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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
LIBRARY BONDS
GIVEN FREE WAY
BY COMMISSION
Cloe Swings Into Line,
Naming $650,O0O AS Sum
For Proposed Issue

Commissioner w. B. Cloe swung into
line with the library movement, Offi'
cially, Friday morning, proposed bond
issue for $3.50, 900 for central library
made a majority possible in the city
commission, and set the question in line
for action by the city board at its meet.
ing next Tuesday.
Several days ago Mr.. Cloe told library
workers at a conference in the city
hall that he was for the library and
would vote for it if he could see his
way clear. ~
With the city commission Friday
morning, the library board met. Com.
missioner w. E., Dickson was the only
member of the city board absent. A
majority of the library representatives
were present, including Lloyd w
JoceIlyn, librarian Samuel Earle, Mrs
j. M. Hankins, DIR. William Walker, J
w. Donnelly, Mrs. Dupont Thompson
and several interested persons not mem.
bers of the board, among them F. NJ
jackson.
Commission, w. L. Harrison, not an
opponent of the library movement, but
against its being presented with the
school bond issue, maintained his stand
OppOSluS acLlOu On II AZ IulS tItncs
Sum Is Reduced
President ID. Il. McLendon Of the
city commission and Cemmissiner Mary
Echols. who have announced their I'D
vocacy of the library bond issue pre-
viously, were for 1t.
When it was proposed that the sum
for the library be reduced from $780,.
600 to $650,000, Commissioner Cloe
added his vote for the library.
Official action will be taken by the
commission Tuesday, at which time, il
is anticipated, there will be enough Ii.
brary advocate votes present to consti-
tute the necessary majority.
Question has arisen about placing the
bond issues on the ballot in the cleo.
ton Of May 13. The date is that of the
democratic primary. No republicans
can vote in it. No republicans can have
watchers at the voting booths. 1t is
said that, such being the case, a slight
opposition could throw the legality OF
the bond issue into the courts, if il
should carry. and make the paper un.
desirable in the money markets.
Official legal opinion has not yet been
expressed about the legality Of holding
the bond elections wit. the democratic
primary but the feeling is growing that
a separate election, placing the matter
entirely in the clear, will be desirable
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
.S-STORY OFFICE
/. STRUCTURE FOR
JEFFERSON LOAN
f. M. Jackson Announces
Work Begins Monday
On New Home
MODERN FEATURES
WILL. BE EMBRACED
Site Is Northeast Corner
Of Twenty-first Street,
Second Alley

The Jefferson County Buildings and
Loan association, +. II. Jackson, presi-
dent. will build an eight-story office
building at the northeast corner of
Twenty-frst street and Second alley on
the site of the building formerly occu-
pied by the Birmingham News. Work
of razing the structure now on the To-
cation will begin Monday morning and
it is expected that the new building
will be ready for occupancy within a
year.
The ground floor will be occupied
jointly by the Jefferson County Build
ing and Loan association and the Jack
son Securities company. Upper floors
will offer well equipped offices to ten
ants and the building will be made high
~ desirable in every way for this pur-
pose. The structure will be of rein
forced concrete construction and viii
not only be ornamental but will en-
brace the desirable features of the
most modern office buildings.
Dispose OF Property
I'VE shall dispose of the property
now occupied by our companies on
Twenty-first street." said Mr.. Jackson
Friday, ''as our quarters here have be-
come much too crowded for our growing
business. Our plans contemplate very
desirable office building in every way
and while the primary purpose is to
provide a suitable home for our own
companies we will make the offices
which will be for rent very attractive
in every way.
1.-THE location we consider ideal for
our purposes as well as for rental pur-
poses. The growth of the business
section of Birmingham is such in re-
cent years as to make the site very
central and the trend of building makes
1t apparently even more so for future
years. The building will contain be-
tween so and 80 offices. The site is
40x100 feet, which we figure is the ideal
size for an office building of the char
acter which we have planned.
I'VE have not yet compiled definite
figures on the cost of the improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
CIGAR TAX TO AID
ARKANSAS SCHOOLS
Legislature Declines McRea's
Request For Income Levy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April A.
The Arkansas legislature ended a
stormy extraordinary session TODAY
without enacting income tax legisla-
tion-the purpose for which the extra
session was called-but instead adopt-
ing measure providing for tax on
cigarettes and cigars as a revenue-pro-
ducing measure to furnish financial aid
for the state public school system.
The income tax was proposed as 'an
administration measure as a means of
furnishing school funds.
The governor told the legislators that
If the two revenue-producing laws are
not found adequate he would call an
other special session after the August
primaries when the watermelons are
ripe" to strengthen the existing income
tax law and add other privilege taxes
for the benefit of the school.
The cigarette and cigar tax bill will
levy a tax of So a thousand on cigar
cites and 10 per cent on the retail
price of cigars. 1t will become effec-
tive May /.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
HOWELL MEASURE
PLAYED BY HOOPER
Rail Board Head Attacks Cost
Of Proposed Provisions

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Ben w
Hooper, chairman of the United States
railroad labor board, in a statement to-
day before the interstate commerce com.
mittee of the United States Senate at
tackled the provisions of the Howell
bill, which, he said, would make it easier
for railway employees to enforce their
demands by strikes and exclude the pub
lie from supervision over adjustment OF
labor controversies.
The Howell bill, Mr.. Hooper said
substitutes four adjustment boards and
board of mediation and Cancellation
with salaries aggregating $4,000 a
year and without proper authority for
a board of nine members, drawing $780,
600, competent to rule on all disputes
brought before them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
DEMOCRATS DENY INQUIRIES
ARE RETARDING LEGISLATION
World Court Plan Was
Pigeonholed By Lodge,
Says Robinson

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts,. the republican
leader, was directly charged on the
floor of the Senate today with pigeon
holing President Harding's world court
proposal in the foreign relations com
mittee.
The charge was made by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, the Senate lead
err, during the denial of charges that
the democrats had been continuously
delaying legislation. He also charged
Senator Pepper, republican, Pennsyl-
vania, who attacked the democrats in
speech yesterday at Portland with
trying to hide himself and his political
associates behind the dead President"
''That is one of the measures I had
in mind" Senator Robinson said in
the course of his speech, when 1 re-
ferred to those the senator from Mas
sachusetts wanted to block. 1 say now
the Chairman of that committee (Sen-
ator Lodge of the foreign relations COM
mittee) has effectively and, 1 think per-
manently, pigeonholed the world court
proposal"
Referring particularly to the adj
dresses yesterday of Senator Pepper, re-
publican, Pennsylvania, and Represen-
tatiye Longworth of Ohio, the republi-
can House leader, Senator Robinson de-
clared that fair debate does not JUS
tify a perversion of the fact, fair de-
date does not justify Withholding the
truth"
Says No Legislation Retarded
Il make now the assertion" Senator
Robinson said, that whatever views
senator's may take of the value of the
investigations Senate committees are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
MESSAGE TAXES
ARE RESTORED
BY COMMITTEE
$74,0O0,000 Deficit Had
To Be Made Up
Somehow
COOLIDGE AGAINST
ANY NEW LEVIES
Other Excise Schedules
Left AS Approved In
The House

WASHINGTON. April 4.--Facing a
declaration by President Coolidge
against any new tax levies the Senate
finance committee tonight restored to
the revenue bill the taxes on telegraph
and telephone messages as a step to-
ward meeting an apparent deficit of
SIS, 000,00 in revenue under the bill
as passed by the House.
The committee action restoring these
taxes was taken after President Cool
idge today had let it be. known that
he was opposed to any new levies unless
they were designed to shift tax burden
from one class or interest now heavily
taxed to another better able to bear adj
ditional taxations.
$34,O0O,0OO Gained
The message taxes, repeal of which
was recommended specifically by Sec
rotary Mellon, would bring in about
$34 100000 annually, it is estimated.
They were repealed by the House, but
Chairman Smoot has said the house bill
would fail by $75,00O,O0O of raising
sufficient revenue in the next fiscal
year including previous changes made
by the finance committee.
Winding up the rate schedules. the
committee approved all reductions in
the excise taxes made by the House
with the exception of those on tele-
graph and telephone messages and on
billiard and pool tables and bowling
alleys. The tax on the latter which
was cut in half by the House, was en-
tirely restored by the committee. 1t
involved revenue amounting to $1,050,-
600 annually.
Other Reductions
The tax on all coin slot machines
was placed at 10 per cent whereas
under the present law some are charged
only five per cent and some are en-
tirely free from tax.
The committee approved a resolu-
ton repeating taxes on the following ::
Beverages, candy, knives, dirks, dag
gers, liveries, hunting, shooting and
riding garments, yachts and motor
boats, carpets, rugs, trunks, purses and
floor space of theatres, circuses and
shows.
The committee also approved the
House action in reducing the tax on
and Dues, automobile trucks
and tires and accessories, jewelry and
produce exchange sales.
Odds and ends of the bill will be
taken up tomorrow at which time
Chairman Smoot plans to conclude com
mat tee saetion on the measure. -.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
HOUSE VOTES LIMIT
TO SHIP BOARD PAY
Independent Offices Bill For
$399, 100000 Sent To Senate

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The indie
pendent office appropriation bill carry
ing $349.O00,000 for the veterans
bureau and $4,000 900 for the shipping
board, was passed late today by the
House and sent to the Senate.
AS approved the bill carried APP
proximately 1899, 100000, or 9S,OOO,-
600 less than last year.
Amendments approved included one
by Representative Hull, republican,
Iowa, which would require the ship
ping board and other government agen-
cies provided for in the bill to call for
bids from navy yards for supplies and
repairs and to award them contracts
If theirt estimates were lower than
private concerns.
Another amendment approved. offered
by Representative Carter, democrat.
Oklahoma, would limit salaries of shin.
ping board officials of $4,000 or more
to one at not more than $4,000 and
four not to exceed $4,000 a year.
By a vote of 1876 to 40 the House
retained an amendment adopted YES
terday including the allotment for the
federal trade commission from $3.50, 600
to 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
WOMAN FOUND DEAD
WITH BODY HACKED
Lucy Ferguson Victim OF AK
Murderer-ChiId Injured

Another victim was added to Bir-
mingham's long Its of ak murders Fri
day afternoon when Lucy Ferguson. ne
gro woman, % years old, was found
dead at her home, 2433 Avenue B, with
her head battered in by heavy blows
and her entire body cut to pieces.
Her 10-year-old daughter, Minnie
Ferguson, was found in the same room,
unconscious from three knife wounds in
the head.
Robbery apparently was the only
motive for the crime. according to w.
L. Brannon and H. G. Jones, city de-
tectives, who investigated the case. The
murder evidently was committed some
time Thursday night, they said, as the
blood in the room had dried when they
reached the place. The entire house
was ransacked.
An investigation into the death will
be made by j. D. Russum, coroner, who
made a preliminary investigation Fri
day afternoon.
The woman's husband is said to be in
Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
CAN'T PROVE CLAIM
OF BIG SHORTAGE
Kansas Bank Cashier COnfesses,
But Books Are 0. X.

WICHITA, Kan, April I'll. P.
Weaver, former cashier of the First
National bank at Lewis, Kan, a
month ago confessed to the prosecut-
ing attorney there was a $21, 900 short
age in his bank and asked to be pun
ished. But no one can prove his state
ments. Bank examiners said they were
unable to find a shortage. Weaver was
told by the prosecuting attorney the
case was not in his jurisdiction and
that if an ARREST was made it would
have to be made by federal authorities.
He then came here while federal court
was in session, kept the authorities
posted on his movements and awaited
the summons of an officer. No sum-
mons came.
Weaver was informed to forget the
case and get himself a job. Today he
started work for local firm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
3 BURNED TO DEATH
IN VIRGINIA FOREST
Two Men And A Boy Caught
When Winds Changes

PULASKI, Va, April 4.-Two men
and boy are dead here today from
burns received in fighting a forest fire
which ragged yesterday near Pulaski on
the watershed which supplies the town
reservoir.
The dead are ]. p Sheppard, So, and
w, H. Stools, 6S, town employees, and
Mack Wyrick, 49,
Sheppard and Stools were sent out
by Pulaski officials to fight the fire
and were trapped when changing winds
caused the flames to encircle them. They
died last night in local hospital.
The Wyrick boy accompanied the
men when they left town for the water
shed. His body was found in a ravine
by men sent as achievements. All
his clothing had been burned from his
body.
Two widows and 10 children survive
the dead men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
MEADE TO HEAD
RECLAMATION BODY
California Engineer Appointed
By Secretary Work

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Dr. Ell
wood Mead, irrigation engineer Of
Berkeley, Cal, was appointed by Secre-
tary Work today to be commissioner
OF the bureau of reclamation.
DR.. Mead succeeds d. w. Davis. for
mer governor of Idaho, who will be-
come head of a new division II finance,
created to separate the handling of
receipts and disbursements from the
engineering and agricultural divisions
of the interior department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
BALLARD KNEW HhMON
OklahOman Was After Leases, He Says
He Will Testify

LOS ANGELES. April I'll. w.
Ballard, subpOenaed to appear before
the Senate oil investigation in Wash
ington, declared he will tell the COM
mittee that the late Jake Hamon ex-
pected to swing the last republican con-
vention to Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
for President.
Ballard said he had been a friend of
Hamon for years.
Il knew there was something doing
in Teapot Dome" Ballard said, land
l wanted to get in some of it. / went
to Hamon at Ardmore, Okla, and he
told me of his plans.
81 will be Secretary of the In
terror if we can put Wood over,
Hamon told me. Some day l will be
President of the United States. After
| get the leases l can resign"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
MINERS UNION
TO TRY Sc MEN
ON KHAN CHARGE
Anthracite Field Astir
Over Legality Of
Membership

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. April 4
With the anthracite coal fields aroused
over the question whether members of
the Ku Klux Khan can be members of
the United Mine Workers of America,
80 miners charged with khan member
ship are about to go on trial before
the local union of District No. Z at
Nesquehoning.
District President Kennedy, an
nouncing that the entire local union
would sit as jury, announces that in
case the men are expelled, they will be
allowed the right of appeal to the inter.
national body. l. s5s..,,, Z. So
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
IMMIGRATION BILL
COMES UP TO-DAY
House Decides Not To Limit De.
bate On Measure

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Consid-
Grafton of the restrictive immigration
bill, introduced by Representative
johnson of Washington, chairman of
the House committee on immigration
will start Saturday, it was decided late
Friday by the house.
Following an effort by Representa-
tive Smell of New York, chairman of
the rules committee, to bring the meas
ure up under suspension of rules which
would limit debate, the House decided
by unanimous vote to consider the
bill Saturday, without the gag rule"
in effect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
PIRACY CHARGED
TO IS JAPANESE
Declared To Have Seized Ships
And Killed Crews

TOKYO. April A. (By Associated
Press,) : ekichiFa Ezure and 80 of
his followers who, after an unsuccess-
full hunt for gold in the Okhotsk re-
gion of Siberia, turned pirates, seized
two Russian ships and, it is charged,
killed the crews, numbering 50 Rus
SLAMS, were indicted today for piracy
on the high seas. All the defendants
are Japanese.
The motive for the piracy, Ezure de-
clared, was a desire to avenge the
Nikolaieysk massacre of 700 japanese
by Russians in March, 1920.
After Staging the seamen, the only
loot the craft offered was fish oil cargo
valued at $4,000 yen, which was dis
posed of.
Ezure and his companions will go to
trial in Tokyo late This month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
WATCHMAN KILLED
IN ATLANTA FIRE
rs Automobiles Destroyed In
Auto Club Garage Blaze

Z. ATLANTA, April 4.-Jesse Brown,
a Waterman was burned to death. and
% automobiles destroyed when the At
lanta Auto club garage here was
wrecked by FIRE today.
The roof of the garage caved in
shortly after the blaze was discovered
by members of an engine company two
doors away, and the firemen worked
feverishly to prevent the flames spread
ing to the Tech High school adjoining.
The Waterman was trapped in the
burning building when the roof col
lapsed. His charred body was found
when the fire was extinguished. Six
large trucks of the Pan-American
Southern Petroleum company were in
cluded among the automobiles DESTROYED.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
WILL DROP CASE
OF MRS. SANDERSON
Grand Jury Fails To Act On
Charges Against AuthOress

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April Al
though her decree of divorce was va
Gated by Judge Chester w. Barrows,
Mrs. Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson,
authoress, will not be prosecuted for
presenting false affidavits in connec-
ton Herewith. The grand jury which
investigated her case filed a special
report today in which it stated that
no indictment had been found.
The case of Fay Eisenberg, wife of
a former New York corporation coun-
sci, was also considered, but no indict-
ment returned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
MANDATE TREATY
SIGNED IN PARIS
Pact Gives Americans Full
Equality Of Rights In Syria

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The for
NAL signing in Paris today of treaty
assuring Americans full equity of
rights under the terms of the French
mandate in Syria and Lebanon estab-
fishes at the same time an acknowl-
edgement by France that the United
States, although never at war with
Turkey, contributed to the defeat of
that nation along with other allies of
Germany.
The new convention, similar to trea-
ties with France and Belgium affect
ing inundated territories in Africa and
with Japan relating to inundated is
lands in the North Pacific, provides
that the United States and its nationals
shall enjoy the same privileges as
sured to states members of the league
of nations"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
RONDI SEEKS DUEL
WITH MAETERLINCK
Defamatory Article Is Alleged
Against Belgian Poet

MILAN. Italy, April A chal-
lenge sent by Sebastiani Rondi,' Sici-
lian lawyer. living here, to Maurice
Maeterlinck, the famous Belgian poet
and playwright, because of an alleged
defamatory article recently published
concerning the poets Sicilian trip, has
aroused lively speculation in sporting
circles here as to whether the affair
will be settled by ten rounds with the
gloves or duel with the sword or pis-
toll. Maeterlinck's prowess with the
gloves is well known. .@
Friends of Rondi have jokingly warn
ed him to beware of April publica-
tons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
STEEL AND
OREBREAK
OLD RECORD
High Figures Set By
Tennessee Company
During March
1929 TONS STEEL
AT ENSLEY PLANT
Red. Mountain Yielded
334,667 Tons Of Ore
In Month
BXOCTON MINE NO.10
SETS COAL RECORD
No. 4 Furnace At BessenAer
Keeps Pace And Delivers
9,4O2 Tons OF Iron
tENsLEY BUREAu)

Production records of q number OF
departments of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company, some Of them
established as far back as 1917, went
by, the boards during March. according
to an announcement of George q.
Crawford, president of the company,
Friday. @
Among these were new high marks
established by the open hearth depart
ment, the Red Mountain group of ore
mines, Hamilton slope, and Blocton No.
10 coal mines, and Bessemer Blast Fur
mace No. 4.
Steel Production
Outstanding among these record
breaking achievements was the steel
production total established by the
Ensley open hearth, mark said to be
the highest vet made in the country
with the same number of furnaces in
operation.
Here, due to a strenuous drive by en-
ployes during the last few days of the
month with the record mark near, no.
$50 tons of steel weres produced. This
figure compares with 107, 800 tons for
March Of 1923.
Among the marks set during the
month, according to figures, of the Off
cial announcement, were:
Figures At Ore Mines
Red Ore Mines--Muscoda No. 2.
S0,864 tons; best previous record made
in August, 1928, with 30,779 tons /;
Muscoda, No. A, Al, 1856 tons; best pre-
vious record of 45,702 tons, made in
January of this year. Total for the
Muscoda mines was 144.379' tons, as
against 1871, T21 tons made in January.
Wenonah No. 10 produced 29,672 tons,
in comparison with 27,414 tons, rec
ord set in October, 1928, while Ish-
kooda No. 10 produced 28,679, against
the previous high mark Of q ,813 tons,
set in March, 1917
Red NE0ufftai1
The total production for the Red
Mountain group ran $3.50 tons above
the high established in January, when
production reached 1923, PAT tons.
The grand total production of ore
was 1874 ,667 tons, in comparison with
the high mark, also set in January,
326,107 tons. :.
Hamilton Slope Increase
A market increase in the production
Of coal on the Hamilton slope, a COM
paratively new mine, which was
opened two months ago by the COM
pany, is noted even in consideration
that February had two less days. Dur
ing March, production here totalled
37,718 tons, as against 27,161 tons in
the previous month.
Blocton No. 10 Jumps
Blocton No. 10 mine also showed a
decided increase in production, better
ing by 2,378 tons the high mark of
January. Production figures were 49,
64S tons.
No. 8 furnace at Bessemer kept pace
with this record-breaking stride of the
other divisions, when it came in with
9,402 tons during March. The best
previous production mark of 9,348 tons
was set in January, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Mostly cloudy Saturday
and Sunday; probably showers Sun
day; not much change IN tempera-
ture.
Georgia: Cloudy and unsettled.
Tennessee: Cloudy; probably
showers.
mississippi: Mostly cloudy.
Complete weather data will be
found on Page IA.