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, 1924-08-14
ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS

wish to announce my candidacy on
the Non-Partisan ticket for re-nomina-
ton in the Primary Election to be held
August 10th, 1924, for the position of
county superintendent of schools.
am now serving my second term in
this position and during my incumbency
of the Office / have endeavored at all times
to do those things which l believed would
be for the best interests of the schools Of
the county.
Assuring my friends that l will ap-
preciate their support and that if nomin-
ated and elected l will continue to fulfill
the duties Of the office to the very best
Of my ability, l am,
Respectfully
HELEN A. IRVING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
UNDERWOOD ID BE R|TCH|ES GUEST
Significance Attached To Maryland Governors
 Party Tuesday

BALTIMORE, Md: Jan. 6--To cele- brate the big democratic victory fin Maryland last fall, Gov. Albert c. Ritchie will give a dinner at the ex- ecutive mansion in Annapolis Tues day night to a group of men promi nent in national, state and Baltimore city party councils.
 Although Tuesday will be Jackson Day, the governor said tonight that the date was merely a coincidence.
 Leading the list of guests in im- portance of politicai identity are United States Senator oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, a presiden- tial candidate: Bernard NJ. Baruch of New York. closely identified with the presidential candidacy of William G. McAdoo and Cordell Hull. chairman of the democratic national commit tee. Herbert B. Swope, editor of the New York World and personal friend of the governor. also named in the list.
 When asked regarding. the political significance of the dinner the gov ernor mentioned the three names at the head of the list of guests Messrs. Underwood, Hull and Baruch.
 That should be sufficient answer" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
NEW ORLEANS IS READY FOR JOYOUS SEASON
Santa Claus Not Yet On Ife
 Shelf There

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. D. oud S' according to the calendar, was the day for the opening feature oi Ne" OrIeans' 1924 carnival season, th" annual ball of the Twelfth NlEht Revelers, but in accordance WlIh ne custom of having the ball MonuaE ' if the twelfth night after Christina falls on Sunday, the event VIII De held tomorrow night .
 New Orleans is the only city in the country where the people do not nut santa Claus on the shelf lmlne- diately after Christmas, and cease to he children for year Here the holiday spirit prevails through the nov year and before that is forgot ten comes the ball of the 'IWeli th Night RevcIers. The revelors' ball nuts new life into them after the fatieue incident to two weeks "i S"- cial activity and from then on thor" is nIenty to do until Rex arrives the Monday preceding Mardi GraS. IHt Ercwe of Comus, the khlEhiS "i Momus, the Krewe of ProteuN' ne Druids, all rule the city for one day during the days immediately pre- cedinE the arrival of Rex and he tween the revelers' bal and the day the first krewe holds sway. there will be parades, balls and other en- tertainments by the score IL will be only d short time before the street parades. both during the day and at night, will be of almost daily occur renee.
 Mardi Gras day this year, the day when everybody from the mayor to the lowliest bootblack. will be upon tho streets in costume, fantastic, ar tistic. or otherwise, falls on March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
CAMPAIGN TO END CROSSING DEATHS
Railways Offer Prizes For Best Poster And Slogan
 Submitted

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-(By the Asso- ciated Press. )-Plans of the Ameri- can Railway association for a nation wide contest for the most expressive poster and slogan to he used in tine crusade to save lives at railroad crossings were announced today by the Western railways committee on public relations.
 The first prize of $500 will be paiG to the person submitting the best poster for the campaign. The second prize will be SoO0 and the third, sl0u. In addition, $1o0 will he paid to th, person submitting the best slogan,
 The railroads are annually doing everything possible to reduce tn" number of grade crossings" the am nouncemeut said. "'ro eliminate all grade crossings. however, would be not only a physical hut financial impossibility on the part of rail car riers. Reports to the interstate com merce commission show that in 142G there were 256.362 grade crossing. and to do away with these would mean an expenditure of approximately five billion dollars more than the tcnta- tive valuation by the interstate com merce commission of all the railroad properties used by the carriers for transportation purposes.
 The announcement added that zoo grade crossings were eliminated in 1922 at a cost of about $7O,0O0.00o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
YOUNG WOMAN |S BURNED FATALLY
Daughter Of Former Con- mander Of Confederates
 Victim Of Open Fire Place

OPELIKA, Ala. Jan. 6.-(Special.) ) Another victim of the open fire place was claimed in a most tragic manner early Sunday, when Miss Mamie Harrison, beautiful and ac- complished daughter of the late Gen. George P. Harrison, at one time commander in chief of the United Confederate veterans, was burned fatally.
 Miss Harrison was standing be- fore the open grate in her room, when her gown caught fire and in a flash she was enveloped in a sheet of flame. Her screams awakened members of the family, but when help arrived she was found to be terribly burned, the burns having penetrated deeply into the flesh of the uper part of her body, her shoul- ders, arms, neck and face, and some of the flames having been swallowed in her frantic struggles.
 Medical aid was summoned imme- d,ately and trained nurses were hur- -ried to ifer. bedside, bat sf1 that could be done was to relieve the agonizin3 surterlnS with oplateS. Al z:5V thls afternoon, 12 hours after the tragedy occurred, the victim quietly passed away.
 Miss Harrison was well known throughout the south. particularly among the veterans of the Con- federacy, for she was a regular at tendant, with her distinguished q father. at the annual reunions. She possessed wonderful soprano voice with which she delighted thousands of the old veterans at their reunions. The tragedy cast pail of sadness over the entire city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
RVETER FALLS WITH
 THREE MEN UNDER IT
George Elliott's Skull Fractured. w. W. Sullivan's Ribs Are Broken

Three workmen were injured, two seriously, at II o'clock Sunday morn- ing when a riveting machine used in the construction of the new plant oi the Alabama By-Product company at Tarrant City fell 15 feet with them and partially crushed them beneath it.
 They were carried to the Norwood infirmary in Morrisons ambulance, where George Elliott, 1901 Twelfth Court, north. was found to be suf- fering with a fractured skull. and w. w. Sullivan, 10S Fifth avenue, north, with several fractured ribs. The third man sustained only minor in- juries and was allowed to go home.
 According to witnesses. the men were working with the machine. riveting the rafters of the new structure, when it suddenly fell, car rying the three men with it. On the way down 1t struck a crane and par tlally turned over, catching the men under it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Back Of Wave Broken

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-(By Associated Press. With the back of the se- verest cold wave in years broken, the central west walked abroad today to welcome temperatures of IS to 20 de- grees above zero, in contract to sub zero weather. which had brought death, suffering and heavy damage to the section for several days.
 The bitter cold, sweeping out of the northwest after a period of un- seasonable and moderate tempera- ture, held it's grip until tho early hours this morning, when the ther- fnometer began to rise from the depths and return to normalcy.
 The break of the cold spell was skown in Chicago in a rise from 13 fbelow zero at l a. m. to 23 above by mid-afternoon, with the prospects ! slla | miider sssther will contis1uA for the immediate future.
 Low Temperature records of years standing were replaced by new ones Saturday night, when the entire sec ton lay in the grasp of bitter cold. With it's break over the central west. points in the east reported continued cold, with four deaths today in Pittsburg, two frozen and two burned fatally.
 The heaviest list of calls the Chi cago fire department has mad in years came Saturday night and early Sunday, when nearly 200 calls were answered. several of these being which required hours to place under control.
 Public refuge and shelter homes and missions, choked with thousands seeking protection from the biting cold. today reported plenty of room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
IA \ MURDER
 GANG THOUGHT. BEHIND BARS
Weeks Of Chilling Prisoners Convinces Sheriff Shirley Persons He Was After Are
 Now Available For Trial
WE HAVE THE LEADERS, IS OFFICERS STATEMENT
Four Cases Being Prepared For Grand Jury's Attention. Definite Organization Found With Many In Membership

Folr negro leaders of Birming- hams notorious "ax syndicate" are in jail and grand jury indictments will be the next step towards fixing responsibility for the A violent crimes perpetrated during the las, three years, 24 of which resulted in death of the victims. Thomas J. Shir- ley, sheriff of Jefferson county, de- clared Sunday.
 Under relentless grilling of city and county officers, the negroes fin- ally opened up and talked freely of the attacks, Sheriff Shirley said. Startling disclosures will be made public as soon as the grand jury acts, he indicated.
 Strong mental pressure of the third degree" variety was brought to make the negroes talk, according to the sheriff. No physical measures were employed, he asserted.
 we have the leaders in custody and we have a great mass of infor- nation concerning nearly all of the ax attacks" the sheriff continued There IS no question about tive have the situation in hand. You've noticed that there have been no at- tacks in the past two weeks. haven't you?"
 Seek Indictment.
 An indictment for the murder with an ax. of E. I. Turner. in an alley just eff Twenty-third street on the night of January 6, 1923, will be sought against Peyton Johnson and Ioao VI ,,d3 OdaH Jaaksnn all snf UhOv, are in ,tail-A FFe1 Glover otffer negro. is held in connection. with oth- CT attacks.
 Statements said to have been ob- tained from these negroes duplicate them in many aX crimes, and they have given the names of other mem bers of the organized band of axmen. it was learned
 Sheriff Shirley hinted that ad ditional arrests would be made Tn advance of action by the grand jury. In cooperation with city police the investigation is still under day. al though the officials declare they all ready have the ring-leaders locked up.
 At the county jail it was learned that lengthy sessions with the jailed negroes are being held almost nightly. At each grilling the ne- groes release few more details in connection Wltn tnelT dCtioHSs mus giving the officers additional infor- nation on which to continue their investigation.
 O O O
 Proceed Carefully.
 Sheriff Shirley said "too much about the situation could, not be given out at this time. but that city and county officials felt they were "at the bottom of things"
 It has definitely been learned, of- ficials say. that vast majority of the attacks were. engineered by q compact group of negroes, operating as "vigilantes." Their organizatlor grew out of resentment against mis- cegenation, in the belief of officials
 Sheriff Shirley said that in iso- lated cases aX attacks may not have been engineered by this ring. He added that activities of the ring which is declared to be responsible for most of the attacks, have been definitely halted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
QUARTERLY INTEREST ON POSTAL SAVINGS
Postmaster Announces New Rules For Bank in Federal Building

Important changes in the payment of interest on postal savings depos- it's were announced Sunday by Post master R. B. Smyer.
 Heretofore interest was not pay able except on deposits that were untouched for at least one year. In- der the new plan, interest will begin to accrue after savings have been on deposit for three months.
 This" said the postmaster, will be interesting for the hundreds of persons who bring their savings to the Birmingham post office. Many of opr depositors are foreigners.
 We meet many interesting per sons among our depositors, and 1t is found that most foreigners come to America obsessed with the idea that a United states post office is the place in a city that is absolutely safe"
 The number of savings depositors at the local post office showed a substantial increase in 1923 over all previous NearS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Fruit And Truck Hurt

MOBILE. Ala, Jan. G.-Mobile, with millions of dollars invested in orange trees and young vegetables. which would have been ready for harvest soon. is now counting the cost of the most disastrous cold wave since February F. 1899. Although busi- ness has not reached the stage of paralysis. which was it's fate % years ago. when the thermometer regis tered enc degree below zero. belief was generally expressed last night hat the damage will be huge in tile truck gardens and orange groves.
 When the thermometer at the gov orHment weather station reached IA degrees above zero yesterday morn ing at ' o'clock cold weather rec ords for 2a years were shattered and owners of satsuma groves and cab bage crops started q check in an ef- fort to determine the damage done. The cabbage plants remained frozen during the day. however, and any hing like an accurate estimate of the damage is not possible until the plants have thawed out The same condition applied in the satsuma belts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
ST. LOUIS HIT BY MENACING BLAZE
Fire Spreads To Several Buildings With Loss
 Of $5OO,OOO

ST LOUIS. Jan. 6.-Damsge in ex- cess of S500U00 was caused by fire which broke out in the business sec- ton carly today and for a time threatened to assume the propor- tions of a Conflagration.
 The flames gutted the four-story buildings occupied by the Day Rub Der company, the Schroeder-Tre- mayne company and the Rhodes Bur- ford Furniture company, damaged the Nugent Brothers department store and several other buildings in the vicinity of Broadway, St. Charles and Fourth streets. The fire started in the rubber company plant from an undetermined cause. Tonight fire men still were directing streams Of water on the ruins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
CALIFORNIA HAS DISASTROUS FIRE
Amusement District Swept At Less Of Million
 And A Half

OCEAN PARK, Cal, Jan, G. Damage estimated at more than .s1.- 800. ooo was tpuscd by q fire that yirtually wiped out the amusemcn! district here today.
 The fire was controlled after | had destroyed three piers. hundred, os concessions, several theatres and dance halls and had damaged the municipal auditorium.
 The fire started about 10 o'clock this morning, supposedly in the rear of a restaurant.
 No lives were reported lost this afternoon, but several flremen were injured. Tho Pickering, Frazer and Lick Piers were among the struc- lures gutted.
 Apparatus from Los Angeles. Holly wood. santa Monica, Venice and Saw telle aided In fighting the flames. which finally were controlled this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
TAXES
 PROVIDED FOR AVERAGE MAN
Reduction For Small Incomes
 With Increase In Surtax
 Rate On Big Incomes Among Features Of New Measure HONEST AND EQUITABLE TAXATION GARNER'S GOAL Maximum Of A Per Cent On
 Incomes Of S92,OOO And Over Urged Instead Of Mel-
 Ions Proposed 25 Per Cent

WASHINGTON, Jan. GA substi- tute proposal for the Mellon tax re- vision plan was made public today by epresentative Garner of Texas on behalf of himself and the other demo- crats on the House ways and means committed. The high spots" are:
 Fix normal income tax rates at 3 per cent on amounts of s5.O00 and under, instead of 3 per cent under $4,000 as MT. Mellon proposes, and of per cent under existing law; per cent from S5,000 to $10,000 in- stead of per cent above $4,000 as recommended by MT. Mellon, and of per cent under existing law; 6 per cent on all amounts in excess of slo.000 instead of per cent under existing law.
 Start the surtax graduation at 1 per cent on incomes from S12.000 to S14.0O0 instead of s10 to s12.000, as proposed by MT. Mellon, and s6,000 to ss,000 under existing law. The rate would increase progressively to a maXiml m of A per cent on incomes of S92.000 and more, as compared with the Mellon proposal for a maxi mum of % per cent on incomes in eX- cess of S100,0O0, and the present maximum of 50 per cent on incomes of more than $200.000.
 Increase the exemption of the head of a family from $2,500 to $3,000 and for a single person from s1,000 to s2,o00. The Mellon plan would con- tinue the present exemptions. Would Increase Deduction.
 Fix the deduction allowed on earned incomes at 8 1-S per cent instead of 25 per cent as recom- Cno and broaden the provision so as to include farmers owning and person. ally operating their farms and mer- chants and tradesmen who combine capital and personal service for the purpose of earning income.
 Representative Garner, in a formal stStement outlining the minoritys program. made this reference to the so o-called nuisance taxes:
 There was no reason to single out one or two of the miscellaneous or nuisance taxes as Secretary Mellon did and propose their repeal without at the same time carefully analysing the entire mass of these taxes, in- ciudinS those on automobiles, trucks, jewelry. candy. stamps on.notes, etc, ard offering the maximum of reliet.
 Honest and equitable peace time taxation is the goal of the democratic party" Mir. Garner said. The forego- ing proposals are in pursuance of this policy Resting upon sound eco- monies We believe that they do full and equal justice to taxpayers. large and small, individual and corporate, and avoid the extreme view of any class.
 O 0 o
 Seek Public Opinion.
 "We ask an unbiased comparison of the democratic tax proposals with the Mellon proposals and with' full confidence invite the deliberate judg- ment of taxpayers and of all the people"
 Pointing out that no democrats
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
HAYS SILENT ON SHOOTING AFFAIR
Movie Monarch Arrives In Los Angeles, Scene
 Of Scandal

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 6.-Will H. Hays, titular head of the motion picture industry, mad absolutely nothing to say" about the shootin 2 here New Years night of Courtland s. Dimes Denver oil operator, by II, A. Greer, chauffeur for Mabel Nor mand, motion picture actress, he an nounced on his arrival here late to- day.
 Instead Mir. Hays issued a state ment declaring that the motion pie ture industry lis squarely facing it's own problems and will solve them all" and that the striving for better and still better pictures will be earn estly cuntinucd.'
 Tho formal statement contained no word bearing specifically on the Dimes shooting, but when newspaper men pressed him for comment on the affair hc asserted he had "abso- lutely nothing to say"
 He explained that his visit to Los Angeles at this time was his annual one to the film capital and that he was chiefly interested "in the elimi- nation of waste from the industry, and in the establishment of sound business principles in the prodl C. tion of motion pictures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
CHARGES COERCION
 IN BONUS F|GHT.
Legion Commander Says AntiS Have Done Nothing
 For Disabled Men

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. sA6.-- Making reply for the American Legion to oponents of adjusted com pensation. John R. Quinn, national commander, in a letter today ad- dressed to representatives in Con gres accused employers of coercing their ex-service men employees into writing letters to senators anG con gressmen in opposition to the pro- posed adjustment compensation bills.
 The anti-bonus propagandists, said Commander Quinn, 'take as their slogan everything for tbe disabled; {; nothing for the able bodied' Yet not one og these has ever appeared before Congress to urge passage of legislation for the disabled during the four years the Ameriean Legion has made the disabled pans cause it's own. L.
 - ",ThszorJsanizers of tb ek9rcsert ,.slz fair barrage of prepagahAa," i" the let- ter continues, arc boastihg of being able to delay congressional action on the adjusted compensati0n bill so that their propaganda may, through its force, cause members df Congress to desert the soldiers chuse Five years ago the American doughboy went over the top in spite of the barrage of steel failing around him. He stood his ground then. And he has every confidence that Am&rlcan senators and representatives Nwlli stand their ground and not dese%;t him because of mere barrage oS organized propaganda.
 ''The adjusted compensation bill is now in the ways and means commit tee of the House of representatives. The American Legion respectfully urges the committee to have the bill brought before the House imme- diately for action. The country can afford to meet this obligation. It should meet 1t promptly and without delay. It Is perfectly evident that Congress can enact the adjusted com pensation bill and also provide for substantial reduction in taxes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
FRENCH FLEEING AS FLOOD GROWS
Paris Suburb Is Deserted And Seine Sweeps
 Through Homes

PARIS, Jan. 6.-Total evaruat ton of the population of Alfortsville has been completed. and the Seine flood sweeps through empty houses in the Paris suburb.
 The peak of the rise is passed. however, and the region of water front Paris, dTenched but not de spondent, brcathes more freely.
 The Neuilfy police have rescued a woman who was driven insane with terror when marooned in a flooded hnMSN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
DEMOCRATIC SUBSTITUTE HITS MELLON PLAi
7ha1ng Country 7ak Stock W HeaUy Losses In L PopyAnd Crop
B hip Adrift at Sea Search Fails

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. e.--The United States battleship Lou isiana. in tow from Philadelphia to Baltimore. where 1t was to be scrapped, was reported lost in a strong northwest gale that swept the coast last night. The huge ship was being lowed by the two tugs. Wood and Pier less of the Wood Towing and Wrecking company. When the tugs were about 16 miles south west of Assateague they were overtaken by the gale and were forced to leave their cargo and run for shelter.
 The battleship was anchored. When the tugs returned this morning in search of the ship, 1t could not be located. The To- cal coastguard was notified and the cutters Manning and Mas coutin, accompanied by the mine sweeper Owl. which was an- chored in Hampton Roads, went to the assistance of the two small tugs. All day they searched for the battleship, but when dark overlook them to- night their efforts to locate the battleship had been fruitless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
JAPANS CABINET IS NOW COMPLETE
Former Ambassador To Paris Is Chosen As Foreign
 Minister

TOXIC, Jan. 6.-(By the Associated Press. .)-Nith last-minute changes in several posts, the cabl1et of the new premier, Viscount Kiyoura, finally was completed this afternoo
 Opposition to the aDpontment of Baron Fujimura, a letiiei business man. as foreign minister. led the pre- mer to proffer tina: portfolio to Baron Keishiro Matsui, former am bassador to Paris, who announced that he had accepted rt. Baron l'uji- mura. however, remains in the cabi- net, being shifted to the ministry of communications.
 Appointees to five ministries re- main as recommended by the Kenk- yukai, the majority party in the house of peers