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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
PLAG PLANK
 IlS BOOST FOR STATE PORT Puts Party On Record For Continuance Of War
 rior Service
(By etaR Corresuonaentl

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York. June 2S.--The section of the platform dealing with American ship ping enbodiee the ideas of the demo- cratic members of the United States shipping board as indorsed by Senator Duncan D. Fletcher of Florida, ranking democratic member of the Senate com. niittee of commerce. It was proposed, explained and sustained in debate by Frederick I, Thompson, who represented AlabaHG in the committee on resolu- tions.
 It is regarded as a great boost for American shipping in general, and' for that shipping to and from the ports in the Gulf of Mexico, including, of course, Mobile. In particular.
 Provisions Of Plank
 Succintly put, it tec!ares for an American merchant marine manned by Americans; 1t condemns those railroads which have discriminated against Amer ican vessels in favor of foreign yes. sells; it declared for q preference in rates for goods delivered in American b0ttons; 1t protests against efforts to abandon, curtail or infringe upon trade routes already established. +'5 This latter declaration, if carried out by the Congress, will keep in operation all routes to and from Mobile, with the idea of gradually, as needed, increasing the number.
 AttasLs Railroads !, The platform declares for the prin- ciples of developing all inland water. ways, and proceeds Viciously against the effect of railroads to strangle inland waterways. This puts the party on record as favoring the continuation of the government service on the Warrior and Mississippi rivers.
 The encroachments of the interstate commerce commission on state commis. sions in adjusting intFa-state rate diff. ferences is condemned. This sustained the public utilities commission of Ala. bamR, and has a bearing on the strug- gle of the Warrior for life againSt the rate manipulation of the railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

The ruction started when Lawrence F. Quigley of Lawrence, Mass, went over into the Philippine space and stir. red up a row there by demanding a roll call. Then he went back into the Massachusetts section of the hall and tried unsuccessfully to challenge the vote of New Hampshire. He had to be ruled out of order repeatedly before he could be quieted.
 So tangled did the situation become that after one roll call had been cons pleted and a number of changes made in it the chair ordered that the results from all the states be recapitulated. As the list was read the recorded vote of several more states was challenged and the convention was kept in almost con- tinuous disorder. The session had begun at 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon and before reach ing the klan issue had passed through bitter floor fight on the League of Nations plank, resulting in adoption of the plank drawn by the majority of the platform committee, reaffirming in gen eral terms the party's faith in the league and the world court. ,
 Plunging then into the klan issue, the convention heard a two-hour old time convention debate ending in a speech by William J. Bryan, which was interrupted by "boos" from the galleries but applauded by the delegates in trib- ute to the fighting qualities of the three time candidate for the presidency.
 Much Confusion
 The klan issue came to a vote on the question of adopting in place of the religious liberty plank espoused by Mir. Bryan, an open condemnation of the klan by name. Much confusion accom- panied the taking of the vote from the start, and when it was perceived as the end of the roll call was neared that the result might hinge on a fey votes, the result from state after state was challenged, many delegates too attempt ed to get the votes changed, and the session proceeded amid always growing noise and disorder.
 Because of the confusion and the closeness of the result the convention chairman ordered a recapitulation of the entire vote, with the result that new sources of trouble were found in challenges to the results of . half q dozen states.
 When after repeated challenges and changes of votes in the various delega- (COntinued on Page TwOl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
3 FLIGHT RECORDS
 MADE AT DAYTON
Endurance And Speed Events
 Are Staged

DAYTON, June 2s.-Three flying records were established before noon today in the air derby being held at Wilbur Wright Field.
 Lieut.. W. H. Brookley remained in the air three hours in a Curtis bomb ing plane, carrying 2,204 pounds weight. The former mark was two hours and 12 minutes.
 Civilian Pilot Lockwood in a plane carrying a weight of 500 kilograms, set speed marks for distance of 100 and 200 kilometers.
 The time for the short distance was an average of HIS miles an hour and 100 kilometers 112 miles an hour. Lieutenant John A. MacReady lost his chance for setting a record over 100, POO and 800 kilometers distance while carrying a weight of 2,204 pounds, when the bombs which formed the weight dropped from his machine and shattered on the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YORK, 2s-The demo- platform will single the Ku Klux Klan
 a Wisonian plank the league nations
 decisions early Sunday morning after en-hour dsordery vention history enacted
 The attempt substitute plank the league nations for that the platform committee bWd But the the kan close and it's taking surrounded with dispute such been witnessed the floor of national convention. SeT
 hgh pitch the vote the delegates and convention officials quaeed peatedy and the police had intervene quiet the convention floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
REVISED VOTE

Alabama, A votes; aye 24. A Arizona, 6 votes; aye 1; no 5. Arkansas, IS votes; aye none no IS California, 26; aye z; no 19. Colorado, 12; aye 6; no 6. Connecticut, IA; aye IS; no i. Delaware, 6; aye 6.
 Florida, 12; aye 1, no II. Georgia, 2S; aye 1 :; no 22; absent 5. Idaho, 8; no 6.
 Illinois, 5S; aye 45, no 13. Indiana, 30; aye 5; no 25 Iowa, 26; aye 131a; no 121s. Kansas, 20; no 20. Kentucky, 26; aye 91a; no 16h. Louisiana, 20; no 20.
 Maine, 12; aye g.; no 4. Maryland, Is; aye 16. l Massachusetts, 36; aye S51s; no 1k. Michigan, 80; aye 1215 no 1615. Minnesota, A; aye r; no z. Mississippi, 20; no 20. Missouri, 36; aye 101a; no 251a. Montana, 8; aye 1; no z. Nebraska, 16; aye 3; no 13. Nevada, g.; no 6.
 New Hampshire, 8; aye 21a; no 51S. NOW McAlCO' U, aye uO O' New York, 90; aye 90. New Jersey, 2S; aye 2S. . North Carolina, 24; aye 3 85-100; no 0 15-1O0.
 North Dakota, 10; aye g; no 1. Ohio, 4S; aye 32; no 16. Oklahoma, 20; no 20. Oregon, 10; no 10.
 Pennsylvania, 76; aye 491s no 2411s Rhode Island, 10; aye 10. South Carolina, IS; no IS. South Dakota, 10; aye 6; no 4. Tennessee, 24; aye 3, no 21. ( Texas, 40; aye 40.
 Utah, &; aye 8.
 Virginia, "A; aye 21s; no 211S. Vermont, &; aye 8. q. Washington, 14; no IA. West Virginia, 16; aye z; no g. Wisconsin, 26; aye 25; no 1. Wyoming, 6; aye 2; no 4. Alaska, 6; aye 6. District of Columbia, 6; aye 6. / Hawaii, 6; aye 4 no ?. Philippines, 6; aye 4; no 2. Porto Rico, 6; aye 2; no 4. Canal Zone, g.; aye 2; no 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
KHAN NOT FEARED BY UNDER WOOD,
 HE DECLARES
Alleged Birmingham Pa
 rade Effort To Intimi- date, He Says
lRx Staff Correspondentl )

/ Nny Ot9tAA (OAA DnROuNCAbJ SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 2S.-The parade of the Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham last night, as reported here in an extra edi- tion of the New York World, at noon. was an effort of "a secret, political organization to intimidate me, the AIaS bama delegation and the democratic party" according to Senator Oscar w.. Underwood in an interview this after noon.
 Tt will not succeed" continued the Alabama candidate. q am not Afraid, either in a political or a personaIfse of the Ku Klux Klan. maintain that the organization is a national menace :; that it constitutes the issue before the country and must be met by every, red blooded American citizen. It is either the Ku Klux Klan or the United States of America. Both cannot survive. Be tween the two, I choose my country.
 "The parade in Birmingham may defeat it's purposes, The convention now knows that what 1 have contended is true. The Alabama kleagles have emphasized and intensified the situa- tion in New York. There is not now 6 delegate in the convention ignorant of the fact that he must either smash the klan or be smashed by the klan.
 Tt is a question of whether the stars and stripes shall wave or the hood and the sheet"
 To some members of the Alabama delegation, Senator Underwood said;
 "T assume personal and political re- sponsiDility for your support this after noon of the minority report of resolu- tions committee naming the klan and denouncing it by name"
 Senator Underwood regarding the last charge, said:
 There is not a man, or woman in Alabama who was ignorant during the campaign of my position regarding every nhase of the fight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
M'DUFFIE MAY HAVE
 c. o. P. OPPOSITION

MOBILE, Ala, June 2s-(Special Leased Wire.)--Authoritative informa- tion from leading Mobile county repub- licans today was that the party will probably have candidates in the field for Congress to succeed John McDuf- fife from the first congressional district, county coroner and member ofthe coun- ty school commissioner.
 No move to selevt nominees will be made until the democratic convention finally adjourns in Ne wYork, the local republicans making the statement they desired to first have the lineup" of the democrats.
 There has been much discussion in the republican party ranks some time regarding their entrance into the gen efal election with nominees for several offices, and it was stated today a spe- eial committee, named many months ago, has authority to nominate pefsons for any office they desirA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
SIDE SHOWS
 ON BROADWAY CLOSE DOORS

NTEW YORK, June 2S.-The VI Broadway convention boom ex-
 ploded tonight. Ten plays, whose managers had counted on delegates patronage to carry them on for a week or so beyond the seasons dead line, closed their doors.
 Ut wasn't so much that the con vention people did not go to the theatre themselves" said one pro ducer, "but they actually kept other people from going" / Another said that the rush the theatrical folk had counted on did not materialize.
 Why the conventions a show in itself" he added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
W. & ". IS VALUED
 AT $237, 7,472yO80
Original Cost Cannot Be Ascer-
 tained, Says Commission

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-A tenta- tive value of $237 .472 0S0 as of June 30, 1916. was placed today on the Norfolk and Western railway system by the in- terstate commerce commission.
 The capitalization of the road was given as $236, ,765, 700 in stock and long term debts, of which $1S.207, 400 represents the common stock, $22,911,. :. TOO preferred stock and $95, ,966, ,60C funded debt,
 The original cost of the road to date cannot be ascertained, the commission held. Investment in road and equip ment, including land, according to the carriers books, is $263, ,5S5, ,356.
 The cost of reproduction would be s255 .076;s50 new, and the cost of repro duction. less depreciation, would be S205, At ,593.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
 OF LOR. IN DEAD.

| 1 f .cI.EVEf.AND, June 2e.tBy the Associated Press. --The first partial list of the Lcrain dead cbtained late tonight follows:
 ' Colonel Joseph Blinzlsy, wife and two children.
 James Ford.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Richards, their son and daughter, Columbus.
 Mrs. Arthur Berg.
 Wilbur vandusen, republican leader Lorain.
 Margaret Manjzis, Mir, and Mrs. Brown, son and daush- ter.
 John Day.
 Seven unidentified, including baby found in state theatre and a patient in a doctors office.
 Steve Karloe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29

EcMen nf the widest terror and con lsion are ennctea 3n fhs cities ap the hi f8ns zE,H blew eaen and hEsse il1x
 kn fti6 ahke. blew fAilfbad cars of zsx lfaeiSs .aad pushed structures over.
 Aa tho dnrkneAs ealie on. unlt8hted reets and homes added to the terror Fkils pouring rain fell s
 nefuRess were cloggina the roads out If Lofain and Elyria to Cleveland said reports, while relief workers and news paper men were rushing into the stxicken area.
 Governor Donghey at Columbus, or dered northern Ohio units of the Ma tioral guard to proceed at once to the three cities and some Of them have started from here in taxicahs.
 Tomorrow. the governor and Adjutant General Henderson will proceed into the storm area.
 Citles Reported Burning
 Reports early in the evening had the two cities burning with no water Wifh which to fight the fire.
 The mayor of Eandusky, in q frantic appeal to General Henderson for troops said the city was in ruins.
 The area of tornado violence seems to have been in the sixty-mile stretch from Cleveland to Sandusky, along the lake, although other Ohio cities report ed violent wind and rain storms, with much property damage, but no deaths. First reports received here from q staff Correspondent of the Plain Dealer, who motored back to the first availa- ble telephone east of Lorain, were to the effect that 200 were killed in the State theatre collapse and that not more
 (Continued on Page Three-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
fRy AasociasNd Prchs. ]

CLEVELAND Ohio Ohio lay prosrate tonight violence Cleveland shores of Lake Erie isolated sandus and Lo killed possibly 400 njung another 1000 and caused property damage of possibly millions ,S 4.+5 ~
 probable death list augmented by hefer that lake steamers have down Three out f Sandusk are known
 the deck of of hem the Reliance The City of Erie the Cleveland and her skipper said the of the ectscuar electrical effects he ha9sever tss Y s4s .3@ {.
 establish communication, word began e which ubstanaed the early reports that the fastrophc be of the worst in hsory of the country
 Loran alone according to word obtained fashion from
 will three hundred dead and 50O injured Eighty dea 1t said have been taken from the State theatre here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
MEXICAN FEDERALS
 EXECUTE GENERAL
ChaO Had Saved Life Of Presi-
 dent Obregon In 1915

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, June 2S.-Gen.t Manuel Chao, revolutionary leader, who was captured in a battle with federal troops in San Isidro near Parrnl, was executed in Jiminez yes- terday. Jiminez is the city where Chao saved the life of President Alvaro Obre- gon in 1915 when Gen. Francisco Villa ordered his execution while Chao was governor ok the state. l.
 Following a hot battle between the rebels commanded by General Chao and federal troops under command of Gen. Francisco K. Durazzo in the outskirts of San Isidro Thursday, General Chao was captured and taken to Jiminez where De was courtmartialed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
IS SILENT ON KHAN
OHIO STO1M KILLS 100, INJURIES 2, ,OO(
LEAGUE BALLOT

Alabama. 24. Yeas, 12Aa; nays, 11M Arizona, 6. Yess, 11z nays, 4a. Arkansas, IS. Yeas, 8; nays, 15. California, 26. Yeas, 4; nays, Q. Colorado, 12. Yeas, SIS; nays, 215. , Connecticut, 14. Yeas, b; nays, g. Delaware, 6, Yeas, 6. Florida, 12, Teas, g.. nays, z; Georgia, 28. Nays, 2S.
 Idaho, 8. Yeas, &. Illinois, 6S. Yeas. 10; nays. 4S. Indiana, 30. Nays, 30.
 Iowa, 26. Nays, %.
 Kansas 20. Nays, 20. M Kentucky, %. Yeas, 95a; nays, 1874 Louisiana, 20. Nays, 20.
 Maine, 12. Yeas, I; nays, i. Maryland, 16. Nays, 16. Massachusetts, 36. Yeas, 6; nays, 2S Michigan, 30. Yeas, 0; nays, 24. Minnesota, 24. Yeas, 10; nays, IA. Mississippi, %. Nays, 20. Missouri, 38. Yeas, 2 nays, S4. Montana, 8, Nays, 8.
 Nebraska, 16. Nays, 16. Nevada, 6. Nays, .R. 1 . New Hampshire, 8. Yeas, s. New Jersey, 2s. Nays, 2s. 4NCW MAcAlCOt Us NAy@s O.
 .taw York, 90. Yeas, 36; nays, 55 Ohio, AS. Yeas, AS. Oklahoma. 20. Nays, 20. Oregon, g. Yeas, g. Pennsylvania, 76. Yeas, 62; nays, %
 absent z. .5 Rhode Island. 10. Nays, 10. South Carolina, IS. Yeas, IS. South Dakota, 10. Nays, 10. Tennessee. 24. Yeas, 15; nays, g. Texas, 40. Nays, 70. Utah, 8. Yeas, 2ls nays, 51z. : Vermont, 8: Yeas, 2; nays, 6. Virginia, 24. Yeas, 24. Washington, IA. Yeas, IA. West Virginia; 16. Yeas, 16. Wiseonsid, %. Yeas, 4 nays, p. Wyoming, c. Yeas, 8; nays, 8. Alaska, 8. Yeas, I; nays, 6. District of Columbia, 6. Nays, 6. Hawaii, 6. Nays, 6.
 Philippines, 6, Yeas, 9; nays, 4. Porto Rico, 6. Yeas, il; nays, .S. Canar Zone, 6. Nays, 6.
 Total: Yeas, 353Aa nays, 7421a ab ent. 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
FTFTY-SIX DROWN
 AS BOAT CAPSIZES
Victims All FilipinOs. Only Six
 Escape

MANILA. June 2s,-Fifty Six na- tives are believed to have been drown ed by the capsiEing of large sail boat enroute from Borbon, Providence. of Cebu, to Leyte, according to a disptch to the constabulary from Cube. It is stated that six survivors landed on a small island near LAyts.
 The bodies of two women were found in the sailboat which driftsd ashore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
PLAN INHALARTUM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 2s.-- Equipment for the establishment of an inhalaEium for the treatment Of res piratory troubles. colds. bronchitis. iarynikitis and similar ailments, is en route to the city of Knoxville and will he installed and operated for the public by the recently reoTKanized department of health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
ARKANSAS RATIFIEy
 LABOR AMENDMENT
Is First State To Approve Con
 stitutiOn Change

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 2s.-Ar- kaneAs today took the lead in ratifying the proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution when the Sem ate by a vote of 15.to IS approved the measure. The House voted to ratify the amendment yesterday by a vote of 45 to 30 Arkansas thus is the first state to approve the proposed amend ment,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
CORN GROWERS
 CLAIM VICTORY
Iowa Farmers Realize DOllar-A.
 Bushel Goal

DIES MONIES, Ia., June 2e.-The Corn Growers association, organized by Iowaf armers in February to give impetus to the dollar corn" move ment, yesterday claimed success when corn sold for $1,o1 a bushel on the Chi cago market
 Upon the suggestion of the associa- tion, thousands of farmers are said to have withheld their corn from the mar kets, looking forward to an increased VaV{ra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
THE WEATHER

Alabama; Local thundershowers Sunday and MOndAyi alightly cooler in northern portion Monday. Enthusiastically cloudy,
 MIssissippl: Local thuadsrshowers. Georgia: Partly cloudy.
 Compiete weather data win bs found on Page la
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
The Point, At Issue

2sThe majority report of the platform cottee of receiving minority specifically naming the n receed The official vote
 in the committee plank
 h of the minority plank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
COLBY AND BRYA W LEAD ATTACKS: ANTI-KLAN GEORGIAN GIVEN OVATION

Constant Challenging Of Lists And Demands For Group Polls Make Tabulation Of Results Un- Convention Adjourns Without Test ing Candidates Strength. Meets Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
FINAL CHECK OF VOTERS
 SHOWS MAJORITY OF | FOR fNO-NAME' FACTION

Ten-Hour Session Most Turbulent One In Con- vention Hstory-Police Called To Separate Groups During Balloting-New Englander Starts Row By Invading Filipino Delegation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
DEATH LIST MAY BE. SWELLED BY SINKING o Y LAKE STEAMERS

Reports Over Crippled Wires Place Dead In Sam dusky At 50, Many Of Whom Were Drowned.
 Lives Are Lost In Peoria And Other Illinois
 Towns Relief Trains Rushed By Railroads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
200 PERSONS KILLED ! IN THEATER COLLAPSE;
 MANY TOWNS ISOLATED

Early Reports Of Catastrophe Substantiated As Stricken Cities Struggle To Re-establish Com munication National Guardsnen Rushed To
 Lorain In Taxicabs As Martial Law Is Declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
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eaNG the Want Ad Department of
 south's 'pulipgest' paper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
FEDERAL RESERVE
 BANK STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Com- bined resources and liabilities of the twelve federal reserve banks at the close of business, March 12, were re- ported tonight by the federal reserve board as follows:
 Resources-Gold with federal reserve agents, $2,046, ,696 ,000;. good redemption fund with United States treasury, $49,- 101. 1.000; gold held exclusively against federal reserve notes, $2,O95, ,797 GOO; gold settlement fund with with federal re- serve board, $65T 1000; gold and gold certificates held by banks, $377 ,110 900. Total gold reserves, $3, ,130 ,0S2 900. Re serves other than gold, $105, ,758 900; to- tai reserves, $3,235, $40 900; non-reserve cash, $50, ,286. 900. Bills discounted: Se- cured by United States government ob- ligations, $2,514, ,555 ,000; other bills dis counted $26S, ,842 900; total bills discount ed. $43 ,399 900; bills bought in open market, $242, ,616 ,00O.
 United States government securities Bonds, SIS, ,282, ,2S2 000; treasury notes, $155, ,S11 900; certificates of indebtedness, $3S, ,776, GOO; total United States govern ment securities, $212, ,S69 900; all other earning assets, $100,00 total earning assets, $9SS, ASA ,O00.
 eral bank notes, $2S,0O0; uncoIlected items, $63S, ,715,000; bank premises, $55,- 4,00O; all other resources, $23, ,2S2 900 ; total resources, $4,s41 ,ss5. 900.
 Liabilities-FederaT reserve notes in actual circulation, $2,010, ,595 900; fed eral reserve bank notes in circulation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
GRAIN LETTERS

CHICAGO, March 13.-Wheat--Profit takings by shorts and developments of strength in the northwest helped the latter market, and a moderate recovery was made from the low point. The buying, however, was confined to the shorts, and the trade continued un- certain. Cash basis relatively steady Seaboard indicated that near a mil lion bushels had been worked on the decline. with good demand for freight room extending into June. Weather and crop news swas good; demand for futures was slow. We believe 1t will take several days for the market to digest the load that has been put upon 1t and would take advantage of all substantial rallies to make sales.
 Corn-Shorts were fair buyers late and the market was helped by strength in the spot market here. Liquidation ran its course early, and later the mar ket had firm undertone. Cash basis was firm to 1c higher. Country offer ings were light, with weather and road conditions against free movement In today were nearly double those a year ago, and some is being consigned here from outside terminal markets, as there is no improvement in the eastern domestic deWand. We believe corn will have to go through the same liquidation process that wheat did.
 Oats-More active, with scattered long liquidation early running into stop loss orders. On the break there was good buying by commission houses, shorts and cash interests. Cash basis relatively firm to quarter higher- Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin