Editions

For the public generally, The Age-Herald on
Tuesday night will issue extra editions as news
DEVELOPMENTS Justify containing the latest bule-
tin information, while its regular night editions
will be on the streets promptly with the complete
Associated Press dispatches. All this special
service is provided for the public by The Age
Herald in order to satisfy quickly and accurately
the keen interest in the outcome of Americas
greatest quadrennal event.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
HIGHEST RADIO OPENED

TARBES, France, Nov. 3.-The high
est radio telephone station in the world
has been opened at the observatory on
the Pic du Midi, some 10000 feet in
altitude. The station uses $50 metre
wave length.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
DAVIS BASES
HIS APPEAL.
ON HONESTY
De mOcratic Candidate
Confident That Right
Will Prevail
REVIEWS ISSUES
OF CAMPAIGN
Party Asked To Present
United Front At
Polls
SOBER MAJORITY
URGED TO VOTE
President Closes Speech By Bid
ding His Father Good
Night

HULL text of the speech made
last night by John w. Davis
over the radio from New York
and that of President Coolidge from
Washington are printed on Page
two.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-13
That Coroner's Jury

The whitewash brush has been generously used
in fixing the blame for the wreck of a street by
a Milwaukee Railroad company freight train at
North avenue two weeks ago and the resulting
death of ten people
The railroad company hires for altogether too
little wages men to do its switching 1t requires
them to perform much work at top speed 1t COM
pels them, if they want to hold their jobs to take
a chance with their own lives and the lives of
others. Why, then, is it surprising that the risk
some of them took caused the wreck and the loss
of human lives?
In holding poor switchman and pair of petty
clerks who were unfortunate in being in direct
charge of the freight train for manslaughter the
coroner's jury is shielding and withdrawing the
real criminals the higher officers of the Milwaukee
railroad company admitted by the jury itself to be
responsible for the wreck Why not hold the
higher officials, the directors of the railroad for
mansaughter?
The question is easily answered. The directors
of the Milwaukee railroad are among the leading
capitalist parasites of the nation 1t is enough to
mention one, j. Ogden Armour, emperor of the
beef and pork business. Others are Mortimer n
Buckner, financier with international connec-
tons, Donald g. Geddes of the Western Union
Telegraph, the Edison company and other corpora
tions, W. E. S. GriswOld, of half dozen corpora
tions, including the Remington Arms Co. Then
there are Ed. Hardness of many other railroad di-
ectorships, Sam McRoberts of the sugar trust and
many others. Why not hold these muti-milion-
ares for manslaughter?
The reason is clear. The jury is jury of cap
iaists Therefore let capitalists directors of the
Milwaukee, responsible for the death of ten people,
20 scot free. But hold some obscure slave who is
driven to break rules in order to hold his job
IL; AZ
men in this country had one fighting industrial
union and when they are asked to violate rules
# safety to hold their jobs strike solidly Or if
workers are victimized while directors are white
washed to tie up the railroads until working class
Justice were done.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-13

Recent dispatches from eastern financial cen
ters tell that group of International figures com
prising financial and industrial experts of capital
its economy are invited by the International Cham
Der OF Commerce to meet soon and attempt to write
another plan to make the Dawes plan workable
There are many significant things to say about
this move, but the one outstanding fact is that
capital is closely organized on an international
SCALE
While the American Chamber of Commerce is
affiliated solidly with the International Chamber
of Commerce, taking leading and militant part,
the American labor movement as a whole is com
pletely isolated from world labor The A. F. of
l.. even withdrew its previous weak connections
with the timid reformist International Federation
of Trade Unions of Amsterdam on the astonishing
excuse that it was ''too revolutionary"
Today, with American labor faced with the
threat of the competitive struggle between low cost
commodities produced by enslaved German labor
under the Dawes plan and commodities produced
by American workers. the A. F. of L. faces the
problem of international connections to fight the
wage cuts the bosses are planning. 1t is well known
that the employers are awaiting with glee the be-
ginning of another "open shop" drive
Only the militant left wing in the A. F. of L.
have any program to Offset this danger The Trade
Union Educational League has sponsored resolu-
ton which will come before the Ell Paso conven-
ton OF the A. f. of L. when it meets next week
This resolution points out that the need of inter
national utilization is increasingly vital if the A.
+. OF H. expects to survive the attacks against it,
The T. U. E. L., however, does not stop with
merely pointing out the need of afiliation 1t
shows that the only International of action, the
only world body of unionists which leads the srug-
gle OF the workers against capitalism in all it's
forms is the Red International of Labor Unions.
and it advocates the afiiation of the A. f. of L. to
the Red International.
1t is further pointed out by the T. U. L. L. re-
solution that the A. +. of L. should not only afil.
late with the r. L. L. IT,. but should aid thru it's
executive council the negotiations now going on
between the Amsterdam International and the Red
International Of Labor Unions in order that com.
plete and alembracng unity of all labor unions in
the world into one. international of class struggle
should be evolved. The A. f. of L. convention has
this task before it. How will it discharge this
duty to labor?