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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
WILL ADVERTISE
 PORT BONDS SOON
Docks Board Meets With Gov.
 Brandon Tuesday

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 2S.-s Action to advertise at once for bids for a $1,00O,000 worth of bonds for the development of the Port of Mobile, is expected to be taken at noon Tues. day, when the State Docks Commission meets with Gov. w. w Brandon in his office at the capitol. The law author iZes issuance of the bonds by the gov- ernor, with the concurrence of the docks commission.
 The recent favorable opinion of the Supreme Court as to the constitutional- ity of the port development act, fol- lowed closely by a favorable opinion from Story Thorndyke, Palmer and Dodge, bond attorneys of Boston, has removed cause of delay in issuance of the bonds, which is now expected to take place as soon as bids can be ad- vertised for and received.
 Veteran ParOled- W. W. Bran don today paroled John B. Kruse, Mo- bile county, into custody of the United States Veterans bureau, to be taken to the Gulfport hospital for an opera ton. Kruse received a jail sentence of no days for assault and battery. Ac- tion of the governor was on recommen- dation of the solicitor, who stated that Kruse was a shell shocked overseas vet eran. The governor also paroled George Foster, acOnvicted in the Jefferson county criminal court of second degree manslaughter March 4, 1924, and given six months and thirty days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
AMERICAN NOTE SEEKS AMENDS IN IMBRE CASE Full Protection For American Citizens Is
 Demanded END OF RELATIONS ONLY ALTERNATIVE Military HOnOrs For Body Of The Slain Consul
 Among Demands

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28. Persia has been warned by the United States that diplomatic rela- tions may be broken off, and other action taken. unless full amends are made for the murder of Maj. Rob- ert Imbrie, American vice consul, who was killed by a fanatical re- ligious mob in the streets of Tehe- ran, the Persian capital.
 The demand of this government for punishment of those responsible and for full. protection to Ameri- cans was made in bristling .,ote handed to the Persian government, made public F-onday by the state department, which has been fol- lowed by other vigorous representa- tions as a result of the insult to Imbrie's widow.
 Specifically, the note demands i: that:
 l. "Full reparation should be made, that punishment should be meted out to the guilty, that assurances be given and enforced of adequate protection for the lives of American citizens and that the safety of it's officials should be guaranteed"
 Redress Demanded
 2. Redress or Mrs. Imbrie should include expenses for an American war ship to remove the body of Imbrie, which should be accompanied while on Persian soil, by q Persian military guard of shonor and rendered appropri- ate honors on leaving Persian soil
 8. If requested, 8 guard should be furnished by the Persian government tp the American legation and c0nsulate until Eefssa Is notified that tlfia is ns longer necessary.
 The note also sets forth that there is evidence that certain military ele- ments participated in the assault on Major Imbrie.
 Up To Persia
 In warning of break of diplomatic relations, the 'note states that "this government feels that the continuance of its diplomatic and consular repre- sentatives in Persia will be dependent upon the action which the Persian gov ernment may take in this case"
 The United States, it was said, "can- not overestimate the seriousness of the view which is taken on the present sit uation."
 The note was handed to the Persian Saturday by the American minister, Joseph s. Kornfeld. The state department did not make public the additional representations since made regarding the insult to Mrs. Tmhria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
THIRD SUSPECT 1S REQUISITIONED IN M'IEARY DEATH
Brother Of Frank HarreI Named As Accessory
 After The Fact

COLUMBIA, S. G., July 2S.-Re- quisitiOn papers were issued today at the office of Governor Mcleod for Gerald Harrell, held by Nashville, Tenn, police, who is wanted to face charge of being an accessory after the fact in the killing of Maj. Samuel H. McLeary, near Cheraw, $. C., on July 2.
 Sherrod or Frank Harrell, brother of Gerald, and Mortimer N. King, are now in the state penitentiary here, having confessed, according to officers, to participation in the robbery of the army officer which eliminated in his being shot to death by King. The Harrell brothers were arrested in the Tennessee city last Tuesday night on q charge of vagrancy, after q search throughout the southeast for Kings ac- complice had been unavailing.
 A circular issued from Governor Me LeOd's office, which reached the Nash vile police Wednesday, resulted in the Identification of SherrOd, or Frank, as he was called by King. Gerald liar rell is named in a warrant as an ac- cessory after the fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
BALLOTS COMPLETE
 FOR LODGE OFFICES
Linger Longer To Choose New
 Officials Next Saturday

Dr. Porter K. Tait and Carr McCor- mack have been designated by the nomi- hating committee to lead the ballot for the next president of the Linger Longer Lodge. Supports of Mir. Mccormack believe he will be chosen at the cleo tion.
 For vice president Col. Walter E. Bare and B. R. McDavid( have been picked. For second vice president, James J. Jackson and c. P. Shook, Jr. Secretary had only one nominee, Mrs. Henry F. Beaumont. Chosen to run as treasurer are John F. Andrews and George 0. Walter.
 Seven members of the board of direc- tors are to be chosen from a list pre- scented by the committee. They are 0. M. Allen, George Blinn, Jr., Houston Drennen, Courtney S. Henly, R. Du- pont Thompson, Henry K. Beaumont, Sr., Gen. Louis V. Clarke, Capt. Lacy Edmundson. Wallace Johns, O. D, Randolph, L. l.. Stephenson, Jr., J. K. Taylor and Hunter Watkins.
 The nominating committee is cOmpOs- ed of Paul NJ. Penny, chairman; R. Goodlee McGahey, Charles Allen, R. D. Thompson, Frank w. Smith, J. Will bur Hannum, R. NJ. Johnson, R. G. Hewitt and D. R. MeDaVid, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
(By HI. H. ROBERTSON (By Leased Wire tO Age.Herald1

CHICAGO, July 2S.-In a dramatic prelude to the introduction of the con- fessions of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb of the murder of Robert Franks, nine-year-old John Levinson, the boy whom the two slay- CTS had originally picked as their victim, took the stand today to add his little voice to the chorus of con- demning evidence against the "intelec- tual killers"
 It was only a twist of fate which led John to take a walk with an in- structor of the Harvard school the afternoon of May q, when LeOb and Leopold were looking for a victim to lure into their rented death car. Other wise the lad who so smilingly and intelligently answered questions Mon day would have been Kidnapped and killed. Disappointed, the two slayers kidnapped Robert Franks, the next boy who became available for the purpose.
 Cringe Under Testimony
 Levinson's appearance and the in- troduction of fateful letters written by Loeb and Leopold, had made the day an uncomfortable one for the slayers They cringed under the lash of the testi- mony of the little boy whose life they had intended to take and under the damaging evidence afforded by the read ing and Identification in court of the three typewriter notes they had sent Jacob Franks, father of the slain boy, demanding ransom for Robert Franks and giving instructions on how to prepare the ransom money.
 When Levinson, a fine looking, Frank-faced lad, with brown wavy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
SEES BIRMINGHAM AS WORLD STEEL CENTER
Nep MiIIion Doyl Hotel Is Planned For Fith AUenue
SLEEPS IN TAXI FOR 93 MILES; FINISHES IN JAIL

NTEw YORK, July 2s.-Charlie
 \ Hanson got himself into all = kinds of trouble by going to sleep in a taxi-cab. Succumbing to the lure of the new 20-cents-a-mile rate adopted by New York cabs, Charlie got into one of them for a sightseeing tour. Then he went to sleep.
 He woke after the cab had GOV cred all the points of interest in nine hours on q trip of 93 niles or total of $18.60. -
 In court, Hanson said he'd go to jail before he'd pay. Magistrate Liota told him to sleep in the pen awhile. After another hour, Charlie agreed to pawn his watch and pay up. He was paroled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
GERMANS TO SIT
 AT ALLIED TABLE
 AND STATE CASE
Decision Reached After
 Conferences With Mel lon And Hughes
By CHARLES M. MCANN By Leased Wire To Age-HeraId.)

LONDON, July 2S.-For the first time since the World war Germany is to sit at an allied conference table, equally privileged to talk and perhaps to bargain.
 A plenary session of the separations conference, after several hours of dis cussion, had authorized the principal representatives of the participating powers to summon German delegates to London to state their country's case.
 The conferees definitely decided that the German delegates would be permit ted fully to discuss the protocol which the conference has been engaged in drafting.
 This decision to invite the German delegates was reached after several hours of discussion in a session which convened in the foreign office at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, following a morning meeting of the Big Five" conferees.
 Win Have Power
 It is understood that Premier Her riot of France, after several confer ences with two United States cabinet officers, Charles E. Hughes and An drew w. Mellon, has determined to agree to the appearance before the conference of German delegates empOw- cred to negotiate. It had been suggest ed that the Germans be summoned merely to agree to the conferences gotiating for alterations.
 It also is understood that Herriot agreed that French troops now in the Ruhr should be withdrawn soon after the economic evacuation of that area had been accomplished.
 Invitation Due Wednesday
 The big Macdonald, HerriOt, Theunis, de Stefani and Kellogg have full power to call the German delegates to London when they think the situa- tion, warrants. Inasmuch as it also was decided at the session to endeavor to evolve a working formula for satis- factirily guaranteeing the proposed loan to Germany, based on the suggestions offered by Premier Theunis of Bel gium, it is unlikely that the invitation to the Germans will be extended before Wednesday. A committee will meet on Wednesday to scrutinize the Theunis suggestions and it is expected either to make something of them or to discard them altogether.
 The Evening Standard, one of Lord Beaverbrook's conservative London pa pers, says tha tit generally is under stood that Secretary of State Hughes was the mediator who jockeyed the conferees toward a turning point and finally to a spirit of renewed confi- dence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
EKERN LAYS PLANS
 FOR LA TOILETTE
Collection Of Funds For Cam
 paign Already Under Way

. MADISON, Wis, July 2s.-Attorney General Herman l.. Eke-n returned to Madison today from Washington to lay plans for taking active charge of the financial drive of the La Toilette cam paign. He will return to Chicago within a few days to begin th. drive for funds, he announced.
 Senator La Follette's name will go on ballots in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Nevada and other states where it was doubtful if his name could be insti- tuted, Mir. Ekern declared. He has just returned from West Virginia, where legal technicalities were irOned out, he said.
 Mir. Ekern stated definite plans for the La Toilette financial campaign will be announced in Chicago this week. Collection of funds already is under way, he declared. Ekern was named financial director of the La Toilette campaign in Washington Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
HEARING IS BEGUN
 ON RAIL MERCER
Baton Rouge Delegation Pro
 tests Gulf Coast Purchase

NEW ORLEANS, July 28.-The h. terstate commerce commission today be- gan a hearing on the proposal of the Missouri Pacific Railway te purchase the Gulf Coast Lines in it's programme of railroad consolidation. Nearly 100 railroad officials and traffic experts were present.
 A delegation from Baton Rouge en- tered it's protest against the merger while delegations from other parts of the state favored it. The New Orleans Association of Commerce has approved the purchase plan.
 Those in opposition fear the merger will result in curtailed train service for them and the rerouting of freight that at present passes through their terri tory. The hearing is being held before Charles D. Mahaffie, director of fi- nances for the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
WEST END MAN IS RUN DO WIN
 BY AUTOMOBILE
J. B. McC COlIum Probably
 Fatally Injured-Has Fractured Skull

J. B. McCollpm, 72, of 5OS Berry street, is in a critical condition at Bap- tist hospital, the result of injuries sus- tained in West Fad late Monday when struck by an automobile driven by a naan who gave fhs name eE Gomef and said he lived In Blockton, Ala.
 The accident occurred at Tuscaloosa avenue and Popular street, as the aged man was attempting to make his way across the street. Witnesses said he was thrown several feet.
 Physicians at the hospital are fight ing to save McCollum's life. They say he suffered numerous lacerations about the face and body and probable internal injuries. No report of the accident had been filed at police headquarters Mon day night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
CAMERON EXPECTED
 TO ARRIYE FRIDAY
To Face 22-Year-Old Murder
 Attempt Charge

Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry S. Hill probably will arrive in Birmingham some time Friday with Oliver S. Cam eron, wanted here on 22-year-old charges of assault with intent to murder and carrying concealed weapons, according to a. telegram received Monday by Sheriff T. J. Shirley.
 Cameron is being returned to Bir- mingham from Portland, Ore, where an attempt at suicide and subsequent statements that it had been caused by remorse over crime committed more than a score of years ago started an investigation that brought to light the two aged indictments on which the man is being brought here.
 Second attempt at suicide was made by Cameron following information that he was to be returned to Birmingham, it is reported, and special preparations are under way at the Jefferson county jail to prevent a repetition of the ac- tion. Cameron waived extradition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
Chicago Youths Cringe When aced In Court
 By Intended Victim
John Levinson, 9, Who Was Saved By Twist Of
 Fate Identifies Killer-Most Damaging Evi- dence Of Day Is Identification Of Ransom
 Notes Sent Father Of Robert Franks

hair and dark brown eyes, took the stand, Justice Caverly questioned him to make sure that he understood the nature of the proceedings and the mean ing of an oath. The boy then was sworn.
 Do you know the defendant. Rich ard LoebT" the prosecutor asked.
 Identifies Loeb
 "Yes," replied the boy, "he's sitting over there"
 Do you remember the afternoon of May 21, 1924?"
 Yes, I was at the Harvard school and afterwards went to play with Bobby Franks and bunch of the boys"
 Did you see Richard Loeb that aft ernoon?"
 ''Yes, we had been playing ball when he came up and talked to me"
 "Was anyone else with you?"
 'Oene Seass," tan instructor in athletics at the Harvard school).
 What did Loeb do?"
 'He talked few minutes and walked away"
 In their confessions, Loeb and Leo pold said they had driven their rented automobile to the curb just outside the lot where the Harvard school pupils were playing ball. The arrangement was that Loeb should ask young Levin son to take a ride with them. They intended to kill him, hide the body and write his family a letter, demandingg ransom.
 Frightened By Instructor
 The presence of Seass, the instructor, frightened Loeb, so he refrained from carrying out the plan. And that was all that saved the life of young Levin
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
COMMITTEE REPORTS ON ENERGY STORING
Would Create Reservoir For
 3O,SOO, 100000 KiIOwatt Hours

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Prin- cipIes for the creation of a vast reser- yOir of electrical energy through inter connection of power centers in the Northeastern Superpower company, of which Secretary Hoover is the chair man,
 The subcommittee recommendation published today contemplates cOnstruc- tion and development of steam and hy- droelectric resources in the New Eng land and Middle Atlantic area on basis of probable requirements in 1880, when it is estimated that part of the country will need 3O,8OO, 100000 kilo- watt hours as compared with the 1922 production of 21,200,000,0O0 kilowatt hours.
 Although maximum waterpower de- velopment in the section can produce only % per cent of the necessary energy, says the report, establishment of the system proposed would reduce coal consumption by 50,O00,OO0 tons year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
PARK ASSOCIATION
 CALLS MEETING
Will Seek To Obtain $5,OOO For
 Ensley Project

Following the offer of the city of Ensley to duplicate the first $5,00O col lected for the improvement of Ensley park, the Ensley Park Improvement as- sociation has arranged meeting Tues day night in interest of the drive.
 A band concert will precede the drive, it was stated, and afterwards ice cream will be served, proceeds from which will go to the park fund.
 P. H. Tyler, president of the Ems ley Business Mems and Merchants as- sociation, will address the gathering during the evening. He will cite the needs for good park and will issue a call for the support of the citizens. Already about $1,50O has been col lected, it was learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
GOVERNMENT AID SOUGHT IN FIGHT AGAINST ANTHRAX
Wallace Warned Of Vio- lence Of Disease In
 Mississippi

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 2S.-(By Associated Press. )-Federal aid in a campaign to stamp out anthrax in the several southern states where it had made its appearance, was urged in a telegram sent today by Senator Ken meth D. McKellar of Tennessee to Secretary Wallace of the Department of Agriculture.
 MT. McKelIar in his telegram advised Mir. Wallace of the conference of state officials in session here and advised him that the disease had appeared with great violence in about p c0un- ties in Mississippi, five counties in Tennessee 20 counties in Arkansas as well as in some sections of Louisiana and also that it was reported that the disease had appeared in southeast Mis- souri.
 Experts Are Requested
 The telegram urged the need of send ing of government experts to the af- fected areas to aid in, stamping out the disease and asked n any of the money rece tky Tor ns Dating the foot and mouth dlsetse fn California, if not expended, could moi be made available to aid in the fight against the spread of anthrax.
 A telegram, made public at the open ing session of the conference, advised that the federal government was with out a specific fund to finance q fight against the disease but would render whatever aid it could if state officials asked federal assistance.
 This information was given in a telegram from the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agri- culture to Representative Hubert Fisher of Tennessee.
 'Dr. Miller, in charge of anthrax advises that department has no appro- priation and only limited assistance can be rendered to their men incident al to regular line of work the tele- gram received by Mir. Fisher said. "Such assistance will be given if out break is dangerous and state author ities desire help"
 The initial session of the conference was devoted to general discussion of the situation and means already taken to combat the situation.
 Urges Heroic Measure
 Gov. H. l.. Whitfield of Mississip- pi declared the situation in his state was serious.
 T am in favor of heroic measures" i" Governor Whitfield said. Whatever I can do with all the resources given me by law, will use to stamp out the disease. If the government has money available to aid in the fight, we should do everything we can to obtain such help"
 A committee composed of Dr. J. J. Durrett, city superintendent of health of Memphis, Dr. w. B. Lin coin of Nashville, state veterinarian of Tennessee, who was named as chair man of the conference, Dr. J. H. Bux, state veterinarian of Arkansas, and Dr. K. U. Jones, state veterinarian of Mis- sissippi, was appointed at the morn ing session to draft recommendations and a uniform plan of procedure to be followed to check the spread of the dis ease and prevent its recurrence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
Will Supply Southeast And Get Big Share Of
 Foreign Trade
RECEIVES BENEFIT
 OF ECONOMIC LAWS
New Fabricating Plants Here And On SeacOast Will Use
 Birmingham Steel
By W. E. MCoLLUM, Secretary Western Association of Rolled
 Steel Consumers. (SneCial to The Age-Herald.l


 CHICAGO, H., July 28.-The abolition of Pittsburg plus means in effect the creation of three mas jor districts of steel product I | the United States. These are ittsy burg, Chicago and Birmingham rie text of the decision of the l ral trade commission points oua cor- rectly that steel productioH for years, has been upon an ar siaI basis and that, with Pittsbul plus abolished, it will reach a l5s n1,al basis wherein free and unras;Fiet- ed competition will have fud gay and natural economic law teiii operate without restraint. n commission further points out, as the economic experts testi 5ad s the case and as the expert .e of the steel industry at such tgiSs 4s Pittsburg plus was not efIelt;4a showed, that with mill base tif steel instead of a isolasel F if eur2 base, the tendency would bt za ei1- ter the steel industry at pom of lowest cost production.
 The testimony showed that lower lakes in the north and the Bi~4.1tehum district in the south are the two ooints of lowest cost production in tue I p ited States, their costs being practically tlla same. The removal of the & nef r0s4 differential from the Birmin lam 4- trict should, therefore, bring abo,i 8 definite broadening of the industry ot steel fabrication in the south, t..... giving Birmingham wider market for its steel and therefore, giving in the distribution to which it is entitled and which under normal conditions it would have. There are many points in the south favorably situated for steel fabrication, especially the southern sea- port towns, which should enjoy marked advantages for the growing South American and oriental export trade, as well as other points which have dis tinct advantages for the domestic trade in the south.
 Logical Point Of Supply
 For all of these Birmingham is the logical point of supply. Birmingham cannot compete in the northern mar kets because of prohibitive freight rates, but the abolition of Pittsburg plus will preserve her own markets to her which hitherto she has been compelled to share with Pittsburg, and in some cases especially with reference to New Or leans and other southern Mississippi river pOints-has been compelled to give over to Pittsburg.
 In giving these points and others ia. vorably situated for this purpose in the south their own rightful markets there
 (COntinued on page TwO)